Moms Going Boldly

"Through the Looking Glass" During the break between seasons of Star Trek: Discovery, Moms Going Boldly explores Star Trek episodes with ties to the Mirror Universe, continuing in story-related chronological order with the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Through the Looking Glass." We are in unanimous agreement: With "Through the Looking Glass," the Deep Space Nine Mirror Universe episodes ent...

"Crossover" During the break between seasons of Star Trek: Discovery, Moms Going Boldly explores Star Trek episodes with ties to the Mirror Universe, continuing in story-related chronological order with the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Crossover." This episode shows us the results of Captain Kirk's impassioned speech to Spock in "Mirror Mirror" and how it backfired in the worst way possible...

"Mirror Mirror" During the break between seasons of Star Trek: Discovery, Moms Going Boldly explores Star Trek episodes with ties to the Mirror Universe, continuing in story-related chronological order with the original series classic "Mirror Mirror." First we analyze the evolution of the agony booth, and the paradox of set design. Then we talk about how this was the first episode to introduce the...

"Despite Yourself," "The Wolf Inside," "Vaulting Ambition," and "What is Past is Prologue" During the break between seasons of Star Trek: Discovery, Moms Going Boldly explores Star Trek episodes with ties to the Mirror Universe, continuing in story-related chronological order with the four Star Trek: Discovery episodes "Despite Yourself," "The Wolf Inside," "Vaulting Ambition," and "What is Past i...

"In a Mirror Darkly" During the break between seasons of Star Trek: Discovery, Moms Going Boldly explores Star Trek episodes with ties to the Mirror Universe, continuing with the Enterprise two-part episode "In a Mirror Darkly."   In the Terran Empire, power and ambition drive everything and everyone, and climbing the Star Fleet ladder involves betrayal, pain, and the right tools. When the new-and...

"The Tholian Web" During the break between seasons of Star Trek: Discovery, Moms Going Boldly explores Star Trek episodes with ties to the Mirror Universe, starting with "The Tholian Web." Answering a distress call from a Federation starship, the crew of the Enterprise discover the ship is phasing between universes, and the stresses of the change caused the Defiant's crew to kill each other. They...

"Will You Take My Hand" In this final episode of the first season of Star Trek: Discovery, all of the major plot lines are wrapped up (because the writers were not sure there would be a second season, we guess); but there are enough interesting and compelling plot elements left behind to keep the story going (because the writers were hoping there would be a second season - also guessing). In the e...

"The War Without and the War Within"   The U.S.S. Discovery is back in its own universe, and things are a mess. The Klingons control most of Federation space, and House D'Ghor got a screaming deal on Starbase 1. Within 100 AUs of earth, Star Fleet must do something to end the war, and L'Rell tells the Admiral that the only option is "to conquer us." But the Federation doesn't conquer worlds - so n...

"What's Past is Prologue"  Lorca's coup against the Emperor is going full force, but for him it's really all about Burnham in a creepy, sad sort of way. Burnham gets her long-needed redeption from mirror Philippa - unfortunately, when her emotions are involved Michael can make the worst choices! We're talking about a Klingon-less episode with all the hallmarks of great Star Trek, it's Moms Going B...

What happens when you make a movie about Star Trek and autism? Moms Going Boldly will review it of course! Join Elizabeth and Vickie as we talk about the movie Please Stand By, discussing both the Star Trek aspects and its portrayal of autism.   Moms Going Boldly is two moms who are Star Trek fans and who also happen to write about autism, talking about the new Star Trek: Discovery television seri...

The Emperor to the left of her, Kelpiens to the right, Burnham is stuck in the middle with us. Stamets meanders through the maze of his comatose reality, while L'Rell refuses Saru's request to ease Tyler-Voq's suffering. And Lorca? Yeah, we were right about him after all. It's good to be Moms Going Boldly!   Moms Going Boldly is two moms who are Star Trek fans and who also happen to write about au...

The Wolf Inside" Voq is back, Georgiou is back, Tilly kills Stamets, and Lorca is smirking. On the edge of our seats and keeping us up all night, this episode was powerful, packed, and phenomenal.  Every moment, every scene is riveting from the writing and acting, to the gorgeous sets and look. We ache for Michael Burnham in her role as Captain of the ISS Shenzou, walking the narrow line of mainta...

"Despite Yourself" As we open the second half of the first season of Star Trek: Discovery, Vickie and Elizabeth are left stunned by an episode that is in every way unexpected. The Discovery crew learn they have left their universe and have entered another - purposefully via Captain Lorca's navigation command override? Or through accidentally through an error with the spore drive? To survive, the c...

We're halfway through the first season and the crowd is cheering! Or at least Vickie and Elizabeth are. Eight episodes into the first new Star Trek series in years, we're talking about what we have liked so far (great writing), what we have not liked (Klingon subtitles), our favorite episodes (we have different opinions on that), what we hope we see in the next half (totally aligned) and our wacky...

"Into the Forest I Go" The Klingons are coming and the peace-loving Pahvans will be at their mercy! Only Discovery can save them, even if it means defying Starfleet's orders (again), thrusting Burnham and Lieutenant Tyler into danger (again), and risking Lieutenant Stamets life (again). An excellent cliff-hanger for the end of the first half of the season, we talk about Captain Lorca's genius-leve...

"Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum" It's Discovery's first away mission to investigate a possible way to see through the Klingon cloaking devices, and Saru experiences sensory overload! The locals help him, easing the sound and his fears so much that he's willing to fight Michael Burnham to keep it that way. Meanwhile, Admiral Cornwell and L'Rell bond over screaming and unsuccesfully try to escape the Ship...

"Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad" The Discovery is caught in a deadly time loop! But it is not a the-same-scenes-over-and-over-again-and-then-the-ship-explodes time loop, it is a sharp, funny, clever, and wonderfully acted time loop, with Harry Mudd leading the way and Lieutenant Stamets leading the dance. With a space whale, the 53 deaths of Captain Lorca, dancing for science, and a missed ki...

"Lethe"  Some on Discovery have apparently already drunk the waters of forgetfulness, while others may be eagerly wishing they could. Does Michael Burnham wish she could forget what she learned about Sarek? Does Sarek wish she didn't know? Captain Lorca has apparently forgotten that night long ago with Admiral Cornwell, and Admiral Cornwell has clearly forgotten everything she knew about fraterniz...

"Choose Your Pain" The tardigrade is being tortured by being used as the navigator for the spore drive, Michael Burnham is being tortured by guilt at using the tardigrade, and Captain Lorca is tortured by the Klingon L'Rell and ... Harry Mudd? In this episode we learn about all the different pains the characters endure - chosen and unchosen - and ask the really important question:  Who is Lieutena...

"The Butcher's Knife Cares Not for the Lamb's Cry" There's good news and bad news: Michael Burnham has a job again, but it's testing her ethics and not always in a good way. There's that "sciencing the sh*t out of this" that is at the heart of Star Trek, and science and morals issues - also very Trek. Plus, our Tilly fandom continues apace. It's Moms Going Boldly   Moms Going Boldly is two moms wh...

"Context is for Kings" We made it through the premier episode(s) which, at least for previous Star Trek television premiers, can be a dicey adventure. Now we move on to the third episode (second if we think of the premier as a single two-part episode) and boom! We like it! Does Michael Burnham become a willing participant in a contrivance that resulted in a pilot's death? Does Captain Lorca travel...

In which we talk about the first two episodes of Star Trek: Discovery - "The Vulcan Hello" and "The Battle at the Binary Stars." We're skeptical. We're hopeful. We love the title sequence! Welcome to the first episode of Moms Going Boldly.   Moms Going Boldly is two moms who are Star Trek fans and who also happen to write about autism, talking about the new Star Trek: Discovery television series....