Attacked by a mysterious swarm of mechanical space bees, the crew becomes marooned separately, the better to give each member their own special screen time, Kirk engaging in his patented brands of derring - do with an adoring Chekov (Anton Yelchin) by his side, Spock and McCoy bonding in their uniquely prickly way as they argue
over emotion versus logic, and Scotty (Pegg) confronted with a plucky alien woman (Sofia Boutella,
triumphing over the stylized makeup and pert ponytail) who is just as mechanically inclined as he is.