Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
The Orb 91: Morally Ambiguous
The Dominion Invasion, Part 5 of 7: "Behind the Lines." Sisko gets a desk job, Quark has a change of heart, Odo commits a sin of omission, and Kira gets angrier than ever as we inch closer to the end of the arc.
Literary Treks 114: An Overabundance of Colons
Trill: Unjoined. We discuss the world building, a society of secrets, Star Trek genetics gone wrong, the universe being grey, class warfare, history, Julian and Ezri and wrap up with our ratings.
The Orb 90: Inspirational Embellishment
The Circle Trilogy, Part 1 of 3: The Homecoming. We begin a new miniseries that will take you through the season two opening arc, beginning with the return of Bajoran legend Li Nalas and the xenophobia that is sweeping Bajor.
Literary Treks 112: A Bajoran Copernican Revolution
Sacraments of Fire: David R. George III. We talk about stitching together the DS9 quilt, what goes where, the different faces of faith, Ro's growth, a place for Sisko, the many plot threads, the new DS9, tidbits about Ascendance and David online.
The Orb 89: 'Nuff Said
DS9 Season 1 Overview. When you look back at the whole of DS9, the first season feels a bit out-of-place, the tone not matching the overall series. But there are a lot of seeds being planted. We walk through all of Season One’s stories.
Literary Treks 109: Andorian High School Musical
Andor: Paradigm. We discuss the differences Enterprise created, the Andorian culture, alien races being alien, science and biology, Prynn and Shar, the Prynn problem, where things end and our ratings.
Literary Treks 108: Star Trek Beyond the Thunderdome
Cardassia: The Lotus Flower. We discuss a broken world, faith and belief, rehabilitating a vedek, being out of Mile's shadow, science's purity and give our ratings.
The Orb 88: The Muddiness of It All
The Dominion Invasion, Part 4 of 7: Sons and Daughters. We discuss family as we hit the midpoint of the Season 6 opening arc and delve into the complicated relationships between Worf and Alexander, Martok and Worf, Dukat and Ziyal… and Kira.
The Orb of Mail: Rockin' Your World Bajoran Style
In this special show we share our thoughts on your thoughts and questions about past episodes, including Dukat and his daughter Ziyal, at what point the show becomes “DS9 proper,” and whether or not you should skip episodes when doing a rewatch.
The Orb 87: I'm Gonna Need Some Brain Bleach Now
Profit and Lace Commentary. The sixth season of DS9 brought us perhaps that best episode of the series; but it also brought us the worst. We take a tongue-in-cheek look at Quark’s day as a woman.
Literary Treks 102: What You Leave Behind
Unity. We talk how it wraps up season 8, how DS9 made another TNG idea better, the path of the Emissary, the impact of the story on The Prophets, time, love and our ratings.
Literary Treks 100: In the Shadow of the Emissary
Rising Son. We discuss our first impressions, Opaka's escape, Jake's life in his father's shadow, how we live, free will, predestination, responsibility, life's purpose, planting the seeds for the future and our ratings.