Episode 123
Friday 30 August 2024
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Series 5, Episode 24
Stardate: 50901.7
First broadcast on Monday 19 May 1997
This week, Deep Space Nine does the best that it can with a slasher horror premise involving four redshirts and some murderous Cardassians, including beloved secondary character, plain, simple Garak. Fortunately, no one suffers any long-term ill-effects — except for the people who are no longer around to complain, I suppose.
Episode 122
Friday 16 August 2024
Star Trek: Enterprise
Series 4, Episodes 18–19
Stardate: Unknown (2155)
First broadcast on Friday 22 April 2005
and Friday 29 April 2005
The finish line is in sight this week for Star Trek: Enterprise, and so it’s time to throw out the rulebook and have some fun for a change, with a preposterous farrago of fan service that remembers at least that one of our most important jobs is to be enjoyable and entertaining. T’Pol starts wearing a miniskirt and Archer drinks some poisoned champagne, and, frankly, we couldn’t possibly be happier.
Episode 121
Friday 9 August 2024
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Series 3, Episode 13
Stardate: 43539.1
First broadcast on Monday 5 February 1990
As private parts to the gods are we! They play with us for their sport!
Lord Melchett, Blackadder II: Chains
A defrocked god appears on the bridge of the USS Enterprise and wanders around being much more fun than anyone else aboard. (Apart from Whoopi Goldberg, obviously. And maybe Brent this week.) A solid outing from TNG’s Imperial Phase.
Episode 120
Friday 2 August 2024
Star Trek: Prodigy
Series 2, Episodes 1–2
Stardate: 61859.6
First broadcast on Monday 1 July 2024
Star Trek: Prodigy is here for a second season, bringing our crew back together and sending them off on an epic mission aboard the USS Voyager. It’s Star Trek: Voyager as you’ve never seen it before, but it would be cruel of us to say why. (Hint: we both think it’s really good.) Also appearing: the two best Roberts, which is quite exciting.
Episode 119
Friday 26 July 2024
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Series 3, Episode 8
Stardate: 48423.2
First broadcast on Monday 14 November 1994
This week, Deep Space Nine serves up a Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, in which a respected female character undertakes an ill-advised heterosexual romance with a creepy and unattractive white guy, which makes her look like an idiot. Meanwhile, over in the B-plot, Quark and Jeffrey Coombs try to get hold of some deepfake celebrity porn of Nana Visitor.