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As we near the end of DS9 on The Rules of Acquisition, we took a look back at how things have changed since we started the podcast over three years ago. Fatherhood upcoming and established is remarked upon. James recounts the end of a long term plan and moving to California.
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In more “Hugh and Wade watched a thing” we cover the Amazon streaming show based on Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s book Good Omens.
Did we like it? Who was the junior partner in this book collaboration? How did Neil do adapting this to screen all by himself? Should you watch it, or should you be elitist and just read the book? Is Beck the Neil Gaiman of music?
Hugh and Wade watch some Netflix.
We went cold turkey into a time travel film the movie blogs were talking up.
We might not be the best equipped to talk about cultural pain, but we can catch a Back to the Future or an Octavia Butler reference when we see it.
We cover the movie, why it was buried so deep on netflix, and why some websites seem to rate it lower than others.
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Odo meets one of his people, and their intimate relationship causes some tension with Kira.
Sex vibes for days.
For all that creators have acknowledged in the DS9 doc and elsewhere that the show could have done better with LGBTQ issues, is this episode an example of exploring those questions? Or more about marginalized identites in general? We may not be the best equipped to talk about it, but we’re gonna try.
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We watched the highest grossing movie in the history of China, the second highest non English language film in history, and one of the 20 highest grossing scifi movies of all time. How come no one talks about it? It just came out in February.
Is this the Michael Bay movie of Chinese sensibilities? Is this even propaganda? We may or may not agree with each other. Surprise Surprise
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May it be that Disco Home Season 2 is finally over?
Lane and Courtney are nervous. Will Discovery stay in the future?
Let’s talk about the romance. This show’s characters can’t even talk between themselves about their relationships without one being in a coma.
Dream plots and Klingon gods.
And finally, Wade receives final thoughts on Discovery Season 2 from Stefan in the Netherlands. And two guys who didn’t watch the show have a few questions.
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With Discovery fading into the past, and flying into the future, we ask important questions such as: What kind of drug is each Star Trek series, and what was it like to binge all of Season 2 of Star Trek Discovery within a convenient trial size period of time?
Wade is once again joined by two guest companions. This time it’s journalist Ryan Britt (@ryancbritt on twitter), and an entirely new voice to Disco Home Season 2, Adam P. Newton (@dryvetyme).
The Nagus is Missing in the Alternate Universe and Quark and Rom need a cloaking device for the Regent.
It’s the final Mirror Universe episode of Deep Space Nine, and we couldn’t be more upset.
Two of our favorite things. The Mirror Universe PLUS Ferengi shenanigans!
Get ready to talk about evil bisexual tropes.
Wade sat down with two companions, Kristin from Toronto and Arthur (also known as BuckyWTGoodHair on twitter) to get their opinions now that we’ve Star Trek Discovery has disappeared into the far mysterious future.. What did we like about Season 2, what did we dislike, and what are we looking forward to in Season 3.
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O’Brien is missing from Deep Space Nine, and also from most of this episode. To find him Ezri must go home to face her family and the … the toxic effects of capitalism?
The sequel that definitely nobody asked for.
Not even the writers apparently. What happened here? Who is owed an apology?