A Star to Steer Her By

Slap on your spurs and get ready to think Fourth Dimensionally, because it's time for "Back to the Future Part III"! Time to finish things off by going back to the beginning of Hill Valley, as Marty travels to 1885 to save Doc from the wrath of Mad Dog Tannen. But will the erstwhile scientist's reason be clouded by...love? Also this week: M. Night corner, the truth about Frisbee, and the great Doc...

It's another between-series break, and what better way to buffer the time travel heavy "Voyager" finale and the start of the Temporal Cold War flavored "Enterprise" than to finish watching the "Back to the Future" trilogy? This week it's Part II, famous for hoverboards, missing costars, and going a bit meta about sequel mechanics! Also this week: Zemeckis and tech, "developing" Marty, and a shocki...

The "Voyager" has made it, and so have we. Yes, it's "Endgame", the two-part series finale. But Admiral Janeway didn't get home fast enough for her liking so she proves Captain Braxton right by treating the time-space continuum as her plaything to get the ending she wants. All she has to do is convince herself to take an incredible risk that brings her toe-to-toe with the Borg one last time! Also...

Yes there were three episodes this week, but only one of them truly matters. First up, in "Natural Law", an interesting plot shows up just in time for the episode to end while Chris disagrees with everyone else on the quality of the B plot. After that, Caitlin and Neelix both complete their arcs as everyone's favorite Ambassador finds a purpose and closure in "Homestead". Finally, the Doctor annoy...

Look, we're kind of punchy this week but we actually remain largely on-point through much of this week's "Voyager" journey. First up: the Doc writes some really bad fanfic and then OOPS LEGAL DRAMA NOW in "Author, Author." After that, we find out that maybe the Prime Directive occasionally has a point in "Friendship One". Also this week: a special week, monkey law, and a pointless death! [timestam...

Things are aggravating for Janeway this week on "Voyager". First up, Seven of Reg has a new video game that keeps her from her duties in "Human Error". After that, Q dumps his kid in Janeway's lap and asks her to fix his attitude problem in "Q2". Also this week: a new theme, Neelix loves drapes, and TWO activities! [timestamps: Human Error: 02:02; Q2: 23:12; blog: 47:22; fanfic planning: 01:00:10]...

[SPOILERS for all of "Picard" and SNW S.1 in this week's blog talk at the end] Everything's a bit familiar this week on "Voyager". First up: a heavy dose of "The Time Trap" and "Night" with a dash of "The Trouble With Tribbles" and "Concerning Flight" brings us "The Void", where Janeway has to introduce the concept of cooperation to some people who've forgotten it. After that, "The Killing Game" a...

This week on a somewhat-unfocused SSHB, we talk jury duty, lollipops, and Klingon body part math. We also talk about future "Prodigy" because this was recorded before Paramount announced their dumbest decision in recent memory. Also this week: Seven befriends a convict on his way to death row in "Repentance", some Klingons pulling a reverse-"Voyager" think the future Baby Paris is their messiah in...

What complications have arisen for the "Voyager" crew this week? First, time is fragmented and only Chakotay can journey between the pieces of the puzzle in "Shattered"! After that, a new candidate for worst "Trek" parent emerges as major news forces B'Elanna to grapple with memories of her youth in "Lineage"! Also this week: not quite a clip show, shearing the goat, and DS9 aliens! [Timestamps: S...

In what might be a first in the Ten Forward series, we're hitting up an 80s classic that NONE of us have seen. Featuring a monster that's crossed over with everyone from Xenomorphs to major comic book heroes, it's 1987's "Predator"! So how does this movie work when literally none of us have any rose-tinted glasses for it? Listen to find out! Also this week: memes, getting Worfed, and the joke that...

No one can do anything right this week. First up: Harry gets a crack at command and is intensely terrible at it (but not in the way you'd expect!) in "Nightingale"! After that: Janeway's gift of holo technology to the Hirogen has resulted in a light rebellion in "Flesh and Blood". Also this week: pulling a Costanza, should've used Tosk, and DS9 villains! [timestamps: Nightingale: 1:14; Flesh & Blo...

Our photonic friends are nothing but trouble this week on "Voyager". First up: a facsimile Barclay who should be helping "Voyager" is instead reprogrammed by Ferengi (or is it Ferengeh?)to kill them all in the name of profit in "Inside Man". After that, The Doctor needs to hide from hologram-haters inside Seven, but it also means he gets to go full "Being John Malkovich" with her in "Body & Soul"....

Time to crush the system! First up: someone went and did a "Manchurian Candidate" on Tuvok and he makes the ex-Marquis join him in a takeover in "Repression". After that, The Doctor is forced to work for an HMO that's almost as bad as a real-world one and decides he's going to ruin it in "Critical Care"! Also this week: the real cause of Tuvok's mental break, busted ethics, and mutinies! [Timestam...

Alright, so maybe the title is an exaggeration but this is for sure the first time we've had two episodes in a row where these characters have pleasant conversations with each other. First up, Seven's cortical implant is on the fritz and the prognosis is bad, so she hides from the Doctor with Torres in "Imperfection". After that, Tom does a race at the expense of free time with B'Elanna and she ge...

Somehow we have already reached the end of season six and the start of season seven of "Voyager"! In what is more-or-less "Trek" tradition it's a two-part affair, and the Borg are back in town! This time we find out about the titular "Unimatrix Zero", where a random array of drones spend their regeneration cycles aware of who they used to be and live separate lives that they cannot remember when t...

Folks need help this week on "Voyager", though they resist at first. In "Life Line" the EMH has himself emailed to the Alpha Quadrant so he can try to force his father to accept treatment. After that, Janeway has to convince an accidental kidnapee that they can trust her to get them to a new home in "The Haunting of Deck Twelve". Also this week: pointless flies, tactical Ames, and "Trek" horror! [...

It's possibly the best time travel movie ever this week on SSHB: the original "Back to the Future" (sorry, "The Voyage Home). It's the 1980s classic that's actually super weird if you look at it from a distance as Marty McFly accidentally travels back in time and nearly undoes his own existence! Featuring iconic scenes, career-defining roles, and the best version of one of the worst cars ever made...

It's bad writing all around this week on "Voyager"! First up, a terrible playwright has fame drop almost literally into his lap when Torres gets stranded on his world in "Muse"! After that, a very meta episode tries to rewrite history in the positively wretched "Fury"! Also this week: we got a sleepy lad, just straight-up gaslighting, and duplicates! WARNING: "Lower Decks" spoiler in the blogtivit...

[ALL THE SPOILERS for new Treks in the blogtivity this week] There's feeling like you don't belong and then there's actually not belonging this week on "Voyager". First up, Janeway tries to play mama bird to a trio of less-than-stellar officers and really does a rotten job of it in "Good Shepherd". After that, a trio of aliens convinces a bunch of folks that they're Janeway and company for nefario...

How do YOU reuse stuff? I guarantee it's not as unique as either of the methods found this week on "Voyager". First up, in "Ashes to Ashes", death is only the beginning for a species that uses other folk's corpses to procreate! After that, if a weapon fails but is dropped back in your lap, load it up and fire again in "Child's Play"! Also this week: not THAT dead crewman, space animals, and round...

[Minor "Prodigy" chat in blogtivity, and also MAJOR "Discovery" s.3 spoilers there, as well] Oh god everything's broken! First up: the "Voyager" comes across a Borg cube only to find it's crewed entirely by a handful of kids led by one particularly petulant brat in "Collective"! After that, we revisit Tom's Ireland and things have gone all self-aware in "Spirit Folk"! Also this week: ship facts, f...

There's still two episodes this week, but what else should we have called this? SEO matters, kids! First up, in "Memorial", we debate how best to study history after the "Voyager" crew has it forced upon them. After that, a ratings stunt turns out to be much better than expected, but it's not because of the obvious guest star in "Tsunkatse". Also this week: the sport identifier, Dwayne "Dwayne 'Th...

Settle in for some funky foreheads, funky time and funky beats this week on "Voyager"! First up: the crew is stuck orbiting a planet running at a much higher speed than the rest of the universe and get a first-hand look at centuries of development in mere days in "Blink of an Eye"! After that, some jerks decide they like The Doctor because they somehow never came up with music (or quality acting)...

We're back in the holodeck with two of its biggest fans this week! First up: Reg Barclay and Deanna Troi drop by from TNG to help everyone's favorite neurotic genius get over his latest addiction while he tries to get in touch with our far-flung heroes in "Pathfinder". After that, Janeway has set aside the dreary Lord Burleigh for a strapping Irish publican (with a few tweaks) who serves a town of...

History is irrelevant this week on "Voyager"...or is it? First up, what feels like a Tom episode is actually a Chakotay episode until it turns into a "let's teach Seven something about humanity" episode when spaceman Phil Morris gets eaten by space food (your view of which may depend on your background) and becomes jerky by the 24th century in "One Small Step"! After that, Seven is auditioning to...