I watch 2 episodes of Star Trek from 2 different series, and write about them.
The crew of Voyager come to terms with being stranded in the Delta Quadrant, and the crew of Deep Space Nine “shouldn’t have to mourn alone”.
Read More “We’ve got a long way to go”: Eye of the Needle (Voyager) vs. The Sound of Her Voice (DS9)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)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)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)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)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)Suspicion and paranoia abound on the Defiant and the Voyager, as shape-shifting impostors and surgically altered spies force Sisko and Chakotay to question how much they can trust those under their command.
Read More “You’re too late, we’re everywhere”: The Adversary (DS9) vs. State of Flux (VOY)In Trek vs. Trek’s first trip to the Mirror Universe, we see how differently the Original Series and Deep Space Nine approach the idea of ‘the darkest timeline’.
Read More “There’s got to be something better than this”: Mirror, Mirror (TOS) vs. Crossover (DS9)We see Earth through the eyes of 3 Ferengi in the 40s, and 3 Vulcans in the 50s.
Read More “I Love Lucy is on tonight”: Little Green Men (DS9) vs. Carbon Creek (ENT)