History Recap / StarTrekStrangeNewWorldsS2E07ThoseOldScientists

* LegendaryInTheSequel: All of the ''Enterprise'' crew here are galactic legends in Starfleet by the time of the 2380s, with Pike's birthday becoming a holiday, Una being used for recruitment posters, Ortegas known as a war hero, and Spock being known as the most famous Vulcan of his time.

* LegacyCharacter: Boimler geeks out over being on the bridge of the legendary ship, commenting on its' registry being "[[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration 1701... no dash]]" and other crew wonder what he means by that. Earlier he had mentioned that this was the ORIGINAL Enterprise, but had to [[Series/StarTrekEnterprise correct himself on an earlier one]].

* {{Retgone}}: {{Averted}}. Boimler is trying to prevent Tendi from accidentally being erased from history.

* DeconstructionCrossover: When ''Star Trek'' does {{Crossover}} episodes between series, things go pretty smoothly between the crews because they more-or-less operate the same. This time, when two Ensigns -- one a ProfessionalButtKisser and the other a MilitaryMaverick -- from the dysfunctional but well-revered ''Cerritos'' wind up on the ''Enterprise'' run by the more strait-laced yet laid back professionals under Captain Pike, it doesn't gel quite as smoothly. Boimler and Mariner are a bit disappointed that Pike and company aren't quite the people that history reveres them as in the 24th century, while the ''Enterprise'' crew has some difficulties dealing with the two time travelers' antics that they would normally be able to (mostly) get away with in their time.

* OhCrap: Boimler casually mentions that Pike's birthday is a Federation holiday in his time, and reacts with "CRAP! Crap, crap!" at realizing that he once again revealed something that he shouldn't have.

** Later, La'an and Uhura geek out over, respectively, Travis Mayweather and Hoshi Sato, crew of the NX-01 ''Enterprise''.

** Boimler sees Pike's saddle in the ready room and decides to try it out with an excited "Riker!" as he mounts it. This is in reference to the FanNickname [[invoked]] of the "Riker Maneuver" in how Riker would sit down by swinging his leg over the chair, like mounting a horse[[note]]Not to be confused with the InUniverse Riker Maneuver from ''Film/StarTrekInsurrection'' where in battle he dragged explosive gas through the buzzard collectors before dropping it on an enemy ship[[/note]]. Triple points in that Creator/JonathanFrakes directed the episode.

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* AscendedMeme: Season 1 sparked a lot of fandom jokes about [[MemeticHair Pike's Peak]][[invoked]], i.e. the fact that Pike's hairstyle is seemingly as unflappable as he usually is. Boimler remarks upon meeting Pike that he's famous in part for having "great hair."
** Ironically, the animated Pike's hair sticks out a bit ''less'' than the realistic Pike's hair does.

* {{Crossover}}: Between ''Strange New Worlds'' and ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks''. This is also notable for being the very first time characters from an animated ''Trek'' series have crossed over into the franchise's live-action branch (as opposed to the live-action actors crossing over for ''Lower Decks'' or ''Prodigy'').

** Boimler and Mariner think people in the past talk really slowly and quietly, which is largely an artifact of the difference between an hour-long live-action drama and a half-hour animated comedy.
** Boimler exclaims "[[OhMyGods Holy Q!]]", only for Mariner to point out that he hasn't appeared yet and this era has Trelane (from the TOS episode "The Squire of Gothos"). Q as a character was deliberately modeled after Trelane, and Trelane is popularly believed to be a member of the Q Continuum.

** Boimler at one point draws comparisons between Trelane (from the TOS episode ''The Squire of Gothos'') and Q. Q as a character was deliberately modeled after Trelane, and Trelane is popularly believed to be a member of the Q Continuum.

** Boimler at one point draws comparisons between Trelane (from the TOS episode ''The Dquire of Gothos'') and Q. Q as a character was deliberately modeled after Trelane, and Trelane is popularly believed to be a member of the Q Continuum.

** Boimler at one point draws comparisons between Treland (frome the TOS episode ''The Dquire of Gothos'') and Q. Q as a character was a deliberately modeled after Trelane anx Trelane is popularly believed to be a member of the Q continuum.
* LegendaryInTheSequel: All of the ''Enterprise'' crew here are galactic legends in Starfleet by the time of the 2380s, with Pike's birthday becoming a holiday, Una being used for recruitment posters, Oretegas known as a war hero, and Spock being known as the most famous Vulcan of his time.

* GargleBlaster: In an effort to get Uhura to relax, Mariner makes Orion Hurricanes for themselves and Ortegas in the ''Enterprise'' bar and mentions that she had to improvise since she didn't have Orion delaq on hand, which she says is actually an improvement, since actual delaq has weird effects on human neurochemistry. Ortegas forgets about this when making authentic versions at the end of the episode, causing the crew to see themselves animated in ''Lower Decks'' style

* GargleBlaster: In an effort to get Uhura to relax, Mariner makes Orion Hurricanes for themselves and Ortegas in the ''Enterprise'' bar and mentions that she had to improvise since she didn't have Orion delaq on hand, which she says is actually an improvement, since actual delaq has weird effects on human neurochemistry. Ortegas forgets about this when making authentic versions at the end of the episode, causing the crew to see themselves animated in ''Lower Decks'' style.
* GenreSavvy: Boimler gets nervous upon seeing Spock laughing and smiling. In ''Trek'', when Vulcan characters do that, it is a sign something is very wrong with them (as was demonstrated two episodes ago).

* GenreSavvy: Boimler gets nervous upon seeing Spock laughing and smiling. In Trek when Vulcan characters do that it is a sign something is very wrong with them.