Second Officer Slog

The strike is over! After what seems like a lifetime, the 2023 writers strike came to an end and with it the request podcasts not do promotional work. Which means we can get back to talking about movies! We're really excited, but also it's been a tough year, so we decided to make one short episode talking about where we're at, where we're headed, and if you're seeing this in your feed, what that means for the show you're listening to. I promise, almost all of it is good news! Also, as a thank you to everyone for supporting us, the newest voip recorded days before the strike began is now up free for everyone at patreon.com/abnormalmapping! You don't have to, but while you're there maybe think about subscribing? It truly helps us out a lot.Until the next real episode, see you … out there!

We're back! We've watched more Lower Decks and it's fantastic, while reading a pretty interesting early Reeves-Stevens book that gives us the crunchy look at bad Starfleet beauracracy that we love.If you would like to get exclusive podcasts please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping to support us and find out how!Send any questions or comments about this or any other Trek-related thing to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com, and we'll read them on air!THIS MONTH'S BOOKPrime DirectiveNEXT TIMETriangle: Imzadi II

We slide in under the closing Engineering door of the year to talk about Star Trek's second foray into animation and the end (for now) of our Enterprise coverage as the Earth-Romulan war ends with a 600 page whimper. That was the thing we were building to? Sheesh. Good thing Lower Decks rules.SPOILERS for all of Enterprise after our Lower Decks section!If you would like to get exclusive podcasts please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping to support us and find out how!Send any questions or comments about this or any other Trek-related thing to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com, and we'll read them on air!THIS MONTH'S BOOKTo Brave the StormNEXT TIMEThe Prime Directive

We're back to the past past with the next in the line of Enterprise relaunch books but also in the more present past of modern trek as we watched all of season 1 of Strange New Worlds and talk briefly about what it's like to have new Star Trek on that's just entertaining and good! The book is another story, but there sure is a lot to talk about! Also, we'll be BACK SOON, as we announce one more SOS hopefully out by the end of the year, because we gotta know what happens in this war! SPOILERS for Strange New Worlds end at 19:15, and everything after that assumes you know the end of Enterprise and all the books we've read up to this point, so good luck with that. If you would like to get exclusive podcasts please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping to support us and find out how!Send any questions or comments about this or any other Trek-related thing to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com, and we'll read them on air!THIS MONTH'S BOOKThe Romulan War: Beneath the Raptor's Wing

We're back with an infamous book written in part by Armin Shimerman about how he had wished DS9 had addressed the way people treat the Ferengi in Star Trek. Absolutely a thing someone should have done. Does this book manage to tackle it with courage and conviction? Well, yeah. Mostly. Does it manage to stick talking about the racism inherent in Star Trek in a way that's considered? Weeeeeellllll, that's a complicated question. One we get into! SPOILERS for some of Voyager's world state, Picard's premise, and DS9 broadly If you would like to get exclusive podcasts please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping to support us and find out how!Send any questions or comments about this or any other Trek-related thing to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com, and we'll read them on air!The BookThe 34th Rule

We're back with another Enterprise book, but also Em's been digging into some other parts of the Star Trek universe so look forward to a quick run down of the TNG relaunch books on this wild adventure into the nightmare world of space politics, space racism, space espionage, space romance, and anything else you could possibly append space to the front of! We'll be back again, some day, we've finally gotten to the Romulan War we were promised!SPOILERS for Enterprise, TNG, Discovery, and hell probably Picard tooIf you would like to get exclusive podcasts please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping to support us and find out how!Send any questions or comments about this or any other Trek-related thing to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com, and we'll read them on air!The BookKobayashi Maru

Nobody can say when the intrepid Trek fans returned to history, but that is really the question we’ve come to discuss. Who has constructed this history, and for what purposes? What if Section 31 is actually not that bad? What if Andorians truly are the most obnoxious Federation member group? All this and more as we once again dip into the world of Star Trek! If you would like to get exclusive podcasts, writing, or even help create an episode of this show, please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping to support us and find out how!Send any questions or comments about this or any other Trek-related thing to podcast@abnormalmapping.com, and we'll read them on air!The BookThe Good That Men Do

Pulled out of mothballs for one last mission, the intrepid crew of this ramshackle podcast are back to talk about an Enterprise book and the show as a whole. No other Trek news, but enjoy this microcosm of the whole show over the course of an hour. Someday we will probably return again!If you would like to get exclusive podcasts, writing, or even help create an episode of this show, please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping to support us and find out how!Send any questions or comments about this or any other Trek-related thing to podcast@abnormalmapping.com, and we'll read them on air!The BookLast Full Measure

We’re back after a long hiatus to … enjoy the worst Star Trek movie ever made! Join us as we take the trek into darkness and come out the other side confused as to why you’d even build a warp core like that, why Khan is even a bad guy in this universe, and what anyone’s motivation actually is. Also, we talk about the trailers for both Discovery season 3 and Picard! Thank you everyone who has ever said you enjoyed this show. We will always be out there, ready to return when the time is right.The MovieStar Trek Into Darkness

Star Trek Discovery is finished (for now), and so are we (for now). Of all the souls we have met in our journeys, this was the most television.

In the penultimate episode of Discovery season 2, Tilly’s girlfriend returns, everyone gets a goodbye, everyone gets another goodbye, and nothing really happens. Sorry for a downer one, it will be over soon.The article about the design of the Enterprise Em mentions: Design Secrets of Discovery’s New USS Enterprise Bridge

We’re so very, very tired in this, the prepenultimate episode of Discovery season 2. Live long and prosper.

Finally Discovery rights itself and we have what we both consider to just be a good episode of Star Trek. Given that it involves forgetting major character motivations and making one of the characters a literal terminator, are we perhaps just forced to lower our standards? Or is it true that the only thing that we like more than good Trek is bad Trek? Time will tell as we have until the 32nd century to find the answer in this, the latest Discovery episode.

The Discovery solves several mysteries as another giant one opens before them in this episode that splits us in two on what exactly we want or are willing to accept from modern Star Trek. One thing’s for sure, Georgiou would NEVER sleep with Stammets in any universe. The intensity of nonsense ramps up … now!

Wasted potential and piss poor writing does not a good episode make, but we do our best to talk through exactly why this episode of Discovery set a new low for this show. Sorry for the downer one, folks, hopefully next week picks back up!

We’re back to the very beginning as Spock and Burnham go to Talos IV, Christopher Pike actually gets a character arc 50 years later, and Saru reveals that he might never actually be fit for command now that he’s evolved. All this and more as we come into the back half of season 2 and try hard not to just talk about Enterprise again.

We finally spend most of the episode talking about the actual episode of Star Trek, which means Sarek must be involved! But don’t worry, we get a little bit of time to yell about Enterprise, as is our wont. Also, a shocking revelation about the mirror universe that changes everything forever.

The only thing better than good Star Trek is bad Star Trek.- Gene Roddenberry, 1961

Light spoilers for a bunch of DS9 and Enterprise in this episode.What happens when Discovery has its most dramatic story yet? We find time to talk about everything but the actual events of this episode. Combadges, tachyon particles, hair choices, prime Lorca, and many other things besides dominate this especially tangential episode. Don’t worry, everything is saved with a kiss. It’s good, actually.

Saru gets sick, Number One gets a burg, and Stamets gets high af in our fourth episode of Discovery season 2! We cover the ups and downs of this episode, and finally get around to disagreeing on Discovery for maybe the first time? Please enjoy the adventure with us!

It’s time for the Klingons! What does it mean for Star Trek to be bad when there’s so much interesting stuff to talk about? We find out in this amazing mess of an episode!

Discovery gets down and dirty with discussions of religion and the prime dir-oh, excuse me, General Order One, as we delve into the true joys of episodic Star Trek television. This episode isn’t our longest, but it might be our happiest. Please come along with us to the stars, to a new earth, and to the surprising reveal of the ghost parade.

Discovery is back, and so are we! With the Enterprise out of commission, King Cop himself Christopher Pike is here to usher in a new era of fun space adventure. Does he succeed? Well, it’s only the pilot, but so far we’ve definitely ruffled a few feathers. Please enjoy the return of our weekly Discovery recaps!

Short Treks are back! This is the week Discovery season 2 starts! The train never stops and we’re climbing on and not letting go. Please enjoy as we talk about the best and worst of Star Trek short films this week, and prep for the weeks ahead.If you would like to get exclusive podcasts, writing, or even help create an episode of this show, please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping to support us and find out how!Send any questions or comments about this or any other Trek-related thing to podcast@abnormalmapping.com, and we'll read them on air!This Week's EpisodesDIS S00E03 - “The Brightest Star”DIS S00E04 - “The Escape Artist”Next Week's EpisodesDIS S02E01 - “Brother”

The ramp up to Discovery season 2 continues as we take on the third Discovery book and discover that the boy is all right as we spend a very bad day with everyone’s scared anxiety friend Saru! Tholians, imperialism, racial dynamics of the Federation and more define what might be the best Discovery book yet! Please sit back and enjoy the lost adventures of Georgiou and the Shenzhou with us!If you would like to get exclusive podcasts, writing, or even help create an episode of this show, please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping to support us and find out how!Send any questions or comments about this or any other Trek-related thing to podcast@abnormalmapping.com, and we'll read them on air!This Month's BookFear Itself by James SwallowNext Month's BookA Time to Be Born by John VornholtThis Month's EpisodesTOS S1E21 - “Tomorrow Is Yesterday”TOS S2E06 - “The Doomsday Machine”Next Month's EpisodesTNG S1E06 - “Where No One Has Gone Before”TNG S7E20 - “Journey’s End”

We’re back at the end of the year with one short episode about two short episodes of Star Trek trying to sell you on keeping your CBS All Access account going during the lean months where there is no Star Trek. They did not succeed, but we’re going to talk about the shorts anyway, giving them the good old Star Trek critique like anything else. Please join us in this short, silly episode!If you would like to get exclusive podcasts, writing, or even help create an episode of this show, please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping to support us and find out how!Send any questions or comments about this or any other Trek-related thing to podcast@abnormalmapping.com, and we'll read them on air!Next Month's BookFear Itself by James SwallowThis Month's EpisodesDIS S00E01 - “Runaway”DIS S00E02 - “Calypso”Next Month's EpisodesTOS S1E21 - “Tomorrow Is Yesterday”TOS S2E06 - “The Doomsday Machine”

It’s all been building to this! The final chapter of this first ten book arc of the DS9 relaunch crashes home as all the threads of story collide in this … ending? Will Bajor enter the Federation? Will the Parasite threat destroy all our heroes have built? Will Quark and Ro Laren ever actually communicate? And most importantly, will Ben Sisko return? All this and more as we close this chapter and open the door to many more ahead.If you would like to get exclusive podcasts, writing, or even help create an episode of this show, please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping to support us and find out how!Send any questions or comments about this or any other Trek-related thing to podcast@abnormalmapping.com, and we'll read them on air!This Month's BookUnity by SD PerryNext Month's BookFear Itself by James SwallowThis Month's EpisodesDS9 S5E10 - “Rapture”DS9 S6E21 - “The Reckoning”Next Month's EpisodesTOS S1E21 - “Tomorrow Is Yesterday”TOS S2E06 - “The Doomsday Machine”

We’re back again for the second adventure into the world of Klingons as Martok rebuffs an attempted coup and we get deep into Worf’s efforts to properly educate the youths of space.If you would like to get exclusive podcasts, writing, or even help create an episode of this show, please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping to support us and find out how!Send any questions or comments about this or any other Trek-related thing to podcast@abnormalmapping.com, and we'll read them on air!This Month's BookThe Left Hand of Destiny Book Two by J.G. Hertzler and Jeffrey LangNext Month's BookUnity by SD PerryThis Month's EpisodesTNG S6E16 - “Birthright, part i”TNG S6E17 - “Birthright, part ii”Next Month's EpisodesDS9 S5E10 - “Rapture”DS9 S6E21 - “The Reckoning”

The Dominion War is over, but the rhythms of war will never be purged from the Klingon heart! Join us as we return to the decade of Klingon politics as we watch the rise of Gowron, the challenge of the Duras, and the arrival of Martok onto the stage of history. Bat’leth will bleed as we toast to all those who cross Worf and find themselves in Sto-Vo-Kor for their troubles. Join us in a song for the ages, a song of the alien culture that refuses to ever play nice with the rest of Star Trek. It’s time … for Klingons!If you would like to get exclusive podcasts, writing, or even help create an episode of this show, please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping to support us and find out how!Send any questions or comments about this or any other Trek-related thing to podcast@abnormalmapping.com, and we'll read them on air!This Month's BookThe Left Hand of Destiny Book One by J.G. Hertzler and Jeffrey LangNext Month's BookThe Left Hand of Destiny Book Two by J.G. Hertzler and Jeffrey LangThis Month's EpisodesTNG S4E26 - "Redemption, part i"TNG S5E01 - "Redemption, part ii"Next Month's EpisodesTNG S6E16 - “Birthright, part i”TNG S6E17 - “Birthright, part ii”

We take a break from Star Trek for a duo of media inspired by Trek and taking it on as a sort of meta-parody with one of the best Star Trek movies and a well-regarded Trek-adjacent book! What happens when people comment on Star Trek? Does anyone actually try to critique the world of Star Trek or does it just become about television production? We will never give up and never surrender as we tackle these two views on our favorite sci-fi show, for good or ill. Pleeeeeease, joooooin uuuusssssss.This episode was brought to you by our friend Crass via their pledge on Patreon. If you want to support this show, all of our shows, and get extra bonus content please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping to find out how!Send any questions or comments about this or any other Trek-related thing to podcast@abnormalmapping.com, and we'll read them on air!This Month's BookRedshirts by John ScalziNext Month's BookThe Left Hand of Destiny Book One by J.G. Hertzler and Jeffrey LangThis Month's MovieGalaxy QuestNext Month's EpisodesTNG S4E26 - "Redemption, part i"TNG S5E01 - "Redemption, part ii"

It's been six months of DS9 relaunch. New friends have been made, tragedies have struck, and through it all Ezri and Bashir are still together. Let's put all of that aside for today as we follow one confused boy and his misadventures as Jake Sisko heads into the wormhole in search to the prophecy of B'Hala and maybe something more! Please send any questions or comments to podcast@abnormalmapping.com! We are, as always, a Patreon supported show. Please go to patreon.com/abnormalmapping to find out how you can support us!This Month's BookRising Son by SD PerryNext Month's BookThe Left Hand of Destiny Book One by J.G. Hertzler and Jeffrey LangThis Month's EpisodesDS9 S1E13 - "Battle Lines"DS9 S4E21 - "The Muse"Next Month's EpisodesTNG S4E26 - "Redemption, part i"TNG S5E01 - "Redemption, part ii"

After a long, long absence we have returned to the world of the Deep Space Nine relaunch, but before we can tackle the final stretch of the first arc, we must step back and read a little book called: The Lives of Dax. Nine short stories for every Dax host, we talk a lot this episode about the weird mess that is The Trill. It's good to be back with Star Trek.We are, as always, a Patreon supported show. Please go to patreon.com/abnormalmapping to find out how you can support us!This Month's BookThe Lives of Dax by VariousNext Month's BookRising Son by SD PerryThis Month's EpisodesDS9 S4E06 - "Rejoined"DS9 S7E13 - "Field of FireNext Month's EpisodesDS9 S1E13 - "Battle Lines"DS9 S4E21 - "The Muse"

The Second Officers (that's us, we're workshopping it) return for a new episode of your favourite Star Trek podcast! The stresses on our schedule are starting to clear, and so we've read the latest Discovery book for you all. It was, tragically, not a great note to come back on. But between that and Jackson's first exposure to the animated series, we spun it into an excellent 1 hour and 15 minutes of hashtag content. So please, enjoy.We are, as always, a Patreon supported show. Please go to patreon.com/abnormalmapping to find out how you can support us!This Month's BookDrastic Measures by Dayton WardNext Month's BookThe Lives of Dax by VariousThis Month's EpisodesTAS S1E02 - "Yesteryear"TNG S4E11 - "Data's Day"Next Month's EpisodesDS9 S4E06 - "Rejoined"DS9 S7E13 - "Field of Fire

There's a mistake in the timeline! We ditch our book and episodes for a month due to scheduling and instead turn our eyes to a little, forgotten corner of Star Trek lore. Once upon a time, a man named J J Abrams was given the keys to make a new vision of Star Trek. What we got wasn't exactly fresh, nor was it particilarly visionary, which means we get to enjoy tearing it apart! Join us, as we boldly go back to where it all began, but maybe worse than it's ever been. We are, as always, a Patreon supported show. Please go to patreon.com/abnormalmapping to find out how you can support us!This Month's Comic BooksStar Trek CountdownStar Trek NeroNext Month's BookDrastic Measures by Dayton WardThis Month's MovieStar Trek (2009)Next Month's EpisodesTAS S1E02 - "Yesteryear"TNG S4E11 - "Data's Day"

James Kirk is dead (again), until he isn't. He's wishing he could see Spock (again), until he does. He's at cross purposes with Picard (again), until they aren't. The more things change, the more they stay the same was we wrap up the third book in the first Shatnerverse trilogy. We return to Chal, talk about the failures of the Federation, and reflect on just how arrogant Vulcans are as we wrap up this journey in this side universe with perhaps the best of the three books. Join us, for the first time, for the hundredth. We are, as always, a Patreon supported show. Please go to patreon.com/abnormalmapping to find out how you can support us!This Month's BookAvenger by William Shatner, Judith & Garfield Reeves-StevensNext Month's BookDrastic Measures by Dayton WardThis Month's EpisodesTOS S1E26 - "Errand of Mercy"TOS S3E04 - "The Enterprise Incident"Next Month's EpisodesTAS S1E02 - "Yesteryear"TNG S4E11 - "Data's Day"

James Kirk is dead. Once, on the Enterprise-B, sacrificing himself to save a ship of strangers. Twice, on Veridian III, giving his life to save a planet of unknown aliens. And now? Well ... there are always possibilities, especially when the actor playing you is both wildly infamously egotistical and knows how to write books. Thus, The Return, William Shatner's second foray into writing the further adventures of James T Kirk. Because why would Kirk ever let a little thing like dying twice stop him? It didn't stop Spock to die, did it?We are, as always, a Patreon supported show. Please go to patreon.com/abnormalmapping to find out how you can support us!This Month's BookThe Return by William Shatner, Judith & Garfield Reeves-StevensNext Month's BookAvenger by William Shatner, Judith & Garfield Reeves-StevensThis Month's EpisodesTOS S1E26 - "The Devil in The Dark"TOS S2E05 - "Amok Time"Next Month's EpisodesTOS S1E26 - "Day of the Dove"TOS S3E04 - "The Enterprise Incident"

The finale of Discovery is here! We talk about the very final episode of Star Trek's return to television (on the internet), and after a season of ups and downs it all comes down to one question: will they stick the landing?Yes. Yes they absolutely do. Spoilers.

The USS Discovery is back in the Prime universe, and the war has gone very badly. What beacon of hope can we turn to in these moments of peril? Surely not the leader of the evil space fascists. That wouldn't make sense. No sir. But here, in the penultimate episode, all sorts of bullshit will go down as we scream into the ending of this, the first season of Star Trek in over a decade.

It's a bit of a down week here in Second Officer Slog but we're still bringing Star Trek Discovery takes to the people. Last time, we were wrong about literally everything that it is possible to be wrong about, and this time the possibility space closes up and we watch everyone punch each other.

The Mirror Universe spins off in complicated directions as we ponder the possibilities of existence and Em tries very hard to not say that Kelpians probably taste delicious. A lot happens as we begin to head to the end of this season!

Second Officer Slog makes a glorious return as we begin the epic journey that is The Shatnerverse. In this month's book we deal with Kirk's Horny Middle Aged Crisis and greatly relish in the thinly veiled metaphor it all is for the difficulty of being William Shatner. It's a really good podcast and it's spoiler free for DS9 and most important Star Trek so if you've been cautious about listening there has literally never been a better time to jump in!This Month's BookThe Ashes of Eden by William Shatner, Judith & Garfield Reeves-StevensNext Month's BookThe Return by William Shatner, Judith & Garfield Reeves-StevensThis Month's EpisodesTOS S1E3 - "Mudd's Women"TOS S1E19 - "Arena"Next Month's EpisodesTOS S1E26 - "The Devil in The Dark"TOS S2E05 - "Amok Time"

In this week's Discovery, everything happens at once, and in this raucous episode of SOS, we stumble upon some of the most troubling deep lore possibilities yet.Here's the IGN article we talked about this week!

It is a turbulent time for Abnormal Mapping, but we just had to talk about the latest Star Trek: Discovery. It's a fucking stealth sequel to an episode of Enterprise, it could not possibly be more atop its bullshit if it tried, come on in and enjoy the return of everyone's favourite show.Here's the buzzfeed article that we referenced in this episode.And here's the GoFundMe if you want to help out Em's situation.

Second Officer Slog, December 2017, we're here at the very beginning of Star Trek to talk about both the pilot that started it all and the latest book about the very latest Trek. Vulcan nonsense, the aesthetics of the pre-Kirk Enterprise, and the politics of the Federation in the 23rd Century take the stage in this big episode about just how much we enjoy what Discovery has done to change the tenor of the original series as an idea. Please, join us for this very good ride as Captain Pike and Captain Georgiou square off!Here's the clip from Patrick Stewart on Extras, mentioned in this episode.To support our shows, suggest topics, and vote on games, please check out our Patreon. Any amount of support helps a ton!You can find this podcast on iTunes, and Google Play! We're on all the things!This Month's BookDesperate Hours by David MackNext Month's BookThe Ashes of Eden by William Shatner, Judith & Garfield Reeves-StevensThis Month's EpisodesTOS S0E0 - "The Cage"TOS S1E10 - "Dagger of the Mind"Next Month's EpisodesTOS S1E3 - "Mudd's Women"TOS S1E19 - "Arena"

We're here at the end of all things, where the Pahvans misstepped and made a terrible mistake, where the Discovery makes a daring gambit to take the next step forward, and we all boldly go for one last time in 2017 as the first half of the season comes to a dramatic conclusion. Join us for "Into the Forest I Go", and thoughts from listeners on what they've enjoyed from Discovery so far.Support this and all the other Abnormal Mapping shows on patreon.com/abnormalmapping!

Hello friends, and welcome back to our continuing Discovery coverage. Today we talk about "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum," the penultimate episode of the fall half of this season. The table is set and Saru gets owned as we wonder about Cornwell and talk about how nice it is to have Trek book sensibilities on a show like this.Please support us on patreon.com/abnormalmapping if you can!

Discovery barrels through the first half of the season but we still have books to read, and this week we complete our journey through the Mission Gamma series! It is one of the most wild books we have read in sheer terms of holy shit moments per page, and specifically tuned to the stuff we love about Trek. It is a very, very good time.This episode was brought to you by our patrons. To support our shows, suggest topics, and vote on shows, please check out our Patreon. Any amount of support helps a ton!You can find this podcast on iTunes, and Google Play! We're on all the things!This Month's Book: Lesser Evil by Robert SimpsonNext Month's Book: Desperate Hours by David MackThis Month's Episodes: "The Corbomite Maneuver" TOS S01E02"Operation -- Annihilate!" TOS S01E29Next Month's Episodes: "The Cage" TOS S00E01"Dagger of the Mind" TOS S01E10

Hello everyone! Welcome back to our Discovery recaps! We're here to talk about episode 7, "Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad", and deviate into our thoughts on Tilly, Mudd in DIS versus ToS, our hopes for the show, and the Ash Tyler problem. It's a good show, even if we're very punchy from recording our Book Club right before (which will be up next week).Please support us on patreon.com/abnormalmapping if you can!Jackson's preferred Discovery Recap they shout out can be found here.

We go on for ages about this week's Discovery, which is the most deep lore nonsense for episode six of a brand new star trek show! Sarek's Brain! Lorca's Scars! Klingon Spies! It's all kicking off, and we're just along for the ride.

We're back for another journey down Discovery lane, as we reach a conclusion to the Tardigrade saga, open a door into possibilities dark and mysterious, and contemplate a real speed bump in the timeline of the show we've been presented with so far. Please enjoy this talk of Discover episode 5, "Choose Your Pain"

In which the ship spins, twists, and goes where no man has gone before—Corvan II! No really, this episode involves Tardigrade friendship, Klingon uneasiness, and all the Tilly/Burnham shipping you can shake a stick at. Please enjoy this recap of Episode 4, "The Butcher's Knife Cares not for the Lamb's Cry"! See y'all next week.