Antimatter Pod

211. Ghostwritten by J. K. Rowling (SNW 3.08)

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With heavy hearts, Anika and Liz discuss "Four and a Half Vulcans", the worst episode of Star Trek's streaming era, and possibly one of the top five worst episodes of Star Trek ever.

So that's fun. 

  • Liz keeps returning to the question, "Is this worse than 'Code of Honor'?"
  • "I understand that this is meant to be funny." 
  • Genetics and hair don't work like that
  • "I felt disrespected as a viewer."
  • The whole "feminist career women can't cook, amiright?" trope was tired when they did it with Janeway in the '90s and it's more tired with Chapel and Batel now
  • Anika: the only person on the whole internet watching "Amok Time" for the Spock/Chapel
  • Comedy mind control rape (for the second time in a season)
  • Uhura this season generally has whatever personality is required for the plot, but using her for TERF propaganda about groomers is unforgivable
  • Romula'an is almost a good storyline, provided you don't know anything about genetics, Romulans or how "Tomorrow, Tomorrow and Tomorrow" went
  • Why is Marie's professional future wrapped up in a plot from I Love Lucy?
  • Pike uses Marie's chronic condition to try to sabotage her career, because apparently their relationship is now a horror story from r/BestofRedditorUpdates
  • You have to be really incompetent to come up with a dance-off that we hate this much!
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