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  1. 4d ago

    Has Stargate finally been saved? Amazon’s Stargate Revival, Jac Schaeffer & the Fight for Stargate Canon

    Has Stargate finally been saved?After years of waiting, Amazon MGM is moving forward with a new Stargate project, with WandaVision creator Jac Schaeffer reportedly attached to develop the franchise.That sounds like great news.But for long-time Stargate fans, the announcement also raises one massive question:Are we getting a continuation of the Stargate universe — or a hard reboot?In this episode of Stargate: After Action, Craig looks at the future of the franchise, why he is cautiously optimistic about Schaeffer, and why any new creative team needs writers who understand the source material and the universe built across Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis and Stargate Universe.A new series needs to welcome new viewers, but it should not have to erase decades of established continuity to do it.Craig also argues that the fan campaign now needs to evolve.#SaveStargate helped keep the demand for Stargate alive.Now it is time for:#SaveStargateLegacyBring Stargate back — but preserve the universe fans have supported for decades. CHAPTERS 00:00 Has Stargate Been Saved? 02:08 Stargate Looked Dead Again & the Save Stargate Campaign 05:10 Jac Schaeffer — Why I’m Optimistic but Cautious 07:58 Does the New Team Understand Stargate? 09:20 The Writers’ Room Must Know the Source Material 11:54 Hard Reboot or Continuation? 14:51 Preserve SG-1, Atlantis & Stargate Universe Canon 16:24 #SaveStargateLegacy — What Fans Should Fight For 18:26 How a Stargate Reboot Could Fail Hard 19:40 Final Thoughts — Keep Fighting for Stargate Do you want the new Stargate series to continue the established universe?Or would you accept a complete reboot?Join the discussion and use: #SaveStargate #SaveStargateLegacyFollow Geek In Camo:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/GeekInCamo YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@geekincamo Twitter/X: https://x.com/GeekInCamo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090437307439 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geekincamo/ Threads: https://www.threads.com/@geekincamo?hl=en#Stargate #StargateRevival #StargateSG1 #StargateAtlantis #StargateUniverse #SaveStargate #SaveStargateLegacy #GeekInCamo Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/geek-in-camo--7219440/support.

    Has Stargate finally been saved? Amazon’s Stargate Revival, Jac Schaeffer & the Fight for Stargate Canon
  2. 4d ago

    Lanterns Season 1 Review | Why It Worked, The Ending & What Comes Next

    Lanterns Season 1 is over, and Craig absolutely loved it. In this DC: After Action season review, we go back through the complete first season of Lanterns — Hal Jordan and John Stewart's complicated relationship, the mystery in Rushville, the Manhunters, Sinestro, Noah, the murder of Hal Jordan and the choices that finally turn John Stewart into Earth's Green Lantern. Craig comes into Lanterns as someone who isn't a Green Lantern comics reader. His main exposure to the mythology has been the Green Lantern movie, DC animation and Guy Gardner in Superman — making this a review from the perspective of a relative newcomer to this corner of the DC Universe. Kyle Chandler delivers a brilliant and deeply flawed Hal Jordan, while Aaron Pierre's John Stewart grows from a man trying to prove himself worthy of the ring into someone prepared to define for himself what being Green Lantern actually means. We also look ahead to the future: John Stewart's upcoming appearance in Man of Tomorrow, Sinestro's unfinished story, Noah's Manhunter connection and what a potential Lanterns Season 2 could explore. FULL SPOILERS for all eight episodes of Lanterns Season 1. CHAPTERS 00:00 Lanterns Season 1 Review & Season 2 News 02:34 My Green Lantern Background 04:01 Why Lanterns Doesn't Feel Like a Typical Superhero Show 05:17 Hal Jordan & John Stewart 06:33 Rushville and the Manhunter Mystery 09:05 John Stewart's Origin & the Zoe Reveal 11:30 The Fall of Hal Jordan 13:25 Ten Years Later: Hal Jordan's Murder 15:12 Guy Gardner, the Halogram & Hal's Legacy 17:43 The Finale: Sinestro, Noah & the Murder Mystery 20:57 Hal and John Say Goodbye 22:02 John Stewart Becomes Green Lantern 23:54 Kyle Chandler & Aaron Pierre 25:09 John Stewart Heads to Man of Tomorrow 28:01 Was Lanterns Season 1 Perfect? 29:01 Season 2: Where Things Stand & What I Want 32:10 Man of Tomorrow and the Wider DCU 33:26 My Final Verdict on Lanterns Season 1 35:27 Final Thoughts & Outro SUPPORT & FOLLOW GEEK IN CAMO Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/GeekInCamo YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@geekincamo Twitter/X: https://x.com/GeekInCamo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090437307439 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geekincamo/ Threads: https://www.threads.com/@geekincamo?hl=en LISTEN TO GEEK IN CAMO Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/geek-in-camo--7219440 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id6796128075 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033Y9TroBdO7Eo91Wqe7Ae iHeartRadio: https://iheart.com/podcast/339886373 Amazon Music / Audible: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/2a9c2703-87f6-48e7-984d-44d027dc0f5e Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id7338466 Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/show/100344320 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/geek-in-camo--7219440/support.

    Lanterns Season 1 Review | Why It Worked, The Ending & What Comes Next
  3. Oct 7

    Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 Review | Has Star Trek Lost Its Way? | Making It So E57

    Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 is officially in the books. So was it a great season of Star Trek — or did Strange New Worlds lose its way?Craig and Steve are back together for Making It So Episode 57 to wrap up the entire fourth season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.We go through all ten episodes in order, give our scores, revisit what worked and what absolutely didn’t, and then step back to discuss the much bigger questions surrounding one of the most experimental seasons of modern Star Trek.Season 4 gave us everything from dinosaurs and cosmic horror to Hangover-style comedy, black-and-white noir, puppets, soap opera, real-time disaster storytelling, Crimson Tide-style command drama and another visit to the Elysian Kingdom.For Craig and Steve, that produced some genuinely brilliant Star Trek — but also some of the weakest episodes either of us has seen from the franchise.We discuss the outstanding opening episode “Valles Marineris,” the unsettling “The Griffin Incident,” the disappointing “Human Best Friend,” the controversial puppet episode “Level-Five Transporter Accident,” the excellent “Off-Hour,” the strange but surprisingly effective “Like Chronitons Through the Hourglass,” the brilliant “Orders of Magnitude,” the much less successful “Once La’an a Time,” and the TOS-heavy finale “Tomorrow’s Enterprise.”Then we move beyond individual episodes.Did Strange New Worlds rely too heavily on gimmicks?Is genre experimentation the problem — or only when the gimmick becomes more important than the Star Trek story?Can a ten-episode season afford this many experiments?Is Pike still the central character of his own series?Has Kirk appeared too often?What happened to Pelia?What do we want from McCoy and Sulu?And what does Season 5 need to do to bring Pike’s era to a satisfying conclusion?We also talk about the broader state of Star Trek, Starfleet Academy, the franchise’s recent direction, why weekly releases still matter, and why discussing these episodes together has sometimes completely changed the way we look at them.Most importantly, we want to hear from you.What was your favourite episode?What was your least favourite?Did you enjoy the genre experiments?And what do you need to see from Season 5? CONTENTS 00:00 Strange New Worlds Season 4 Wrap-Up 01:30 Valles Marineris – An Incredible Start 03:27 The Griffin Incident – Better on Rewatch? 05:31 Human Best Friend – Star Trek Does The Hangover 06:13 A Case of Chiaroscuro 07:48 Level-Five Transporter Accident – The Puppet Episode 08:27 Off-Hour – One of the Season’s Best 09:56 Like Chronitons Through the Hourglass 13:13 Orders of Magnitude – Star Trek Does Crimson Tide 14:00 Once La’an a Time – Our Season Low 17:23 Tomorrow’s Enterprise – Kirk’s Enterprise 21:38 Our Favourite Episodes 23:36 Has Star Trek Lost Its Way? 27:40 Pike, Kirk & The Problem With Gimmick Episodes 30:26 What We Want From Season 5 31:32 Our Overall Season 4 Verdict 34:33 The Future of Star Trek 36:17 Your Season 4 Questions 39:00 Talking Trek as Fans 43:02 What’s Next for Making It So A huge thank you to everyone who has watched, listened, commented and followed us throughout Season 4 — and particularly to our Patreon supporters who directly help support Geek In Camo. Follow the podcast so you don’t miss what Craig and Steve do next on Making It So. GEEK IN CAMO Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/GeekInCamo YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@geekincamo Twitter/X: https://x.com/GeekInCamo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090437307439 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geekincamo/ Threads: https://www.threads.com/@geekincamo?hl=en Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/geek-in-camo--7219440 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id6796128075 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033Y9TroBdO7Eo91Wqe7Ae iHeartRadio: https://iheart.com/podcast/339886373 Amazon Music/Audible: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/2a9c2703-87f6-48e7-984d-44d027dc0f5e Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id7338466 Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/show/1003443202 Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/geek-in-camo/7178431 Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/geek-in-camo-6564378 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/geek-in-camo--7219440/support.

    Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 Review | Has Star Trek Lost Its Way? | Making It So E57
  4. Sep 29

    LIONESS & STAR TREK Finales! | LOTR, Falling Skies & More | What Am I Watching This Week? | 30/09/26

    What Am I Watching This Week? is back after a week off — and despite life getting in the way, I still managed to get through a pretty ridiculous amount of TV and movies. This week I’m talking about the Lioness Season 3 finale and where that huge ending leaves Joe’s story, plus the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 finale after what has been a very uneven season. I’m also rewatching The Terminal List Season 1 ahead of Season 2 arriving in October, while Stuart Fails to Save the Universe continues to be one of those shows I can throw on whenever I simply want a laugh. Then we head into some older sci-fi. I’ve started watching Falling Skies again. Who remembers Tom Mason, the 2nd Mass, the Skitters and the mystery surrounding the alien occupation? I’ve also been watching Resident Alien, because Alan Tudyk is excellent in basically everything he does and Harry Vanderspeigle remains one of his funniest characters. And then the nostalgia binge got completely out of control. We watched all three Lord of the Rings movies — The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King — and they still hold up magnificently. Then we went back to the Police Academy movies for some pure ’80s comedy before finishing with the original Cannonball Run starring Burt Reynolds and an absurd collection of famous faces. This week: 🦁 Lioness Season 3 Finale 🖖 Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 Finale 🎯 The Terminal List Season 1 Rewatch 😂 Stuart Fails to Save the Universe 👽 Falling Skies 👽 Resident Alien ⚔️ The Lord of the Rings Trilogy 🚔 Police Academy 🏎️ The Cannonball Run Who remembers Falling Skies? Are you watching Resident Alien? What did you think of the Lioness and Strange New Worlds finales? And what are YOU watching this week? Join the conversation with Geek In Camo and send me your recommendations — something you suggest might end up on a future episode. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/GeekInCamo YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@geekincamo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geekincamo/ Twitter/X: https://x.com/GeekInCamo What Am I Watching This Week? — Geek In Camo Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/geek-in-camo--7219440/support.

    LIONESS & STAR TREK Finales! | LOTR, Falling Skies & More | What Am I Watching This Week? | 30/09/26
  5. Sep 29

    STAR WARS EPISODE X IS COMING?! | New Trilogy & Director Revealed

    🚨 STAR WARS EPISODE X?! A new Star Wars trilogy is moving forward — and Jon Watts, director of the Tom Holland Spider-Man trilogy and co-creator of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, is attached to direct the next movie.Welcome to the FIRST episode of STAR WARS: AFTER ACTION on Geek In Camo.Reports now suggest Simon Kinberg's upcoming Star Wars trilogy could continue the Skywalker Saga, potentially taking the main story beyond The Rise of Skywalker and into Episodes X, XI and XII.But should Lucasfilm really reopen a saga that Episode IX was supposed to finish?And if they do… have they actually planned the trilogy this time?In this episode I break down the latest Star Wars news and give my thoughts on:⚔️ Whether this really is STAR WARS: EPISODE X 🎬 Jon Watts taking the director's chair ✍️ Simon Kinberg writing the new trilogy 🌌 Why Lucasfilm cannot simply reset the galaxy again 🟦 What should happen to Rey Skywalker 🧙 Whether Rey should rebuild the Jedi Order 🔴 Why we need a completely new villain and threat 🏛️ What the galaxy should look like after The Rise of Skywalker 🎥 Dave Filoni and the new Lucasfilm leadership 🔥 The lessons Lucasfilm needs to learn from the sequel trilogy ❓ And whether the Skywalker Saga should have remained finishedI don't want another Empire.I don't want another Resistance.I don't want another Death Star.And please… leave Palpatine dead.If we're genuinely going into Episodes X, XI and XII, Star Wars needs to move the galaxy FORWARD.New worlds. New factions. New heroes. New threats.And above everything else:PLAN THE BLOODY TRILOGY FIRST.What do you think?Do you want STAR WARS: EPISODE X?Should Daisy Ridley's Rey return as the central character, become the mentor to a new generation of Jedi, or should Lucasfilm move away from the Skywalker era altogether?Let me know in the comments.If you enjoy Star Wars news, reviews, reactions, theories and deeper franchise discussions, subscribe to Geek In Camo for more Star Wars: After Action.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━⏱️ CHAPTERS00:00 – STAR WARS EPISODE X?! 00:49 – Welcome to Star Wars: After Action 01:35 – Is This Actually Episode X? 02:40 – Why Reopen the Skywalker Saga? 03:46 – Lucasfilm Needs a Plan This Time 05:21 – Don't Reset the Galaxy Again 06:39 – What Happens to Rey Skywalker? 08:03 – Star Wars Needs a New Threat 09:30 – Jon Watts: Is He the Right Director? 10:37 – Simon Kinberg: The Wildcard 11:31 – A Different Lucasfilm Under Dave Filoni 12:15 – Can Star Wars Feel Like an Event Again? 13:11 – Does Star Wars Actually Need Episode X? 14:29 – What Episode X Must Get Right━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━🪖 SUPPORT GEEK IN CAMOPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/GeekInCamo YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@geekincamo━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━📱 FOLLOW GEEK IN CAMOTwitter/X: https://x.com/GeekInCamo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090437307439 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geekincamo/ Threads: https://www.threads.com/@geekincamo?hl=en━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━🎙️ LISTEN TO GEEK IN CAMOSpreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/geek-in-camo--7219440 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id6796128075 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033Y9TroBdO7Eo91Wqe7Ae iHeart: https://iheart.com/podcast/339886373 Amazon Music/Audible: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/2a9c2703-87f6-48e7-984d-44d027dc0f5e Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id7338466 Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/show/1003443202━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━STAR WARS: AFTER ACTIONNews • Reviews • Reactions • Theories • Franchise AnalysisFrom a galaxy far, far away… to the Geek In Camo studio.#StarWars #StarWarsEpisodeX #GeekInCamo Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/geek-in-camo--7219440/support.

    STAR WARS EPISODE X IS COMING?! | New Trilogy & Director Revealed
  6. Sep 28

    Lioness: After Action — Season 4: What We Know & What Needs to Happen Next

    Lioness: After Action — Season 4: What We Know & What Needs to Happen Next Where does Lioness go after that Season 3 finale? Aaliyah is back. Joe’s family is gone. Cruz has no idea Aaliyah has returned. Oleksandra is dead after the CIA got its assessment catastrophically wrong. The mole mystery remains unresolved, and we still don’t know exactly how Joe McNamara’s identity ended up circulating through the international black-operations world. Meanwhile, Lioness Season 4 has not yet been officially announced by Paramount+. In this episode of Lioness: After Action, Craig looks ahead at what we currently know about a potential fourth season and the storylines Taylor Sheridan needs to resolve if Lioness returns. We discuss Aaliyah’s missing years between Seasons 1 and 3, why an Aaliyah and Cruz reunion should be at the heart of Season 4, what Aaliyah actually wants from Joe and the Lioness team, the unresolved mole, where Joe’s identity came from, and the consequences of the CIA killing Oleksandra. We also look at Joe and Neal’s fractured marriage, why Joe’s family shouldn’t simply return in Episode 1, the future of Kyle and the QRF, and why Season 4 should bring some of the original undercover Lioness mission concept back into the series. Plus, what does Taylor Sheridan’s Paramount television deal running through 2028 mean for the future of Lioness as his next television deal with NBCUniversal approaches? Season 3 has left far too much unfinished business for the story to end here. What does Lioness Season 4 absolutely need to resolve? What happened to Aaliyah after Season 1? How did she identify Joe? Who is the mole? Can Joe repair her family? And what happens when Cruz and Aaliyah finally meet again? Join the discussion and follow Geek In Camo for all future Lioness renewal, casting and Season 4 news. We’ll also be covering The Terminal List Season 2 and Dexter: Resurrection Season 2 alongside our continuing Lioness coverage. If you’d like to support Geek In Camo directly, you can join us on Patreon. Socials: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/GeekInCamo Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@geekincamo Twitter/X: https://x.com/GeekInCamo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090437307439 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geekincamo/ Threads: https://www.threads.com/@geekincamo?hl=en Podcast Platforms: Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/geek-in-camo--7219440 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id6796128075 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033Y9TroBdO7Eo91Wqe7Ae iHeartRadio: https://iheart.com/podcast/339886373 Amazon Music/Audible: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/2a9c2703-87f6-48e7-984d-44d027dc0f5e Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id7338466 Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/show/1003443202 Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/geek-in-camo/7178431 Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/geek-in-camo-6564378 #Lioness #LionessSeason4 #LionessAfterAction #SpecialOpsLioness #TaylorSheridan #GeekInCamo Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/geek-in-camo--7219440/support.

    Lioness: After Action — Season 4: What We Know & What Needs to Happen Next
  7. Sep 27

    Tomorrow’s Enterprise Review | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S4E10 | Making It So: E56

    Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 comes to an end with Episode 10, “Tomorrow’s Enterprise.” Has the series finally found its way back to Star Trek? Craig is flying solo for Making It So Episode 56 after severe storms in the United States left Steve without power. Before getting into the episode, a huge thank you to everyone who follows, watches and listens to Geek In Camo — and particularly to our Patreon supporters, whose support directly helps keep these shows going. This week Craig breaks down the Strange New Worlds Season 4 finale scene by scene. Uhura encounters a mysterious signal coming from a white hole and discovers she is communicating with another version of herself one year in the future. That future gives us one of the most exciting glimpses yet of where Strange New Worlds is heading: James T. Kirk is Captain of the Enterprise, Uhura and Scotty are together, Ortegas has moved on, McCoy is waiting in the wings, M’Benga is spending more time on Vulcan — and something appears to have happened to La’an. The temporal mystery eventually connects a white hole in the present to a black hole in the future and introduces the mysterious Midwives, beings that experience time very differently from humans. And that raises another question: Could these black-hole and white-hole aliens somehow be related to the Prophets — the wormhole aliens from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine? Both appear to exist outside our normal understanding of linear time, so Craig looks at the similarities and asks whether Strange New Worlds may be hinting at a wider connection — or simply exploring a similar Star Trek concept. There’s also the small matter of an enormous interdimensional space baby. But underneath the stranger elements, Craig argues that “Tomorrow’s Enterprise” succeeds because the science-fiction story actually drives the episode. The Enterprise encounters something unknown, the crew investigates it, communication ultimately solves the crisis, and Uhura saves the day by being exceptionally good at her actual job. Craig gives “Tomorrow’s Enterprise” 8.5/10, placing it among his strongest episodes of Season 4, although “Orders of Magnitude” remains his favourite at 9/10. CONTENTS 00:00 Welcome, Patreon Thanks & Steve Update 01:56 Synopsis, Writers, Director & Spoiler Warning 02:51 Uhura Returns & Scotty Asks Her Out 03:58 The White Hole Mystery 05:30 La’an’s Temporal Warning 06:32 Uhura Contacts Her Future Self 07:09 Captain Kirk’s Enterprise 08:43 McCoy, M’Benga, Ortegas & the La’an Mystery 09:42 The Black Hole Mission & Scotty’s Death 10:38 Two Uhuras, Two Timelines & the Dilithium Diamond 12:08 The Uhuras Swap Places 12:42 Future Uhura Meets Pike 13:37 Kirk’s Enterprise & TOS Legacy Characters 14:54 “A Minor” and the Space Baby 16:02 Delivering the Baby 16:53 Meeting the Midwives 17:43 Are the Midwives Related to the DS9 Prophets? 19:30 Uhura’s Message to Herself 20:04 The Timeline Is Restored 20:33 Final Thoughts & 8.5/10 Rating 22:18 Season 4 Review Coming & Outro COMING NEXT: Steve will return to join Craig for a full Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 review, where we’ll look back at all ten episodes, the best and worst of the season, the experimental and gimmick episodes, the character arcs and what we want to see next from Strange New Worlds. If you enjoy Geek In Camo, please follow the podcast, subscribe on YouTube and hit the bell so you don’t miss the Season 4 review. And if you want to directly support the shows, you can join us on Patreon. SOCIALS Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/GeekInCamo YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@geekincamo Twitter/X: https://x.com/GeekInCamo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090437307439 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geekincamo/ Threads: https://www.threads.com/@geekincamo?hl=en LISTEN TO GEEK IN CAMO Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/geek-in-camo--7219440 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id6796128075 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033Y9TroBdO7Eo91Wqe7Ae iHeartRadio: https://iheart.com/podcast/339886373 Amazon Music/Audible: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/2a9c2703-87f6-48e7-984d-44d027dc0f5e Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id7338466 Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/show/100 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/geek-in-camo--7219440/support.

    Tomorrow’s Enterprise Review | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S4E10 | Making It So: E56
  8. Sep 21

    Star Trek Has Lost Its Way | Strange New Worlds S4E9 | Fairy Tale Episode AGAIN?! | Making It So E55

    Has Star Trek: Strange New Worlds lost its way? In **Making It So Episode 55**, Craig and Steve break down **Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 Episode 9, “Once La’an a Time”** — the penultimate episode of Season 4 and another trip back into the fantasy world of **The Elysian Kingdom**. After last week’s excellent “Orders of Magnitude” gave us a serious Starfleet command story, this week the Enterprise discovers an impossible flat world populated by fantasy versions of its crew. La’an finds herself confronting Princess Thalia, Pike and Spock meet their own counterparts, Queen Neve wants control of the Enterprise, and somehow we end up with magic, a werewolf, a dragon and another fairy-tale adventure. But underneath all of that is an important story about **La’an Noonien-Singh**. Her anger, fear, connection to Khan and difficulty allowing other people to truly know her finally come to the surface — while her relationship with **James T. Kirk** takes another major step forward. The question is: **did Strange New Worlds need another fantasy episode?** Craig and Steve go scene by scene through the episode and discuss: • The return of The Elysian Kingdom • La’an’s emotional struggle and Princess Thalia • Prince Dashing and the James T. Kirk connection • Pike and Spock’s fantasy counterparts • Queen Neve and the “Iron Dragon” • The Princess Bride influences and Easter eggs • Werewolves, magic and dragons in Star Trek • La’an finally confronting the parts of herself she has spent years suppressing • Kirk and La’an’s relationship moving forward • The bigger problem with Strange New Worlds Season 4 • Has Star Trek become too focused on gimmick episodes? • What happened to exploring strange new worlds? • And whether this episode actually works despite everything stacked against it **FULL SPOILERS for Strange New Worlds Season 4 Episode 9, “Once La’an a Time.”** We both love Star Trek, which is exactly why this discussion matters. Strange New Worlds can still deliver fantastic Trek — “Orders of Magnitude” proved that only one episode ago — but Season 4 has increasingly leaned into genre experiments, gimmicks and stories that sometimes feel a long way from the optimistic science-fiction exploration the show originally promised. Is experimentation part of what makes Strange New Worlds work? Or has Star Trek finally lost its way? Let us know what you thought of **“Once La’an a Time”** in the comments. Did the La’an character development make the fantasy story worthwhile? And where does this episode rank for you in Season 4? 👍 Like the video if you enjoyed the discussion 💬 Tell us your score out of 10 in the comments 🔔 Subscribe to Geek In Camo for more **Making It So**, Star Trek reviews, episode breakdowns and sci-fi discussion. 00:00 Introduction and Full Spoiler Warning 01:24 Another Elysian Kingdom Episode? 02:17 La’an’s Story and The Princess Bride Influence 03:20 Season 4 Has Wasted Its Limited Episodes 07:57 La’an’s Characterisation and Pelia’s Future 12:10 Star Trek’s 60th Anniversary and Silly Trek 13:00 Why Lower Decks Makes Silly Star Trek Work 14:34 Ten-Episode Seasons Cannot Be Treated Like 26 18:52 Enterprise and Older Star Trek Look Better Now 22:22 Why We Stopped the Scene-by-Scene Breakdown 23:55 The Episode’s Few Positives and Our Ratings 25:35 Has Star Trek Lost Its Way? 26:10 What Modern Star Trek Should Learn from Lower Decks 28:31 We Criticise Star Trek Because We Love It 30:36 Tomorrow’s Enterprise Finale Preview 31:25 Final Thoughts and Outro SOCIALS Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/GeekInCamo YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@geekincamo Twitter/X: https://x.com/GeekInCamo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090437307439 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geekincamo/ Threads: https://www.threads.com/@geekincamo?hl=en PODCAST Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/geek-in-camo--7219440 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id6796128075 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033Y9TroBdO7Eo91Wqe7Ae iHeartRadio: https://iheart.com/podcast/339886373 Amazon Music/Audible: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/2a9c2703-87f6-48e7-984d-44d027dc0f5e #StarTrek #StrangeNewWorlds #StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds #SNW #MakingItSo #GeekInCamo #StarTrekReview #StrangeNewWorldsSeason4 #LaAnNoonienSingh #CaptainPike #JamesTKirk Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/geek-in-camo--7219440/support.

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