Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Season 5, Episode 10 Deep Space Nine’s most controversial aspect was the religious Chosen One theme applied to its lead character, Benjamin Sisko. Star Trek had been decidedly, even passionately atheist from the start. … Continue reading You Talking Season 5 DS9 to Me? – “Rapture”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Season 5, Episode 13 Deep Space Nine quickly earned a reputation (and even criticism) as a darker and grittier Trek series. It’s easy to see why, what with its more exotic alien locale, a … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “For the Uniform”
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season 3, Episode 15 The “reset button” is a handy sci-fi plot device that has been used by Star Trek many times across its various series, and usually to potent effect. In many cases … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “Yesterday’s Enterprise”
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season 4, Episode 2 “The holidays” are largely synonymous with “awkward family encounters.” Familial relationships can be fraught with difficulty for any number of reasons, ranging from simple social discomfort to deep pain stretching … Continue reading You Jingle Trek to Me? – “Family”
Attention on heck! Don’t try to adjust your viewscreens, person-hell and boo-tenants! What you’re seeing isn’t a creepy clone, a hellish hologram, or a strangely specific alternate universe! For the month of October, we’ll be taking a spine-chilling stroll through … Continue reading You Spooky Trek to Me? – “Much Ado About Boimler”
Attention on heck! Don’t try to adjust your viewscreens, person-hell and boo-tenants! What you’re seeing isn’t a creepy clone, a hellish hologram, or a strangely specific alternate universe! For the month of October, we’ll be taking a spine-chilling stroll through … Continue reading You Spooky Trek to Me? – “Persistence of Vision”
Attention on heck! Don’t try to adjust your viewscreens, person-hell and boo-tenants! What you’re seeing isn’t a creepy clone, a hellish hologram, or a strangely specific alternate universe! For the month of October, we’ll be taking a spine-chilling stroll through … Continue reading You Spooky Trek to Me? – “The Alternate”
Attention on heck! Don’t try to adjust your viewscreens, person-hell and boo-tenants! What you’re seeing isn’t a creepy clone, a hellish hologram, or a strangely specific alternate universe! For the month of October, we’ll be taking a spine-chilling stroll through … Continue reading You Spooky Trek to Me? – “Identity Crisis”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Season 1, Episode 20 The first season of Deep Space Nine was a much more coherent and watchable one than The Next Generation’s first – not just in terms of visual and stylistic consistency, … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “In the Hands of the Prophets”
“The Tholian Web”Star Trek: The Original Series – Season 3, Episode 9 “The Tholian Web” is an interesting entry, for it sidelines Kirk for the majority of its runtime to provide a character study/conflict for (you guessed it) Spock and … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “The Tholian Web”
***Content Warning: Discussion and imagery of torture*** “Chain of Command, Part II”Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season 6, Episode 11 What’s wonderful about “Chain of Command, Part II” is how engrossing and unexpected it is as compared to “Part … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “Chain of Command, Part II”
“Chain of Command, Part I”Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season 6, Episode 10 “Chain of Command,” from The Next Generation’s Season 6 might be the most interesting two-parter of the show’s entire run. It doesn’t have the singular distinction … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “Chain of Command, Part I”
“The Vulcan Goodbye” / “Battle at the Binary Stars”Star Trek: Discovery – Episodes 1 & 2 Star Trek: Discovery, the first Trek series since Enterprise was unceremoniously cancelled, represents the next evolution of the property. In the intervening 12 years … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “The Vulcan Hello” / “Battle at the Binary Stars”
“Darmok”Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season 5, Episode 2 I’ve been doing this column/feature for a couple years now, and it’s the first time I’ve ever done anything like it. Each one is a fair amount of work that … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “Darmok”
“Rejoined”Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Season 4, Episode 6 Throughout its run in the 20th century (and even into the new millennium), Star Trek’s track record with queerness was not great. Acceptance of queer identities in modern mainstream pop … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “Rejoined”
“No Small Parts”Lower Decks – Season 1, Episode 10 Although Lower Decks is not the first animated Trek series, it’s still been a unique chapter in the Star Trek mythos that has pushed the franchise into new territory. The first … Continue reading You Talking Trek To Me? – “No Small Parts”
“The Offspring”Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season 3, Episode 16 One of the core themes of Star Trek is its exploration of humanity and all its countless nooks and crannies. Its usage of aliens and artificial beings are ultimately … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “The Offspring”
“If Wishes Were Horses”Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Season 1, Episode 16 Ah, Season 1 Trek – this nonexistent guy over here knows what I’m talking about! It’s been pointed out ad nauseum that the first seasons of these … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “If Wishes Were Horses”
“In a Mirror Darkly, Part 2”Star Trek: Enterprise – Season 4, Episode 19 Thankfully, the fun and sinister appeal of “In a Mirror Darkly, Part 1″ is maintained in “Part 2” as the story shifts gears and serves us even … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “In a Mirror Darkly, Part 2”
“In a Mirror Darkly, Part 1”Star Trek: Enterprise – Season 4, Episode 18 As discussed previously, Enterprise’s utilization of Star Trek’s continuity was at times questionable. But the fourth (and sadly, its last) season saw an enthusiastic embracing of the … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “In a Mirror Darkly, Part 1”
“Regeneration”Star Trek: Enterprise – Season 2, Episode 23 Enterprise shamelessly cribbing from previous Star Trek series (and movies) is one of its core attributes/flaws. And here they’re at it again! Much in the same way that it heavily referenced the … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “Regeneration”
