I watch 2 episodes of Star Trek from 2 different series, and write about them.
It’s just one problem after another, as the Enterprise gets the hard sell from a long-dead weapons salesman, and the crew of Deep Space Nine sets off an old Cardassian security system.
Read More “Attention, Bajoran workers”: The Arsenal of Freedom (TNG) vs. Civil Defense (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)Elevator troubles lead to awkward moments for Odo, Lwaxana Troi, Spock, and Number One.
Read More “Keep your freaky to yourself”: The Forsaken (DS9) vs. Q & A (Short Treks)Captain Picard and Captain Sisko each live out another person’s life, in two of the finest episodes in all of Star Trek.
Read More “You are the dreamer, and the dream”: The Inner Light (TNG) vs. Far Beyond the Stars (DS9)22nd-century Earth has a ways to go before becoming a perfect paradise … and 24th-century Earth may not be so perfect after all.
Read More “Paradise has never seemed so well-armed”: Homefront & Paradise Lost (DS9) vs. Demons & Terra Prime (Enterprise)Deep Space Nine and Enterprise get in the Halloween spirit, as Garak goes all Michael Myers on an abandoned station, and T’Pol finds a zombie apocalypse on board a Vulcan ship.
Read More “Use logic more quietly”: Empok Nor (DS9) vs. Impulse (Enterprise)In the space-justice system, Kirk and Worf are put on trial. These are their stories.
Read More “Life is a great deal more complicated in this red uniform”: Court Martial (Original Series) vs. Rules of Engagement (Deep Space Nine)A failure to communicate could be fatal for Saru, and for everyone on board Deep Space Nine.
Read More “Flame the dark true salt”: Babel (Deep Space 9) vs. An Obol for Charon (Discovery)Chief O’Brien and Ensign Tilly each form unlikely friendships with new life, whether they were seeking it out or not.
Read More “I live the greatest adventure one could ever desire”: Captive Pursuit (DS9) vs. Runaway (Short Treks)Worf and Troi play Red Dead Redemption, while Bashir and Garak play Goldeneye.
Read More “What could possibly go wrong?”: A Fistful of Datas (TNG) vs. Our Man Bashir (DS9)