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Aug. 13, 2023

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2 Episode 10 ”Hegemony”

It is the finale. It is a Gorn attack. It is Captain Marie Betel down on a planet with 5000 colonists and the USS Cayuga blown to bits in orbit (save a healthy chunk of saucer section and a single survivor). It is the Gorn drawing a demarcation line in…

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Aug. 11, 2023

Star Trek" Strange New Worlds | Season 2 Episode 10 "Hegemony"

It is the finale. It is a Gorn attack. It is Captain Marie Betel down on a planet with 5000 colonists and the USS Cayuga blown to bits in orbit (save a healthy chunk of saucer section and a single survivor). It is the Gorn drawing a demarcation line in…

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Aug. 11, 2023

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Season 2 Episode 7 "Those Old Scientists" RECAP

An accidental portaling causes Ensign Boimler, of the USS Cerritos, to travel back in time to Pike's Enterprise. Boimler is ecstatic to meet his heroes, but they are more concerned with him not screwing up the timeline. An attempt to send him back is thwarted by Orion scientist/pirates who steal…

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Aug. 7, 2023

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Season 2 Episode 9 "Subspace Rhapsody"

In a *literally* musical episode of Strange New Worlds, the folks on the Enterprise throw themselves into the the thick of it. Singing? Check. Dancing? Check? Harmony and counterpoint and a big cast number? CHECK. It is very possible that viewers thereof will be as divided and passionate in their…

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Aug. 6, 2023

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Season 2 Episode 9 ”Subspace Rhapsody”

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-677v9-1472850 In a *literally* musical episode of Strange New Worlds, the folks on the Enterprise throw themselves into the the thick of it. Singing? Check. Dancing? Check? Harmony and counterpoint and a big cast number? CHECK. It is very possible that viewers thereof will be as divided and passionate…

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Aug. 6, 2023

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Season 2 Episode 9 ”Subspace Rhapsody”

In a *literally* musical episode of Strange New Worlds, the folks on the Enterprise throw themselves into the the thick of it. Singing? Check. Dancing? Check? Harmony and counterpoint and a big cast number? CHECK. It is very possible that viewers thereof will be as divided and passionate in their…

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July 31, 2023

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Season 2 Episode 8 "Under The Cloak Of War"

In a very special episode of Strange New Worlds, a very special guest is on board the ship: former Klingon warlord turned Federation diplomat Dak'Rah. While he may charm a lot of folks on board with his mild-mannered temperament and his charms, the veterans of the Federation-Klingon war are not…

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July 31, 2023

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Season 2 Episode 8 ”Under The Cloak of War”

In a very special episode of Strange New Worlds, a very special guest is on board the ship: former Klingon warlord turned Federation diplomat Dak'Rah. While he may charm a lot of folks on board with his mild-mannered temperament and his charms, the veterans of the Federation-Klingon war are not…

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July 31, 2023

Star Trek Strange New Worlds Season 2 Episode 7 "Those Old Scientists" AUDIO RECAP

An accidental portaling causes Ensign Boimler, of the USS Cerritos, to travel back in time to Pike's Enterprise. Boimler is ecstatic to meet his heroes, but they are more concerned with him not screwing up the timeline. An attempt to send him back is thwarted by Orion scientist/pirates who steal…

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July 30, 2023

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Season 2 Episode 7 ”Those Old Scientists”

An accidental portaling causes Ensign Boimler, of the USS Cerritos, to travel back in time to Pike's Enterprise. Boimler is ecstatic to meet his heroes, but they are more concerned with him not screwing up the timeline. An attempt to send him back is thwarted by Orion scientist/pirates who steal…

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July 30, 2023

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Season 2 Episode 8 "Under The Cloak Of War"

In a very special episode of Strange New Worlds, a very special guest is on board the ship: former Klingon warlord turned Federation diplomat Dak'Rah. While he may charm a lot of folks on board with his mild-mannered temperament and his charms, the veterans of the Federation-Klingon war are not…

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July 23, 2023

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Season 2 Episode 6 ”Lost In Translation”

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-jfyaf-146087c Just a regular ol' deuterium mining operation in Bannon's nebula on the edge of Gorn space. Pike is made fleet captain over the refinery and the USS Farragut as they try to get things online securing a future refuel hub for Star Fleet ships to come. Meanwhile, Uhura…

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July 23, 2023

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Season 2 Episode 6 ”Lost In Translation”

Just a regular ol' deuterium mining operation in Bannon's nebula on the edge of Gorn space. Pike is made fleet captain over the refinery and the USS Farragut as they try to get things online securing a future refuel hub for Star Fleet ships to come. Meanwhile, Uhura is hearing…

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July 22, 2023

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Season 2 Episode 6 "Lost In Translation"

Just a regular ol' deuterium mining operation in Bannon's nebula on the edge of Gorn space. Pike is made fleet captain over the refinery and the USS Farragut as they try to get things online securing a future refuel hub for Star Fleet ships to come. Meanwhile, Uhura is hearing…

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July 16, 2023

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Season 2 Episode 5 ”Charades”

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-r6miz-1458253 Just a cute little episode in which Spock and Chapel head down to a moon of Vulcan, inexplicably live through a shuttle crash, and Spock is changed (by advanced beings on the far side of a tear in spacetime) into a full human -- with emotions and body…

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July 16, 2023

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Season 2 Episode 5 ”Charades”

Just a cute little episode in which Spock and Chapel head down to a moon of Vulcan, inexplicably live through a shuttle crash, and Spock is changed (by advanced beings on the far side of a tear in spacetime) into a full human -- with emotions and body odor, and…

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July 15, 2023

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2 Episode 5 "Charades" Video Recap

Just a cute little episode in which Spock and Chapel head down to a moon of Vulcan, inexplicably live through a shuttle crash, and Spock is changed (by advanced beings on the far side of a tear in spacetime) into a full human -- with emotions and body odor, and…

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July 10, 2023

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Season 2 Episode 4 "Among The Lotus Eaters" AUDIO RECAP

Well. It's a bronze age planet where an officer thought to be KIA years back has actually given the locals Starfleet tech and made himself king. Also, he is bitter because he was left behind by the Enterprise. Also there are asteroids on the planet that give off radiation that…

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July 8, 2023

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Season 2 Episode 4 ”Among The Lotus Eaters”

Well. It's a bronze age planet where an officer thought to be KIA years back has actually given the locals Starfleet tech and made himself king. Also, he is bitter because he was left behind by the Enterprise. Also there are asteroids on the planet that give off radiation that…

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July 8, 2023

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Season 2 Episode 4 "Among The Lotus Eaters"

Well. It's a bronze age planet where an officer thought to be KIA years back has actually given the locals Starfleet tech and made himself king. Also, he is bitter because he was left behind by the Enterprise. Also there are asteroids on the planet that give off radiation that…

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July 2, 2023

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Season 3 Episode 3 ”Tomorrow, Tomorrow and Tomorrow”

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-vhziz-1448aed How would you feel about a La'an episode? Like *just* La'an, you know, chief security officer dealing with her job, her demons, her heritage, her past? That's a yes, isn't it?!Now, what if we told you we would do that but *also* add in some time travel (to…

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July 2, 2023

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Season 2 Episode 3 ”Tomorrow, Tomorrow and Tomorrow”

How would you feel about a La'an episode? Like *just* La'an, you know, chief security officer dealing with her job, her demons, her heritage, her past? That's a yes, isn't it?! Now, what if we told you we would do that but *also* add in some time travel (to the…

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July 2, 2023

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Season 3 Episode 3 "Tomorrow, Tomorrow and Tomorrow" VIDEO RECAP

How would you feel about a La'an episode? Like *just* La'an, you know, chief security officer dealing with her job, her demons, her heritage, her past? That's a yes, isn't it?! Now, what if we told you we would do that but *also* add in some time travel (to the…

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June 25, 2023

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Season 2 Episode 2 ”AdAstra Per Aspera”

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-r6mcf-143f9c0 It is one of the mightiest of all Trek tropes: a court case! Full with all the pomp and drama of courtroom procedurals. Stodgy judges, tense side bars, esteemed witnesses and surprise cross-examinations, and even a delightful micro-mystery running through out. One that is, of course, solved by…

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