I watch 2 episodes of Star Trek from 2 different series, and write about them.
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)It’s first contact with new life, from the new life’s point of view.
Read More “My place is no longer here”: First Contact (TNG) vs. The Brightest Star (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)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)Picard gets a promotion from captain to god, and the Discovery visits a distant colony of humans whose ancestors were abducted by “angels”.
Read More “You have angered The Picard”: Who Watches the Watchers (TNG) vs. New Eden (Discovery)Strange new worlds have Trip and Saru behaving … strangely.
Read More “Are we allowed to squash alien life forms?”: Strange New World (Enterprise) vs. Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum (Discovery)The crew of Voyager meet another Starfleet crew who aren’t nearly as cool about being stranded in the Delta Quadrant as they are; the crew of the Discovery learn that Starfleet Command has made a genocidal Terran their new captain.
Read More “Do we need a mutiny today to prove who we are?”: Equinox, Parts 1 & 2 (Voyager) vs. The War Without, The War Within & Will You Take My Hand? (Discovery)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)