The Enterprise crew rescues con artist Harry Mudd and then is in for quite a surprise when they bring his crew aboard as well.

Dan Smith of the English indie rock band Bastille describes “Good Grief” as “a song about loss, but the ups and downs of it, and those moments of euphoria you get.” The phrase “good grief” is generally used as an ironic exclamation of surprise, shock, or amazement.

Pronghorns are extremely fast and can easily outrun a mountain lion! Even so, they must watch where they tread as the canyon floor is littered with holes... prairie dogs live here and may share their burrows with some unusual birds that nest underground.

Nurse Chapel is reunited with her fiancé; but his new obsession leads him to make an android duplicate of Captain Kirk.

A fearsome American badger is on the hunt, and the prairie dogs are not even safe in their burrows. The north rim of the canyon thunders with rutting bison, as the big males lock horns to establish superiority.

The song “Anti-Hero” from Taylor Swift’s album Midnights is inspired by her own fears and issues with self-esteem, as she allows herself an introspective look into her darkest thoughts. Taylor has said that the track is “one of my favorite songs I’ve ever written.”

With the winter drawing in, the animals prepare once more for that harshest of seasons within the breathtaking confines of the world’s greatest gorge, the Grand Canyon National Park.

After the Enterprise crew catch a virus that removes their inhibitions, one crew member rambles angrily about how humans don't belong in space and threatens Sulu with a knife.

Greta Van Fleet is a hard-rocking band with blues influences. Despite many references to cars, “Highway Tune” also alludes to an old American folk song called “The Midnight Special," which was about riding trains late at night in the US.

Forged by the volcanic heat that still bubbles at the heart of this great American wilderness, the mighty Yellowstone was the first of America’s National Parks. Located mostly in Wyoming, it is a place where bison roam free and the gray wolf has returned, re-establishing the natural order of the ecosystem.

Cat Burns is a young singer-songwriter from London who loves to talk about relatable things based on her own personal experiences. In “People Pleaser," Cat muses on her habit of always trying to help people and putting their needs before her own, whether the help is appreciated or not.

Gaby Moreno sings plaintively, asking how long she might wait for her beloved’s return... it’s as if she knows that this relationship has already slipped through her hands.

Food is scarce during the harsh winter months, and the battle to survive is intense. The successful wolf pack hunts constantly to feed each hungry mouth, and the weary bison must dig through layers of snow if they are to feed at all.

Back home, Sigrid works out on her terrace preparing the greens she has picked. She will cook the lambsquarters, but she'll eat the purslane raw, as a salad. She also has some regrets about one missed opportunity.

Creatures large and small, from the bison to the ephydrid fly, make use of hot springs to survive the coldest winter months. Others, like the bears, hibernate, emerging ravenous when the weather finally warms, and ready to scrap for whatever food they can find.