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Discovery Recap: New Eden (Season 2, Episode 2)

“If you’re telling me that this ship can skip across the universe on a highway made of mushrooms, I kind of have to go on faith.” -Captain Pike Previously on Star Trek: Discovery: Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) grappled with her relationship with…

Watching Star Trek with my Dogs

In my life, and especially during these times of darkness, the joy of Star Trek brings me is only surpassed by the joy of having dogs around. I have always loved them and I remember all the dogs I’ve met in my…

Book Review: Star Trek: A Cultural History

Cover of Star Trek: A Cultural History by M. Keith Booker

From the publisher: “First airing in 1966, with a promise to ‘boldly go where no man has gone before,’ Star Trek would eventually become a bona fide phenomenon. Week after week, viewers of the series tuned in to watch Captain Kirk, Spock,…

Discovery Recap: Brother (Season 2, Episode 1)

“This is the power of math, people!” -Tilly Previously on Star Trek: Discovery: A load of stuff happens. Seriously, there’s an outrageous amount of stuff involved. Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) reminds everyone that even though she is the infamous Mutineer, she has spent an entire season of…

Comic Review: IDW’s Star Trek vs. Transformers

Back in April, IDW announced that Transformers writer and Hasbro property head John Barber had been named Editor-in-Chief. Soon after, “Star Trek vs. Transformers” was announced. Hand to God, I really hope that this was Barber’s long-term childhood dream. Mostly…

Short Treks Recap: The Escape Artist

“If I had any money, I’d be sipping jippers on a beach somewhere.” -Harry Mudd Previously, on Star Trek: Discovery: Captain Lorca (Jason Isaacs) and Lieutenant Ash Tyler (Shazad Latif) met smarmy conman Harcourt Fenton Mudd (Rainn Wilson) in Klingon…

Short Treks Recap: The Brightest Star

“Since I was a boy, whenever I looked up, I saw hope.” -Saru Previously on Short Treks: Far in the future, Craft (Aldis Hodge) was rescued by the USS Discovery’s computer, now calling herself Zora (Annabelle Wallis). To repay her,…