Would a virtual world really look like the Oasis? This week, we delve into Ready Player One and take a look at the plot differences between the book and film. We also talk about how assuming the real world is intrinsically better than a virtual world can be an ableist trap.

Emerald City Comic Con and Norwescon were both this month and Dave and TJ talk about barconning while sober, as well as how to barcon when you’re too shy to approach people. We discuss whether the Retro Hugos are really necessary or just an exercise in romanticizing the history of sci-fi.

Star Trek: Discovery finally wrapped up with a class trip to Qo’noS, the Klingon home world. We talk about our impressions of the finale, plus a look back over all fifteen Discovery episodes to see if the promises made at the start of the season were fulfilled.

Black Panther was one of the best films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to date. This week, we talk about the costumes, music, story, and characters in this amazing movie.

TJ wrote a book! Space Unicorn Blues will be out from Angry Robot Books on July 3, 2018. We talk about how an offhand comment from Dave inspired TJ to spite-write the weirdest space opera she could come up with… and then she sold it! We talk about upcoming conventions we’re attending, the editing process, and the role of sensitivity readers.

The Shape of Water wasn’t our favorite film of the year, but there were a few things we enjoyed about this modern-day fairy tale. We’re also quite concerned about Eliza’s pH balance, because she was being intimate with a fish man in a bathtub full of potpourri.

We return to the mirror universe in episode 11 of Star Trek: Discovery and were exasperated to find that even more main characters are kicking the bucket. But some are returning to life… and there were some incredibly satisfying moments as well.

Holy macaroni, we’re talking about the midseason premiere of Star Trek: Discovery and it’s a doozy. There were reveals, transformations, and a sudden death that had us scream-crying in our comfy chairs. Strap in for some Discovery spoilers, because we’re talking about it all.

In our first episode for 2018, TJ and Dave talk ALL about The Last Jedi. There's so much about this movie that is great, and we love the Tikka sisters so much!

This is our third and final part of the Star Trek Discovery discussion where we spend the majority of the episode talking about the Fall finale episode and share lot and lots of spoilers, and some theories on what is to come in the second half of the season.

Content Warning: There is some discussion of a sexual assault scene that occurs in the episode.