The Measure of an Episode

The Measure of an Episode: Star Trek Edition

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Jonathan and Paul embark on a thirteen-and-a-half-year mission, combing through all 703 episodes of Star Trek to discover what makes Star Trek “Star Trek”, and not just good TV. Or great TV. Or really, really bad TV. They subject their well-honed criteria to one randomly selected episode at a time.

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The Measure of an Episode

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179: Discovery Season 4 17.09.2024 43:13

Prepare for a huge revelation! And it's not what you think. 0:00 - Latency 0:30 - infidelity vs high fidelity 0:59 - intro 1:10 - dating this episode 1:20 - criteria 2:00 - the start of a joke 2:16 - the punchline of a joke 2:39 - the reference of a joke 3:05 - Austin Powers syndrome (comment if you get THIS reference) 5:43 - Oh look, Burnham is right 6:08 - why argue with Michael? 6:29 - DEEP...

178: Discovery Season 3 29.07.2024 54:59

We spend some time trying to figure out what the Red Sphere is. Agree? Disagree? Shoot us a line at TheMeasureOfAnEpisode@gmail.com Please consider supporting the show on Patreon .

177: Discovery Season 2 17.07.2024 49:03

Seek out new plot lines on the USS Ambivalence. Agree? Disagree? Shoot us a line at TheMeasureOfAnEpisode@gmail.com Please consider supporting the show on Patreon .

176: Discovery Season 1 15.07.2024 1:20:25

We watched the whole season, and we've never been more surprised. Agree? Disagree? Shoot us a line at TheMeasureOfAnEpisode@gmail.com Please consider supporting the show on Patreon .

175: Strange New Worlds S2E10 "Hegemony" 09.06.2024 54:30

/həˈjemənē,ˈhejəˌmōnē/ I think that settles everything. Agree? Disagree? Shoot us a line at TheMeasureOfAnEpisode@gmail.com Please consider supporting the show on Patreon .

174: Strange New Worlds S2E09 "Subspace Rhapsody" 04.03.2024 36:21

We miss Hemmer. And a big THANK YOU to Jeremy. You'll hear why. Agree? Disagree? Shoot us a line at TheMeasureOfAnEpisode@gmail.com Please consider supporting the show on Patreon .

173: Strange New Worlds S2E8 “Under the Cloak of War” 11.02.2024 22:25

At least now we know what the story behind the super juice is.

172: Picard S3E10 “The Last Generation” 09.02.2024 42:01

Jupiter is much bigger than it looks.

171: Picard S3E9 “Võx” 09.02.2024 45:55

What's with the tilde? Agree? Disagree? Shoot us a line at TheMeasureOfAnEpisode@gmail.com Please consider supporting the show on Patreon .

170: Picard S3E8 "Surrender" 16.01.2024 44:39

Wesley is behind the door. Probably. Agree? Disagree? Shoot us a line at TheMeasureOfAnEpisode@gmail.com Please consider supporting the show on Patreon .

169: Strange New Worlds S2E7 "Those Old Scientists" 01.01.2024 38:11

Is a scarf a necktie? Agree? Disagree? Shoot us a line at TheMeasureOfAnEpisode@gmail.com Please consider supporting the show on Patreon .

168: Picard S3E7 "Dominion" 25.12.2023 45:27

Stun now, ask questions later. How many times do we have to say it?

167: Lower Decks S4E09-10 "The Inner Fight" & "Old Friends, New Planets" 30.11.2023 44:37

Your time is valuable so we decide you deserve a two-fer. Also, how happy is Paul they closed the season with a two-parter? Agree? Disagree? Shoot us a line at TheMeasureOfAnEpisode@gmail.com Come find us on YouTube! Lots of video content there. Please consider supporting the show on Patreon .

166: Lower Decks S4E8 "Caves" 31.10.2023 31:44

This episode contains the best science fiction concept of all Star Trek. How 'bout that for clickbait? Agree? Disagree? Shoot us a line at TheMeasureOfAnEpisode@gmail.com Please consider supporting the show on Patreon .

165: Lower Decks S4E7 "A Few Badgeys More" 23.10.2023 30:26

Is pizza a salad?

164: Lower Decks S4E6 "Parth Ferengi's Heart Place" 16.10.2023 30:04

We know what the title is in reference to, but for some reason we never talk about it. Agree? Disagree? Shoot us a line at TheMeasureOfAnEpisode@gmail.com Please consider supporting the show on Patreon . We’re a proud member of the Treksphere Network . Head over there for more excellent Trek content.

163: Lower Decks S4E5 “Empathalogical Fallacies” 12.10.2023 25:15

Prepare to be underwhelmed by commentary. Agree? Disagree? Shoot us a line at TheMeasureOfAnEpisode@gmail.com Please consider supporting the show on Patreon . We’re a proud member of the Treksphere Network . Head over there for more excellent Trek content.

162: Lower Decks S4E4 "Something Borrowed, Something Green" 02.10.2023 40:19

Who would have thought Tuvix was so contentious on YouTube? We also talk about Lower Decks. Shoot us an email: TheMeasureOfAnEpisode@gmail.com

161: Lower Decks S4E3 "In the Cradle of Vexilon" 26.09.2023 39:40

We uncover Picard's lack of curiosity about objectively intriguing events, which means he'd probably find the Vexilon Ring annoying and a waste of time. Agree? Disagree? Shoot us a line at TheMeasureOfAnEpisode@gmail.com Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. We’re a proud member of the Treksphere Network. Head over there for more excellent Trek content.

160: Lower Decks S4E2 "I Have No Bones Yet I Must Flee" 18.09.2023 40:21

Sorry. Agree? Disagree? Shoot us a line at TheMeasureOfAnEpisode@gmail.com Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. We’re a proud member of the Treksphere Network. Head over there for more excellent Trek content.

159: Lower Decks S4E1 "Twovix" 11.09.2023 33:10

Ha HA! Surprise! Not Picard, but Lower Decks with a Voyager plotline. Couldn't pass it up. Agree? Disagree? Shoot us a line at TheMeasureOfAnEpisode@gmail.com Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. We’re a proud member of the Treksphere Network. Head over there for more excellent Trek content.

158: Strange New Worlds S2E6 "Lost in Translation" 07.09.2023 54:11

Apologies for our tardiness. Spock would be infuriated. Agree? Disagree? Shoot us a line at TheMeasureOfAnEpisode@gmail.com Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. We’re a proud member of the Treksphere Network. Head over there for more excellent Trek content.

157: Picard S3E06 "The Bounty" 21.08.2023 52:23

What do Santa Clause and Worf have in common? Agree? Disagree? Shoot us a line at TheMeasureOfAnEpisode@gmail.com Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. We’re a proud member of the Treksphere Network. Head over there for more excellent Trek content.

156: Strange New Worlds S2E05 "Charades" 14.08.2023 49:47

Finally, an episode that ISN'T about Carol Kane. Agree? Disagree? Shoot us a line at TheMeasureOfAnEpisode@gmail.com Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. We’re a proud member of the Treksphere Network. Head over there for more excellent Trek content.

155: Picard S3E05 “Imposters” 08.08.2023 42:56

We promise this’ll be the last time Jonathan is responsible for all that ambient noise (until the next time), which he does entirely alone and is not Paul’s fault. Shoot us an email: TheMeasureOfAnEpisode@gmail.com This podcast is a proud member of the Treksphere Network. Head over to Treksphere.com for great Trek content!