Star Trek episode reviews: A Matter of Time and New Ground

A Matter of Time My reviews are complete for episodes nine and ten of season five: A Matter of Time and New Ground. Life has gotten in the way a bit, but I’ve managed to barely keep things from going longer than a month between posts. A Matter of Time is an episode I usually … Read more

Star Trek episode reviews: Unification I and Unification II

That worked out well, didn’t it? The Unification two-parter just happened to be episodes seven and eight of the season, so I get to include them both in this post. My pace is slightly faster this month, as I keep plowing through season 5. “Plowing through” is the right term when talking about Unification I. … Read more

Star Trek episode reviews: Disaster and The Game

Wish I could say I’ve accelerated the rate at which I write reviews, but life has been a bit tumultuous lately. Not to fear, I will finish! In the meantime I’ve at least written two more, the fifth and sixth episodes of season five. Disaster kicks us off with a disaster, as the Enterprise runs … Read more

Star Trek episode reviews: Ensign Ro and Silicon Avatar

Slow but steady, I’ve completed two more reviews for season five. The episodes I’ve done are Ensign Ro and Silicon Avatar. Not exactly outstanding episodes like the previous two. One is definitely worth watching, the other is definitely optional. Ensign Ro introduces us to…*drumroll* Ensign Ro! She’s a member of a new race in the … Read more

Star Trek episode reviews: Redemption II and Darmok

After something of a long wait, the first two episodes of season five are complete! This time around it’s Redemption II and Darmok, two standout episodes of the entire series. Redemption II is a worthy denouement and Darmok is simply an episode for the ages. Redemption II is the 100th episode and is all about … Read more