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Security alert! This article contains spoilers for "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" season 3, episode 9.

One of the biggest challenges facing any science fiction or fantasy series is helping audiences suspend their disbelief and truly invest in the some of the more outrageous ideas presented. Thankfully, a little bit of good character writing and an earnest performance can go a long way toward doing that, creating relatable characters in a totally unrelatable setting. On the Paramount+ series "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds," one character who pretty regularly feels relatable is helmsman Lieutenant Erica Ortegas, played by Melissa Navia. The hotshot pilot and former soldier in the Klingon Wars has become a major fan favorite, a

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