In ‘Unnatural Selection’ Pulaski gets a disease which makes her age rapidly. That might have been a more effective plot device if she didn’t look quite old already. Andrew, James and Alex try hard to care as the writers go out of their way to try and make this oddly unlikeable character in some way sympathetic.

Listen to the previous episode ‘The Schizoid Man’ here

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The Schizoid Man was originally written as a star-vehicle for Patrick McGoohan but unfortunately he was unavailable so instead the rest of the cast try and fail to fill the massive gap. It’s another Data episode so you really should like it but it also features the crew acting at season one levels of stupid so maybe you won’t.

Listen to the previous episode, ‘Loud as a Whisper’ here

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A deaf negotiator comes on board to be transported to a planet to help resolve a long running conflict. Thank goodness it isn’t one of those really badly done episodes where they tackle an “issue” in the least subtle way possible. No, wait! It’s exactly that.

Listen to the previous episode, ‘The Outrageous Okona’ here

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A roguish smuggler boards the Enterprise and quite literally charms the pants off half the crew. In a mostly unrelated sub-plot, Data wonders what it’s like to be funny; something the writers struggle with throughout the episode.

Listen to the previous episode, ‘Elementary Dear Data’ here

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Geordi and Data head to the holodeck to play Sherlock Holmes and would you believe it, something goes wrong leaving Doctor Pulaski trapped. The crew consider just leaving her there but eventually decide to do something about it.

Listen to the previous episode, ‘Where Silence Has Lease’ here

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The Enterprise gets sucked into a hole in space. They get put through a series of weird tests by a big floaty headed alien called Nagilum. Will they be able to escape? Ensign Haskell fans might not want to watch this one.

Listen to the previous episode, ‘The Child’ here

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It’s a new season of Star Trek: The Next Generation and that means change. Listen to three men awkwardly discuss the incredible failings of a the season 2 opener and try to work out how this ever got past a first script meeting. Maybe the wise words of Maurice Hurley will provide an answer?

Listen to the previous episode, our Season 1 overview here.

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To celebrate one year since the good ship First Contact launched, here’s our overview of season 1 of Star Trek: The Next Generation. It hasn’t been that long since we watched all of these episodes but how much can TNG newcomer Alex remember?

Listen to the previous episode, ‘The Neutral Zone’ here

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First Contact reaches the first season finale of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Yes, it’s definitely the finale, even if it doesn’t feel like one. It has Romulans and everything, what more do you want?

Listen to the previous episode, ‘Conspiracy Theory’ here

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Strange things are happening within the Federation and the Enterprise heads back to Earth to investigate. Will Starfleet’s finest be able to uncover the conspiracy? Sadly, the finest are all incapacitated but Picard’s crew will have a go since they have nothing better to do.

Listen to the previous episode, ‘We’ll Always have Paris’ here

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