83: Really Cruel Smirk

Plato’s Stepchildren Commentary With @FirstTimeTrek. A lot of Season 3 episodes get a bad rap. Do they all deserve it? In this episode of <em style= "margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 19px; font-family: ProximaNova, 'Helvetica Neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; background: transparent;">​Standard Orbit​, Mike and Drew are joined by Andi as she walks us through "Plato's Stepchildren", showing us that it may not be as bad as we think. We compare the episode to such diverse films as <em style= "margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 19px; font-family: ProximaNova, 'Helvetica Neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; background: transparent;">​Airplane!, Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire, and <em style= "margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 19px; font-family: ProximaNova, 'Helvetica Neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; background: transparent;">Eyes Wide Shut​, while discovering that it's hard to draw the line between what is embarrassing for the character to do and what the actor has to do. No animals were harmed in the making of this podcast. Hosts Drew Stewart and Mike Schindler Guest Andi (@FirstTimeTrek)   Editor and Producer Drew Stewart Executive Producers Norman C. Lao, Matthew Rushing, and C Bryan Jones Associate Producers Rene Roberts and Richard Rutledge, Jr. Production Manager Richard Marquez   Content Manager Will Nguyen   Chapters Commentary Start (00:03:03) Final Thoughts (00:54:05) Farewells (00:57:30) Closing (00:59:10)