What happens in this episode? [See title of episode]
The final installment of the Ferengi Pickers Cycle. Kira’s boyfriend also gets an interesting story!
Does DS9 actually do faith ok in this episode?
Project Dad is Us (Discovery S2E09)
The streak of episodes we like continues. A background character gets some background for once and hey they pull off things in this episode of Star Trek: Discovery that S1 did not manage quite so well.
Wade is joined by Glen Hall again, but no Sean Perrotta. Lane Bowen does make a return, but without his wife or infant this time around.
Chrysalis (DS9 S7E05)
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?
If I Recall Correctly (Discovery S2E08)
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.
Take Me Out to the Holosuite
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.
Light and Shadows is Fine (Discovery S2E07)
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?
A Sound of Thunder and Criticism (Discovery S2E06)
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?
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Shadows and Symbols (DS9 S7E02)
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?
Apologies for the Imperfection (Discovery S2E05)
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?
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