3.1.7 The Day He Didn't Die
Justice Eesh. Punishment zone is right. “Eternal Sign Of Barbarism” Let’s start with the good news: “Justice” isn’t actually as bad as I...
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Justice Eesh. Punishment zone is right. “Eternal Sign Of Barbarism” Let’s start with the good news: “Justice” isn’t actually as bad as I...
The Infinite Vulcan Well, that was… quite something. Yessir, this is definitely a thing that exists. I watched it twice, just to be sure....
What Are Little Girls Made Of? Well, our route into this one is uncommonly easy. After all, when an episode asks you a question with its...
The Andorian Incident Enterprise gets all political and complex. Or it thinks it does, anyway. Perfect Antennae “The Andorian Incident”...
Geometric Probability In "Eye Of The Needle" Look. We all have our issues. We all have our obsessions. There was never any way I was...
Eye Of The Needle Ah. Star Trek reaching back into its own past. Where have I seen that before? To do the same myself, however, allow me...
Q-Less (Content warning: generalised references to abusive relationships) Jambly crisps. Reading reactions to this episode make me wonder...
Lonely Among Us Lonely Among Us” is an episode about absence. The absence of memory. The absence of understanding. The absence of home....
The Survivor This is not an episode that starts well. I’m never going to come down in favour of stories that involve our heroes gushing...
Mudd's Women *Unintelligible screaming* Ugh. You’re going to want a bit more than that, aren’t you? FINE. No point hiding it, though....
Terra Nova This is an episode with an awful lot to say. So much, in fact, that it comes up with a whole new way of saying things. ...
The Cloud An obvious title, I realise. Mine, I mean, though I can’t believe anyone involved with this episode feels proud they gave it a...
Captive Pursuit We open on an employee complaining to the station commander about her working life. A brief introduction to the questions...
Where No One Has Gone Before Come on in. That’s right. Come on in and get out of that cold. You must be half frozen. Let me take that...
More Tribbles, More Troubles David Gerrold’s sequel to his own classic is an interesting beast. It has a reputation as an uncomplicated...
The Enemy Within (Content warning: discussion of sexual assault) It started out as one of those rare, wonderful days that promises quiet....
Unexpected (Content warning: Discussions of violation of consent in a sci-fi context.) Well. Yikes, innit? The nicest thing I can find...
Phage More like “Phailge”, right peeps? Actually, that’s probably unfair – a cheap shot I thought too groan-inducing to resist as an...
Babel “Babel” feels like DS9‘s first misstep. It’s not particularly a bad episode – bits of it are rather good, in fact. The issue lies...
The Last Outpost I originally wrote this essay on the 9th of November, 2016. Donald Trump had been announced as the next President of the...