Star Trek: Unusual New Worlds Season 3 is lastly right here, and lots of are pumped that the final Trek collection of the 2025 TV schedule dropped two episodes. It has been a protracted two-year wait to see the second a part of the thrilling Season 2 finale, and outdoors of that, there’s loads of built-up hope and expectations for followers hoping to see sure issues. Fairly just a few are hoping for extra of Melissa Navia’s “Erica Ortegas,” however will Season 3 enchantment to the “Moretegas” followers?
I had an opportunity to talk to Navia earlier than streaming Unusual New Worlds with my Paramount+ subscription, and needed to know if she felt the Moretegas followers can be glad with how a lot they see of Erica on this season. The actress, who has spoken to us earlier than about Ortegas’ story and unsure future past this collection, shared her sincere opinion on how she thinks followers will reply to the character’s position in Season 3:
I feel so, but it surely’s as much as the followers to inform us if it is sufficient. I really feel prefer it’s adequate, however like for the primary two seasons, I really feel like I’ve had such a blast taking part in Ortegas, and every time she’s on display screen, to me, that is a lot of the episode. Then to listen to from followers that they need extra is, you may’t ask for something higher. In the event that they wish to see much less of you, then you already know you are doing one thing unsuitable. In the event that they wish to see extra of you. I am similar to we’re doing one thing proper. So in Season 3, we’ll see sides of Ortegas we have not seen earlier than, however I’ve a humorous feeling. I do know my followers, they’ll need much more. So, we’re filming Season 4 as we communicate.
I feel Melissa Navia’s instincts are spot-on, because the Moretegas crowd is tough to please. It additionally would not assist that the ship’s pilot has considerably been within the background of each story within the first two seasons, together with her story unfolding much like how the Marvel Cinematic Universe treats The Hulk.
I additionally requested Star Trek: Unusual New Worlds showrunners Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers the identical query. Goldsman famous it was one he’d been requested about beforehand on our junket day, and why he was so confused by it:
I am slightly flummoxed, though I perceive it by the discharge of solely the primary half of the season. There is a spectacular ‘all Ortegas on a regular basis’ episode within the again half. It is among the best episodes we have accomplished. So, the Mortegas folks will hopefully really feel like they obtained [enough] Ortegas.
I solely acquired the primary 5 episodes of Star Trek: Unusual New Worlds, and it seems the massive Ortegas episode is occurring within the again half of the season. That is perhaps comforting for some to listen to, after the best way the Season 3 premiere ended for her.
I am excited for the Ortegas episode later in Season 3, and particularly excited for what’s on deck as manufacturing continues on Star Trek: Unusual New Worlds Season 4. Sadly, the tip date of Season 5 is looming within the distance, however there’s nonetheless loads of present to get by within the meantime.
This contains Season 3, which needs to be thrilling as Pike and crew had been efficiently capable of thwart the Gorn, and are pushing forward to extra encounters with creatures throughout the galaxy. And sure, Erica Ortegas shall be alongside for the trip, however as Melissa Navia stated, it’s going to be as much as the Moretegas crowd if she’s concerned within the season sufficient.
Star Trek: Unusual New Worlds drops new episodes on Paramount+ on Thursdays. Tune in to see what Ortegas and the remainder of the crew will get as much as subsequent week, and prepare for what looks like among the best seasons but.