Episode 170 Countdown / Zero Hour / The Emperor's New Cloak. We Begin Star Trek Enterprise as we continue onwards on Deep Space Nine with the final Mirror Universe Episode which was a bit of a let down. On Enterprise We finish the Xindi Arc with the nick-of-time explosive finale episodes. Countdown Ratings: Bob 8, Eric 7.25. Zero Hour Ratings: Bob 7.5, Eric 7.25. The Emperor's New Cloak Ratings: Bob 4.5 Eric 5.
Question: What are your fav Season 3 Enterprise episodes?
Where do the gold slips go when Ferengi bribe their god idol?
Eric's Top 5 Season 3 Enterprise Episodes:
1. Twilight
2. Similitude
3. Proving Ground
4. Stratagem
5. The Council
Bob's Top 5 Season 3 Enterprise Episodes:
1. Twilight
2. Proving Ground
3. Stratagem
4. Countdown
5. The Xindi
Episode 169 E2 / The Council / Prodigal Daughter. We continue onwards on Deep Space Nine with the rather lackluster Ezri Dax Goes Home to meet the family story (but O'Brien's Shirt is fantastic). And on Enterprise We near the end of the Xindi arc with a Time Travel Future Enterprise story and the big Xindi Council debate story. The Council Ratings: Bob 8, Eric 8. E2 Ratings: Bob 6.5, Eric 7.25. Prodigal Daughter Ratings: Bob 2, Eric 4.
Question: If you were on the NX-01 and traveled 100 years into the past what would you do?
Episode 168 Damage / The Forgotten / It's Only a Paper Moon. We continue onwards on Deep Space Nine wit the superlative Nog Post Traumatic Stress story with Vic Fontaine. on Enterprise Archer faces some tough choices as he gets desperate and pulls a pirate maneuver on innocent aliens. And we explore T'Pol's addiction and crew loss in The Forgotten. The Forgotten Ratings: Bob 7.5, Eric 7. Damage Ratings: Bob 8, Eric 9. It's Only a Paper Moon Ratings: Bob 9.5, Eric 8.
Question: Did Archer do the right thing with his actions in Damage?
Episode 167 Hatchery / Azati Prime / Covenant. We continue onwards on Deep Space Nine with a religious Cult Gul Dukat episode. And on Enterprise Archer gets influenced by Insectoid Parental Duty and things heat up as the NX-01 crew get closer to their goal. Azati Prime Ratings: Bob 8.5, Eric 9. Hatchery Ratings: Bob 7, Eric 7. Covenant Ratings: Bob 6, Eric 6.
Question: Do you like where the writers took Gul Dukat in Covenant/Season 7?
Episode 166 Harbringer / Doctor's Orders / The Siege of AR-558. We Begin Star Trek Enterprise as we continue onwards on Deep Space Nine as Eric enjoys Bermuda Triangle in Space story, Bob Loves it. Doctor's Orders Ratings: Bob , Eric. Harbringer Ratings: Bob , Eric. The Siege of AR-558 Ratings: Bob , Eric.
Question: Was Sisko in the right to stay and help the people at AR-558? Was this too dark for a Star Trek Episode?
Episode 172 Home / Chimera.
We cover the proper wrap up to the Xindo arc with the return of the NX-01 to Earth and a Heroes Welcome. We also discuss Odo's reunion with another of his own kind when when of the other lost 100 finds him. Home Ratings: Bob 7, Eric 6. Chimera Ratings: Bob 7.5, Eric 6.5.
Question: What do Listeners think of a Japanese Star Trek with Starship robots?
Episode 164 Chosen Realm / Proving Ground / Treachery, Faith and the Great River. We dive into a pretty cool Odo with Weyoun story on DS9, then hop over to talk 2004 Time Travel and a Religious Cult who worships the spheres on Enterprise. Chosen Realm Ratings: Bob 6.5, Eric 5.5. Carpenter Street Ratings: Bob 3.5, Eric 3.5. Treachery, Faith and the Great River Ratings: Bob 7.5, Eric 7.5.
Question: How would you have fixed Carpenter Street?
Episode 163 North Star / Similitude / Chrysalis. We dive into the one sided Bashir love story on DS9, the personal Trip gets cloned Story and the lightweight Western episode on Enterprise. North Star Ratings: Bob 6, Eric 7. Similitude Ratings: Bob 8, Eric 8.75. Chrysalis Ratings: Bob 6.5, Eric 7.5.
Question: Was it ethical for the Enterprise crew to have condoned the creation and death of a clone of Trip to save his life?
We also discuss which Doctor Who would make the best Star Trek Captain and the Star Trek Day Panels from Paramount.
Episode 162 The Shipment / Twilight / Take Me Out to the Holosuite. We deep dive on the somewhat weak filler Baseball episode on DS9, a decent mythology/arc building block episode on Enterprise and an excellent time travel memory loss episode for Archer and T'Pol. The Shipment Ratings: Bob 7, Eric 7.25. Twilight Ratings: Bob 10, Eric 10. Take me Out to the Holosuite Ratings: Bob 3, Eric 3.
Question: Do you think Archer and T'Pol started a romantic relationship in the alt timeline presented in Twilight?
Episode 161 Impulse / Exile / Afterimage.
We dive further into Enterprise and the Xindi Arc. First with some good old fashion horror Zombie Vulcans and then with a tepid Bluebeard/Beauty and the Beast storyline with Hoshi and a telepathic alien. On DS9, we see the further set up of Ezri Dax as well as confronting some latent guilt with Garek. Impulse Ratings: Bob 7, Eric 7. Exile Ratings: Bob 3, Eric 5. Afterimage Ratings: Bob 6, Eric 6.5.
Question: What would it take to convince you personally to stay with the alien in Exile?
Episode 160 Extinction / Rajin / Shadows and Symbols. We continue with Sisko's search for the prophets on Deep Space Nine and the next two installments of Enterprise with body changes, lost alien civilizations and a space concubine who is not all she seems. Extinction Ratings: Bob 4.5, Eric 7.25. Rajin Ratings: Bob 5.5, Eric 4. Shadows and Symbols Ratings: Bob 8, Eric 7.
Question: Is it a good thing that Sisko is now half prophet/half-uman or does this ruin the character/story of DS9?
Episode 159 The Xindi / Anamoly / Image in the Sand.
We dive into the 7th Season of Deep Space Nine with a bunch of set up plot lines on Image in the Sand and the 3rd Season of Enterprise is off to a bang with a prison break and space pirates in The Xindi and Anamoly. The Xindi Ratings: Bob 7.5, Eric 7.75. Anamoly Ratings: Bob 8, Eric 7.75. Image in the Sand Ratings: Bob 7, Eric 6.
Question: How long would you be able to hold out on T'Pol's offer of a back massage?
Episode 157 Bounty / The Sound of Her Voice. We dive into the penultimate DS9 for Season 6 with a character introspection story that we liked the idea of more than the execution. on Enterprise, we get a rather same runaround with a kidnapped Archer and T'Pol in Pon Farr/Gel room plot. Bounty Ratings: Bob 3, Eric 5. The Sound of Her Voice Ratings: Bob 6.5, Eric 6.75.
We also take a mid episode break to discuss Superman, Lois Lane, Ursa and Christopher Reeve films.
Question: Should Phlox have slept with T'Pol during her Pon Farr?
Episode 156 First Flight / Time's Orphan. We dive into the Molly O'Brien time travel story on DS9 which Eric has issues with. And on Enterprise we get an Archer flashback story which Eric has never seen before! First Flight Ratings: Bob 7, Eric 7.5. Time's Orphan Ratings: Bob 6, Eric 5.
Question: If you were Molly's Parents how would you have reacted? Would you have tried to send her home or kept her on the station?
Episode 158 The Expanse / Tears of the Prophets. We wrap up season 2 of Enterprise with the set-up/Game Changing episode of the Expanse setting up the Xindi arc. We Also cover the ramp up with the Dominion War, Sisko losing touch with the prophets and Jadzia's Death on the Season 6 DS9 finale. The Expanse Ratings: Bob 8, Eric 7.75. Tears of the Prophets Ratings: Bob 8.5, Eric 8.
Question: Do you feel they handled Jadzia Dax's Death well?
Eric and Bob's Top DS9 Season 6 Episodes:
1. Far Beyond the Stars
2. In the Pale Moonlight
3. Rocks and Shoals
4. Sacrifice of Angels
5a. Waltz (Eric)
5b. Honor Among Thieves (Bob)
Honorable Mention: Wrongs Darker Death Night (Bob), Inquisition, The Reckoning, Valiant
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Eric and Bob's DS9 Season 6 Episode Lows:
1. Resurrection
2. Profit and Lace
3. Sons and Daughters
4a. The Magnificent Ferengi (bob)
4b. Time's Orphan (Eric)
5a. Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night (Eric)
5b. You Are Cordially Invited (Bob)
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Bob and Eric's Enterprise Top Season 2 Episodes:
1. Dead Stop
2. Minefield
3. Regeneration
4. Future Tense
5a. Cease Fire (bob)
5b. Canamar (Eric)
Honorable Mention: Cogenitor, Catwalk, Carbon Creek
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Eric and Bob's Enterprise Season 2 Episode Lows
1. Precious Cargo
2. A Night in Sickbay
3. Horizon
4. Singularity
5a. Bounty (Bob)
5b. The Breach (Eric)
Episode 155 Regeneration / Profit and Lace. Enterprise continues with the great action Borg Episode Regeneration that acts as a sequel to First Contact. And on DS9 the final Ferengi Episode with the cross dressing episode Profit and Lace. Regeneration Ratings: Bob 9, Eric 9. Profit and Lace Ratings: Bob 3, Eric 7.
Question:
What were your thoughts on this final Ferengi DS9 story?
Did you feel bringing the Borg into Enterprise helped or broke canon?
Episode 154 Cogenitor / Valiant. We continue Enterprise with the infamous third gender episode Cogenitor. This spawns quite a lot of speculative and deep discussions in the best tradition of Trek. Over on DS9, we both are impressed with the Jake/Nog story aboard a Cadet ship Lord of the Flies style out on their own in the Dominion War. Cogenitor Ratings: Bob 7.5, Eric 8. Valiant Ratings: Bob 8, Eric 8.5.
Question:
Do you think Archer’s reaction to Trip in the final scene was appropriate?
Episode 153 The Breach / The Reckoning. We continue on Enterprise with the personal Phlox story on racism. On DS9, we see a showdown with the prophets and the Pah-Wraiths on The Reckoning. We also go off on a Firefly/Serenity Tangent for the final ten minutes. The Breach Ratings: Bob 7.5, Eric 7. The Reckoning Ratings: Bob 9, Eric 8.
Question: What is your favorite onscreen wizard duel?
Episode 152 Horizon / His Way. We continue Enterprise with the infamous Mayweather episode and his backstory with the thinnest B plot ever. On DS9 we get more Vic Fontaine and finally see Odo and Kira get together. Horizon Ratings: Bob 4, Eric 5. His Way Ratings: Bob 7, Eric 7.
Question:
Do you feel Star Trek always comes up short on treating it’s Ensign Characters well?
Episode 151 Judgment / In the Pale Moonlight
We cover the much loved and semi controversial turning point in the Dominion War where Sisko gets his hands dirty on DS9. And on Enterprise we cover Scott Bakula's Favorite episode which does homage (or ripoff?) Star Trek 6. Judgment Ratings: Bob 6, Eric 7. In the Pale Moonlight Ratings: Bob 10, Eric 10.
Question: Do you feel Sisko did the right thing with his actions? Does this episode betray Roddenberry's vision of Star Trek?
Episode 150 The Crossing / Inquisition
We dive in to a classic space body swapping/snatching alien invasion on Star Trek Enterprise and then examine the Bashir story introducing the infamous Section 31 on Deep Space Nine. The Crossing Ratings: Bob 5.5, Eric 6. Inquisition Ratings: Bob 8, Eric 8.5.
Question: Do you think Section 31 was a good addition to Star Trek or does it undermine Roddenberry’s vision?
Episode 149 Canamar / Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night. We dive in on the conflicted Kira story about her mother on Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night and then a fu action adventure on Enterprise with Canamar. Canamar Ratings: Bob 8, Eric 8.25. Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night Ratings: Bob 8, Eric 6.
Episode 148 Future Tense / Change of Heart. We dive into the Worf/Dax Secret mission DS9 and the Time Travel Dr. Who inspired Future Tense on Enterprise. Future Tense Ratings: Bob 9, Eric 8.25. Change of Heart Ratings: Bob 7.5, Eric 8.
Question: Did Worf make the right call by abandoning his mission to save Dax?
Episode 147 Cease Fire / Honor Among Thieves. We enjoy the Donnie Brasco inspired O'Brien story Honor Among Thieves and the great Saval/Shran team-up in Cease Fire this week. Cease Fire Ratings: Bob 8.5, Eric 8.25. Honor Among Thieves Ratings: Bob 8, Eric 7.
Question: Who was your Favorite Star Trek (any) Guest Star actor?
Episode 146 Stigma / One Little Ship. We deep dive on the 'shrunken' One Little Ship episode on DS9 and the AIDS Allegory Stigma on Enterprise this week. Stigma Ratings: Bob 7, Eric 8. One Little Ship Ratings: Bob 8, Eric 8.
Question: How would you have handled Phlox's wife's advances?