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Jessie Earl

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Jumpgate #4 - Born to the Purple

The Babylon 5 journey continues on the rewatch podcast, ya giant dorks! This time we look at a... let's just say... "problematic" early episode of the show that touches upon sex work and other issues. But at least Vir gets to play a Nintendo Switch!

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Halo: The Series "Emergence" EPISODE 3 REVIEW

Ok... I can't get over how they made Cortana look. We are deep in the Uncanny Valley right now.

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Star Trek Picard 2.06 "Two For One" REVIEW & BREAKDOWN

The Borg Queen is at a gala and I AM HERE FOR IT Y'ALL as Star Trek Picard Season 2 continues.

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The Long Road #215: Cease Fire

Jeffery Combs is back as Shran, which is always a good time as we watch the second season episode of Star Trek Enterprise, "Cease Fire".

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Moon Knight "Summon The Suit" - Episode 2 Review

Steven looks FREAKING DAPPER AF as he "Summon The Suit" in the second episode of Moon Knight.

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The Queer History of Spock

Star Trek Strange New Worlds seemingly might be making Spock heterosexual.... but does that take away from the queer history of the character?

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Jumpgate #3 - Soul Hunter

The Babylon 5 rewatch continues friends, as Vera and I jump into Soul Hunters... and I try my hardest to not spoil the whole dang show for Vera! 

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"Everything, Everywhere All At Once" Is a Masterpiece

Michelle Yeoh's latest film Everything Everywhere All at Once is honest to god a true masterpiece of cinema and you should go watch it.

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Discord Server (& Update Incoming)

Hey everyone, the link to the discord server is below if you need it. And my normal monthly update video will be coming sometime next week instead of this week, because I want to try to either do it either during or after I go to Star Trek Mission Chicago, cause I think it'd be fun to share my exerpeices at the con in the update. So sorry it'll be a little delayed but hopefully it'll make it more fun. But for folks to know, I'm currently working on Sex in Star Trek Part 2 and my James Gunn vi...

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Halo: The Series "Unbound" EPISODE 2 REVIEW

The Master Chief continues to show his face in Halo: The Series Episode 2 and I gotta be honest, it's still an uphill battle but I'm still in on this show.

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Star Trek Picard 2.05 "Fly Me To The Moon" REVIEW & BREAKDOWN

The Borg Queen is getting her gala on in the latest episode of Star Trek Picard, fly me to the moon!

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Moon Knight "The Goldfish Problem" - PREMIERE REVIEW

Marvel's diving into the paranormal and I AM HERE FOR IT with Oscar Issacs in Moon Knight on Disney+.

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Jumpgate #2 - Midnight on the Firing Line

We've got ambassadors, battles and Sinclair, oh my, in the very first regular episode of Babylon 5 and Vera can't get over the CGI! 

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(Getting Around Copyright Claims) A Deep Analysis of Star Trek Discovery Season 4

Hey all, sorry YouTube copyright claimed the original video. I'm disputing it right now, but in the meantime, I uploaded it to Google Drive for all of you to watch <3 Copyright claims always drive me up a wall, just adds time to editing that I don't have alas. But I'll figure it out. But please, let me know what you think here! I like to see your comments and thoughts on the video and I miss that sometimes when I have to post a Google Drive link <3

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A Deep Analysis of Star Trek Discovery Season 4

Star Trek Discovery Season 4 has come to an end, and that means I have to analyze the latest adventures of Michael Burnham and the crew of the USS Discovery...

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"Halo: The Series" Premiere Review By a Lifelong Fan

Whelp, Halo has finally come into live-action... and its an intriguing, but mixed, bag.

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Star Trek Picard 2.04 "Penance" REVIEW & BREAKDOWN

Star Trek Picard is really picking up steam in it's fourth episode "Watcher." SO MANY AWESOME DEVELOPMENTS THIS EPISODE, and I just really appreciate the confidence this show has. Seven of Nine, Jurati, the Borg Queen, Raffi, Rios and Picard all get some excellent moments, as well as some mysterious developments surrounding Q and the Watcher...

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The Long Road #214: Stigma

Star Trek Enterprise takes on the HIV epidemic and the stigma faced by LGBTQ people during it.... a few years too late. Still, it's an interesting episode, and so let's talk about it on The Long Road

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Jumpgate #1 - The Gathering

It's finally here! My Babylon 5 rewatch podcast Jumpgate with Vera Wylde. I'm so excited to dive back into one of my favorite scifi series episode by episode with a close friend of mine! Hope you all enjoy our first episode as we jump into the show's pilot movie, The Gathering!

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Why (Some) Parents Hate the Honest Sexuality of Turning Red

Pixar’s latest film Turning Red is honestly quite radical and honest in its depiction of teenage puberty and burgeoning sexuality, in a way that rarely gets depicted on screen… made even more surprising given that it was put out by Disney of all people, the studio most known for its squeaky clean “family friendly” image. Let’s talk about how Turning Red honestly displays pubescent sexuality, where it sits within Disney’s image, and how the negative reaction actually illuminates ho...

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Reading Wheel of Time Book 2 The Great Hunt FOR THE FIRST TIME

I finally read The Wheel of Time Book 2 The Great Hunt and... oh wow, this was great. Flicker Flicker Flicker.

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JK Rowling's Anti-Transgender Stance & Hogwarts Legacy.

So, important message yall. So many of you may know and be excited for the upcoming Hogwarts Legacy game and it’s PlayStation State of Play event today. In another world or context, I would be too. It looks to be everything I ever wanted from a Harry Potter game. However, given its relation to JK Rowling and the harm she has continued to target against trans people, and her support of the damaging gender critical movement, View Post

Star Trek Picard 2.03 "Assimilation" REVIEW & BREAKDOWN

Star Trek Picard travels back to the 21st Century as the crew takes on homelessness, mysterious doctors and the Borg Queen in the episode "Assimiliation".

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Star Trek Discovery 4.13 "Coming Home" REVIEW & BREAKDOWN

The Star Trek Discovery season finale is finally here as Michael Burnham and the Discovery crew take on the species 10-C aliens as well as Book and Tarka.

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What the Frell #92 - Final Thoughts

Whelp, we've hit the end of the What the Frell podcast, so Vera and I share our favorite and least favorite episodes, moments and characters from across Farscape. But truly, the true Farscape was the friends we made along the way. 

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Dissecting If Being Sexist To JK Rowling Is Morally Justifiable

YouTuber Vaush raised a question... is it morally justifiable to sexist to transphobes?

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The Emotional Toll of Being Transgender

Still working on the thumbnail for this one, but wanted to get this one out to you patrons today because I hope it'll be cathartic and helpful emotionally, cause it was for me to do it. 

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Star Trek's Noah Averbach-Katz On His New Diabetes-Focused Film

Star Trek Discovery's Noah Averbach-Katz is making a new sci-fi short film focusing on Type-1 Diabetes, so he and I sit down to talk about it, and of course, a little Star Trek Enterprise.  CHECK OUT NOAH'S KICKSTARTER - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/noahak/type-1

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Star Trek Picard 2.02 "Penance" REVIEW & BREAKDOWN

Q is back an angrier then ever in this second episode of Star Trek Picard season 2, Penance.

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Star Trek Discovery 4.12 "Species 10-C" REVIEW & BREAKDOWN

Star Trek Discovery reached it's season 4 penultimate episode as it finally confronted Species 10-C, while Jet Reno and Book deal with Tarka.

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