“Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow” is a mashup of elements from the TOS classic “The City on the Edge of Forever,” VOY’s “Future’s End,” and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. It tosses adventure, romance, and personal drama to create a full experience. But does it succeed? Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S2, E3 – “Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow”
In the season finale, “A Quality of Mercy,” Strange New Worlds gives us a “what if” scenario. Like “It’s A Wonderful Life,” “A Quality of Mercy” shows Pike his future if he’s able to avoid the fate that was revealed to him by the Klingon time crystal. This new future occurs during the events of a critical moment in the Federation from the classic TOS episode, Balance of Terror. It reimagines this pivotable moment in Romulan-Federation hostilities by placing Pike in charge of the Enterprise instead of Kirk. Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S1, E10 – “A Quality of Mercy”
Michael’s quest for additional information on the origin of The Burn takes her home to Vulcan, now known as Ni’Var, the homeworld of the unified Vulcan and Romulan peoples. But this homecoming is filled with surprises that none of them could have anticipated. Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery, S3 E7 – “Unification III”
Today, we’re going to breakdown “Broken Pieces,” Episode eight of Star Trek: Picard. This episode is directed by Maja Vrvilo and written by Michael Chabon. Vrvilo directed “The Impossible Box” earlier this season. Also, she directed the Star Trek: Discovery: … Continue reading Star Trek: S1 Ep. 8 – “Broken Pieces”
Welcome to our podcast – Star Trek: Age of Discovery I’m Gary Anderson. As regular listeners know, I usually co-host this podcast with my wife, Addell. But she’s out-of-town for the week so I’m going solo this week. The analysis … Continue reading Star Trek: Picard S1 Ep. 6 -“The Impossible Box”
Today, we look at “Stardust City Rag,” Episode Five of Star Trek: Picard. Again, it was directed by Jonathan Frakes. We’ll analyze key plot elements, examine the theme of abandonment, pick our Easter Eggs, and share what we’re looking forward to in the rest of Season One. Continue reading Star Trek: Picard S1 Ep. 5 – “Stardust City Rag”
Today, we’re going to breakdown “Absolute Candor,” Episode Four of Star Trek: Picard. It was directed by fan-favorite Jonathan Frakes. We analyze the story, examine the new elements of Romulan culture, share our Easter Egg picks, and exploring the unique … Continue reading Star Trek: Picard S1 Ep. 4 – “Absolute Candor”
In this episode, Addell and Gary discuss the third episode of Star Trek: Picard, entitled “The End is the Beginning.” They each pick an Easter Egg to discuss and lay what questions they’re looking to have answered soon. By the way, our review does contain spoilers, so you will want to watch the episode before listening to our analysis. Continue reading Star Trek: Picard S1 Ep. 3 – “The End is the Beginning”
In today’s episode, we breakdown the 2nd episode of Star Trek: Picard, “Maps and Legends.” We’re trying out a new format for podcast discussion, so please be sure to tell us what you think. Continue reading Star Trek: Picard S1 Ep. 2 – “Maps and Legends”
In this episode of the pod, we will discuss “Remembrance,” the much-anticipated premiere of Star Trek: Picard. Next, we’ll identify a list of Easter eggs in the episode from throughout Star Trek. Afterward, we’ll get into a few bits of … Continue reading Star Trek: Picard S1 Ep. 1 – “Remembrance”