Trek to Trek

Episode 46 Wolf in the Fold / The Jem'Hadar.  Eric enjoys Obsession for how different it feels and the more light it shed son the history of Kirk.   Bob finds The Jem'Hadar goes from Zero to Hero. Ratings: Wolf in the Fold Eric 7.25, Bob 7.5. The Jem'Hadar Bob 8,  Eric 8.75. Question of the Week:  Did Kirk beam back down to the planet at the end of Wolf in the Fold to 'enjoy' the pleasure planet?

Episode 45 Obsession / Tribunal.  Eric enjoys Obsession for how different it feels and the more light it shed son the history of Kirk.   Bob is frustrated by the plots and "torture O'Brien" of Tribunal. Ratings: Obsession Eric 8, Bob 6.  Tribunal Bob 4.5,  Eric 8. Question of the Week:  At what point does social order become more important than Individual Freedom?

Episode 44 The Deadly Years / The Collaborator.  Eric sees that TOS is further showing how Old People can be a pain.  Bob is not happy with the polictal plotting of The Collaborator but Eric is all about it.  Ratings: The Deadly Years Eric 7.5, Bob 7  The collaborator Bob 4.5, Eric 7.75

Episode 43 Friday's Child / The Wire.  Eric and I are underwhelmed by a Klingon episode starring Julie Newmar written by DC fontana. Amazing, but there you go. Eric gushes about the Garek centric The Wire. Ratings: Friday's Child Bob & Eric 5. The Wire: Bob 7.5, Eric 8.5.

Episode 42 Journey to Babel / The Maquis Pts 1 and 2.  Eric declares Babel to be the very best episode of any Star Trek show ever made.  Bob Enjoys some intrigue, action and guest Star Bernie Casey being cool on the Maquis 1 and 2.  Ratings:  Journey to Babel - Eric Perfect 10, Bob 9.5 and The Maquis 1 & 2 Eric & Bob: 8. 

Episode 41 Metamorphosis / Blood Oath. Eric is disturbed by the fate of one of the TOS Guest stars but loves the Spock and Kirk moments in Metamorphosis and Bob Welcomes an injection of Classic TOS Klingons to bring some honor to Dax in Blood Oath.  Ratings Metamorphosis Bob 7.5, Eric 8.5,  Blood Oath Bob 9, Eric 8.

Episode 40 I, Mudd / Profit and Loss.  Eric hates the misogyny but loves the humor of I, Mudd. Bob finds some redemption for Quark in this offbeat love story in Profit and Loss. I, Mudd Rating:  Eric and Bob 9.5, Profit and Loss Rating: Eric 7, Bob 6.

Episode 39 Catspaw / Playing God. Eric enjoys the collective unconscious ideas and Halloween fun on Catspaw and Bob is bored and left very cold by the Dax story on Playing God. Catspaw rating Bob 7, Eric 8.  Playing God Rating Bob 3, Eric 6.

Episode 38 The Doomsday Machine / Shadowplay.  Scott McIntrye joins us again as we discuss the classic Doomsday Machine. Eric loves all the conflict and space battles and Scott feels this is Star Trek's peak never to be beaten. We also review Shadowplay which leaves all three of us rather bored. The Doomsday Machine Rating All three: 10.  Shadowplay Rating Bob: 3, Eric 5.5, Scott 2. Check out Scott's Pug rescue at www.pugsquad.org.

Episode 37 The Apple / Paradise.  The Price of Paradise this week as Eric is very intrigued and spurred into many discussions on mythology, religion and philosophy by The Apple and Bob likes hw Sisko takes a stand and the Great Escape References in Paradise. The Apple Rating Bob 6, Eric 9,  Paradise Rating Eric 7, Bob 5.