Trek In Time
Join Sean and Matt as they rewatch all of Star Trek in order and in historical context.
191: Star Trek TOS Season 2, “A Piece of the Action”

https://youtu.be/AP0vWlUf27s
Matt and Sean talk about drastic redirection of tone in Star Trek: The Original Series’, “A Piece of the Action.” Was this a good idea?
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★ Support this podcast ★190: Star Trek TOS Season 2, “Immunity Syndrome”

https://youtu.be/slW4O8Lt6po
Matt and Sean talk about fighting a giant amoeba in Star Trek: The Original Series’, “Immunity Syndrome.” Is sacrifice necessary?
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★ Support this podcast ★189: Star Trek TOS Season 2, “Obsession”

https://youtu.be/2Zz4uP8YhRM
Matt and Sean talk about cracks in heroic facades in Star Trek: The Original Series’, “Obsession.” Is Kirk cracking and tilting at windmills?
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★ Support this podc188: Star Trek TOS Season 2, “Gamesters of Triskelion”

https://youtu.be/ZUNUIzokyHo
Matt and Sean talk about amusing ourselves pointlessly in Star Trek: The Original Series’, “Gamesters of Triskelion.” Can rubber brains be defeated?
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★ Support this podcast ★187: Star Trek TOS Season 2, “Private Little War”

https://youtu.be/ca0ZdHUUJWk
Matt and Sean talk about a morality tale that can barely hide its Vietnam commentary, in Star Trek: The Original Series’, “Private Little War.” Is the episode intriguing or outdated?
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186: Star Trek TOS Season 2, “Journey to Babel”

https://youtu.be/OFZEWMgrn8s
Matt and Sean talk about a murder mystery, the return of Mark Lenard, and how the Federation conducts business in Star Trek: The Original Series’, “Journey to Babel.” Is this episode gibberish or pure Star Trek?
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185: Star Trek TOS Season 2, “Bread and Circuses”

https://youtu.be/E2gIlJvrbY8
Matt and Sean talk about parallel development, 20th century Rome, and some good moments in Star Trek: The Original Series, “Bread and Circuses.” Does this episode rise to the occasion? Or does it knead more time in the oven?
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184: Star Trek TOS Season 2, “The Trouble With Tribbles”

https://youtu.be/VJ5OGHaiLhs
Matt and Sean talk about the one Star Trek: The Original Series episode that proved The Orville and Lower Decks could work as a full series. A funny Star Trek episode or just a laughably bad idea?
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183: Star Trek TOS Season 2, “I, Mudd”

https://youtu.be/mqbZJKSXG0w
Matt and Sean talk about androids, ignoring previous androids, and what about future androids, in Star Trek: The Original Series, including TOS’s “I, Mudd.” Does this episode hold up, or is it just too … robotic?
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182: Star Trek TOS Season 2, “The Deadly Years”

https://youtu.be/eGTGKPlhFeM
Matt and Sean talk about how getting old is viewed as a real calamity, in Star Trek: The Original Series’ “The Deadly Years.” Can you teach an old Kirk new tricks?
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181: Star Trek TOS Season 2, “Mirror, Mirror”

https://youtu.be/7UcZqFzCPM4
Matt and Sean talk about spawning not just one fictional universe, but two, in Star Trek: The Original Series episode, Mirror, Mirror. We get to see evil Spock’s evil goatee, but where are the seven dwarfs?
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180: Star Trek TOS Season 2, “The Apple”

https://youtu.be/erR63zfi8WU
Matt and Sean talk about out of control AIs… no, not ChatGPT… Star Trek: The Original Series, The Apple. An apple a day keeps Bones away. Wait … what?
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179: Star Trek TOS Season 2, “The Changeling”

https://youtu.be/syPOfZOcUVc
Matt and Sean talk about “Meh” episodes that lead to Motion Pictures, like Star Trek: The Original Series’, “The Changeling.” How does a 1960’s version of AI hold up to today’s version of actual AI?
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178: Star Trek TOS Season 2, “Wolf in the Fold”

https://youtu.be/L8HRSpnjtQc
Matt and Sean talk about finally solving the mystery of Jack the Ripper’s identity, and other things that make no sense in Star Trek: The Original Series, “Wolf in the Fold.”
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★ Support this podcast ★177: Star Trek TOS Season 2, “The Doomsday Machine”

https://youtu.be/oKTuih3wZl4
Matt and Sean talk about when a sense of duty becomes self-sacrifice in Star Trek: The Original Series. Is there a way to release guilt and anger without hurting those around you?
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https://youtu.be/4F5XDftceW8
Matt and Sean talk about going the extra mile for your best friend in Star Trek: The Original Series. What’s a little “to the death” fight between friends?
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175: Star Trek TOS Season 2, “Who Mourns for Adonais?”

https://youtu.be/Zyb4rnDCC2Y
Matt and Sean talk about abandoning the past in Star Trek: The Original Series. Kirk, Spock, and McCoy stand up to the gods in this one, but does this episode still stand up to today?
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★ Support this podcast ★174: Star Trek - Section 31 the Movie

https://youtu.be/uQn6njrh_pE
Matt and Sean talk about the new Paramount Plus… (cough)... film: SECTION 31. Is this really Star Trek?
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★ Support this podcast ★173: Star Trek TOS Season 2, “Friday’s Child”

https://youtu.be/UKRSewDAfeA
Matt and Sean talk about knowing when to push! At least when it comes to Star Trek: The Original Series. Dr McCoy’s bed side manner needs a little work, but that aside … does this episode still hold up to today?
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★ Support this podcast ★172: Star Trek TOS Season 2, “Metamorphosis”

https://youtu.be/qgFJ4iwgv0g
Matt and Sean talk about loving the alien in Star Trek: The Original Series. Who knew that was a female gas cloud? Clearly, Spock and Kirk do, but did you?
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★ Support this podcast ★171: Star Trek TOS Season 2, “Catspaw”

https://youtu.be/eBC3mnaTL_Y
Matt and Sean talk about another omnipotent being who can’t help but play games with the Star Trek: The Original Series crew. This is another Kirk making the ladies swoon. Does this trope work or does it need to stop?
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★ Support this podcast ★Out Of Time 26: Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Bad Monkey, Black Doves, and more

https://youtu.be/0pVF-QBagBs
Matt and Sean discuss Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Bad Monkey, the game Warframe, Nosferatu, and Black Doves.
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170: Star Trek: The Animated Series, “The Counter Clock Incident” & “The Time Trap”

https://youtu.be/tfEcuzUxQQQ
Matt and Sean talk about wrestling with big ideas on Saturday mornings in Star Trek: The Animated Series. Are Kirk and Spock as animated as they are in The Original Series?
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169: Star Trek TOS Season 1, “Operation–Annihilate!”

https://youtu.be/neRl_uThD0I
Matt and Sean talk about the Star Trek: The Original Series characters in their full form. The Kirk, Spock, McCoy-ness of it all are on full display in this one. Does Operation - Annihilate hold up or get destroyed by the passage of time?
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★ Support this podcast ★168: Star Trek TOS Season 1, “City on the Edge of Forever”

https://youtu.be/H7JafIqUxzw
Matt and Sean talk about making history personal in this episode of Star Trek: The Original Series. This is one of the most famous and beloved episodes of the original series, but does it hold up?
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★ Support this podcast ★167: Star Trek TOS Season 1, “Errand of Mercy”

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Matt and Sean talk about avoiding avoiding war at all costs from this episode of Star Trek: The Original Series. As “Star Trek” as this episode is, does it stand up to the test of time?
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★ Support this podcast ★166: Star Trek TOS Season 1, “Devil in the Dark”

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Matt and Sean talk about wanting to rock! … on this episode of Star Trek: The Original Series. Who doesn’t want to see Spock mind melding with a sentient rock?
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165: Star Trek TOS Season 1, “This Side of Paradise”

https://youtu.be/TNrv5ta13o4
In this episode we’re talking about underestimating the traumas of the past from Star Trek: The Original Series. Is this drug trip of an episode worth the watch?
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★ Support this podcast ★164: Star Trek TOS Season 1, “Space Seed”

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Matt and Sean talk about planting seeds that will bear fruit DECADES later in Star Trek: The Original Series. Captain Kirk and Khan meet for the first time. Does this major sci-fi rivalry hold up?
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★ Support this podcast ★163: Star Trek TOS Season 1, “A Taste of Armageddon”

https://youtu.be/iXE3-4rPCdQ
Matt and Sean talk about backless outfits and nuclear disasters in Star Trek: The Original Series. Warfare by computer? Are we living in the Matrix?
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★ Support this podcast ★162: Star Trek TOS Season 1, The Return of the Archons

https://youtu.be/wjcifyuVHZM
Matt and Sean talk about purges, pod-people, and Landru from this episode of Star Trek: The Original Series. Who doesn’t like a good purge?
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★ Support this podcast ★161: Star Trek TOS Season 1, Tomorrow is Yesterday

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Matt and Sean talk about time travel shenanigans on Star Trek: The Original Series. This time travel plot is something we’ve seen before, but is it still charming enough to work?
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★ Support this podcast ★160: Star Trek TOS Season 1, "The Alternative Factor"

https://youtu.be/aa_jfx_oBm4
Matt and Sean talk about special effects and ham in Star Trek: The Original Series. This doppelgänger episode is bad, but is it so doubly bad it’s doubly good?
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★ Support this podcast ★159: Star Trek TOS Season 1, "Arena”

https://youtu.be/5gqmmSdHnjw
Matt and Sean talk about a brand new threat on Star Trek: The Original Series! That we’ve seen before. Do the new Star Trek show’s retcons break the enjoyment of this episode?
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★ Support this podcast ★158: Star Trek TOS Season 1, "Squire of Gothos"

https://youtu.be/qo2ToVfCiXY
Matt and Sean talk about petulant space babies in Star Trek: The Original Series. Is this just a Q episode before there were Q?
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★ Support this podcast ★157: Star Trek TOS Season 1, "Shore Leave"

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Matt and Sean talk about yelling action while still hitting the keyboard in Star Trek: The Original Series. This episode is a tough one to watch, but are there any redeeming qualities to it?
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★ Support this podcast ★156: Star Trek TOS Season 1, "The Menagerie (pt. 1&2)"

https://youtu.be/lsIK83tsmh4
Matt and Sean talk about the repurposing of the original Star Trek: The Original Series pilot, putting Spock in the spotlight, and testing Kirk’s patience. Does recycling old content work for Star Trek?
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★ Support this podcast ★155: Star Trek TOS Season 1, "Court Martial"

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Matt and Sean talk about … space… madness in Star Trek: The Original Series. From courtroom drama to a crazy man committing sabotage, this one has it all. BUT … does it hold up?
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★ Support this podcast ★154: Star Trek TOS Season 1, "The Galileo Seven"

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Matt and Sean talk about Spock’s “first” command, sacrifices, and feelings in Star Trek: The Original Series. Is this episode good or is it nostalgia speaking?
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★ Support this podcast ★153: Star Trek TOS Season 1, "The Conscience of the King"

https://youtu.be/svz5nD0rz74
Matt and Sean talk about eugenics, military dictatorships, and aging in Star Trek: The Original Series. Has this episode held up over time or not aged well at all?
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