Sabriel and Ken bid farewell to The Next Generation cast in a thrilling climax that weaves action, suspense, and humor — even as it undoes some of the hard decisions from previous seasons. Still, we’re eager for the show’s inevitable spinoff, as well as for Michelle Yeoh’s Section 31 movie and for Strange New Worlds Season 2.

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In the lead-up to the series finale, two important characters rejoin the cast, including a surprise that left Ken both screaming and crying. (Look, it’s an emotional time, okay) We talk about who we thought the villain should be, why you should never agree to be a returning guest on a live-action Star Trek show, the distinction between memory and personality, the comic relief that is Worf, and the forgotten romances that give additional meaning to some already funny scenes. Also: the Star Trek Adventures TTRPG expands to Lower Decks!

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Commodore Dana Ross joins Chief Engineer Ken Gagne to review two episodes of Picard, including what Ken considers the best season’s weakest episode. Many characters from The Next Generation and Voyager return, while others depart; do we have too many threads to follow, or not enough? We pontificate about Changelings, Irumodic Syndrome, and Section 31, Picard’s recurring role as a savior to all mankind, the reunions (of both casts and ships) that drove us to tears, and the new show set in the future of Starfleet Academy.

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The TNG crew responds to a seemingly hopeless fate, followed by the utterly unexpected return of a familiar character. One captain gets an angry moment that was denied to Sisko, while another captain proves more bitter than non-canon novelizations would have him. Ken and Bri continue to be surprised and enthralled by these unexpected twists and turns that nonetheless are consistent with the crew we’ve loved for decades and bring us the closure we didn’t know we needed.

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The momentum keeps going in the final season of Picard with two shocking revelations: one that had Ken literally screaming, the other we were both blasé about. Are TNG‘s characters staying in character? What are Riker and Picard up to? And does Worf take his tea with sugar?

We also talk about Star Trek‘s many connections to Hungary, from Mrs. Columbo to the founder of Paramount; we ask ourselves who was the better Vulcan: Kirstie Alley or Kim Cattrall; we wonder what it’d look like if Man of Steel had been in color; and Ken gets quizzed on the significance of photonic energy.

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Picard‘s third and final season begins — and, as always, Bri and Ken are cautiously optimistic while brimming with questions. Can the writers find something more to Seven of Nine’s character than being ex-Borg? Will Bri’s theory of who Raffi’s handler prove correct? (Almost certainly.) Are the bad guys Romulan, and are they thinking with portals? Does Wil Wheaton’s Tumblr post make us want to cry? Where is Guinan? And just how many daughters does LeVar Burton have?

Tangents include Ken calling in from Budapest, where he’ll make a point of visiting the Columbo statue and watching a young Kate Mulgrew in Mrs. Columbo. We also pay our respects to Annie Wersching (Picard‘s Borg Queen) and Kellie Waymire (Enterprise‘s Ensign Cutler)

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After more than a year, Star Trek: Prodigy has concluded its first season. Our ship of misfit kids have gone on a journey — and so have our opinions of the show: we’re digging this secret successor to Voyager! From the characters’ backstories to guest appearances by favorite characters to Kate Mulgrew acting out of character, there’s a lot to like about the adventures of the USS Protostar. Join Ken and Bri as we review the latest eight episodes of Prodigy and the complementary Trek Logs.

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Ken and Bri recap the third season of Lower Decks while welcoming back Prodigy. Lower Decks has shot up our list of favorite modern Treks, though Ken still tends to overthink things; meanwhile, we continue to not be the target audience for Prodigy, which is a fun romp but tends to move too quickly for adults accustomed to hour-long adventures.

Bonus material in this podcast includes a trip to Riverside, Iowa, future birthplace of James T. Kirk; stumbling across the Star Trek: Voyager arcade game at the Las Vegas Pinball Hall of Fame; and whether Ken and Bri will follow Marina Sirtis in exiting Twitter.

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Voiceover artist Ensign Enfys Book joins Ken to review the Lower Decks episodes “Room for Growth”, “Reflections”, and “Hear All, Trust Nothing” — featuring a return to Deep Space Nine! We also discuss which Star Trek captain would be best at the helm of the International Space Station, why the Section 31 spinoff is taking so long, that time Enfys met Jason Isaacs (Captain Lorca), the garbage human that is Tom Paris, and more!

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Links mentioned in this episode:

• Misbehavin’ Maidens — funny filthy feminist fandom folk band
• Major Arqueena — Magick. Queer stuff. Qabala. Snark.
• Let’s Nope! — YouTube series by LoadingReadyRun
• From Rewatch With Love — James Bond podcast by LoadingReadyRun

The annual Star Trek Day unleashed a bounty of teasers and sneak peeks of Picard, Strange New Worlds, Star Trek Online, and Ceti Alpha V, which Captain Sabriel and Chief Engineer Ken are here to review! We also discuss seeing Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan on the big screen, meeting William Shatner and Michael Okuda in Ticonderoga, New York, and enjoying the first three episodes of Lower Decks‘ third season.

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