Out of Contreks

Ep. 148: "The First Duty" (TNG S5E19)

In this episode, Ryan and Brady take on the one with young Tom Paris... Wait, I mean Nick Locarno! We also talk Boothby, an understated performance by Gates McFadden, and more! 

This episode was put together in a hurry, as Ryan is in a Shakespeare production this weekend, so sorry if the audio is maybe a bit less edited than usual.

Ep. 147: "Once More Unto The Breach" (DS9 S7E7)

Ryan and Brady talk about an episode that really benefits from the long-game serialized storytelling that DS9 and 90s Trek in general did so well. Plus, we touch on more Klingon traditions and praise good old J.G. Hertzler!

Ep. 146: "The Lights of Zetar" (TOS S3E18)

Can Star Trek live on aesthetics alone? Brady says no, Ryan says... maybe? Kind of? in this iffy but striking outing of the Original Series' infamous third season. Come for the comparisons to David Lynch, and stay for the boys' reminiscing on puppet-based children's entertainment (the creator of Lamb Chop wrote this episode!). 

Ep. 145: "Darkling" (VOY S3E18)

In which Ryan and Brady don't make a "Darkling Doc" joke and really go in on trash-talking Brannon Braga for a good long while. Also, if you like the sound of CCG card packs being opened on mic, we do that here for a while!

Ep. 144: "The Star Gazer" (PIC S2E1)

Join Ryan and Brady as they discuss the premiere of what at least one of them thinks is actually the best season of Picard, if only for the sartorial choices... and then listen as they both are disappointed that this isn't the second episode, which has fun stuff like the skull of Gul Dukat. They also discuss a bit of Star Trek news that is probably about a month old at this point!

Ep. 143: "The Raven" (VOY S4E6)

Ryan and Brady mull alien fashion, discuss the always-reliable Jeri Ryan, and reflect on how Neelix is just a very nice man in this surprisingly solid Borg episode of Voyager. Plus, Ryan cracks a pack of Star Trek CCG cards in the cold open! What will he find? (mostly some Hirogen commons)

Ep. 142: "Sacrifice of Angels" (DS9 S6E6)

Ryan and Brady saddle up for their last "accidentally out of order" episode of the summer (for the five or so real-heads who might actually care, obviously, the episode we mention doing "next," Yesteryear, was actually our previous episode, and our real next episode is Voyager's The Raven). Regardless of the confusion, we have a good time talking about Gul Dukat, the greatest villain in Star Trek history, as well as a brief consideration of the number of "important" DS9 episodes we've watched for the show.

Ep. 141: "Yesteryear" (TAS S1E2) with That's Not How Science Works

Sorry for the late-night post, folks. Ryan just got back from Gen Con.

In today's episode, Ryan and Brady are joined by frequent guests Caitlin and Nicole of That's Not How Science Works to discuss the consensus choice for the best entry of Star Trek: The Animated Series. Join us as we discuss good animation vs. "good" animation, DC Fontana knowing her stuff, and Ryan crying while watching this decades-old cartoon for children.

CORRECTED TITLE: Ep. 140: "Second Skin" (DS9 S3E05)

CORRECTED: Ryan and Brady talk about very Kira-heavy, body modification episode of DS9t. We also spend a bit of time talking about a VCR game that features Robert O'Reilly as Martok, which is where today's episode art is from. It's a good time!

Ep. 139: "Sleeping Dogs" (ENT S1E14)

Ryan and Brady delve into the ins and outs of a perfectly serviceable Enterprise episode, including a writing cliche Ryan hates, a discussion of the medbay's weird horny sauna, and a tangent on Paramount+ streaming content.