Arguably, one of the most important functions of science fiction as a genre is its ability to construct future realities uninhibited by current technological limitations and social inequalities. Madeleine Clark recently published a thought-provoking article on The Mary Sue titled,…
Mother of Klingons Mary Chieffo returns to the show for a deep dive into the role of women in Klingon culture. We discuss the Klingon fixation with Honor, how Klingon women have succeeded despite the patriarchy, and how the Klingon…
What does it mean for a woman to seek power? This charged question is still coursing through our national political dialogue in the United States, where six women have already announced that they are running for President in the 2020…
The crew is joined by Mary Chieffo, L’Rell of Star Trek Discovery, to discuss her deep-dive into Trek canon, the changes in L’Rell’s character from Season 1 to 2, how her struggles in the Klingon Empire can reflect our own,…
“When the future becomes the past, the present will be unlocked.” – Tenavik Previously on Star Trek Discovery: The Disco crew still can’t figure out where the seven signals came from and The Red Angel aka Burnham’s mom (Sonja Sohn)…
At their cores, Discovery and Deep Space Nine are connected not just through their many Trek-y things in common, but through their overarching themes of loss, redemption, and hope. For the purposes of this article, I will focus on season…
Our coverage of Star Trek Discovery at New York Comic Con 2018 concludes with one more roundtable interview from the Press Room… Mary Chieffo & Shazad Latif What can we expect from your characters at the beginning of the second season? MARY…
New York Comic Con this past weekend brought us some Trek news, and a brand new trailer for Season 2 of Star Trek Discovery, premiering on January 17. On the panel following the trailer, moderated by Rebecca Romijn (Number One), Executive…