Episode 160: The One with All the Time Crystals

Star Trek: Discovery goes where no Trek show has gone before… but don’t read any further if you want to avoid spoilers!

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That’s right. They finally did it: They put Pike in his wheelchair. Minus the beeps.

"Through the Valley of Shadows" gets all timey-wimey with time crystals, the return of Tyler's kid, and a glimpse of Pike's "Menagerie" fate. We also get a cool, action-packed showdown with Michael "Dances With Two Phasers" Burnham and Control. So was it any good? We're breaking it down!

We also have some reader mailbag and another Red Shirt from literally the cold depths of space. Oh, and a quick segment on the new Twilight Zone… which is truly scary (the segment, not the show).

So stop playing your nerdy word games with friends, watch out for tentacles full of nanites, and listen now to the new TR3!

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Episode 159: Star Trek: Discovery’s My Four Moms

Michael and her mom are finally reunited and it feels so, um, sad?

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"Perpetual Infinity" is the latest Star Trek episode to tackle time travel, and it's full of scenes that tug on the heartstrings and make one scratch their heads. Also, Leland is still alive (our bad) and he's turning into a slow-mo fighting Skynet! We'll talk about what worked this week and what could have worked better.

Also, there's a tiny update on the Picard show and Alex Kurtzman reveals how CBS All Access plans to roll out their slate of upcoming Trek shows. And we've verified that this week's Red Shirt is definitely, definitely dead. (A dirty job but someone's gotta do it!)

So fire up your stolen time crystals, strap into your nanite-injecting dentist's chair and listen now to the new TR3!

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Episode 158: So, Wait - *That's* Who the Red Angel Is?!

If there was ever a game of "What Will the New Star Trek Discovery Episode Bring This Week" bingo, you likely won big time if you picked "Saru singing hymnals" and "Time-travelers that can literally zap people back from death."

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Star Trek Discovery finally revealed who the Red Angel is and, um, yeah, about that...

This week, we autopsy "The Red Angel" episode with more care than they gave poor Airiam right before her Eugene O'Neill-long funeral. We break down what worked and what could have worked better. Buckle up, guys.

And of course, another Red Shirt bites the dust this week, too -- or, rather, gets an "eye full." (Ah, puns!)

So put on your EVA suits, strap into some 23rd century-looking dentist's chair, and listen now to the newest ep of TR3!

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Episode 156: Discovery Makes Star Trek History

Discovery just pulled Star Trek's version of 2018's Halloween by giving us a sequel to the first Trek ever, "If Memory Serves." That's right, we've been beamed back to "The Cage," and Disco brought the singing plants with them. So how good is the episode? Listen and find out.

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Meanwhile, some Picard casting news recently broke and it makes the wait for the show that much more unbearable! And we reach back to an Original Series episode (two, actually!) for our latest Red Shirt.

So stop asking yourself if that Spock beard is a good look, pull up a chair in the mess hall before Tyler and Culber destroy the joint, and listen now to the new TR3!

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Episode 153: Discovery Goes Into the Upside Down – Halfway!

Another new Star Trek: Discovery episode, another new TR3. You’re welcome. This week, you get double the bang for your buck (gold-pressed latinum?) as we break down what worked and what didn’t (sorry/not sorry May) in “Saints of Imperfection.”

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A surprise character returns! (Well, maybe not so surprising.) A trippy trip to the mycelial network! Section 31 getting all up in there! Tyler needs a haircut! And so much more!

We also have news(ish) about the Picard show and Nickelodeon’s newly announced Trek animated series that no one saw coming. And yes, of course, we’ve got a Red Shirt too.

So set your Section 31 ship’s cloak to “big ass asteroid” and listen now!

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Episode 151: The Klingons Return to Disco, and Mary Chieffo Returns to TR3!

This week’s Discovery is basically Game of Thrones, Klingon Style… and we like it! But not as much as we like having L’Rell herself, Mary Chieffo, beam in to discuss the episode with us! Spoilers follow...

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A Klingon holding up a severed baby’s head is not a thing we’d ever thought would happen on Star Trek, and yet... here we are.

Discovery’s latest episode, “Point of Light,” is like one of Stefon’s night clubs -- it has EVERYTHING: Holograms, Klingon-vaporizing drones, sword fights and an off-screen decapitated (fake) baby. But is it any good? Listen to find out.

And then we talk to the great Mary Chieffo about everything that happened in the episode, plus what’s in store this season for the new Klingon Chancellor.

And it wouldn’t be TR3 without a Red Shirt to eulogize, and he hails from this week’s Disco. So tell your imaginary dead friend/alien entity to pipe down and listen to episode 151 right now!

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Episode 149: Star Trek: Discovery Returns With One Hell of an Episode

Star Trek: Discovery is back for its second season -- and the wait was totally worth it.

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This week, we breakdown "Brother," the very entertaining Season 2 premiere, full of Tilly one-liners, alien organs and Pike's "very colorful" new uniform. Oh, and then there’s lil’ Spock to also discuss…

And if you're having a hard time keeping up with the tonnage of recent Trek news -- from more Short Treks to the Section 31 series – we’ve got you covered with a quick recap of the franchise's latest expansion plans. All of this capped off with another Red Shirt -- and this guy, from the premiere ep, really had it coming.

So activate your telescopic camera rig (perfect for hull repairs), strap into your Landing Pod and listen now to a new episode of TR3.

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Episode 133: Swappin’ Spit

Star Trek: The Next Generation's Season 5 episode "The Outcast" is just as timely and relevant now as it was 26 years ago. And we’re talking about it!

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With its very Trekian take on gender and sexuality, this underrated entry more than holds up today. Find out why.

And we have a few Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 updates (Section 31, everybody!), some wedding news for Lt. Dax (!) and, of course, a Red Shirt -- this one from the Kelvin timeline. (Oh, and just in case you need a reminder, we also go on a tangential rant about how much Into Darkness still sucks. Get excited!)

Also, all of our main topics this episode involve swappin’ spit in one form or another. Win! So put on your comfy future pajamas and listen now to the newest ep of TR3.

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