Trektember: Civil Defense
Our situation is already pretty bad, but it gets even worse. Therefore we try harder, but it only ever increases our need for help. But in our lowest moment, instead of comfort, our greatest enemy shows up to taunt us.…
Trektember: Profit and Loss
It doesn’t take much imagination to find the trappings of the 1942 classic Casablanca in the story of “Profit and Loss.” Oh, sure, some of the roles are switched, and instead of transit papers it’s a cloaking device that everyone’s…
Trektember: Cardassians
Really good and lasting sci-fi is, at its core, about people. Now, those people might have green skin, ears the size of dinner plates, or spoon-shaped indentations on their foreheads, but good sci-fi puts people into big and important situations…
Trektember: Duet
“Duet” remains my favorite episode of Deep Space Nine, derivative of Robert Shaw’s The Man in the Glass Booth as it may be. Not just mine; it was featured in The Museum of Television and Radio’s 1994 “Tribute to Excellence;”…
Trektember: Emissary
Ah, Deep Space Nine. My favourite Star Trek series. Known at the time as the red-headed stepchild of the franchise, Deep Space Nine gave us long-form serialisation, character arcs with slow payoffs, some of the most memorable recurring guest stars,…
Trektember: Season 4 Episode List
Want to know what Trektember is? Click here for an explanation. Here are the episodes that we’ll be reviewing for Trektember 2019, as well as the authors! If you want to see the reviews from a different season of Trektember,…
Trektember: Season 4 Preview
If you just want to see the episode list, click here. The fourth season of Trektember is upon us! If this were Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, this would be the year that Worf joined the cast, the year that…