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Episode 182 What You Leave Behind. We finally reach the end of Deep Space Nine! We discuss Series high and lows and favorite characters and moments. What You Leave Behind Ratings:  Bob 8, Eric 7.  DS9 Season 7 highs and lows: Eric S7 Top 5: 1- Treachery Faith and the Great River 2- Siege of AR-558 3- Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges 4-Afterimage 5-Chysalis Bob S 7 Top 5: 1-It's Only a Paper Moon 2-Int...

Episode 181 Demons / Terra Prime / The Dogs of War. We near the end of DS9 with a last minute Ferengi episode and on Enteprise we get into some Earth Plitics and a possible better finale for the series? Demons / Terra Prime combined Ratings:  Bob 8, Eric 7.75. The Dogs of WarRatings:  Bob 6.5, Eric 6.    Question: Would Terra Prime have made a better finale for Enterprise?

Episode 180 In a Mirror Darkly Part 1 & 2 / Extreme Measures. We wax lyrical on the Mirror Universe 2 parter on ENT and get pretty head gamey on the Section 31 episode Extreme Measures on DS9. In a Mirror Darkly Part 1 & 2 Ratings:  Bob 10, Eric 10. Extreme Measures Ratings:  Bob 7.75, Eric  7.5.    Question: What would Mirror Sloane have been like? Which characters on TOS wuld be mostly likely to...

Episode 179 Bound / When it Rains / Taking into the Wind. We near the end of DS( and have a pause on Enterprise withthe Orion Slave girls. Bound Ratings:  Bob 8, Eric 8. When it Rains Ratings:  Bob 7, Eric 8. Taking into the Wind Ratings:  Bob 7, Eric 6.    Question: Do the Orion slave girls work for a post 2000 audience? 

Episode 178 Affliction / Divergence / The Changing Face of Evil. We go further into Dominion war and Pay Wrath antics on DS9 as the 8 parter started t heat up.  On Enterprise we finally learn why the Klingons have smooth foreheads on TOS. Affliction / Divergence combined Ratings:  Bob 9, Eric 8.25. The Changing Face of Evil Ratings:  Bob 7.5, Eric 8.5.    Question: How do you think Travis Mayweath...

Episode 177 Babel One / United / The Aener / Strange Bedfellows. We forge onward with part 3 of the 8 part finale arc on DS9. And we experience the seeds of the aeration and the Romanian war with Tellarites, Vulcans and Andorians on the Babel trilogy on Enterprise. Babel One / United / The Aener combined Ratings:  Bob 9.5, Eric 9. Strange Bedfellows Ratings:  Bob 6, Eric 6.  Question: How would th...

Episode 176 Observer Effect / Til Death Do Us Part. We get further into the Season 7 fail arc on DS9 and another standalone bottle show on Enterprise. Til Death Do Us Part Ratings:  Bob 6, Eric 6. Observer Effect Ratings:  Bob 8.5, Eric 8.25.  Question: What would you give up for immortality? 

Episode 175 Penumbra / Daedalus. We Begin Star Trek DS9 8 part finale arc with Penumbra. And we dive into transporter history on Enterprise with one of the few standalone episodes. Penumbra Ratings:  Bob 6, Eric 6. Daedalus Ratings:  Bob 6, Eric 7.  We also discuss who the biggest ladies man in Trek is: Kirk, Worf, Riker or Trip.   Bearing in mind our apathy to O'Brien and Keiko, we also cover all...

Episode 174 The Forge / The Awakening / KirShara / Inter Alem Silent Leges. On Star Trek Enterprise we deep dive on the Vulcan Forge trilogy with Surak, conspiracies and a Vulcan reform. On DS9 we get a Section 31 mind bender with Bashir and OBrien that gets crafty and trippy. The Forge, The Awakening,  KirShara combined 3 part Ratings:  Bob 9, Eric 8.5. Inter Alem Silent Leges Ratings:  Bob 8, Er...

Episode 173 Borderland / Cold Station 12 / The Augments / Badda Bing Badda Bang. We Begin Star Trek Enterprise with the Eugenic War inspired trilogy about the Augments and Brent Spiner guest starring.  We also talk DS9 with a Vic Fontaine Vegas Heist side step as we lead up to the finale of the series. Borderland, Cold Station 12, The Augments combined 3 part Ratings:  Bob 9, Eric 8.5. Badda Bing...

Episode 171 Storm Front Parts 1 and 2 / Field of Fire. We continue on DS9 with an Ezri Dax mystery episode complete with a transporting bullet. We also begin the Manny Coto Enterprise Season 4 with the 1940s 2 parter that wraps up the temporal Cold War.  Storm Front 1 and 2 Ratings:  Bob 7, Eric 7. Field of Fire Ratings:  Bob 7, Eric 7.25.  Question: Wha are your favorite Time Travel or Murder Mys...

Episode 170  Countdown / Zero Hour / The Emperor's New Cloak. We Begin Star Trek Enterprise as we continue onwards on Deep Space Nine with the final Mirror Universe Episode which was a bit of a let down. On Enterprise We finish the Xindi Arc with the nick-of-time explosive finale episodes.  Countdown Ratings:  Bob 8, Eric 7.25. Zero Hour Ratings:  Bob 7.5, Eric 7.25. The Emperor's New Cloak Rating...

Episode 169  E2 / The Council / Prodigal Daughter. We continue onwards on Deep Space Nine with the rather lackluster Ezri Dax Goes Home to meet the family story (but O'Brien's Shirt is fantastic). And on Enterprise We near the end of the Xindi arc with a Time Travel Future Enterprise story and the big Xindi Council debate story.  The Council Ratings:  Bob 8, Eric 8. E2 Ratings:  Bob 6.5, Eric 7.25...

Episode 168  Damage / The Forgotten / It's Only a Paper Moon. We  continue onwards on Deep Space Nine wit the superlative Nog Post Traumatic Stress story with Vic Fontaine.  on Enterprise Archer faces some tough choices as he gets desperate and pulls a pirate maneuver on innocent aliens. And we explore T'Pol's addiction and crew loss in The Forgotten. The Forgotten Ratings:  Bob 7.5, Eric 7. Damag...

Episode 167 Hatchery / Azati Prime / Covenant. We continue onwards on Deep Space Nine with a religious Cult Gul Dukat episode. And on Enterprise Archer gets influenced by Insectoid Parental Duty and things heat up as the NX-01 crew get closer to their goal. Azati Prime Ratings:  Bob 8.5, Eric 9. Hatchery Ratings:  Bob 7, Eric 7. Covenant Ratings:  Bob 6, Eric 6. Question: Do you like where the wri...

Episode 166  Harbringer / Doctor's Orders / The Siege of AR-558. We Begin Star Trek Enterprise as we continue onwards on Deep Space Nine as Eric enjoys Bermuda Triangle in Space story, Bob Loves it. Doctor's Orders Ratings:  Bob , Eric. Harbringer Ratings:  Bob , Eric. The Siege of AR-558 Ratings:  Bob , Eric. Question: Was Sisko in the right to stay and help the people at AR-558?  Was this too da...

Episode 172 Home / Chimera. We cover the proper wrap up to the Xindo arc with the return of the NX-01 to Earth and a Heroes Welcome. We also discuss Odo's reunion with another of his own kind when when of the other lost 100 finds him. Home Ratings:  Bob 7, Eric 6. Chimera Ratings:  Bob 7.5, Eric 6.5. Question: What do Listeners think of a Japanese Star Trek with Starship robots?  

Episode 164 Chosen Realm /  Proving Ground / Treachery, Faith and the Great River. We dive into a pretty cool Odo with Weyoun story on DS9, then hop over to talk 2004 Time Travel and a Religious Cult who worships the spheres on Enterprise. Chosen Realm Ratings:  Bob 6.5, Eric 5.5. Carpenter Street Ratings:  Bob 3.5, Eric 3.5. Treachery, Faith and the Great River Ratings:  Bob 7.5, Eric 7.5. Questi...

Episode 163 North Star /  Similitude / Chrysalis. We dive into the one sided Bashir love story on DS9, the personal Trip gets cloned Story and the lightweight Western episode on Enterprise. North Star Ratings:  Bob 6, Eric 7. Similitude Ratings:  Bob 8, Eric 8.75. Chrysalis Ratings:  Bob 6.5, Eric 7.5. Question: Was it ethical for the Enterprise crew to have condoned the creation and death of a cl...

Episode 162 The Shipment / Twilight / Take Me Out to the Holosuite. We deep dive on the somewhat weak filler Baseball episode on DS9, a decent mythology/arc building block episode on Enterprise and an excellent time travel memory loss episode for Archer and T'Pol. The Shipment Ratings:  Bob 7, Eric 7.25. Twilight Ratings:  Bob 10, Eric 10. Take me Out to the Holosuite Ratings:  Bob 3, Eric 3.  Que...

Episode 161 Impulse / Exile / Afterimage. We dive further into Enterprise and the Xindi Arc.  First with some good old fashion horror Zombie Vulcans and then with a tepid Bluebeard/Beauty and the Beast storyline with Hoshi and a telepathic alien. On DS9, we see the further set up of Ezri Dax as well as confronting some latent guilt with Garek. Impulse Ratings:  Bob 7, Eric 7. Exile Ratings:  Bob 3...

Episode 160 Extinction / Rajin / Shadows and Symbols. We continue with Sisko's search for the prophets on Deep Space Nine and the next two installments of Enterprise with body changes, lost alien civilizations and a space concubine who is not all she seems. Extinction Ratings:  Bob 4.5, Eric 7.25. Rajin Ratings:  Bob 5.5, Eric 4. Shadows and Symbols Ratings:  Bob 8, Eric 7. Question: Is it a good...

Episode 159 The Xindi / Anamoly / Image in the Sand. We dive into the 7th Season of Deep Space Nine with a bunch of set up plot lines on Image in the Sand and the 3rd Season of Enterprise is off to a bang with a prison break and space pirates in The Xindi and Anamoly. The Xindi Ratings:  Bob 7.5, Eric 7.75.  Anamoly Ratings:  Bob 8, Eric 7.75. Image in the Sand Ratings:  Bob 7, Eric 6. Question: H...

Episode 157 Bounty / The Sound of Her Voice. We dive into the penultimate DS9 for Season 6 with a character introspection story that we liked the idea of more than the execution.  on Enterprise, we get a rather same runaround with a kidnapped Archer and T'Pol in Pon Farr/Gel room plot. Bounty Ratings:  Bob 3, Eric 5. The Sound of Her Voice Ratings:  Bob 6.5, Eric 6.75.  We also take a mid episode...

Episode 156 First Flight / Time's Orphan. We dive into the Molly O'Brien time travel story on DS9 which Eric has issues with.  And on Enterprise we get an Archer flashback story which Eric has never seen before! First Flight Ratings:  Bob 7, Eric 7.5. Time's Orphan Ratings:  Bob 6, Eric 5. Question: If you were Molly's Parents how would you have reacted?  Would you have tried to send her home or k...