“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”
Star Trek: First Contact (1996) Star Trek: The Original Series took an interestingly circuitous and winding pop culture path – a short-lived, cancelled television show followed by an almost decade-long break before returning as a six-part film series that would … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “First Contact”
“Spock’s Brain”Star Trek: The Original Series – Season 3, Episode 1 I admit that my experience with The Original Series is spotty. It wasn’t the Star Trek I grew up on, and because of its uneven track record I haven’t … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “Spock’s Brain”
***Content warning: Discussion of racism in the U.S.*** “Far Beyond the Stars”Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Season 6, Episode 13 The most enduring aspect of Star Trek’s appeal is its futuristic utopia. In each episode (or film) the characters … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “Far Beyond the Stars”
“The Inner Light”Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season 5, Episode 25 The “It Was All a Dream” story type is one of the longest-running in modern pop culture – The Wizard of Oz film popularized it over 80 years … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “The Inner Light”
“Threshold”Star Trek: Voyager – Season 2, Episode 15 Well, here we are. Hey, bad episodes happen to every show – even one as marvelous as Star Trek. And “Threshold” is definitely, definitely one of them! It’s a very special bad … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? (Worst of Voyager) – “Threshold”
No write-up this week. I’ll be back with some actual content next week, but in the meantime – and as always – feel free to discuss anything Trek related! And thank you to everyone who voted for this feature in … Continue reading “You Talking Trek To Me?”
“In the Cards”Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Season 5, Episode 25 Christmas – it’s the giving season! The annual avalanche of Christmas-focused pop culture entertainment seems to rarely focus on the central aspect of the holiday – giving gifts. … Continue reading You Jingle Trek to Me? – “In the Cards”
Having been very familiar with the run of Star Trek: Voyager, I pretty much knew which episodes I wanted to cover for the “Best Of” feature. But there were some close and sometimes difficult decisions, for as many amazing episodes … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – Best of Voyager Runner-Ups (Part 2)
Having been very familiar with the run of Star Trek: Voyager, I pretty much knew which episodes I wanted to cover for the “Best Of” feature. But there were some close and sometimes difficult decisions, for as many amazing episodes … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – Best of Voyager Runner-Ups (Part 1)
I’ve been doing this Star Trek feature for a little while and it’s been a mostly fun experience. I’d written about Voyager here and there (prompted by suggestions in the comments) and as always, gave my honest thoughts and comments. … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – Best of Voyager Recap
“Endgame”Star Trek: Voyager – Season 7, Episodes 25 & 26 No, not that “Endgame…” Well, here we are – at not only the last installment of this “Best of Voyager“ feature, but the final episode of Voyager itself! It’s been … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? (Best of Voyager Finale) – “Endgame”
