There's a metaphor in the Mummenschanz! Erik Curry returns to host this very special episode of Re:Engage where we witness Geordi LaForge transform from a creeper into a little brother to a purple vein monster and back again. Lieutenant Commander Leijten (pronounced as in "Lighten up, Francis") has found some footage of an away team she and Geordi were on five years ago. The rest of the team have abandoned their posts to return to that planet, and Leijten starts feeling funky once they get there too. Suprise! She's a blue-veined prey animal - until the viral creche is a removed. Then Leijten is the only one who can talk her friend Laforge down from such blue heights. Erik sees a powerful metaphor for addiction, recovery and loss in this episode and we all agree it was a powerful bit of sci-fi storytelling.

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Host: Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG)  

Panel: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG), Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter)  and Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) 

Audio Editor: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) 

Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com

Theme music: Ryan Marth

Next up is s4e19 "The Nth Degree" hosted by Jimmie!