This is a spoiler-free preview of the first five episodes of season three.

Strange New Worlds has had the opportunity to flesh out some TOS characters, and season 3 will finally give one of them a new storyline.

Of that equation, though, the deep emotion is missing from Season 3 of “Strange New Worlds,” as is the mirror — even despite a character literally saying in one episode that sci-fi can make us look more closely at our own world.