“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.

“Keep your freaky to yourself”: The Forsaken (DS9) vs. Q & A (Short Treks)

Elevator troubles lead to awkward moments for Odo, Lwaxana Troi, Spock, and Number One.

“You are the dreamer, and the dream”: The Inner Light (TNG) vs. Far Beyond the Stars (DS9)

Captain Picard and Captain Sisko each live out another person’s life, in two of the finest episodes in all of Star Trek.

“Paradise has never seemed so well-armed”: Homefront & Paradise Lost (DS9) vs. Demons & Terra Prime (Enterprise)

22nd-century Earth has a ways to go before becoming a perfect paradise … and 24th-century Earth may not be so perfect after all.

“Use logic more quietly”: Empok Nor (DS9) vs. Impulse (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.

“Life is a great deal more complicated in this red uniform”: Court Martial (Original Series) vs. Rules of Engagement (Deep Space Nine)

In the space-justice system, Kirk and Worf are put on trial. These are their stories.

“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.

“What could possibly go wrong?”: A Fistful of Datas (TNG) vs. Our Man Bashir (DS9)

Worf and Troi play Red Dead Redemption, while Bashir and Garak play Goldeneye.

“We’ve got a long way to go”: Eye of the Needle (Voyager) vs. The Sound of Her Voice (DS9)

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”.