Winn’s back! And she’s … First Minister? Anika and Liz put on their robes, dig up an ancient Bajoran city and discuss… Winn wants power, but she’s not good at using it Why is Shakaar… Read More »121. Utilising Girl Power (Kai Winn deep dive, part 2)
Put on your best Opera House hat and join Anika and Liz as we dive into the first of a three-episode deep dive into Kai Winn Adami. This week, we’re looking at her rise to… Read More »120. Live, Pagh, Love (Kai Winn deep dive, part 1)
Anika and Liz put on some fancy costumes, murder some Gorn babies and agree: that was definitely a season of television. But did we actually like season 1 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds? Erm.… Read More »119. Balance of Error (SNW 1.08, 1.09 and 1.10)
Content warning: We discuss school shootings, gun violence and child death a LOT in this episode, but specific time stamps are as follows: Conversation about the Uvalde massacre from 4:30 to 6:26 The coronavirus death… Read More »118. The Ones Who Warp Away From Omelas/Talk Like A Space Pirate Day (SNW 1.06 and 1.07)
Anika and Liz have put on our memorial pins and fishing hats (and briefly considered, then rejected, a body swap) to discuss Star Trek: Strange New Worlds episodes Memento Mori and Spock Amok… Everyone says… Read More »117. Sex and the Starship (SNW 1.04 and 1.05)
Anika and Liz beam up through an ion storm and discuss the third episode of Strange New Worlds, “Ghosts of Illyria”. Topics we cover include… This is a pretty mediocre episode and the character stuff… Read More »116. La’an Skywalker (SNW 1.03)
You will definitely need to wear your dress uniform to listen to Anika and Liz discuss the first two episodes of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds! We are not watching for the plots, which are… Read More »115. The Christine Chapel Show (SNW 1.01 and 1.02)
Okay, team! It’s time for the final two episodes of Star Trek: Picard season 2. Anika and Liz exchange awkward hugs, get stabbed a little, and return to the early 25th century as we discuss…… Read More »114. Able-Bodied Writing (Picard 2.09 and 2.10)
Anika and Liz are locked in the FBI’s basement to discuss the latest two episodes of Star Trek: Picard, “Monsters” and “Mercy”. We have a few follow-ups to our discussion of mental health in our… Read More »113. Riot Grrrl Borg (PIC 2.08)
Anika and Liz had such strong feelings about episode 7 of season 2 of Star Trek: Picard, Monster, that they organised a quick out-of-schedule catch-up to rant. Accordingly, this episode (and its show notes!) contains… Read More »112. Thanks, I Hate It (One specific subplot of PIC 2.07)