Episode 13
Friday 28 January 2022
Star Trek: Enterprise
Series 2, Episode 22
Stardate: Unknown (2153)
First broadcast on Wednesday 30 April 2003
The crew of Enterprise encounter the Vissians, a genial and technologically advanced species who enslave three percent of their population and force them to have sex with married couples who wish to conceive their horrible latex-faced children. Surprisingly, we’re generally fine with this. Apart from Trip, who is a good person.
Episode 12
Friday 21 January 2022
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Series 6, Episode 26 / Series 7, Episode 1
Stardate: 46982.1
First broadcast on Monday 21 June 1993
and Monday 20 September 1993
After their critically acclaimed attack on Earth on Stardate 44001.4, the Borg are back with a terrifying new plan — to pad out the the running time of the Star Trek: The Next Generation Series 6 finale and Series 7 opener. Meanwhile, Deanna is amused by Data’s porn consumption, Nathan is impressed by Beverly’s approach to command, and Joe is distracted by the memory of much more enjoyable Star Trek episodes.
Episode 11
Friday 14 January 2022
Star Trek: The Original Series
Series 3, Episode 1
Stardate: 5431.4
First broadcast on Friday 20 September 1968
A young woman wearing fabulous boots materialises on the Enterprise, renders the crew unconscious, and then removes Spock’s brain. And soon we discover — to our horror — that everyone else involved in making this episode has had their brain removed as well.
Episode 10
Friday 7 January 2022
Star Trek: Prodigy
Series 1, Episode 3
Stardate: Unknown (2383)
First broadcast on Thursday 4 November 2021
Star Trek welcomes a whole new generation into its ranks, as Dal, Rok-Tahk, Zero, Pog, Murf and their prisoner Gwyn become the new crew of the USS Protostar. Their first mission: to accidentally set course for a black hole, to learn to work together as a crew, and to come to appreciate the value of good advice. And, of course, to boldly go where no one has gone before.
Episode 9
Friday 31 December 2021
Star Trek: Voyager
Series 3, Episode 4
Stardate: 50252.3
First broadcast on Wednesday 25 September 1996
When the Doctor’s hard drive starts to fill up with opera, romantic relationships and all the complex glories of being human, he finds himself increasingly unable to fulfil his function as Voyager’s Chief Medical Officer — instead becoming a heartbreaking analogue of your dad suffering from dementia. Also, a bunch of space things happen that we couldn’t possibly care about.