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It's a personal TrekRanks deep dive of those "Top 5 Comfort Characters" that everyone has. It's the go to characters you gravitate toward when you need an episode that you know is going to settle you down and bring you to a place of Zen – or that place of comfort. Our veteran panel of host Jim Moorhouse and guests Debbie Moltisanti and Ryan Riddle each come up with their own unique take on defining their "comfort characters" that see big name characters, recurring characters and one-off characters all get selected.

Season 3 is here and First Flight, and the Carrot Crew, have many things to discuss! Chris and Abby are chatting about "Impulse" and all the creepy shots, Vulcan zombies and the heebie jeebies it gives us.

When Enterprise responds to a distress call from a Vulcan ship stranded in the Delphic Expanse, Archer and his boarding team are attacked by insane zombie-like Vulcans.

Season 3 Format:
-Welcome & Reed Alert (spoiler warning)
-Captain's Log & Haiku (episode recap)
-Pros and Decons (analysis of episode)
- Viewscreen On (calling out a beautiful visual shot or director's choice of shot)
- Flipping Duras and/or VAMF (Vulcan as a Mother Flipper) Awards as needed
-Porthos' Pick (our favorite parts)
-Trivia
-Vulcans' Verdict (rating the episode on a scale of 1-10 grapplers)

Feel free to let us know your picks for each question so we can share them on our next Mail Bag episode. (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!)

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"Long will we Rank! Long will we Rank!" After five great seasons, it's time to bid adieu to Star Trek: Discovery with our "Top 5 Discovery Season 5 Moments." Our panel of host Jim Moorhouse and guests Caleb Dorsch and Jordan La Fordan break it all down with TrekRanks Matrix by choosing their favorite production elements, behind-the-scenes creatives, characters, episodes and one Dabo Round wildcard pick. The red directive has been lifted for this episode, so download and listen now!

Season 3 is here and First Flight, and the Carrot Crew, have many things to discuss! Chris and Abby are chatting about "Rajiin" and all the twists, Reptilians and gauzy costumes it offers.

Rescued by Archer from an alien bazaar, a captivating slave girl, Rajiin, uses her sultry, hypnotic mental powers on the crew to steal data on humans for her Xindi overlords. But when her deception is discovered, Archer throws her in the brig, forcing the Reptilian Xindi to storm the ship, weapons blazing, to spring her free.

Season 3 Format:
-Welcome & Reed Alert (spoiler warning)
-Captain's Log & Haiku (episode recap)
-Pros and Decons (analysis of episode)
- Viewscreen On (calling out a beautiful visual shot or director's choice of shot)
- Flipping Duras and/or VAMF (Vulcan as a Mother Flipper) Awards as needed
-Porthos' Pick (our favorite parts)
-Trivia
-Vulcans' Verdict (rating the episode on a scale of 1-10 grapplers)

Feel free to let us know your picks for each question so we can share them on our next Mail Bag episode. (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!)

Find Us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook & Bluesky:
@FirstFlightPod
Abby: @abbymsommer
Chris: @ShelfNerds

Email us feedback (90 secs or less)
firstflightpod@gmail.com

Find Us on YouTube:
First Flight's Channel: Tricorder Transmissions Network Chris' Channel : Completing the Shelf

Our longest running series returns with the "Top 5 Scenes with a Beam." It's the 16th edition of our great "Scenes in Trek" series, and this time we are going broad, because a scene with a beam can be just about anything. A transporter beam, a phaser beam, a tractor beam, a deflector beam – the list just keeps on going! Our expert panel of host Jim Moorhouse and guests Claire Little and Ken Reilly go deep on this one, even dissecting the many different definitions of the word "beam." Beam yourself up for this one.

Season 3 is here and First Flight, and the Carrot Crew, have many things to discuss! Chris and Abby are chatting about "Extinction" and its flames, intense squatting and moral moments.

Their ongoing quest for the Xindi leads the Enterprise crew to a tropical alien world where Archer, Reed and Hoshi are exposed to a highly contagious virus that transforms their bodies and minds into those of the long extinct alien inhabitants of the planet.

Season 3 Format:
-Welcome & Reed Alert (spoiler warning)
-Captain's Log & Haiku (episode recap)
-Pros and Decons (analysis of episode)
- Viewscreen On (calling out a beautiful visual shot or director's choice of shot)
- Flipping Duras and/or VAMF (Vulcan as a Mother Flipper) Awards as needed
-Porthos' Pick (our favorite parts)
-Trivia
-Vulcans' Verdict (rating the episode on a scale of 1-10 grapplers)

Feel free to let us know your picks for each question so we can share them on our next Mail Bag episode. (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!)

Find Us on Twitter:
@FirstFlightPod
Abby: @abbymsommer Chris: @ShelfNerds

Find Us on YouTube:
First Flight's Channel: Tricorder Transmissions Network Chris' Channel : Completing the Shelf

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@firstflightpod