“Vox in Excelso” centers on the pacifist Klingon cadet Jay-Den Kraag, exploring his backstory and challenges with his heritage. When an existential crisis threatens to wipe out the Klingons, Jay-Den is forced to confront his past and his strained relationship with his family. As he pursues an unexpected coping method, Captain Ake races against time to save them from extinction. Continue reading Starfleet Academy – “Vox in Excelso”
In “A Farewell to Farms,” Mariner and Boimler travel to the Klingon homeworld, Qo’noS, where they look up Ma’ah, a once-honored Klingon warrior now living a mundane life on his family’s farm. They attempt to help him reclaim his lost … Continue reading Star Trek: Lower Decks S5, E4 – “A Farewell to Farms”
We chose five episodes to highlight the strength of the season: “The Way of the Warrior,” “Homefront,” “Paradise Lost,” “Hard Time,” and “The Quickening.” But we could have chosen five different ones and still made the same case. Season Four is rich with compelling episodes filled with action, suspense, and struggles that force the characters to confront some personal challenges. Continue reading DS9 ReWatch: S4 Honorable Mentions
“Under the Cloak of War” is the one of most ambitious and mature episodes of SNW thus far. It tells a story of trauma that investigates the moral grey area of war. It shows how extreme brutality can exact a price on those who are exposed to it.
We loved this episode for the serious, adult tone it took to the subject of war and the scars some carry with them long after the fighting is over. “Under the Cloak of War” works so well because it delivers an intelligent approach to a story that is extremely timely. Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S2, E8 – “Under the Cloak of War”
In “The Broken Circle” Pike leaves Spock in command of the Enterprise while he goes off to secure legal representation for First Officer Una. However, Spock still struggles with controlling his emotion and fears it will impair his judgment. But when they receive a distress call from La’An on a planet near Klingon space, he throws caution to the wind and takes the crew into danger, potentially risking restarting war with the Klingons. Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S2, E1 – “The Broken Circle”
Vulcans! Klingons! Pakleds! Oh my!!
“Lower Decks” skips the cold opening to spends more time on the story. Good choice because this week’s action-pack episode is told across three different ships. I guess the title was a clue. We learn how the other lower deckers live and get to see Klingon ambition or Vulcan ingenuity are rewarded. Continue reading Star Trek: Lower Decks S2, E9 – “wej Duj”
Today, we’re going to breakdown the third episode of the animated Star Trek parody series, Lower Decks. For this episode, we’ll summarize and, then discuss our initial impressions of the show. Then, we’ll end our podcast with the most recent Star Trek news. Continue reading Star Trek: Lower Decks S1 E2 – “Envoys”
The final episode of Star Trek: Discovery, Season One comes to a close with ‘Will You Take My Hand?’ Continue reading S1 Ep. 15: ‘Will You Take My Hand?’ – Season 1 Finale
Photos for the season finale episode, “Will You Take My Hand?” Continue reading FIRST LOOK – Photos from Episode 15: ‘Will You Take My Hand?’
Who had any idea that The War Without, The War Within was going to end with such an unexpected twist? Here are some more photos from the episode. Continue reading Additional Photos from Episode 14: ‘The War Without, The War Within’