Kira deals with ideals versus duty in “Progress”, while the crew deals with imaginary MacGuffin aliens in “If Wishes Were Horses”. Also! Why does Colm Meaney hate leprechauns? iTunes Google Play RSS
“Battle Lines” brings back the character of Kai Opaka and promptly kills her. “The Storyteller” introduces the character of the Sirah and promptly kills him. Sounds like a couple of cases for Odo! Plus! We remind you that Wesley Crusher was once a topic of conversation on this podcast. iTunes Google Play RSS
The first episode in a long line of horribleness that stretches across all seven seasons of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in a nearly interminable fashion, “The Nagus” undoes all the great work Armin Shimmerman has been doing as Quark and turns him into a Ferengi. Then, in “Vortex”, Odo solves another murder mystery. What is that, four already? iTunes Google …
We’re presented with a tough set of episodes this week–“The Passenger” is vaguely unsatisfying, while “Move Along Home” is just goofy. They both have some good character work though, which seems to par for the course for DS9 season 1. Also! Richard is still using the lack of an HD version an an excuse for …
DS9 stumbles hard this week, as it gives us the adventures of guest stars that have absolutely nothing to do with our main characters, in “Q-Less”. Luckily, it remembers that we’re here for drama, in “Dax”, as we learn a bit about the Trill and Jadzia. Plus! Q never reappears on Star Trek: Deep Space …
Poor Chief O’Brien. In “Babel”, he’s overworked and overtired. In “Captive Pursuit”, he tries to help a Gamma Quadrant alien, and gets in trouble for it. Maybe he should have stayed on the Enterprise. iTunes Google Play RSS
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine continues to differentiate itself from Star Trek: The Next Generation. In “A Man Alone”, Odo is accused of murder and attacked by a mob of angry Bajorans. In “Past Prologue”, Kira’s history as a terrorist/freedom fighter comes back to haunt her. iTunes Google Play RSS
Welcome to the Federation space station, Deep Space 9, everyone! Here we are in the pilot episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, “Emissary”. Let’s meet Commander Sisko, who hates Captain Picard. Let’s meet Major Kira, who hates Starfleet. Let’s meet Odo, who hates everyone. Let’s remeet Chief O’Brien, who’s just really tired, you guys. So, this …
Progressive ideals bumping up against the realities of contemporary mores? Why, we must be talking feminism in Trek with Jarrah Hodge, founder of Trekkie Feminist! Star Trek has always had a… problematic relationship with feminism and with its female characters, and we talk about that tension for a solid hour. Plus! Which Uhura is better …
