Synopsis: Commander Chin-Riley goes on trial for concealing to Starfleet that she is an Illyrian. This episode can be seen as an illustration of masking, which in the neurodiverse community refers to feeling that one must try to pass as someone that one is not in order to better fit into a neurotypical society. In… Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 2: “Ad Aspera Per Aspera”