Standard Orbit 269: Star Trek: Enterprise II

The Original Series in Discovery Season 2, Part 2.

This week on Standard Orbit, host Zach Moore is joined by Chris Clow to discuss the second season of Discovery through the lens of The Original Series. A host of Discovery Debrief: A Star Trek Podcast, Chris and his co-hosts have covered Discovery episode-by-episode and now that its second season (and time in the 23rd century) is complete, we look back on what worked and what didn't in regards to its TOS connections.

Should the 23rd century be brought to life as a period piece, or are updated aesthetics necessary for modern audiences? Is In Memory Serves the sequel to The Cage we never knew we needed? How do we feel about Michael Burnham pointing Spock in the direction of becoming friends with Kirk  All this and more on this week's Standard Orbit, boldly listen!

Chapters  Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:27) Reconciling Discovery With The Original Series (00:03:08) The 23rd Century: A Period Piece? (00:09:38) Previously On Star Trek (00:15:11) Main Characters From Other Series (00:19:44) Continuity Fixed? (00:27:53) Kirk and Spock's Friendship, Thanks Michael! (00:30:29) Star Trek: Enterprise II, Pike's Destiny (00:39:50) Fandom Reaction (00:47:49) Final Thoughts (00:54:40) POTFM (01:01:18)  Closing (01:03:01)

Host Zach Moore

Guest Chris Clow

Production Zach Moore (Editor & Producer) Ken Tripp (Producer) Hayley Stoddart (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Dan Rhodes (Associate Producer) Mike Richards (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)