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“Wolf 359 was an inside job”: Samaritan Snare (TNG) vs. No Small Parts (Lower Decks)

The Enterprise and the Cerritos encounter the Pakleds, who are kind of a joke … until they aren’t.

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“Starfleet is better with you in it”: Lower Decks (TNG) vs. Second Contact (Lower Decks)

We get a taste of life on the lower decks of the Federation’s flagship, and we’re introduced to the crew of the Cerritos, which is far from a flagship.

Read More “Starfleet is better with you in it”: Lower Decks (TNG) vs. Second Contact (Lower Decks)

“The kid’s had too much reality lately, if you ask me”: Hollow Pursuits (TNG) vs. It’s Only a Paper Moon (DS9)

Barclay and Nog use the holodeck the way most of us would, if we could: they spend too much time in it.

Read More “The kid’s had too much reality lately, if you ask me”: Hollow Pursuits (TNG) vs. It’s Only a Paper Moon (DS9)

“We can be heroes”: Ephraim and Dot (Short Treks) vs. Children of Mars (Short Treks)

2019 ends and 2020 begins with very different Short Treks, which tell surprisingly similar stories while exploring new sides of Star Trek.

Read More “We can be heroes”: Ephraim and Dot (Short Treks) vs. Children of Mars (Short Treks)

“He was an idiot”: More Tribbles, More Troubles (Animated Series) vs. The Trouble with Edward (Short Treks)

Tribbles return, in an episode of The Animated Series, and in a Short Trek that only feels animated.

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“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.

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

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

“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.

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“Did humans really talk like that?”: A Piece of the Action (TOS) vs. The Royale (TNG)

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)

“I’m literally angry with rage!”: The Squire of Gothos (TOS) vs. Where No Fan Has Gone Before (Futurama)

The crew of the Enterprise meet Earth’s biggest fan, and the cast of the show meet Star Trek’s biggest fan.

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