Saddle Up!
Saddle Up! 3: Musical Escape Room
“Children of the Comet.” We get to know more about Uhura, have a beer with Captain Pike, join voice training with Spock, and get punked by Ortegas. We also explore the big existential questions raised in this story about fate, faith, and free will.
Saddle Up! 2: A Little Less Mountain Man
“Strange New Worlds.” We discuss the pilot episode of the new series, how Pike’s experience on the Klingon moon Boreth may impact how he is portrayed, the tenuous nature of the warp bomb story, the social commentary, and the new cast of characters.
Saddle Up! 1: Just a Good Guy
Christopher Pike. We discuss the character as we've since him in The Original Series, the Kelvin films, and Discovery, and how we think he may be portrayed in Strange New Worlds. We also talk about the prospects for the new series overall.