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Star Trek: Discovery: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Mary Wiseman, Anthony Rapp, Wilson Cruz, David Ajala, Anson Mount, Ethon Peck, Jason Isaacs, Rebecca Romijn, James Frain, Rainn Wilson as Harry Mudd, Shazad Latif, Rachael Ancheril, Tig Notaro, Ian Alexander, Oyin Oladejo, Emily Coutts, Oded Fehr, Kenneth Mitchell, Mary Chieffo, Adil Hussain, Hannah Cheesman Predator(1987): Arnold Schwarzenneger, Cark Weathers, Kevin Peter Hall, Sonny Landham, Bill Duke, Jesse Ventura, Richard Chaves, Shane Black, Elpidia Carrillo Page 17 of Blackened Armor written by Doc Podcast cover art by Rodney Holmes with Vecteezy. Michael Combs: Website Music: February (mumblemix) this track is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commerical 3.0 Unported License. https://blocsonic.com/releases/track/bscomp0007-disc-1-6-calendar-girl-february-mumblemix http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/   Heroes of Science Fiction and Fantasy covers heroes of movies, television, comics, and books, interviews, and commentary. Sci-Fi Talk. doc@heroesofsciencefictionandfantasy.com. Text 510-610-8944. www.heroesofsciencefictionandfantasy.com            

Another season of Star Trek: Discovery is in the books! In the season four finale of Discovery, there are consequences and repercussions. But does the Federation encounter with Ten-C manage to stick the landing? Join in as we talk it out in our review of Coming Home.

Discovery arrives at the doorstep of Species Ten-C, looking to make first contact and save Federation worlds in the process -- though Book, Tarka, and General Ndoye may sabotage those efforts. We unpack it all in our review of Star Trek: Discovery's season four penultimate episode, Species Ten-C.

While an unlikely discovery could lead to a means of communication with 10-C, Discovery and her crew will have to find who lurks in the shadows. Join in as we review Star Trek: Discovery "Rosetta" with our good friend and YouTuber Tasha Pierce of AfterTheSnap.

The Galactic Barrier is a scary place. Discovery goes where few have gone before as Discovery attempts to make first contact with species 10-C. Join in as we review Star Trek: Discovery, The Galactic Barrier.

Cleveland Booker reaches the point of no return, as Michael Burnham and the crew of the Discovery make a last-ditch effort to stop Book and Tarka with the help of an old friend. Join in as we review Star Trek: Discovery, Rubicon.

In this episode of Star Trek Discovery, Story Weather, we get a glimpse at Zora's evolution and wonder if we may have a problem on our hands. Also, we discuss the appearance of someone from Cleveland Booker's past, along with our desire to get more meaty stories about the bridge crew. Join in as we unpack it all.

Whether it be in your new and improved synth body or through the pain of massive loss, the path you are on has come to an end. Choose to live. We unpack it all as the Qowat Milat and the Federation team up in this latest episode of Star Trek: Discovery.

Ruthie & Brian talk through Star Trek: Discovery S4E2, titled Anomaly. The crew of Discovery try to figure out this anomaly (a.k.a. space tornado) that could strike anywhere! Book tries to deal with his grief.

Ruthie & Brian talk through Star Trek: Discovery S4E2, titled Anomaly. The crew of Discovery try to figure out this anomaly (a.k.a. space tornado) that could strike anywhere! Book tries to deal with his grief.

The Federation attempts to assess the scope of a massive new threat, while Book attempts to work through the horror of where this threat has left his people. Join in as we unpack it all in our review of Star Trek: Discovery's latest episode, Anomaly.

Discovery is back! Ruthie's back! Ruthie and Brian are here to talk through the season premiere of Star Trek: Discovery, S4E1 titled Kobayashi Maru. They both liked this one a lot! It's a very good start for this season.

Discovery is back! Ruthie's back! Ruthie and Brian are here to talk through the season premiere of Star Trek: Discovery, S4E1 titled Kobayashi Maru. They both liked this one a lot! It's a very good start for this season.

Season four of Star Trek Discovery is finally here, and it wouldn't be Discovery without some massive mystery to keep us fastened to our seats. Enter the season four opener Kobayashi Maru. Join in as we unpack it all.

Die Nachricht, dass der Deal zwischen Netflix und ViacomCBS kurz vor der 4. Staffel #StarTrekDiscovery endet, hat uns wie ein Schlag getroffen. Wir sprechen mit @BenjaminStoewe darüber, blicken in die Zukunft und treffen eine Entscheidung, wie wir mit den Besprechungen umgehen. #StarTrek #StarTrekPodcast #Podcast

Klassentreffen!! Die #Fedcon hat nach einem Jahr Pause auch in diesem Jahr wieder alle Größen der deutschen Star-Trek-Szene ins Bonner Maritim-Hotel geführt. Und uns! Wir waren für euch dabei und berichten ausführlich von allem, was wir so erlebt haben. #StarTrek #StarTrekPodcast #Podcast #Fedcon29 #Convention #StarTrekDiscovery

Patreon Discovery Season 3 Wrap-Up! We’re back!!! We actually recorded this episode three weeks ago as a Patreon Discovery Season 3 call-in show, but now we bring it to the rest of our listeners. Recorded on February 6, 2021, this version has a few minor audio glitches in it. The audio is taken from Zoom, so the quality isn’t quite up to spec, but I don’t think you’ll really notice a big difference. There are a few sequences where you can tell that the conversation got misaligned a bit, but it’s only in a couple of places. We also had some audio interference in a few places as well but most of the recording sounds good otherwise. Listen to us discuss Discovery Season 3 with our Patrons! Joining Ruthie and me are patrons Laurence Todd (a.k.a. LT from NC, and co-host of The Walking Dead Talk Through), Kim Voegele (co-host of Re-binge DS9), Fred Petrij (a.k.a. Fred from the Netherlands), Geoff Gentry (Geoff XForce11), Jeff Baiocco, and Robert Kaiser. We mostly discuss Discovery Season 3, with a little bit of Lower Decks. We plan to go back to monthly Patreon episodes, so you should start seeing more content coming soon. Speaking of our Patreon… This was originally released to our Patreon supporters on February 10th (and this corrected version on February 11th). If you want to listen to it when it comes out, sign up for our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/brianandruthie for as little as $1/month and you’ll get access as soon as they’re released AND can participate in call-in shows, like this one! Subscribe to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast feed to catch our Discovery episodes! Make sure you have subscribed to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast feed to get these episodes when they come unless you listen to us on the All-Inclusive feed, or on YouTube. Check the Facebook group for any updates. Your feedback is SO important to us!!! Links to us… Want to participate? Join our Facebook group! And follow us on Twitter! And don’t forget to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts! While you do, we’d appreciate it if you can leave us a review, hopefully, a 5-star! Or, if not, a rating will do!!! You can do the same on Podchaser. You can leave us a review on several different platforms here. Also, you can leave us a review on the Talk Through Media Facebook page. And don’t forget to sign up for our Patreon to get access to our Patreon episodes. Sign up to CBS All Access! Help support the podcast! If you sign up from this link, you’ll help support the podcast, as CBS gives us a small referral fee, and it costs you nothing! Star Trek: Discovery is now streaming on CBS All Access! Click this banner to sign up, and you’ll help support the podcast! Become a Patron! Watch this episode on YouTube!

Ruthie & Brian talk through S3E12 of Star Trek: Discovery, titled There Is A Tide... Osyraa arrives at Federation Headquarters and has a surprising deal to offer Vance: Peace. Burnham and Tilly work separately to take back Discovery.

Patreon Discovery Season 3 Wrap-Up! We’re back!!! We actually recorded this episode three weeks ago as a Patreon Discovery Season 3 call-in show, but now we bring it to the rest of our listeners. Recorded on February 6, 2021, this version has a few minor audio glitches in it. The audio is taken from Zoom, so the quality isn’t quite up to spec, but I don’t think you’ll really notice a big difference. There are a few sequences where you can tell that the conversation got misaligned a bit, but it’s only in a couple of places. We also had some audio interference in a few places as well but most of the recording sounds good otherwise. Listen to us discuss Discovery Season 3 with our Patrons! Joining Ruthie and me are patrons Laurence Todd (a.k.a. LT from NC, and co-host of The Walking Dead Talk Through), Kim Voegele (co-host of Re-binge DS9), Fred Petrij (a.k.a. Fred from the Netherlands), Geoff Gentry (Geoff XForce11), Jeff Baiocco, and Robert Kaiser. We mostly discuss Discovery Season 3, with a little bit of Lower Decks. We plan to go back to monthly Patreon episodes, so you should start seeing more content coming soon. Speaking of our Patreon… This was originally released to our Patreon supporters on February 10th (and this corrected version on February 11th). If you want to listen to it when it comes out, sign up for our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/brianandruthie for as little as $1/month and you’ll get access as soon as they’re released AND can participate in call-in shows, like this one! Subscribe to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast feed to catch our Discovery episodes! Make sure you have subscribed to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast feed to get these episodes when they come unless you listen to us on the All-Inclusive feed, or on YouTube. Check the Facebook group for any updates. Your feedback is SO important to us!!! Links to us… Want to participate? Join our Facebook group! And follow us on Twitter! And don’t forget to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts! While you do, we’d appreciate it if you can leave us a review, hopefully, a 5-star! Or, if not, a rating will do!!! You can do the same on Podchaser. You can leave us a review on several different platforms here. Also, you can leave us a review on the Talk Through Media Facebook page. And don’t forget to sign up for our Patreon to get access to our Patreon episodes. Sign up to CBS All Access! Help support the podcast! If you sign up from this link, you’ll help support the podcast, as CBS gives us a small referral fee, and it costs you nothing! Star Trek: Discovery is now streaming on CBS All Access! Click this banner to sign up, and you’ll help support the podcast! Become a Patron! Watch this episode on YouTube!

Ruthie & Brian talk through S3E12 of Star Trek: Discovery, titled There Is A Tide... Osyraa arrives at Federation Headquarters and has a surprising deal to offer Vance: Peace. Burnham and Tilly work separately to take back Discovery.

Star Trek: Discovery – Season 3 Episode 13 – That Hope Is You, Part 2 We’re back!!! Ruthie and Brian talk through Star Trek: Discovery, Season 3 Episode 13, titled That Hope Is You, Part 2 This episode was written by co-showrunner Michelle Paradise, and it was directed by executive producer Olatunde Osunsanmi. Please forgive us for taking so long to get this one out. This one is our second longest recording and because we are releasing it as a single episode, our longest episode to date. I am glad to take several weeks off before podcasting again. SPOILERS AHEAD!!! If you haven’t seen this episode of Star Trek: Discovery, stop right now!!! Go watch it, then come back!!! We’ll be here for you! Like the last episode, we have another split vote. Brian loved it, and Ruthie didn’t like it very much. Chapters That hope is you part 2 Subscribe to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast feed to catch our Discovery episodes! Make sure you have subscribed to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast feed to get these episodes when they come unless you listen to us on the All-Inclusive feed, or on YouTube. Next, we will be discussing Season 3 Episode 13 of Star Trek: Discovery titled That Hope Is You, Part 2 (formerly believed to be titled Outside). The deadline for the rest of the season will be Saturday, 6 AM Eastern/5 AM Central. Check the Facebook group for any updates. Your feedback is SO important to us!!! Links to us… Want to participate? Join our Facebook group! And follow us on Twitter! And don’t forget to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts! While you do, we’d appreciate it if you can leave us a review, hopefully, a 5-star! Or, if not, a rating will do!!! You can do the same on Podchaser. You can leave us a review on several different platforms here. Also, you can leave us a review on the Talk Through Media Facebook page. And don’t forget to sign up for our Patreon to get access to our Patreon episodes. Sign up to CBS All Access! Help support the podcast! If you sign up from this link, you’ll help support the podcast, as CBS gives us a small referral fee, and it costs you nothing! Star Trek: Discovery is now streaming on CBS All Access! Click this banner to sign up, and you’ll help support the podcast! Speaking of our Patreon… We have released eight Patreon calls so far. We were hoping to schedule a Patreon this weekend, but we were unable to due to the power outage. If you want to listen to it when it comes out, sign up for our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/brianandruthie for as little as $1/month and you’ll get access! Become a Patron! Watch this episode on YouTube!

Star Trek: Discovery – Season 3 Episode 13 – That Hope Is You, Part 2 We’re back!!! Ruthie and Brian talk through Star Trek: Discovery, Season 3 Episode 13, titled That Hope Is You, Part 2 This episode was written by co-showrunner Michelle Paradise, and it was directed by executive producer Olatunde Osunsanmi. Please forgive us for taking so long to get this one out. This one is our second longest recording and because we are releasing it as a single episode, our longest episode to date. I am glad to take several weeks off before podcasting again. SPOILERS AHEAD!!! If you haven’t seen this episode of Star Trek: Discovery, stop right now!!! Go watch it, then come back!!! We’ll be here for you! Like the last episode, we have another split vote. Brian loved it, and Ruthie didn’t like it very much. Chapters That hope is you part 2 Subscribe to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast feed to catch our Discovery episodes! Make sure you have subscribed to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast feed to get these episodes when they come unless you listen to us on the All-Inclusive feed, or on YouTube. Next, we will be discussing Season 3 Episode 13 of Star Trek: Discovery titled That Hope Is You, Part 2 (formerly believed to be titled Outside). The deadline for the rest of the season will be Saturday, 6 AM Eastern/5 AM Central. Check the Facebook group for any updates. Your feedback is SO important to us!!! Links to us… Want to participate? Join our Facebook group! And follow us on Twitter! And don’t forget to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts! While you do, we’d appreciate it if you can leave us a review, hopefully, a 5-star! Or, if not, a rating will do!!! You can do the same on Podchaser. You can leave us a review on several different platforms here. Also, you can leave us a review on the Talk Through Media Facebook page. And don’t forget to sign up for our Patreon to get access to our Patreon episodes. Sign up to CBS All Access! Help support the podcast! If you sign up from this link, you’ll help support the podcast, as CBS gives us a small referral fee, and it costs you nothing! Star Trek: Discovery is now streaming on CBS All Access! Click this banner to sign up, and you’ll help support the podcast! Speaking of our Patreon… We have released eight Patreon calls so far. We were hoping to schedule a Patreon this weekend, but we were unable to due to the power outage. If you want to listen to it when it comes out, sign up for our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/brianandruthie for as little as $1/month and you’ll get access! Become a Patron! Watch this episode on YouTube!

Ruthie & Brian talk through S3E12 of Star Trek: Discovery, titled There Is A Tide... Osyraa arrives at Federation Headquarters and has a surprising deal to offer Vance: Peace. Burnham and Tilly work separately to take back Discovery.

Ruthie & Brian talk through S3E12 of Star Trek: Discovery, titled There Is A Tide... Osyraa arrives at Federation Headquarters and has a surprising deal to offer Vance: Peace. Burnham and Tilly work separately to take back Discovery.

Star Trek: Discovery – Season 3 Episode 12 – There Is A Tide… We’re back!!! Ruthie and Brian talk through Star Trek: Discovery, Season 3 Episode 12, titled There Is A Tide… This episode was written by Kenneth Lin, and it was directed by Jonathan Frakes. Osyraa arrives at Federation Headquarters and has a surprising deal to offer Vance: Peace. Burnham and Tilly individually work to take back Discovery.. For the final four episodes, we are switching to a Saturday morning recording schedule due to the holiday season. Because of that, we are extending the deadlines to Saturday morning. Keep this in mind, especially for you European listeners. You have an extra 11 hours to get in your feedback to us! That may mean that the episodes may come out later than normal as well. Unfortunately, if I can’t get the episode’s editing completed by Sunday night, most weeks, it turns into a several night thing. SPOILERS AHEAD!!! If you haven’t seen this episode of Star Trek: Discovery, stop right now!!! Go watch it, then come back!!! We’ll be here for you! Like the last episode, we have another split vote. Brian loved it, and Ruthie didn’t like it very much. Chapters 00:00:00 STDP 059 – There Is A Tide… (Star Trek: Discovery S3E12)00:00:17 Intro00:02:52 Feedback from Previous Episodes00:19:09 About There Is A Tide…00:21:01 Ratings00:25:31 Yeses00:51:17 Nos01:15:34 Hold Your Horses01:39:51 Listener Feedback01:59:43 Our Notes02:08:27 Shipwide Announcements02:16:16 Wrap Up Subscribe to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast feed to catch our Discovery episodes! Make sure you have subscribed to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast feed to get these episodes when they come unless you listen to us on the All-Inclusive feed, or on YouTube. Next, we will be discussing Season 3 Episode 13 of Star Trek: Discovery titled That Hope Is You, Part 2 (formerly believed to be titled Outside). The deadline for the rest of the season will be Saturday, 6 AM Eastern/5 AM Central. Check the Facebook group for any updates. Your feedback is SO important to us!!! Links to us… Want to participate? Join our Facebook group! And follow us on Twitter! And don’t forget to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts! While you do, we’d appreciate it if you can leave us a review, hopefully, a 5-star! Or, if not, a rating will do!!! You can do the same on Podchaser. You can leave us a review on several different platforms here. Also, you can leave us a review on the Talk Through Media Facebook page. And don’t forget to sign up for our Patreon to get access to our Patreon episodes. Sign up to CBS All Access! Help support the podcast! If you sign up from this link, you’ll help support the podcast, as CBS gives us a small referral fee, and it costs you nothing! Star Trek: Discovery is now streaming on CBS All Access! Click this banner to sign up, and you’ll help support the podcast! Speaking of our Patreon… We have released our eighth Patreon calls so far. We were hoping to schedule a Patreon this weekend, but we were unable to due to the power outage. If you want to listen to it when it comes out, sign up to our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/brianandruthie for as little as $1/month and you’ll get access! Become a Patron! Watch this episode on YouTube!

Star Trek: Discovery – Season 3 Episode 12 – There Is A Tide… We’re back!!! Ruthie and Brian talk through Star Trek: Discovery, Season 3 Episode 12, titled There Is A Tide… This episode was written by Kenneth Lin, and it was directed by Jonathan Frakes. Osyraa arrives at Federation Headquarters and has a surprising deal to offer Vance: Peace. Burnham and Tilly individually work to take back Discovery.. For the final four episodes, we are switching to a Saturday morning recording schedule due to the holiday season. Because of that, we are extending the deadlines to Saturday morning. Keep this in mind, especially for you European listeners. You have an extra 11 hours to get in your feedback to us! That may mean that the episodes may come out later than normal as well. Unfortunately, if I can’t get the episode’s editing completed by Sunday night, most weeks, it turns into a several night thing. SPOILERS AHEAD!!! If you haven’t seen this episode of Star Trek: Discovery, stop right now!!! Go watch it, then come back!!! We’ll be here for you! Like the last episode, we have another split vote. Brian loved it, and Ruthie didn’t like it very much. Chapters 00:00:00 STDP 059 – There Is A Tide… (Star Trek: Discovery S3E12)00:00:17 Intro00:02:52 Feedback from Previous Episodes00:19:09 About There Is A Tide…00:21:01 Ratings00:25:31 Yeses00:51:17 Nos01:15:34 Hold Your Horses01:39:51 Listener Feedback01:59:43 Our Notes02:08:27 Shipwide Announcements02:16:16 Wrap Up Subscribe to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast feed to catch our Discovery episodes! Make sure you have subscribed to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast feed to get these episodes when they come unless you listen to us on the All-Inclusive feed, or on YouTube. Next, we will be discussing Season 3 Episode 13 of Star Trek: Discovery titled That Hope Is You, Part 2 (formerly believed to be titled Outside). The deadline for the rest of the season will be Saturday, 6 AM Eastern/5 AM Central. Check the Facebook group for any updates. Your feedback is SO important to us!!! Links to us… Want to participate? Join our Facebook group! And follow us on Twitter! And don’t forget to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts! While you do, we’d appreciate it if you can leave us a review, hopefully, a 5-star! Or, if not, a rating will do!!! You can do the same on Podchaser. You can leave us a review on several different platforms here. Also, you can leave us a review on the Talk Through Media Facebook page. And don’t forget to sign up for our Patreon to get access to our Patreon episodes. Sign up to CBS All Access! Help support the podcast! If you sign up from this link, you’ll help support the podcast, as CBS gives us a small referral fee, and it costs you nothing! Star Trek: Discovery is now streaming on CBS All Access! Click this banner to sign up, and you’ll help support the podcast! Speaking of our Patreon… We have released our eighth Patreon calls so far. We were hoping to schedule a Patreon this weekend, but we were unable to due to the power outage. If you want to listen to it when it comes out, sign up to our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/brianandruthie for as little as $1/month and you’ll get access! Become a Patron! Watch this episode on YouTube!

Ruthie & Brian talk through S3E12 of Star Trek: Discovery, titled There Is A Tide... Osyraa arrives at Federation Headquarters and has a surprising deal to offer Vance: Peace. Burnham and Tilly work separately to take back Discovery.

Ruthie & Brian talk through S3E12 of Star Trek: Discovery, titled There Is A Tide... Osyraa arrives at Federation Headquarters and has a surprising deal to offer Vance: Peace. Burnham and Tilly work separately to take back Discovery.

Ruthie & Brian talk through S3E11 of Star Trek: Discovery, titled Su'Kal. Discovery finds the source of The Burn, and Osyraa finds them.

Star Trek: Discovery – Season 3 Episode 11 – Su’Kal We’re back!!! Ruthie and Brian talk through Star Trek: Discovery, Season 3 Episode 11, titled Su’Kal. This episode was written by Anne Cofell Saunders, and it was directed by Norma Bailey. For the final four episodes, we are switching to a Saturday morning recording schedule due to the holiday season. Because of that, we are extending the deadlines to Saturday morning. Keep this in mind, especially for you European listeners. You have an extra 11 hours to get in your feedback to us! That may mean that the episodes may come out later than normal as well. Unfortunately, if I can’t get the episode’s editing completed by Sunday night, most weeks, it turns into a several night thing. SPOILERS AHEAD!!! If you haven’t seen this episode of Star Trek: Discovery, stop right now!!! Go watch it, then come back!!! We’ll be here for you! Chapters 00:00:00 STDP 058 – Su’Kal (Star Trek: Discovery S3E11)00:00:17 Intro00:01:08 Feedback for Previous Episodes00:18:22 About Su’Kal00:19:57 Ratings00:24:47 Yeses00:47:10 Nos01:16:47 Hold Your Horses01:35:59 Listener Feedback02:07:55 Our Notes02:11:41 Shipwide Announcements02:24:04 Wrap Up Subscribe to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast feed to catch our Discovery episodes! Make sure you have subscribed to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast feed to get these episodes when they come unless you listen to us on the All-Inclusive feed, or on YouTube. Next, we will be discussing Season 3 Episode 12 of Star Trek: Discovery titled There Is A Tide… (formerly believed to be The Good of the People). The deadline for the rest of the season will be Saturday, 6 AM Eastern/5 AM Central. Check the Facebook group for any updates. Your feedback is SO important to us!!! Links to us… Want to participate? Join our Facebook group! And follow us on Twitter! And don’t forget to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts! While you do, we’d appreciate it if you can leave us a review, hopefully, a 5-star! Or, if not, a rating will do!!! You can do the same on Podchaser. You can leave us a review on several different platforms here. Also, you can leave us a review on the Talk Through Media Facebook page. And don’t forget to sign up for our Patreon to get access to our Patreon episodes. Sign up to CBS All Access! Help support the podcast! If you sign up from this link, you’ll help support the podcast, as CBS gives us a small referral fee, and it costs you nothing! Star Trek: Discovery is now streaming on CBS All Access! Click this banner to sign up, and you’ll help support the podcast! Speaking of our Patreon… We have released our eighth Patreon calls so far. We were hoping to schedule a Patreon this weekend, but we were unable to due to the power outage. If you want to listen to it when it comes out, sign up to our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/brianandruthie for as little as $1/month and you’ll get access! Become a Patron! Watch this episode on YouTube!

Ruthie & Brian talk through S3E11 of Star Trek: Discovery, titled Su'Kal. Discovery finds the source of The Burn, and Osyraa finds them.

Star Trek: Discovery – Season 3 Episode 11 – Su’Kal We’re back!!! Ruthie and Brian talk through Star Trek: Discovery, Season 3 Episode 11, titled Su’Kal. This episode was written by Anne Cofell Saunders, and it was directed by Norma Bailey. For the final four episodes, we are switching to a Saturday morning recording schedule due to the holiday season. Because of that, we are extending the deadlines to Saturday morning. Keep this in mind, especially for you European listeners. You have an extra 11 hours to get in your feedback to us! That may mean that the episodes may come out later than normal as well. Unfortunately, if I can’t get the episode’s editing completed by Sunday night, most weeks, it turns into a several night thing. SPOILERS AHEAD!!! If you haven’t seen this episode of Star Trek: Discovery, stop right now!!! Go watch it, then come back!!! We’ll be here for you! Chapters 00:00:00 STDP 058 – Su’Kal (Star Trek: Discovery S3E11)00:00:17 Intro00:01:08 Feedback for Previous Episodes00:18:22 About Su’Kal00:19:57 Ratings00:24:47 Yeses00:47:10 Nos01:16:47 Hold Your Horses01:35:59 Listener Feedback02:07:55 Our Notes02:11:41 Shipwide Announcements02:24:04 Wrap Up Subscribe to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast feed to catch our Discovery episodes! Make sure you have subscribed to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast feed to get these episodes when they come unless you listen to us on the All-Inclusive feed, or on YouTube. Next, we will be discussing Season 3 Episode 12 of Star Trek: Discovery titled There Is A Tide… (formerly believed to be The Good of the People). The deadline for the rest of the season will be Saturday, 6 AM Eastern/5 AM Central. Check the Facebook group for any updates. Your feedback is SO important to us!!! Links to us… Want to participate? Join our Facebook group! And follow us on Twitter! And don’t forget to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts! While you do, we’d appreciate it if you can leave us a review, hopefully, a 5-star! Or, if not, a rating will do!!! You can do the same on Podchaser. You can leave us a review on several different platforms here. Also, you can leave us a review on the Talk Through Media Facebook page. And don’t forget to sign up for our Patreon to get access to our Patreon episodes. Sign up to CBS All Access! Help support the podcast! If you sign up from this link, you’ll help support the podcast, as CBS gives us a small referral fee, and it costs you nothing! Star Trek: Discovery is now streaming on CBS All Access! Click this banner to sign up, and you’ll help support the podcast! Speaking of our Patreon… We have released our eighth Patreon calls so far. We were hoping to schedule a Patreon this weekend, but we were unable to due to the power outage. If you want to listen to it when it comes out, sign up to our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/brianandruthie for as little as $1/month and you’ll get access! Become a Patron! Watch this episode on YouTube!

Ruthie and Brian talk through S3E10 of Star Trek: Discovery, titled Terra Firma, Part 2. Georgiou is back in the Mirror Universe but determined to rule things differently than before, trying to get Mirror Burnham back in the fold, saving herself in the process.

Star Trek: Discovery – Season 3 Episode 10 – Terra Firma, Part 2 We’re back!!! Ruthie and Brian talk through Star Trek: Discovery, Season 3 Episode 10, titled Terra Firma, Part 2. This episode’s teleplay was written by Kalinda Vazquez, with the story by Bo Yeon Kim & Erika Lippoldt & Alan McElroy, and it was directed by Chloe Domont. For the final four episodes, we are switching to a Saturday morning recording schedule due to the holiday season. Because of that, we are extending the deadlines to Saturday morning. Keep this in mind, especially for you European listeners. You have an extra 11 hours to get in your feedback to us! That may mean that the episodes may come out later than normal as well. Unfortunately, if I can’t get the episode’s editing completed by Sunday night, most weeks, it turns into a several night thing. SPOILERS AHEAD!!! If you haven’t seen this episode of Star Trek: Discovery, stop right now!!! Go watch it, then come back!!! We’ll be here for you! Chapters 00:00:00 STDP 057 – Terra Firma, Part 2 (Star Trek: Discovery S3E10)00:00:17 Intro00:01:13 Feedback from Previous Episodes00:20:14 About Terra Firma, Part 200:22:29 Ratings00:27:51 Yeses01:03:17 Nos01:23:33 Hold Your Horses01:37:13 Listener Feedback02:01:57 Our Notes02:05:34 Shipwide Announcements02:14:12 Wrap Up Subscribe to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast feed to catch our Discovery episodes! Make sure you have subscribed to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast feed to get these episodes when they come unless you listen to us on the All-Inclusive feed, or on YouTube. Next, we will be discussing Season 3 Episode 11 of Star Trek: Discovery titled Su’Kal (formerly believed to be titled The Citadel). The deadline for the rest of the season will be Saturday, 6 AM Eastern/5 AM Central due to the holiday season. Check the Facebook group for any updates. Your feedback is SO important to us!!! Don’t forget! If you have been listening to us on the Star Trek Picard Cast feed, subscribe to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast to get the Discovery episodes. If you’re listening to us on the Talk Through Media All-Inclusive Feed, there’s nothing for you to do. Links to us… Want to participate? Join our Facebook group! And follow us on Twitter! And don’t forget to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts! While you do, we’d appreciate it if you can leave us a review, hopefully, a 5-star! Or, if not, a rating will do!!! You can do the same on Podchaser. You can leave us a review on several different platforms here. Also, you can leave us a review on the Talk Through Media Facebook page. And don’t forget to sign up for our Patreon to get access to our Patreon episodes. Sign up to CBS All Access! Help support the podcast! If you sign up from this link, you’ll help support the podcast, as CBS gives us a small referral fee, and it costs you nothing! Star Trek: Discovery is now streaming on CBS All Access! Click this banner to sign up, and you’ll help support the podcast! Speaking of our Patreon… We have released our eighth Patreon calls so far. We were hoping to schedule a Patreon this weekend, but we were unable to due to the power outage. If you want to listen to it when it comes out, sign up to our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/brianandruthie for as little as $1/month and you’ll get access! Become a Patron! Watch this episode on YouTube!

Ruthie and Brian talk through S3E10 of Star Trek: Discovery, titled Terra Firma, Part 2. Georgiou is back in the Mirror Universe but determined to rule things differently than before, trying to get Mirror Burnham back in the fold, saving herself in the process.

Star Trek: Discovery – Season 3 Episode 10 – Terra Firma, Part 2 We’re back!!! Ruthie and Brian talk through Star Trek: Discovery, Season 3 Episode 10, titled Terra Firma, Part 2. This episode’s teleplay was written by Kalinda Vazquez, with the story by Bo Yeon Kim & Erika Lippoldt & Alan McElroy, and it was directed by Chloe Domont. For the final four episodes, we are switching to a Saturday morning recording schedule due to the holiday season. Because of that, we are extending the deadlines to Saturday morning. Keep this in mind, especially for you European listeners. You have an extra 11 hours to get in your feedback to us! That may mean that the episodes may come out later than normal as well. Unfortunately, if I can’t get the episode’s editing completed by Sunday night, most weeks, it turns into a several night thing. SPOILERS AHEAD!!! If you haven’t seen this episode of Star Trek: Discovery, stop right now!!! Go watch it, then come back!!! We’ll be here for you! Chapters 00:00:00 STDP 057 – Terra Firma, Part 2 (Star Trek: Discovery S3E10)00:00:17 Intro00:01:13 Feedback from Previous Episodes00:20:14 About Terra Firma, Part 200:22:29 Ratings00:27:51 Yeses01:03:17 Nos01:23:33 Hold Your Horses01:37:13 Listener Feedback02:01:57 Our Notes02:05:34 Shipwide Announcements02:14:12 Wrap Up Subscribe to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast feed to catch our Discovery episodes! Make sure you have subscribed to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast feed to get these episodes when they come unless you listen to us on the All-Inclusive feed, or on YouTube. Next, we will be discussing Season 3 Episode 11 of Star Trek: Discovery titled Su’Kal (formerly believed to be titled The Citadel). The deadline for the rest of the season will be Saturday, 6 AM Eastern/5 AM Central due to the holiday season. Check the Facebook group for any updates. Your feedback is SO important to us!!! Don’t forget! If you have been listening to us on the Star Trek Picard Cast feed, subscribe to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast to get the Discovery episodes. If you’re listening to us on the Talk Through Media All-Inclusive Feed, there’s nothing for you to do. Links to us… Want to participate? Join our Facebook group! And follow us on Twitter! And don’t forget to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts! While you do, we’d appreciate it if you can leave us a review, hopefully, a 5-star! Or, if not, a rating will do!!! You can do the same on Podchaser. You can leave us a review on several different platforms here. Also, you can leave us a review on the Talk Through Media Facebook page. And don’t forget to sign up for our Patreon to get access to our Patreon episodes. Sign up to CBS All Access! Help support the podcast! If you sign up from this link, you’ll help support the podcast, as CBS gives us a small referral fee, and it costs you nothing! Star Trek: Discovery is now streaming on CBS All Access! Click this banner to sign up, and you’ll help support the podcast! Speaking of our Patreon… We have released our eighth Patreon calls so far. We were hoping to schedule a Patreon this weekend, but we were unable to due to the power outage. If you want to listen to it when it comes out, sign up to our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/brianandruthie for as little as $1/month and you’ll get access! Become a Patron! Watch this episode on YouTube!

Ruthie and Brian talk through S3E9 of Star Trek: Discovery, titled Terra Firma, Part 1. Georgiou's condition worsens and the Discovery computer sends them to a distant planet for a remote chance for a cure. What happens there may surprise you.

Ruthie and Brian talk through S3E9 of Star Trek: Discovery, titled Terra Firma, Part 1. Georgiou's condition worsens and the Discovery computer sends them to a distant planet for a remote chance for a cure. What happens there may surprise you.

Star Trek: Discovery – Season 3 Episode 9 – Terra Firma, Part 1 We’re back!!! On this supersized episode, Ruthie and Brian talk through Star Trek: Discovery, Season 3 Episode 9, titled Terra Firma, Part 1. This episode’s teleplay was written by Alan McElroy, with the story by Bo Yeon Kim & Erika Lippoldt & Alan McElroy, and it was directed by Omar Madha. Sorry about the lateness this episode is in getting to you. Unfortunately, I had to work over the weekend and later into the week, so my editing time was compromised. That said, I got this episode released (mistitled, but I’ve since fixed it) on our YouTube Channel. Remember to smash that Subscribe button and ring the notification bell to get notified as soon as new episodes come out! For the final four episodes, we are switching to a Saturday morning recording schedule due to the holiday season. Because of that, we are extending the deadlines to Saturday morning. That may mean that the episodes may come out later than normal as well because we are switching to a Saturday morning recording schedule for the rest of the season. Keep this in mind, especially for you European listeners. You have an extra 11 hours to get in your feedback to us! SPOILERS AHEAD!!! If you haven’t seen this episode of Star Trek: Discovery, stop right now!!! Go watch it, then come back!!! We’ll be here for you! Shocked! Shocked I say!!! Georgiou’s condition worsens and the Discovery computer sends them to a distant planet for a remote chance for a cure. What happens there may surprise you. May surprise you??? I was DUMBFOUNDED!!! For the first time in more than 200 episodes of podcasting, I could not rate this episode!!! It was SO out of left field for me. I did not expect them to go to the Mirror Universe, though, in retrospect, I should have. Opinions were many and spirited for this episode. After re-watching it more than once (I only got to watch it once this week prior to recording), I can tell you that I appreciated the episode a LOT more after the shock of it wore off, but you’ll hear me talk about that a lot this week. All in all, I knew it was (mostly) a great episode this week, but I had so many questions about it, I had to defer my rating. Ruthie also had a lot of questions, but she gave it a rating. Going to the Mirror Universe now seems like it’s a natural thing to do, given Georgiou’s condition, but we questioned its place in the season, and it taking away from the main plot. Next week, I’ll bring something up about how it seems like a back door pilot and only placed here because they decided to bring Michelle Yeoh and Georgiou into Season 3. Chapters 00:00:00 STDP 056 – Terra Firma, Part 1 (Star Trek: Discovery S3E9)00:00:17 Intro00:01:58 Feedback for Previous Episodes00:12:28 About Terra Firma, Part 100:14:19 Ratings00:27:47 Yeses01:02:11 Nos01:13:46 Hold Your Horses01:54:47 Listener Feedback02:22:42 Our Notes02:31:44 Shipwide Announcements02:41:42 Wrap Up Subscribe to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast feed to catch our Discovery episodes! Make sure you have subscribed to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast feed to get these episodes when they come unless you listen to us on the All-Inclusive feed, or on YouTube. Next, we will be discussing Season 3 Episode 10 of Star Trek: Discovery titled Terra Firma, Part 2. The deadline for the rest of the season will be Saturday, 6 AM Eastern/5 AM Central due to the holiday season. Check the Facebook group for any updates. Your feedback is SO important to us!!! Don’t forget! If you have been listening to us on the Star Trek Picard Cast feed, subscribe to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast to get the Discovery episodes. If you’re listening to us on the Talk Through Media All-Inclusive Feed, there’s nothing for you to do. Links to us… Want to participate? Join our Facebook group! And follow us on Twitter! And don’t forget to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts! While you do, we’d appreciate it if you can leave us a review, hopefully, a 5-star! Or, if not, a rating will do!!! You can do the same on Podchaser. You can leave us a review on several different platforms here. Also, you can leave us a review on the Talk Through Media Facebook page. And don’t forget to sign up for our Patreon to get access to our Patreon episodes. Sign up to CBS All Access! Help support the podcast! If you sign up from this link, you’ll help support the podcast, as CBS gives us a small referral fee, and it costs you nothing! Star Trek: Discovery is now streaming on CBS All Access! Click this banner to sign up, and you’ll help support the podcast! Speaking of our Patreon… We have released our eighth Patreon calls so far. We were hoping to schedule a Patreon this weekend, but we were unable to due to the power outage. If you want to listen to it when it comes out, sign up to our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/brianandruthie for as little as $1/month and you’ll get access! Become a Patron! Watch this episode on YouTube!

Star Trek: Discovery – Season 3 Episode 9 – Terra Firma, Part 1 We’re back!!! On this supersized episode, Ruthie and Brian talk through Star Trek: Discovery, Season 3 Episode 9, titled Terra Firma, Part 1. This episode’s teleplay was written by Alan McElroy, with the story by Bo Yeon Kim & Erika Lippoldt & Alan McElroy, and it was directed by Omar Madha. Sorry about the lateness this episode is in getting to you. Unfortunately, I had to work over the weekend and later into the week, so my editing time was compromised. That said, I got this episode released (mistitled, but I’ve since fixed it) on our YouTube Channel. Remember to smash that Subscribe button and ring the notification bell to get notified as soon as new episodes come out! For the final four episodes, we are switching to a Saturday morning recording schedule due to the holiday season. Because of that, we are extending the deadlines to Saturday morning. That may mean that the episodes may come out later than normal as well because we are switching to a Saturday morning recording schedule for the rest of the season. Keep this in mind, especially for you European listeners. You have an extra 11 hours to get in your feedback to us! SPOILERS AHEAD!!! If you haven’t seen this episode of Star Trek: Discovery, stop right now!!! Go watch it, then come back!!! We’ll be here for you! Shocked! Shocked I say!!! Georgiou’s condition worsens and the Discovery computer sends them to a distant planet for a remote chance for a cure. What happens there may surprise you. May surprise you??? I was DUMBFOUNDED!!! For the first time in more than 200 episodes of podcasting, I could not rate this episode!!! It was SO out of left field for me. I did not expect them to go to the Mirror Universe, though, in retrospect, I should have. Opinions were many and spirited for this episode. After re-watching it more than once (I only got to watch it once this week prior to recording), I can tell you that I appreciated the episode a LOT more after the shock of it wore off, but you’ll hear me talk about that a lot this week. All in all, I knew it was (mostly) a great episode this week, but I had so many questions about it, I had to defer my rating. Ruthie also had a lot of questions, but she gave it a rating. Going to the Mirror Universe now seems like it’s a natural thing to do, given Georgiou’s condition, but we questioned its place in the season, and it taking away from the main plot. Next week, I’ll bring something up about how it seems like a back door pilot and only placed here because they decided to bring Michelle Yeoh and Georgiou into Season 3. Chapters 00:00:00 STDP 056 – Terra Firma, Part 1 (Star Trek: Discovery S3E9)00:00:17 Intro00:01:58 Feedback for Previous Episodes00:12:28 About Terra Firma, Part 100:14:19 Ratings00:27:47 Yeses01:02:11 Nos01:13:46 Hold Your Horses01:54:47 Listener Feedback02:22:42 Our Notes02:31:44 Shipwide Announcements02:41:42 Wrap Up Subscribe to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast feed to catch our Discovery episodes! Make sure you have subscribed to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast feed to get these episodes when they come unless you listen to us on the All-Inclusive feed, or on YouTube. Next, we will be discussing Season 3 Episode 10 of Star Trek: Discovery titled Terra Firma, Part 2. The deadline for the rest of the season will be Saturday, 6 AM Eastern/5 AM Central due to the holiday season. Check the Facebook group for any updates. Your feedback is SO important to us!!! Don’t forget! If you have been listening to us on the Star Trek Picard Cast feed, subscribe to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast to get the Discovery episodes. If you’re listening to us on the Talk Through Media All-Inclusive Feed, there’s nothing for you to do. Links to us… Want to participate? Join our Facebook group! And follow us on Twitter! And don’t forget to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts! While you do, we’d appreciate it if you can leave us a review, hopefully, a 5-star! Or, if not, a rating will do!!! You can do the same on Podchaser. You can leave us a review on several different platforms here. Also, you can leave us a review on the Talk Through Media Facebook page. And don’t forget to sign up for our Patreon to get access to our Patreon episodes. Sign up to CBS All Access! Help support the podcast! If you sign up from this link, you’ll help support the podcast, as CBS gives us a small referral fee, and it costs you nothing! Star Trek: Discovery is now streaming on CBS All Access! Click this banner to sign up, and you’ll help support the podcast! Speaking of our Patreon… We have released our eighth Patreon calls so far. We were hoping to schedule a Patreon this weekend, but we were unable to due to the power outage. If you want to listen to it when it comes out, sign up to our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/brianandruthie for as little as $1/month and you’ll get access! Become a Patron! Watch this episode on YouTube!

Star Trek: Discovery – Season 3 Episode 8 – The Sanctuary We’re back!!! Ruthie and Brian talk through Star Trek: Discovery, Season 3 Episode 8, titled The Sanctuary. This episode was written by Kenneth Lin & Brandon Schultz, and it was directed by Jonathan Frakes. SPOILERS AHEAD!!! If you haven’t seen this episode of Star Trek: Discovery, stop right now!!! Go watch it, then come back!!! We’ll be here for you! Chapters 00:00:00 STDP 055 – The Sanctuary (Star Trek: Discovery S3E8)00:00:17 Intro00:01:08 Feedback on Previous Episodes00:06:24 About The Sanctuary00:07:57 Ratings00:12:41 Yeses00:23:29 Nos00:49:05 Hold Your Horses01:04:42 Listener Feedback01:35:38 Our Notes01:42:00 Shipwide Announcements01:51:27 Wrap Up Subscribe to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast feed to catch our Discovery episodes! Make sure you have subscribed to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast feed to get these episodes when they come unless you listen to us on the All-Inclusive feed, or on YouTube. Next, we will be discussing Season 3 Episode 9 of Star Trek: Discovery titled Terra Firma, Part 1. The deadline for the rest of the season will be Saturday 6 AM Eastern/5 AM Central unless otherwise noted in the Facebook group. Your feedback is SO important to us!!! Don’t forget! If you have been listening to us on the Star Trek Picard Cast feed, subscribe to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast to get the Discovery episodes. If you’re listening to us on the Talk Through Media All-Inclusive Feed, there’s nothing for you to do. Links to us… Want to participate? Join our Facebook group! And follow us on Twitter! And don’t forget to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts! While you do, we’d appreciate it if you can leave us a review, hopefully, a 5-star! Or, if not, a rating will do!!! You can do the same on Podchaser. You can leave us a review on several different platforms here. Also, you can leave us a review on the Talk Through Media Facebook page. And don’t forget to sign up for our Patreon to get access to our Patreon episodes. Sign up to CBS All Access! Help support the podcast! If you sign up from this link, you’ll help support the podcast, as CBS gives us a small referral fee, and it costs you nothing! Star Trek: Discovery is now streaming on CBS All Access! Click this banner to sign up, and you’ll help support the podcast! Speaking of our Patreon… We have released our eighth Patreon calls so far. We were hoping to schedule a Patreon this weekend, but we were unable to due to the power outage. If you want to listen to it when it comes out, sign up to our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/brianandruthie for as little as $1/month and you’ll get access! Become a Patron! Watch this episode on YouTube!

Star Trek: Discovery – Season 3 Episode 8 – The Sanctuary We’re back!!! Ruthie and Brian talk through Star Trek: Discovery, Season 3 Episode 8, titled The Sanctuary. This episode was written by Kenneth Lin & Brandon Schultz, and it was directed by Jonathan Frakes. SPOILERS AHEAD!!! If you haven’t seen this episode of Star Trek: Discovery, stop right now!!! Go watch it, then come back!!! We’ll be here for you! Chapters 00:00:00 STDP 055 – The Sanctuary (Star Trek: Discovery S3E8)00:00:17 Intro00:01:08 Feedback on Previous Episodes00:06:24 About The Sanctuary00:07:57 Ratings00:12:41 Yeses00:23:29 Nos00:49:05 Hold Your Horses01:04:42 Listener Feedback01:35:38 Our Notes01:42:00 Shipwide Announcements01:51:27 Wrap Up Subscribe to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast feed to catch our Discovery episodes! Make sure you have subscribed to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast feed to get these episodes when they come unless you listen to us on the All-Inclusive feed, or on YouTube. Next, we will be discussing Season 3 Episode 9 of Star Trek: Discovery titled Terra Firma. The deadline will be back to its regular day and time, 7 PM Eastern/6 PM Central on Friday, December 11, 2020, and not extended further unless otherwise announced on the Facebook group. Your feedback is SO important to us!!! Don’t forget! If you have been listening to us on the Star Trek Picard Cast feed, subscribe to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast to get the Discovery episodes. If you’re listening to us on the Talk Through Media All-Inclusive Feed, there’s nothing for you to do. Links to us… Want to participate? Join our Facebook group! And follow us on Twitter! And don’t forget to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts! While you do, we’d appreciate it if you can leave us a review, hopefully, a 5-star! Or, if not, a rating will do!!! You can do the same on Podchaser. You can leave us a review on several different platforms here. Also, you can leave us a review on the Talk Through Media Facebook page. And don’t forget to sign up for our Patreon to get access to our Patreon episodes. Sign up to CBS All Access! Help support the podcast! If you sign up from this link, you’ll help support the podcast, as CBS gives us a small referral fee, and it costs you nothing! Star Trek: Discovery is now streaming on CBS All Access! Click this banner to sign up, and you’ll help support the podcast! Speaking of our Patreon… We have released our eighth Patreon calls so far. We were hoping to schedule a Patreon this weekend, but we were unable to due to the power outage. If you want to listen to it when it comes out, sign up to our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/brianandruthie for as little as $1/month and you’ll get access! Become a Patron! Watch this episode on YouTube!

Ruthie and Brian talk through S3E8 of Star Trek: Discovery, titled The Sanctuary. The USS Discovery arrives at Kwejian, Booker's home planet, where they are threatened by Osyraa and the Emerald Chain.

Ruthie and Brian talk through S3E8 of Star Trek: Discovery, titled The Sanctuary. The USS Discovery arrives at Kwejian, Booker's home planet, where they are threatened by Osyraa and the Emerald Chain.

Star Trek: Discovery – Season 3 Episode 7 – Unification III We’re back!!! Ruthie and Brian talk through Star Trek: Discovery, Season 3 Episode 7, titled Unification III. This episode’s teleplay was by Kirsten Beyer, and it was directed by Jon Dudkowski. SPOILERS AHEAD!!! If you haven’t seen this episode of Star Trek: Discovery, stop right now!!! Go watch it, then come back!!! We’ll be here for you! Vulcan isn’t called Vulcan anymore? That’s right, it’s called Ni’Var, and not only do the Vulcans live there but so do the Romulans. It seems the unification of Romulus and Vulcan Spock sought centuries ago happened. The Qowat Milat? Mom??? Burnham needs a Qowat Milat, and one comes for her… and it’s Gabrielle Burnham??? That’s right, the other Red Angel. I don’t think there’s a single viewer out there that could have predicted that! Chapters 00:00:00 STDP 054 – Unification III (Star Trek: Discovery S3E7)00:00:17 Intro00:01:12 Feedback from Previous Episodes00:22:19 About Unification III00:23:48 Ratings00:27:14 Yeses00:44:12 Nos01:00:40 Hold Your Horses01:22:52 Listener Feedback01:42:13 Our Notes01:49:57 Shipwide Announcements01:56:14 Wrap Up Subscribe to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast feed to catch our Discovery episodes! Make sure you have subscribed to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast feed to get these episodes when they come unless you listen to us on the All-Inclusive feed, or on YouTube. Next, we will be discussing Season 3 Episode 8 of Star Trek: Discovery titled The Sanctuary. The deadline will be back to its regular day and time, 7 PM Eastern/6 PM Central on Friday, December 4, 2020, and not extended further unless otherwise announced on the Facebook group. Your feedback is SO important to us!!! Don’t forget! If you have been listening to us on the Star Trek Picard Cast feed, subscribe to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast to get the Discovery episodes. If you’re listening to us on the Talk Through Media All-Inclusive Feed, there’s nothing for you to do. Links to us… Want to participate? Join our Facebook group! And follow us on Twitter! And don’t forget to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts! While you do, we’d appreciate it if you can leave us a review, hopefully, a 5-star! Or, if not, a rating will do!!! You can do the same on Podchaser. Also, you can leave us a review on the Talk Through Media Facebook page. And don’t forget to sign up for our Patreon to get access to our Patreon episodes. Sign up to CBS All Access! Help support the podcast! If you sign up from this link, you’ll help support the podcast, as CBS gives us a small referral fee, and it costs you nothing! Star Trek: Discovery is now streaming on CBS All Access! Click this banner to sign up, and you’ll help support the podcast! Speaking of our Patreon… We have released our eighth Patreon calls so far. We were hoping to schedule a Patreon this weekend, but we were unable to due to the power outage. If you want to listen to it when it comes out, sign up to our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/brianandruthie for as little as $1/month and you’ll get access! Become a Patron! Watch this episode on YouTube!

Star Trek: Discovery – Season 3 Episode 7 – Unification III We’re back!!! Ruthie and Brian talk through Star Trek: Discovery, Season 3 Episode 7, titled Unification III. This episode’s teleplay was by Kirsten Beyer, and it was directed by Jon Dudkowski. SPOILERS AHEAD!!! If you haven’t seen this episode of Star Trek: Discovery, stop right now!!! Go watch it, then come back!!! We’ll be here for you! Vulcan isn’t called Vulcan anymore? That’s right, it’s called Ni’Var, and not only do the Vulcans live there but so do the Romulans. It seems the unification of Romulus and Vulcan Spock sought centuries ago happened. The Qowat Milat? Mom??? Burnham needs a Qowat Milat, and one comes for her… and it’s Gabrielle Burnham??? That’s right, the other Red Angel. I don’t think there’s a single viewer out there that could have predicted that! Chapters 00:00:00 STDP 054 – Unification III (Star Trek: Discovery S3E7)00:00:17 Intro00:01:12 Feedback from Previous Episodes00:22:19 About Unification III00:23:48 Ratings00:27:14 Yeses00:44:12 Nos01:00:40 Hold Your Horses01:22:52 Listener Feedback01:42:13 Our Notes01:49:57 Shipwide Announcements01:56:14 Wrap Up Subscribe to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast feed to catch our Discovery episodes! Make sure you have subscribed to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast feed to get these episodes when they come unless you listen to us on the All-Inclusive feed, or on YouTube. Next, we will be discussing Season 3 Episode 8 of Star Trek: Discovery titled The Sanctuary. The deadline will be back to its regular day and time, 7 PM Eastern/6 PM Central on Friday, December 4, 2020, and not extended further unless otherwise announced on the Facebook group. Your feedback is SO important to us!!! Don’t forget! If you have been listening to us on the Star Trek Picard Cast feed, subscribe to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast to get the Discovery episodes. If you’re listening to us on the Talk Through Media All-Inclusive Feed, there’s nothing for you to do. Links to us… Want to participate? Join our Facebook group! And follow us on Twitter! And don’t forget to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts! While you do, we’d appreciate it if you can leave us a review, hopefully, a 5-star! Or, if not, a rating will do!!! You can do the same on Podchaser. Also, you can leave us a review on the Talk Through Media Facebook page. And don’t forget to sign up for our Patreon to get access to our Patreon episodes. Sign up to CBS All Access! Help support the podcast! If you sign up from this link, you’ll help support the podcast, as CBS gives us a small referral fee, and it costs you nothing! Star Trek: Discovery is now streaming on CBS All Access! Click this banner to sign up, and you’ll help support the podcast! Speaking of our Patreon… We have released our eighth Patreon calls so far. We were hoping to schedule a Patreon this weekend, but we were unable to due to the power outage. If you want to listen to it when it comes out, sign up to our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/brianandruthie for as little as $1/month and you’ll get access! Become a Patron! Watch this episode on YouTube!

Ruthie and Brian talk through S3E7 of Star Trek: Discovery, titled Unification III. The USS Discovery arrives on Vulcan, but it's now called Ni'Var, and the Vulcans share the planet with Romulans, who have unified just as Spock had wished for centuries ago. They hold data for The Burn, but getting it from them turns into a process that may begin to tear them apart.

Ruthie and Brian talk through S3E7 of Star Trek: Discovery, titled Unification III. The USS Discovery arrives on Vulcan, but it's now called Ni'Var, and the Vulcans share the planet with Romulans, who have unified just as Spock had wished for centuries ago. They hold data for The Burn, but getting it from them turns into a process that may begin to tear them apart.

Star Trek: Discovery – Season 3 Episode 6 – Scavengers We’re back!!! Ruthie and Brian talk through Star Trek: Discovery, Season 3 Episode 6, titled Scavengers. This episode’s teleplay was by Anne Cofell Saunders, and it was directed by Doug Aarniokoski. SPOILERS AHEAD!!! If you haven’t seen this episode of Star Trek: Discovery, stop right now!!! Go watch it, then come back!!! We’ll be here for you! NCC-1031-A? I don’t get it. They replaced almost every piece of the Enterprise NCC-1701, but it didn’t get the A. That was called a refit. This is called a retrofit. Why does it get the A? The All-in-One Communicator/Transporter/PADD/Tricorders… we don’t like them! Let me specifically say why I don’t like them. We can’t see enough detail in them to see how many pips there are, and the color changes are varied enough to be seen very well. Burnham and Saru… We both had issues with Burnham and Saru in this episode. It leaked into practically every section of this podcast. Specifically, we don’t like the direction they are taking her character. We also think that Saru could have stopped it from happening before it started! Messy Chapters this week… You will notice, if you’re the type of listener that uses our chapters, they’re a bit sloppy this week. Ruthie and I delved into Burnham and Saru’s actions in this episode during our Yeses, and they are clearly Nos. Rather than try to edit them to all be together with the rest of the Nos, it felt more authentic to leave them as they were. Chapters 00:00:00 STDP 053 – Scavengers (S3E6)00:00:17 Intro00:01:09 Feedback from Previous Episodes00:03:47 About Scavengers00:05:13 Ratings00:08:58 Yeses, Part 100:18:56 Burnham/Saru No, Part 100:25:47 Yeses, Part 200:28:30 Burnham/Saru No, Part 200:29:44 Yeses, Part 300:43:20 Burnham/Saru No, Part 300:44:53 Nos01:03:00 Hold Your Horses01:34:06 Listener Feedback01:59:31 Our Notes02:09:16 Shipwide Announcements02:15:20 Wrap Up Subscribe to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast feed to catch our Discovery episodes! Make sure you have subscribed to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast feed to get these episodes when they come unless you listen to us on the All-Inclusive feed, or on YouTube. Next, we will be discussing Season 3 Episode 7 of Star Trek: Discovery titled Unification III. The deadline will be extended this week, due to the Thanksgiving Day holiday, to 7 AM Eastern/6 AM Central on Saturday, November 28, 2020, and not extended further unless otherwise announced on the Facebook group. Your feedback is SO important to us!!! Don’t forget! If you have been listening to us on the Star Trek Picard Cast feed, subscribe to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast to get the Discovery episodes. If you’re listening to us on the Talk Through Media All-Inclusive Feed, there’s nothing for you to do. Links to us… Want to participate? Join our Facebook group! And follow us on Twitter! And don’t forget to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts! While you do, we’d appreciate it if you can leave us a review, hopefully, a 5-star! Or, if not, a rating will do!!! You can do the same on Podchaser. Also, you can leave us a review on the Talk Through Media Facebook page. And don’t forget to sign up for our Patreon to get access to our Patreon episodes. Sign up to CBS All Access! Help support the podcast! If you sign up from this link, you’ll help support the podcast, as CBS gives us a small referral fee, and it costs you nothing! Star Trek: Discovery is now streaming on CBS All Access! Click this banner to sign up, and you’ll help support the podcast! Speaking of our Patreon… We have released our eighth Patreon calls so far. We were hoping to schedule a Patreon this weekend, but we were unable to due to the power outage. If you want to listen to it when it comes out, sign up to our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/brianandruthie for as little as $1/month and you’ll get access! Become a Patron! Watch this episode on YouTube!

Star Trek: Discovery – Season 3 Episode 6 – Scavengers We’re back!!! Ruthie and Brian talk through Star Trek: Discovery, Season 3 Episode 6, titled Scavengers. This episode’s teleplay was by Anne Cofell Saunders, and it was directed by Doug Aarniokoski. SPOILERS AHEAD!!! If you haven’t seen this episode of Star Trek: Discovery, stop right now!!! Go watch it, then come back!!! We’ll be here for you! NCC-1031-A? I don’t get it. They replaced almost every piece of the Enterprise NCC-1701, but it didn’t get the A. That was called a refit. This is called a retrofit. Why does it get the A? The All-in-One Communicator/Transporter/PADD/Tricorders… we don’t like them! Let me specifically say why I don’t like them. We can’t see enough detail in them to see how many pips there are, and the color changes are varied enough to be seen very well. Burnham and Saru… We both had issues with Burnham and Saru in this episode. It leaked into practically every section of this podcast. Specifically, we don’t like the direction they are taking her character. We also think that Saru could have stopped it from happening before it started! Messy Chapters this week… You will notice, if you’re the type of listener that uses our chapters, they’re a bit sloppy this week. Ruthie and I delved into Burnham and Saru’s actions in this episode during our Yeses, and they are clearly Nos. Rather than try to edit them to all be together with the rest of the Nos, it felt more authentic to leave them as they were. Chapters 00:00:00 STDP 053 – Scavengers (S3E6)00:00:17 Intro00:01:09 Feedback from Previous Episodes00:03:47 About Scavengers00:05:13 Ratings00:08:58 Yeses, Part 100:18:56 Burnham/Saru No, Part 100:25:47 Yeses, Part 200:28:30 Burnham/Saru No, Part 200:29:44 Yeses, Part 300:43:20 Burnham/Saru No, Part 300:44:53 Nos01:03:00 Hold Your Horses01:34:06 Listener Feedback01:59:31 Our Notes02:09:16 Shipwide Announcements02:15:20 Wrap Up Subscribe to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast feed to catch our Discovery episodes! Make sure you have subscribed to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast feed to get these episodes when they come unless you listen to us on the All-Inclusive feed, or on YouTube. Next, we will be discussing Season 3 Episode 7 of Star Trek: Discovery titled Unification III. The deadline will be extended this week, due to the Thanksgiving Day holiday, to 7 AM Eastern/6 AM Central on Saturday, November 28, 2020, and not extended further unless otherwise announced on the Facebook group. Your feedback is SO important to us!!! Don’t forget! If you have been listening to us on the Star Trek Picard Cast feed, subscribe to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast to get the Discovery episodes. If you’re listening to us on the Talk Through Media All-Inclusive Feed, there’s nothing for you to do. Links to us… Want to participate? Join our Facebook group! And follow us on Twitter! And don’t forget to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts! While you do, we’d appreciate it if you can leave us a review, hopefully, a 5-star! Or, if not, a rating will do!!! You can do the same on Podchaser. Also, you can leave us a review on the Talk Through Media Facebook page. And don’t forget to sign up for our Patreon to get access to our Patreon episodes. Sign up to CBS All Access! Help support the podcast! If you sign up from this link, you’ll help support the podcast, as CBS gives us a small referral fee, and it costs you nothing! Star Trek: Discovery is now streaming on CBS All Access! Click this banner to sign up, and you’ll help support the podcast! Speaking of our Patreon… We have released our eighth Patreon calls so far. We were hoping to schedule a Patreon this weekend, but we were unable to due to the power outage. If you want to listen to it when it comes out, sign up to our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/brianandruthie for as little as $1/month and you’ll get access! Become a Patron! Watch this episode on YouTube!

Ruthie and Brian talk through S3E6 of Star Trek: Discovery, titled Scavengers. Burnham and Georgiou go on an unsanctioned mission to rescue Book and get a Black Box. Burnham and Saru deal with the reprecussions of that decision. We talk A LOT about that.

Ruthie and Brian talk through S3E6 of Star Trek: Discovery, titled Scavengers. Burnham and Georgiou go on an unsanctioned mission to rescue Book and get a Black Box. Burnham and Saru deal with the reprecussions of that decision. We talk A LOT about that.

This episode of Priority One is brought to you by Eaglemoss Hero Collector and the brand new Official Star Trek Online Starship Collection.  Check out all the exclusive ship models – including the U.S.S. Gagarin and the U.S.S. Chimera – at priorityonepodcast.com/ships and use code PRIORITY10 at checkout to get 10% off your purchase with FREE SHIPPING. This week on Episode 487 of Priority One ~ We ‘Trek Out' Streaming numbers, ViacomCBS BIPOC initiatives, what is “who will be the next Jeopardy host”, and Brentwood. In Star Trek gaming, we talk about Star Trek Online's Tzenkethi Lobi Bundle, the dreaded Mudd bundle of also-dread, and STO's monetization model! Then we head On Screen to watch Star Trek: Discovery's newest episode - “Die Trying” Of course, as always, before we wrap up the show, we'll open hailing frequencies for your incoming messages Let us know on social media like Facebook, Twitter, or by visiting our website! This Week's Community Questions are: CQ: Do you think LeVar Burton should be the next host of Jeopardy? If so, did you sign the petition? If not,  who should be? AND CQ: How do you feel about the selection and pricing of new STO Ships in 2020? TREK IT OUT by Jake Morgan Where CBS All Access Measures Up We love numbers! They can tell us so much about a wide variety of topics - or nothing at all. So take this exciting adventure with us, dear listeners, as we dive into the rush of alphanumerics - Streaming numbers! This week, as they do most weeks, Business Insider ranked the top streaming shows for the week - and Star Trek: Discovery hit number 3 on that list!  The ratings, provided by Parrot Analytics, placed Star Trek higher than “The Umbrella Academy” and “The Boys”, but still looking up at “Stranger Things” and “The Mandalorian”. Star Trek: Discovery's MetaCritic rating for the current season (93%) is also third on the list, topped by “The Boys” (97%) and the newest season of “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” (100%). But, numbers. According to Forbes “The State Of The Streaming Wars”, CBS All Access - the streaming platform that streams all-things Star Trek - has the lowest subscribers of any premium service; And they rolled Showtime subscribers into the CBS All Access tally. Netflix tops the list with 195 million subscribers, newcomer Peacock checks in with a solid 22 million, and CBS All Access? 17.9 million subscribers. But what does all of this mean? Well, like I said in the intro - numbers can tell us so much, and at the same time so little. ViacomCBS' Plans For BIPOC Inclusion If 2020 has done anything, it's given of us all crippling anxiety - but it has also raised awareness of social injustice. This week, ViacomCBS continued to institute policies that will hopefully make Star Trek's future of inclusion and equality a reality. According to Deadline, CBS has enacted an edict that would require 50% of its reality television cast to be Black, Indigenous or People of Color - or BIPOC. Further, at least 25% of the show's development budget must be spent on BIPOC creators and producers. Why is this important? Well, most programming for the 2020-2021 season has shifted towards reality programming due to the global pandemic, and the edict brings reality television in-line with ViacomCBS' policies regarding its scripted-brethren. Back in July, ViacomCBS announced that ”The broadcaster is committing 25% of its script development budget to projects from creators, writers and producers who are Black, Indigenous and people of color. The scheme will begin with the 2021/22 development season. It is also mandating that writers' rooms for CBS shows must be staffed with a minimum of 40% BIPOC representation for the 2021/22 broadcast season. This will be increased to 50% for the 2022/23 season.” LeVar Burton - Game Show Host? Last week, Canadian born Game Show Icon Alex Trebek passed after a battle with pancreatic cancer. The 80 year-old Trebek spent 37 seasons hosting the popular trivia game show “Jeopardy”, and following his passing many were left wondering - who would replace the legendary host?  While no one could truly replace Trebek, some fans had a suggestion for the vacancy - Roots, Reading Rainbow, and Star Trek star LeVar Burton! Fan Joshua Sanders started a change.org petition for the 63 year-old Burton, saying ”Between hosting 21 seasons of the educational Reading Rainbow, playing the brainiac engineer Geordi La Forge on Star Trek: the Next Generation, and filling the roll of Kunta Kinte in the ever important mini-series Roots, LeVar Burton has inspired and shaped the minds of several generations of trivia-loving nerds. This petition is to show Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. and producers Mike Richards and Harry Friedman just how much love the public has for Burton, and how much we'd all love to see him as the next host of Jeopardy!”.  At the time of this writing, the petition had over 89,000 signatures, with a goal of 150,000. On November 12th, the man of the hour - LeVar Burton - tweeted about the petition, saying ”Even if nothing comes from it, I can't tell [you] much how I appreciate all y'alls love and support! Folded handsHeart suit!” https://twitter.com/levarburton/status/1326973244847624195 Brentwood Sounds like everyone loves LeVar Burton, right? WRONG. Brent Spiner HATES LeVar Burton - and after all of those evites, who can blame him? If you have no idea what I'm talking about, you're going to want to follow the link in our show notes - after you're done listening to this show of course! Spiner, and the aforementioned LeVar Burton, star in the Omeleto short film titled “Brentwood”. In the short-form comedy, Spiner plays an exaggerated version of himself - think Larry David from “Curb Your Enthusiasm” - who hates his neighbors, conventions, awards shows, podcasts,and especially LeVar Burton.  There's singing, dancing, shrimp, epi-pens - and content totally inappropriate for younger audiences, so keep that in mind before watching. The twelve minute film was Directed by Sharon Everitt and written by Karen Anderson, Jeff Cosgrove and Everitt. Trek out our show notes if you want to watch the film - and trust me you want to watch the film! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmVwCcUQRjU&t=31s Star Trek Gaming News by Shane Hoover and Thomas Reynolds Shell Games: the Tzenkethi Lobi Bundle By Thomas Reynolds Bundles, bundles, bundles: if there's anything that typifies the current player experience in STO, it's the ever-expanding number of bundles for sale. By far, the majority of bundles have been available through the C-Store. Isn't it time the Lobi store got some love? Well fear not, PC captains, because the Tzenkethi are here to help. Sort of. Hooray. The limited-edition Tzenkethi Lobi Bundle will be locking its trajectory into the PC Lobi store from November 20th through the 30th. Captains who drop 1800 Lobi(!) and walk the Path of Spending will get these character-bound Bundle contents: Tzenkethi Shuk-din Escort [T6] 5 Diffusive Tetryon Weapons Console - Universal - Shared Processing Integration Tzenkethi Vanity Shield Tzenkethi Duty Officer Assignments 6 Ultimate Tech Upgrades Dread of Zen. Dread of Not-Zen. By Shane Hoover Thief. Swindler. Con man. Liar. Rogue. Yes, Harcourt Fenton Mudd has warped into the C-Store with another of his infamous Mudd's Market Choice Packs. This week's new offering is called Mudd's Choice Pack of Dread. Since we're all getting pretty familiar with the idea of Mudd's Choice Packs by now, let's just cover the essential details quickly. From the Choice Pack, you can choose any three of the following: Hur'q Vecrid Hive Dreadnought [T6] Tholian Tarantula Dreadnought [T6] Temporal Paradox Dreadnought [T6] 50 Master Keys 2 Coupons for 100% Off a T6 C-Store ship 10 Ultimate Tech Upgrades And let's not forget, those T6 Dreadnoughts are account-wide unlocks only when purchased here. If you buy the same ship with Lobi, it's a character locked ship. First, let us state something clearly - the value proposition for this bundle looks decent in the mathematics, like pretty much all of the Legendary bundles or Mudd's packs. If these choices look good to you, and you've got the disposable cash, then you probably won't get struck with buyer's remorse. Mudd's Market Now, let's talk about why we're not going to rave over another Mudd's Market bundle. Not to put too fine a point on it, 2020 has been a year of seismic change in how Star Trek Online wants you to buy starships. If I asked you how many brand new Tier 6 ships hit the C-Store for individual, non-bundle, purchase in 2020, what would you guess? If you guess more than four, you're wrong. August's Cross-Faction Support Carrier Bundle introduced the only four individually available ships new to the C-Store THIS YEAR. Now, how many new or re-modeled Tier 6 ships hit the C-Store this year locked into a bundle of $60 or $120? The correct answer, I believe, is seven ships. For bonus points, how many new T6 ships arrived via Lockbox or Promotional box in 2020? We count five of those.  Which brings us back to the topic at hand… Mudd's Market, where another deal slides in at $295 “regular price” for three ships. This is the third Mudd's Choice pack of 2020. A few other ships appeared solo in Mudd's Market as well. This takes us to something like 23 out of 27 ships in 2020 not available for single purchase via Zen. It seems painfully clear that the direction of monetization in Star Trek Online has taken a drastic turn towards high stakes purchases. So we don't think it's just a question of whether there's value in these Bundles. Clearly there is. But what has happened to the offerings for lower stakes, more casual players? We all want to enjoy the amazing work of STO's talented ship artists and ship designers. It shouldn't be monetized so far out of reach. And for the love of the Great Bird, don't even mention the Reputation Tier 5 buyout, or we're going to lose it over here. Disco & Dungeons & Dragons By Shane Hoover There was also some lighthearted Star Trek related gaming news this past week. Anthony Rapp, Discovery's Paul Stamets, tweeted out a #NerdAlert on the 9th. In the tweet, Rapp declared that “there's a small but mighty group of Star Trek Discovery cast members who've begun a Dungeons and Dragons campaign.” . Rapp himself is apparently playing a half-elf Druid, even going so far as sharing a screenshot of his character sheet. The gaming group on-set is composed of the DM, Mary Wise's husband Noah, plus Rapp and four fellow castmates. In the ensuing Twitter discussion, Rapp named party members as Blu del Barrio (playing tiefling wizard Bink), Ian Alexander (playing elf bard Vyvee), and Emily Coutts (playing half-elf cleric Airlia). The final member of the party is unnamed, but Rapp says they're playing a Goliath ranger. When asked about playing a Star Trek Adventures tabletop campaign, Anthony replied, “We get to play Star Trek for a living. It's a very very very pleasurable living! But DnD is our escape” https://twitter.com/albinokid/status/1325856796007948292 Don't Say the Titan's Back, It's Been Here For Years By Thomas Reynolds Writer's note: Cryptic made the following announcement on November 18th, after we recorded everything you just heard. So if this seems out of left field, after we just went off about Cryptic not releasing new ships...well, it is. Such is life. Listeners may remember that, back in episode 482, associate producer Thomas declared that STO would have a T6 Luna-class vessel by the end of 2020. It'd be the perfect time, with an appearance in Lower Decks and the long-standing player demand for such a ship. And wouldn't you know it: next week, we're getting just that. Who was right? Yes, Thomas was right. Arriving on PC on November 20th, the Titan-class Science Destroyer [T6] offers a compelling platform for pewpewing new life and new civilizations. Like the Dyson destroyers before it, the Titan-class toggles between Science and Tactical modes, reflecting its dual roles in exploration and combat. It also comes with the Opening Salvo universal console, which fires variable projectiles depending on your ship's current mode (like the Arbiter's V.A.T.A. console). The projectiles do kinetic damage in both modes, but in default (Science) mode they temporarily disable all of the target's subsystems. Flipped to Tactical, the salvo will do kinetic AoE and inflict a damage resistance debuff instead. Finally, the Opening Salvo console boosts EPG and weapon specialization so it'll be a welcome addition whatever mode, or mood, you're in. As a T6 ship, the Titan-class also features the “It's Another Enterprise” starship trait. When slotted, activating your captain's Fleet ability will summon your faction's flagship for temporary assistance. This update also introduces a Fleet T6 version of the Titan, and gives the existing Luna-class model a hi-fi redo like those seen in the Ship of the Line bundles.

This episode of Priority One is brought to you by Eaglemoss Hero Collector and the brand new Official Star Trek Online Starship Collection.  Check out all the exclusive ship models – including the U.S.S. Gagarin and the U.S.S. Chimera – at priorityonepodcast.com/ships and use code PRIORITY10 at checkout to get 10% off your purchase with FREE SHIPPING. This week on Episode 487 of Priority One ~ We ‘Trek Out’ Streaming numbers, ViacomCBS BIPOC initiatives, what is “who will be the next Jeopardy host”, and Brentwood. In Star Trek gaming, we talk about Star Trek Online’s Tzenkethi Lobi Bundle, the dreaded Mudd bundle of also-dread, and STO’s monetization model! Then we head On Screen to watch Star Trek: Discovery’s newest episode - “Die Trying” Of course, as always, before we wrap up the show, we’ll open hailing frequencies for your incoming messages Let us know on social media like Facebook, Twitter, or by visiting our website! This Week’s Community Questions are: CQ: Do you think LeVar Burton should be the next host of Jeopardy? If so, did you sign the petition? If not,  who should be? AND CQ: How do you feel about the selection and pricing of new STO Ships in 2020? TREK IT OUT by Jake Morgan Where CBS All Access Measures Up We love numbers! They can tell us so much about a wide variety of topics - or nothing at all. So take this exciting adventure with us, dear listeners, as we dive into the rush of alphanumerics - Streaming numbers! This week, as they do most weeks, Business Insider ranked the top streaming shows for the week - and Star Trek: Discovery hit number 3 on that list!  The ratings, provided by Parrot Analytics, placed Star Trek higher than “The Umbrella Academy” and “The Boys”, but still looking up at “Stranger Things” and “The Mandalorian”. Star Trek: Discovery’s MetaCritic rating for the current season (93%) is also third on the list, topped by “The Boys” (97%) and the newest season of “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” (100%). But, numbers. According to Forbes “The State Of The Streaming Wars”, CBS All Access - the streaming platform that streams all-things Star Trek - has the lowest subscribers of any premium service; And they rolled Showtime subscribers into the CBS All Access tally. Netflix tops the list with 195 million subscribers, newcomer Peacock checks in with a solid 22 million, and CBS All Access? 17.9 million subscribers. But what does all of this mean? Well, like I said in the intro - numbers can tell us so much, and at the same time so little. ViacomCBS’ Plans For BIPOC Inclusion If 2020 has done anything, it’s given of us all crippling anxiety - but it has also raised awareness of social injustice. This week, ViacomCBS continued to institute policies that will hopefully make Star Trek’s future of inclusion and equality a reality. According to Deadline, CBS has enacted an edict that would require 50% of its reality television cast to be Black, Indigenous or People of Color - or BIPOC. Further, at least 25% of the show's development budget must be spent on BIPOC creators and producers. Why is this important? Well, most programming for the 2020-2021 season has shifted towards reality programming due to the global pandemic, and the edict brings reality television in-line with ViacomCBS’ policies regarding its scripted-brethren. Back in July, ViacomCBS announced that ”The broadcaster is committing 25% of its script development budget to projects from creators, writers and producers who are Black, Indigenous and people of color. The scheme will begin with the 2021/22 development season. It is also mandating that writers’ rooms for CBS shows must be staffed with a minimum of 40% BIPOC representation for the 2021/22 broadcast season. This will be increased to 50% for the 2022/23 season.” LeVar Burton - Game Show Host? Last week, Canadian born Game Show Icon Alex Trebek passed after a battle with pancreatic cancer. The 80 year-old Trebek spent 37 seasons hosting the popular trivia game show “Jeopardy”, and following his passing many were left wondering - who would replace the legendary host?  While no one could truly replace Trebek, some fans had a suggestion for the vacancy - Roots, Reading Rainbow, and Star Trek star LeVar Burton! Fan Joshua Sanders started a change.org petition for the 63 year-old Burton, saying ”Between hosting 21 seasons of the educational Reading Rainbow, playing the brainiac engineer Geordi La Forge on Star Trek: the Next Generation, and filling the roll of Kunta Kinte in the ever important mini-series Roots, LeVar Burton has inspired and shaped the minds of several generations of trivia-loving nerds. This petition is to show Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. and producers Mike Richards and Harry Friedman just how much love the public has for Burton, and how much we'd all love to see him as the next host of Jeopardy!”.  At the time of this writing, the petition had over 89,000 signatures, with a goal of 150,000. On November 12th, the man of the hour - LeVar Burton - tweeted about the petition, saying ”Even if nothing comes from it, I can’t tell [you] much how I appreciate all y’alls love and support! Folded handsHeart suit!” https://twitter.com/levarburton/status/1326973244847624195 Brentwood Sounds like everyone loves LeVar Burton, right? WRONG. Brent Spiner HATES LeVar Burton - and after all of those evites, who can blame him? If you have no idea what I’m talking about, you’re going to want to follow the link in our show notes - after you're done listening to this show of course! Spiner, and the aforementioned LeVar Burton, star in the Omeleto short film titled “Brentwood”. In the short-form comedy, Spiner plays an exaggerated version of himself - think Larry David from “Curb Your Enthusiasm” - who hates his neighbors, conventions, awards shows, podcasts,and especially LeVar Burton.  There’s singing, dancing, shrimp, epi-pens - and content totally inappropriate for younger audiences, so keep that in mind before watching. The twelve minute film was Directed by Sharon Everitt and written by Karen Anderson, Jeff Cosgrove and Everitt. Trek out our show notes if you want to watch the film - and trust me you want to watch the film! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmVwCcUQRjU&t=31s Star Trek Gaming News by Shane Hoover and Thomas Reynolds Shell Games: the Tzenkethi Lobi Bundle By Thomas Reynolds Bundles, bundles, bundles: if there’s anything that typifies the current player experience in STO, it’s the ever-expanding number of bundles for sale. By far, the majority of bundles have been available through the C-Store. Isn’t it time the Lobi store got some love? Well fear not, PC captains, because the Tzenkethi are here to help. Sort of. Hooray. The limited-edition Tzenkethi Lobi Bundle will be locking its trajectory into the PC Lobi store from November 20th through the 30th. Captains who drop 1800 Lobi(!) and walk the Path of Spending will get these character-bound Bundle contents: Tzenkethi Shuk-din Escort [T6] 5 Diffusive Tetryon Weapons Console - Universal - Shared Processing Integration Tzenkethi Vanity Shield Tzenkethi Duty Officer Assignments 6 Ultimate Tech Upgrades Dread of Zen. Dread of Not-Zen. By Shane Hoover Thief. Swindler. Con man. Liar. Rogue. Yes, Harcourt Fenton Mudd has warped into the C-Store with another of his infamous Mudd’s Market Choice Packs. This week’s new offering is called Mudd’s Choice Pack of Dread. Since we’re all getting pretty familiar with the idea of Mudd’s Choice Packs by now, let’s just cover the essential details quickly. From the Choice Pack, you can choose any three of the following: Hur’q Vecrid Hive Dreadnought [T6] Tholian Tarantula Dreadnought [T6] Temporal Paradox Dreadnought [T6] 50 Master Keys 2 Coupons for 100% Off a T6 C-Store ship 10 Ultimate Tech Upgrades And let’s not forget, those T6 Dreadnoughts are account-wide unlocks only when purchased here. If you buy the same ship with Lobi, it’s a character locked ship. First, let us state something clearly - the value proposition for this bundle looks decent in the mathematics, like pretty much all of the Legendary bundles or Mudd’s packs. If these choices look good to you, and you’ve got the disposable cash, then you probably won’t get struck with buyer’s remorse. Mudd's Market Now, let’s talk about why we’re not going to rave over another Mudd’s Market bundle. Not to put too fine a point on it, 2020 has been a year of seismic change in how Star Trek Online wants you to buy starships. If I asked you how many brand new Tier 6 ships hit the C-Store for individual, non-bundle, purchase in 2020, what would you guess? If you guess more than four, you’re wrong. August’s Cross-Faction Support Carrier Bundle introduced the only four individually available ships new to the C-Store THIS YEAR. Now, how many new or re-modeled Tier 6 ships hit the C-Store this year locked into a bundle of $60 or $120? The correct answer, I believe, is seven ships. For bonus points, how many new T6 ships arrived via Lockbox or Promotional box in 2020? We count five of those.  Which brings us back to the topic at hand… Mudd’s Market, where another deal slides in at $295 “regular price” for three ships. This is the third Mudd’s Choice pack of 2020. A few other ships appeared solo in Mudd’s Market as well. This takes us to something like 23 out of 27 ships in 2020 not available for single purchase via Zen. It seems painfully clear that the direction of monetization in Star Trek Online has taken a drastic turn towards high stakes purchases. So we don’t think it’s just a question of whether there’s value in these Bundles. Clearly there is. But what has happened to the offerings for lower stakes, more casual players? We all want to enjoy the amazing work of STO’s talented ship artists and ship designers. It shouldn’t be monetized so far out of reach. And for the love of the Great Bird, don’t even mention the Reputation Tier 5 buyout, or we’re going to lose it over here. Disco & Dungeons & Dragons By Shane Hoover There was also some lighthearted Star Trek related gaming news this past week. Anthony Rapp, Discovery’s Paul Stamets, tweeted out a #NerdAlert on the 9th. In the tweet, Rapp declared that “there’s a small but mighty group of Star Trek Discovery cast members who’ve begun a Dungeons and Dragons campaign.” . Rapp himself is apparently playing a half-elf Druid, even going so far as sharing a screenshot of his character sheet. The gaming group on-set is composed of the DM, Mary Wise’s husband Noah, plus Rapp and four fellow castmates. In the ensuing Twitter discussion, Rapp named party members as Blu del Barrio (playing tiefling wizard Bink), Ian Alexander (playing elf bard Vyvee), and Emily Coutts (playing half-elf cleric Airlia). The final member of the party is unnamed, but Rapp says they’re playing a Goliath ranger. When asked about playing a Star Trek Adventures tabletop campaign, Anthony replied, “We get to play Star Trek for a living. It’s a very very very pleasurable living! But DnD is our escape” https://twitter.com/albinokid/status/1325856796007948292 Don’t Say the Titan’s Back, It’s Been Here For Years By Thomas Reynolds Writer’s note: Cryptic made the following announcement on November 18th, after we recorded everything you just heard. So if this seems out of left field, after we just went off about Cryptic not releasing new ships...well, it is. Such is life. Listeners may remember that, back in episode 482, associate producer Thomas declared that STO would have a T6 Luna-class vessel by the end of 2020. It’d be the perfect time, with an appearance in Lower Decks and the long-standing player demand for such a ship. And wouldn’t you know it: next week, we’re getting just that. Who was right? Yes, Thomas was right. Arriving on PC on November 20th, the Titan-class Science Destroyer [T6] offers a compelling platform for pewpewing new life and new civilizations. Like the Dyson destroyers before it, the Titan-class toggles between Science and Tactical modes, reflecting its dual roles in exploration and combat. It also comes with the Opening Salvo universal console, which fires variable projectiles depending on your ship’s current mode (like the Arbiter’s V.A.T.A. console). The projectiles do kinetic damage in both modes, but in default (Science) mode they temporarily disable all of the target’s subsystems. Flipped to Tactical, the salvo will do kinetic AoE and inflict a damage resistance debuff instead. Finally, the Opening Salvo console boosts EPG and weapon specialization so it’ll be a welcome addition whatever mode, or mood, you’re in. As a T6 ship, the Titan-class also features the “It’s Another Enterprise” starship trait. When slotted, activating your captain’s Fleet ability will summon your faction’s flagship for temporary assistance. This update also introduces a Fleet T6 version of the Titan, and gives the existing Luna-class model a hi-fi redo like those seen in the Ship of the Line bundles.

Ruthie is back, as she and Brian talk through S3E5 of Star Trek: Discovery, titled Die Trying. Sorry for the lateness of this episode but it's a good one!

Star Trek: Discovery – Season 3 Episode 5 – Die Trying Ruthie’s back!!! After a forced two-week hiatus, she’s back with Brian to talk through Star Trek: Discovery, Season 3 Episode 5, titled Die Trying. This episode’s teleplay was by Sean Cochran, based on a story by James Duff & Sean Cochran. It was directed by Maja Vrvilo. We apologize for the lateness of this episode. Unfortunately, a long episode combined with life getting in the way led to a late episode this week. SPOILERS AHEAD!!! If you haven’t seen this episode of Star Trek: Discovery, stop right now!!! Go watch it, then come back!!! We’ll be here for you! No more references section… We have decided to eliminate the Spot the References section of the podcast. More to come… Chapters 00:00:00 STDP 052 – Die Trying (S3E5)00:00:17 Intro00:01:39 Ruthie’s thoughts on the last two episodes00:15:23 Why Ruthie was gone00:24:52 Feedback from Previous Episodes00:33:34 About Die Tr ying00:34:59 Ratings00:38:22 Yeses01:14:04 Nos01:36:28 Hold Your Horses02:09:39 Listener Feedback02:47:24 Other Notes03:00:00 Shipwide Announcements03:08:00 Wrap Up Subscribe to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast feed to catch our Discovery episodes! We have switched over to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast a few weeks ago. The Star Trek Picard Cast will NOT have the Discovery episodes, so make sure you have subscribed to the Discovery feed unless you listen to us on the Discovery feed, the All-Inclusive feed, or on YouTube. Next, we will be discussing Season 3 Episode 6 of Star Trek: Discovery titled Scavengers. The deadline will be 7 PM Eastern/6 PM Central on Friday, November 20, 2020, unless announced on the Facebook group otherwise. Your feedback is SO important to us!!! Don’t forget! If you have been listening to us on the Star Trek Picard Cast feed, subscribe to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast to get the Discovery episodes. If you’re listening to us on the Talk Through Media All-Inclusive Feed, there’s nothing for you to do. Links to us… Want to participate? Join our Facebook group! And follow us on Twitter! And don’t forget to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts! While you do, we’d appreciate it if you can leave us a review, hopefully, a 5-star! Or, if not, a rating will do!!! You can do the same on Podchaser. Also, you can leave us a review on the Talk Through Media Facebook page. And don’t forget to sign up for our Patreon to get access to our Patreon episodes. Sign up to CBS All Access! Help support the podcast! If you sign up from this link, you’ll help support the podcast, as CBS gives us a small referral fee, and it costs you nothing! Star Trek: Discovery is now streaming on CBS All Access! Click this banner to sign up, and you’ll help support the podcast! Speaking of our Patreon… We have released our eighth Patreon calls so far. We were hoping to schedule a Patreon this weekend, but we were unable to due to the power outage. If you want to listen to it when it comes out, sign up to our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/brianandruthie for as little as $1/month and you’ll get access! Become a Patron! Watch this episode on YouTube!

Ruthie is back, as she and Brian talk through S3E5 of Star Trek: Discovery, titled Die Trying. Sorry for the lateness of this episode but it's a good one!

Star Trek: Discovery – Season 3 Episode 5 – Die Trying Ruthie’s back!!! After a forced two-week hiatus, she’s back with Brian to talk through Star Trek: Discovery, Season 3 Episode 5, titled Die Trying. This episode’s teleplay was by Sean Cochran, based on a story by James Duff & Sean Cochran. It was directed by Maja Vrvilo. We apologize for the lateness of this episode. Unfortunately, a long episode combined with life getting in the way led to a late episode this week. SPOILERS AHEAD!!! If you haven’t seen this episode of Star Trek: Discovery, stop right now!!! Go watch it, then come back!!! We’ll be here for you! No more references section… We have decided to eliminate the Spot the References section of the podcast. More to come… Chapters 00:00:00 STDP 052 – Die Trying (S3E5)00:00:17 Intro00:01:39 Ruthie’s thoughts on the last two episodes00:15:23 Why Ruthie was gone00:24:52 Feedback from Previous Episodes00:33:34 About Die Tr ying00:34:59 Ratings00:38:22 Yeses01:14:04 Nos01:36:28 Hold Your Horses02:09:39 Listener Feedback02:47:24 Other Notes03:00:00 Shipwide Announcements03:08:00 Wrap Up Subscribe to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast feed to catch our Discovery episodes! We have switched over to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast a few weeks ago. The Star Trek Picard Cast will NOT have the Discovery episodes, so make sure you have subscribed to the Discovery feed unless you listen to us on the Discovery feed, the All-Inclusive feed, or on YouTube. Next, we will be discussing Season 3 Episode 6 of Star Trek: Discovery titled Scavengers. The deadline will be 7 PM Eastern/6 PM Central on Friday, November 20, 2020, unless announced on the Facebook group otherwise. Your feedback is SO important to us!!! Don’t forget! If you have been listening to us on the Star Trek Picard Cast feed, subscribe to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast to get the Discovery episodes. If you’re listening to us on the Talk Through Media All-Inclusive Feed, there’s nothing for you to do. Links to us… Want to participate? Join our Facebook group! And follow us on Twitter! And don’t forget to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts! While you do, we’d appreciate it if you can leave us a review, hopefully, a 5-star! Or, if not, a rating will do!!! You can do the same on Podchaser. Also, you can leave us a review on the Talk Through Media Facebook page. And don’t forget to sign up for our Patreon to get access to our Patreon episodes. Sign up to CBS All Access! Help support the podcast! If you sign up from this link, you’ll help support the podcast, as CBS gives us a small referral fee, and it costs you nothing! Star Trek: Discovery is now streaming on CBS All Access! Click this banner to sign up, and you’ll help support the podcast! Speaking of our Patreon… We have released our eighth Patreon calls so far. We were hoping to schedule a Patreon this weekend, but we were unable to due to the power outage. If you want to listen to it when it comes out, sign up to our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/brianandruthie for as little as $1/month and you’ll get access! Become a Patron! Watch this episode on YouTube!

Star Trek: Discovery – Season 3 Episode 4 – Forget Me Not We’re back but not all of us. Unfortunately, Ruthie cannot join us again this week due to her power still being out at the time of recording, so Brian is joined by LT from NC for the second week in a row to talk through Star Trek: Discovery, Season 3 Episode 4, titled Forget Me Not. This episode was written by Alan McElroy & Chris Silvestri & Anthony Maranville and directed by Hanelle M. Culpepper, who directed the first three episodes of Star Trek: Picard. SPOILERS AHEAD!!! If you haven’t seen this episode of Star Trek: Discovery, stop right now!!! Go watch it, then come back!!! We’ll be here for you! Trill We arrive on the Trill homeworld and, unlike Earth, the world is welcome to Starfleet. What they weren’t so welcome to was a symbiont in a non-Trill host. We both enjoyed most of what we saw in this story, although it did have a few weak points. Thanksgiving Day Dinner, Starfleet Style! One of the more amusing parts of this story was the Saru dinner, a sort of Thanksgiving day festivity on the Discovery, followed by a holo-movie. Zora is alive! We finally see something from the second Short Trek, Calypso. Zora, the artificial intelligence we see interact with Craft in that Short Trek, emerges when the computer does not give Saru good recommendations. Limiting dairy and therapeutic coloring books aren’t going to do it for this crew! Spot the References… Again, there were a lot of references this week, more than last week. I used this Den of Geek article to help find them. Chapters 00:00:00 STDP 051 – Forget Me Not (Star Trek: Discovery S3E4)00:00:17 Intro00:03:17 Feedback from Past Episodes00:09:15 About Forget Me Not00:12:44 Ratings00:15:18 Yeses00:39:05 Nos01:03:42 Hold Your Horses01:21:54 Listener Feedback01:45:11 Our Notes01:49:44 Spot the References/4702:01:47 Shipwide Announcements02:06:43 Wrap Up Subscribe to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast feed to catch our Discovery episodes! We have switched over to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast a few weeks ago. The Star Trek Picard Cast will NOT have the Discovery episodes, so make sure you have subscribed to the Discovery feed unless you listen to us on the Discovery feed, the All-Inclusive feed, or on YouTube. Next, we will be discussing Season 3 Episode 5 of Star Trek: Discovery titled Die Trying. The deadline will be 7 PM Eastern/6 PM Central on Friday, November 13, 2020, unless announced on the Facebook group otherwise. Your feedback is SO important to us!!! Don’t forget! If you have been listening to us on the Star Trek Picard Cast feed, subscribe to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast to get the Discovery episodes. If you’re listening to us on the Talk Through Media All-Inclusive Feed, there’s nothing for you to do. Links to us… Want to participate? Join our Facebook group! And follow us on Twitter! And don’t forget to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts! While you do, we’d appreciate it if you can leave us a review, hopefully, a 5-star! Or, if not, a rating will do!!! You can do the same on Podchaser. Also, you can leave us a review on the Talk Through Media Facebook page. And don’t forget to sign up for our Patreon to get access to our Patreon episodes. Sign up to CBS All Access! Help support the podcast! If you sign up from this link, you’ll help support the podcast, as CBS gives us a small referral fee, and it costs you nothing! Star Trek: Discovery is now streaming on CBS All Access! Click this banner to sign up, and you’ll help support the podcast! Speaking of our Patreon… We have released our eighth Patreon calls so far. We were hoping to schedule a Patreon this weekend, but we were unable to due to the power outage. If you want to listen to it when it comes out, sign up to our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/brianandruthie for as little as $1/month and you’ll get access! Become a Patron! Watch this episode on YouTube!

Ruthie couldn't join us again this week, so Brian and guest host LT from The Walking Dead Talk Through talk through S3E4 of Star Trek: Discovery, titled Forget Me Not. We enjoyed this expositional Trill episode combined with an old-fashioned dysfunctional Thanksgiving dinner. All in all, this was a very enjoyable episode.

Ruthie couldn't join us again this week, so Brian and guest host LT from The Walking Dead Talk Through talk through S3E4 of Star Trek: Discovery, titled Forget Me Not. We enjoyed this expositional Trill episode combined with an old-fashioned dysfunctional Thanksgiving dinner. All in all, this was a very enjoyable episode.

Star Trek: Discovery – Season 3 Episode 4 – Forget Me Not We’re back but not all of us. Unfortunately, Ruthie cannot join us again this week due to her power still being out at the time of recording, so Brian is joined by LT from NC for the second week in a row to talk through Star Trek: Discovery, Season 3 Episode 4, titled Forget Me Not. This episode was written by Alan McElroy & Chris Silvestri & Anthony Maranville and directed by Hanelle M. Culpepper, who directed the first three episodes of Star Trek: Picard. SPOILERS AHEAD!!! If you haven’t seen this episode of Star Trek: Discovery, stop right now!!! Go watch it, then come back!!! We’ll be here for you! Trill We arrive on the Trill homeworld and, unlike Earth, the world is welcome to Starfleet. What they weren’t so welcome to was a symbiont in a non-Trill host. We both enjoyed most of what we saw in this story, although it did have a few weak points. Thanksgiving Day Dinner, Starfleet Style! One of the more amusing parts of this story was the Saru dinner, a sort of Thanksgiving day festivity on the Discovery, followed by a holo-movie. Zora is alive! We finally see something from the second Short Trek, Calypso. Zora, the artificial intelligence we see interact with Craft in that Short Trek, emerges when the computer does not give Saru good recommendations. Limiting dairy and therapeutic coloring books aren’t going to do it for this crew! Spot the References… Again, there were a lot of references this week, more than last week. I used this Den of Geek article to help find them. Chapters 00:00:00 STDP 051 – Forget Me Not (Star Trek: Discovery S3E4)00:00:17 Intro00:03:17 Feedback from Past Episodes00:09:15 About Forget Me Not00:12:44 Ratings00:15:18 Yeses00:39:05 Nos01:03:42 Hold Your Horses01:21:54 Listener Feedback01:45:11 Our Notes01:49:44 Spot the References/4702:01:47 Shipwide Announcements02:06:43 Wrap Up Subscribe to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast feed to catch our Discovery episodes! We have switched over to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast a few weeks ago. The Star Trek Picard Cast will NOT have the Discovery episodes, so make sure you have subscribed to the Discovery feed unless you listen to us on the Discovery feed, the All-Inclusive feed, or on YouTube. Next, we will be discussing Season 3 Episode 5 of Star Trek: Discovery titled Die Trying. The deadline will be 7 PM Eastern/6 PM Central on Friday, November 13, 2020, unless announced on the Facebook group otherwise. Your feedback is SO important to us!!! Don’t forget! If you have been listening to us on the Star Trek Picard Cast feed, subscribe to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast to get the Discovery episodes. If you’re listening to us on the Talk Through Media All-Inclusive Feed, there’s nothing for you to do. Links to us… Want to participate? Join our Facebook group! And follow us on Twitter! And don’t forget to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts! While you do, we’d appreciate it if you can leave us a review, hopefully, a 5-star! Or, if not, a rating will do!!! You can do the same on Podchaser. Also, you can leave us a review on the Talk Through Media Facebook page. And don’t forget to sign up for our Patreon to get access to our Patreon episodes. Sign up to CBS All Access! Help support the podcast! If you sign up from this link, you’ll help support the podcast, as CBS gives us a small referral fee, and it costs you nothing! Star Trek: Discovery is now streaming on CBS All Access! Click this banner to sign up, and you’ll help support the podcast! Speaking of our Patreon… We have released our eighth Patreon calls so far. We were hoping to schedule a Patreon this weekend, but we were unable to due to the power outage. If you want to listen to it when it comes out, sign up to our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/brianandruthie for as little as $1/month and you’ll get access! Become a Patron! Watch this episode on YouTube!

In the fourth episode of Star Trek Discovery Season 3, Forget Me Not, we pay a visit to the Trill homeworld, only seen once before in the DS9 episode Equilibrium. There, Adira hopes to find a way to connect with the memories of her symbiont. Meanwhile, Saru tries to help the crew deal with the emotional issues they're facing since leaving their lives behind. This episode had some fantastic character moments, and I'm loving the way they're developing Detmer's character. It was also wonderful to see Trill again. ----more---- Transcript Welcome to Nerd Heaven I’m Adam David Collings, the author of Jewel of The Stars And I am a nerd   This is episode 40 of the podcast.   Today we’re looking at the fourth episode of Star Trek Discovery season 3. For Me Not.   The description on Memory Alpha reads  Burnham and Adira visit the Trill homeworld while Saru's efforts on the Discovery to help the crew reconnect yield surprises.   It was written by Alan McElroy & Chris Silvestri & Anthony Maranville It was Directed by Hanelle M. Culpepper And it first aired on the 5th of November 2020.   Make it so.   This episode follows a fairly classic Trek structure. There’s an A plot and a b plot. But in this case, both are connected to the ongoing serialised plot arc of the show.   To be honest, my favourite part of the episode was not the Trill stuff, as awesome as it was to see a familiar Trek race come back, a DS9 race no less, it was the B plot that dealt with all the emotional baggage the crew are facing as they adjust to their new reality. It was done very well.   And that’s actually where the episode begins.   We get a log entry from Doctor Culbert. The visit to earth has been a reality check for the crew  and it’s all starting to hit them, just how little they have to hold on to. When they first arrived, it was all frantic survival. But now they’ve had time to live with it for a bit, and the reality is starting to set in. They’ve left everything behind. Everyone they ever loved. Everything that was familiar. The personal moments we use to define ourselves. They’ve jumped past all of that. They all feel lost and disconnected. Culvert is in a unique situation to understand, with all the weird stuff he’s gone through, and overcome. He knows something is going on with Detmer. He saw it back in episode 2. But she’s not yet willing to admit that she needs his help.   A mantra has arisen among the crew. “When we find the Federation.” some find comfort in that. But not all.   I’m really glad they took the time in this episode to acknowledge all of this. It’s important for believable characters. They can’t just go on as if their lives haven’t been turned upside down. We’re seeing the truth of what a big sacrifice it was that they made.   Now, here’s the big problem. I’ve touched on this a little in previous episodes, but there are so many crew members on the ship. And not just our main characters, who know Michael well and really care for her, but all the extras. The little guys. People like Gene who was cleaning Leeland’s remains out of the spore chamber, or the no-names we pass in the hallway in this episode. How well did these people know Michael? Well enough for them all to willingly give up their entire lives, their families, to go into the future with her? I’m sorry, but I find that pretty unbelievable.  The truth is, we should have had a small group of people come along, who had a close relationship with Michael. And maybe a couple of others who had nothing to leave behind. We should have a crew that is barely adequate to keep the ship running. We should be scrambling to find new crew members to come aboard and help. Not only would that add some extra tension to the show, it would be a whole lot more believable. It seems that practically the entire crew of Discovery came to the future. And I just can’t buy that.   And we’re reminded that Adira’s trill symbiont has the knowledge to help them find Starfleet headquarters. But because she’s human, she can’t properly access those memories.   Looking at Adira’s scan, the symbiont seems way too big, but that’s a minor nitpick, and there’s a bunch of ways to explain it. But it looks like what a trill symbiont should look like.   Adira doesn’t remember how she got the symbiont. In fact, she remembers waking up a year ago in an escape pod. Before that nothing. Does she mean literally nothing? As in, no knowledge of her life before the symbiont? I think she does. But there are some things bleeding through, like the ability to make a great Bajoran Hasperat.   They have a quick discussion, but all agree pretty quickly that the best option is to go to Trill. There’s no guarantee the Trill will help, but if they do nothing, nothing changes anyway.   So they arrive and ask for medical help for a host and its symbiont. The commissioner is delighted to help. The symbionts are very important to trill society. They always have been.  They carry the memories of their people. The population was decimated by the burn. It’s not immediately clear whether he’s talking about the host population, the symbiont population, or both.   Saru wants Stammets to investigate an alternative way to make the spore drive work, other than plugging himself into it. This makes a lot of logical sense. With the dilithium shortage in the galaxy, the spore drive is more important than ever. And if anything were to happen to Stammets, like it almost did, they’d no longer have any way to use it.   Stammets is immediately defensive about this. I’m not entirely sure why. I guess he sees the spore drive as his private domain. The science behind it was his baby. And it’s not like he didn’t try to find other ways of navigating it before they found the tardigrade. But as Saru points out, there’s been 900 years of technological improvement. Tilly brings up her dark matter idea, that she first started exploring last season. Stammets thinks it's a dead end and is surprisingly closed to talking about it. He won’t even give Tilly the time of day to explain her idea. I guess we just put this down to emotional stress from his recent injury, and the general stress that they’re all under, having left their whole life behind.   Michael is so much more human this year. It’s like she’s completely left behind all of her Vulcan upbringing. Sonequa Martin-Green is playing her very very differently. I’m wondering if the writers decided that the whole raised on Vulcan thing was a bad idea and are trying to move on from it.   She definitely laughs and smiles a whole lot more. Sometimes, it’s actually a little unsettling, to be honest. But on balance, I think I like this new Burnham more than the old one.   Culbert wants Michael to accompany Adira to the surface of trill. He thinks she'll be more helpful as a companion than he will, because this isn’t a medical problem. Adira needs the guidance of somebody who has gone through a traumatic life change. (which of course, he has as well. Culbert is at least as qualified as Michael, if not more, in that regard.)   I’m not sure why they can’t both go. But of course, the real reason is that Michael is the lead character of the show, so they have to make sure she is involved in everything. But Michael does a good job of helping Adira. I do like it when Culbert tells her she’s a responsibility hoarder. That’s true, although I think at least part of the fault there lies on the writers, not on her personally.   Adira doesn’t want to let anyone down. There’s a lot riding on this knowledge that Tal has.   But the big question is, why the heck are they flying down in a shuttle instead of beaming down? There is no reason given, and I can see no logical reason at all. It’s so odd that it really draws attention to itself.   Anyway, it’s nice to see that some former-Federation worlds like Earth and Trill are still idyllic. Trill is beautiful. I love the blue grass and the flying fish. Little moments like that add so much to the show for me. The wonder they bring is one of the big things I love about Star Trek.   Michael and Adira meet the Trill bigwigs. And they’re very shocked to learn the trill host is human. Very shocked. When asked to speak her names, Adira can only say her own name. She doesn’t know the names of her previous hosts. Michael explains that Adira can’t access the symbiant’s memories. They should probably have led with that.   Vos says there hasn’t been a single recorded example of a successful joining between a symbiont and a non-trill. So ….. Are we ignoring the TNG episode, The Host, then? I’m not saying that’s not a valid option? I mean, I think last week my words were that the episode is probably best forgotten, because of how it doesn’t match up with anything done in DS9.   But there’s another way to look at it. He says “successful joining.” We could potentially argue that Riker’s joining was not entirely successful. I mean, I’m pretty sure the symbiont completely supplanted Riker’s personality. It wasn’t a true blending. Adira isn’t experiencing a true blending either. But in her case, it’s the symbiont that is kind of the silent partner here. I think they kind of left it open for us to decide whether we want to acknowledge the TNG episode or not.   Adira says “the symbiant is part of me.” An idea that almost offends the Trill. She doesn’t fully appreciate what it means to host a symbiont. She doesn’t understand the responsibility. The honour. The subtleties of how they see the relationship. But of course she doesn’t. How could she? So, “it’s part of me,” is probably an understandable way for her to interpret it, from her limited perspective.   Anyway, Vos immediately calls Adira an abomination, and demands that they be separated, which would, of course, kill the host. The Federation has no say here anymore, so Trill law takes precedence. So would Trill law really support this? Maybe. They do seem to value the life of the symbiont higher than they value the life of a host.   Guardian Xi explains that the burn decimated the population. Specifically, the host population. It seems Trill is now experiencing a shortage of viable hosts. Which is interesting, because back in the 24th century, it was the other way around. The demand for a symbiont was so high that they had to artificially inflate the requirements to be viable for joining. He sees this as an opportunity. Adira could be the future. If they considered looking beyond the Trill to see other species as potential hosts, it could solve a lot of problems.   Leader Pav won’t support a forced separation, but she sees this joining as an aberration and so won’t help Adira either. She demands that they leave immediately.   It’s not entirely unbelievable the Trill would act this way. We know they have strongly-held ideals when it comes to the symbionts. For example, they have a very strong taboo against hosts getting involved romantically with somebody they were with in a previous host. Their value and even their spirituality are all centered around this relationship between symbiont and host. It’s okay to feel uncomfortable when you encounter something that doesn’t line up with your worldview, but the important thing is to maintain your compassion. And that’s what Vos, and to a lesser extent Pav are doing. It’s easy to forget, in situations like to forget that there are real people with real feelings on the other end. It’s okay for people to disagree on what they believe is right, but you can’t lose your compassion.   But Vos isn’t even willing to let them leave. He sets them up to be killed. He won’t let the symbiont go. Burnham sorts them out with little trouble. And then Xi turns up, offering to help, against orders. He leads them to the caves. Anyway, Culbert takes his concerns about the crew to the captain. Medically, they’re fine, but emotionally, everyone is suffering. Stress levels are very high. Saru sympathises but he needs a concrete way to help his crew.  The heart of the problem is that they need to feel connected.   So Saru does what he often does. He asks the computer for ideas. He’s not impressed with anything it’s spitting out. And then, something very weird happens. The computer screen flashes with something red, and then it starts speaking in a much more human-sounding voice. It laughs. And suggests humour is what the crew needs. A good laugh. And it’s not wrong. Laughter has known healing properties and benefits. But what’s going on with the computer? My immediate thought was, is this the beginning of the Artificial Intelligence we saw in Discovery’s computer in the Short Trek episode Calypso? I think there’s a good chance that is the case. Anyway, the computer offers some logical options. Things that I’m surprised Saru didn’t think of without the computer’s help. Actually. He’s a bit skeptical and asks the computer to run a diagnostic on itself. But he takes the suggestions on board. Back on Trill, they arrive at the caves. We’ve seen these caves before, on Deep Space Nine. This is where they keep the symbionts. The guardians are responsible for taking care of them. They swim around in pools and communicate with one another through electrical impulses.   It’s a little confusing what they’re trying to do, at first. Adira hops into the pool. At first, I assumed they planned to have Tal communicate with the other symbionts in the pool. But then, that wouldn’t accomplish anything, because the symbionts couldn’t pass along the knowledge they learn. What they’d really need to do would be to get another joined trill in there so the two symbionts could talk through electrical impulses, and then the other host could report on what was discussed. But, they don’t have another joined trill. We know that the guardians do not join.   What they’re really trying to do here is get Tal and Adira to communicate with one another. The hope is that here, in this natural habitat for symbionts, that connections will form. They have a device that will track her isoboramine levels.  This is a nice callback. Isoboramine is a neural transmitter in trill physiology. It enables the communication between symbiant and host. If levels get below 40% the symbiont will be removed, as to remain would be a great danger to both. But Adira is human. Her body would not produce isoboramine. So I guess, it must be generated by the symbiont. The funny thing is, the device doesn’t just have a readout or an alarm or something. No, when levels get low the grass cracks. That’s pretty strangely old-school.   There’s a fantastic scene on Discovery. Saru hosts a special meal with his senior officers, and those he works most closely with. A way to show them his appreciation for what they’ve done to get them this far, but also for them to come to terms with what they’ve lost. You’ll notice that the mythical chief engineer and chief medical officer still don’t show. After two full seasons, we still don’t know who they are. They should be in staff meetings, and they should be here now. I’ll be honest. This REALLY bugs me. A lot. It’s interesting that Doctor Culbert is here, but we know he isn’t the chief medical officer. At least, he wasn’t in season 1. Maybe he’s been promoted to that position, which would make him higher ranked than Doctor Pollard, who isn’t even at this table. It’s very annoying.   Anyway, I said this is a fantastic scene. And it is. It’s full of wonderful character moments.  It gets a little amusing when they start trying to come up with haikus, following Georgiou’s lead. It’s a nice scene that shows the camaraderie between the characters. It reminds me of that great scene in Avengers Age of Ultron when they were all joking trying to lift Thor’s hammer. Things turn decidedly dark when they ask Detmer to do one. And she keeps blabbering about Stammet’s blood. It makes everyone very uncomfortable, especially Stammets, and Culbert. It’s so terribly uncomfortable. It’s great. What I love about this scene is they’re finally developing Detmer as a charter. Remember back in season 1, when none of us could even remember the names of any bridge crew? I still don’t remember many of their names, but Detmer is one they’re really trying to develop. And we find that Emily Coutts is a really good actor, because the writers are finally giving her something to do. About bloomin’ time. We get a lot of insight into what she’s going through by what she says here. She’s feeling crushed under the responsibility of having the entire crew’s lives in her hands when she flies the ship. Specifically when she has to fly the ship under difficult circumstances, like going through the wormhole, or escaping from that parasitic ice. The argument between her and Stammets is so powerfully performed by the two actors. I love it so much.   Soon the conflict spreads and Tilly asks them if they think they have the market cornered on pain. And while this is not at all how Saru was hoping this would go, stuff is starting to come out. Stuff that needs to be dealt with. Some deep hurts.  Once half the table have left, it becomes obvious that the meal is over, and Saru is left alone. Poor Saru. You can’t help but feel for him. Adira’s Isoboramine levels are dropping. And she’s convulsing. That’s when Pav and Vos arrive. Vos is still being pretty unreasonable. Pav is not happy, but she’s starting to find that compassion. She allows Michael into the pool, even though she’s not Trill, to try to help Adira.   They use a neural stabiliser to help Michael communicate, mentally, with Adira. It looks like they’re standing in a big void filled with little tentacles. Michael quickly realises that the threads are like the threads of memory. That’s the symbiont trying to connect with her. It wants her to remember. She has to let the tentacles connect. It’s all kinda symbolic and in her mind. So the threats connect and Adira is taken back into a memory she has forgotten.   We meet Gray, Adira’s old boyfriend, who is a Trill. They were together on a generation ship, trying to find traces of the Federation. Gray was receiving a symbiont. Gray was a cello player. Adira is hesitant to follow through with the memory, she senses there is pain ahead. She has to open the gift, symbolic of continuing the memory, because that’s what happened in the memory, She gave a gift to Gray. It’s a quilt with stories of moments from their relationship sewn into it.   And then, in the midst of that happy moment, the ship is hit by something. Gray is badly injured. He’s gonna die. His biggest regret is that the symbiont will be lost. It will survive if removed from Gray and put into a new host. But there’s no other host available. So Adira says she’ll take it. Even though she’s not Trill. The medical robot performs the surgery. And that’s how Adira ended up in an escape pod with a symbiont and no memory of how it happened.   By accepting this memory and assimilating it back into her conscientiousness, the connections finally form, and she is able to access the symbiont’s mind. She and Burnham see all the other hosts. Several of them are Starfleet officers, in various different uniforms. One of them is from the Star Trek Picard era, which was really cool to see. There’s a pale blue uniform we’ve never seen before, and another, worn by Admiral Senna. That is clearly the current Starfleet uniform of this era. It’s quite unique. Very different to any other Starfleet uniform we’ve seen before, which makes sense for the time. It looks a bit more military. A bit more naval. I don’t mind it. But we get our first proper look at the new oval-shaped comm badge. We’d only seen it in blurry screenshots from trailers until now. It looks pretty good, actually. I like it.   Senna confirms that while a human joining is unusual, Tal accepts her as well. And Adira is reunited with Gray, who appears along with all the other hosts.   Michael thanks the Admiral for his message, which gave her hope. But she doesn’t ask about Starfleet. I found it so frustrating. I was practically yelling at the TV, “Ask him where Starfleet headquarters is.” it would only have taken a few seconds to ask. But she doesn’t. I mean, this is one of the primary reasons they went through all of this. Not the only reason. They wanted to help Adira too, but this information is vital. And she doesn’t ask. It’s not fully clear from the show at this moment, that Adira will now be able to access all of Tal’s memory, but I guess that was the implication.    Still, if it were me, I’d have asked him if I had the chance, just in case.   When Adira emerges, able to recite the nAMES of all of her former hosts, all Trill are all convinced. Even Vos says “we were wrong.” I found the character arc of these Trill to be a bit short and sudden. And Vos, especially, came around too far too quickly. He was willing to murder Adira a few minutes ago. Now he says “we were wrong.” It might have worked a little better if he had remained of the opinion that joining symbionts with non-human hosts was not generally a good idea, but agreed that Adira was deserving of their help, but Pav fully embraced the idea of non-trill hosts, as Xi already had. I dunno, I just think that would have added a little extra subtlety and depth to the whole thing. But the way they did it was okay.   Pav wants to mentor her, in her new role as a host, which wouldn’t be a bad idea, but Adira feels she is meant to remain on Discovery, and spread the message that the symbionts are a gift for everyone. Pav is even open to rejoining the Federation, should Discovery find them. It’s all wrapped up a little too neatly with a bow on top.   Anyway, Tilly comes to Saru to console him after the disastrous dinner. Captain Pike made connecting with the crew seem so effortless. But then, Pike had been captain for a long time. Saru is still very new to the job. But I laughed out loud when Tilly said “This just looked like a Tuesday at my house growing up.” Stammets also comes in to try to make amends with the Captain and Tilly. He’s finally ready to listen to Tilly’s ideas, and truly show her how much her help means to him.   And another fantastic moment occurs when Detmer goes to see Culbert in sick bay and admits that she’s not okay. She needs help. It was hard for her to admit. She’s ready to take him up on that talk. At first, I was worried that they were wrapping up Detmer’s problems too quickly, but that’s probably not the case. Her healing is going to take a long time. I think this is just the next stage. Hopefully they’ll continue to do a good job of exploring this, because I’m loving seeing Detmer turned into a person, and not just the “aye Captain” parrot.   But the crew are all called to the shuttle bay for a surprise. It’s a comedy film festival. Very old-school type humour. Very slapstick. I love Linus handing out popcorn. Then Detmer turns around and sees Stammets. And it’s a very awkward moment for her. How does she make amends for what she said to him earlier. And while her face is locked in anxiety and anguish, his unfolds into a smile. And their confrontation turns into a hug. That moment melted my heart and nearly broke me.   Saru and Cubert talk about how helpful this has been. “We just had to begin by admitting that we’re not fine,” Culvert says. “We’re not, are we,” asks Saru. “No. But we’ll get there.” Saru speculates. The sphere data was sent to discovery to protect it. They have done that. They’ve given up their entire lives to protect it. Now, it’s trying to return the favour. It is merging with their computer and trying to protect them. It seems pretty clear that my theory about this being the birth of the Zora AI in Calypso is correct. During that scene, the computer was voiced by two different actors. Annabelle Wallis, who played Zora in Calypso, and Julianne Grossman, who usually voices the computer. Interesting.   Senna knew the algorithm to find Starfleet headquarters and Adira has done the maths. They have coordinates. And she starts playing the cello, something both she and Gray picked up from a former host.   The episode closes with a little twist. Gray appears with Adira like a hallucination. A ghost, distinct from the others. Adira hasn’t told anyone about this yet. Gray doesn’t know why this is happening. There is precedent for something like this. Ezri Dax once performed a ritual that pulled the memories and consciousness of one of her former hosts out in a similar way. She could converse with him, but nobody else could see him. Adira hasn’t performed any ritual, but nothing about this joining has been normal. It’ll be interesting to see where this leads.   Another good episode of Discovery. It’ll be exciting to see next week whether they can locate Starfleet headquarters. I wonder what they’ll find when they get there. It should be interesting.   If you’re enjoying this podcast, please consider writing a review wherever you listen, or subscribing, if you’re watching it on youTube. Can you believe I’ve almost been doing this show for a year? I released my very first episode on the 6th of December. In one month, we’ll have to do something to celebrate the first birthday of Nerd Heaven.   Anyway, that’s all for now. I’ll see you next week for the episode “Die Trying.” Have a great week. Live long and prosper. Make it so.

Ruthie couldn't join us this week, so Brian had guests LT from The Walking Dead Talk Through and long-time listener James the Augmented Sailor join him to talk through S3E3 of Star Trek: Discovery, titled People of Earth. We enjoyed this expositional episode, but not as much as the first two. Earth has gone through a lot of changes since 2258, but it's strangely more like modern-day Earth than the one we see in the 23rd Century.

Ruthie couldn't join us this week, so Brian had guests LT from The Walking Dead Talk Through and long-time listener James the Augmented Sailor join him to talk through S3E3 of Star Trek: Discovery, titled People of Earth. We enjoyed this expositional episode, but not as much as the first two. Earth has gone through a lot of changes since 2258, but it's strangely more like modern-day Earth than the one we see in the 23rd Century.

Star Trek: Discovery – Season 3 Episode 3 – People of Earth We’re back but not all of us. Unfortunately, Ruthie cannot join us this week, so Brian is joined by and Ruthie talk through Star Trek: Discovery, Season 3 Episode 2, titled Far From Home. Unlike the premiere and the second episode, this episode was written by Bo Yeon Kim & Erika Lippoldt and directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi. SPOILERS AHEAD!!! If you haven’t seen this episode of Star Trek: Discovery, stop right now!!! Go watch it, then come back!!! We’ll be here for you! Earth ain’t what it used to be… The USS Discovery has arrived at Earth to find what’s left of the Federation and Starfleet, only to find that both have left Earth. Earth has turned into an insular, xenophobic world. This episode suffered from needed exposition but it was needed this week. It’s a classic trope for Star Trek to show that two enemies aren’t really enemies. Wen turned out not to be an enemy but a human. We enjoyed this episode but not as much as the first two, Spot the References… Again, there were a lot of references this week, more than last week. I used this Den of Geek article to help find them. Chapters 00:00:00 STDP 050 – People of Earth (Star Trek: Discovery S3E3)00:00:17 Intro00:04:17 Feedback for Prior Episodes00:23:10 About People of Earth00:24:31 Ratings00:28:38 Yeses00:42:48 Nos01:27:39 Hold Your Horses01:51:58 Listener Feedback02:02:56 Our Notes02:04:25 Spot the References/4702:13:43 Shipwide Announcements02:19:40 Wrap Up Subscribe to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast feed to catch our Discovery episodes! We have switched over to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast a few weeks ago. The Star Trek Picard Cast will NOT have the Discovery episodes, so make sure you have subscribed to the Discovery feed unless you listen to us on the Discovery feed, the All-Inclusive feed, or on YouTube. Next, we will be discussing Season 3 Episode 4 of Star Trek: Discovery titled Forget Me Not. The deadline will be 7 PM Eastern/6 PM Central on Friday, November 6, 2020, unless announced on the Facebook group otherwise. Your feedback is SO important to us!!! Don’t forget! If you have been listening to us on the Star Trek Picard Cast feed, subscribe to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast to get the Discovery episodes. If you’re listening to us on the Talk Through Media All-Inclusive Feed, there’s nothing for you to do. Links to us… Want to participate? Join our Facebook group! And follow us on Twitter! And don’t forget to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts! While you do, we’d appreciate it if you can leave us a review, hopefully, a 5-star! Or, if not, a rating will do!!! You can do the same on Podchaser. Also, you can leave us a review on the Talk Through Media Facebook page. And don’t forget to sign up for our Patreon to get access to our Patreon episodes. Sign up to CBS All Access! Help support the podcast! If you sign up from this link, you’ll help support the podcast, as CBS gives us a small referral fee, and it costs you nothing! Star Trek: Discovery is now streaming on CBS All Access! Click this banner to sign up, and you’ll help support the podcast! Speaking of our Patreon… We have released our eighth Patreon calls so far. We were hoping to schedule a Patreon this weekend, but we were unable to due to the power outage. If you want to listen to it when it comes out, sign up to our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/brianandruthie for as little as $1/month and you’ll get access! Become a Patron! Watch this episode on YouTube!

Star Trek: Discovery – Season 3 Episode 3 – People of Earth We’re back but not all of us. Unfortunately, Ruthie cannot join us this week, so Brian is joined by and Ruthie talk through Star Trek: Discovery, Season 3 Episode 2, titled Far From Home. Unlike the premiere and the second episode, this episode was written by Bo Yeon Kim & Erika Lippoldt and directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi. SPOILERS AHEAD!!! If you haven’t seen this episode of Star Trek: Discovery, stop right now!!! Go watch it, then come back!!! We’ll be here for you! Earth ain’t what it used to be… The USS Discovery has arrived at Earth to find what’s left of the Federation and Starfleet, only to find that both have left Earth. Earth has turned into an insular, xenophobic world. This episode suffered from needed exposition but it was needed this week. It’s a classic trope for Star Trek to show that two enemies aren’t really enemies. Wen turned out not to be an enemy but a human. We enjoyed this episode but not as much as the first two, Spot the References… Again, there were a lot of references this week, more than last week. I used this Den of Geek article to help find them. Chapters 00:00:00 STDP 050 – People of Earth (Star Trek: Discovery S3E3)00:00:17 Intro00:04:17 Feedback for Prior Episodes00:23:10 About People of Earth00:24:31 Ratings00:28:38 Yeses00:42:48 Nos01:27:39 Hold Your Horses01:51:58 Listener Feedback02:02:56 Our Notes02:04:25 Spot the References/4702:13:43 Shipwide Announcements02:19:40 Wrap Up Subscribe to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast feed to catch our Discovery episodes! We have switched over to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast a few weeks ago. The Star Trek Picard Cast will NOT have the Discovery episodes, so make sure you have subscribed to the Discovery feed unless you listen to us on the Discovery feed, the All-Inclusive feed, or on YouTube. Next, we will be discussing Season 3 Episode 4 of Star Trek: Discovery titled Forget Me Not. The deadline will be 7 PM Eastern/6 PM Central on Friday, November 6, 2020, unless announced on the Facebook group otherwise. Your feedback is SO important to us!!! Don’t forget! If you have been listening to us on the Star Trek Picard Cast feed, subscribe to the Star Trek Discovery Podcast to get the Discovery episodes. If you’re listening to us on the Talk Through Media All-Inclusive Feed, there’s nothing for you to do. Links to us… Want to participate? Join our Facebook group! And follow us on Twitter! And don’t forget to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts! While you do, we’d appreciate it if you can leave us a review, hopefully, a 5-star! Or, if not, a rating will do!!! You can do the same on Podchaser. Also, you can leave us a review on the Talk Through Media Facebook page. And don’t forget to sign up for our Patreon to get access to our Patreon episodes. Sign up to CBS All Access! Help support the podcast! If you sign up from this link, you’ll help support the podcast, as CBS gives us a small referral fee, and it costs you nothing! Star Trek: Discovery is now streaming on CBS All Access! Click this banner to sign up, and you’ll help support the podcast! Speaking of our Patreon… We have released our eighth Patreon calls so far. We were hoping to schedule a Patreon this weekend, but we were unable to due to the power outage. If you want to listen to it when it comes out, sign up to our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/brianandruthie for as little as $1/month and you’ll get access! Become a Patron! Watch this episode on YouTube!