I’m very careful reading those threads to avoid spoilers, because my partner and I will only be watching once the entire season is available. That said, a Dr Giger callback in any way, shape or form is the most promising thing I’ve heard about s4 so far 😂

Well, she makes the Janeway decision at the end.

So unreasonable!

Come to think of it, the joke might have worked if it was Kirk (not you) instead of Spock. It would totally track with his personality, and probably also with his and Dr Marcus’ breakup…

Yeah, the copyright says 2014, but this stinks of 1950s attitudes. “Women, amirite guys?!”

Good thing they have loads of number one Star Trek fans in the building, whatever that means.

Is she implying that they’re looking for other options than what Secret Hideout has to offer?

Well, true. LDS played it well, though. Seeing how this is the second time that the SNW writers rip off old Joss Whedon episodes from the early aughts, I’m less forgiving.

Ah yes, I remember that Angel episode. That was a creative idea, 22 years ago.

Am I right in believing you’re currently living your best life? 🖖🙂

In his case, photons.

Neelix? This is the proposed Legacy show, next next generation.

Make that Alexander/Naomi Wildman/Jack Crusher…

Well, Seven would still be the captain, and it would probably be wise to have the main story not be about her, but how she leads the crew through it. I would even say, an adult Alexander who has lived a life on his own — could be interesting if done right. Which is a big if.

But with the junior LaForge and the secret Picard heir already on the crew… It all starts to reek of those franchises where generation after generation of one or two bloodlines are magically hurtled to power. Not at all what I think of with Star Trek. But I suppose that should be expected from a show called “legacy”.

And I’ve already said my part on Terry Matalas’ ideas for a geopolitical metaphor…

The Klingons were always stand-ins for the Russians

In 1967, perhaps. The movie versions sort of took a step back from 1:1 interpretations. If anything, the Romulans are a better simile to the (Cold war/Soviet) Russians from a Western standpoint.

Echoing today, there was an unstable element in the Empire

Really, you look at contemporary Russia, and you think dissidents are the most obvious issue? Not oligarchy, state disinformation and war mongering?

TL;DR — don’t let Matalas anywhere near your favourite franchise.

You and me both. I tried to lure my SO into a series rewatch before watching the new season, and she was like, “… but we can skip the lame episodes, right?”

Putting it like that, there really isn’t more than (generously) four watchable episodes per season. The writing on this show is as goofy as Voyager, and as aimless as Enterprise.

Season 2 has wrapped production, but Paramount+ canceled the show, prompting an all-too-typical passionate Star Trek fan campaign to revive it.

Oh, excuse the passion, we didn’t want to act against type /s

Disappointingly, Replacement Theory doesn’t involve exact duplicates replacing the population 😞

Agreed, it’s not often that bands (with general appeal) dare make music that take their listeners out of their comfort zone. AdP may be a gateway drug for some people, and just a novelty for others. Either way, good on you for trying something out of the ordinary!

Did anyone ever apply that dumb theory to actually invading, extraterrestrial aliens?

Well, how do you like the music now you have the albums? 🙂

I wasn’t super impressed at first listen, but I’m glad if AdP can open a larger audience to weirdo math rock and Middle Eastern influences.

My guess is up the vacuum cleaner 🙂

I’m grateful it isn’t going to be legacy characters. There has been a certain fetish for recasting the TOS crew as nauseam, and I’m optimistic that it won’t be more of that.

Still, after the Section 31 show TV movie, I’m not too confident that it isn’t going to be about a bunch of “lovable” space pirates doing un-Starfleet-like things because that seemed to work for Star Wars and the DCEU…