Strange New Worlds has shown in three seasons that episodic, planet-of-the-week storylines can survive in today's television, and the fourth season continues that tradition by assigning each episode a distinct genre and tone.

Spoilersahead for "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" Season 4, Episode 1, "Valles Marineris."

Calling the last 6 episodes "a suite... a set of episodes," Goldsman says that it's a "six-episode goodbye" that's "tonally more singular" than the genre-bending standalone episodes of previous season...