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Star Trek Universe
by Matthew Carroll and David C. Roberson and Effie Ophelders
Star Trek news, reviews, and episode discussions across the entire franchise. David C. Roberson breaks down the latest news and Star Trek series with lifelong friend Matthew Carroll and introduces longtime friend Effie Ophelders to classic Trek for the very first time. From Strange New Worlds and Starfleet Academy to The Original Series, The Next Generation, and everything in between, we explore the Star Trek universe one episode at a time!
Episodes
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Strange New Worlds 4x10 - "Tomorrow's Enterprise" Review
Let’s steal away to temporal frays – though the stakes are soft and hornless! Aye, tis time to close this gimcrack group of gimmicks gormless! 🎙 Episode Reviewed: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 4x10 - "Tomorrow's Enterprise" 👥 Hosts: David C. Roberson Matthew Carroll Note: This episode of Star...
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Strange New Worlds 4x09 - "Once La'An a Time" Review
Strange New Worlds has gimmicked their way to gimcrack! We're reviewing the gorgeous, mostly well-acted (but ultimately nonsensical) bit of uselessness that is the penultimate episode of season 4. 🎙 Episode Reviewed: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 4x09 - "Once La'An a Time" OR "Once This Was a...
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Strange New Worlds 4x08 - "Orders of Magnitude" Review
Strange New Worlds finally got back around to making Star Trek for a second! There was a badmiral, tough choices to make, and ol tricky Kirk provin' his command worth! Pop-pop! 🎙 Episode Reviewed: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 4x08 - "Orders of Magnitude" 👥 Hosts: David C. Roberson Matthew...
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Strange New Worlds 4x07 - "Like Chronitons Through the Hour Glass" Review
Strange New Worlds used this week's insufferable gimmick for good rather than evil, but it was still a whole lot. We're here with our thoughts, a couple of tears, and a whole lot of laughs as we break down and discuss soaps, tropes, and future hopes. 🎙 Episode Reviewed: Star Trek: Strange New...
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Strange New Worlds 4x06 - "Off-Hour" Review (The Wee-Wee Episode)
Strange New Worlds is still gimmicking, but this time they're augmenting who they are instead of replacing it. We have thoughts, and they aren't all positive, but we have some great laughs on this episode! 🎙 Episode Reviewed: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 4x06 - "Off-Hour" 👥 Hosts: David C....
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Strange New Worlds 4x05 - "Level Five Transporter Accident" Review
Strange New Worlds tries to pull a smile, but does it succeed? If you enjoyed this episode, we're happy for you, but we're getting into our thoughts no punches pulled and no strings attached! 🎙 Episode Reviewed: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 4x05 - "Level Five Transporter Accident" 👥 Hosts…
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Strange New Worlds 4x04 - "A Case of Chiaroscuro" Review
Why does Strange New Worlds seem to have a problem understanding the, ahem, Kor of pre-established characters? Why are they failing to make compelling television week-after-week? Maybe it's because they aren't interested in making Star Trek at all. We're nudging through the noir nonsense,...
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Strange New Worlds 4x03 - "Human Best Friend" Review
How do you manage to fumble Dave Foley? We're talking one of the worst episodes in the history of the franchise, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 4x03, "Human Best Friend". 🎙 Episode Reviewed: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 4x03 - "Human Best Friend" 👥 Hosts: David C. Roberson Matthew Carroll Note:...
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Strange New Worlds 4x02 - "The Griffin Incident" Review
On this episode of Star Trek Universe, we’re talking Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, 4x02, where there are lots of jump scares, ghost sumsuches, and ear clippers! EAR CLIPPERS! Also, the writers missed a great finger foods joke. 🎙 Episode Reviewed: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 4x02 - "The…
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Strange New Worlds 4x01 - "Valles Marineris" Review
On this episode of Star Trek Universe, we’re talking the season four premiere episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, punching dinosaurs, and kicking bootstrap paradoxes in the d. 🎙 Episode Reviewed: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 4x01 - "Valles Marineris" 👥 Hosts: David C. Roberson Matthew...
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Star Trek 3x08 - "The Empath" Review
On this episode of Star Trek Universe, we’re talking asshole aliens altruistically assaulting to test their kidnapped mute, maman! 🎙 Episode Reviewed: Star Trek The Original Series 3x08 - "The Empath" 👥 Hosts: David C. Roberson Effie Ophelders Note: This episode of Star Trek Universe continues...
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Star Trek 3x07 - "Is There in Truth No Beauty?" Review
On this episode of Star Trek Universe, if you can’t face a threat that’s insidious, put on your red visors and shame a friend who’s hideous, maman. We’re talking “Is There in Truth No Beauty?” 🎙 Episode Reviewed: Star Trek The Original Series 3x07 - "Is There in Truth No Beauty?" 👥 Hosts: David...
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Star Trek 3x06 - "Spock's Brain" Review
Effie and Dave have finally arrived at "Spock's Brain", oft-fingered as the worst episode of Star Trek ever made! Is it that? We'll get into it, maman! There sure be some rough whittlin' in this woodworkin' shop! 🎙 Episode Reviewed: Star Trek The Original Series 3x06 - "Spock's Brain" 👥 Hosts:...
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Star Trek 3x05 - "And The Children Shall Lead" Review
We meet an adversary so diabolical, he can teach children to control minds by pretending to use a shake weight – so powerful Kirk knows his name despite it never being uttered – so charismatic he can get away with wearing a floral-print trash bag moo-moo! We get to partake in some good,...
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Star Trek 3x04 - "The Enterprise Incident" Review
Romulans using Klingon designs!? Vulcan and Romulan finger entwined!? Kirk and Spock are looking for a cloaking device while the Romulan commander's looking for a poking so nice! It's a wild ride this episode, maman! 🎙 Episode Reviewed: Star Trek The Original Series 3x04 - "The Enterprise...
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Star Trek 3x03 - "The Paradise Syndrome" Review
An ancient obelisk reveals mysteries of the Star Trek universe, and in turn robs Kirk of his memory! But was Kirk meant to lose his mind on Amerind? Effie and I have a lot of questions, maman! 🎙 Episode Reviewed: Star Trek The Original Series 3x03 - "The Paradise Syndrome" 👥 Hosts: David C....
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Star Trek 3x02 - "Elaan of Troyius" Review
The Dohlman of Elas is problematic as hell, maman! But that don't stop us from enjoying KIrk as her tear-stained white knight! Well, maybe it stops us a little. 🎙 Episode Reviewed: Star Trek The Original Series 3x02 - "Elaan of Troyius" 👥 Hosts: David C. Roberson Effie Ophelders Note: This...
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Star Trek 3x01 - "Spectre of the Gun" Review
Maman, it's that time again that we jump back in to Classic Trek Watch/Rewatch! This time we're digging into the first episode of the final season: "Spectre of the Gun"! It's a rootin' shootin' cowboy adventure, maman! Nothing is O.K. at this corral! 🎙 Episode Reviewed: Star Trek The Original...
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Starfleet Academy Finale Feedback
Long-form discussion, maman! We're digging into all your feedback, even some left about episodes 8 and 9! We're also getting incredibly distracted, maman. Long, winding trails of conversation! NOTE: This episode was recorded before Starfleet Academy was canceled! 👥 Hosts: David C. Roberson…
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Starfleet Academy Canceled | News
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is officially canceled. Season 2 will still supposedly air. Sad day, maman. 👥 Hosts: David C. Roberson Matthew Carroll Note: This episode of Star Trek Universe continues Dave and Matt's ongoing journey discussing Star Trek as they have since the late 1980s. 🖖 Listen…
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Starfleet Academy 1x10 - "Rubincon" Review
Shoot, this could have been the series finale, maman! All tied up in a bow proper! Made us cry and everything! Great season, maman! Hope you enjoyed it! 🎙 Episodes Reviewed: Star Trek: Starfleet Academy 1x10 - "Rubincon" Review 👥 Hosts: David C. Roberson Matthew Carroll Note: This episode of…
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Starfleet Academy 1x09 - "300th Night" Review
Maman got found, maman! Caleb and his new family are in search of his old one, but terrible danger be lurkin', maman! Matt and Dave are catching up on the penultimate episode of the season, maman! It's a good one. Jonathan Frakes directed, so you knew it probably would be. 🎙 Episodes Reviewed:...
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Starfleet Academy 1x08 - "The Life of Stars" Review
SAM is not okay, maman. In fact, no one is. Gotta call in Tilly, maman. DO a little Our Town. Emily can't come back, but Tarima can. But what if there are two ghost girls? It's a Real Life tearjerker, maman. 🎙 Episodes Reviewed: Star Trek: Starfleet Academy 1x08 - "The Life of the Stars" Review…
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Starfleet Academy 1x07 - "Ko'Zeine" Review
Okay, maman, so Jay-Den is Darem's Ko'Zeine, but will he co-sign this Khionian lifestyle design? We also have warp slugs, altered recommendation letters, and long, lingering silences that are sure to cause rifts! 🎙 Episodes Reviewed: Star Trek: Starfleet Academy 1x07 - "Ko'Zeine" Review 👥…
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Starfleet Academy 1x06 - "Come, Let's Away" Review
Fire up your singularity drive, maman! It's time for the tiny fireflies because there are Furies who hate being Furies and they're in pain all the time, maman. It's rough! Plus there are twists and stuff being pulled out of necks and some rough revelations about sons and the sacrifices people…
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Starfleet Academy 1x05 - "Series Acclimation Mil" Review
There are tears of the prophets and tears of some podcast hosts this week, maman! We gush and choke over S.A.M.'s journey to understanding herself and her mission through an investigation to find out what happened to Captain Benjamin Sisko! We can live with it. 🎙 Episodes Reviewed: Star Trek:...
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Starfleet Academy 1x04 - "Vox in Excelso" Review
Talk about a voice from on high, maman! We speak the words of the angels! Fallen angels 😈. Come sit with us as we discuss this killer episode that delves into Jay-Den's tragic past! We got jokes, but we had tears, too! And lots of feedback, maman! 🎙 Episodes Reviewed: Star Trek: Starfleet…
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Starfleet Academy 1x03 - "Vitus Reflux" Review
Ten-hut, Cadet Maman! We got war games or some such! Tally-ho! Wait, that's Trelane. Scratch that, but it's time for patience, Maman! And don't forget empathy! Watch out for the betazoid in the Mugato suit, Maman... 🎙 Episodes Reviewed: Star Trek: Starfleet Academy 1x03 - "Vitus Reflux" Review…
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Starfleet Academy 1x01 - "Kids These Days" | 1x02 - "Beta Test" Review
Good day, Cadet Maman! It's time for your academy orientation! We'll be discussing the first two episodes of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy! Get to know your fellow students, Maman. Reacquaint yourself with an old friend. It won't be a perfect experience, but it will be pretty enriching, Maman. 🎙...
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Star Trek 2x26 - "Assignment: Earth" Review
Maman! Hey, Maman! I'm glad we caught you! I wanted to invite you to take a trip with Effie and myself to New York City of 1968. Specifically 811 East 68th Street, Apt 12B – a quite extraordinary apartment with an exceptional new tenant – Class 1 supervisor 194 – Codename: Gary Seven. He, his…
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Star Trek 2x25 - "The Omega Glory" Review
Oh, maman... On this episode of Star Trek Universe, it’s a dash of racism,a sprinkling of imperialism, and a skosh of jingoism as Effie and I roll our eyes along to one of the absolute worst episodes of Star Trek ever produced – an episode so bad it was repeatedly rejected by the studio, from the...
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New Unconnected Star Trek Film + Khan Canonicity, A Sisko Tease and... Pluribus!?
On this episode of Star Trek Universe, Matt and Dave are discussing the death of the Kelvinverse, Paramount's aborting of Simon Kinberg's Star Trek: Origin trilogy and the development of Goldstein and Daley's new supposedly unconnected Star Trek film! We're also talking about the canonicity of…
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Star Trek 2x24 - "The Ultimate Computer" Review
On this episode of Star Trek Universe, Effie and I encounter the most advanced multitronic unit of the 23rd century: Richard Daystrom’s prototype M-5 computer. Otherwise known as Dick “Defense-Ain’t-Murder” Daystrom’s Destruction Device. We’ll get into this catalyst for Kirk’s existentialist...
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Star Trek 2x23 - "Patterns of Force" Review
On this episode of Star Trek Universe, Effie and I find ourselves in another earth-history contaminated culture as a matter of course. With Space Nazis, Space Jews and Patterns of Force. We’ll get into John Gill and his misguided attempts at introducing Nazism with benign leadership in our review...
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Star Trek 2x22 - "Return to Tomorrow" Review
On this episode of Star Trek Universe, Effie and I learn that sometimes it’s best to let Sargons be bygones - especially when you meet douche bags with big ball energy who like to call ya “son”! Hide your Muldaurs and hide your Spocks, maman! They're snatchin' everybody out here! As we continue…
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Star Trek 2x21 - "By Any Other Name" Review
On this episode of Star Trek Universe, Effie and Dave learn what a sensual thing an apology can be – and that if you drink too much ya might turn green, maman! Or your drink might, anyway. As we continue our rewatch/first-watch of The Original Series, we find ourselves face-to-face with the...
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Star Trek 2x20 - "A Piece of the Action" Review
On this episode of Star Trek Universe, Effie and Dave beam down to Sigma Iotia II — the planet that found a book about Chicago mobsters and decided to run with it! From fedoras to tommy guns, the Iotians built an entire society modeled after 1920s gangland culture, maman. Now the warring “bosses”...
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Starfleet Academy NYCC Trailer, Strange New Worlds Season 4 Clip, + United Updates
We’re talking Starfleet Academy casting (Tilly's back, sorta) and premiere news, Strange New Worlds season 4’s “go for broke” energy, and the Star Trek: United series that might still be. Interesting news bits abound in the world of Trek, maman! Starfleet Academy Tilly is Reportedly Only in One...
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Star Trek 2x19 - "The Immunity Syndrome" Review
On this episode of Star Trek Universe, Effie and I find ourselves dark place drained of energy, maman – I’m not talking about seasonal depression – We’re spending some time inside of a giant amoeba as we review Star Trek 2x19, "The Immunity Syndrome"! Episode Reviewed: Star Trek 2x19 - "The...
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Star Trek 2x18 - "Obsession" Review
It takes a bloodthirsty captain to kill a bloodthirsty cloud, maman! We're talking all about Jim Kirk's obsession with a vampire cloud creature who killed half his crew 11 years ago! More Moby Dick, maman! Another cloud creature! Another vampire, too. This one is a triple-threat retread, maman!...
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Star Trek 2x17 - "The Gamesters of Triskelion" Review
Effie and Dave fight to be vended as thralls while wearing tin foil bikinis and getting eye-effed by Galt! Lord have mercy upon us, maman! It'll be no time before we're served the old Jim Kirk peck-n-punch! Or worse, his cock-n-sock! Episode Reviewed: Star Trek 2x17 - "The Gamesters of…
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Star Trek 2x16 - "A Private Little War" Review
Kirk brings the crew to a spot he visited before, but he expected paradise -- not a private little war! This is an uneven-but-fun episode to talk about, maman! We got G̶u̶m̶a̶t̶o̶, er, Mugato bites, a witch with a small, deadly box, wigs, Lisa Frank stickers on foreheads and a Vietnam redux…
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News: Strange New Worlds! Year One! Legacy! Scouts! The Paramount/WBD Merger!
It's our 300th episode, maman! We're getting into all sorts of news! Strange New Worlds Goldsman and Myers' Thoughts on Rewriting History in "Terrarium" Taking From "The Inner Light" for the finale was Intentional Batel's Loss Will Impact Pike Forever Pike Can't Escape His Fate Batel's Eyes Were...
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Strange New Worlds 3x10 - "New Life and New Civilizations" Review
They finally told an original story, maman -- or they started to before they were "inspired" by an episode of The Next Generation and did that instead. Alright, fine. It was the only part that actually worked. Episode Reviewed: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 3x10 - "New Life and New Civilizations"...
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Strange New Worlds 3x09 - " Terrarium" Review
Divert power to cliché, snarky one-liners, maman! Even in the face of death, and with no one listening, it's time to get in an old yuk-yuk! But ain't nobody laughing at the end, maman. It goes from tragic story to a tragic couple of missteps in franchise continuity! What are they doing, maman?...
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Strange New Worlds 3x08 - "Four-and-a-Half Vulcans" Review
Yes, we watched it, maman. We saw "Four-and-a-Half Vulcans." Our tears are bitter, maman. Our souls are thin as to be wisped away by a wayward zephyr. We weep for our bodies are malnourished; our spirits are distressed. It is a dark age, maman. We require a bonfire of the inanities. Episode...
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Strange New Worlds 3x07 - "What is Starfleet?"
Beto’s been filming on the Enterprise for weeks, maman - and the fruit of his labor is “What is Starfleet?” There were other things to talk about, maman. Starfleet probably didn't declassify that ish, maman. We’re talking about Strange New Worlds 3x07 - “What is Starfleet?” as well as a little…
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Strange New Worlds 3x06 - "The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail" Review
Pelia talking about her age is getting stale while Kirk becomes the Sehlat who ate its tail. Gather your telephones, maman! It's time for a chat! Episode Reviewed: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 3x06 - "The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail" Hosts: David C. Roberson Matthew Carroll Note: This episode of…
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Star Trek 2x15 - "Journey to Babel" Review
There’s a murderer on board, So Spock might pull the chord! You’ll hear Sarek say “My Wife! Attend!” while a Tellarite meets his end! A killer runs amok while Spock’s parents finger fuuh, oh -- uh, how about... D.C. Fontana brings more world-building to this intergalactic fable as we’re settling…
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Archer Series!? + Strange New Worlds 3x05 - "Through The Lens of Time" Review
Mike Sussman and Bakula have a pitch for a President Archer series! Simon Pegg says the new head of Paramount is a huge Star Trek fan! Plus we review Strange New Worlds 3x05, "Through the Lens of Time" and love it! So many fan theories this episode, maman! It's jam-packed! Episode Reviewed: Star...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Star Trek news, reviews, and episode discussions across the entire franchise.
David C. Roberson breaks down the latest news and Star Trek series with lifelong friend Matthew Carroll and introduces longtime friend Effie Ophelders to classic Trek for the very first time.
From Strange New Worlds and Starfleet Academy to The Original Series, The Next Generation, and everything in between, we explore the Star Trek universe one episode at a time!
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Matthew Carroll and David C. Roberson and Effie Ophelders
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Star Trek news, reviews, and episode discussions across the entire franchise. David C. Roberson breaks down the latest news and Star Trek series with lifelong friend Matthew Carroll and introduces longtime friend Effie Ophelders to classic Trek for the very first time. From Strange New Worlds and...
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