Star Trek Universe

Star Trek Universe episodes:

• 06.26.2024

  Star Trek 2x02 - "Metamorphosis" Review

  Aww, maman! Some hot stuff heatin' up in Zefram Cochrane's innards as Kirk and his companions find out he been lettin' his companion all up in them guts! Energy clouds are revolting, maman. Until they take over Elinor Donahue... cause miss...

  
• 06.18.2024

  Star Trek 2x01 - "Catspaw" Review

  Black castles, black cats and the blackest of intentions, maman! At least we think. Not really sure what these bad guys wanted in the first place, but Sylvia grew to want a lil sumfin sumfin, maman. Just a bit o'...

  
• 06.11.2024

  Star Trek 1x30 - "Operation -- Annihilate!" Review

  Watch your back, maman! Literally! We’re beaming down to the Deneva colony which has been overrun by ketchup-covered pancake parasites from another galaxy! Also, giant future wrenches and screaming sister-in-laws! It's wild, maman!Episode Reviewed:Star Trek 1x30 - "Operation -- Annihilate!"Hosts:David...

  
• 06.03.2024

  Discovery 5x10 - "Life, Itself" Review

  Black alert, maman! Discovery discovers no more. Time to wrap it all up, maman. What's the deal with the Progenitor's tech? Who is Kovich really? How can it sync up with Craft crap? There's a lot to settle, maman.Episode Reviewed:Star...

  
• 05.25.2024

  Discovery 5x09 - "Lagrange Point" Review

  It's time for another episode of Mighty Morphin' Jello Rangers, maman. Everybody wants to be the Green Ranger, too. Just like the '90s. Episode Reviewed:Star Trek: Discovery 5x09 - "Lagrange Point"Hosts:David C. RobersonMatthew CarrollJoin Us:Site: http://startrekucast.comApple: http://bit.ly/StuCastSpotify: http://bit.ly/StarTrekUCastSpreaker: http://bit.ly/StuCastSpreaker

  
• 05.22.2024

  Discovery 5x08 - "Labyrinths" Review

  A sprawling library maze and a guide who looks like Book. Not a terrible test, maman. But they need to call an electrician, cause the lights keep going out. Can't read in the dark, maman. Maybe we wouldn't have to...

  
• 05.11.2024

  Discovery 5x07 - "Erigah" Review

  This one's a pretty good one, maman. Not much to dook on here! Maybe the best episode of the season so far! Not lookin' good for L'ak, maman. Good bluffs, good politics, scary war loomin'... Whisper sweet assurances into my...

  
• 05.06.2024

  Discovery 5x06 - "Whistlespeak" Review

  On some planets they whistlespeak, maman. Then they got mortar and pestles and stop grinding avocado long enough to do the sound cure, but whistlespeakin and sound curin don't matter, maman. Not sure what does. But they sure do got...

  
• 05.02.2024

  Discovery 5x05 - "Mirrors" Review

  The Mirrorverse Enterprise is hidin' in some kinda extradimensional something, maman. We're looking with glassy eyes at Spock's console and gettin' closer to Book again. Also we know Moll and L'ak's deal now. So they ain't so bad, maman. We...

  
• 04.26.2024

  Star Trek 1x29 - "The City on the Edge of Forever" Review

  Jump through the time hole, but beware policemen and mechanical rice pickers, maman! McCoy's gone mad, but Kirk is madly in love with Edith Keeler -- too bad she has to die to save the future, maman. It's a real...

  
• 04.23.2024

  Discovery 5x04 - "Face The Strange" Review

  Krenim chronophage, maman. Time bug. Time for a romp through a clip show, maman. Face our past, ourselves, and the strange. Poignant doo-doo, maman. This was a good one.Episode Reviewed:Star Trek: Discovery 5x04 - "Face The Strange"Hosts:David C. RobersonMatthew CarrollJoin...

  
• 04.15.2024

  Discovery 5x03 - "Jinaal" Review

  Thrills with Trills while unraveling a mystery, maman! This was certainly a thing a we watched and recorded a review about. Make no mistake. A show was on and we talked about it. As you might have guessed, it was...

  
• 04.12.2024

  Discovery 5x01 & 5x02 Review

  We're picking up a decades-old mystery, maman! It's the 32nd century and it's finally time to find out what this Progenitor mess is all about! It's a Red Directive and some ancients sowed the seeds that the crew of the...

  
• 04.08.2024

  Star Trek 1x28 - "Errand of Mercy" Review

  We watch corporealized non-corporeal beings smile condescendingly at two galactic powers slap fighting in the playground, maman. It's a sight to behold -- Plus, we meet the Klingons for the very first time! Strap in and go with us on...

  
• 03.28.2024

  Star Trek 1x27 - "The Devil in the Dark" Review

  It's time to hunt a Horta, maman! We're going deep on a molten heap as we review the classic Star Trek episode "The Devil in the Dark"!Episode Reviewed:Star Trek 1x27 - "The Devil in the Dark"Hosts:David C. RobersonEffie OpheldersJoin Us:Site:...

  
• 03.19.2024

  Star Trek 1x26 - "This Side of Paradise" Review

  Some alien flowers blow their loads into our faces and it makes us feel real nice, maman. This thiccy makin' us climb trees, maman.Episode Reviewed:Star Trek 1x26 - "This Side of Paradise"Hosts:David C. RobersonEffie OpheldersJoin Us:Site: http://startrekucast.comApple: http://bit.ly/StuCastSpotify: http://bit.ly/StarTrekUCastSpreaker: http://bit.ly/StuCastSpreaker

  
• 03.12.2024

  Star Trek 1x25 - "Space Seed" Review

  Effie and Dave stumble upon a derelict sleeper ship from 1996. Waiting within: the last dictator of the Eugenics Wars–a super human known as Khan. He's got a magnetism, maman. Almost electric. He's a magnetic man, maman. He got magic...

  
• 02.27.2024

  Discovery Season 5 Trailer Reaction + News

  We’re talking about the Star Trek Discovery Season 5 trailer, maman. Also there are some updates for Lower Decks, Strange New Worlds, Section 31 and Legacy plus a whole lot more...Saying Goodbye to Gary Graham and Kenneth MitchellDiscovery Season 5...

  
• 02.20.2024

  Star Trek 1x24 - "A Taste of Armageddon" Review

  Put the wooden spoon back across the pot, maman. That soup don't taste like nothing but armageddon... and a little like baby food. The butternut squash, maman, the butternut squash. We gonna have orange dooks tonight.Episode Reviewed:Star Trek 1x24 -...

  
• 02.13.2024

  Star Trek 1x23 - "The Return of the Archons" Review

  Peace and tranquility, maman. Are you of the body? Well, we are, maman! Effie and Dave are in search of the Archons and then a bunch of weird stuff happens that only barely gets a plot nod as we review...

  
• 02.01.2024

  Star Trek 1x22 - "Tomorrow is Yesterday" Review

  We're hurled deep into the past, maman -- and find ourselves in 1969 being pursued by a fighter pilot named captain John Christopher of the United States Air Force! Naturally, we beam him aboard and tell him all about the...

  
• 01.23.2024

  Star Trek 1x21 - "The Alternative Factor" Review

  A tear in the fabric of the universe brings with it an unhinged maybe time traveler who lives in constant battle with his antimatter counterpart, wildly changing facial hair, and a dangerous predilection for scaling mountains while having universe-ending seizures!...

  
• 01.19.2024

  Legacy Update + 3 New Star Trek Movies?

  A disappointing "Star Trek: Legacy" update, maman. But also, we have news of a Picard movie, a Kelvinverse prequel, and a proper Kelvinverse 4th (but FINAL!?) installment? Wild happenings, maman. But wait, also, "Prodigy" is doing well on Netflix! Like....

  
• 01.15.2024

  Star Trek 1x20 - "Arena" Review

  We're transported to a strange, alien world that in no way looks exactly like Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park, California to slow motion wrestle an anthropomorphic Lizard at the behest of god-like angel beings who call themselves the Metrons while...

  
• 01.08.2024

  Star Trek 1x19 - "The Squire of Gothos " Review

  Effie and Dave are whisked away to a 19th century castle filled with artifacts from time long passed, maman. There they meet its exuberant proprietor: a harpsichord playing madman, General Trelane (retired) – otherwise known as The Squire of Gothos....

  
• 01.01.2024

  Pre-Holiday Disco/SNW/Merger News

  Before Christmas Matt and Dave caught up on a whole bunch of Star Trek news, maman! Everything got crazy after that. So here's what we talked about:DISCOVERYMichelle Paradise and Sonequa Martin-Green Talk Up “Fun” Season 5 And “Satisfying” Series ConclusionNew...

  
• 12.29.2023

  Star Trek 1x18 - "Shore Leave" Review

  Rabbits and samurais and old flames--oh my, maman! If shore leave ain't canceled, we might be!Episode Reviewed:Star Trek 1x18 - "Shore Leave"Hosts:David C. RobersonEffie OpheldersJoin Us:Site: http://startrekucast.comApple: http://bit.ly/StuCastSpotify: http://bit.ly/StarTrekUCastSpreaker: http://bit.ly/StuCastSpreaker

  
• 12.22.2023

  Star Trek 1x16 & 17 - "The Menagerie, Pt. 1 & 2" Review

  Another day, another court martial, maman. This time Cap'n Pike is in bad shape, and just beeps at folks. Spock thinks watching home movies might help.Episode Reviewed:Star Trek 1x16 & 17 - "The Menagerie Pt. 1 & 2"Hosts:David C. RobersonEffie...

  
• 12.15.2023

  Star Trek 1x15, "Court Martial" Review

  Effie and Dave shall enter the gallery of an intergalactic court of the future as Captain James T. Kirk is accused of premature eject-ulation - either because of negligence or malice. All Rise, maman–we’re reviewing “Court Martial”...Episode Reviewed:Star Trek 1x15...

  
• 12.08.2023

  Star Trek 1x14 - "The Galileo Seven" Review

  Effie and Dave get stranded on a barren world where giants in fur coats throw evenly-weighted papier-mâché spears at them and have their way with a shuttlecraft. It's wild, maman. No time to bury the dead, let's logic our way...

  
• 11.27.2023

  Star Trek 1x13 - "The Conscience of the King" Review

  There's a killer on board, maman. Can't be the pretty blonde waxing about Kirk controlling throbbing power. Gotta be her daddy. He did order a bunch of people dead. Makes sense, maman. Spock says it's logical. All the eye witnesses...

  
• 11.21.2023

  Post-Strike Star Trek Updates + Lower Decks 4x10 Feedback

  On this episode we talk where Strange New Worlds Season 3 stands now that the SAG AFTRA strike is over, as well as Lower Decks Season 5 teases from showrunner Mike McMahan, when we can expect to see Prodigy season...

  
• 11.15.2023

  Star Trek 1x12 - "Miri" Review

  This week we got a real foolie, maman! Time to get bonk-bonked on the head! Olly olly oxen free and so forth... Have some self respect, maman. Stop trying to get the captain to look at your leg scabs.Review This...

  
• 11.07.2023

  Star Trek 1x11 - "Dagger of the Mind" Review

  It’s time to strap in for a little brain drain at the Tantalus Penal Colony. Get ready for Doc Adams to place this retro review into your empty, neuralized mind, maman. Can you see it? That needful eggnog nookie in...

  
• 11.04.2023

  Lower Decks 4x10, "Old Friends, New Planets"

  Nova Fleet’s here, maman. Mariner and G.D. best get away from that M.F. But everybody’s getting their time to shine, maman. The Mistress of the Winter Constellation about to make a comeback, Boims is playing Captain, and Mariner hopefully gonna...

  
• 10.30.2023

  Star Trek 1x10 - "What Are Little Girls Made Of" Review

  We strip down and take a whirl on a lazy susan to generate our very own life-sized replicas! It's a dire situation, maman. And we have questions. Like who was on the other side of that machine when Korby made...

  
• 10.27.2023

  Lower Decks 4x09 - "The Inner Fight" Review

  Big reveals this week, maman. Good smells coming out of the kitchen. Let 'em cook, maman. Let 'em cook.Episode review:Star Trek: Lower Decks 4x09, "The Inner Fight"Hosts:Matthew CarrollDavid C. RobersonJoin Us:Site: http://startrekucast.comApple: http://bit.ly/StuCastSpotify: http://bit.ly/StarTrekUCastSpreaker: http://bit.ly/StuCastSpreaker

  
• 10.23.2023

  Star Trek 1x09 - "Balance of Terror" Review

  Got some bigotry on the bridge, maman. No room for it there. Keep it in your quarters, maman. After more than a century the Romulans are back, and they look eerily like the first officer. Is there a spy on...

  
• 10.20.2023

  Lower Decks 4x08 - "Caves" Review

  Beware Vendorians bearing moral tests, maman. Those aren't stalamites, that's just what they want you to think, maman. Guard your heart against their string-pulling tentacles.Episode Reviewed:Star Trek: Lower Decks 4x08, "Caves"Hosts This Episode:David C. RobersonMatthew CarrollJoin Us:Site: http://startrekucast.comApple: http://bit.ly/StuCastSpotify: http://bit.ly/StarTrekUCastSpreaker:...

  
• 10.17.2023

  Star Trek 1x08 - "Charlie X" Review

  The Antares done foisted a real problem onto the crew of Enterprise, maman. Charlie Evans who gots no père or maman. It's a sad situation, but that horny orphan got some rancid tricks up his sleeve, maman. Charlie ain't our...

  
• 10.12.2023

  News + Lower Decks 4x07 - "A Few Badgeys More" Review

  Star Trek: Prodigy is saved by Netflix! Lower Decks might be in danger! Talk about a rollar coaster, maman! Remember we live on Ferenginar and watch what you wanna keep! Make it profitable or else you’ll weep!Also, Badgey is back...

  
• 10.10.2023

  Lower Decks 4x06 - "Parth Ferengi's Heart Place" Review

  Rom and Leeta are back and battin' 1000, maman. At least Dave thinks so. Matt ain't so sure. But we got more character development out of a few major players and progression on the overarching story. Mixed with a hefty...

  
• 10.04.2023

  Star Trek 1x07 - "The Naked Time" Review

  We laugh at the word "naked", maman. We are very mature. But we had some real opinions, too. Lots of fun talking about this with someone who hasn't seen it a million times! Or only once.Episode Review: Star Trek, "The...

  
• 09.29.2023

  Lower Decks 4x05 - "Empathalogical Fallacies" Review

  Everybody acting up, maman. Emotions running wild. Givin the side eye to the Betazoids, maman. Just let me do my Malcolm Reed puzzle.Reviews:Star Trek: Lower Decks 4x05, "Empathalogical Fallacies"Star Trek: Very Short Trek, "Holograms All The Way Down"Hosts:Matthew CarrollDavid C....

  
• 09.26.2023

  Lower Decks 4x04 - "Something Borrowed, Something Green" Review

  Tendi mysteries revealed! Brutherford conflict unearthed! Another very bad Very Short Trek! We got all the content, maman! Episodes Discussed:Star Trek: Very Short Treks - "Worst Contact"Star Trek: Lower Decks - "Something Borrowed, Something Green"Hosts this episode:Matthew CarrollDavid C. RobersonJoin...

  
• 09.22.2023

  Star Trek 1x06 - "The Man Trap" Review

  Nancy Crater struggles with her low sodium diet, maman. It's a real blow to Plum.Episode Review:Star Trek: The Original Series, "The Man Trap"Hosts this episode:David C. RobersonEffie OpheldersJoin Us:Site: http://startrekucast.comApple: http://bit.ly/StuCastSpotify: http://bit.ly/StarTrekUCast Spreaker: http://bit.ly/StuCastSpreaker

  
• 09.15.2023

  Lower Decks 4x03 - "In the Cradle of Vexilon" Review

  We discuss the first two Very Short Treks, "Skin a Cat" and "Holiday Party", grouse about Paramount's disgusting exclusion of Prodigy from their 50th Animation Anniversary celebration, and review Lower Decks 4x03, "In The Cradle of Vexilon". A fun...

  
• 09.07.2023

  Lower Decks 4x01 & 4x02 Review

  Lower Decks is back and so are Matt and Dave to talk all about the first two episodes of season 4, "Twovix" and "I Have No Bones Yet I Must Flee"! It's a Star Trek two-fer, maman! In more ways...

  
• 09.05.2023

  Star Trek 1x05 - "The Enemy Within" Review

  Kirk done split himself in two, maman. Sometimes we should acknowledge that we are the sum of our parts, good and bad. And sometimes we need to tie all our rope together so we can lower down a pot of...

  
• 08.28.2023

  Star Trek 1x04 - "Mudd's Women" Review

  Dave and Effie discuss "Mudd's Women", maman. Trek Goes Trafficking. It ain't pretty, maman. Until they take them pills. Then it's pretty but still bad. How did they manage to make Mudd into a comic foil? Yikes and yuck, maman....