It’s Long Lost Relative That We’ve Only Ever Had Cursory Mentions Of Week on Trekabout! First up, it’s “Homeward”, which provides us Worf’s human brother in a Very Special Episode about love. Later, in “Sub Rosa”, Dr. Crusher’s dead grandmother’s ghost lover stalks and assaults her. We wish we were kidding. iTunes Google Play RSS
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Trekabout Episode 139: Parallels/The Pegasus
Have you ever wanted to see the road not traveled? Worf gets to, in “Parallels”, and the Federation is overrun by the Borg. Have you ever wondered why Starfleet doesn’t use cloaking technology? Well, we find out in “The Pegasus”. Plus! Where is Alexander? iTunes Google Play RSS
Trekabout Episode 138: Force of Nature/Inheritance
“Force of Nature” is that rare TNG episode, the topical morality play, but unfortunately it’s mostly a mess. “Inheritance”, meanwhile, is that common TNG episode, a quiet interpersonal character study. Also! Why are they trying to train a cat? iTunes Google Play RSS
Trekabout Episode 137: Dark Page/Attached
Oh, Lwaxana Troi. You’ve been a sitcom caricature. You’ve been a hilarious horny old lady stereotype. You’ve been a sad and lonely character used to examine issues of elder abuse and the pain of aging. Luckily, “Dark Page” is in that last vein and, say, “Cost of Living”. Later, in “Attached”, Dr. Crusher and Picard get …
Trekabout Episode 136: Gambit, Part II/Phantasms
We’ve had problems with two-partners on TNG many times, but luckily, “Gambit, Part II” is not one of those times. Meanwhile, “Phantasms” lets us talk at length about psychology. Hey, you knew what you were signing up for when you subscribed to this podcast. iTunes Google Play RSS
Trekabout Episode 135: Interface/Gambit, Part I
Have you ever had trusted coworkers think you’re crazy? Well, “Interface” is the episode for you! Have you ever wanted to see Indiana Picard and the Pirate Ship of Doom? Well, “Gambit, Part I” is the episode for you! Have you ever wanted to listen to a Star Trek podcast about these episodes? Well, Trekabout …
Trekabout Episode 134: Descent, Part II/Liaisons
“Descent, Part II” is a total mess of an episode which destroys both the character of Data and the Borg, while “Liaisons” manages to be both lazy and ungenerous. If there’s a worse pairing of episodes in the entire Star Trek franchise, we’ll find out, but we really, really don’t want to. Plus! Would a spinoff …
Trekabout Episode 133: Timescape/Descent
Brannon Braga episodes can be a bit of a double-edged sword, and “Timescape” is no exception, what with the cool concept and middling resolution. Meanwhile, “Descent” reimagines TNG as a comic book, because that is what people look for from Star Trek, we guess? iTunes Google Play RSS
Trekabout Episode 132: Rightful Heir/Second Chances
“Rightful Heir” feels like TNG apologizing for the mess that was the “Birthright” two-parter, while “Second Chances” feels like TNG apologizing for sidelining Riker for the past couple of seasons. Hey, TNG, why are you feeling so guilty recently? What do you have planned? Should we be worried? iTunes Google Play RSS
Trekabout Episode 131: Frame of Mind/Suspicions
Brannon Braga may get a bad rap amongst Trekkies, but “Frame of Mind” demonstrates that he could fire on all cylinders. Meanwhile, Dr. Crusher tries to solve a mystery in “Suspicions”. TNG may be getting long in the tooth, but it’s still able to pull out all the stops from time to time. iTunes Google Play …