Just when Allie and Sarah start feeling like maybe they’re not giving Dr. Pulaski the space and grace to grow as a person, Pulaski’s relationship with Data begins to turn for the better.
Jessi B. of the Crusher Convo Podcast joins us for this review and discussion of TNG’s “Unnatural Selection”!
When a 911 leads us to another Classic Star Trek grumpy hermit scientist, Data’s body is used without his consent to save the life of another. But when Star Trek takes the position that “no being is so important that he can usurp the rights of another,” we get mad on Adriana Smith’s behalf all over again.
This week on After School Special Trek: When the galaxy’s best mediator loses his only interpreters (and his confidence), the crew of the D must help him find a new way to move negotiations forward.
After picking up free-spirit Captain Han Sparrow, the Enterprise finds itself caught between the Capulets and Montagues. Meanwhile, Data explores a second job as a stand up comic. Will Data ever learn what “funny” is?
With nothing better to do while waiting for a meetup, Data and Geordi fuck off in the holodeck to kill some time. But when Dirty Doctor Pulaski pushes Geordi to do the “create a holodeck nemesis to outsmart Data” TikTok Challenge, shit goes sideways. Does Pulaski EVER apologize? How long can you store a hologram on a floppy disk? Why don’t the people running NuTrek™ see that filler bottle episodes like this give us time to breathe and develop characters and their relationships and stop trying to save the whole ass universe every episode?
The D gets stuck inside a hole where things aren’t necessarily what they appear to be. The alien that lives here, Nagilum, purportedly wants to learn about how humans die, but does this episode pay that off? How many Bridges are there? When will Pulaski get over herself? How long would you like to prepare for your death?
This episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation contains scenes of Sexual Assault. Listener discretion is advised.
In an episode that dances around issues of autonomy, Troi is raped by an alien who wants to see what it’s like to be human while Guinan helps Wesley reconsider his career path.
Join Allie and Sarah as they run through the episode list to see what they remember from this upcoming season of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Then, take on Becca’s Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge question for “The Child”.
Patrons Bruce and Chris join Sarah, Allie, and Becca for a fun game of TrekWord!
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