As a teacher and a Trekkie, I can’t help but notice the philosophical similarities between us in the field of education and Starfleet. We have genuine belief in the value of our work, and this causes us to be ridiculously…
“I would give anything for a second, a millisecond, of peace but until the war is over, none of us can have it.” -Burnham Previously on Star Trek: Discovery: Mudd (Rainn Wilson) came back to get repeated and gruesome revenge on Lorca (Jason Isaacs) and Tyler (Shazad…
Anybody can give you a list of Star Trek’s sexiest moments with the greats like Kirk and Uhura’s kiss, but I’ve never been much of a Kirk fan. The things I looked for when selecting this list were as follows:…
I have been waiting for Star Trek Discovery with breathless anticipation. I am interested in the new series not just because I’ve been a life-long Star Trek fan, but because of two new characters, Captain Philippa Georgiou and First Officer…
“Never hide who you are. That’s the only way relationships work.” -Stamets Previously on Star Trek: Discovery: Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) had to go save her emotionally repressed Vulcan dad Sarek (James Frain), Lorca had a packed day of eating snacks creepily,…
Over the past six weeks our crew has been eating up Star Trek: Discovery, and many of you have been following along with Andi’s amazing episode recaps, featuring sassy GIFs by Aaron Reynolds, a.k.a. @swear_trek. But for those of you…
“Rules are for admirals and back offices. I’m out there trying to win a war.” -Lorca Previously on Star Trek: Discovery: Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) fought Saru (Doug Jones) and won, with the stakes being nothing less than their friendship, the life…
I’ve always had the need to talk about translation and Star Trek, but my Trekkie friends are not translators and my classmates are not Trekkies. Finally I have been given this opportunity to bore you on this fascinating subject of…