WARNING: SPOILERS for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2, episode 9, "Subspace Rhapsody."Star Trek: Strange New Worlds musical episode "Subspace Rhapsody" has nine original songs performed by various members of the cast. Strange New Worlds season 2 has incorporated many different genres into its storytelling, so a musical episode feels like a logical next step. As Star Trek's first-ever musical episode, "Subspace Rhapsody" truly delivers, with huge musical setpieces and phenomenal performances from everyone involved. Most of the characters get a chance to shine, as they reveal truths via song they would never have said out loud.

Star Trek is, of course, not the first franchise to do a musical episode. Strange New Worlds' musical episode feels most reminiscent of Buffy the Vampire Slayer's iconic "Once More, With Feeling." That episode also had the characters confess their truth in song, leading to character development and big reveals. "Subspace Rhapsody" showcases the best singers of the cast of Strange New Worlds, giving them big solo numbers to confess their innermost feelings. Celia Rose Gooding as Nyota Uhura and Christina Chong as La'an Noonien-Singh are particular standouts. Here are all 9 songs from "Subspace Rhapsody" ranked from worst to best.

9 Connect to Your Truth

"Connect to Your Truth" is not a bad song, but after the phenomenal opening number, it feels like a bit of a letdown. Rebecca Romijn has a solid voice and Paul Wesley sounds good, too, but the song pales in comparison to some of the ones that come later. "Connect to Your Truth" has a good message, though, that La'an overhears and takes to heart, helping her to eventually confess her feelings for Lt. Kirk. The song also does a lot to further the plot, since thanks to it and her subsequent solo number, La'an learns that the music makes the crew confess their innermost thoughts.

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8 Private Conversation

While "Private Conversation" is an incredibly fun song for Captains Pike and Batel (Melanie Scrofano), it's also the shortest song in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' musical episode and doesn't quite stand up to some of the later numbers. Still, Anson Mount delivers a wonderful performance, as he looks clearly horrified that he's confessing his secrets via song not only to his girlfriend but also to his entire bridge crew. This song delivers one of the funniest moments in the entire episode as Pike gets down on his knees to profess his feelings only for La'an to abruptly cut off the connection.

7 Keeping Secrets

In a heartfelt moment between Una and La'an, Una sings about her tendency to keep herself closed off and removed from the people around her. She impresses upon La'an that while this approach worked for Una when she was younger, she regrets not opening up and letting people in sooner. "Keeping Secrets" helps push La'an to open up and talk with Lt. Kirk about her experience with his alter ego in "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow." Rebecca Romijn's vocals are lovely and the song is quieter and more contemplative than many of the others.

6 I'm Ready

Nurse Christine Chapel (Jess Bush) gets her big moment in the lounge as she celebrates her recent acceptance into Dr. Roger Korby's fellowship. "I'm Ready" gets everyone involved in the episode's biggest dance number, as Chapel reveals that she's willing to place her career over her relationship with Spock. Spock spends the song standing awkwardly by the door as everyone dances around him, but aside from that, Chapel's big number might be the episode's most fun. Jess Bush seems like she's having a blast, as do most of the others dancing around her, including Uhura, Ortegas (Melissa Navia), and Sam Kirk (Dan Jeannotte).

5 How Would That Feel

La'an's big solo number not only shows off Christina Chong's wonderful voice but also offers more insight into her character. La'an's journey in "Subspace Rhapsody," acts as a perfect coda to "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow," as she finally works up the courage to tell Lt. Kirk the truth about her feelings. "How Would That Feel" offers a rare glimpse into La'an's head and proves to be deeply cathartic for her. Throughout different parts of the song, La'an looks angry and heartbroken and struggles to compose herself after the song ends. Christina Chong clearly puts her entire heart into this performance and truly belts out La'an's feelings.

4 I'm the X

Ethan Peck might be the biggest surprise of "Subspace Rhapsody", as he has a genuinely great singing voice. Spock's answering song to Chapel's celebration is a quieter moment where he shares his feelings with Uhura. Star Trek's Ethan Peck plays this performance wonderfully. Despite the song being an emotional one, he feels more like classic Spock, keeping his facial expressions and movements stoic and composed. It's a truly heartbreaking song that sees Spock begin the journey to fully embracing his Vulcan side, as he sings: "Unending reason must be my true north." Also, the play on "X" and "ex" with the title is a clever addition that feels very Spock.

3 Status Report

The opening number of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' musical episode is something to behold. Crewmembers at each station deliver their status reports in rhyming musical lines, to hilarious and entertaining effect. The song is improved by the baffled expressions everyone makes as they burst into the song. Anson Mount, in particular, has hilarious facial expressions throughout. "Status Report" is a great first song and does a wonderful job setting up the episode and establishing the tone. Captain Pike's final "But why are we singing?" before the cut to the opening credits (now with choral accompaniment), ends the song on the perfect note.

2 We Are One

"We Are One" delivers on the promise of a grand finale, as everyone gets involved to close out the show. Uhura's clear excitement leading up to this song is infectious, as she leads the crew in the rousing final number to save the day. This song is a celebration of the Enterprise and her crew and underlines one of the foundational themes of Star Trek: "We work better all together. We overcome our obstacles as one." The message may be a bit cheesy, but it doesn't make it any less true. Also, the Dancing Klingon interlude proves to be one of the other most hilarious moments of the episodes as the Klingons joyfully sing: "Your eternal torture is every Klingon's dream."

1 Keep Us Connected

Celia Rose Gooding's Ensign Uhura truly steals the show in "Subspace Rhapsody." Not only does Gooding have an amazing voice, but it's Uhura's intellect, perceptiveness, and ability to connect that help save the day. Uhura's solo number showcases Gooding's powerhouse voice and celebrates an iconic and sometimes underused Star Trek character. The refrain is particularly powerful as Uhura goes from lamenting her time spent alone to reveling in it. "Keep Us Connected" offers a perfect definition for the character of Nyoto Uhura: "My whole life has been 'fix this' and 'save you;' that's what I do. I keep us connected."

With its alternately fun and heartbreaking songs and surprising insightfulness, "Subspace Rhapsody" will undoubtedly go down as an iconic episode not just of Strange New Worlds, but of all of Star Trek. So far in its first two seasons, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has more than succeeded in its mission to boldly go where no one has gone before. The final lines sung in the episode underline this point and serve as a wonderful shout-out to every ship named Enterprise, as the entire crew belts out: "We're boldly explorational; the crew of the Enterprise!"

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