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36: Discovery S4E5: "The Examples" Dec 17, 2021

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This week’s episode of “Star Trek: Discovery” has a classic Star Trek character, the arrogant guest-star mad scientist! Stamets looks in the mirror and thinks maybe the new guy is a little too familiar. Culber gets a pep talk from our favorite mysterious man, Kovich! And Michael Burnham gets to tell off a functionary about his stupid society, in classic Kirk style—but only after making a difficult decision about the fate of a prisoner.

Hosts Scott McNulty and Jason Snell.

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35: Discovery S4E4: "All Is Possible" Dec 10, 2021

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Joe Rosensteel joins us to discuss Burnham and Saru’s diplomatic trip to Ni’Var, Book and Culber’s sand-sculpting therapy, and Tilly’s adventure with a bunch of unruly cadets from Starfleet Academy. Where is this season going? We have no idea.

Hosts Scott McNulty and Jason Snell with Joe Rosensteel.

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34: Discovery S4E3: "Choose to Live" Dec 03, 2021

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Space ninjas will get you every time. This week, we take a trip to a moon—wait, that’s no moon. Also, there’s an ironically emotional trip to Ni’Var, Tilly gets way out of her comfort zone, and Gray’s 3-D printed body arrives. This is an inventive episode, but Jason really wanted an extra Star Trek-style plot twist or two. Scott has an idea for the ultimate Star Trek crossover event. Two words: “Characters Welcome.”

Hosts Scott McNulty and Jason Snell.

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33: Discovery S4E2: "Anomaly" Nov 26, 2021

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We’ve emerged from our Thanksgiving food comas to discuss Discovery’s trip to the edge of the dangerous gravitational anomaly that’s threatening the galaxy. There’s a lot of character bits, emotional journeys, good dads, and management tips along with explosive bridge action and an awful lot of flying rocks.

Hosts Scott McNulty and Jason Snell.

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32: Discovery S4E1: "Kobayashi Maru" Nov 19, 2021

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“Star Trek: Discovery” is back and so are we! In the season premiere we say hello to an annoying back-seat driver of a Federation President, and goodbye to a sparsely populated planet! Also, Saru kills it with his PowerPoint presentation about togetherness, and a gravitational anomaly wreaks havoc—but with any luck, provides the impetus for the season’s themes about the value of thinking beyond yourself and working collectively. Also, we ponder what a Tribble might do in Starfleet. As one does.

Hosts Scott McNulty and Jason Snell.

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31: "Lower Decks" season 2 wrap-up Oct 22, 2021

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Scott and Jason return, joined by a special guest to discuss season two of “Lower Decks” and a little bit about what we anticipate for “Prodigy.” Dooplers! Mugatos! And also lots of things we really liked! We’ll be back in a month or so to resume our weekly reviews of “Discovery.”

Hosts Scott McNulty and Jason Snell with Joe Rosensteel.

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30: "Star Trek: Discovery" season 3 wrap-up Jan 15, 2021

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The third “Star Trek: Discovery” season is over, and we’ve split our thoughts up into two separate panels. Jason’s will be over on The Incomparable, but Scott’s is right here! He’s joined by five special guests to discuss the ups and downs of this season.

Host Scott McNulty with Cicero Holmes, Dan Moren, Joe Rosensteel, Aleen Simms, and Moisés Chiullán.

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29: Discovery S3E13: "That Hope Is You, Part 2" Jan 08, 2021

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“Star Trek: Discovery” season 3 has reached its end. Jason and Scott liked the episode but also have a bunch of complaints. (They start with the complaints, to get them out of the way.) Where does this episode leave us? What’s season 4 going to be like? It’s a momentous episode and we take our time breaking it down.

Want more “Discovery” talk? We’ll be back in about a week for a special season wrap-up panel hosted by Scott, and Jason will host an additional wrap-up panel on The Incomparable.

Hosts Scott McNulty and Jason Snell.

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28: Discovery S3E12: "There is a Tide..." Dec 31, 2020

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It’s the penultimate episode of season three of “Discovery” and a lot is happening! “Die Hard” homages! A jerk who we thought was dead returns! Osyraa… has more depth than we previously thought? We liked this episode, though some of the twists don’t seem set up very well. Also we theorize about what happened to the Ferengi in the last 1000 years, and have some ideas about how season four might play out. Onward to 2021 and the finale! Happy New Year!

Hosts Scott McNulty and Jason Snell.

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27: Discovery S3E11: "Su'Kal" Dec 25, 2020

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On Christmas Eve, Scott and Jason sneak a look at one present under the tree—it’s a new episode of “Star Trek: Discovery!” And does it take a surprising and weird turn. We break down the holo-shenanigans, as well as what transpires back on the ship. Onward to New Year’s Eve!

Hosts Scott McNulty and Jason Snell.

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Star Trek: Discovery

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