“A Matter of Honor”(Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season 2, Episode 8) For many fans (including myself), the appeal of Star Trek is its utopian setting and theme. Dystopic futures in which the world is on the brink of … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “A Matter of Honor”
“By Any Other Name” (Star Trek: The Original Series, Season 2, Episode 21) At the time of its original airing, what set Star Trek apart from other science fiction TV properties like The Twilight Zone or The Outer Limits was … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “By Any Other Name”
Once more unto the breach, dead friends! That’s right, cry havoc and let slip those hellhounds of horror! Ahehehehehehehe! “Catspaw” (Star Trek: The Original Series – Season 2, Episode 7) The Original Series was a remarkably cogent show for its … Continue reading You (Still) Spooky Trek to Me? – “Catspaw”
“Impulse” (Star Trek: Enterprise – Season 3, Episode 5) A large part of the fun of doing these Halloween Star Trek recaps is in the selection of the episodes. Star Trek is of course not a horror franchise, but as … Continue reading You Spooky Trek to Me? – “Impulse”
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? – “Juggernaut”
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 Man Trap”
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? – “Empok Nor”
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? – “Schisms”
“Cogenitor” (Star Trek: Enterprise – Season 2, Episode 22) ***Trigger warning: Discussion of gender issues and suicide.*** For all its shining strengths and trails blazed, one of Star Trek‘s most glaring weaknesses is in tackling (or even presenting) gender and … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “Cogenitor”
“A Piece of the Action” (Star Trek: The Original Series – Season 2, Episode 17) One of the most interestingly specific themes of Star Trek is that of cultural contamination of the less advanced civilizations the crews encounter. Established early … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “A Piece of the Action”
“Second Skin” (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Season 3, Episode 5) One of the lesser-known but still prevalent story themes in Trek is one in which the main character’s entire worldview (and often times, sanity) is thrown into doubt. … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “Second Skin”
“Year of Hell, Part 1″ (Star Trek: Voyager – Season 4, Episode 8) The core premise of Voyager – a Starfleet ship trying to make its way home from the other side of the galaxy – is perhaps the most … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “Year of Hell”
“Living Witness” (Star Trek: Voyager – Season 4, Episode 23) If I were to do a word-association exercise with all the Trek series, my immediate, gut reaction to “Voyager” would be “wasted potential.” Despite its intriguing premise and interesting building … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “Living Witness”
“The Time Trap” (Star Trek: The Animated Series – Season 1, Episode 12) Despite being a hardcore Trek nerd, I must confess that I had never actually seen The Animated Series before sitting down to make this post. It had … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “The Time Trap”
“Sub Rosa” (Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season 7, Episode 14) The Next Generation lasted seven seasons—the first Trek series to do so, and a tradition that would persist with Deep Space Nine and Voyager (until Enterprise was cancelled … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “Sub Rosa”
Hello! Teacher on the Edge-ish has been generous enough to revive this feature and now that they’ve yielded it, I’ll be making my best, least awkward attempt to continue it. Uh, enjoy! “Family Business” (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “Family Business”
