Category: television
‘Star Trek: Discovery’ finally embraces standalone storytelling in its fourth season
The following contains minor spoilers for season four, episode six of 'Star Trek: Discovery' (and vague discussion of episode seven). There’s a bit of a trend or tradition among Star Trek shows, starting with The Next Generation. Somewhere around season three or four the show finds its way and actually…
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The ‘Lower Decks’ season two finale is Star Trek at its best
This post contains spoilers for season two, episode 10 of 'Star Trek: Lower Decks.' Last week I posited that seasons one and two of Lower Decks together would make up one story arc of the show. Given this week’s finale, it looks like we’ll be dealing with the consequences of…
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‘Prodigy’ is a kid-friendly Star Trek show taking the right lessons from Star Wars
This post keeps spoilers to the bare minimum since the show will not air until October 28th. While Star Trek certainly has its share of young fans, it’s never been specifically for the kids. Sure, there was the animated show back in the ‘70s, but that was basically a continuation…
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‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ is ready to let its ensign heroes rank up
The following contains minor spoilers for season two, episode nine of ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks.’ Throughout the history of Star Trek, it’s generally accepted that a member of Starfleet will spend about three years as an ensign, the lowest officer rank in the fleet. It’s the position given to new…
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What kind of show was Marvel’s ‘What If…?’ meant to be?
This post contains spoilers for the season finale of Marvel's 'What If…?' All season there were hints that What If…? was going to be more than just an anthology show. The fact that it debuted week to week, instead of dropping all at once like Star Wars Visions. The Watcher’s…
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The Watcher takes center stage on this week’s ‘What If…?’
This post contains spoilers for episode eight of Marvel's 'What If…?' In physics there’s what’s known as the “observer effect,” wherein an object or system is changed merely by observing it. On Marvel’s What If…? each episode has been witnessed by an apparently omniscient narrator known as The Watcher, who…
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