Synopsis and Photos Released For “Ad Astra Per Aspera” Episode 202 of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds”

New photos and a synopsis have been released for the second episode of the second season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. After last week’s episode with Spock taking command of the Enterprise (review here), things pivot a bit this week. This week’s episode is called Ad Astra Per Aspera. Check out the photos and synopsis for this episode that was written by Dana Horgan and directed by Valerie Weiss.

Ad Astra Per Aspera Synopsis

Commander Una faces court-martial along with possible imprisonment and dishonorable dismissal from Starfleet, and her defense is in the hands of a lawyer who’s also a childhood friend with whom she had a terrible falling out.

“Ad Astra Per Aspera” means “To the stars through hardship” and is the original Earth Starfleet motto. Below are photos from this episode that will be released on Thursday, June 22, 2023.

Ad Astra Per Aspera Photos

Anson Mount as Captain Pike (Paramount+)
Yetide Badaki as Neera and Anson Mount as Captain Pike (Paramount+)
Anson Mount as Captain Pike (Paramount+)
Yetide Badaki as Neera (Paramount+)
Melanie Scrofano as Batel and Christina Chong as La’an (Paramount+)
Ethan Peck as Spock and Yetide Badaki as Neera (Paramount+)
Unidentified Starfleet officers (Paramount+)
Melanie Scrofano as Batel (Paramount+)
Rebecca Romijn as Una (Paramount+)
Yetide Badaki as Neera and Rebecca Romijn as Una (Paramount+)
Anson Mount as Captain Pike (Paramount+)
Anson Mount as Captain Pike and Melanie Scrofano as Batel (Paramount+)
Melissa Navia as Ortegas, Babs Olusanmokun as Dr. M’Benga and Ethan Peck as Spock (Paramount+)
Melissa Navia as Ortegas and Babs Olusanmokun as Dr. M’Benga (Paramount+)
Yetide Badaki as Neera and Anson Mount as Captain Pike (Paramount+)

What do you think of what you are seeing of this week’s episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds? Are you looking forward to watching it on Thursday on Paramount+? Share your thoughts, opinions, and predictions in the comments below!