- For other uses, see A Quality of Mercy.
"A Quality of Mercy" is the tenth episode of Strange New Worlds, the finale of season 1, aired on Paramount+ on 7 July 2022.
Description[]
- In the season one finale, just as Captain Pike thinks he’s figured out how to escape his fate, he’s visited by his future self, who shows him the consequences of his actions.
References[]
Characters[]
- Hansen Al-Salah • Maat Al-Salah • Marie Batel • Christine Chapel • James T. Kirk • Sam Kirk • Kyle (Chief) • Angela Martine • Joseph M'Benga • Jenna Mitchell • La'an Noonien-Singh • Number One • Erica Ortegas • Christopher Pike • Scotty • Spock • Robert Tomlinson • Nyota Uhura • Romulan commander • Romulan subcommander • Romulan Praetor (2266)
- Referenced only
- George Kirk • Tarqan
Maat Al-Salah.
Romulan praetor.
Starships and vehicles[]
- USS Enterprise (Constitution-class heavy cruiser) • USS Farragut • Romulan bird-of-prey (23rd century) • Romulan warships • drone ships, "Delta-class attack ship"
- Referenced only
- USS Kelvin (Einstein-class)
Locations[]
- Outpost 4 (S1243 star system, Romulan Neutral Zone, the galaxy's Beta Quadrant) • Comet Icarus IV (Romulan Neutral Zone, the galaxy's Beta Quadrant)
- Referenced only
- Boreth Monastery (Boreth, Boreth system, Boreth sector/B'Moth sector, Omega Leonis sector block, the galaxy's Beta Quadrant) • Outpost 2, Outpost 3, Outpost 8 (Romulan Neutral Zone, the galaxy's Beta Quadrant) • Salius VI (Salius star system, the galaxy's Alpha or Beta Quadrants)
Races and cultures[]
States and organizations[]
Science and classification[]
- alternate timeline • asteroid • comet • electromagnetism • energy • lifeform • matter • planet • radiation • space • star • star system • stardate • technology • time • timeline • time travel • universe • weapon
Lifeform[]
Materials and substances[]
- alcohol • atmosphere • drink • food • metal • time crystal • trilithium
Food and drink[]
- egg • liquor • osso bucco • parmesan • pasta • pasta mama • spaghetti
Technology and weapons[]
- bat'leth • cloaking device • impulse engine • phaser • shuttle • starship • transporter • warp engine
Ranks and titles[]
- admiral • boatswain • cadet • captain • chief • chief engineer • commander • commanding officer • communications officer • doctor • engineer • Federation Starfleet ranks • Federation Starfleet ranks (2240s-2260s) • Federation Starfleet ranks (2270s-2350s) • first officer • flag officer • lieutenant • lieutenant commander • medic • monk • praetor • rear admiral • science officer • sciences division • scientist • security • subcommander • tactical officer • transporter chief • transporter operator • war • weapons officer
Other references[]
- Battle of Icarus IV • boatswain's whistle • boogeyman • boot • clothing • jacket • jumpsuit • outpost • pants • penal colony • races and cultures • rank • Reman Campaign • science • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2240s-2265) • Starfleet uniform (2278-2350s) • tunic • title • uniform
Appendices[]
Related media[]
- TOS episode & Star Trek 1 novelization: Balance of Terror
- EV - Futures comics: "Futures, Part One", "Future Tense, Part Two", "Futures, Part Three", "Now and Then"
Images[]
Batel.
Maat Al-Salah.
Hansen.
Admiral Pike.
Tomlinson.
Hansen.
Kirk.
Sam Kirk.
Farragut scan.
Mitchell.
La'an.
Romulan commander.
Romulan subcommander.
Romulan praetor.
Chapel.
Admiral Pike.
Connections[]
| Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (SNW) | 
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| episodes | season 1 | "Strange New Worlds" • "Children of the Comet" • "Ghosts of Illyria" • "Memento Mori" • "Spock Amok" • "Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach" • "The Serene Squall" • "The Elysian Kingdom" • "All Those Who Wander" • "A Quality of Mercy" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| season 2 | "The Broken Circle" • "Ad Astra Per Aspera" • "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow" • "Among the Lotus Eaters" • "Charades" • "Lost in Translation" • "Those Old Scientists" • "Subspace Rhapsody" • "Under the Cloak of War" • "Hegemony" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| comics | The Illyrian Enigma ("Issue 1" • "Issue 2" • "Issue 3" • "Issue 4") • The Scorpius Run ("Issue 1" • "Issue 2" • "Issue 3" • "Issue 4" • "Issue 5") | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| prose (novels and stories) |
The High Country • Asylum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous episode: All Those Who Wander |
SNW episode produced | Next episode: The Broken Circle |
| Previous episode: All Those Who Wander |
SNW episode aired | Next episode: The Broken Circle |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: All Those Who Wander |
The Early Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) |
Next Adventure: The Illyrian Enigma, Issue 1 |
External links[]
- "A Quality of Mercy" article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.