History WebVideo / StarTrekContinues

* ActorAllusion: Creator/LouFerrigno plays a [[Series/TheIncredibleHulk green-skinned]] Orion in the second episode.

** Bodybuilder Creator/LouFerrigno, who played the titular character in the live-action ''Series/TheIncredibleHulk'' series, appears in "Lolani" in the role of an Orion slaver, once again requiring him to put on lots of green bodypaint.

* WhamLine: Towards the end of “The White Iris”.

* WarIsHell: "Divided We Stand" where Bones and Kirk are transported (via brain nanonites) to UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar.

* AbusiveParents: Usdi from "Come Not Between the Dragons" took refuge on the ''Enterprise'' because, as it turns out, [[spoiler:its father is this, and it fled in fear]]. And then, Ensign Taylor [[spoiler:reveals her father was this as well]], which is why she and Usdi bonded in the first place.

* AbusiveParents: Usdi from "Come Not Between the Dragons" took refuge on the ''Enterprise'' because, as it turns out, [[spoiler:its father is this, and it fled in fear]]. And then, Ensign Taylor [[spoiler:reveals her father was this as well,]] which is why she and Usdi bonded in the first place.

* AlienGenderConfusion: Upon a new species making first contact with the Enterprise, one of their ambassadors mistakes Spock for a human female. (The aliens of the week are humanoids themselves, which makes it especially funny.

* ChekhovsGun

# "Pilgrim of Eternity": Apollo returns to wreak havoc on Kirk and the Enterprise in the first episode of the new series.

# "Fairest of Them All": In the Mirror Universe, Spock faces a choice that determines the future of the Terran Empire.

# "Divided We Stand": Kirk and [=McCoy=] are trapped in time while an alien infestation threatens the Enterprise.
# "Come Not Between the Dragons": A troubled creature pierces the Enterprise hull, pitting the crew against a pursuer that threatens to tear them apart.
# "Embracing the Winds": While the Enterprise is sent on a seemingly routine mission, Kirk is recalled to starbase where he faces an ethical dilemma that challenges the very core of Starfleet Command.
# "Still Treads the Shadow": The Enterprise discovers a lost starship… with an unlikely passenger.

# "To Boldly Go, Part 1": To solve the ultimate mystery, the Enterprise must return to where Kirk's five-year mission began.
# "To Boldly Go, Part 2": The iconic mission of the U.S.S. Enterprise comes to an end, as Kirk and his crew battle the ultimate adversary.

* CanonForeigner: The series adds the psychologist, Dr. Elise [=McKennah=][[note]]played by Michele Specht, Vic Mignogna's wife[[/note]] and Chief of Security, Lt. William Drake, as recurring characters. Elise is the Big E's first Ship's Counselor, described as a new and somewhat experimental position. In the mirror universe, she's more like the ship's chief courtesan.
* TheChainsOfCommanding: In "To Boldly Go", Kirk has a melancholic moment where he notices that 73 crewmembers has lost their lives under his command during the mission. [=McCoy=] tries to reassure him, telling him that during the same time he has also saved countless lives and even a couple of planets as well, but Kirk doesn't find it much consultation, finding each single death still haunts him regardless.

* ContinuityCavalcade: In "To Boldly Go, Part 2" has Kirk meeting with a Starfleet admiral, who has models of various ships from the fleet standing on a shelf in his office. Kirk briefly studies the ships, allowing the audience to see that the admiral's models includes the [[Series/StarTrekEnterprise NX-01]], the [[Film/StarTrek2009 USS Kelvin]] and even the [[Series/StarTrekDiscovery USS Discovery]].

** Marina Sirtis, who played Barrett's daughter in Next Gen, does the computer voice. Barrett died in 2008.

* TheDeadHaveNames: In "To Boldly Go", Kirk reveals that he can remember the name of every crewmember he has lost during the mission and they all weigh heavily on conscience.

* GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe: The title character of the second episode "Lolani."
* GrandFinale: By going beyond the rather [[AntiClimax Anti-Climatic]] and infamously sexist "[[Recap/StarTrekS3E24TurnaboutIntruder Turnabout Intruder]]" which capped off the ''Original Series'' back in the day in what be described as a somewhat lacking fashion at best, the series tries its hand at offering a properly grand send-off to the original show with the "To Boldly Go" two parter, which is set as a {{Bookend}} to "[[Recap/StarTrekS1E3WhereNoManHasGoneBefore Where No Man Has Gone Before]]" sees the original ''Enterprise'' crew facing off against a threat to all known galactic civilisation and finally complete their five year mission, before ending on a couple of more personal low-key moments of Kirk, Spock, and [=McCoy=] discussing the future of their careers (thereby setting the stage for ''Film/StarTrekTheMotionPicture'') and Kirk taking one last stroll on the bridge of the ''Enterprise''.
* HandWave: "To Boldly Go, Part 1" does this to ''Original Series'' episode [[Recap/StarTrekS1E3WhereNoManHasGoneBefore "Where No Man Has Gone Before,"]] chalking up Gary Mitchell's mistake -- referring to James T. Kirk as James ''R.'' Kirk -- to the overwhelming amount of power he'd achieved clouding his memories.
* HeroicSacrifice: In "To Boldly Go, Part II," [[spoiler:Yeoman Barbara Smith is revealed to be an Esper, but rather than become corrupted, she uses her newfound power to go over to the ''Kongo'' and render the ship inoperable. Sadly, her attempt winds up being this trope.]]

* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: Mirror Spock takes this attitude when he mutinies against Mirror Kirk, believing that the Empire must change its ways. [[spoiler:When Moreau shows him the Tantalus device, he refuses to use it. Also, he has the officers loyal to him set their phasers to stun instead of to kill. [[PowerOfTrust This surprising act of mercy on his part prompts Mirror Chekov and others to join his side]].]]

-->'''Sentrek:''' My apologies, commander. I lied.\\

* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: "Lolani." The titular character interrupts a not-so-whispered argument between Kirk and [=McKennah=] to ask a... slightly awkward question. [[note]]A reminder than Kirk's and [=McKennah=]'s actors are married in RealLife.[[/note]]

** "What Ships Are For" begins with the bridge crew chatting with an admiral who has on a white top similar to the Starfleet uniforms seen in ''Film/StarTrekTheMotionPicture.'' Sure enough, as soon as the admiral is gone:

** The Romulan Commander from [[Recap/StarTrekS3E2TheEnterpriseIncident "The Enterprise Incident"]] is referred to as Charvanek in "To Boldly Go", a name that was introduced in the novel ''[[Literature/StarTrekVulcansHeart Vulcan's Heart]]''.
** At the end of "To Boldly Go, Part II", [=McCoy=] announces to Kirk that he is resigning from Starfleet, listing amongst his reasons that he wants to spend some time with his daughter, whom he hasn't seen during the entire ''Enterprise'''s mission. This a nod to the fact [=McCoy=]'s daughter, Joanna, while part of his backstory in the production notes and despite having been loosely planned to appear in the ''Original Series'' at some point, never actually made it all the way to an on-screen appearance or even getting a mentioning during the show's run.

* NotSoStoic: Spock, in "To Boldly Go, Part II," when [[spoiler:the Espers fool him and capture Dr. [=McKennah=].]]

* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Kirk in the end of [[spoiler:"Lolani." Not that it helps.]]
* SequelEpisode: This show is quite fond of this! "Fairest of Them All" directly follows the events of [[Recap/StarTrekS2E4MirrorMirror "Mirror, Mirror."]] "Pilgrim of Eternity" is a follow-up to [[Recap/StarTrekS2E2WhoMournsForAdonais "Who Mourns for Adonais?"]]. And "Still Treads the Shadow" is a very, ''very'' dark sequel to [[Recap/StarTrekS3E9TheTholianWeb "The Tholian Web"]].
* SilentCredits: The credits for "To Boldly Go, Part 2", only has the ambient noises from the ''Enterprise''[='s=] bridge playing.

* SpecialEditionTitle: Taking a page from "[[Recap/StarTrekEnterpriseS04E18InAMirrorDarkly In a Mirror, Darkly]]", the titles in "Fairest of Them All", which is set entirely in the Mirror Universe, replace the familiar narrative with "Space, the Final Conquest..." while snare drums are heard in the title theme and the Terran Empire's symbol of a globe with a dagger through it is added to the "Star Trek" logo. The visuals are also all mirrored compared to the normal series opening. The end credits for this episode are also different, using the series 2 font rather than the normal series 3.

* VillainBall: In "Fairest of Them All" Mirror Kirk orders the Halkans' civilisation destroyed via bombardment to make them an example of what happens to those who dare to resist the Terran Empire. While the pitiless attack wipes out most of the Halkans (we're later told there were survivors who've been safely brought onboard), it also destroys the dilithium crystals on the planet that the ''Enterprise'' needed in the first place. The Halkans had [[GoodIsNotDumb installed piezoelectric charges in the crystal structures]] so they couldn't be used... and Mirror Kirk only realized it after the fact.

Compare ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries''. The [[CanonDiscontinuity (mostly)]] official continuation to ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries''

-->-- James T. Kirk

'''''Star Trek Continues''''' is a FanSequel web series set in the ''Franchise/StarTrek'' universe. Its mission: to continue where ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' left off, and complete the final two years of the Five Year Mission of the ''Enterprise''.

* ContinuityCavalcade: In "To Boldly Go, Part 2" has Kirk meeting with a Starfleet admiral, who has models of various ships from the fleet standing on a shelf in his office. Kirk briefly studies the ships, allowing the audience to see that the admiral's models includes the [[Series/StarTrekEnterprise NX-01]], the [[Film/StarTrek USS Kelvin]] and even the [[Series/StarTrekDiscovery USS Discovery]].

It can be accessed through the official side [[http://www.startrekcontinues.com here]]. Or on the show's Website/YouTube channel [[https://www.youtube.com/user/StarTrekContinues here]].

* CanonForeigner: The series adds the psychologist Dr. Elise [=McKennah=][[note]]played by Michele Specht, Vic Mignogna's wife[[/note]] and Chief of Security, Lt. William Drake, as recurring characters. Elise is the Big E's first Ship's Counselor, described as a new and somewhat experimental position. In the mirror universe, she's more like the ship's chief courtesan.

---->-- James T. Kirk

---->-- [[spoiler:Admiral]] James T. Kirk

* ExistentialHorror: "Still Treads the Shadow" sees Kirk meeting a very aged duplicate of himself who was created via the NegativeSpaceWedgie which shallowed up the ''Defiant'' and ended up stranded alone on the other side of the anomaly for a little over two centuries. Kirk is extremely disturbed by the whole thing, not least from seeing how far beyond said duplicate went over the DespairEventHorizon during his entrapment as [[GoMadFromTheIsolation the isolation caused him to go mad and his hope to slip]], noticing how it was just sheer stroke of luck that kept him from suffering the same fate.

** At the end of "To Boldly Go, Part 2", Spock has a discussion with Kirk with about emotions, as he blames himself for [[spoiler:death of Dr. [=McKennah=]]], believing that the whole unfortunate thing happened because he was thinking emotionally and not logically, and that he needs to do something about it. This, of course, ties into Spock's subplot from the ''Motion Picture'', where he was attempting to undergo a ritual to purge all emotion from himself.

** At the end of "Embracing the Winds", Commander Diana Garrett says to Kirk, "Maybe someday a Garrett will command an ''Enterprise''" -- implying that she's an ancestor of Captain Rachel Garrett of the [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E15YesterdaysEnterprise ill-fated]] ''Enterprise''-C.

->''"Space... the final frontier."''

** At the end of "Embracing the Winds", Commander Garrett says to Kirk, "Maybe someday a Garrett will command an ''Enterprise''" -- implying that she's an ancestor of Captain Rachel Garrett of the [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E15YesterdaysEnterprise ill-fated]] ''Enterprise''-C.

* DeliberatelyMonochrome: InUniverse case and even a plot point in "What Ships Are For". Due to special radiation emitted by their sun, the inhabitants of Hyalinus are unable to see color, and as a result see everything in monochrome. For the benefit of the audience, the scenes taking place on Hyalinus are therefore rendered in black-and-white, which also [[spoiler:helps to hide the plot twist that Sekara and Thaius and several other Hyalians are actually Abicians]].

It can be accessed [[http://www.startrekcontinues.com here]]. Or on the show's Website/YouTube channel [[https://www.youtube.com/user/StarTrekContinues here]].

It can be accessed [[http://www.startrekcontinues.com here]].

** At the end of "To Boldly Go, Part II", [=McCoy=] announces to Kirk that he is resigning from Starfleet, listing amongst his reasons that he wants to spend some time with his daughter, whom he hasn't seen during the entire ''Enterprise'''s mission. This a nod to the fact [=McCoy=]'s daughter, who, while part of his backstory in the production notes and despite having been loosely planned to appear in the ''Original Series'' at some point, never actually made it all the way to an on-screen appearance or even getting a mentioning during the show's run.

--->'''Bones:''' ...What the devil was he wearing?\\