In Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Scotty (James Doohan) reveals to Admiral Kirk (William Shatner) that he always makes his repair time estimates a bit longer than he actually needs, all so he can maintain his reputation as a “miracle worker.” The idea that Scotty can patch together a starship’s systems at the last minute is not only an established bit of canon, it’s also a trope that transcends Star Trek. But have we gotten Scotty wrong over the years? While he’s certainly a major character in the Trek mythos, the idea of Scotty’s basic confidence isn’t something that has been explored on screen in depth. Until now.
With Strange New Worlds Season 3, specifically with Episode 6, “The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail,” we’re getting more of Scotty’s scrappy origins, including the much more grounded notion that sometimes, when he tells you a ship won’t hold together, maybe it really won’t.
