Star Trek #1724: A Case of Chiaroscuro

CAPTAIN'S LOG: Trek Noir. WHY WE LIKE IT: Uhura is so glamorous, isn't she? WHY WE DON'T: Strange New Worlds is all changes of pace now. REVIEW: No, but really. It seems like every Strange New Worlds episode now is some kind of genre emulation (I loved Subspace Rhapsody, but its success seems to have a lot to answer for). In this case, a spurious scientific explanation is given for presenting the…