Dead Stop 20th-anniversary reflections. We enter a pristine house of horrors with offers that seem too good to be trueone that puts humanity in its place and proves that Roxann Dawson knows how to

“Minefield” 20th-anniversary reflections. We get inside the heads of Reed and Archer to explore their relationship and discuss the value of simplicity in storytelling as well as the challenge of bring

“Carbon Creek” 20th-anniversary reflections. We explore the rewriting of history, diversity among Vulcans, how the writers turned a grab bag of Star Trek's greatest time travel hits into a delightful

“Shockwave, Part II” 20th-anniversary reflections. We explore a future in jeopardy, how portrayal of the future has changed over 20 years, the transformation of T'Pol, and how Jonathan Archer is so pi

“Shockwave” 20th-anniversary reflections. We discuss how this story moves the Temporal Cold War toward a hot one, Archer's guilt, the use of time travel, and the repercussions of the efforts of the Su

“Two Days and Two Nights” 20th-anniversary reflections. We discuss this fun shore leave story that brings some serious commentary, contrasting Hoshi's experience with that of Trip and Malcolm and disc

“Desert Crossing” 20th-anniversary reflections. We discuss how the episode serves as a proto-Prime Directive story, Archer's reputation, shades of gray, and how the story could have benefited from mor

“Fallen Hero” 20th-anniversary reflections. We discuss how the story brings us an unexpected take on Vulcans and an ambassador who we wish we'd seen more of, as well as the realities of life in deep s

“Vox Sola” 20th-anniversary reflections. We discuss how this story approaches the importance of communication, the nuance of language, and cross-cultural misunderstanding from many angles, plus the at

“Detained” 20th-anniversary reflections. We discuss how this story meant as commentary on the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II has a much more timeless message about wrongs repeate