Second Officer Slog

Episodes

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   Special Network Update Minisode

   The strike is over! After what seems like a lifetime, the 2023 writers strike came to an end and with it the request podcasts not do promotional work. Which means we can get back to talking about movies! We’re really excited, but also it’s been a tough year, so we decided to make one short…

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   Nov 16, 2023
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   Second Officer Slog 060: Lower Decks Season 2 and "Prime Directive"

   We’re back! We’ve watched more Lower Decks and it’s fantastic, while reading a pretty interesting early Reeves-Stevens book that gives us the crunchy look at bad Starfleet beauracracy that we love. If you would like to get exclusive podcasts please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping to support us...

   Jul 6, 2023
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   Second Officer Slog 059: Lower Decks season 1 and "To Brave the Storm"

   We slide in under the closing Engineering door of the year to talk about Star Trek’s second foray into animation and the end (for now) of our Enterprise coverage as the Earth-Romulan war ends with a 600 page whimper. That was the thing we were building to? Sheesh. Good thing Lower Decks rules....

   Dec 11, 2022
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   Second Officer Slog 058: Beneath the Raptor's Wing (feat. SNW Season 1)

   We’re back to the past past with the next in the line of Enterprise relaunch books but also in the more present past of modern trek as we watched all of season 1 of Strange New Worlds and talk briefly about what it’s like to have new Star Trek on that’s just entertaining and good! The book is...

   Aug 15, 2022
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   Second Officer Slog 057: The 34th Rule

   We’re back with an infamous book written in part by Armin Shimerman about how he had wished DS9 had addressed the way people treat the Ferengi in Star Trek. Absolutely a thing someone should have done. Does this book manage to tackle it with courage and conviction? Well, yeah. Mostly. Does it...

   Feb 7, 2022
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   Second Officer Slog 056: Kobayashi Maru

   We’re back with another Enterprise book, but also Em’s been digging into some other parts of the Star Trek universe so look forward to a quick run down of the TNG relaunch books on this wild adventure into the nightmare world of space politics, space racism, space espionage, space romance, and...

   Jul 18, 2021
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   Second Officer Slog 055: The Good That Men Do

   Nobody can say when the intrepid Trek fans returned to history, but that is really the question we’ve come to discuss. Who has constructed this history, and for what purposes? What if Section 31 is actually not that bad? What if Andorians truly are the most obnoxious Federation member group? All...

   Jan 10, 2021
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   Second Officer Slog 054: Last Full Measure

   Pulled out of mothballs for one last mission, the intrepid crew of this ramshackle podcast are back to talk about an Enterprise book and the show as a whole. No other Trek news, but enjoy this microcosm of the whole show over the course of an hour. Someday we will probably return again! If you...

   Jul 13, 2020
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   Second Officer Slog 053: Star Trek Into Darkness

   We’re back after a long hiatus to … enjoy the worst Star Trek movie ever made! Join us as we take the trek into darkness and come out the other side confused as to why you’d even build a warp core like that, why Khan is even a bad guy in this universe, and what anyone’s motivation actually is....

   Oct 9, 2019
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    Second Officer Slog 052: Discovery S02E14 "Such Sweet Sorrow" part ii

    Star Trek Discovery is finished (for now), and so are we (for now). Of all the souls we have met in our journeys, this was the most television.

    Apr 20, 2019
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    Second Officer Slog 051: Discovery S02E13 "Such Sweet Sorrow" part i

    In the penultimate episode of Discovery season 2, Tilly’s girlfriend returns, everyone gets a goodbye, everyone gets another goodbye, and nothing really happens. Sorry for a downer one, it will be over soon. The article about the design of the Enterprise Em mentions: Design Secrets of Discovery’s...

    Apr 14, 2019
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    Second Officer Slog 050: Discovery S02E12 "Through the Valley of Shadows"

    We’re so very, very tired in this, the prepenultimate episode of Discovery season 2. Live long and prosper.

    Apr 9, 2019
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    Second Officer Slog 049: Discovery S02E11 "Perpetual Infinity"

    Finally Discovery rights itself and we have what we both consider to just be a good episode of Star Trek. Given that it involves forgetting major character motivations and making one of the characters a literal terminator, are we perhaps just forced to lower our standards? Or is it true that the...

    Mar 31, 2019
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    Second Officer Slog 048: Discovery S02E10 "The Red Angel"

    The Discovery solves several mysteries as another giant one opens before them in this episode that splits us in two on what exactly we want or are willing to accept from modern Star Trek. One thing’s for sure, Georgiou would NEVER sleep with Stammets in any universe. The intensity of nonsense…

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    Mar 24, 2019
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    Second Officer Slog 047: Discovery S02E09 "Project Daedalus"

    Wasted potential and piss poor writing does not a good episode make, but we do our best to talk through exactly why this episode of Discovery set a new low for this show. Sorry for the downer one, folks, hopefully next week picks back up!

    Mar 17, 2019
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    Second Officer Slog 046: Discovery S02E08 "If Memory Serves"

    We’re back to the very beginning as Spock and Burnham go to Talos IV, Christopher Pike actually gets a character arc 50 years later, and Saru reveals that he might never actually be fit for command now that he’s evolved. All this and more as we come into the back half of season 2 and try hard not...

    Mar 11, 2019
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    Second Officer Slog 045: Discovery S02E07 "Light and Shadows"

    We finally spend most of the episode talking about the actual episode of Star Trek, which means Sarek must be involved! But don’t worry, we get a little bit of time to yell about Enterprise, as is our wont. Also, a shocking revelation about the mirror universe that changes everything forever.

    Mar 3, 2019
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    Second Officer Slog 044: Discovery S02E06 "The Sounds of Thunder"

    The only thing better than good Star Trek is bad Star Trek. - Gene Roddenberry, 1961

    Feb 23, 2019
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    Second Officer Slog 043: Discovery S02E05 "Saints of Imperfection"

    Light spoilers for a bunch of DS9 and Enterprise in this episode. What happens when Discovery has its most dramatic story yet? We find time to talk about everything but the actual events of this episode. Combadges, tachyon particles, hair choices, prime Lorca, and many other things besides…

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    Feb 18, 2019
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    Second Officer Slog 042: Discovery S02E04 "An Obol for Charon"

    Saru gets sick, Number One gets a burg, and Stamets gets high af in our fourth episode of Discovery season 2! We cover the ups and downs of this episode, and finally get around to disagreeing on Discovery for maybe the first time? Please enjoy the adventure with us!

    Feb 11, 2019
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    Second Officer Slog 041: Discovery S02E03 "Point of Light"

    It’s time for the Klingons! What does it mean for Star Trek to be bad when there’s so much interesting stuff to talk about? We find out in this amazing mess of an episode!

    Feb 5, 2019
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    Second Officer Slog 040: Discovery S02E02 "New Eden"

    Discovery gets down and dirty with discussions of religion and the prime dir-oh, excuse me, General Order One, as we delve into the true joys of episodic Star Trek television. This episode isn’t our longest, but it might be our happiest. Please come along with us to the stars, to a new earth, and...

    Jan 27, 2019
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    Second Officer Slog 039: Discovery S02E01 "Brother"

    Discovery is back, and so are we! With the Enterprise out of commission, King Cop himself Christopher Pike is here to usher in a new era of fun space adventure. Does he succeed? Well, it’s only the pilot, but so far we’ve definitely ruffled a few feathers. Please enjoy the return of our weekly...

    Jan 21, 2019
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    Second Officer Slog 038: Short Treks 2

    Short Treks are back! This is the week Discovery season 2 starts! The train never stops and we’re climbing on and not letting go. Please enjoy as we talk about the best and worst of Star Trek short films this week, and prep for the weeks ahead. If you would like to get exclusive podcasts…

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    Jan 14, 2019
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    Second Officer Slog 037: Fear Itself

    The ramp up to Discovery season 2 continues as we take on the third Discovery book and discover that the boy is all right as we spend a very bad day with everyone’s scared anxiety friend Saru! Tholians, imperialism, racial dynamics of the Federation and more define what might be the best…

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    Jan 8, 2019
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    Second Officer Slog 036: Short Treks 1 and 2

    We’re back at the end of the year with one short episode about two short episodes of Star Trek trying to sell you on keeping your CBS All Access account going during the lean months where there is no Star Trek. They did not succeed, but we’re going to talk about the shorts anyway, giving them the...

    Dec 10, 2018
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    Second Officer Slog 035: Unity

    It’s all been building to this! The final chapter of this first ten book arc of the DS9 relaunch crashes home as all the threads of story collide in this … ending? Will Bajor enter the Federation? Will the Parasite threat destroy all our heroes have built? Will Quark and Ro Laren ever actually...

    Nov 13, 2018
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    Second Officer Slog 034: The Left Hand of Destiny Book Two

    We’re back again for the second adventure into the world of Klingons as Martok rebuffs an attempted coup and we get deep into Worf’s efforts to properly educate the youths of space. If you would like to get exclusive podcasts, writing, or even help create an episode of this show, please visit...

    Oct 18, 2018
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    Second Officer Slog 033: The Left Hand of Destiny, Book One

    The Dominion War is over, but the rhythms of war will never be purged from the Klingon heart! Join us as we return to the decade of Klingon politics as we watch the rise of Gowron, the challenge of the Duras, and the arrival of Martok onto the stage of history. Bat’leth will bleed as we toast to...

    Sep 18, 2018
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    Second Officer Slog 032: Redshirts

    We take a break from Star Trek for a duo of media inspired by Trek and taking it on as a sort of meta-parody with one of the best Star Trek movies and a well-regarded Trek-adjacent book! What happens when people comment on Star Trek? Does anyone actually try to critique the world of Star Trek or...

    Aug 27, 2018
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    Second Officer Slog 031: Rising Son

    It's been six months of DS9 relaunch. New friends have been made, tragedies have struck, and through it all Ezri and Bashir are still together. Let's put all of that aside for today as we follow one confused boy and his misadventures as Jake Sisko heads into the wormhole in search to the prophecy...

    Jul 17, 2018
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    Second Officer Slog 030: The Lives of Dax

    After a long, long absence we have returned to the world of the Deep Space Nine relaunch, but before we can tackle the final stretch of the first arc, we must step back and read a little book called: The Lives of Dax. Nine short stories for every Dax host, we talk a lot this episode about the…

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    Jun 26, 2018
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    Second Officer Slog 029: Drastic Measures

    The Second Officers (that's us, we're workshopping it) return for a new episode of your favourite Star Trek podcast! The stresses on our schedule are starting to clear, and so we've read the latest Discovery book for you all. It was, tragically, not a great note to come back on. But between that...

    May 22, 2018

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    Second Officer Slog 028: Star Trek (2009)

    There's a mistake in the timeline! We ditch our book and episodes for a month due to scheduling and instead turn our eyes to a little, forgotten corner of Star Trek lore. Once upon a time, a man named J J Abrams was given the keys to make a new vision of Star Trek. What we got wasn't exactly…

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    Apr 5, 2018
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    Second Officer Slog 027: Avenger

    James Kirk is dead (again), until he isn't. He's wishing he could see Spock (again), until he does. He's at cross purposes with Picard (again), until they aren't. The more things change, the more they stay the same was we wrap up the third book in the first Shatnerverse trilogy. We return to…

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    Mar 19, 2018
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    Second Officer Slog 026: The Return

    James Kirk is dead. Once, on the Enterprise-B, sacrificing himself to save a ship of strangers. Twice, on Veridian III, giving his life to save a planet of unknown aliens. And now? Well ... there are always possibilities, especially when the actor playing you is both wildly infamously egotistical...

    Feb 15, 2018
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    Second Officer Slog 025: Discovery Episode 15

    The finale of Discovery is here! We talk about the very final episode of Star Trek's return to television (on the internet), and after a season of ups and downs it all comes down to one question: will they stick the landing? Yes. Yes they absolutely do. Spoilers.

    Feb 12, 2018
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    Second Officer Slog 024: Discovery Episode 14

    The USS Discovery is back in the Prime universe, and the war has gone very badly. What beacon of hope can we turn to in these moments of peril? Surely not the leader of the evil space fascists. That wouldn't make sense. No sir. But here, in the penultimate episode, all sorts of bullshit will go...

    Feb 6, 2018
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    Second Officer Slog 023: Discovery Episode 13

    It's a bit of a down week here in Second Officer Slog but we're still bringing Star Trek Discovery takes to the people. Last time, we were wrong about literally everything that it is possible to be wrong about, and this time the possibility space closes up and we watch everyone punch each other.

    Jan 31, 2018

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    Second Officer Slog 022: Discovery Episode 12

    The Mirror Universe spins off in complicated directions as we ponder the possibilities of existence and Em tries very hard to not say that Kelpians probably taste delicious. A lot happens as we begin to head to the end of this season!

    Jan 22, 2018
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    Second Officer Slog 021: The Ashes of Eden

    Second Officer Slog makes a glorious return as we begin the epic journey that is The Shatnerverse. In this month's book we deal with Kirk's Horny Middle Aged Crisis and greatly relish in the thinly veiled metaphor it all is for the difficulty of being William Shatner. It's a really good podcast…

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    Jan 17, 2018

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    Second Officer Slog 020: Discovery Episode 11

    In this week's Discovery, everything happens at once, and in this raucous episode of SOS, we stumble upon some of the most troubling deep lore possibilities yet. Here's the IGN article we talked about this week!

    Jan 16, 2018

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    Second Officer Slog 019: Discovery Episode 10

    It is a turbulent time for Abnormal Mapping, but we just had to talk about the latest Star Trek: Discovery. It's a fucking stealth sequel to an episode of Enterprise, it could not possibly be more atop its bullshit if it tried, come on in and enjoy the return of everyone's favourite show. Here's...

    Jan 8, 2018

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    Second Officer Slog 018: Desperate Hours

    Second Officer Slog, December 2017, we're here at the very beginning of Star Trek to talk about both the pilot that started it all and the latest book about the very latest Trek. Vulcan nonsense, the aesthetics of the pre-Kirk Enterprise, and the politics of the Federation in the 23rd Century…

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    Dec 5, 2017
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    Second Officer Slog 017: Discovery Episode 9

    We're here at the end of all things, where the Pahvans misstepped and made a terrible mistake, where the Discovery makes a daring gambit to take the next step forward, and we all boldly go for one last time in 2017 as the first half of the season comes to a dramatic conclusion. Join us for "Into...

    Nov 13, 2017
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    Second Officer Slog 016: Discovery Episode 8

    Hello friends, and welcome back to our continuing Discovery coverage. Today we talk about "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum," the penultimate episode of the fall half of this season. The table is set and Saru gets owned as we wonder about Cornwell and talk about how nice it is to have Trek book...

    Nov 9, 2017
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    Second Officer Slog 015: Lesser Evil

    Discovery barrels through the first half of the season but we still have books to read, and this week we complete our journey through the Mission Gamma series! It is one of the most wild books we have read in sheer terms of holy shit moments per page, and specifically tuned to the stuff we love...

    Nov 7, 2017
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    Second Officer Slog 014: Discovery Episode 7

    Hello everyone! Welcome back to our Discovery recaps! We're here to talk about episode 7, "Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad", and deviate into our thoughts on Tilly, Mudd in DIS versus ToS, our hopes for the show, and the Ash Tyler problem. It's a good show, even if we're very punchy from...

    Oct 31, 2017
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    Second Officer Slog 013: Discovery Episode 6

    We go on for ages about this week's Discovery, which is the most deep lore nonsense for episode six of a brand new star trek show! Sarek's Brain! Lorca's Scars! Klingon Spies! It's all kicking off, and we're just along for the ride.

    Oct 23, 2017

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    Second Officer Slog 012: Discovery Episode 5

    We're back for another journey down Discovery lane, as we reach a conclusion to the Tardigrade saga, open a door into possibilities dark and mysterious, and contemplate a real speed bump in the timeline of the show we've been presented with so far. Please enjoy this talk of Discover episode 5,...

    Oct 16, 2017