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Daimon Bok is back, and this time he's got a plot so confusing that it will surely render Picard brain dead! In "Bloodlines", Picard learns that he has a son, and he also learns that his old enemy Bok is going to kill him (the son). What can be done? Who will be sub space transported? Clay joins me to discuss momentum, the Knightfall storyline, and exposition dumps!

Alexander is a tragic figure in Star Trek, and his last TNG appearance only reinforces that argument! When a mysterious Klingon appears and attempts to train Alexander to become a warrior, Worf becomes uneasy with the new direction. Also, time travel! Modi stops by to discuss blades from the future, DS9 cameos, and ineffective time travel.

Wesley Crusher, we hardly knew ye. When Picard is tasked with removing a colony of Native Americans from the Cardassian demilitarized zone, Welsey Crusher returns with a bad attitude and some doubts about his future as a Starfleet officer! Symbolizing his own "journey's end" Wes is alone on this episode to discuss admiral relations, the many vests of the 24th century, and the seven season character arc of Cadet Crusher!

My Charizard is de-evolving (devolving?) into a Charmeleon! When Data and Picard return from a mission to find the Enterprise adrift in space, they end up stumbling into a nightmarish scenario of animal crew members and lizard-cats! Modi Operandus joins me to discuss the oft maligned "Genesis": does the body horror work? We also talk being as cool as a cucumber, Gates McFadden as a director, and the benefit of being subtle!

Suicide! Homicide! The Enterprise has a busy weeky, dealing with all these -cides! When Troi investigates a crew members recent suicide, she uncovers a mystery that spans back to the construction of the Enterprise. Tana and Sean join me to discuss the Worf and Troi romance, Boggs from Shawshank Redemption, and skeletons in the warp nacelle!

When an alien archive slowly transforms the Enterprise into a new version of a long dead civilization, Data begins to lose his mind! Picard and the rest of the crew must solve the dilemma of Data's multiple personalities, and without the use of the observation lounge (which is now a swamp). Tana and Sean stop by to discuss alien myths, too many personalities, and the nature of communication!

If nothing else, Data is true to his own programming. When he's sent to recover radioactive material on a primative world, an accident wipes his memory and the radioactive material makes its way to a nearby village! Plus, Troi takes the Starfleet SATs. Amy joins me to discuss Bill Shakespeare, the humors of the body, and Data as Jesus Christ.

There are over a thousand people on the Enterprise, but to this point the show has only focused on seven or eight of them: what are all the other people doing? "Lower Decks" tries to answer this question by following four young officers as they undergo evaluations and secret missions! Trekabout's Eric and Richard join me to discuss Ben vs Guinan, Dr Crusher asking everyone about their sex lives, and seeing the Enterprise through new eyes.

Ghost sex! When Dr Crusher attends the funeral of her grandmother, she becomes involved in a Gothic romance with a sexy space ghost. Clay joins me to discuss one of the most reviled episodes in Star Trek history, and we both come away asking... was it that bad? Join us as we talk about Scottish caricatures, fog that rolls in, and why we dinnae light tha' cahndle!