Two women of color, two hundred years from now, walking across the surface of another planet: when the first trailer for Star Trek: Discovery aired, it painted an image of a future. That image inspired furious online hate, salaciously quoted…
In TNG’s “The First Duty,” Captain Picard makes an impassioned speech to a struggling Wesley Crusher, emphasizing the fundamental importance of truth. After a teammate’s accidental death, Wesley and the three other surviving Nova Squadron pilots conceal the squad’s attempt…
Destin: It was September 2019. I had just found out I was too disabled to safely drive a car, and the person I considered my closest friend left me a cryptic Facebook message and then blocked me on everything. A…
Spoiler Warning: This post contains spoilers for Star Trek: Discovery Season 3 In the finale of the third season, we watched Michael Burnham become captain of the USS Discovery. Those who’ve watched from the beginning know that Burnham has endured…
There has already been work written on how trans people see themselves and find comfort in the characters of Jadzia and Ezri Dax. But this essay looks at how Ezri also hits a lot of the same milestones as people…
The stakes are high during this week’s finale of Star Trek: Discovery. Now that the Emerald Chain has shown its hand, has the Federation, with strained relationships and limited resources, finally met its match? As they wait for DISCO to…
**Note: This review contains minor spoilers for Season 1 of Star Trek: Picard.** From the Publisher: The Alpha Quadrant is mired in crisis. Within the United Federation of Planets, a terrorist strike on the shipyards of Mars has led to…
f last week’s episode of Star Trek: Discovery had you biting your nails, prepare to say goodbye to your cuticles this week. With next week marking the end of its groundbreaking third season, DISCO has put us through an entire…