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16: "Lower Decks" Season 1 Wrap-Up Oct 09, 2020

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Scott and Jason are getting ready for next week’s “Star Trek: Discovery” season three premiere, but before they get there, they take a little time to sum up their feelings about the just-completed first season of “Star Trek: Lower Decks.”

Hosts Scott McNulty and Jason Snell.

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15: An Animated Series (Lower Decks S1E1-3) Aug 21, 2020

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Scott and Jason finally get a chance to check in about the first three episodes of the newest Trek animated series, “Lower Decks.” They discuss the challenges of finding a balance between comedy and canon, between character drama and reference humor. How did they react to the first out-and-out Trek comedy? Humor may be subjective, but let’s analyze some jokes anyway, people!

Hosts Scott McNulty and Jason Snell.

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Star Trek: Lower Decks

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14: "Star Trek: Picard" season 1 wrap-up Apr 03, 2020

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

Host Scott McNulty with Joe Rosensteel, Moisés Chiullán, Glenn Fleishman, Aleen Simms, and David J. Loehr.

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**13: Picard S1E10: "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2"** Mar 27, 2020
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The first season of “Star Trek: Picard” is in the books! Did the show stick the landing? Did the plot resolve properly, and how about the thematic and emotional character arcs? How about that six-minute long tearjerker of a scene in that quantum simulation? And what’s Narek up to now? Scott and Jason break it all down. Join us back here next week for a panel discussion wrapping up the season as a whole.

Hosts Scott McNulty and Jason Snell.

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**12: Picard S1E9: "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1"** Mar 20, 2020
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The two-part finale is here! Jason and Scott find it hard to judge part one of a two-part episode, but they’ll run down what they can. Scott can’t decide what his favorite scene is! Jason has studied his paintings and his latin and can’t figure out what will happen next! Seven and Elnor are… present? And the great Guest Actor Prophesy is fulfilled! Join us as we get ready for next week’s big conclusion.

Hosts Scott McNulty and Jason Snell.

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**11: Picard S1E8: "Broken Pieces"** Mar 13, 2020
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This week we’re once again joined by a special guest, as Jean MacDonald brings her Voyager know-how along to discuss Seven of Nine’s artifact takeover. While this episode was exciting, the more we thought about it, the more questions we had. At least some of us can remember Narissa’s name and understand more about her motivations! The secret of the Admonishment is revealed! Rios reveals the remarkable coincidence in his dark back story! And who is Beautiful Flower? We have theories. You knew we would.

Hosts Scott McNulty and Jason Snell with Jean MacDonald.

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Star Trek: Picard

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**10: Picard S1E7: "Nepenthe"** Mar 06, 2020
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A lot of emotion, both expected and unexpected, comes out of this first true “Next Generation” reunion episode of “Star Trek: Picard.” David J. Loehr joins us as we talk about our feelings, make pizza, eat tomatoes, skin bunnicorns, eat cake with chocolate milk, and don’t even throw up once.

Hosts Scott McNulty and Jason Snell with David J. Loehr.

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**9: Picard S1E6: "The Impossible Box"** Feb 28, 2020
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There are a lot of mystery boxes in this episode, full of people, androids, secrets, murder, and surprise figurines! The crew arrives at the Artifact at last. Picard is overwhelmed by his status as the OG XB. Is Narek as straightforward as he seems, or is there room for some interesting betrayal? Why is Narek’s sister so boring? Why do the Borg have a Stargate? Also, Agnes is deeply upset and seeks solace in the arms of a spaceship captain, as so often happens. And Raffi shows just how high functioning an alcoholic (and snake plant addict) she really is.

Hosts Scott McNulty and Jason Snell.

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7: Picard S1E4: "Absolute Candor" Feb 14, 2020

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Funny holograms, angry Romulans, a ninja elf swordsman, a Bird of Prey on the loose, and a surprise ending made less surprising by the marketing of the show. It’s all in this week’s “Star Trek: Picard.” Jason and Scott are here to break it all down.

Hosts Scott McNulty and Jason Snell.

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Star Trek: Picard

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