In this YouTube review, the host provides a detailed commentary on the fan‑film finale "To Boldly Go Part 2" from the web series Star Trek Continues. He outlines the episode’s plot, focusing on the crew’s encounter with a ship full of psychic "espers"—beings empowered by the Great Barrier, echoing the original series’ Lieutenant Gary Mitchell storyline. He highlights key character moments: Dr. McKenna’s emotional bond with Spock and her perilous telepathic exposure, Spock’s struggle between logic and human feeling, an unnamed ensign’s heroic overload of the engine room, and Bones’ reunion with his daughter, which explains his absence in Star Trek: The Motion Picture. The reviewer praises the production values, especially the detailed Enterprise models and the depiction of saucer separation—a visual bridge between the original series and later canon. He notes how the episode serves as a narrative link to The Motion Picture, showing Kirk’s promotion to Admiral, Spock’s return to Vulcan studies, and the crew’s evolution. The host also touches on the legal realities of fan productions, citing Vic Mignogna’s intent to finish the final season as a “project of love” while staying within CBS’s copyright limits. Concluding with a nostalgic farewell, he commends the cast and crew, invites viewer feedback, and encourages likes and subscriptions.
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Hey you, welcome back to the channel. And guys, today we get to the final conclusion of Star Trek Continues. And guys, as I was saying, this has just been a well-done production fan film that poured a lot of heart and soul into putting together what was the last season of the original series that was perceived by Vic Mignogna and his production team here. And they just did an excellent job from start to finish, didn't disappoint. And this is To Boldly Go Part 2. We left off with Part 1. And we were left with them dealing with a full company, company crew of espers, which were these psychic, uh, uh, beings, uh, human beings who have been exposed, uh, at the Great Barrier, uh, to these, uh, godlike powers. And this is taken from The original series, as we discussed, with Lieutenant Gary Mitchell, who they first encountered with these abilities and wreaked havoc on the crew. And so I was trying to figure out how were they going to deal with this ship full of Espers. One of them was enough to just about destroy the entire ship, and now they have a ship full of these Espers. But as I had kind of figured out in my mind that there would be someone left on the Enterprise who had the abilities to fight the other espers so they could even the odds. And one of the crew members, the ensign, she had been actually exposed to the Great Barrier Reef at least about a year earlier. And so, you know, as we got to see, they're able to get her aboard the ship, you know, in this conclusion. But What was very touching about the episode, um, uh, was of course what we got to see with the ship's, uh, counselor, uh, McKenna, Dr. McKenna. Uh, we got to see throughout the series her and Spock had actually cultivated a very close relationship. And, uh, Spock's dealing with his human side, his human emotions. All throughout the episode as he, you know, makes a judgment call to send McKenna over on the Asper ship, try to talk to them, try to get them to stop their course. You know, unfortunately, Dr. McKenna's thoughts can be heard by the Aspers, and they don't like what they're hearing from her, you know, from her thoughts. And so she is now in a dangerous position, you know, on board the Enterprise. And, uh, you know, what they did with Spock's character throughout this episode I thought was great. We got to see him actually be in conflict, fight a lot with his human emotions and human side. And we finally get this very touching scene at the beginning where he's trying to save McKenna. From the, um, the Espers as, um, the ships, um, uh, you know, being destroyed, uh, by the gallant efforts of the ensign who was able to get— her name escapes me for some reason, but she was able to get on board and she was able to, uh, basically overload the, uh, the engine room. So, uh, when they're beaming McKenna back up, we got to see this this scene where she's trapped in the transporter buffer. So she just has— just they can hold her pattern just long enough for her and Spock to have this final touching moment. And what I like so much about this episode, guys, is there is this bridge between Star Trek Continues in Star Trek: The Motion Picture. We get to see Kirk— basically, they— that was just so awesome how they did that. We get to see what happened in between that Kirk becomes Admiral. We get to see Spock go back to Vulcan, pick up his Vulcan studies, you know, and the catalyst for this being McKenna's, uh, you know, his decision to send her aboard the Esper ship. Uh, get to see Bones, uh, go see his daughter who he hasn't seen in 5 years, and which I found quite interesting because I did notice on Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Bones is not there. Um, at least, you know, in the beginning, you know, uh, and, and, um, he's not there, and, um, um You know, that's because they're explaining the way he decided to quit Starfleet, go see his daughter. And, you know, just awesome, awesome production quality. You know, we get to see a lot more detail in the production models of the Enterprise. But what was so cool about this, and as I look back on my Star Trek history here. The first time I got to see the saucer separate from the ship and fly as two distinct vessels was in Star Trek: The Next Generation. But apparently they had the technology before. It was discussed before the saucer could separate. We actually get to see it happen in Star Trek Continues. I loved how they did that because they needed to flank the, uh, the Esper ship split up in two, be able to do that, and in order to be able to stop the Esprits. And they're able to do that. I'm sorry, they were trying to create three ships because they had the aid of the Romulan vessel, and they separate the saucer from the rest of the ship, and they're able to attack from three different positions. And I just thought that was awesome. I didn't know they could do that in the original series. But I'm under the assumption that they were always able to do it, um, and we just didn't, you know, we didn't see it until, uh, you know, obviously The Next Generation and Star Trek Continues kind of bridges the gap between at what point they were able to do that, uh, that that was something that they were always able to do. And, uh, I just thought that was awesome what we got to see. Sad to see this And sad to see this series end. A lot of us, I'm sure a lot of fans would love to see this go several seasons, but Vic Mignogna did say his only goal was to complete that final season, and I think he's going to stick with that. That's the last I think we've seen of this, unfortunately. I, you know, him saying that this was a project of love You know, and I guess that'll keep CBS off everybody's back and copyright. You know how CBS is when somebody takes something that makes it so successful and great. CBS, you know, obviously it's their property, they own it, and they're trying to, you know, commercialize it. And they don't, you know, want too much of the, you know, fans, I guess, doing too much with Star Trek or Didn't you hear the lawsuits and various things? So unfortunately, there does have to be a limit and a time to say goodbye. And that's what we're doing here, saying goodbye to Star Trek Continues. I've enjoyed these episodes. What high-quality production and value. Really appreciated it. They were very attentive with this production. And, uh, and just, uh, I, I could see the hard work that went into this. Good job, Vic Mignogna. Uh, good job to all of the, the crew, the actors who, you know, crew members who, uh, who did this. They did a real good job, really good job. And, uh, so that's it, guys. Tell me in your comments, let me know what you thought about The Star Trek Continues mission here to complete the final season of the original series. Let me know if you thought they did as good a job as I feel they did. Guys, if you like content like this, don't forget to like, subscribe, and until next time, take care.
