History Awesome / StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds

** What's more, Scotty wasn't even part of the ''Cayuga'''s compliment. He was on the ''Stardiver'', a nearby solar research vessel that the Gorn also attacked. He managed to jury rig a shuttle for more power, and even built a Gorn transponder out of cobbled-together parts to fool their sensors. Oh yeah, this is Scotty alright.

* Ortegas has the idea to get them in past the Gorn in orbit of the planet by flying in a shuttle disguised as a piece of wreckage from the ''Cayuga'' and is the one flying the shuttle, to further avoid sensors, she pilots without engines into the atmosphere and only pulls up at the very last second, the rest of the shuttle crew are visible strained and worried about this, Ortegas is ''grinning'' all the way down.

* While on the surface trying to save the crew of the ''Cayuga'' from the Gorn, Pike and the crew stumble on a "Gorn trap" rigged by a random crew member that produces false human life signs and triggers a proximity force-field once approached. Who could have possibly rigged up such a device in such a short time? Ladies and gents, may we present '''Mr. Montgomery Scott.'''

* While on the surface trying to save the crew of the ''Cayuga'' from the Gorn, Pike and the crew stumble on a "Gorn trap" rigged by a random crew member that triggers a proximity force-field. It even sends out Gorn heat signatures and pheromones as bait. Who could have possibly rigged up such a device in such a short time? Ladies and gents, may we present '''Mr. Montgomery Scott.'''
** What's more, Scotty wasn't even part of the ''Cayuga'''s compliment. He was on the ''Stardiver'', a nearby solar research vessel that the Gorn also attacked. He managed to jury rig a shuttle for more power, then hide amongst the debris so he could escape. Oh yeah, this is Scotty alright.

* Even before the main plot kicks off, the ''Enterprise's'' computer is too taxed with experiments to route communications automatically, which means Uhura is manually directing the entire ship's communications and doing so successfully, keeping pace with seemingly dozens of requests per minute while her hands are dancing over the console impressively.

* Even before the main plot kicks off, the Enterprise's computer is too taxed with experiments to do it manually which means Uhura is manually directing the entire ship's communications and doing so successful routing countless communications where her hands dancing over the console impressively.

[[folder: Episode 7: These Old Scientists]]

* Kirk makes them some Earth money by beating half of Toronto at Chess -- and then dismisses it as "idiot's chess" compared to the 3D chess sets used in the future, showing just how high-level he is.

* Despite being overwhelmed by his human emotions the entire time, Spock manages to finally get through dinner with T'Pring's mother...until she 'compliments' him by saying [[CondescendingCompassion no human could get through these rituals]], not-so-subtly insulting both his heritage ''and'' his mother ([[ImStandingRightHere who is sitting right there in front of her]]). Fed up, Spock rips off his prosthetic ears and rubs it in her face that a human ''did'' just successfully go through the ritual.

* Despite being over-whelmed by his human emotions the entire time, Spock manages to finally get through dinner with T'Pring's mother...until she compliments him by saying [[CondescendingCompassion no human could get through these rituals]], not-so-subtly insulting both his heritage ''and'' his mother ([[ImStandingRightHere who we remind you is sitting right there in front fo her]]). Fed up, Spock rips off his prosthetic ears and rubs it in her face that a human ''did'' just successfully go through the ritual.

* [[SurvivalMantra "I'm Erica Ortegas. I fly the ship."]]

* [[SurvivalMantra "I'm Erica Ortegas. I fly the ship.]]

* The Enterprise successfully pulls an asteroid out of orbit with the help of two shuttlecraft and Ortega's masterful piloting.