Trekkin Up North

Michael Goodwill and Synoiz
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A loving & irreverent discussion of all things Star Trek and Sci-fi with Captain Goodwill & Science Officer Synoiz. A weekly podcast reviewing the best and worst of Trek as well as new episodes as they are released. Join our community Discord at https://www.trekkinupnorth.com/discord - Subscribe to our YouTube channel (for a televisual version of the show!) at https://www.trekkinupnorth.com

  1. Star Trek Enterprise Review: Similitude (with Duncan K Fraser of Letter Decks)

    28 Jun

    Star Trek Enterprise Review: Similitude (with Duncan K Fraser of Letter Decks)

    It's another fantastic episode from our Dabo Wheel of Honour. This week we're reviewing the season 3 Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Similitude" with special guest and Enterprise's Ensign Walsh, Duncan K Fraser! Similitude is an episode that delves into the ethics and morality of medicine in desperate situations as Captain Archer gives permission to create a clone of the critically injured Chief Engineer Tucker in order to harvest what is needed to save his life. In our review Captain Goodwill can't believe how emotional this episode makes him, Science Officer Synoiz can't understand how an episode with double the amount of Trip Tuckers isn't sexier, and poor Duncan has to make sense of everything else. Join us on Trekkin Up North for our review of Similitude!  Follow Duncan and Letter Decks on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/letter_decks Follow the new Letter Decks YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@Letter_Decks Follow Duncan K Fraser on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/duncan_k_fraser Subscribe to our YouTube channel for new episodes every Friday: https://trekkinupnorth.com  Join us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/trekkinupnorth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    2h 31m
  2. Star Trek The Next Generation Review: Yesterday's Enterprise

    24 Jun

    Star Trek The Next Generation Review: Yesterday's Enterprise

    Science Officer Synoiz and Captain Goodwill are back with another episode from the Dabo Wheel of Honour! "Yesterday's Enterprise" from Star Trek The Next Generation is the episode that sees the return of fan favourite Natasha Yar, leads to the birth of the villainous Sela, and gives us the amazing Captain Rachel Garrett (let's hope she doesn't get ruined as a character in future media eh?). It's an awesome story of time travel, consequences, responsibility, and knowing where you need to be in your life. ...but mostly time travel. Subscribe to our YouTube channel for new episodes every Friday: https://trekkinupnorth.com  Join us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/trekkinupnorth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1hr 50min
  3. Star Trek Deep Space Nine Review: Sacrifice of Angels

    15 Jun

    Star Trek Deep Space Nine Review: Sacrifice of Angels

    The Prophets of Bajor have smiled upon us with this choice from the Dabo Wheel of Honour. This episode of Star Trek Deep Space Nine has everything, espionage, space battles, murder, dastardly villains, divine intervention, and of course: hasperat soufflé.  Telling the season 6 story of Captain Benjamin Sisko's retaking of DS9 from the Dominion, "Sacrifice of Angels" is one of the pivotal moments of not only the entire show but the Dominion War as a whole. We can't wait to share our review of it with you all here on Trekkin Up North. It also includes the iconic "PROMENAADE!!" cry from Dukat! Subscribe to our YouTube channel for new episodes every Friday: https://trekkinupnorth.com  Join us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/trekkinupnorth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    2h 18m
  4. Star Trek Deep Space Nine Review: Profit and Lace

    1 Jun

    Star Trek Deep Space Nine Review: Profit and Lace

    A controversial one here from our Dabo Wheel of Shame. Will "Profit and Lace" from Deep Space Nine be seen as a progressive episode today or has it aged terribly? In this we see Quark's misogyny turned on its head when he's forced to become a she and fight for the rights of all Ferengi women. We get a lot of great performances in this, a threat against both women and the Ferengi alliance, and the introduction of the now iconic Sluggo Cola. Both Captain Goodwill and Science Officer Synoiz start with divided opinions about this episode, but will they change over the course of our review? Join us on Trekkin Up North for our review of Profit & Lace from DS9. Subscribe to our YouTube channel for new episodes every Friday: https://www.trekkinupnorth.com  Join us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/trekkinupnorth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    2h 4m
  5. Star Trek Voyager Review: The Fight

    17 May

    Star Trek Voyager Review: The Fight

    Well thanks to Science Officer Synoiz failing last week's challenge we're reviewing one of our worst episodes of Star Trek from the Dabo Wheel of Shame™ this week. "The Fight" is from season 5 of Voyager and is one of the most confusingly structured episodes of the entire show. We've got all the usual tropes: Chakotay's awkwardly written Native American catchphrases, plot device aliens that are never explained, Borg "oh yeah about that-" known phenomena, and Neelix once again having no reason to be there. So join Captain Goodwill and Science Officer Synoiz as we review Star Trek Voyager "The Fight". Also apologies to Rosalind Chao for... well everything really. Subscribe to our YouTube channel for new episodes every Friday: https://www.trekkinupnorth.com  Join us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/trekkinupnorth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    2hr 1min
  6. Star Trek Enterprise Review: Stigma

    13 May

    Star Trek Enterprise Review: Stigma

    Another episode from our Dabo Wheel of Honour, this time picked by Science Officer Synoiz. This is one of the finest episodes of Enterprise where we get to see Trek at its finest. Season 2 episode 14: "Stigma" where vulcan first officer T'Pol has to deal with her ongoing medical condition and the stigma associated with it from wider vulcan society. This episode is a very poignant way for Trek to address the AIDS crisis of the 1980s and 1990s and we go into it in depth along with the cultural differences we recognise among the various characters. We talk a lot about the reality of the HIV and AIDS crisis and how the stigma attached to it affected LGBT+ rights and how well Enterprise manages to tackle the subject. It's also a great Dr Phlox and Trip episode as we get to meet one of Phlox's many wives and he has to deal with her unwanted advances.  Subscribe to our YouTube channel for new episodes every Friday: https://www.trekkinupnorth.com  Join us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/trekkinupnorth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1hr 58min
  7. Star Trek Strange New Worlds Review: New Life and New Civilizations

    11/09/2025

    Star Trek Strange New Worlds Review: New Life and New Civilizations

    We're gonna be honest, this attempt at an "epic conclusion" to season 3 just doesn't really land and we struggled with it. A lot happens, there's a lot of flashy special effects, and the return of the evil "not a pah-wraith but probably should have been" from earlier in the season that I don't think we really cared about. The most important part of the episode is the loss of Captain Batel and an incredible imagined future together between her and Pike which feels like a perfect ending for the relationship and foreshadowing of Pike's inescapable fate. Listen to our full review of "New Life and New Civilisations" here on Trekkin Up North.  Subscribe to our YouTube channel for new episodes every Friday: https://www.trekkinupnorth.com Join us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/trekkinupnorth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1hr 31min
  8. Star Trek Strange New Worlds Review: Terrarium

    04/09/2025

    Star Trek Strange New Worlds Review: Terrarium

    Finally! We've waited so long but we at last get our first proper Erica Ortegas (she flies the ship) episode of Strange New Worlds. Despite being one of the incredible ensemble cast of three seasons we've never gotten a plot centred around her before now, but in "Terrarium" we see her stranded on a dead planet and having to make friends with an unlikely ally (spoilers it's a gorn). There's themes we've covered before in Star Trek, like having to challenge personal biases and having to accept that you might not get rescued, and we absolutely loved it. Check out our review here.  Subscribe to our YouTube channel for new episodes every Friday: https://www.trekkinupnorth.com Join us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/trekkinupnorth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    2h 3m
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A loving & irreverent discussion of all things Star Trek and Sci-fi with Captain Goodwill & Science Officer Synoiz. A weekly podcast reviewing the best and worst of Trek as well as new episodes as they are released. Join our community Discord at https://www.trekkinupnorth.com/discord - Subscribe to our YouTube channel (for a televisual version of the show!) at https://www.trekkinupnorth.com

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  • Creator
    Michael Goodwill and Synoiz
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    104
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Michael Goodwill and Synoiz
  • Show Website
    Trekkin Up North