Month: September 2025

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Star Trek: Khan S1, E1 & E2 – “Paradise” & “Scherazade”

Gary Anderson

“Star Trek: Khan,” a new narrative podcast, was developed by writers Kirsten Beyer and David Mack from a story by Nicholas Meyer, the writer/director of “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan”. The series explores Khan’s exile on Ceti Alpha V and the unraveling of his utopian ambitions. Naveen Andrews voices Khan, while Wrenn Schmidt portrays his conflicted love interest, Dr. Marla McGivers. The podcast attempts to fill in the story between Khan’s exile and his obsessive quest for revenge decades later. Continue reading Star Trek: Khan S1, E1 & E2 – “Paradise” & “Scherazade”

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S3, E10 – “New Life and New Civilizations”

Gary Anderson

In “New Life and New Civilizations,” the Season 3 finale, the Enterprise crew must prevent the ancient evil known as the Vezda from spreading after it escapes containment. To stop the Vezda, Captain Marie Batel must confront her destiny and the sacrifice she must make for the greater good. Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S3, E10 – “New Life and New Civilizations”

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S3, E9 – “Terrarium”

Gary Anderson

Lieutenant Erica Ortegas crash-lands on a dangerous, toxic moon after a shuttle flight goes wrong, and finds herself stranded, isolated, and forced to survive against all odds in the hope of being rescued. While struggling to find resources and shelter from the moon’s deadly environment, she discovers she is not alone, as a badly injured Gorn pilot has also crash-landed there. Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S3, E9 – “Terrarium”

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S3, E8 – “Four-and-a-Half Vulcans”

Gary Anderson

“Four-and-a-Half Vulcans” opens with Captain Pike and an away team embarking on a mission to a pre-warp planet that received an energy system from Vulcans before the Prime Directive was in place. The system is on the verge of a nuclear meltdown. To avoid detection, the landing party must temporarily transform into Vulcans. Upon returning to the Enterprise, the antidote proves ineffective. The four human crew members are stuck as Vulcans, indefinitely. Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S3, E8 – “Four-and-a-Half Vulcans”