Matthew Rushing
The 602 Club 225: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Senator
Queen's Shadow. We discuss expectations, queen to senator, personal Padmé, finding a faction, handmaidens, story and our ratings.
Literary Treks 262: We Almost Had a Spit Take
Old Wounds. We talk about new tensions among the Voyager crew, Torres and Paris taking a side quest on Boreth, Harry and Libby's tumultuous relationship, what the rest of the old crew is up to in the Alpha Quadrant, Voyager's mission to Loran II, and wrap up with our final thoughts and ratings.
The 602 Club 224: The Beeper King
Captain Marvel. We discuss our expectations, the Captain, the cat, a Nick Fury prequel, Ben Mendelsohn, Maria, Annette Bening, Jude Law, action, music, setting up Endgame and our ratings.
Literary Treks 261: A Gem of a Novel
Vulcan's Glory. We discuss the references to past Star Trek, the crew of the Enterprise under Pike's command, how this connects to Star Trek: Discovery, the historical artifact, Pike's mission, a mysterious murder plot, Scotty and his engine room hooch, our final thoughts and ratings.
The 602 Club 223: Find Their Courage
Willow. We discuss our first time, the story, Warwick Davis, Val Kilmer, Sorsha, the Queen, Fin Raziel, the brownies, other characters, vision, score, if it holds up and our ratings.
The 602 Club 222: Slow-Mo Action
Mission: Impossible 2. We discuss the next mission, the story, masks, the villain, Thandie Newton, a small team, the stunts and our ratings.
The 602 Club 221: A Wee Bit More Focus
The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part. We discuss general impressions, brothers and sisters, growing up, everything's not awesome, Rex, Lucy, Queen Watevra Wa-Nabi, the Systar System, cameos, new songs and our ratings.
Literary Treks 259: He's Gotta Grow Some and Just Do It
Triangle: Imzadi II. We discuss Worf's lack of luck in love, the triangle between Worf, Troi, and Riker, Romulan Commander Sela and her convoluted plan, Riker's inability to make progress with Troi, and wrap up with our final thoughts and ratings.
The 602 Club 220: Exchanging the Truth for a Lie
The Man in the High Castle: Season 3. We discuss coming back to the show, living with the rules, "perfection" vs goodness, how we survive, Year Null, still a thread, what comes next and our ratings.
Literary Treks 258: Inaccurate Operas Will Be Performed of This Day!
A Burning House. We discuss life on a Klingon farm, Toq's tale of intrigue, revelations about Rodek’s past, attempts to bring modern medicine to the Empire, G'Joth & an opera that bears little resemblance to the truth, other bits we liked about the novel, wrap up with our final thoughts & ratings.
The 602 Club 219: Respecting the Toys
The LEGO Movie. We discuss our building history, the animation style, Chris Pratt, being all over the place, going to the real world, instructions and imagination, the rest of the voice cast, things that worked or didn't and our ratings.
Literary Treks 257: Lots of Bits of Me
Una McCormack: The Way to the Stars. We discuss the process of writing this novel, Tilly's relationship with her mother, her experiences in school, Tilly as a runaway, her impressions of Starfleet, poor communication, and where you can find Una online and what she is working on now.