141. Fake It Til You Make It (SNW 2.01)

Episode 143 of the Antimatter Pod podcast, hosted by Anika and Liz, titled "141. Fake It Til You Make It (SNW 2.01)" was published on June 20, 2023 and runs 59 minutes.

June 20, 2023 ·59m · Antimatter Pod

Summary

Anika and Liz are left unsupervised for a moment, so what choice do they have but to steal the Enterprise? Yes, season 2 of Strange New Worlds has begun, and we are here to discuss: This was a solid B+ of an episode! Why does The Algorithm want us to think everyone hated it? We know more about Pelia from two scenes than we've learned about Ortegas in a whole season The algorithm keeps bringing us the Bad Spock Takes But seriously, we can criticise the heteronormativity without being biphobic and/or misogynistic  Anika makes the argument for Spock/Christine La'an and Spock are mirror images M'Benga, Chapel and the homebrew super soldier serum Conceptually, the super soldier serum is great; in practice, the racial dynamic is … bad How much do we love Pelia? SO MUCH "This is getting out of hand. And awesome." The costume design for the away team is amazing and we love it For Nichelle

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