Trek Marry Kill

ALL GOOF THINGS... must come to an end and now it's time for Trek Marry Kill's journey through Lower Decks to wrap it all up. Bryan and Geekscape's Katie Hampton say goodbye to a show that has made them laugh, made them frustrated, and made them... friends? Or, at least, strong acquaintances? In any case, it's goodbye to Lower Decks AND this season of Trek Marry Kill -- but don't worry, we'll have...

PURPLE PEOPLE NEEDER. Katie Hampton returns to begin to close the book on Trek Marry Kill's coverage of Star Trek: Lower Decks and in this pair of episodes, fans get the return of an important legacy character as well as one last look at the Cerritos command crew dealing with their own problems. The ultimate lesson from both episodes? We can't go through life alone. Community, sharing, teamwork --...

CALLBACKS AND COMEBACKS. TV critic Diana Keng reviewed Star Trek: Lower Decks through its first four seasons and jumps back in to reviewing season five right here on this week's Trek Marry Kill. The two episodes being judged embody some classic TV tropes: the backdoor pilot episode and the new young character inserted late in a show's run to show how far our characters have come. But are these TRE...

RIKER ENGENDERS TENSION with a member of an androgynous race who becomes smitten with The Bearded One. They're paired up to pilot a shuttle for a rescue mission to retrieve two people on a shuttle that has become stuck in a pocket of null space where energy is drained immediately upon entry. Joining Bryan to conclude Fighting the System Month are returning guests, Avery Kaplan & Ollie Kaplan, whos...

ALL GOOD THINGS... was a fantastic finale for The Next Generation and TV in general. But seven years later, how did the Voyager finale measure up? Does it manage to avoid unflattering comparisons to that famous episode? On the occasion of its 25th anniversary and Fighting the System Month, it seemed like an appropriate time to revisit this one. Joining Bryan to decide if it's a Trek, Marry, or Kil...

SON OF A GLITCH. Control of the Enterprise is given over to a computer program programmed by a one-time wiz-kid who is trying to invent The Next Big Thing. But is automated space exploration that thing? Probably not. Bryan and Kristen are joined by Anthony Pascale & Laurie Ulster from TrekMovie.com's All Access Star Trek Podcast to discuss an episode from The Original Series that resonates today a...

AUNTIE MAME'S MORALITY. Has Lwaxanna Troi finally found love in the form of timid Dr. Timicin, whose life's work to reignite his planet's dying star hits a wall when he's scheduled to perform ritual suicide? This week, Bryan is joined by YouTube creator and writer Matt Baume to discuss a serious episode featuring the flamboyant Lwaxanna. Check out the excellent video Matt made all about Lwaxanna's...

WHAT FEAR WANTS is to keep itself alive and only Captain Janeway is clever enough to outwit a computer program that's become the embodiment of that extreme emotion. Are We Sure It Was Bad? Month concludes with the episode of Star Trek: Voyager where This Is Spinal Tap's and Better Call Saul's Michael McKean guest stars as a killer clown. Joining Bryan to decide if it's a TREK, MARRY, or KILL is Ja...

HIP HIP HIPPIE! The Ship Full of Jerks take command of the podcast once again as "Are We Sure It Was Bad?" Month rolls along. The Enterprise takes into custody a band of hippies who are trying to find the mythical planet of Eden, which for some reason is very close to the Neutral Zone. To them, Kirk is a square and Spock is cool. Also, Chekov has a preexisting relationship with one of them. Is the...

ALIEN ANT HOTEL. Riker, Data, and Worf get caught in an alien habitat setup to mimic the story of a trashy airport novel carried by a long-dead NASA astronaut. "Are We Sure It Was Bad?" Month continues with this season two headscratcher from TNG. Will Bryan and guest co-host Cory give this one a TREK, MARRY, or KILL? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

QUARK THE GAMER. We kick off "Are We Sure It Was Bad?" Month with one of the more memed episodes of Star Trek: the episode where Sisko, Kira, Dax, and Bashir become trapped in a board game brought through the wormhole by gaming aliens from the Gamma Quadrant. Shereese the Sci Fi Savage beams in to see if this one is a TREK, MARRY, or KILL. Check out Shereese's YouTube channel here: The Sci-Fi Sava...

HASTE MAKES TASTE? Bryan is joined by the Kaplans, Avery & Ollie, to talk about their love of Lower Decks, the worst episode of Star Trek in Ollie's opinion, and thoughts on how Star Trek should leverage its many alien cuisines. As for the two episodes up for judgment, in the first one, Mariner backslides into a season 3 characterization while T'Lynn reveals another awesome aspect of her personali...

EYES WIDE SH*T? It's the third season finale of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and it would appear that the writing staff used the opportunity to combine three or four partial storylines they'd been noodling with all year only to realize that this might wind up being the series finale. Does the stew of ideas and spectacle make this a TREK, MARRY, or KILL? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg...

GORNTEGAS? Erica Ortegas finally gets a substantial spotlight and it's a take on Enemy Mine and the TNG episode "Darmok." Can the helm officer of the Enterprise survive in an inhospitable place with a member of the Gorn Hegemony, her sworn enemy? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

HENRY ALONSO MYERS presents his Star Trek-ified version of Birth of a Nation in the latest "it's okay because they're aliens" racial comedy that Strange New Worlds is the genre they've pioneered. But does this one match up well with, say, "Spock Amok," or "Charades," the episode to which this is a soft sequel? Bryan and Kristen try not to concern themselves with the plot and just examine this one...

BETO'S FIRST MOVIE isn't quite what it was sold as. It's not feature length and it's more of a hit piece than an examination of what Starfleet is, and that's probably for the best as it's clear that Erica Ortegas's lil' bro has some serious problems with what's happened to his sister in service of the fleet. Are Bryan and Kristen impressed by this format-shifting episode of Strange New Worlds? Che...

TRUSTING HIS FARRAGUT. Lt. Commander Kirk is thrust into command of the USS Farragut, but thankfully, he has Spock, Scotty, Uhura, and Nurse Chapel there to help him get through a hairy situation. Meanwhile, aboard a captured Enterprise, Chris and La'an play Lee & Starbuck, skulking the corridors taking out Cylons -- I-I mean ancient astronauts who've lost their humanity and are trying to strip th...

THINE OWN SELVES. The Cerritos crew meets their alternate reality versions and are not too happy by what they discover about themselves via a parallel universe. Meanwhile, Tendi's choice to remain with the Orion Syndicate for a bit longer than you might expect gives her character an added, interesting dimension. This month's animated spotlight kicks off the fifth and final season of Star Trek: Low...

JEAN-LUC'S MOMMY ISSUES. This week, Bryan & Kristen transfer command codes of the podcast to the hosts of the Ship Full of Jerks podcast, Mark Farinas & Ryan Thomas Riddle. They bring to a close Love In A Vacuum Month with a look at the time Jean-Luc Picard dated a subordinate. Does it reflect Gene Roddenberry's vision of the 24th century or is it something closer to a man with modern day mommy is...

WORST DAY EVER? B'Elanna Torres is stuck with Tom Paris floating in space, but that might not be the worst thing that's happened to her or Voyager on the Klingon Day of Honor. Bryan and guest co-host Liz Shannon Miller, the Senior Entertainment Editor of Consequence.net, look at a pivotal episode in the B'Tomnna relationship to determine if it's a TREK, MARRY, or KILL. Sign up for Liz's Stream On...

LOVE, DS9 STYLE. Star Trek has had farces throughout its history and here's one that centers an unlikely pair: Worf and Quark. Does this take on Cyrano de Bergerac reach the upper echelons of the farce genre? Joining Bryan to decide is an old friend of Bryan's, writer-editor Cory Marciel. The grades begin at (33:00). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A HIDDEN TREASURE? Our theme this month is Love In A Vacuum, and kicking it off is an episode that's pivotal to understanding the Kirk-Spock relationship and the interiority of Mr. Spock -- so why isn't it one that frequently comes up when discussing the best episodes of the franchise? Bryan and guest Curtis Fortier try to reason it out. Check out Curtis's show 12 Sided Die here: https://12sideddi...

RETREADS AND RERUNS. Bryan and Katie delve into the final two episodes of Lower Decks' fourth season in this month's animated spotlight in a pair of episodes that feel awfully familiar, but does that make them a TREK, MARRY, or KILL? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PARALYSIS BY ANALYSIS. Conspiracy Month concludes with an episode where Seven of Nine becomes super online and in the process develops a conspiracy mindset. Bryan is joined by writer Avery Kaplan to see if this one is a TREK, MARRY, or KILL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SISKO'S HOME COUP'ING. Can Sisko and Odo unravel another Star Trek Badmiral's plot to usurp control of Earth from the President? Bryan and Geekscape's A. Diallo Jackson play TREK MARRY KILL with the exciting conclusion to this two-part earthbound conspiracy. Check out Diallo's motion comic, Angela and the Dark here: Angela and the Dark: Volume Zero - Motion Comic 80s Kids Unite here: 80s Kids Unit...