Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Literary Treks 334: All You Humans Look the Same
Raise the Dawn. We discuss, Emissary no more, false wormhole, a dramatic entrance, contrast, a new station, is she evil, Odo, another cliffhanger, our ratings and final thoughts.
Literary Treks 333: An Umbrella Book
Plagues of Night. We discuss Sisko's story, different ways, filling in a lot of gaps, plans within plans, characters in flux, the end of Deep Space Nine, Kira far beyond the stars, our ratings and final thoughts.
The Orb 129: Hitting the Pause Button
“The Sound of Her Voice” and the need for quiet episodes. We discuss why, to advance the narrative, it is sometimes necessary to hit the pause button and reflect, and why doing so is an effective way to punctuate the theme.
Literary Treks 325: Commandy Stuff
Cassandra Rose Clarke: Shadows Have Offended. We discuss her Star Trek story, writing a Star Trek book, the genesis, Troi and Worf, Crusher, Picard, the unexpected, the Betazoids, links with DS9, dreamweavers, feeling like an episode, the experience, Cassandra online and our final thoughts.
Literary Treks 317: Every Breath You Take
Zero Sum Game. We discuss a cold war, Bashir, Ezri and Sarina, spy morality, the Breen, the Aventine crew, anything we missed, our ratings and final thoughts.
The Orb 128: Not Impossible, Just Highly Improbable
”Rivals” commentary. We discuss the genesis of the bromance between Miles and Jules, as well as an attempt to out-con Quark.
Literary Treks 315: Aggressive Detecting
Too Long a Sacrifice. We discuss the art for the comic, all four of the issues and give our ratings.
The Orb 127: True IDIC and Finding Common Ground
Why DS9 endures. We discuss the reasons we love Deep Space Nine and never tire of rewatching the series, and how the setting challenges the residents of the station to embrace diversity and find common ground in a way that no other Star Trek series does.
Interphase 3: The Iliad vs. The Odyssey
Lower Decks pre-launch speculation. We share our expectations for the first Star Trek animated series since 1974 and whether the franchise is the right platform for a true comedy.
The Orb 126: Thrown Back into the Mythology
DS9 Documentary: Season 8 premiere. We discuss the rough outline for the premiere episode of a hypothetical eighth season put together by the Deep Space Nine writers during their reunion.
Literary Treks 294: Pulling the Strings
Hollow Men. We talk about how the novel follows up on "In the Pale Moonlight," the guilt that Sisko is wrestling with, the enigma of Tomas Roeder, the strange freighter crew, Odo's suspicions, how all these storylines tie together in the end, and wrap up with our final thoughts and ratings.
Literary Treks 275: Q is a YouTube Comment Troll
Q & A. We discuss the new crewmembers of the Enterprise, the strange planet at the heart of the novel, the ultimate Q story, the link to "Parallels," Worf's new outlook on life, a particular cover quandary, and wrap up with our final thoughts and ratings.