Episode 18 Arena / Duet. Bob and Eric are joined again by Thom Parham to discuss two classics. Bob and Thom wax lyrical about Gorns and Vasquez Rocks while Eric finds 60's fight scenes laughable. Thom & Eric singe the praises of Duet but Bob remains a little cold. Arena Scores Thom & Bob 9, Eric 8.5 / Duet Scores Thom 9.5, Eric 9, Bob 8.5
Episode 17 The Squire of Gothos / Dramatis Personae. Thom Parham joins Eric and I to discuss the dandyness of Trelane and the out-of-character acting of the main Cast on DS9. The Squire of Gothos Scores Bob: 8.5 Eric & Thom: 9 / Dramatis Personae Bob 5 / Thom 5.5 / Eric 8.5.
Episode 16 The Galileo Seven / The Forsaken. Eric relishes seeing Spock's first command and Bob sees a new side to Odo and Bashir. The Galileo Seven Scores Bob 9 / Eric 10 / The Forsaken Scores Bob 6.5 / Eric 7.5
Episode 15 Shore Leave / If Wishes Were Horses. The wonderful world of fantasy and imagination. Eric digs the surreal pleasure planet and Yeoman Barrows in Shore Leave and Bob ponders the true nature of 'imagination' aliens and Rumplestilskin in If Wishes Were Horses. Shore Leave Collective score 8.5 / If Wishes Were Horses Bob 6.5 / Eric 7.75
Episode 14 Balance of Terror / Progress. Eric's love of the Romulans and Mark Lenard's performance delivers a top notch TOS Episode. Bob's finds possibly the most boring episode of DS9. Balance of Terror Collective Score: 9 Progress Scores: Bob 3 / Eric 4
Episode 13 The Conscience of the King / The Storyteller. Eric loves diving into the Shakespeare murder and revenge on TOS. Bob enjoys O'Brien's 'storytelling' antics but is bored with the B love story with Nog. Scores - The Conscience of the King: Bob 7 / Eric 10, The Storyteller: Bob 6 / Eric 8
Episode 12 The Menagarie Pts 1 & 2 / Battle Lines. Eric welcomes the return of Pilot Spock, Mutiny Spock and Starfleet Death Penalties. Bob is overwhelmed by Jonathan banks and technobabble and the lack of impact of a non-regular character. Scores The Menagarie 1 & 2: Bob 9 / Eric 8, Battle Lines Bob 6 / Eric 7
Episode 11 The Corbomite Maneuver / Vortex. Eric dives into Tranya enriched goodness of this week's TOS (one of Bob's favs) and Bob finds out more about Odo and wonders why there's no Vortex in "Vortex" Scores: The Corbomite Maneuver Bob 9.5 / Eric 8.5 Vortex: Bob 7 / Eric 6.5