Star Trek Resignation

Under the Bridge: Closing the Story Circle on the Multiverse (Lower Decks S5E09, S5E10) Jan 28, 2025

We're not really here to talk about theme songs. And yet...

We've got a lot to go through with "Fissure Quest" and "The New Next Generation"

Time to say goodbye to our Lower Decker friends and even the TNG era of Trek itself. A long road indeed.

Who hates the multiverse? We don't hate seeing Garak and Bashir get together though.

Fan service? Hey we're not talking about the Parks and Rec finale!

No Gods, No Canons: Stunning new possibilities in Klingon genitalia.

Not that we did anything wrong, but if you think so hit up Derelictions of Duty at rulesofacquisitionpodcast@gmail.com

Under the Bridge: This is an Evergreen Podcast! (Lower Decks S5E07, S5E08) Jan 14, 2025

Whenever you're listening, we're talking about the Star Trek: Lower Decks episodes "Fully Dialated" and "Upper Decks"

An episode about references, and an episode about tropes. Which do we prefer?

How many points of view are in this Rashomon? There are podcasts out there, but you can also read Gene Wolfe.

Under the Bridge: A Little Bit of Delirium Probably Helps (Lower Decks S5E05, E5E06) Jan 06, 2025

The ship has really gotten off course.

There are some Derelictions of Duty.

Glen and Wade talk about "Starbase 80?!" and "Of Gods and Angles"

Sean talks about those, but also about things more prurient (NSFW)

Know this:

Princess Bride fans will cut you. They're not like you gentle, forgiving Trekkers.

Under the Bridge: Wasting Away in Risan Margaritaville (Lower Decks S5E03, S5E04) Dec 18, 2024

If we don't alienate you within the first five minutes you're in for a good time!

Wade is dying, and Glen is now the host. Sean is... there.

Star Trek Lower Decks: The Best Exotic Nanite Hotel and Farewell to Farms are what we're talking about. Oh but some other things might slip in.

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Under the Bridge: Are They Phoning This In? (Star Trek Lower Decks S5E01, S5E02) Dec 16, 2024

It's the final season of Star Trek: Lower Decks! Say it ain't so. No, this is not a podcast about Modern Family -though Glen's family is expanding- or The Floor, hosted by Rob Lowe. Pay no attention to Sean. Consider all that discussion as no more than extraneous, un-wanted B plots. No, this podcast is about Star Trek, specifically Dos Cerritos and Shades of Green. Like what's up with the blue Orions? And what's coming up for Trek after this show is over and how do we feel about it?

A Discovery Home Companion: Finale Party (Discovery S5E10) Jun 05, 2024

We start off telling you about why Gallagher sucks, and Glen has some huge news, but hey this is also going to be a thorough accounting of the last episode and the legacy of Star Trek Discovery. Mostly that. We promise. This podcast is a party. Celebrate with us. Get loose. Say things loudly you might regret.

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A Home Inferno Disco Companion: The Best Friend Experience (Discovery S5E08-09) Jun 03, 2024

Put the money on the table, sugar. We're talking Star Trek to you.

Specifically, Labyrinths and Lagrange Point. Generally, we may talk about what this show has done and what it's forgotten to do.

Wade has some predictions about the finale, which you've probably watched already. Do they make him sound like a dummy?

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A Disco Companion Home: Sandwiches (Discovery S5E06-07) May 16, 2024

Two Episodes, two very different tastes.

Sometimes you get what you asked for, and it leaves a bad taste in your mouth.

Sometimes you don't expect to like something and yet you do. Because its well crafted.

Why was the mofongo good?

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A Disco Home Companion Inferno: These Were Fine (Discovery S5E04-05) May 02, 2024

Resounding praise indeed! But with the grade A nitpicking you've come to expect, loathe and/or adore.

Memory Alpha funtime rabbithole!

Year of the Backlog: Enjoyment, not Obligation.

A Disco Inferno Home Companion: I Could Hate this More (Discovery S5E01-03) Apr 22, 2024

The finale looms before us. The final season of Star Trek Discovery. The End Begins!

Wade, Glen, and Sean are back to talk about Disco. Do we feel obligated to? Sure! But also it's a good time. For us. To talk about it. And back up our feelings with reasoning. Like one should.

Forget Status Report, a new end segment from Glen is revealed!

Why add some music no one knows?

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Under the Bridge: It Might Seem Like We Don't Run a Tight Ship Here... (Lower Decks S4E09-10) Nov 13, 2023

It's the two part finale to season 4 of Star Trek: Lower Decks and Wade took notes!

What works for Star Trek, what works for Lower Decks, and what doesn't exactly work? Why might that be?

Hey RoA fans: TWO new rules of Acquistion!

If there's one scifi space cartoon you should watch... it's

SCAVENGERS REIGN

Under the Bridge: We've All Been Disappointed Before (Star Trek Lower Decks S4E07, S4E08) Nov 03, 2023

It was bound to happen. We liked one episode. We liked another one less.

The o'l Hunka Chunka.

Episodes discussed:

For a Few Badgey's More Caves

There's more on the KoE patreon!

Under the Bridge: Horned Up Aliens and 90s TV (Star Trek Lower Decks S4E05, S4E06) Oct 07, 2023

We've got betazoids! We got Ferengi! There's some DS9 in here. Remember the quintessential 90s HBO rauchy sitcom Dream on? We like these episodes.

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Under the Bridge: How to Talk About a Pleasant Show? (Star Trek Lower Decks S4E03, S4E04) Sep 22, 2023

We like this show. Is it Star Trek enough? Yeah sure it is. It's also a sitcom that's found its momentum.

Let us know how you feel about Sean's Anatomy or Heel of Time. Or whatever you want to talk about.

...

...We don't need to discuss OnlyFans Tv.

Under the Bridge: Strange New Lower Decks Season 4 premiere (S4E01-02) Sep 08, 2023

Star Trek: Lower Decks is back and so are we to talk about the first two episodes of Season 4: Twovix and I have No Bones and I Must Flee.

Plus Wade caught up on Strange New Worlds and it brings him no pleasure to say he really liked it thank you very much.

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The Can't Picardly Waiting Is Over (Picard S3E09-10) May 03, 2023

It's finally over. Is this an over indulgent finale? Does the fan service hold up? We think it's worth your time to indulge in 90s nostaligia, of Canadian sketch comedy and Star Trek alike. Mostly Star Trek, if we're being honest.

Hard talk about whether the finale of Star Trek Picard held up.

Plus Rod Torfulson's Armada Featuring Herman Menderchuck (We're gonna make it).

Can't Picardly, Waiting on the Edge (Picard S3E07-08) Apr 14, 2023

Only two more episodes left, and we're podcasting on the edge of release. We don't know what the deal is with Jack Crusher, but maybe you've watched episode nine and know. Whole lot to go over in this one.

Also, we're filthy. Be happy with the what got cut.

Imposters on the Bounty (Picard S3E05-06) Mar 29, 2023

Regrets. I've had a few. Has Picard? We watched two episode of a Star Trek show and had positive and negative reactions. What kind of references worked well and which felt unsatisfying? Can a viewer who knows nothing about Trek have an emotional reaction to a callback to a show from 30 years ago? Turns out it's all in how you use it.

[*editors note: Horatio Hornblower. He knows]

I Can Wait I Can't Picardly Wait (Picard S3E03-04) Mar 16, 2023

Have the wrongs of the past been repaired? What is this about a Dominion War? How does technobabble supplement melodrama? Wade is too excited for all the ways the show has fixed his problems. Glen is still reeling from the pain of what's come before and is not quite ready to trust again. Sean is down for it.

We CAN Picardly Wait (Picard S3E01-02) Mar 03, 2023

After a long hiatus, and skipping right over the rest of Picard Season 2, Strange New Worlds, and more; your old pals and that one aquaintance finally get back into resignation mode and see what's happening with our Start Trek: TNG friends. It's Picard Season 3!

Can't Picardly Wait for the Discovery Finale Apr 22, 2022

Discovery! Picard! The Secret Cabal behind all of Nu Trek!

Things are said. Opinions are reversed.

Think this is some toxic podcast that hates Star Trek? This episode... may surprise you!

The Heel of Time Mar 01, 2022

We take a break from Star Trek because Glen really needed this.

Enjoy some minor key fantasy tinklings and listen to a Robert Jordan superfan, a guy who never finished the books, and a guy we made watch a TV show tear into Amazon's Wheel of Time.

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A Disco Home Companion to Season 4 Feb 02, 2022

We didn't have constitution or class to talk about every espisode of Star Trek Discovery season 4, but we have to come clean on how our feelings have changed. For those who disagreed with us in the past ... you're welcome.

SqueeCore is discussed. Here's the source to hear where the "controversy" in SFF began over at RiteGud (https://kittysneezes.com/a-guide-to-squeecore/)

Podigy Nov 15, 2021

You know: For Kids!

Is Star Trek: Prodigy a good Star Trek pilot? We had to talk about it.

Under the Bridge: Over the Moons (Lower Decks S2E09-10) Oct 19, 2021

Is this one of the best season enders of Star Trek? Does episodic tv have something to teach all those overly serialized prestige dramas?

"wej Duj" and "First First Contact" show that the show can do more than just reference comedy. So we talk all about those, as well as...

We are so mad at Glen for not watching Cheers

Federation News Service Alert about the Ferengi. U mad bro?

What does the future hold for Star Trek Resignation?

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Under the Bridge: Winger Bingston Revealed (Lower Decks S2E07-08) Oct 13, 2021

Wade, Glen and Sean are back to cover "Where Pleasant Fountains Lie" and "I, Excretus"

You may be here for the Star Trek nerdery, we go all comedy nerd to point out comedian cameos.

Status Report is DEAD. What will replace it?

Speaking of things dying… Hey watch Review why doncha?

Under the Bridge: Doin' the Work/Shame This Boy (Lower Decks S2E05-06) Sep 27, 2021

Maybe not everyone's favorite, maybe it is. It's doing the work, and so are we. Mostly.

We talk about: An Embarrassment of Dooplers The Spy Humungous

Special thanks to Lane Bowen

Under the Bridge: Special Guests and Throwbacks (Lower Decks S2E03-04) Sep 22, 2021

Wade and Glen talk with Lane Bowen. Remember him?! What happened to Sean? What works on this show more than other shows. How did we feel about the monkey sex? What a bunch of nerds.

Under the Bridge: Special Guests and Throwbacks (Lower Decks S2E03-04) Sep 22, 2021

Wade and Glen talk with Lane Bowen. Remember him?! What happened to Sean? What works on this show more than other shows. How did we feel about the monkey sex? What a bunch of nerds.

Under the Bridge: I Hope You Like References! (Lower Decks S2E01-02) Aug 24, 2021

The old new crew is back again. Lotsa references in this cartoon show. We like it!

Catch up with us.

That Hope is Through (Discovery S3E13) Apr 08, 2021

We’re nerd cornering way too hard. Can the pod take this much longer? The answer might not surprise you!

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The Only Problem is Everything Else (Discovery S3E12) Mar 31, 2021

Wait. we LIKE this one! Now let's tear it apart! [not really]

Turns out the solution was staring at us all along!

Ok. Let’s talk s#!t. Literally.

Status Report: Hope you like Barton Fink references!

What Does Su'kal and What Doesn't (Discovery S3E11) Mar 23, 2021

Space mutants! Call the X-Men.

Hey, some things worked about this episode. Other things… did not. Some of us like Osyraa. Almost.

Sukal be goofy. Is it.. Problematic?

Glen fails the marshmallow test.

WE FIX EVERYTHING.

Ending things can be hard.

No Country for Space Hitlers (Discovery S3E10) Mar 15, 2021

If you listened to the last one, you know we didn’t like Terra Firma AT ALL. But if you want further details of everything that’s wrong with this episode, and how would we fix it… Listen to this!

Hey, we like one of the costumes.

For an extra three free minutes of commentary on Sean's fantastic new podcast, Folsom Prison Tunes check this out on the Kickers of Elves Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/48761763

Sympathy for Space Hitler (Discovery S3E09) Feb 27, 2021

Sean’s first mirror universe! He is SHOCKED by what he sees. Glen has gone back to Mirror Mirror to verify.

We get into the dirt and talk about restraint, a thing -well ok perhaps a thing we lack.

Seans imaginary country music podcast is suddenly a real live country music podcast. Check out Folsom Prison Tunes.

No Sanctuary (Discovery S3E08) Feb 22, 2021

We meet Book's planet and figure out some of what he's about. We're so mad at Glen, and also Star Trek Discovery.

Included within:

A Glen Synopsis!

Everything happened 100 years ago!

A joke that didn’t work on Lower Decks certainly doesn’t work here.

Drama club vibes can be mistaken for sex vibes due to a small overlap.

Trance worms are an important commodity for nephew murdering.

We love that you did the right thing with Adira, guys, but come on.

Reunification? Jeez! (Discovery S3E07) Feb 11, 2021

The Vulcans and the Romulans are reunited. Spock's dream fulfilled. Or is this a nightmare?

The nexus of all Star Treks, past and future, when TNG, Picard, and previous Disco seasons all get called out in the same episode.

Did we like it? The gloves are off.

Scavenging through Junk (Discovery S3E06) Feb 05, 2021

It's the middle of the season and things are all new all over again! Or are they? Glen gets yelled at like old times.

A Backdoor pilot into another podcast.

How would we fix this again?

Bittersweet Return (Discovery S3E05) Jan 29, 2021

Star trek?! Talk about resignation!

Sean is back after after a stint in sick bay, and just catching up. Can we keep him safe from spoilers for the rest of Star Trek Discovery season 3? NOPE.

With foreknowledge of the rest of the season get ready for more "How Would We Fix This"

Trill Teen Drama (Discovery S3E04) Dec 16, 2020

Believe it or not, we're liking this season of Star Trek: Discovery, but... Let the nitpicking minute details commence!

The dinner scene, for instance. Detmer, is this your issue? Please be no.

Some parents here want these teens to keep their hands off each other.

The horrorshow of ending up with your high school relationship.

And finally, we bring back an old favorite segment from the RoA

It's a Mess Over Here (Discovery S3E03) Nov 25, 2020

What's going on? Has it been a whole year? How long is that anyway? Where's Sean? Questions are answered. Lane and Courtney Bowen come back to talk about Star Trek Discovery. Back on Earth things have fallen apart and the Discovery crew has to fix it. Who needs Michael? Oh. Have things devolved back to what they were like before?

What?

Stranded and Grumpy (Discovery S3E02) Oct 30, 2020

The Discovery crew shows up 930 years later and we finally get to meet some characters. Wade is just so happy to finally like what the show is doing. Sean and Glen are less enthused, to varying degrees. -But what would one of these podcasts be with a little disagreement?

Trek Stranding (Discovery S3E01) Oct 23, 2020

It's a brand new season and a new start for Disco.

Do we like Star Trek Discovery now? Are we off brand? Total hypocrites?

We're done being reflexively unsupportive.

Under the Bridge: The Show You Wanted (Lower Decks S1E10) Oct 13, 2020

Has Lower Decks pulls off the show everyone thought it should be? What themes is this show pulling off that Trek hasn't dealt with? What can we expect from the next season? What did we hate? Does a Rick and Morty structure work here? What is going on? Status Repot never ended.

Under the Bridge: For the Fans (Lower Decks S1E09) Oct 11, 2020

Wade has become what he hates. The worst kind of Star Trek fan. Sean is there to put us in his place. Glen is the same kind of fan he’s been.

In Status Report, everybody gets along. Kinda.

Under the Bridge: Bad Improv (Lower Decks S1E08) Oct 02, 2020

Is there even such thing as good improv? Is this more Star Trek or contrived gags? A discussion of what do we want from our guest cameos and crossovers?

Status Report incites more anger than usual when Glen steps out of line.

Under the Bridge: Who's Your Number One? (Lower Decks S1E07) Sep 29, 2020

What time is it? What does "Much Ado About Boimler" even mean as a title? Who do we count as our best compatriot? We have some favorites in this ep.

What satire or commentary did Lower Decks miss or not go far enough with this week?

We love The Dog!

Under the Bridge: I Think You Should Trek (Lower Decks S1E06) Sep 25, 2020

Is this a Star Trek Cartoon or a Tim Robinson sketch? Why not both? Lots of guest stars in this one. Well, not the podcast. Joanie left. Is Lower Decks making its own lore?

Under the Bridge: Awkward Love Interests (Lower Decks S1E05) Sep 22, 2020

Wade invited a woman named Joanie onto the show and things got weird. Just how many of the jokes on Lower Decks are references to other Trek, and how much does that even matter? Has "Cupid's Errant Arrow" struck? Somebody on this episode is excited for Status Report. References are made.

Under the Bridge: Toilet Talk (Lower Decks S1E04) Sep 10, 2020

Under the Bridge this week starts with a peek at the mess under the hood of the podcast before getting all into "Moist Vessel." All the pedantry you expect from a Star Trek podcast, and the outrage of a host mistakenly calling it "Star Wars."

Under the Bridge: The C Word (Lower Decks S1E03) Sep 08, 2020

Benny's here for Temporal Edict. Who's Benny? Someone who knows less about Star Trek than Sean. Are the dumb jokes starting to wear thin? If Glen keeps saying the C-word we're going to have to yell at him.

Under the Bridge: So Many Names (Lower Decks S1E02) Sep 08, 2020

Envoys is the episode we watched. Are we still on board with Lower Decks? References, guys!

Under the Bridge: DO WE LIKE THIS? (Lower Decks S1E01) Sep 08, 2020

Wade, Glen, and Sean are watching Star Trek: Lower Decks. We've spent so much time disliking these new Trek show... Does this one finally win us over?

Glen, STFU Aug 14, 2020

If you missed out on Can't Picardly Wait. Here's a supercut of us being mean to Glen. He put this together. Don't get mad at us.

Everything Worked Out I Guess (Picard S1E10) Mar 31, 2020

The end has come! The apocalypse has been averted. Just what happened here?

We have a freewheeling discussion with guests Lane Bowen and Courtney Bowen. A very special Status Report. It's the best the podcast has ever been. So listen now while you can.

Can't Picardly Wait: Even in Arcadia, You Should Social Distance (Picard S1E09) Mar 23, 2020

Picard gets eaten by a flower and talks to some synths. Back in NYC and Jersey, your hosts podcast to keep from going crazy while isolated at home. Heed the Admonition and maintain social distance.

What that harkened back to classic Trek did Wade and Glen like in this episode, and what is Sean so mad about?

Can't Picardly Wait: Broken Piecing it Together (Picard S1E08) Mar 16, 2020

Something awful happened that had a MASSive EFFECT on us. We try to put the pieces together in this ep. We've got Kristin (@kristinMuh) back. We got Sean back. Benny didn't watch the ep so he's gone. Glen changed his twitter handle

@narnendraug

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Can't Picardly Wait: Dark Times and Sunny Nepenthe (Picard S1E07) Mar 09, 2020

Losses are suffered. Things get DARK. But we have pretty nice things to say about the Riker/Troi storyline of Star Trek: Picard this week. We just have to survive the rest.

Can't Picardly Wait: The Impossible Boxes We Put Ourselves In (Picard S1E06) Mar 02, 2020

Does Star Trek: Picard put itself in an impossible situation? How much of past Trek is necessary just to know what's going on, and does the show provide any of what older fans want from their Star Trek? Picard revisits a Borg cube and we're revisited by figures from our past. Does this podcast do the same? Providing what its creators want, but not what the fans crave? Oh well.

A full crew complement! Benny Scheckner and Kristin from Montreal (formerly from Toronto) join the podcast this week. Finally, another person who knows Trek, and a person who somehow knows less than even Sean. What the heck, Benny?

Can't Picardly Wait: Brutally Stardust City Dragging Each Other (Picard S1E05) Feb 24, 2020

This episode caused a lot of commotion. Is this the 7 of 9 show or Picard? Who is Icheb and does it matter to anyone who wasn't a fan of Voyager? Is the opening a bad thing to watch with your mom? Easter eggs are discussed. Glen has some questions about the economics of Borg reclamation, and Sean is having none of it.

Can't Picardly Wait: Speaking with Absolute Candor (Picard S1E04) Feb 17, 2020

Picard needs to make amends with some battle nuns and a boy he left behind. We don't hold anything back in our feelings about the show.

Can't Picardly Wait: Every Borg Beginning Comes from Some Other Borg Beginning's End (Picard S1E03) Feb 10, 2020

I, Borg? This whole podcast is Borg!

Sean doesn't really know anything about the Borg, so this episode was a little... confusing for him.

Wade is in the goldilocks zone of liking this episode.

Glen is still on a journey of discovery, but not Discovery. Just Trek.

Can't Picardly Wait: Maps and Legends and Being Bad at Fandom (Picard S1E02) Feb 03, 2020

Breaking down the episode or having a breakdown? Wade doesn't want to get caught up in being a fan, yet gets mad at minutiae. Sean doesn't know to get mad at anything. So he doesn't. Glen is really committed to being the ultimate Star Trek fan and getting his percentages up.

Can't Picardly Wait: How to Have the Right Opinions on the Picard Premiere Jan 27, 2020

In this confusing IP obsessed media landscape - where it's hard to get definitive answers regarding the peculiarities of art - Wade Bowen, Sean Perrotta, Glen Hall, and Benny Scheckner give you the correct nuanced opinions on whether Star Trek: Picard is a good show, as based on the first episode.

Benny is asking you to troll him, please: https://twitter.com/BennyScheckner

instead of: https://twitter.com/kickerspodcasts

Thanks again to Sean and Chris Galluci for the theme song, and apologies to The Replacements.

Echoing in the Void: Companion Epilogues pt 3 May 07, 2019

May it be that Disco Home Season 2 is finally over?

Lane and Courtney are nervous. Will Discovery stay in the future?

Let’s talk about the romance. This show’s characters can’t even talk between themselves about their relationships without one being in a coma.

Dream plots and Klingon gods.

And finally, Wade receives final thoughts on Discovery Season 2 from Stefan in the Netherlands. And two guys who didn't watch the show have a few questions.

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Filling the Void: Companion Epilogues pt 2 May 03, 2019

With Discovery fading into the past, and flying into the future, we ask important questions such as: What kind of drug is each Star Trek series, and what was it like to binge all of Season 2 of Star Trek Discovery within a convenient trial size period of time?

Wade is once again joined by two guest companions. This time it's journalist Ryan Britt (@ryancbritt on twitter), and an entirely new voice to Disco Home Season 2, Adam P. Newton (@dryvetyme).

Staring into the Void: Companion Epilogues pt 1 Apr 29, 2019

Wade sat down with two companions, Kristin from Toronto and Arthur (also known as BuckyWTGoodHair on twitter) to get their opinions now that we've been a week without Star Trek Discovery. What did we like about Season 2, what did we dislike, and what are we looking forward to in Season 3.

Some Sweeter Sorrow (Discovery S2E14) Apr 21, 2019

We got emotional watching this episode. And not all of it was anger! We talk a bit about things we like, so be cool everybody. But then… we talk about some of the things we weren’t as keen on. Great action, but what about the story of this season?

Wade, Glen, and Sean are along for this one, but keep looking at the feed to hear from more of our companions for this season.

Oh, and check out this Den of Geek article Wade steals all his references from: https://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/star-trek-discovery/280608/star-trek-discovery-season-2-episode-14-easter-eggs-references

Such Bitter Sorrow (Discovery S2E13) Apr 15, 2019

The end game approaches! In the meantime not much happens, but actually more happens than you could arguably fit into an hour, or fifty seven minutes. We kvetch because we care!

Sean Perrotta is back to detail what he felt he missed in the past two episodes. Glen Hall gives a synopsis. Wade Bowen is here too. Go figure.

Feel free to @ us, angry twitter users!

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Full House of Shadows (Discovery S2E12) Apr 08, 2019

Time crystals, y'all. Time Crystals. Lots happened in this episode, or did it? Where did the time go? Pike visits a Klingon to get a rock, Michael gets shot at, and Stamets and Culber get talked to. Could last week's next-on have jumped straight past into this week's?

It's a full pod with plenty of opinions from Glen Hall, and extra guests Lane Bowen, Benny Scheckner, Courtney Bowen, and also a rather quiet baby.

Tease - Hugh's Disco Recap Apr 04, 2019

Wade sat down with regular Kicker of Elves Hugh Crawford to try and explain Season Two of Star Trek Discovery to someone who hasn't watched it.

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Perpetual Insanity (Discovery S2E11) Apr 01, 2019

How’d he get in that chair?

Good emotional work. Yet…

We yell a lot.

Spock has read Infinite Jest at least 3 times.

Rad Angel (Discovery S2E10) Mar 25, 2019

The identity of the red angel is revealed! And then some. What is the best way to catch a time traveler who might have pertinant information at its disposal?

Sean is back. Where was he last week and what is going on with Star Trek Discovery?

The streak is broken and Wade wasn't as big a fan of this episode.

Can Glen do a "short" synopsis? All questions will be answered!

Project Dad is Us (Discovery S2E09) Mar 19, 2019

The streak of episodes we like continues. A background character gets some background for once and hey they pull off things in this episode of Star Trek: Discovery that S1 did not manage quite so well.

Wade is joined by Glen Hall again, but no Sean Perrotta. Lane Bowen does make a return, but without his wife or infant this time around.

If I Recall Correctly (Discovery S2E08) Mar 11, 2019

Pike's imaginary girlfriend shows up and a deep, dark, unforgivable and totally life altering secret shame that Michael Burnham has been hiding for years, comes to light. [Totally not a rote typical sibling interaction]

Only two companions, Glen and Sean, join Wade this week. But we're... close. Too close? If you're still listening after two minutes, Glen baits the hook for an incredible, life affirming joke he's saving for the end of the pod.

OH Canon. We talk a lot on canon.

All the secrets revealed and how things could have been different [hint: sex].

Do we have any new updates on our Angel predictions?

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Light and Shadows is Fine (Discovery S2E07) Mar 04, 2019

We finally have Spock, and it is … fine. Time rifts are fine. We're... pretty good?

For all the leadup to this episode it didn’t instill any wild emotions that we'll need to use our logic to suppress.

Pike and Tyler get caught up in some time shenanigans and learn a little bit about themselves.

Bucky with the Good Hair returns! (twitter.com/buckyWTgoodhair)

Wade turns to Kristin from Toronto for her thoughts on the Kickers of Elves discord.

What about that space dyslexia?

What do we think of some of the theories and predictions out there on the web?

We have some other shows to talk about at the end.

A Sound of Thunder and Criticism (Discovery S2E06) Feb 25, 2019

Saru goes home and isn't putting up with any bs. But we are.

Benny Scheckner (instagram.com/chickenbonesontheground) joins Wade, Glen Hall and Sean Perrotta to say nice things about Star Trek Discovery.

What IS a companion, really?

Well this companion did some “research,” has a gimmick to steal from another podcast, and things to say about season 2 episode six of various Star Treks, (sorry Star Trek Wars, he didn’t know).

What has stayed the same throughout Star Trek, and what has changed?

But on to Discovery! Right off the bat, we got opinions about who the Red Angel is.

Glen gives one hell of a synopsis.

From the opening voiceover to the background and supporting characters: What all works about this episode?

The first successful misdirect halfway through the second season of the show!

Is Michael great as a supporting character? Xenoanthropoligist? You mean “Away Mission Specialist”? Sounds great!

All these Red Angel predictions… would it be more interesting to put some money down?

Sean has some unorthodox Star Wars opinions.

So JJ trek…

And how bout the cinematography?

Wade… gives hesitant praise to Alex Kurtzman? What is going on? How bout we just give praise to the episode writers instead.

But enough Star Trek. Let’s talk The L Word.

Got opinions? Let us hear them!

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Apologies for the Imperfection (Discovery S2E05) Feb 19, 2019

A rescue is launched into the mycelial network and more than just Tilly gets pulled out.

This week we're joined by another friend of the podcast, Kristin Mueller-Heaslip, "Kristin from Toronto" herself.

Glen watched Season 1, leaving Sean as the clueless one.

How did we feel about this episode? What was fantastic, what was great, and what wasn’t? Did it hold up to repeated viewings?

What is “Saints of Imperfection” a reference to?

Did this sufficiently fix an error made in season 1, or was it a story they had in their back pocket all along?

Are the canon inconsistencies a problem for the show?

A thesis of Star Trek Discovery?

Is Enterprise the Saskatoon, Saskatchewan of Star Trek series?

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An Opal for Sharon? feat. Ryan Britt (Star Trek: Discovery S2E04) Feb 11, 2019

Wade and his regular crew of scabs are joined by journalist and legit Star Trek expert, Ryan Britt (@ryancbritt on twitter).

Is this an objectively good episode of Star Trek? Ryan brings his insight as to how Discovery fits into canon. Theories and predictions are discussed.

Dangling Spocks. Pike Marie Kondo-s Starfleet. Cronenberg Horta. Meta thinking Saru and Doug Jones. It's nice to not easily predict Star Trek Discovery. A Gotham Problem? Sean Connery and what could have been. So about the JAHSep... "Inserting" Michael into Spock's story, if you know what I mean... And finally, a possible theory about the Kelpians.

Check out Ryan's writing on Den of Geek, SyFy Wire, and Fatherly. Or, why not buy his book, Luke Skywalker Can't Read? (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SI0B4NQ/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1)

One "Point of Light" and Three Plots (Star Trek: Discovery S2E03) Feb 04, 2019

Klingons are back! And so are their follicles -But hey there's a lot to cram in this episode between Klingons, fungi, and a Spock plot that none of us want.

This week a new companion jumps on to counter the ignorance of Glen and Sean. Friend of the pod Bucky (@BuckyWTGoodHair on Twitter) comes in to help explain trek lore and backstory where applicable and give his "expert" opinions on this episode plus why fans should be rooting for Disco to succeed.

On the back end we talk about some of the vicious rumors circulating about the show on twitter and youtube.

Let us know what you think! We'll do something with your calls eventually!

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New Eden Ignorance (Star Trek: Discovery S2E02) Jan 29, 2019

"New Eden" brings a classic Star Trek episode, with tropes even non-Trekkers can identify as such. But aside from the away mission on the planet, can someone who hasn't watched the Discovery make any sense out of the heavy space rock, spore drives, or Tilly's secret friend back on the ship?

Wade is again joined by Glen Hall and Sean Perrotta, two Star Trek neophytes, but also by Benny Scheckner (https://www.instagram.com/chickenbonesontheground/), who has even LESS frame of reference for this episode.

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Oh, Brother (Star Trek Discovery Season 2 Premiere!) Jan 21, 2019

The wait is over! Star Trek Discovery Season 2 has begun!

Left adrift without his regular cohosts, Wade has assembled a rag tag team of scabs to watch Star Trek Discovery.

With no baggage from last season, or even much familiarity with Trek fandom itself, what will Sean Perrotta and Glen Hall have to say after watching just one episode? Will it totally ruin the Kickers of Elves brand if they actually love this show?

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Discovery Season 2: Predictions and Fears Jan 15, 2019

Before Season 2 of Star Trek Discover drops, we get off our chest what we're nervous about and what we think the show might do.

But we end positive! (kinda)

What do you think?

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Two Short Treks Jan 15, 2019

Wade talks with Lane and Courtney Bowen about two Short Treks: The Brightest Star and The Escape Artist. Plus a baby.

What works about these two fifteen minute episodes and what doesnt?

Is the Saru trek devoid of conflict and complications necessary to a successful story?

What about the humor works in The Escape Artist?

Coming soon: Thoughts before the premiere of Star Trek Discovery Season Two!

A Short Talk about Short Trek: Calypso Dec 06, 2018

Wade is joined by Courtney Bowen and Lane Bowen to talk about the Short Trek, "Calypso," written by novelist Michael Chabon.

Just how many scifi references can three people see in a 15 minute short? From Her to Ursula K. Le Guin, to Mass Effect, and Asimov's Foundation.

But most importantly, The Odyssey.

After that we hit on a few of the latest news and reveals in the realm of new Star Trek. From the Picard show's airdate to crude opinions on the latest Spock and Gregory Peck's grandson.

Think we're kind of being jerks about the whole thing? To Gregory Peck's grandson? Want to yell at Wade for getting it all wrong and confusing Calypso with Circe? Well come at us at 917 408 3898

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A Short Trek Runs Away from Us Oct 30, 2018

A new "Short Trek" episode, "Runaway" has dropped, a fifteen minute speck to fill the Star Trek void sucking away subscribers from CBS All Access until Discovery returns in 2019. Yet, James and Hugh have run away from A Discovery Home Companion, demanding a ransom before they return. But! There is still new Star Trek to complain about! What to do?

To fill the podcasting void Wade talks Runaways with his brother -and for certain a real person- Lane Bowen.

For longer than the length of the short they complain about all the tropes that "Runaway" stumbles through before talking about some other Star Trek announcements, such as the Picard and new animated shows.

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Will You Pull the Plug? Feb 27, 2018

Is this really the end? What will it take to get James and Hugh back on board with Season 2? Your calls try to grapple with what happened this Season of Star Trek Discovery. Is there anything people should do if they're not fans of the show? Is it actually possible to, you know, not watch Star Trek?Lots of trying to figure out just what happened this Season. Voicemails! Gabriel (not Lorca) on what Discovery is lacking. Especially when compared to DS9's "Duet" Bucky sighs. What must admiral Janeway think about the spore drive if she comes across classified materials? How to reconcile when something we love ends up being not so great? Should we watch this show and hope for it to be better? What can be done to demand something better? What if we didn't watch next season. Stefan found some stuff that worked, but is also dissatisfied ultimately. Arguing the weak technobabble explanations.

Kristin can't get invested in the emotional lives of a bunch of Jack Bauers. Greg on Discovery as a TNG Season 1 episode stretched out into a season of television.

Eric is trying to understand how this all happened, and proposes The Checkbox Theory. Along with some #TeamWade positivity. Hugh is baffled. Tom is also a bit befuddled. What actually leads people to explore? Will that be explored at all in a season about faith vs science? What kind of stories do we need for the future? Kristin calls back! With the actual theme of the season: People: they're not great, but they're not that bad The hotline is still up for The Rules of Acquisition. Check us out on Patreon if you are missing out on hearing us fight about Discovery patreon.com/kickersofelves

Will You Take My Hand Feb 13, 2018

Will you please? We're very tired.

Star Trek Discovery is over! Season 1 anyways. How do we feel the ending held up? What is the fate of The Prediction? Will we ever be able to recover?

Give us a call and give us your thoughts. We neeeeed them!

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The Bore Without, The Bore Within Feb 09, 2018

Are we too hard on Star Trek Discovery? It's been hard on us. We take your calls to check in on how you are doing.

What can we expect from Season 2? How could they right the course? We have some disagreements between ourselves.

What are the current odds on The Prediction?

One episode to go!

Let us know how you feel about the endgame of this show.

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The War Without, the War Within Feb 06, 2018

Back in the Prime and feeling... fine? Maybe not? We're having a war within ourselves.

What do you do with a space Hitler? Just how far should Federation ideals take a person in their personal interactions?

Is The Prediction in danger?

Was James too hard on the Tilly/Ash scene? Was the breakup scene that awful?

Let us know what you think!

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What's Past is Disappointing Feb 03, 2018

The Prediction is hope. Listen to some community testimony on The Past is Prologue. Judging from your calls, this week's episode of Star Trek Discovery left a lot of folks deflated, unsure of where we've been and where the show might take us going forward. James received the revelation of The Prediction in the hopes that the end of the first season of Discovery might clean up the mess it's made.

What do you think? Is The Prediction hogwash? Heretical? Unneeded? Give us a call and inform us:

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