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ENTERPRISE s3e6 “Exile”

Hoshi's on a Beauty and the Beast planet, and she's got casual party outfits for the occasion!  Reed does his best to gaslight her, Archer's still mad in every scene, and Hoshi does an impressive job of handling the mind-reading incel.  

Post your Enterprise-related comments/questions here for consideration for the next Enterprise pod!

[Might be a quicker turnaround of pods in the next couple weeks.  For those who want to get their comments in, listen and post early...

DS9 s2e2 “The Circle”

It's Part 2 (?) of this three-parter, and the boys are in fine mistake form here on, "the best Star Trek podcast."  Matt rebounds from his boredom in part 1 and is back on board, we get a special appearance from Chekotay!  Meanwhile Andy asks if Kira just had sex with that glowing orb.

[Might be a quicker turnaround of pods in the next couple weeks.  For those who want to get their comments in, listen and post early!]

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POST-CARD - "The Last (Picard) Conversation" - a S3 discussion

Matt and Andy look back on season 3 of Picard with a Matt-style poking through your comments, with a thorough discussion of fan service to close it out.  

ENTERPRISE s3e5 “Impulse”

PEW-PEW!  A ton of action and one more Vulcan-gone-wild plot doesn't add much spice to this zombies-on-a-spaceship episode.  The question is are they dumb zombies or smart zombies?  Next stop: the exapanzzzzzzz! 

Post your Enterprise-related comments/questions here for consideration for the next Enterprise pod!

[Might be a quicker turnaround of pods in the next couple weeks.  For those who want to get their comments in, listen and post early!]

DS9 s2e1 “The Homecoming”

LET'S GET READY TO SERIALLLIZZZZZE! Or at least start to as Matt and Andy discuss Frank Langella's refusal to take credit, whether Cardassians and Bjorans are into each other in general, and the fastest and most uneventful prisoner breakout plan in Trek history.

Also, SOMEWHERE IN TIME (starring Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour) spoiler at 1:06ish.  Yes, SOMEWHERE IN TIME.  

[Episode discussion begins around 1:09]

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DEEP SPACE NINE S1E20 “In the Hands of the Prophets”

There's been a murder and nobody's on the case!  O'Brien sort of is, but he's mostly looking for one of his tools.  Matt fends off the reaction to his take on "Duet" in a super long hailbag, we hear from Maurice Hurley, and Andy wonders why Vedek Winn didn't pick someone who was a better shot.

Post your PRIORITY ONE comments and/or questions here and they’ll get special consideration to be read in the TNC prime pod or Patreon bonus pods!  And if you’re in the Presiden...

T'POLL: PICARD s3e10 - How many Andys?

How many Andys does this episode get from YOU?  

PICARD s3e10 "The Last Generation" (AUDIO ONLY)

Buckle up as we follow the TNG crew on their final (?) adventure in this nearly-4 hour, audio-only epic containing everything TNC prides itself on: digressions, misinformation about obituaries, lively debates that sound like hostile fights, hostile fights that sound like gaslighting, a hailbag topping an hour-twenty, blind alleys of minutiae, plenty of jokes from you, our loyal (up until this episode) crew, and various points where either host loses their mind over something they love or hate...

TONIGHT: Picard Season 3 Episode 10 Live

Your indecisiveness has led us to this.  A perfect compromise?  Something neither side wanted but both will settle for?  That's for us to decide.    Spoilers incoming so watch before you watch. 

ALL HANDS! LIVESTREAM PICARD FINALE TONIGHT!

[In keeping with our brand, the livestream will start at 8:30PM Pacific tonight now.]

Welp, the T'Poll was so hilariously close that, ever the crew-pleasers we're always attempting to be, we decided to try to split the difference and have the livestream, but do it TONIGHT (THURSDAY, Apr. 20th) at 8:30PM Pacific (-ISH, I mean, let's face it, it's us, so maybe a bit later?).  We know that won't fit everyone's schedule, but you'll be able to access it after the livestream. 

PICARD s3e9 T'POLL - How many AndyS?

Just curious to get a mathematical look at what our crew thinks since there seem to be a lot of strong feelings (you'll have to round down or up).

How many Andys does this episode get FROM YOU?

PRE-CARD POD! A pre-PICARD s3 finale conversation

That's right, we're throwing a pod out BEFORE watching the PICARD season 3 finale to discuss unanswered questions, our expectations and hopes, and list some of the various dumb things we each did this week as a little/hour-long bonus for the crew.  

[And vote in our PICARD T'POLL below!]

RED ALERT! PICARD T'POLL

Hey crew!  A last-minute choice for you which we should have thought of weeks ago.  (By order of Cap'n Mira, these are the only two options.)  

Would you prefer:  

PICARD s3e9 "Võx"

The fan service is flying in this ep, and it's tough to tell whether Matt Mura (sp?) is for it or agin it.  Andy visits with another old friend who is again instantly taken from him by the demon-lord Matalas, and finally we get an answer to what's beyond the door in Picard's - sorry, no, this door is Jack's - brain.    

Post your questions and comments below, and please place your SPECULATIONS AND SPOILERS in the PICARD SEASON 3 SPECULATIONS AND SPOILERS post.

PICARD s3e8 "Surrender"

The full TNG crew reunites, winning Matt and Andy’s favor, but Andy continues to lead the critiques in our ongoing TNC elseworld saga.  Vadic chews more scenery along with a cigar possibly made out of Changeling goo?   Jack Mystery Box Theater is dragged out another episode, and lastly, a moving, triumphant return of Star Trek’s most important character - [SPOILER REDACTED]

Post your questions and comments below, and please place your SPECULATIONS AND SPOILERS in the ...

DS9 ODO PUDDLE T'POLL

Should Odo feel more shame: 

DEEP SPACE NINE S1E19 “Duet”

Major Kira goes head-to-head with an alleged Cardassian war criminal as Matt and Andy go head-to-head over whether this episode deserves its highly-ranked status - or whether it even has that status?   Also - is this file clerk the greatest living actor of the 24th Century?

Post your PRIORITY ONE comments and/or questions here and they’ll get special consideration to be read in the TNC prime pod or Patreon bonus pods!  And if you’re in the President’s Circle, you ma...

PICARD s3e7 "Dominion"

[For those who practice, Andy steps out of the Lieutenants Lounge while Matt engages in some Deep Space 9 SPOILER TALK at 1:35:00 to 1:36:15]

It's "Battle of Data's BFFs" as Geordi pulls at our heartstrings, Picard executes his MASTER PLAN (some forcefields), some bad interrogation work is on display, and Vadic does a pitch-perfect English accent in her transformation to Jack.   

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[MISTAKEN REPOST] ENTERPRISE s3e4 “Rajiin”

You're correct, this was already posted!  Apologies for the fake-out!  I could have sworn we had one in the chamber we never posted!  I guess I didn't trust myself to remember to post it because of my broken brain (obviously for good reason) so I threw it up at the time.  I shall let this post stand as a monument to my dishonor and also because you already have a PICARD amount of comments.  And here I thought I was being generous giving up future content we'd have to ...

PICARD s3e6 "The Bounty"

More familiar faces, more familiar ships, and the show leaves a bunch of Moriarty chips unspent on the table.  Meanwhile, Matt and Andy's transformation into each other continues -- BUT WHICH ONE IS THE CHANGELING?  

Post your questions and comments below, and please place your SPECULATIONS AND SPOILERS in the PICARD SEASON 3 SPECULATIONS AND SPOILERS post.

T'POLL - "Changeling" vs. "Chameleoid"

Which would you prefer?  And please don't forget about Odo.  

Secunda Live Audio Reactions for PICARD s3e5

[SPOILERS for PICARD s3e5] 

This was my (Andy's) live audio reactions, edited to the key Ro parts of this episode, as requested by a listener.  Unfortunately the request that I record my reactions to the episode in and of itself was the only clue I needed to deduce that Ro would make an appearance, which is why my initial reaction to her is somewhat muted based on what a TNC listener might expect (further evidence to beware what you don't expect to be ...