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One Flew Back to the Cuckoo’s Nest. Do Re OH NO.
Julian brings a patient out of a catatonic state and what’s the first thing he does after?
Julian. Your ethics, man. Has he learned anything over the seasons? How toxic is the masculinity? Are we supposed to be rooting for him or not? How does Miles feel about Julian’s situation?
Pike’s imaginary girlfriend shows up and a deep, dark, unforgivable and totally life altering secret shame that Michael Burnham has been hiding for years, comes to light.
[Totally not a rote typical sibling interaction]
Only two companions, Glen and Sean, join Wade this week. But we’re… close. Too close? If you’re still listening after two minutes, Glen baits the hook for an incredible, life affirming joke he’s saving for the end of the pod.
A haughty Vulcan challenges the emotional Sisko to a game of baseball and we got us a shenanigans episode, y’all! But what’s this about an ethnoship? Take me out, please.
We finally have Spock, and it is … fine. Time rifts are fine. We’re… pretty good?
For all the leadup to this episode it didn’t instill any wild emotions that we’ll need to use our logic to suppress.
Pike and Tyler get caught up in some time shenanigans and learn a little bit about themselves.
Bucky with the Good Hair returns! (twitter.com/buckyWTgoodhair)
Wade turns to Kristin from Toronto for her thoughts on the Kickers of Elves discord.
What about that space dyslexia?
What do we think of some of the theories and predictions out there on the web?
We have some other shows to talk about at the end.
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Does Ezri Dax even want to be on Deep Space Nine? Well of course she does, but the show needs an episode to integrate a counselor into station life. Garak and Worf especially have some issues to deal with.
Is season 7 back on track?
Saru goes home and isn’t putting up with any bs. But we are.
Benny Scheckner (instagram.com/chickenbonesontheground) joins Wade, Glen Hall and Sean Perrotta to say nice things about Star Trek Discovery.
What IS a companion, really?
Continue reading “A Sound of Thunder and Criticism (Discovery S2E06)”
We learn a little something about Ben Sisko’s origin. OH, and it’s time to spend more time with that “Ezri Dax” that showed up at the end of last episode.
Research: Website coming soon.
Ezri: No stumbling out the gate on this one.
Would we have still preferred some stunt casting? What was the thinking behind picking Nicole De Boer?
A rescue is launched into the mycelial network and more than just Tilly gets pulled out.
This week we’re joined by another friend of the podcast, Kristin Mueller-Heaslip, “Kristin from Toronto” herself.
Glen watched Season 1, leaving Sean as the clueless one.
How did we feel about this episode? What was fantastic, what was great, and what wasn’t? Did it hold up to repeated viewings?
What is “Saints of Imperfection” a reference to?
Continue reading “Apologies for the Imperfection (Discovery S2E05)”
Season Seven commences! Sisko is off the station again and everyone is trying to deal with the catastrophes of season Six. What will the final season of Deep Space Nine entail?
For The Hashish and Superiority Book Club:
A B-Side to our Alan Moore content.
After five minutes of Toy Talk and the “pivot to video” of retail, we finally get back into Alan Moore’s most famous comic.
Like the impotent heroes of Watchmen, we’re getting back into the action!
Watchmen: Chapters 7, 8, and 9!
Trigger Warning: Sexual assault and Predestination Talk.
Because Alan Moore.
Check it out on Patreon through the link below.
