Kickers of Elves
272 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 82 ratingsDeep dives into art and media. We did five years dissecting Deep Space Nine with The Rules of Acquisition. Star Trek is overrated. We went in on David Lynch. That was fun. Now? Biding our time. It happens when it happens.
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His Way (DS9 S6E20)
December 19, 2018 06:31 - 1 hour - 114 MBThere's a new self aware Hologram in the world of Star Trek. Deep Space Nine gets its resident nostalgia laced crooner and self help guru. Vic Fontaine, ladies and gentlemen. First off. What we liked about this. Then… all the rest. A self aware hologram? What makes him so special and different from Moriarty? Who is the brain genius auteur responsible for this? Remember swing? Is this a boomer episode? Who shot down the production until they final were able to cast this episode? H...
In the Pale Moonlight (DS9 S6E19)
December 12, 2018 07:40 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBWhat is there to say? Is it the best Star Trek ever? Again? Sisko looks straight into the camera and details some dark deeds. Does this do anything to the dream of the Federation? Is it too good to make any of those complaints? What IS the Federation based on? We try to lay that down at the beginning. Are there systems the Fedration offers that make people better? Was there some Grinch-ian transformation we all went through? Really though this Deep Space Nine episode is just so well do...
Inquisition (DS9 S6E18)
December 05, 2018 06:51 - 1 hour - 61.8 MBInternal affairs (or perhaps another organization) arrives and Star Trek will never be the same. Spoilers! The last 8 minutes of this DS9 ep reveal… SECTION 31 We spend some time up front elaborating on our issues with the Federation’s clandestine org. We had the Maquis, but now another threat to the Federation principles. “Judge Dredd is a part of Star Trek now” Alexander Siddig’s ceiling. Doctors’ conferences, as fancy in the 24th century as 1997, but not the 21st. Chekov’s sho...
Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night (DS9 S6E17)
November 28, 2018 06:54 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBKira's mom did WHAT? A big secret revealed and Kira goes into the past to verify it for herself. Things that make you go hmm. What’s the deal with this episode? Kira and Dukat got some things to work out. We may or may not appreciate the drive to tell this story. We have some disagreements about the implementation. Time travel shenanigans. What kind of time travel rules are we using here, and is it a problem if they’re not clear? So many nerd corner questions with the temporal mechan...
Change of Heart (DS9 S6E16)
November 21, 2018 07:39 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBWorf and Jadzia hit a rough spot in their marriage. But first, is this B plot even a plot? What is a satisfying resolution? Opinions are surprisingly (or unsurprisingly) divided. Terry Ferrell’s own behind the scenes life comes into play as we near the end of the season. But Worf and Jadzia’s chemistry? It’s pretty great. Anti coagulant disruptors: Where do they come up with these kind of ideas? Is there a scifi book it could be from? Are there not strict starfleet regulations regar...
Honor Among Thieves (DS9 S5E15)
November 14, 2018 05:52 - 1 hour - 87.2 MBO'Brien goes undercover! Noir it up. Knives out! Does a Donnie Brasco plot negate any worth of a mob episode? James and Wade disagree mightily about the ways one can resolve a third act. When mixing genres is it necessary to transcend the classic tropes or is it ok to just do a noir well by it’s own rules? When it comes to acting, it’s all a matter of taste, apparently. Who was the original Bilby? Does this episode weaken the Orion Syndicate? How bout Maniac though? Check it out o...
One Little Ship (DS9 S6E14)
November 07, 2018 07:38 - 50 minutes - 70 MBCome along on a fantastic voyage with us! Miles, Julian, and Jadzia are shrunk down while the rest of the Defiant crew is overrun by Jem Hadar. Oh no. Uh oh it’s a tiny ship episode. Think you know we’re going to feel about this episode? The answer just may surprise you! Is this just what the doct- producer wanted after Far Beyond the Stars? Who wrote Rascals? … Oh. “This guy gets it” What “coulda been”s do we have for this episode? A new angle for the alphas. Also what if we ever went b...
Far Beyond the Stars (DS9 S6E13)
October 31, 2018 06:13 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBWho is the dreamer, Benjamin Sisko or Benny Russell? Is this the best Star Trek episode ever made? The best Deep Space Nine? On our most recent rewatch this episode feels more powerful than ever. Instead of being a captain on a space station Ben Sisko finds himself wondering if he's actually a 1950s pulp scifi author. What famous scifi writers are the characters in this episode analogs to? Just how many ways does the system oppress lower class peoples? What was the original pitch and h...
Who Mourns For Morn (DS9 S6E12)
October 24, 2018 04:36 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBMorn is dead. A Shenanigans Episode Reckoning commences! Wade is fresh off watching the DS9 documentary, “What We Left Behind,” and will brook no condemnation of a good Quark episode. Star Trek: The Chex Mix of TV. Is this episode above or below the Mendoza Line? How has streaming changed how we expect to be catered to with out televsion? Is there a thinner range of stories and tone that we will accept in our shows, Star Trek included? How do we think Rick Berman is doing? Is there ...
Waltz (DS9 S6E11)
October 17, 2018 05:46 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBDukat waltzing Sisko around campfire, with little bit of Misery. Is this a great or merely good episode? Did the writers screw up by accidentally making Dukat too likable? Do people need a correction. Wait, people like nazis? Is Marc Alaimo just that good? Has Sisko been dialed down? “Some things are complicated and some things you make complicated” Are these Defiant scenes sleepy? Wade disagrees with Hugh and James on a few aspects of the episode. Are the issues on the page or in the...
The Magnificent Ferengi (DS9 S6E10)
October 10, 2018 05:04 - 58 minutes - 54.2 MBMagnificent [Six] Ferengi. On Deep Space Nine. Or Empok Nor. Is this Magnificent Seven or not? The Infinity War of Ferengi episodes? Or is it.. Weekend at Bernies? But who cares? Iggy Pop is in this one! Magnificent yucks all around. The most Looney Tunes of episodes yet? Why is this episode so much fun… for some? What is that special something that Iggy Pop brings that makes this episode so memorable? But what would we do differently? What would we change about this episode? Are there...
Statistical Probabilities (DS9 S6E09)
October 03, 2018 05:35 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBOne Flew Over Asimov's Foundation. But no sign of Kai Ratched on Deep Space Nine for this one. Potsie! Who unlike Ralph the Mouth and James Cromwell, Hugh did NOT meet one time. Why are the augments wards of the state? Who are their Cuckoo’s Nest counterparts? Why must the nympho be constantly horizontal, Potsie? Syndication work: Explaining the Eugenics War. We get stuck in a Nerd Corner: Does the technology have convenient gaps? In Star Trek? Say it ain’t so. Why can’t ...
Resurrection (DS9 S6E08)
September 26, 2018 04:33 - 50 minutes - 47.2 MBA mirror universe story without any mirror universe. Bareil is back on Deep Space Nine! Not quite robo-pope. What words can really describe this episode? Milquetoast. Stay until the end, it'll be worth it. What to talk about? Bareil’s gun? What does ISB think is this episode’s problem? Nerd Corner: Who are the gods in the Mirror Universe? Are the prophets trans dimensional? Nipple Corner: Been there, seen that. The Eye of Bareil. Orb appointments. Episode VIP? Quark. James and W...
You Are Cordially Invited (DS9 S6E07)
September 19, 2018 04:53 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBIt's wedding time on Deep Space Nine. We've come a long way, baby! Hear us heap praises on Terry Farrel and Dax. Worf and Dax tie the knot. The end destination of a ship? Sirella has quite the pedigree. From Nemesis Romulan to first Pam’s Mom. Is this story quaint? How would Dax’s attitude towards the wedding vary today? What’s this Klingon bachelor party business? But oh guess we gotta talk about the closet. What does Ronald D Moore think? Wade has some affinity for Dax and Worf’s p...
Sacrifice of Angels (DS9 S6E06)
September 12, 2018 05:35 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBThe six episode arc concludes! Previously on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine… and on, and on... The battle for the station has kicked off. A talk on the nature of fascism vs straight gangster. What is the most problematic part of this story? Is this ending a copout? Does it raise stakes and tension or just thwart everything the characters do? Why doesn’t the crew respond stronger to the events of the ending? How bout that link? It’s feels so great, you guys. Nerd Corner: How do space bloc...
Old Man Picard, Discovery, and More: A Conversation with Manu Saadia
September 07, 2018 04:53 - 1 hour - 74.2 MBSo how about that Captain Picard show? In this "Kickers of Elves Special Edition" we talk with author Manu Saadia about Star Trek, "corporate fanfic," and a bevy of additional topics, ranging from fandom fatigue, the fermi paradox, and even the opiod crisis. Go buy Trekonomics: The Economics of Star Trek!
Favor the Bold (DS9 S6E05)
September 05, 2018 04:56 - 1 hour - 70.1 MBRetaking Deep Space Nine! Eventually. Lots of characters to cover in this "second act" episode. Less yelling about Odo? Are we getting less or more out of our DS9 than we used to? Hey, but we like this. We promise. Is it not as perfect as we thought? Lets unpack the goo sex. A new Bashir? Well he doesn’t do much here. What Western is this based on? Is that Creed from The Office? No. It is not. Is Odo being catfished? Should this be a sad exit for Odo? Guess which of us thinks the an...
Behind the Lines (DS9 S6E04)
August 29, 2018 06:27 - 1 hour - 66.5 MBGet ready for some yelling about Odo. More of the goings on at Deep Space Nine and other starbases are discussed later. Yell at us by calling 917 408 3898 patreon.com/kickersofelves
Voicemails of Summer
August 24, 2018 04:28 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBWe said we wanted to hear your Deep Space Nine opinions, and we meant it! Your belated voicemails within: TWIGGY -Odo doin it BUCKY with the Good Hair - on Bashir. Pro Empok Nor. But some of us would rather talk about Risa. So lets talk sexual mores in the 24th century. State of the Best of Both Worlds challenge? Hugh watched Nanette instead. TWIGGY AGAIN- Boner jams and Frasier. Twincest heebie jeebies. Hugh, our resident Jurassic World expert. Crighton Corner! ADAM P NEWTON/Dryvety...
Sons and Daughters (DS9 S6E03)
August 22, 2018 04:42 - 1 hour - 71 MBAlexander who? Oh... wait, wasn't he, like, five the last time we saw him? We have some unusual feelings about this episode. Rio Grande? Must every Deep Space Nine episode always also be a famous Western? Sons: The A Plot. Worf has a failson. Some of the characterization rings true for us, but we can't agree on how much of a mess this story is. Gabrielle Union as Zizek’s daughter? Matt Berry Klingon? Martok? Well, he is always great. We Rashoman the third act. Daughters: The B Pl...
Rocks and Shoals (DS9 S6E02)
August 15, 2018 06:20 - 1 hour - 72 MBSisko and his crew have crash landed. Again! Jem' Hadar are afoot. A Sequel to last episode, but also a sequel to The Ship? Hope y’all like the Big Lebowski, because for some reason, there’s a lot in this. James didn’t like the pants tearing scene. We’ll come back to that. Dark matter Nerd Corner. But about the pants. What have they done with Garak? Lets compare the Wolverine from “back in my day.” On DS9… Kira gets Huckabeed. We like the Jake scene. What DOES Vietnam have to do...
A Time to Stand (DS9 S6E01)
August 08, 2018 05:09 - 1 hour - 65.6 MBWelcome back to Deep Space Nine, Season 6! The Dominion War has been waging for three months, DS9 is occupied by the Dominion, and Sisko and his crew have to undergo a dangerous mission... eventually. But first: Who is Brandon Tartikoff? Cool your butts everybody, we all love this episode. Oh, but don’t think we don’t have things to talk about. Bashir, for instance. We disagree. Go figure. Does this once biting political commentary feel out of place in the times we currently live...
Unlocked: Star Wars is Not Going to End How You Think
August 01, 2018 04:06 - 1 hour - 89.9 MBWait, this isn't Star Trek! We're venturing to another galaxy, far far away. Rather than just explain to you in a youtube rant that The Last Jedi sucked [it doesn't] we wanted to figure out just why some people walked out of theaters angry about episode VIII. Forget about the misoginist MRA incels and 4chan trolls; what do the non-toxic TLJ haters dislike? Is there something that people want from their Star Wars that wasn't in Rian Johnson's movie? To get to the bottom of this questio...
Deep Space Nine Season 5: The White Album
July 25, 2018 04:10 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBBUILDING THE PERFECT WHITE ALBUM Cutting down a 90s show to the length of modern masterpieces, like The OA[?]… 1st we each go through our White Album for season 5. There is a surprising of overlap, but the differences are divisive. Laying to rest the problems with “The Worf Scene” What are the worst episodes of this season? Which do we disagree the most with IMDB about? What’s the season’s best episode? Hugh HATES Eddington. How would we cast a modern reboot of DS9? Does Hugh feel a...
Call to Arms (DS9 S5E26)
July 18, 2018 05:47 - 1 hour - 69.6 MBThe Dominion War is afoot! It's the Season finale and Wade has been a victim of gaslighting. Five years of Deep Space Nine come to a head and numerous plots are fit into a pretty great episode. Here are some things discussed: Mine Angry Nerd Corner 1: Why don’t they build starships out of replicators? Did Jake screw up? Did he misrepresent his father? Fake News? We have a disagreement. Sometimes, you just gotta start a war. Rom: The smartest guy who doesn’t realize it. Mine Angry...
In the Cards (DS9 S5E25)
July 11, 2018 05:38 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBWatch out, you soulles minions of orthodoxy. Not all of us liked this well beloved episode. It's the Crying of Lot 48. The B plot and the A plot are reversed and we get a sequel to stembolts as big things are happening in the background. Baseball Corner. Weyoun: That weird guy at church. Can Jake and Nog complete all the necessary quests to get their loot and make all the villagers happy? Bad Company Corner. Science Nerd Corner. Beard the lion: An actual phrase! Ho...
Empok Nor (DS9 S5E24)
July 04, 2018 11:45 - 57 minutes - 53.3 MBA psychotropic drug? We learn of Deep Space Nine's sister station, and Garak goes a little bit crazy. In the lineage of The Doomsday machine, turn out the lights and you got a new location set. Horror movie meets Lower Decks. Bryan Fuller sold a second story. 3rd acts are tough. Obrien: Engineer or soldier? Uh. Engineer, obviously. Give us a call! 917 408 3898 And check out the patreon if you want extra content or if you want to support the show patreon.com/kickersofelves
Blaze of Glory (DS9 S5E23)
June 27, 2018 06:45 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBEddington returns! For the last time? The remaining Maquis have done something stupid and so Ben Sisko takes a runabout to the badlands with his best buddy krull. Does this mean more arguing about the Maquis? How bout an argument about the inevibility of war and whether or not its right to just go ahead and let a one happen in the right circumstances? Why wasn’t this episode more about Sisko being able to do something? Is the twist a cheap copout to a more rewarding story or is the twist...
Children of Time (DS9 S5E22)
June 20, 2018 06:10 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBI Have No Children, but I Must Time. Classic Star Trek "Stuck on a planet" problems. The DS9 crew gets in a time loop and now have to worry about "killing" 8,000 of their descendants. We have a lot of different ideas for how to blow out and follow some of the ideas in this episode. Time share “LA Swinger” Odo. Let’s talk about Odo and Kira, with a small sidebar to Sex and The City. Poor O’Brien. So many Mollys. How would this have been if stretched to a mulitple episode arc? If this ...
Soldiers of the Empire (DS9 S5E21)
June 13, 2018 05:26 - 1 hour - 58.8 MBKlingon yips. Worf takes a leave to go on a Klingon adventure with his BFF Martok, but Martok has some leftover issues from his two years with the Jem'Hadar. We all liked this one! What’s ISB’s beef? Bring on the toxic masculinity! But stay for how much we talk about how great Dax is. But don't be too offended when James calls Bashir names. Go out of your way to scold Wade for his poor pronunciation, Klingonese speakers. “General” Martok… how’s that work in a naval structure where you...
Ferengi Love Songs (DS9 S5E20)
June 06, 2018 05:04 - 59 minutes - 55 MBMoooogie. Gird your Lobes! Love songs and boner jams. Or not. Scratch that. No Andrea Martin in this one, to Wade's chagrin. Quark visits his mom, could James explain Ferengi weirdness to his dad? Has DS9 taken a step backward into Episodic television after pulling off successful serialized arcs? Bouncing from B to A plot and Rules of Acquisition. Proverbial “Ear massaging” as a relaxing focus technique as internet speeds are getting faster in the 90s: Is there a correllation? Is there...
Ties of Blood and Water (DS9 S5E19)
May 30, 2018 05:59 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBTekeny Ghemor shows up again [who?] and Kira goes through some feels. Dad's real and fake die. James and Hugh have some serious trouble getting on board for this story. He’s not really her dad! Cardassians are like bulldogs when it comes to syndromes. Ol’ One Arm makes an appearance in the good ol’ cave set. WEYOUN! And Dominion corporate culture. Does Dukat dodge the mug? Is the dress blue or yellow? Hugh hates scenes where they explain the protagonist’s feelings to them. Elder abuse...
From Bashir to Boner Jams: Mail Bag Bonus
May 24, 2018 19:16 - 58 minutes - 54 MBHigh af Sisko to Boner Jams and everything in between: Greg takes us way back to Rapture (1:00) If you want to understand the Prophets, understand Prince. Avery Brooks acting, and… no we don’t think David Lynch is racist. We have no evidence to think David Lynch is a racist. Twiggy! and his season 4 white album. (17:30) Hugh’s fav David Lynch is Donald Glover… Warren on Bashir and headcanon (21:17) Trigger Warning: A Discovery Home Companion Interlude (29:25) James refle...
Business as Usual (DS9 S5E18)
May 23, 2018 04:33 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBCousin Gaila comes to bail out Quark by selling weapons and introducing some accented guest stars. Does this Quark episode take the character anywhere? Quark and Dax: just like our relationships with our partners. Ferengi stock market shenanigans. How can one person keep losing money like this? How can this even be a thing? Does Star Trek Deep Space Nine have an homage problem? James is starting to wear thin on status quo Star Trek filler episodes, and a spirited discussion ensues. Pl...
A Simple Investigation (DS9 S5E17)
May 16, 2018 05:45 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBBedroom eyes lead to bedroom milestones for Odo! Based on The Narrow Margin... of engagement? Plus: A small Holodeck “hey, we never said James Bond” plot. What episode was this again? A problem DS9 has that other Treks don’t? Odo is over Kira? What makes eyes “bedroom” and does Odo really have that? The height of Tarantino-ism. Let’s talk about LARPing. Different from “creative anachronism”? What about furries? (23:40) The Deed! Return of James’ nipple corner! Let’s get t...
Doctor Bashir, I Presume? (DS9 S5E16)
May 09, 2018 06:10 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBWelcome Voyager’s "Richard [sic] Picardo", and Julian Bashir's parents! But Bashir… we gots opinions. Hugh’s issues do not reflect a “rejection of Gene’s vision.” He doesn’t like how it was implemented. A new kind of Special Man? “Wholeness”? A reflection on Bashir not being that great of a doctor. Bashir’s dad is a revelation. Leeta and Rom have a B plot though. Should Leeta just tell Rom how she feels and get it over with since he can’t? Is the objectification of her in this a lit...
By Inferno's Light (DS9 S5E15)
May 02, 2018 04:25 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBPart two of Worf and Garak being awesome. Dukat: Still a jerk. Right over from the last ep. Is this a new episode or more of a continuation of one long episode. Lets talk about these titles. Why doesn’t the Dominion kill its prisoners? Other runabout questions we might not have answers for… yet. Nerds hate plotholes. Let’s rehash some Ziyal arguments from last episode. But Worf. Kitomer re-accords: Where’s president Joe Camel? Odo, also conspicuously absent. Chekov’s Breen, Romulans, and ...
In Purgatory's Shadow (DS9 S5E14)
April 25, 2018 04:36 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBThe Dominion War approaches! Are we in the best "3 song run" across all the "albums" of DS9? Is there something different about Bashir? Oh boy, Ziyal: You look different. Wade and James have wildly different ideas about the nature of Garak and Ziyal’s relationship. The best Worf stuff… ever?Chekov’s Breen. Sisko has an idea for the wormhole Kira doesn’t like, should Dax have had something to say about it?The Dukat we knew all along. Garak and Tain come to terms. Does Wade like this better a...
For the Uniform (DS9 S5E13)
April 18, 2018 06:43 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBSisko tracks Michael Eddington down and Trekkers everywhere were divided. Our beloved Peter Allen Fields returns! Sisko is angry! Who breaks bad in this episode? The ethics of escalation. Oh, the Victor Hugo. Should Star Trek hold their tongue before throwing shade at the writing of female characters? "Not enough!" A Civil War reference from James. No voicemails this week, but stick around til the end for some details on what might get James and Hugh to watch Season 2 of Discovery ...
The Begotten (DS9 S5E12)
April 11, 2018 05:46 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBSon of Odo? It's an episode all about parenthood. Odo discovers a little pile of goo and goes through all the feelings a humanoid can feel. Kira gives birth to a son of O'Brien, while her boyfriend gets a little jealous. A and B plot symmetry! A tidbit blows our minds and bums us out. Odo has a bad back- A digression on mattresses. Bajoran birthing practices… are odd. GONG. in Voicemails (45:37) PlutoBurns is bored by The Ascent. Were there more interesting stories missed in that s...
The Darkness and the Light (DS9 S5E11)
April 04, 2018 06:12 - 57 minutes - 53.2 MBBryan Fuller makes his Star Trek debut. With a riff on the Agatha Christie novel And Then There Were None, previously titled Ten Little Indians, previously titled something even more Problematic Kira's friends are being murdered, but by who? “The Prophets will take care of him”… Will they? Worf is brings the light fun to the episode for once. He knows many things. Where’s Shakaar while folks from the Shakaar resistance are being killed? Sisko ain’t got patience for Worf. Just how much techn...
Rapture (DS9 S5E10)
March 28, 2018 05:15 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBSisko gets high. Or is that a simplification of a more complicated story and issues? Join us for some arguing about Starfleet's actions when faced with god-aliens. Sisko is "touched by the prophets" and discovers a secret city, and a lot of actually important stuff arguably happens in this DS9 episode. New uniforms! Is Bajor finally joining the Federation? “Optics of the admiral” Kai Ratched returns and has a turning point of her own. Oh and Kasidy returns from the clink. But of course th...
The Ascent (DS9 S5E09)
March 21, 2018 05:43 - 58 minutes - 54.4 MBOdd couplings! Odo and Quark crash land on a dump of a planet and nearly die climbing a mountain. But first Nog returns! We cover the B plot and ask the question: is Jake Sisko the Rory Gilmore of DS9? What is Nog doing back? Does Starfleet send away their unwanted cadets? James has some rap references to make and TOS references to point out. Odo’s porn habits. Talk to us about Vulcan Love Slave. Love and hate. Quark and Odo style. But what if Odo had a different kind of sto...
Things Past (DS9 S5E08)
March 14, 2018 05:12 - 1 hour - 65.1 MBTerok Nor? James finds it a Terok Bore. On the way back from an occupation convention Odo, Sisko, Dax, and Garak all get Quantum Leaped back 9 years to before Odo was chief of security, and Kurtwood Smith held sway. Things start getting all wibbly wobbledy with the timeline and reality and just what exactly is going on here? We're divided on the quality of this one, even if we aver that season 5 is still going strong overall. Hold on after the rewatch meter IMDB ratings, where we o...
Let He Who Is Without Sin... (DS9 S5E07)
March 07, 2018 07:10 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBPut on your spandex aerobics outfits. We're going to Risa! Worf is the worst boyfriend. Why is Dax with him again? Is this… waitaminute... a good episode? Bild Lilli horgons. Is Risa a planet of sex workers? Planet Vegas? Without Capitalism? Anarchist Vegas? Vanessa Williams guest stars as the woman who killed Curzon. Now. Let us objectify Bashir: A different bodytype for a different era. Leeta makes Quark and Julian do a double take (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCOSejS1SSY) Nog ...
Trials and Tribble-ations (DS9 S5E06)
February 28, 2018 07:32 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBGotta go back in time. No, not to our new Fatty Arbuckle-cast. Back to the Enterprise! The "first" one. The DS9 crew gets to revisit everyone's favorite era to revist, judging from recent TV and movies. With the magic of developing technology and effects. Lets get some Discovery thoughts out early. Except we'll get back to that over and over again. There's some spoilers if you haven't had some of Star Trek Discovery's obvious surprises spoiled for you. We reeeally nerd corner the differenc...
The Assignment (DS9 S5E05)
February 21, 2018 06:28 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBOh great. Another body possession trope? Why waitaminute, we loved this one! Keiko O'Brien isn't herself, and Miles has to follow instructions lest the ghost possessing her does throws her off a ledge or nosebleeds her to death. Just how well does this episode turn up the heat to boil the frog that is a stressed out Irishman? Pah wraiths. Huh. First we’ve heard of those. Plust, a B plot that interacts: Rom, the smartest idiot in the room. Paradise Lost? The Possesion clause in Federatio...
...Nor the Battle to the Strong (DS9 S5E04)
February 14, 2018 06:11 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBRed Badge of Courage on the Western Front. Jake and Bashir get stuck behind enemy lines and Jake realizes maybe he's not the bravest guy. This episode hits a lot of our buttons. When exactly did we start enjoying Dax this much? Sisko has some fatherhood scenes; what do the father's on the podcast think? Civil war knowledge gets trotted out. Vietnam. Lots to cover in this episode! In voicemails (47:05): Season 4 White Albums! From Eric, Stefan, and Adam. Give us yours, or let us know wh...
Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places (DS9 S5E03)
February 07, 2018 06:38 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBLookin for love. A whole lotta love in this one. Of various sorts. Things that have been building up for many episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine come to a head. Grilka from House of Quark returns. Horniness abounds. James' favorite B plot. Hugh is uncomfortable. Wade wrote down a lot of Klingon but contains himself. Farce fulfilled finally. Science fiction full circle with Cyrano. Of course we get into certain sexual anatomy questions… The Sam and Diane Issue. The return of Voicem...
The Ship (DS9 S5E02)
January 31, 2018 07:30 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MBStuck on a planet with casualties. A classic Trek morality play? It's a return to dealing with the Dominion when Sisko and an away team find a crashed Jem Hadar ship. A new Vorta emerges. Who is Panthro's sister? Are the best episodes of Deep Space Nine on the station or off of it? Forgive us for the lack of voicemails this week. Give us call if you're frustrated with us! 917 408 3898 and if you want to support the show and see some of what has kept us so busy check out the kickers of ...