Episode 88- Season 3 Ep 16 “Doctor’s Orders” 

Season 3 is here and First Flight, and the Carrot Crew, have many things to discuss!  Chris and Abby are feeling a bit lonely since it’s just the two of them chatting about “Doctor’s Orders,” or is it? It’s Phlox and Porthos time!

While Enterprise travels through a section of the Expanse lethal to human neurology, Dr. Phlox must put the entire crew to sleep and handle all aspects of a working starship, but even with T'Pol's help, the doctor's skills might not be enough to keep the crew safe when complications arise.

Season 3 Format: -Welcome & Reed Alert (spoiler warning) -Captain’s Log & Haiku (episode recap) -Pros and Decons (analysis of episode) - Viewscreen On (calling out a beautiful visual shot or director’s choice of shot) - Flipping Duras and/or VAMF (Vulcan as a Mother Flipper) Awards as needed -Porthos’ Pick (our favorite parts) -Trivia -Vulcans’ Verdict (rating the episode on a scale of 1-10 grapplers)

Feel free to let us know your Porthos' Picks and Grappler Rankings, and/or your general thoughts on this episode! We save these and share them on special Mail Bag episodes.  (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!)

Find Us on Bluesky, Twitter, Instagram, Threads & Facebook: @FirstFlightPod Abby: @abbymsommer Chris: @ShelfNerds 

Email us feedback (90 secs or less) [email protected]

Find Us on YouTube: Chris’ Channel : Completing the Shelf

Episode 87- Bonus Lower Decks Series Reflection

First Flight loves ALL Trek, and today we bring you a bonus episode that lets Abby and Chris reflect and chat about the entire series of Star Trek: Lower Decks, which just finished its last season.  

We could talk for hours, and we did go on for more than three. We have distilled our five season discussion down into the following format.

Bonus Discovery Reflection Format: - Welcome & Red Alarm (spoiler warning) - Main Characters Review - Secondary and Supporting Characters Review - Season Features (5 words and a hashtag, haiku on a Lower Decker, haiku on the threat/villain, Top 3 Eps and Season grappler rating) - Cerritos Strong Themes (our favorite theme, production element and wild card) - Top 10 Jokes- lists of each of our favorites - Episode 9 vs Ep 10- A discussion on the end of each season - Iconic Shot- THE shot of Lower Decks - Koala Rating (a final haiku & rating the series on a scale of 1-10 koalas)

Feel free to let us know your Porthos' Picks and Grappler Rankings, and/or your general thoughts on this episode! We save these and share them on special Mail Bag episodes. (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!)

Find Us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook & Bluesky:  @FirstFlightPod Abby: @abbymsommer Chris: @ShelfNerds 

Email us feedback (90 secs or less) [email protected]

Find Us on YouTube: Chris’ Channel : Completing the Shelf

BONUS- January 2025 Trek of the Month

Welcome to First Flight’s Bonus Trek of the Month thematic episodes chat!

Chris and Abby love ALL Trek and have given themselves, and the Carrot Crew, some franchise spanning, thematic episode choices for each month.  

This month of January the themes are Martin Luther King Day, New Year’s Day or Winter. Our episode picks are (11:59 VOY S5 Ep 23) and (Far Beyond the Stars DS9 S6 Ep 13).  Take a listen and hear why we picked them for this theme, a connection to our personal lives and a Grappler Rating.

*** Next Month in (February) the episodes are  (Unforgettable VOY S4 Ep 22) and (Cupid’s Errant Arrow LOW S1 Ep 5) ***

Feel free to let us know your thoughts on these monthly episodes and if you have any connections or Grappler Ratings of your own.  (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!)

Find Us on Twitter (X), Instagram, Threads, Bluesky and Facebook:  @FirstFlightPod Abby: @abbymsommer Chris: @ShelfNerds 

Find Us on YouTube: Chris’ Channel : Completing the Shelf

Episode 85- Bonus Section 31 Review

With only 11 new episodes of new Star Trek premiering in 2025, First Flight wanted to take a moment to review Star Trek's first made-for-TV-movie, Star Trek: Section 31!

This brief conversation follows this loose structure:

1. Pros (2 each)
2. Decons
3. Grappler Ratings

Feel free to let us know your Porthos' Picks and Grappler Rankings, and/or your general thoughts on Star Trek: Section 31! We save these and share them on special Mail Bag episodes.  (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!)

Find Us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook & Bluesky:  @FirstFlightPod Abby: @abbymsommer Chris: @ShelfNerds 

Email us feedback (90 secs or less) [email protected]

Find Us on YouTube: Chris’ Channel: Completing the Shelf

Episode 82- Season 3 Ep 15 “Harbinger” 

Season 3 is here and First Flight, and the Carrot Crew, have many things to discuss!  Chris and Abby are discovering aliens in anomalies, and trying to relieve headaches caused by an overabundance of machoness while discussing “Harbinger.”

Enterprise rescues a dying alien from a colossal spatial anomaly, and he refuses to reveal why he was there. Meanwhile, tensions between Reed and Hayes heat up as new training drills begin.

Season 3 Format: -Welcome & Reed Alert (spoiler warning) -Captain’s Log & Haiku (episode recap) -Pros and Decons (analysis of episode) - Viewscreen On (calling out a beautiful visual shot or director’s choice of shot) - Flipping Duras and/or VAMF (Vulcan as a Mother Flipper) Awards as needed -Porthos’ Pick (our favorite parts) -Trivia -Vulcans’ Verdict (rating the episode on a scale of 1-10 grapplers)

Feel free to let us know your Porthos' Picks and Grappler Rankings, and/or your general thoughts on this episode! We save these and share them on special Mail Bag episodes.  (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!)

Find Us on Bluesky, Twitter, Instagram, Threads & Facebook: @FirstFlightPod Abby: @abbymsommer Chris: @ShelfNerds 

Email us feedback (90 secs or less) [email protected]

Find Us on YouTube: Chris’ Channel : Completing the Shelf

BONUS- 2025 Trek of the Month Introduction

Welcome to First Flight’s Bonus Trek of the Month thematic episodes chat!

Chris and Abby love ALL Trek and have given themselves, and the Carrot Crew, some franchise spanning, thematic episode choices for each month.

In this introductory episode, we share all of our picks for each month for 2025.

Feel free to let us know your thoughts on these monthly episodes and if you have any connections or Grappler Ratings of your own.  (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!)

Find Us on Twitter (X), Instagram, Threads, Bluesky and Facebook:  @FirstFlightPod Abby: @abbymsommer Chris: @ShelfNerds 

Find Us on YouTube: Chris’ Channel : Completing the Shelf

Episode 82- Season 3 Ep 14 “Stratagem” 

Season 3 is here and First Flight, and the Carrot Crew, have many things to discuss!  Chris and Abby are peeling away layers of the truth while discussing “Stratagem.”

Archer finds himself face-to-face with Degra, the designer of the Xindi superweapon, and tries to trick him into revealing its location.

Season 3 Format: -Welcome & Reed Alert (spoiler warning) -Captain’s Log & Haiku (episode recap) -Pros and Decons (analysis of episode) - Viewscreen On (calling out a beautiful visual shot or director’s choice of shot) - Flipping Duras and/or VAMF (Vulcan as a Mother Flipper) Awards as needed -Porthos’ Pick (our favorite parts) -Trivia -Vulcans’ Verdict (rating the episode on a scale of 1-10 grapplers)

Feel free to let us know your Porthos' Picks and Grappler Rankings, and/or your general thoughts on this episode! We save these and share them on special Mail Bag episodes.  (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!)

Find Us on Bluesky, Twitter, Instagram, Threads & Facebook: @FirstFlightPod Abby: @abbymsommer Chris: @ShelfNerds 

Email us feedback (90 secs or less) [email protected]

Find Us on YouTube: Chris’ Channel : Completing the Shelf

Episode 81- Season 3 Ep 13 “Proving Ground” 

Season 3 is here and First Flight, and the Carrot Crew, have many things to discuss!  Chris and Abby are thrilled to have Shran drop in and are discussing “Proving Ground.”

An Andorian ship led by Commander Shran arrives in the Delphic Expanse to help Enterprise hone in on the Xindi superweapon

Season 3 Format: -Welcome & Reed Alert (spoiler warning) -Captain’s Log & Haiku (episode recap) -Pros and Decons (analysis of episode) - Viewscreen On (calling out a beautiful visual shot or director’s choice of shot) - Flipping Duras and/or VAMF (Vulcan as a Mother Flipper) Awards as needed -Porthos’ Pick (our favorite parts) -Trivia -Vulcans’ Verdict (rating the episode on a scale of 1-10 grapplers)

Feel free to let us know your Porthos' Picks and Grappler Rankings, and/or your general thoughts on this episode! We save these and share them on special Mail Bag episodes.  (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!)

Find Us on Twitter, Instagram, Threads, Facebook & Bluesky:  @FirstFlightPod Abby: @abbymsommer Chris: @ShelfNerds 

Email us feedback (90 secs or less) [email protected]

Find Us on YouTube: Chris’ Channel : Completing the Shelf

Episode 80- Season 3 Ep 12 “Chosen Realm” 

Season 3 is here and First Flight, and the Carrot Crew, have many things to discuss!  Chris and Abby are getting hijacked and discussing “Chosen Realm.”

A Triannon crew which Enterprise rescues from a crippled ship turns out to be a group of religious extremists who hijack the NX-01 to eradicate the "heretics" on their homeworld.

Season 3 Format: -Welcome & Reed Alert (spoiler warning) -Captain’s Log & Haiku (episode recap) -Pros and Decons (analysis of episode) - Viewscreen On (calling out a beautiful visual shot or director’s choice of shot) - Flipping Duras and/or VAMF (Vulcan as a Mother Flipper) Awards as needed -Porthos’ Pick (our favorite parts) -Trivia -Vulcans’ Verdict (rating the episode on a scale of 1-10 grapplers)

Feel free to let us know your Porthos' Picks and Grappler Rankings, and/or your general thoughts on this episode! We save these and share them on special Mail Bag episodes.  (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!)

Find Us on Twitter, Instagram, Threads, Facebook & Bluesky:  @FirstFlightPod Abby: @abbymsommer Chris: @ShelfNerds 

Email us feedback (90 secs or less) [email protected]

Find Us on YouTube: Chris’ Channel : Completing the Shelf

Episode 79 - Mailbag Part 4 (Season 3)

First Flight is chatting about Season 3 and we have YOUR thoughts to discuss.

Chris and Abby respond to the feedback they have gotten from the First Flight Community over the first part of the season.  The conversations range from fun to serious and there are many great contributions from the Carrot Crew!

Feel free to let us know your Porthos' Picks, Grappler Ratings, Viewscreen On picks, VAMF and Flipping Duras Awards and/or your general thoughts so we can share them on our next Mail Bag episode.  (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!)

Find Us on Twitter (X), Instagram, Threads, Bluesky and Facebook:  @FirstFlightPod Abby: @abbymsommer Chris: @ShelfNerds 

Find Us on YouTube: Chris’ Channel : Completing the Shelf