Just finished watching Season 2 episode 4. During the shootout near the end of the episode, Captain Pike blocks at least a couple of shots with a random platter.
What was the platter made of that it could dissipate so much energy?
Strange New Worlds has really grown on me overall, but that scene seemed really silly.
It could also an homage to a character that he played, since I don’t think that it is that common in Westerns. Maybe Western Comedies, but that’s about it.