The Vulcan Hello

In the series premier of Star Trek: Discovery, Captain Phillippa Georgiou Commander Michael Burnham, and Commander Saru of the U.S.S. Shenzhou are out in unexplored territory only to find an ancient Klingon artifact. Commander Burnham is sent to investigate only to make several major mistakes. Air Date 24 September 2017 Production Number 101 Stardate 1207.3 […]

The Neutral Zone

To close out the first season, Data finds some cryogenically frozen humans, the Romulans and the Federation lose some colonies, and Deanna helps a passenger with some genealogy. Air Date 16 May 1988 Production Number 40271-126 Stardate 41986.0 Gregorian Calendar Date Thursday, 18 March 2364 23:26:34 GMT Primary Arc The Borg Secondary Arc The Romulans […]

Terra Prime

Trip and T’Pol were not expecting, but they ended up with a baby anyway. Terran nationalism rear its ugly head in the penultimate episode of Star Trek: Enterprise Air Date 13 May 2005 Production Number 097 Stardate 22, January 2155 Gregorian Calendar Date 22, January 2155 Primary Arc Rise of the Federation Secondary Arc Section […]

These Are The Voyages…

Star Trek: Enterprise’s (disappointing) series finale features some familiar faces on a low-key holodeck adventure aboard the Enterprise-D. This is ultimately a well-intentioned love letter to the fans that majorly misfires. It misses so many opportunities to take the series out with a bang. Pulling on themes of a TNG episode that is middling (at […]

Such Sweet Sorrow | Part II

The Discovery and the Enterprise continue the fight to defeat Control in the season two finale. Air Date 18 April 2019 Production Number 214 Stardate 1201.7 Gregorian Calendar Date 2258 Primary Arc The Red Angel Secondary Arc Section 31 Tertiary Arc Rise of the Kelpiens See It or Skip It See It! Previously on Star […]

Prelude to Picard | Part Three

I began this list several weeks in advance of the debut of Star Trek: Picard. Needless to say, as each episode premiered I was equally delighted (and dismayed) to add to this list. If you’ve not watched the last TNG film or the film reboot, Star Trek, recently (or at all), I highly recommend working […]

Operation — Annihilate!

The Enterprise rushes to respond to disturbing calls for help from James Kirk’s brother’s family on a distant Federation colony in the Season One finale. Air Date 13 April 1967 Production Number 6149-29 Stardate 3287.17 Gregorian Calendar Date Sunday, 17 November 2266 21:23:08 GMTSunday, 18 November 2266 10:03:11 GMT Primary Arc Final Frontier Secondary Arc […]

Prelude to Picard | Part Two

I began this list several weeks in advance of the debut of Star Trek: Picard. Needless to say, as each episode premiered I was equally delighted (and dismayed) to add to this list. If you’ve not watched Star Trek: Voyager recently (or at all), I highly recommend working your way through this three-part prelude series […]

The City on the Edge of Forever

While investigating temporal anomalies emanating from a barren planet, Doctor McCoy accidentally overdoses on a miracle drug that makes him go crazy, beam off the ship, run through an ancient time portal, and alter Earth’s history. Spock and Kirk chase after him to set things right. Air Date 06 April 1967 Production Number 6149-28 Stardate […]

Prelude to Picard | Part One

I began this list several weeks in advance of the debut of Star Trek: Picard. Needless to say, as each episode premiered I was equally delighted and dismayed to add to this list. If you’ve not watched Star Trek: The Next Generation or the subsequent films recently (or at all), I highly recommend working your […]

Errand of Mercy

It’s war with the Klingons! Kirk faces off with Kor over a preindustrial planet called Organia. Air Date 23 March 1967 Production Number 6149-27 Stardate 3198.4 Gregorian Calendar Date Tuesday, 30 October 2266 16:27:57 GMTWednesday, 31 October 2266 18:02:36 GMT Primary Arc House of Kor Secondary Arc The Prime Directive Tertiary Arc The Organians See […]

The Alternative Factor

A trans-dimensional traveler has a bad hair day and nearly destroys the universe. Air Date 20 March 1967 Production Number 6149-20 Stardate 3087.6 Gregorian Calendar Date Sunday, 07 October 2266 23:03:53 GMTMonday, 08 October 2266 02:26:15 GMT Primary Arc The Multiverse Secondary Arc Final Frontier Tertiary Arc n/a See It or Skip It Skip It… […]

Bread and Circuses

The crew of the Enterprise discover a 20th century Roman civilization hundreds of lightyears from Earth. Air Date 15 March 1968 Production Number 60343 Stardate 4040.66 Gregorian Calendar Date Tuesday, 23 April 2267 12:08:56 GMTTuesday, 23 April 2267 17:16:33 GMT Primary Arc The Prime Directive Secondary Arc n/a Tertiary Arc n/a See It or Skip […]

The Devil in the Dark

Kirk and company investigate a mining outposts production problems only to discover they’ve been destroying a native habitat. Air Date 09 March 1967 Production Number 6149-26 Stardate 3196.1 Gregorian Calendar Date Tuesday, 30 October 2266 05:04:00 GMTTuesday, 30 October 2266 06:56:16 GMT Primary Arc Final Frontier Secondary Arc n/a Tertiary Arc n/a See It or […]

The Ultimate Computer

Captain Kirk finds out that he’s been made redundant by a highly advanced computer, the M-5. As you may guess, he does not like this idea, especially when it starts destroying starships during a battle simulation. Air Date 08 March 1968 Production Number 60353 Stardate 4724.92 Gregorian Calendar Date Wednesday, 11 September 2267 09:25:40 GMTThursday, […]

If Memory Serves

Spock, with his adopted sister in tow, breaks General Order 7 (for the first time) and returns to Talos IV for some joint therapy at the hands of of the Talosians. Air Date 07 March 2019 Production Number 208 Stardate 1532.9 Gregorian Calendar Date 2257 Primary Arc The Red Angel Secondary Arc The Talosians Tertiary […]

Assignment: Earth

Kirk and company take a trip back to Earth and back through time to 1968, to conduct some historical research. Air Date 05 March 1968 Production Number 60355 Stardate N/A Gregorian Calendar Date Thursday, 04 April 1968 10:20:03 GMTThursday, 04 April 1968 12:01:00 GMT Primary Arc Temporal Investigations Secondary Arc n/a Tertiary Arc n/a See […]

This Side of Paradise

Spock falls in love (under the influence of some narcotic alien projectile flower pollen) and Kirk beats it out of him. Air Date 02 March 1967 Production Number 6149-25 Stardate 3417.3 Gregorian Calendar Date Friday, 14 December 2266 13:48:48 GMTSaturday, 15 December 2266 02:49:42 GMT Primary Arc The Vulcan Way Secondary Arc Bad Medicine Tertiary […]

The Omega Glory

The Enterprise finds the starship Exeter abandoned in orbit of Omega IV. It’s crew killed by a plague and its captain missing. Skip It Sidebar: This episode’s obvious racist portrayals of asian characters on television is painful, not to mention the jingoistic plot, neither of which have a place on broadcast television even at this […]

By Any Other Name

Aliens from the Andromeda galaxy stranded in the Milky Way highjack the Enterprise to make the intergalactic trip home. Kirk and Spock devise a plan to destroy the ship rather than make the thousand-year journey. Air Date 23 February 1968 Production Number 60350 Stardate 4657.45 Gregorian Calendar Date Wednesday, 28 August 2267 12:00:06 GMTThursday, 29 […]