Star Trek episode reviews: Genesis and Journey’s End

Hey, four episodes done in one month! As busy as my life is, somehow I’m doing it. We are closing in on the last episodes of the series, this time with Genesis and Journey’s End, both of which are fairly enjoyable episodes. Genesis is caused by Dr. Crusher doing something to Barclay’s defective genes which … Read more

The dangers of blind loyalty to political parties

This is one of those things that’s been in my head for a while and needs to come out. This kind of feeling is what led to my initial post on the Iraq War, of which I’m very proud. This is something I’ve been passionate about for decades, and as the political polarization of this … Read more

Star Trek episode reviews: Masks and Eye of the Beholder

I have been able to crank these two out pretty quickly, and I’m proud of myself for that! This time I’ve reviewed Masks and Eye of the Beholder. Masks involves the Enterprise following a runaway comet that hides a very ancient alien archive, which soon begins to terraform the ship into some kind of city. … Read more

Wrath of the Righteous Power Builds: Two Archer Builds

I love archers. In the tabletop game archers are the martial kings: they can full attack without having to move an inch, and multiple options give them spellcasting as well. I love them. Why haven’t I written about archer builds previously? Simply because there is an abundance of archer-style NPCs in the game, so if … Read more

Star Trek episode reviews: Lower Decks and Thine Own Self

It’s been longer than I intended, but I’m happy to report I’ve completed the next two reviews of Star Trek: The Next Generation. This time we have a great one and a not-so-great one. Lower Decks is one I’ve been waiting to review all season. This innovative episode follows four junior officers working on the … Read more