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Trekabout Episode 219: Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night/Inquisition

Secrets are almost never good, as Kira finds out in “Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night”. Coincidentally, Bashir also finds this out, in “Inquisition”. Hm, it’s almost as though Star Trek: Deep Space Nine asks hard questions about the philosophy of Star Trek! iTunes Google Play RSS

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Trekabout Episode 218: Honor Among Thieves/Change of Heart

Richard finally gets an episode that fleshes out the Orion Syndicate a bit more, in “Honor Among Thieves”, and it turns out to be pretty okay? Then, in “Change of Heart”, Worf makes a hard decision and Sisko yells at him. Worf gets yelled at a lot. iTunes Google Play RSS

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Trekabout Episode 217: Far Beyond the Stars/One Little Ship

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine continues its exploration of social issues in “Far Beyond the Stars”, which looks at American racism more baldly than any other Star Trek episode before it. Then, in “One Little Ship”, a runabout gets shrunk down and has to fly around the inside of the Defiant to stop a Jem’Hadar …

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Trekabout Episode 216: Waltz/Who Mourns for Morn?

The saga of Gul Dukat enters a new chapter, as disaster strikes, in “Waltz”. Then, more disaster strikes in “Who Mourns for Morn?”, which is… well, let’s just say it’s an episode of television that exists. iTunes Google Play RSS

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Trekabout Episode 215: Statistical Probabilities/The Magnificent Ferengi

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine finally decided to deal with last season’s revelation that Bashir was genetically modified by his parents in “Statistical Probabilities”, and Quark decides to deal with other Ferengis in “The Magnificent Ferengi”. iTunes Google Play RSS

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Trekabout Episode 214: You Are Cordially Invited/Resurrection

The crew is back on Deep Space Nine and it’s time to get some serious war stories! So, what we get instead is a kind of disappointing episode about Dax and Worf’s wedding preparations inĀ “You Are Cordially Invited”, and the kind of return of a dead character that no one liked and everyone kind of …

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Trekabout Episode 213: Favor the Bold/Sacrifice of Angels

The Dominion occupation of Deep Space Nine comes to a head in “Favor the Bold” and “Sacrifice of Angels”. Watch as Kira is betrayed by someone close to her! Marvel at the combined forces of the Federation and the Klingon Empire! Wonder at the audacity of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in its sixth season! …

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Trekabout Episode 212: Sons and Daughters/Behind the Lines

Hey, remember Worf’s son Alexander? Well, he’s back, and it’s not terrible, sort of! Hey, remember the Bajoran resistance? Well, it’s back and it’s not terrible! Also! Worf is still a shitty father. iTunes Google Play RSS

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Trekabout Episode 211: A Time to Stand/Rocks and Shoals

Welcome to season 6 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine! It’s been three months since the start of the Dominion War, and if “A Time to Stand” is any indication, things are not going well for the Federation. Then, in “Rocks and Shoals”, we find out how bad things are on Deep Space N… we …

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Trekabout Episode 210: In the Cards/Call to Arms

The penultimate episode of season 5 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, “In the Cards”, finds everyone depressed and down, which is a perfect start to a comedy episode! Then, in “Call to Arms”, the Federation finally makes a move against the Dominion. This will end well. iTunes Google Play RSS

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