First Flight Podcast

Episode 136- Season 4 Ep 11 Observer Effect

Season 4 is here and First Flight, and the Carrot Crew, have many things to discuss! Chris and Abby talk about creepy body takeovers, Hoshi getting a chance to be amazing and interfranchise connections.

A pair of non-physical Organians study the response of the Enterprise crew to the infection of Hoshi Sato and Trip by a fatal silicon-based virus brought on board during an away mission.

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, 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

Episode 135- BONUS Starfleet Academy, Ep. 3 "Vitus Reflux"

As the first season of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy aired, Abby and Chris occasionally recorded their brief first reactions to some episodes. Here is the reaction podcast for "Vitus Reflux"!

Feel free to let us know your thoughts on this thread or any 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 Bluesky, Instagram, Threads and Facebook: @FirstFlightPod Abby: @abbymsommer Chris: @ShelfNerds

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

Episode 134- BONUS Thread Living Through Compressed Time

First Flight loves ALL Trek and today we bring you a bonus episode that lets Abby and Chris reflect and chat about the theme of living through compressed time throughout the franchise.

The episodes discussed are: TNG- The Inner Light. We will also cover DS9 Hard Time, VOY Blink of an Eye, ENT Vanishing Point, LOW Fully Dilated and, finally, SNW New Life and New Civilizations.

Feel free to let us know your thoughts on this thread or any 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 Bluesky, Instagram, Threads and Facebook: @FirstFlightPod Abby: @abbymsommer Chris: @ShelfNerds

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

EP 133 BONUS - March 2026 Trek of the Month

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

Chris and Abby love ALL Trek and Melanie has assigned them two great episodes to discuss.

This month is (March) and our episodes are (A Taste of Armageddon TOS S1 Ep 23) and (All the World's a Stage PRO S1 Ep 12). Take a listen and hear what we love, what we question, what we find important and a Grappler Rating.

Feel free to let us know your thoughts on these bimonthly 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 Bluesky, Instagram, Threads, and Facebook: @FirstFlightPod Abby: @abbymsommer Chris: @ShelfNerds

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

Episode 135 - Season 4 Ep 10 Daedalus

Season 4 is here and First Flight, and the Carrot Crew, have many things to discuss! Chris and Abby talk about heroes, transporters and loyalty.

The inventor of the transporter, Doctor Emory Erickson - a friend of Archer's father - boards Enterprise with his daughter in order to test a new form of subquantum transport that would make starships and warp drive obsolete. The risky experiment has deadly consequences though, and is far from what it seems.

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, 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

Episode 135- Season 4 Ep 10 Daedalus

Season 4 is here and First Flight, and the Carrot Crew, have many things to discuss! Chris and Abby talk about heroes, transporters and loyalty.

The inventor of the transporter, Doctor Emory Erickson - a friend of Archer's father - boards Enterprise with his daughter in order to test a new form of subquantum transport that would make starships and warp drive obsolete. The risky experiment has deadly consequences though, and is far from what it seems.

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, 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

Episode 131- Season 4 Ep 9 Kir'Shara

Season 4 is here and First Flight, and the Carrot Crew, have many things to discuss! Chris and Abby talk about the Shran and Soval relationship, katras and Vulcan social evolution.

Archer, T'Pol and T'Pau attempt to bring the Kir'Shara — an artefact believed to contain Surak's original writings — to the Vulcan capital, as the NX-01 gets involved in a Vulcan-Andorian military clash.

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, 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 130 BONUS- Interlude #1 February 2026

Welcome to First Flight's Bonus Interludes, our bimonthly short chat about two tracks of Trek music that we love.

Chris and Abby love ALL Trek and have given themselves, and the Carrot Crew, some franchise spanning, music moments to highlight and analyze.

This month of (February) we are discussing "Sleepy Space Flute" (DS9- Sanctuary), "Go Fast" (Prodigy- Supernova Pt 2), "Missing Scans" & "Beginning of Healing" (VOY- Latent Image).

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

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

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

Episode 129- Season 4 Ep 8 Awakening

Season 4 is here and First Flight, and the Carrot Crew, have many things to discuss! Plus, this episode we have special guest Jim Moorehouse from the Trek Ranks Podcast! Chris, Jim and Abby talk about parents, the Vulcan arc over the franchise and Soval's evolution.

Stick around after the regular episode to hear more details on Jim's experience manning the tactical console (literally!) on "Awakening"!

Archer and T'Pol encounter the Syrrannites, a radical group hiding in the Vulcan desert, while the NX-01 crew contends with Vulcan power ploys with the Andorians.

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, 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

Episode 128- Season 4 Ep 7 The Forge

Season 4 is here and First Flight, and the Carrot Crew, have many things to discuss! Chris and Abby talk about losing a beloved character, going to Vulcan and pets!

Admiral Forrest is killed in a terrorist bombing at the Earth embassy on Vulcan. When the Vulcan High Command believes a religious group known as the "Syrranites" to be responsible, T'Pol learns her mother is a suspected member, and has gone into hiding. Along with Captain Archer, T'Pol ventures into Vulcan's desert-- The Forge, in an attempt to locate her.

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, 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