The first Randy Awards ends with the announcement of the Bronze, Silver and Gold winning Episodes.  Each of these achieved something exceptional in the cannon of the first season.

The BRONZE winner is "A Quality of Mercy."  Written by Henry Alonso Myers and Akiva Goldsman.  It is the final episode of the first season, airing on July 7, 2022.  It is the first to profoundly embrace a premise from The Original Series with essential fidelity of design toward a new outcome.  A plot twist that encompasses elements from not only Star Trek: TOS, but also Star Trek: Discovery to great effect.  The introduction of Capt. James T. Kirk is also done in a unique and exciting way.

The SILVER winner is "Momento Mori."  Written by Davy Perez and Beau DeMayo.  The fourth episode of the first season, it first aired on May 26, 2022.  The major accomplishment of this episode is to introduce to Star Trek: SNW's nemesis.  TOS had the Klingons and Romulans; Next Gen had the Borg, Voyager had many from the Kazon and Vidiians to the Borg...  Etc.  Star Trek has always presented a universe filled is US verses THEM.  And the Gorn are the new THEM in ST:SNW.  This episode established their vicious nature, and the Humanities clever superiority.  Great special effects, some pivotal character development and real suspense.  

The GOLD winner comes as NO surprise.  Spock Amok wins as often does the comedic episodes ever since "The Trouble With Tribbles".  Drawing from another one of ST:TOS's finest episodes "Amok Time," this takes the Vulcan courtship ritual to a new delight, while weaving into it three other sub-plots in a seam less, aesthetic masterpiece.  Written by Henry Alonso Myers and Robin Wasserman, it first aired on June 2, 2022.  As the mid-season episode of the first season, it also firmly established this iteration of Star Trek as something truly special.

And with that I turn my attentions toward Season Two...