Strange New Takes

Do you save the species dying of a horrible genetic disease? Or do you let evolution help the oppressed second species come out on top? We face our toughest moral dilemma yet in Dear Doctor and we're split about the ethical course of action to take. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

McCoy goes back in time and changes the course of history. Kirk must set the timeline right by letting a woman die. Was he right to let it happen? Were there alternatives? We discuss that and more in this week's episode in our Moral Dilemmas Series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Drumhead explores several different questions. When does suspicion turn to paranoid delusion? When does security trump personal liberties? Join us as we discuss Picard's moral stand in Drumhead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Widely regarded as one of Trek's best episodes, we grapple with the ethical question at the heart of In The Pale Moonlight and speculate about whether it would be a good episode to introduce someone to Star Trek. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There may not be new Trek, but there are Strange New Takes! Today we start a new series of retro recaps focused on our favorite moral dilemma episodes. First up it's the episode of Voyager that divides opinion like no other: Tuvix. Is Janeway a murderer? Or a compassionate Captain who knows the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few? And "at what point did he become an individual, and not...

Thirteen weeks later, it's time to take stock and review Discovery's third season. What worked? Were there missed opportunities? Nach, Bill and Adam cover that plus much more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Discovery zooms into the end of the season with a new captain and a brand new Federation. We recap the season finale with our Strange New Takes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The best episode of Discovery in season 3? The best to date? 'There is a Tide...' is a brilliant piece of writing that kept us locked in our seats and brought up all sorts of terrific discussion on the pod. Give it a listen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Su'Kal's amazign visuals and compelling plot allowed us to ignore a few structural issues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mirror Georgiou has read Les Mis. Who knew! And that wasn't the most interesting reading-related fact we learned in Terra Firma Pt 2! Catch our recap of the second S3 mirror uni episode and hear how we felt about a TOS creature returning to Star Trek after decades. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

They snuck in a mirror universe episode on us! We put on our goatees and turn on the agonizers to recap Terra Firma Pt 1. We finally get Mirror Burnham. We finally get Mirror Killy. And there's the potential for Lorca. Oh my! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Osyraa is here (as predicted) and boy is she mad! Feel the weight of the Emerald Chain as we recap an episode that was jam-packed with 5 different plots and a new big bad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We might not be Romulan nuns but you can expect absolutely candor in these Strange New Takes! Burnham's mom calls her out in public and helps Michael maintain Romulo-Vulcan unity in the newest episode of Star Trek Discovery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Burnham jets off to save book and gets a demotion (and a kiss) for her trouble. The SNT gang breaks down Scavengers and we've got a few words for Michael and the way she's written. But boy do we love Admiral Vance! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Discovery find their way back to Starfleet and the welcome isn't quite what they expected. Also there's some stuff about seeds. We review 'Die Trying' and there's a surprising amount of spread in the ratings we gave the episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adira's past and the Disco crew's mental health are the focus in this episode. We take you through our thoughts on the story & writing, character development and much more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back to the home planet and things aren't quite the same any more. Did the United Earth storyline land as a thinly veiled metaphor for the world? Do we like the evolution of Burnham's character? Why does Book get a uniform before Aditya Sahil? That plus many more Strange New Takes on this week's episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Howdy pardner, mighty funny seeing you 'round these parts. These Strange New Takes ain't big enough for the two of us! This week the gang discusses the latest Star Trek western, Discovery 3x02 Far From Home. Did we want Zareh to get shot? Is the empress' alignment Chaotic Evil? Are we really going to get "Control" back again? That plus more on this week's episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

Discovery takes us where no Star Trek has gone before and brings us into the 32nd century. The possibilities are endless and they're just getting started! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It isn't often that we get to sit back and reflect on an entirely new Trek...wait...no, we kinda are doing that fairly often at the moment. But you know what we mean! Lower Decks was the first animated Trek in decades and a wholly new concept for the franchise. Did it work? Where does this show sit in the pantheon? We take a short bit to debrief and figure that out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...

Lower Decks finishes its first season with even more homages to TNG (Those New Guys) and (TOS) Those Old Scientists. But is there a strong episode in there too? Listen to our Strange New Takes to find out! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Murdering your coworkers as "therapy"? Yikes. 'Crisis Point' gave us a LOT to unpack about Boimler's ethics, Mariner's attitude to mental health, the ethics of the "movie" participation and the episode's writing as a whole. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This may seem like an ordinary podcast episode, but it's actually a celebration! A celebration of all things TNG, just like 'Veritas'. Hit play to listen to our Strange New Takes on the newest Lower Decks episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's sub-cap time at Strange New Takes as we review Lower Decks' take on TNG's 'Chain of Command'! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Let us introduce you to an old episode that we were really close friends with at the academy! We go waaaaay back with this episode. We talked with allllll the time, just off camera. Listen now for our Strange New Takes on episode 7 of Lower Decks, 'Terminal Provocations'! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.