This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 4 “Dead Stop,” but now Jamie and Bill have watched it. After going through a minefield last episode, the Enterprise and crew aren't in the best of shape. Malcolm has to have Phlox Worm PT and the ship is going to take years to repair. But they find a repair station that is going to solve all their problems and surely nothing at all will go awry...  A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “Always Read the Fine Print,” go listen to that first because this is a follow-up to last week. 

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 4 “Dead Stop,” but only Maria has actually watched the episode. After going through a minefield last episode, the Enterprise and crew aren't in the best of shape. Malcolm has to have Phlox Worm PT and the ship is going to take years to repair. But they find a repair station that is going to solve all their problems and surely nothing at all will go awry…

Photo that Maria shows Bill and Jamie is here!

Rikermendations:

• Bill: The Adventures of Tar
• Jamie: Random Number Generators (App: Pretty Random)
• Maria: Your Friendly Neighborhood Spiderman

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This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 3 “Minefield,” now that Maria and Jamie have actually watched it.  And we have special guest Erica on to tell us about the history of the Vulcans and Romulans!

A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, go listen to that first because this is a follow-up to last week. 

Guest: Erica Laurie

Rikermendations:

• Erica: The Orville (tv show) & A Stitch in Time by Andrew Robinson (book)

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 3 “Minefield,” but only Bill has actually watched the episode. Hey everyone it’s a Malcolm-focused episode which means the writers are shaking the Etch-A-Sketch and giving us another new take on the character. It all starts with an awkward breakfast and then HOLY CRAP things are blowing up. Can Malcolm and Archer navigate both a physical minefield and their emotional minefield as Malcolm finally confesses… ah just kidding. Anyway, Romulans.

Rikermendations:

• Maria: The Wild Robot (movie) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29623480/
• Jamie: Conclave (movie) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20215234/
• Bill: Horimiya (anime and manga) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13103134/

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Surprise! We are changing our format around a little for season 2 and now, you’re going to see us in your feed weekly! Instead of reviewing the previous episode and going into the next one all in one episode, we are undertaking new Second Contact missions! Every other week, we’ll look at the episode we watched the week before, after everyone has watched it so you can get all our thoughts about this episode just a week after the explainer.

So welcome to Second Contact, where we revisit the Star Trek: Enterprise episode Carbon Creek. A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “The Facts of Warp,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week. Jamie and Bill have finally watched the episode and it’s time to hear what they thought!

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We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 2 “Carbon Creek,” but only Maria has actually watched the episode. T’Pol tells Trip and Archer that they might not have their historical facts straight. This episode is widely considered one of the best Enterprise episodes, and we think we might agree. Does it have to do with the fact that none of the lead characters from Enterprise play any part in the story? You decide! We are joined by special guest, Bryan from the Trek, Marry, Kill podcast! 

Guest: Bryan from the Trek Marry Kill podcast

You can hear Maria, Bill and Jamie talk more about Carbon Creek with Bryan on the Trek Marry Kill episode ENT:Carbon Creek

Rikermendations:

• Maria: The Wild Robot (movie)
• Jamie: Los Espookys (TV show)
• Bill: Resident Alien (TV show)
• Bryan: The Elephant Man (movie)

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We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 1 “Shockwave Part II,” but only Jamie has actually watched the episode. The Suliban have taken over the Enterprise, Captain Archer is stuck in the future, and Starfleet is considering canceling the entire deep space program. The only way to save it is for Archer to give a rousing speech over a Teams call about that time he saw a gazelle give birth in Africa, but will it be enough? 

Rikermendations:

• Maria: Elsbeth (tv show)
• Jamie: Roots of Pacha (video game)
• Bill: Tis Time for Torture Princess (anime and manga)

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We have reached the end of Star Trek: Enterprise Season 1! Jamie, Bill, and Maria are joined by Sue from the Women at Warp podcast to take a step back and talk about what it’s been like gettin’ from there to here. Who do we like? Who do we hate? What is this show even about? Why are we still watching it? How did we get through a full season? At what point will they replace Malcolm with Porthos and how much better will the show get when that happens?

Guest: Sue from the Women at Warp podcast

Feature images courtesy of the Star Trek Image Maker

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We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 1, Episode 26 “Shockwave Part 1,” but only Bill has actually watched the episode. Fam, it’s been a long road, but we’ve finally made it to the season one finale! Things go from bad to worse as the Enterprise crew accidentally commits genocide before a time wizard shows up to solve all their problems and are they even grateful? Hahahahahahahaha… no. It all ends in a cliffhanger where Archer is stranded in a horrific future and Enterprise is about to be destroyed in what frankly feels like some karmic payoff, but it’s all… to be continued!

Mentions:

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Rikermendations:

• Maria: I’m A Virgo (tv series)
• Jamie: Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood and Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (anime)
• Bill: Slow Horses (tv series and books)

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SPECIAL GUEST: Jarrah from the Women at Warp podcast

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 1, Episode 25 “Two Days and Two Nights,” but only guest-explainer Jarrah has actually watched the episode. The Enterprise crew finally makes it to Risa, where heteronormativity abounds. It’s two days and two nights of scams, injuries, sexy language lessons, and some incredibly wild outfits and wigs.

Photo Reference #1: In the Shuttle

Photo Reference #2: In the Club

Rikermendations:

• Maria: Much Ado About Nothing (1993 movie)
• Bill: The Trip (tv series)
• Jarrah: Smarty Pants (web series on Dropout)
• Jamie: Metaphor Refantazio (video game)

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