Out of all the franchise's streaming era shows, Strange New Worlds is the one that is the most proud of its place in Star Trekcanon. Now in its fourth year, the series has frequently made the most of the fact it is a prequel to The Original Series by squeezing in various connections, references, and homages to what is destined to occur in the future of the Trek timeline. With Season 5 set to conclude the show, Season 4 has hit maximum warp on this foreshadowing, even sneaking in a subtle nod to a favorite TOS character's tragic fate.
