Stars Jess Bush, Celia Rose Gooding, Melissa Navia, and Martin Quinn, and EPs Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers break down the first two episodes of Season 3.

Further confirmation can be found in the previous season of Strange New Worlds during the Lower Decks crossover, of all places. After Ensign Boimler and Ensign Mariner were thrown back in time 120 years, a throwaway line between them foreshadowed the latest episode in spectacular fashion.