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· by Tyler Peterson · Aug 27, 2021

Shaxs and awe: Star Trek: Lower Decks “We’ll Always Have Tom Paris”

This episode opens in the galley, where the recently-created Boimler 2 is ready to retake his undignified place as the ship’s Charlie Brown-esque whipping boy. Ransom explains to him that security measures have been tightened up in the wake of…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Aug 20, 2021

Darmok time: Star Trek: Lower Decks “Kayshon, His Eyes Open”

Just judging by the title alone, this episode is going to be an homage to the “Darmok” episode of The Next Generation, where our enterprising Enterprise crew encountered an alien species with a language consisting entirely of recontextualized references…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Aug 13, 2021

Can’t keep a god man down: Star Trek: Lower Decks “Strange Energies”

For all you who may be new around here: I did not care for the first season of Star Trek: Lower Decks. And what with all the free time we’ve had this past year, I did a lot of…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Oct 9, 2020

Star Trek: Lower Decks “No Small Parts”

Previously on Star Trek: Lower Decks: Boimler found out that Mariner was Captain Fletcher’s daughter, a secret that both had kept under lock and key. This brings the show dangerously close to having a consequential plot development, and the…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Jun 3, 2020

Star Trek: Voyager “Death Wish”

While Star Trek: The Next Generation ended with “All Good Things…” (and from everything I’ve been hearing about Star Trek: Picard, I have good reason to continue viewing “All Good Things…” as TNG’s true ending), the Trek franchise wasn’t…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · May 27, 2020

Star Trek: The Next Generation “Tapestry”

Just a few weeks after “Q-Less” aired, Q returned to The Next Generation for the next installment of… The episode begins with Crusher receiving emergency patients, including Picard, Riker, and Worf, who are being beamed up after a surprise attack…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · May 13, 2020

Star Trek: The Next Generation “True Q”

Fans ended up waiting over a year after “Qpid” for the next installment of… …as the character was conspicuously absent from TNG’s fifth season. There were reportedly plans for an appearance but storylines couldn’t be worked out. However, Q would…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · May 7, 2020

Star Trek: The Next Generation “Qpid”

“Qpid”, the latest installment of… …has the same lighthearted tone as the previous entry, “Deja Q”. The episode begins with the Enterprise arriving at Tagus III, where Picard is set to give a lecture to a group of renowned Starfleet…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Apr 30, 2020

Star Trek: The Next Generation “Deja Q”

By the time of “Deja Q”, the fifth installment of… …the character of Q had become beloved by fans. Some likened him to Harry Mudd in terms of his annoying playfulness (I’m only referring to the Mudd played by Roger…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Apr 23, 2020

Star Trek: The Next Generation “Q Who”

Q returns for “Q Who”, which is in the middle of The Next Generation‘s second season. This season, overall, proved superior to the show’s first season, despite clunkers such as “Unnatural Selection”, “Up the Long Ladder”, and the second…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Apr 16, 2020

Star Trek: The Next Generation “Hide and Q”

Q’s promise to return at the end of “Encounter at Farpoint” excited fans. Hence, it was a pleasant surprise when we didn’t have to wait long for that return, which came just eight episodes later with “Hide and Q.” The…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Apr 9, 2020

Star Trek: The Next Generation “Encounter at Farpoint”

We finally meet Q himself in the second installment of… We also meet the entire crew of Star Trek: The Next Generation, because this is the premiere episode of that series, “Encounter at Farpoint”. The series begins with a…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Mar 26, 2020

Star Trek: Picard “Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2”

Last time on Picard with a Vengeance: Picard watched helplessly as the android woman he saved because her enemies were convinced she was going to usher in the apocalypse ushered in the apocalypse. Dick move there. If I were…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Mar 6, 2020

Star Trek: Picard “Nepenthe”

Previously on Picard 2: Picarder: Picard showed up on the Borg cube to rescue Soji at the exact same moment that Narek finally got the location of the android home planet out of her and tried to kill her.…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Jan 15, 2020

Star Trek: The Next Generation “Shades of Gray”

A long, long time ago, when the Agony Booth’s list of Star Trek recaps was called the Worst of Trek and only consisted of recaps of bottom-of-the-barrel episodes like “Spock’s Brain” and “The Outrageous Okona”, there was one episode that seemed like a no-brainer to be included on the list. Anyone even vaguely familiar with the franchise knows exactly which episode is the most hated...

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· by Tyler Peterson · Dec 24, 2019

Star Trek: The Next Generation “Power Play”

Welcome to a surprise bonus edition of… Earlier this year, I was fortunate enough to stumble across a great essay by Nicasio Andres Reed talking about a particular detail that sets the Star Trek franchise apart from its peers. He…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Aug 15, 2019

My hopes for Star Trek: Picard

As most everyone is aware by now, the next Star Trek series, Star Trek: Picard, is set to begin on CBS All Access next year. Like Star Trek: Discovery, it will only be available for viewing on the…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Sep 23, 2017

Star Trek: Enterprise “These Are the Voyages...” (part 2 of 2)

Previously on Star Trek: Enterprise: As the Enterprise-D searched diligently for a shipwreck containing a top secret device that could have potential far-reaching consequences for relations between the Federation and the Romulan Empire, Riker was play-acting on the holodeck…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Sep 22, 2017

Star Trek: Enterprise “These Are the Voyages...” (part 1 of 2)

As incredible as it is to believe, it’s now been over 12 years since Star Trek: Enterprise aired its final episode. At the time, ratings for the show were hitting all-time lows, Nemesis had recently bombed in theaters, and there…

Tagged: Will Riker

Shaxs and awe: Star Trek: Lower Decks “We’ll Always Have Tom Paris”

Darmok time: Star Trek: Lower Decks “Kayshon, His Eyes Open”

Can’t keep a god man down: Star Trek: Lower Decks “Strange Energies”

Star Trek: Lower Decks “No Small Parts”

Star Trek: Voyager “Death Wish”

Star Trek: The Next Generation “Tapestry”

Star Trek: The Next Generation “True Q”

Star Trek: The Next Generation “Qpid”

Star Trek: The Next Generation “Deja Q”

Star Trek: The Next Generation “Q Who”

Star Trek: The Next Generation “Hide and Q”

Star Trek: The Next Generation “Encounter at Farpoint”

Star Trek: Picard “Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2”

Star Trek: Picard “Nepenthe”

Star Trek: The Next Generation “Shades of Gray”

Star Trek: The Next Generation “Power Play”

My hopes for Star Trek: Picard

Star Trek: Enterprise “These Are the Voyages...” (part 2 of 2)

Star Trek: Enterprise “These Are the Voyages...” (part 1 of 2)

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