I watch 2 episodes of Star Trek from 2 different series, and write about them.
Who says they won’t celebrate Halloween in the 24th century? Neelix tells the Borg kids a ghost story, while the crew of the Enterprise hallucinate some scary stories of their own.
Read More “Eyes in the dark”: Night Terrors (TNG) vs. The Haunting of Deck Twelve (Voyager)A Romulan defector and a mysterious Cardassian show us what true patriotism might look like, in two fine examples of Star Trek at its Star Trek-iest.
Read More “I’ll try to make my lies more opaque”: The Defector (TNG) vs. Duet (DS9)We meet an iconically charismatic villain for the first time, and encounter another charismatic villain with a familiar face.
Read More “He was the best of the tyrants”: Space Seed (Original Series) vs. The Arik Soong Arc (Enterprise)Data learns that honesty isn’t the best policy — until it is — and Kira learns that she doesn’t get to be the good guy anymore.
Read More “You’re on the other side now”: The Ensigns of Command (TNG) vs. Progress (DS9)The crew of Voyager meet another Starfleet crew who aren’t nearly as cool about being stranded in the Delta Quadrant as they are; the crew of the Discovery learn that Starfleet Command has made a genocidal Terran their new captain.
Read More “Do we need a mutiny today to prove who we are?”: Equinox, Parts 1 & 2 (Voyager) vs. The War Without, The War Within & Will You Take My Hand? (Discovery)Away teams from two Enterprises encounter echoes of Earth’s past on far-off planets … and also cheat at craps (and fizzbin).
Read More “Did humans really talk like that?”: A Piece of the Action (TOS) vs. The Royale (TNG)Listen up, pal: Trek vs. Trek is back from summer hiatus with a new post every Sunday, starting on Sept. 23 with the classic Original Series episode “A Piece of the Action” and The Next Generation’s “The Royale”. Until then, check the language banks, and find out what a “heater” is.
Read More Trek vs. Trek returns on Sunday, Sept. 23Trek vs. Trek is going on hiatus for the summer, and will return in the fall.
Read More Have a long and prosperous summerThe crew of the Enterprise meet Earth’s biggest fan, and the cast of the show meet Star Trek’s biggest fan.
Read More “I’m literally angry with rage!”: The Squire of Gothos (TOS) vs. Where No Fan Has Gone Before (Futurama)Data learns to dream, and the Doctor learns to daydream.
Read More “The dream dreams the dreamer”: Birthright, Part 1 (TNG) vs. Tinker Tenor Doctor Spy (VOY)