This week, our episodes under discussion are Space Above and Beyond numbers 8 and 9, the two-episode story Hostile Visit & Choice or Chance. These episodes were written by Payton Webb and Doc Johnson, respectively. They first aired on November 19th and 26th, 1995.

Hosts Kenneth and Eugene discuss if a second nail-clipping scene might have been included, whether Kylen was always green goo, whether her and West’s lack of chemistry was in the script or just on the screen, and whether the writers really understood Jimmy Doolittle’s raid on Tokyo.

The Saratoga faces a Chig attack, and the 58th salvage a Chig bomber. McQueen proposes a daring plan: use the Chig ship as a Trojan horse for a suicide mission to strike the enemy’s base. Despite opposition, McQueen persuades the Commodore. The 58th volunteers for the risky mission, leading to a failed attack and the destruction of the ship. However, they escape in an emergency pod, finding themselves on the Chig planet.

After a crash landing, McQueen and Tank escape the wreckage, but the rest of the gang is taken as prisoners to a Chig-run penal colony. Separated and facing various challenges, the team learns the AIs collaborate with the Chigs. McQueen signals the Saratoga, prompting a surprise rescue mission. Kylen offers West an escape plan, but suspicions arise. Tortured and manipulated, the team endures hardships. The Saratoga, aided by false information, launches a rescue while secrets unfold back on the ship.