Kev and Rob agree to be each other's best men to pass the time while reflecting on the somewhat uneven (and uneventful) outing that was “Ko'Zeine” (SA). To ward off the hallucinations caused by warp slug, they discuss past episodes where characters found themselves alone on the bridge of a starship: "The Mark of Gideon" (TOS), “One” (VOY), “Relics” (TNG), and “Singularity” (ENT).

SA 1×07 Ko’Zeine

TOS 2×05 Amok Time
T’Pring

TOS 3×17 The Mark of Gideon

TOS 1×25 This Side of Paradise

VOY 4×25 One

SNW 3×09 Terrarium
Erica Ortegas

TNG 6×04 Relics

Montgomery Scott
Dyson Sphere
TOS 1×25 This Side of Paradise
Star Trek: Generations

ENT 2×09 Singularity

TNG 7×19 Genesis
TNG 1×03 The Naked Now
TNG 4×05 Remember Me

• (00:00) - Episode 88: Alone on the Bridge (SA 1×07 Ko'Zeine)

Rob and Kev take a completely uneventful field trip that goes 100% according to plan as they discuss “Come, Let's Away” (SA), then look back on other episodes where the ship's computer developed a personality and apparent consciousness of its own. They discuss “Tomorrow is Yesterday” (TOS), “The Practical Joker” (TAS), “Emergence” (TNG), and “…But to Connect” (DIS).

SA 1×06 Come, Let’s Away
Golden Gate Bridge
Statue of Liberty
Furie
Lynar
Tomov
USS Miyazaki
Venari Ral
Nus Braka
Paul Giamatti
Christopher Plummer
Ricardo Montalban
Holly Hunter
TNG 3×26 The Best of Both Worlds
TNG 4×02 Family
B’Avi
Spock: “The needs of the many…”
Starbase J19 Alpha
Section 31
Ocam Sadal

TOS 1×21 Tomorrow is Yesterday
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
George and Gracie
Gillian Taylor
D.C. Fontana

TAS 2×03 The Practical Joker
Recreation room

TNG 7×23 Emergence
TNG 7×25 All Good Things…
Brannon Braga
Dixon Hill
The Tempest
Prospero
Orient Express

DIS 4×07 …But to Connect
Zora
ST 1×02 Calypso
DIS 5×10 Life, Itself
Craft
Control
Sphere
Book
Laira Rillak
David Cronenberg
Spock
Data
The Doctor
Odo
Adira Tal
Gray Tal
Saru
T’Rina

TNG 4×02 Family

• (00:00) - Episode 87: Sentient starship computers (SA 1×06 Come, Let's Away)

Kev and Rob take one more turn around the pylons, and manage to do it without vomiting glitter as they consider “Series Acclimation Mil” (SA). They then look back on the character of Benjamin Sisko, as portrayed by Avery Brooks, including memorable outings in “In the Pale Moonlight” (DS9), “The Emissary” (DS9), “Sacrifice of Angels” (DS9) and “Rapture” (DS9).

SA 1×05 Series Acclimation Mil

LD 3×06 Hear All, Trust Nothing
Benjamin Sisko
Beckett Mariner
Illa Dax
Ziyal
TNG 4×11 Data’s Day
Pelia
Jake Sisko
The 7th Rule

DS9 4×03 The Visitor
Review: IDW’s ‘Star Trek’ Series Starts Strong With Sisko Commanding A Bold New Era Of Trek Comics

DS9 7×25 What You Leave Behind
Mork & Mindy

Benjamin Sisko

DS9 6×19 In the Pale Moonlight
DS9 6×13 Far Beyond the Stars
What We Left Behind
Elim Garak
DS9 1×01/02 Emissary
DS9 6×06 Sacrifice of Angels
DS9 5×10 Rapture
Kai Winn
DS9 7×04 Take Me Out to the Holosuite
DS9 7×15 Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang
DS9 4×03 The Visitor

• (00:00) - Episode 86: Benjamin Sisko (SA 1×05 Series Acclimation Mil)

Rob and Kev at first refused to appear in this episode because they both suspected the other was doing them a favour, but they had a debate competition about it and agreed enough blood had been spilled for the show to go on. While searching for ways to understand Klingons, they revisit "Errand of Mercy" (TOS), "Sins of the Father" (TNG), "Reunion" (TNG), "Redemption" (TNG), and "Redemption II" (TNG), as well as "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country".

SA 1×04 Vox In Excelso

Antaak in ENT 4×15 Affliction, ENT 4×16 Divergence

Kyle Djokovic

Andy Dufresne

Ni’Var

Nus Braka

Ferengi

TOS 1×27 Errand of Mercy

Kor

TOS 2×13 The Trouble with Tribbles

TNG 2×08 A Matter of Honor

Treaty of Organia

TNG 3×17 Sins of the Father

TNG 2×08 A Matter of Honor

Pagh

Ronald D. Moore

Kurn

Duras

Cha’DIch

Mogh

Discommendation

TNG 4×07 Reunion

K'Ehleyr

Alexander

K’mpec

Gowron

TNG 4×26 Redemption

Sela

TNG 5×01 Redemption II

Lursa

B’Etor

Toral

O’Brien

TNG 3×15 Yesterday’s Enterprise

Natasha Yar

Ira Steven Behr

Rick Berman

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

Gorkon

Chang

Azetbur

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

• (00:00) - Episode 85: Understanding Klingons (SA 1×04 Vox In Excelso)

Kev and Rob steal each other's deltas and end up as mascots on opposing Calica teams. At halftime, they discuss "Vitus Reflux" (SA), before being transported into the shallow pond of other futuristic sports seen throughout Star Trek history: Anbo-jyutsu (TNG), Springball (DS9), Parrises Squares (TNG, VOY, PRO), and Velocity (VOY).

SA 1×03 Vitus Reflux

Future Sports

DS9 7×04 Take Me Out to the Holosuite

Anbo-jyutsu

TNG 2×14 The Icarus Factor

Gladiators (1995 Australian TV series)

Some good images of the Anbo-jyutsu outfits

Springball

DS9 4×22 For the Cause

Kassidy Yates-Sisko

Michael Eddington

Maquis

Elim Garak

Julian Bashir

Ziyal

DS9 2×11 Rivals

Parrises squares

PRO 2×08 Is There In Beauty No Truth?

TNG 1×15 11001001

TNG 5×19 The First Duty

VOY 3×22 Real Life

Velocity

VOY 4×26 Hope and Fear

Phaser range

Springball scorecard props for sale

• (00:00) - Episode 84: Future Sports (SA 1×03 Vitus Reflux)

Rob and Kev emerge from regulation appearance arches, ready to fit right in among the first class of cadets to train at Starfleet Academy since the Burn. After taking in their surroundings, they discuss the recent audio drama series, “Star Trek: Khan”, and the premiere episodes of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, “Kids These Days” and “Beta Test”. They then hit the books, studying up on past appearances of the Academy grounds in “The First Duty” (TNG), “Homefront” (DS9), “In the Flesh” (VOY), "Star Trek” (2009), and “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan”.

Star Trek: Khan

TOS 1×24 Space Seed

Lieutenant Marla McGivers

Margo Madison

SA 1×01 Kids These Days & SA 1×02 Beta Test

Nahla Ake

Pelia

Lanthanite

Anisha Mir

Caleb Mir

Lura Thok

Jay-Den Kraag

SAM

VOY 7×09/10 Flesh and Blood

Genesis Lythe

Darem Reymi

Tarima Sadal

Tam Elbrun

TNG 3×20 Tin Man

George and Gracie

Klingon Ambassador

Jett Reno

Sylvia Tilly

Boothby

Starfleet Academy

TNG 5×19 The First Duty

Nick Locarno

Joshua Albert

Tillman Water Reclamation Plant (website)

TNG 1×08 Justice

DS9 4×11 Homefront

Tilly’s tree

Locating Starfleet Buildings in San Francisco

Boothby

VOY 5×04 In The Flesh

Subspace Radio 69: Going Undercover

Species 8472

Star Trek (2009)

Kobayashi Maru scenario

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Designing The Wrath of Khan’s Sets: Starfleet Headquarters

Saavik

Looking ahead

Terok Nor

Bajor

• (00:00) - Episode 83: Starfleet Academy (SA 1×01-02)

Kev and Rob agree the "log cabin timeline" is a nicer place to live than the rest of the Strange New Worlds season three finale, "New Life and New Civilizations" (SNW). On the bright side, perhaps it will be the last time that "pure evil" is used as a plot device for awhile. We can only hope. Taking this last opportunity, they revisit other examples of evil in its purest form: "Skin of Evil" (TNG) and "The Most Toys" (TNG).

SNW 3×10 New Life and New Civilizations

Katra

Mind meld

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

Vina

TNG 5×25 The Inner Light

Phil Boyce

TNG 1×23 Skin of Evil

Denise Crosby waves goodbye in “Symbiosis”

TNG 3×15 Yesterday’s Enterprise

Sela

Armus

Leland T. Lynch

TOS 1×04 The Enemy Within

TNG 3×22 The Most Toys

Kivas Fajo

Star Trek: Scouts

Star Trek: Khan

No Man’s Land

Ceti eel

• (00:00) - Episode 82: Pure Evil (SNW 3×10 New Life and New Civilizations)

Rob and Kev argue over who will cook the worm they found in a hole on the other side of a wormhole, then huddle by the light of a camp stove to discuss "Terrarium" (SNW). While they await their rescue-slash-murder, they compare notes on other instances of crashed enemies finding common ground in "Darmok" (TNG) and "Dawn" (ENT).

SNW 3×09 Terrarium

Matt Decker

USS Constellation

TOS 2×06 The Doomsday Machine

Christopher Pike: Tragic near-fate

Enemy Mine

Metron

Hostile Environments

TNG 5×02 Darmok

Paul Winfield

Tamarian

Kayshon

Clark Terrell

Robin Lefler

Casual duty attire: Captain’s variant

Casual duty attire: Wraparound tunic

ENT 2×13 Dawn

• (00:00) - Episode 81: Hostile Environments (SNW 3×09 Terrarium)

Rob and Kevin play cartoon versions of Vulcan versions of themselves with the help of their exes in "Four-and-a-Half Vulcans" (SNW). They then revisit past episodes where post-relationship relationships figured prominently in the stories of Starfleet officers, including "Haven" (TNG) and "Rejoined" (DS9).

SNW 3×08 Four-and-a-Half Vulcans

Kerkhovian

Katra

Beto Ortegas

SNW 3×07 What is Starfleet?

SNW 3×05 The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail

Cetacean Ops

Exes

Ilia & Will Decker

Deanna Troi & Will Riker

The Wonderful Masculinity of Commander Riker (Rowan J Coleman)

TNG 1×11 Haven

Lwaxana Troi

Wyatt Miller

TNG 1×01/02 Encounter at Farpoint

T’Pring

TOS 2×05 Amok Time

Plomeek Soup

DS9 4×05 Rejoined

DS9 6×26 Tears of the Prophets

Lenara Kahn

Torias Dax

Nilani Kahn

#52 Joined Trill

• (00:00) - Episode 80: Exes (SNW 1×08 Four-and-a-Half Vulcans)

Kevin and Rob dodge oddly insistent questions about what it's like to kill a person in order to discuss the relative merits of "What is Starfleet?" (SNW). Inspired by this episode's "space dragon", they revisit a couple of other giant space creatures of episodes past, in "Datalore" and "Silicon Avatar" (TNG), and "Tin Man" (TNG).

SNW 3×07 What is Starfleet?

Giant space creatures

TNG 1×01/02 Encounter at Farpoint

TNG 1×13 Datalore

Crystalline Entity

Lore

TNG 5×04 Silicon Avatar

Whale probe

TNG 3×20 Tin Man

Gomtuu

Ron Jones’ score for Datalore on Apple Music

TOS 2×19 The Immunity Syndrome

TOS 2×18 Obsession

• (00:00) - Episode 79: Giant Space Creatures (SNW 3×07 What is Starfleet?)