Faced with a choice between attending a wedding or dressing up as Mark Twain for conflict resolution via roleplay, Anika and Liz will DEFINITELY take the open bar. We’re discussing season 4, episode 4 of… Read More »154. Hijinks and Bad Sex Ideas (LD 4.04)
We’ve updated our operating systems and speedrun the allamaraine game, and now Anika and Liz are sitting down to discuss the third episode of the fourth season of Lower Decks, “In the Cradle of Vexilon”…
While Liz navigates a series of Voyager-themed obstacles, Anika encounters an adorable creature who eats bones. Yes, it’s time for the season 4 premiere of Star Trek: Lower Decks, and we’re here to talk about…… Read More »152. Hijinks Bonding (LD 4.01 and 4.02)
Anika and Liz catch up on New York Comic-Con and the second half of Lower Decks season 2. Which … we loved! We talk about: Anika’s NYCC experience A new Discovery trailer! Gosh, people have… Read More »87. Boimler’s Everything (Lower Decks season 2 and NYCC 2021)
Liz and Anika get together to discuss the news, trailers and outfits from Star Trek Day, 8 September 2021, including… We have concerns about the sidelining of female characters in Prodigy How will Long Janeway… Read More »85. ”Mary Sue (respectful)” (Star Trek Day 2021)
Anika and Liz check in on season 2 of Star Trek: Lower Decks. And … maybe it isn’t for us? And that’s okay! Along the way, we talk about: Walking the line between responding to… Read More »84. The Boimler Who Became The Other Boimler (Lower Decks season 2)
We’re joined by friend of the podcast Tim, who tells us about the IMDB ratings system and how it reflects fandom’s biases. Sounds dry? No, it’s fascinating! At least to us… [Note: we had some… Read More »75. It’s Ruined Childhoods Again
Anika and Liz discuss bisexuality in Star Trek – a topic which has been on our agenda since the only on-screen representation was the Mirror Universe. Thank heavens times have changed! …Right? Because, wow, the… Read More »73. The Rick Berman Problem
Halfway through its first season, Liz and Anika revisit Lower Decks. Spoilers, we still like it! BUT… it really is awfully heterosexual and isn’t it weird how, out of all the modern Trek series, only… Read More »55. The Trekkie’s Mantra (Lower Decks season 1 – halfway point)
Anika and Liz select characters, concepts and ideas which, if copyright law didn’t exist (and also they controlled Star Trek, which, for some reason, they still don’t), they would bring into the Trek universe. We’re… Read More »54. It’s The Dark ‘n’ Gritty Zootopia