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Finite Combinations

The only Trek review site to violate the Temporal Prime Directive

All six of the pre-'10s Trek shows considered in the only way that matters - as if they all happened at the same time.

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2.1 "You Know, For Kids"

The Animated Series Season 1 Retrospective Let’s look at this one through a new lens. If You Don’t Love Something, Set It Free Biased...

2.1.16 The Dirty Half-Dozen

The Jihad “The Jihad” is an absolute mess. I could probably take up 1500 words just listing all the ways in which it makes no sense, or...

2.1.15 Kidnapped By Jerks 2: Sluggo's Revenge

The Eye Of The Beholder "I don't know about you, but my compassion for someone isn't limited to my estimate of their intelligence" - Dr...

2.1.14 The Cat That Walked By Himself

The Slaver Weapon The Animated Series brings out the big guns. Copycat You can see how "The Slaver Weapon" worked on paper. This is true...

2.1.13 What Waits Below

The Ambergris Element I mean, it’s better than “The Lorelei Signal”. You know. Mostly. Diminishing Returns Looks like we’re going to have...

2.1.12 "Why Can't We All Just Get Along?"

The Time Trap What does it mean to be removed from reality? Strange Geometries Let’s start by discussing this literally. The Delta...

2.1.11 The Vowels Are Not What They Seem (Bonus Post)

Detecting non-random signals in "The Terratin Incident" Today’s question, utterly nonsensical even by IDFC standards, is nevertheless one...

2.1.11 Small Potatoes

The Terratin Incident OK, fine. I admit it. Not one of my better titles. I’m not sure I could get around the pun even if I tried, though....

2.1.10 Ill-Met By Starlight

Mudd's Passion Holy Prophets, this is worse than “Code of Honor”. [Content warning: references to sexual assault.] "The Rankest...

2.1.9 "By Definition Alone, Sequels Are Inferior..!"

Once Upon A Planet Poor Lewis Carroll. First he dies, and then this happens. Support Your Local Artist “Once Upon A Planet” isn’t all...

2.1.8 Original Sin

The Magicks Of Megas-Tu “The Magicks Of Megas-Tu” an onion story. Every time you peel a layer off, you find another one beneath it. Let’s...

2.1.7 World Leader Extend

The Infinite Vulcan Well, that was… quite something. Yessir, this is definitely a thing that exists. I watched it twice, just to be sure....

2.1.6 Get Carter

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...

2.1.5 You Cannot Be Serious

More Tribbles, More Troubles David Gerrold’s sequel to his own classic is an interesting beast. It has a reputation as an uncomplicated...

2.1.4 "And After The Spanking..."

The Lorelei Signal Best worst-episode-ever ever? “The Lorelei Signal” has the occasional beautiful island, but getting to them means...

2.1.3 "You Fool, It's Antimatter"

One Of Our Planets Is Missing "Ooopim”, as the kids are already calling it, is a slightly frustrating episode. It isn’t actually bad in...

2.1.2 The Sehlat Effect

Yesteryear Sticking with the theme of kid’s behaviour, then… Trying Not To Think About Time Well, kind of. Eventually. First I want to...

2.1.1 That 70s Show

Beyond The Farthest Star "Beyond The Farthest Star" was not an episode written to be a pilot. Like the show which burned so this one...

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