Episode 9 - High Potential and Star Trek: Starfleet Academy

from Uninvited Critics · host Abhishek Jain and Daniel Yin

Abhishek and Daniel are back after a short break, and this time we're covering more than one show. We're also introducing something new — the Asian Dad disappointment scale. Check the episode for the full breakdown.First up: High Potential. Two seasons of Kaitlin Olson playing a genius LAPD cleaner, a D&D framework for why the show works and occasionally doesn't, and the French original that explains a key creative choice the American version made. Then Daniel makes the case for Star Trek: Starfleet Academy.

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