Our crew dives into Una McCormack’s Star Trek Picard tie-in novel, “The Last Best Hope,” discussing the additional character and story background it provides and parallels to today’s geopolitical and social issues. Hosts: Andi, Jarrah, Sue Editor: Andi Find The…
In this super-sized episode, Jamala joins Jarrah and Sue to look back at the first season of Star Trek: Picard. We discuss overall impressions; new and returning characters; themes of xenophobia, mental health, queer representation, government corruption, sexuality; and SO…
This week, the crew talks everything Nurse Christine Chapel, played by the incomparable Majel Barrett (after Number One was axed, of course). We discuss the character’s background, best and worst scenes, and whether her “promotion” to Doctor is a positive…
We gender-bend TNG, asking how would it have been different if the same creators had cast women in the men’s roles and vice versa. And we suggest which actors of the era would have been best in each role. Hosts:…
Lydia joins the crew to discuss everyone’s favorite curmudgeonly lawman, Odo. We talk through some of his key episodes, best moments, conflicts, character growth, and relationships – and touch on themes like otherness, gender expression, and asexuality. Hosts: Jarrah, Grace…
We’re continuing our series on women villains with a look at memorable characters like Martia, Mirror Georgiou, Admiral Satie, Lenore Karidien (“The Conscience of the King”) and of course, The Borg Queen. Hosts: Jarrah, Grace and Sue Editor: Jarrah Transcription:…
The crew takes a look at the 6 new Short Treks we’ve seen this fall: Q&A, The Trouble With Edward, Ask Not, The Girl Who Made The Stars, Ephraim and Dot, and Children of Mars. We discuss each short in…
In celebration of the 25th anniversary of Star Trek: Voyager this week, our crew talks about the series’ creation and takes a deep dive into the pilot episode “Caretaker”, discussing first impressions and how it holds up today. Hosts: Grace,…