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I watch 2 episodes of Star Trek from 2 different series, and write about them.

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  • “I have the will to live of two men”: Tuvix (Voyager) vs. Similitude (Enterprise)
  • “If we’re going to be damned, let’s be damned for what we really are”: Encounter at Farpoint (TNG) vs. Emissary (DS9)

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Month: January 2018

“What are you, that you could do this?”: The Enterprise Incident (TOS) vs. Face of the Enemy (TNG)

Troi and Kirk try on Romulan faces, and oppression and espionage test what Troi and Spock are capable of.

Read More “What are you, that you could do this?”: The Enterprise Incident (TOS) vs. Face of the Enemy (TNG)

“You’re too late, we’re everywhere”: The Adversary (DS9) vs. State of Flux (VOY)

Suspicion and paranoia abound on the Defiant and the Voyager, as shape-shifting impostors and surgically altered spies force Sisko and Chakotay to question how much they can trust those under their command.

Read More “You’re too late, we’re everywhere”: The Adversary (DS9) vs. State of Flux (VOY)

“There’s got to be something better than this”: Mirror, Mirror (TOS) vs. Crossover (DS9)

In Trek vs. Trek’s first trip to the Mirror Universe, we see how differently the Original Series and Deep Space Nine approach the idea of ‘the darkest timeline’.

Read More “There’s got to be something better than this”: Mirror, Mirror (TOS) vs. Crossover (DS9)

“With every choice, you change your fate”: Monday (X-Files) vs. Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad (DSC)

In the first installment of Trek vs. Pop Culture, we look at how differently Discovery and The X-Files treat a familiar sci-fi concept: the time loop.

Read More “With every choice, you change your fate”: Monday (X-Files) vs. Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad (DSC)

Recent Posts

  • Live long and stay warm: Trek vs. Trek will return in 2020 December 9, 2019
  • “Resistance is not futile?”: I, Borg (TNG) vs. The Gift (Voyager) December 2, 2019
  • “He was an idiot”: More Tribbles, More Troubles (Animated Series) vs. The Trouble with Edward (Short Treks) November 25, 2019
  • “Paradise has never seemed so well-armed”: Homefront & Paradise Lost (DS9) vs. Demons & Terra Prime (Enterprise) November 18, 2019
  • “Previously, on Star Trek”: The Menagerie (Original Series) vs. If Memory Serves (Discovery) November 11, 2019
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