This episode originally broadcast on May 15, 2025. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2025/05/binary-system-podcast-457-star-trek-lower-decks-and-dark-knights-of-steel/

“ALL the Cali-class ships ALL OF THEM.”

Kathryn watched three episodes of Star Trek: Lower Decks this week, and Elizabeth rewatched two of them, so she can contribute something helpful. (For once – Kathryn.) (Yes ALL RIGHT. – Elizabeth)

Anyway, the final two episodes of season three solve the mystery of Rutherford, bring T’Lyn to the ship, and has one of the most badass gatherings of ships named after California cities; up to this point we’d completely missed why a “California-class” ship would be named “The Cerritos.” Yes, it takes us a while sometimes.

After that we briefly touch on DC’s Dark Knights of Steel, which wrapped up at least two years ago but we’re just finding out about it now, which is not surprising if you know us but is such a shame because it’s SO PRETTY YOU GUYS SERIOUSLY HOW DID WE NOT KNOW THIS EXISTED?

This week’s outro is a clip from Breathless by Noisy Oyster.

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