Episode 114- Season 4 Ep 1 “Storm Front” 

Season 4 is here and First Flight, and the Carrot Crew, have many things to discuss!  Chris and Abby talk about the surprise Space Natzis, the Temporal Cold War and costumes galore.

Archer and the NX-01 find themselves in Earth's past, with events of World War II altered by the Temporal Cold War.

Season 4 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 Ratings, VAMF Awards, Flipping Duras 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 and voice recordings (90 secs or less) [email protected]

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

EP 113 BONUS- Sept. 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 September the themes are Labor Day and Back to School, and our episode picks are (Into the Breach Pt 1-2 PRO S2 Ep 1-2) and (Bar Association DS9 S4 Ep 15)  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 (October) the episodes are (Genesis TNG S7 Ep 19) and (The Haunting of Deck 12 VOY S6 Ep 25) ***

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 112 - The Music of Discovery (BONUS)

First Flight loves ALL Trek and today we bring you a bonus episode that let’s Abby and Chris reflect on their recent series rewatch and chat about the music of Star Trek Discovery.

We LOVE Star Trek music, and Discovery has some amazing tracks and themes that we can’t get our of our heads!  We have been slowly rewatching all of Discovery over the past few months, and listening to the accompanying season’s music as we went.  This episode has us pick out a few tracks from all five seasons that we want to highlight.  If you love Trek music, too, here’s your episode.  If you’ve been wanting to get into it, here’s your episode!  If you want more Enterprise, we’ll be back next time with our usual review.

Bonus Discovery Music Format: Introduction Featured tracks for Seasons 1-5 Spore Jump Ratings- ranking the five seasons of music Wrap up and Call for Feedback

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

EP 111 BONUS - August 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 August the themes are Heat and/or Football Season, and our episode picks are (Dessert Crossing ENT S1 Ep 24) and (Is there in Beauty No Truth? PRO S2 Ep 8)  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 (September) the episodes are (Into the Breach Pt 1-2 PRO S2 Ep 1-2) and (Bar Association DS9 S4 Ep 15) ***

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 110 - Top 5 Xindi War Moments | Season 3 (BONUS)

First Flight loves ALL Trek and other Trek podcasts, so today we offer an extra special crossover with Jim Moorhouse from the Trek Ranks Podcast.

First Flight and Trek Ranks come together to discuss the Xindi Arc in a mashup of the two podcasts!

Crossover Xindi Arc Format: Round 5- Porthos Pick- (A favorite character or relationship pick) Round 4- Viewscreen On- (a beautiful shot/graphic/production feature) Round 3- Carrot Ball Soup Round- (wild card) Round 2- Duras/VAMF- (calling out a super annoying OR super logical character)  Round 1- Grappler Rating- (rate an episode that you want to talk more about)

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 Trek Ranks on Bluesky @TrekRanks

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: First Flight’s Channel: Tricorder Transmissions Network  Chris’ Channel : Completing the Shelf

Episode 109- BONUS Prodigy with Progeny  S2 Abby & Chris Reflect

First Flight is having our second annual Prodigy July and this time we are chatting with our children about it. 

It’s been about a year since Prodigy dropped Season 2 at once and we still love it!  Chris and Abby rewatched the season with their kids and discussed a multitude of thoughts and ideas that came from that.  This episode will cover the whole season with just Abby & Chris reflecting on how this rewatch with their progeny has made them think.

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

EP 108 BONUS - July 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 July the theme is Independence Day/Beach, and our episode picks are (Alter Ego VOY S3 Ep 14) and (Marauders ENT S2 Ep 6)  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 (August) the episodes are  (Dessert Crossing ENT S1 Ep 24 ) (Is there in Beauty No Truth? PRO S2 Ep 8) ***

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 107- Season 3 Wrap Up Bonanza Themes & Data

First Flight is wrapping up their discussion on Season 3 and, for this first part, we are focusing on themes and our data from the season!  We can’t wait to discuss them and hear thoughts from you, the #Carrot Crew!

Chris and Abby are very excited to dig into each of our big themes of the season, talk about our ratings and data, and award a Golden Porthos, Golden Viewscreen On, Golden Trivia, Golden Duras, Golden VAMF and a Final Vulcan’s Verdict Grappler Rating for the season as a whole.

Format of this Bonanza: The Big Three Themes of Season 3 Golden Viewscreen On Award Golden VAMF Award Golden Duras Award Golden Trivia Award Grappler Ratings Overview and One Redo Golden Porthos Final Vulcan’s Verdict Grappler Rating for Season 3

For a more in depth look at the characters of Season 3, please scroll back to Episode 104 where we cover it!

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 thoughts and/or audio feedback (90 secs or less) [email protected]

Find Us on YouTube: First Flight’s Channel: Tricorder Transmissions Network  Chris’ Channel : Completing the Shelf

Episode 106- BONUS Prodigy with Progeny  S2 Eps 11-20

First Flight is having our second annual Prodigy July and this time we are chatting with our children about it. 

It’s been about a year since Prodigy dropped Season 2 at once and we still love it!  Chris and Abby rewatched the season with their kids and discussed a multitude of thoughts and ideas that came from that.  This episode will cover the second half- Episodes 11-20.

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

Episode 105- Season 3 Wrap Up Bonanza- The Characters 

First Flight is wrapping up their discussion on Season 3 and, for this first part, we are focusing on the characters in the season!  We can’t wait to discuss it and hear thoughts from you, the #Carrot Crew!

Chris and Abby are very excited to dig into each of our main cast, plus a few recurring favorites, and look at their highs, lows, and growth from over the course of Season 3.  We will do this Trek Ranks Style, with 5 words and a hashtag that sum up our thoughts for each character, and a brief discussion.

Stay tuned for more Season 3 thoughts and analysis in Part 2!

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

Email us thoughts and/or audio feedback (90 secs or less) [email protected]

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