I watch 2 episodes of Star Trek from 2 different series, and write about them.
The 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)Honey, I Shrunk the Crew of the Enterprise (and a Runabout)
Read More “A little ship that took a little trip”: The Terratin Incident (TAS) vs. One Little Ship (DS9)Kirk and Janeway put their morals where their mouths are, risking ship and crew to show that the Federation’s values aren’t just words.
Read More “There’s coffee in that nebula”: The Corbomite Maneuver (TOS) vs. The Cloud (VOY)We wrap up our trip to the Mirror Universe with two episodes that are each classic Trek, but in very different ways.
Read More “We will not accept a no-win scenario”: In a Mirror, Darkly, Part 2 (ENT) vs. What’s Past is Prologue (DSC)The Siskos and Burnham spend more creepy quality time with the Mirror versions of their lost loved ones, which turns into a sitcom for the Siskos, and a horror movie for Burnham.
Read More “This feels like a reckoning”: Shattered Mirror (DS9) vs. Vaulting Ambition (DSC)Sisko and Burnham impersonate their Mirror Universe selves, which leads Burnham to question her faith in herself and in humanity … and leads Sisko to look cool dual-wielding phasers.
Read More “Every moment is a test”: Through the Looking Glass (DS9) vs. The Wolf Inside (DSC)The crew of the ISS Enterprise are mostly evil, while the crew of the ISS Discovery are just pretending to be.
Read More “Their strength is painted rust”: In a Mirror, Darkly, Part 1 (ENT) vs. Despite Yourself (DSC)An early episode of The Next Generation starts a Trek tradition of holodeck malfunctions, while a late-series episode of Deep Space 9 lets the crew use the holodeck exactly as its designers probably intended: to pull holographic casino heists.
Read More “It is you who are not real, sir”: The Big Goodbye (TNG) vs. Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang (DS9)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)