“The Great Balance is a lie”: A Taste of Armageddon (Original Series) vs. The Sound of Thunder (Discovery)

Prime Directive? What Prime Directive? Kirk and Saru each take the law into their own hands.

“My place is no longer here”: First Contact (TNG) vs. The Brightest Star (Short Treks)

It’s first contact with new life, from the new life’s point of view.

“I don’t know how I’m going to enter this into the log”: Where No One Has Gone Before (TNG) vs. Threshold (Voyager)

The crew of the Enterprise go where they should never have gone in the first place … and so do the writers of Voyager.

“What’s a Tuesday?”: Data’s Day (TNG) vs. Calypso (Short Treks)

The Next Generation shows us a day in the life of an android, and Discovery’s second Short Trek shows us a Taco Tuesday in the life of a ship’s computer.

“You’re out of your league”: Q Who (TNG) vs. Regeneration (Enterprise)

Humanity comes face to face with the dehumanizing nightmare of the Borg, for the first time … twice.

“I live the greatest adventure one could ever desire”: Captive Pursuit (DS9) vs. Runaway (Short Treks)

Chief O’Brien and Ensign Tilly each form unlikely friendships with new life, whether they were seeking it out or not.

“You have angered The Picard”: Who Watches the Watchers (TNG) vs. New Eden (Discovery)

Picard gets a promotion from captain to god, and the Discovery visits a distant colony of humans whose ancestors were abducted by “angels”.

Trek vs. Trek returns on Feb. 25

Sorry for the longer-than-expected hiatus, but Trek vs. Trek will return with new posts every Monday, starting February 25th. We’ll be comparing …