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Trek, Marry, Kill Trek Marry Kill
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4.8 • 14 Ratings
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There are 930 episodes of Star Trek. Some of them we love because they are a perfect combination of Star Trek ideas and human drama, some of them we like because they're just good examples of Star Trek, and the rest are ones we'll watch because why not? Star Trek is like pizza or sex: even when it's bad it's still good.
Join Bryan and Kristen (and the occasional special guest) as they take the schoolyard game of F***, Marry, Kill and apply it to episodes from all 11 series asking specific questions like, "What part of the story will they teach at the Academy?" "What are the Best Trek Tropes in the episode?" "Worst Trek Tropes?" and many more in order to decide if an episode is one they'll TREK out again, MARRY because they'll cherish it for life, or KILL because it missed the mark.
Keep track of our grades at www.trekmarrykillpod.com [https://www.trekmarrykillpod.com/]!
This show is not affiliated with Paramount, Viacom, CBS Television Studios, Roddenberry Entertainment, or Secret Hideout Productions.
Our theme music is "70's Synth Funk Jam" by Phill_Dillow on Pixabay [https://pixabay.com/users/phill_dillow-16161775/?tab=audio].
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LD: "Crisis Point" & "No Small Parts" (s1e9-10) with Katie Hampton from Napping Through Happy Hour podcast
NICE SHOT, da VINCI! Our animated spotlight for this season of Trek Marry Kill concludes with the final two episodes of Lower Decks' first season, and joining Bryan to discuss is Katie Hampton, who appears in Jerry Seinfeld's Netflix movie, Unfrosted, which debuts May 3rd, 2024.
The penultimate episode might very well be the ultimate holodeck adventure as Mariner reprograms Boimler's sucking up to the Captain simulation into an exciting Star Trek-themed action movie called Crisis Point: The Rise of Vindicta. Does Boimler learn what he needs to in order to impress Captain Freeman during an interview or does Mariner go on a journey of self-discovery that shakes her to her very foundation?
Meanwhile, in the season finale, Mariner's big secret gets out that Captain Freeman is her mom and now it's up to them to figure out how to deal with the fallout. And then Captain Riker shows up.
Our animated spotlights will return in September. -
SNW: "Charades" (s2e5)
SPOCK BECOMES HUMAN after a shuttle accident at the mouth of an interdimensional vortex places his broken body in front of a group of energy beings patterned after Amazon customer service chatbots. It only gets worse for our favorite Vulcan when the in-laws drop in to complete a sacred Vulcan tea ceremony. Can his mother help him tap into his human side in time to lie his way through it? Will any of this story make sense? Bryan and Kristen are highly skeptical! Does this big swing connect?
The grades begin at (26:24).
If you're curious about Jane Espenson's blog, here's her post on clams [https://janeespenson.com/archives/00000306.php]. -
VOY: "Someone to Watch Over Me" (s5e22)
MY FAIR SEVEN. The Doctor sticks his photons into Seven of Nine's interest in procuring a man to "date," and little does he know that his programming has made him vulnerable to the feminine wiles of Seven of Nine, who is completely clueless about how humans date. Kristen returns to discuss the "Seven is horny" episode which features a complimentary B-plot featuring the hilarious Scott Thompson from comedy group Kids in the Hall.
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TOS: "Metamorphosis" (s2e9) with Laurie Ulster from TrekMovie.com
A LOVE STORY? When Kirk, Spock, McCoy, and Commissioner Nancy Hedford discover Zefram Cochrane is both still alive and under the influence of an electrical cloud that has fallen in love with him, it's just the setup for perhaps the deepest exploration of love in Star Trek history.
Joining Bryan to discuss this BIG SWING from 1967 is Laurie Ulster from TrekMovie.com. Can she and Bryan agree on a final grade for this one?
Two podcast episodes to check out which Bryan references in the episode:
1) The remastering of TOS for HD on Inglorious Treksperts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-re-making-of-star-trek-w-dave-rossi/id1439126593?i=1000477191844]
2) "Metamorphosis" director Ralph Senensky on the Scott Mantz Star Trek podcast, Enterprise Incidents [https://podcasts.apple.com/is/podcast/32-metamorphosis/id1559296756?i=1000541023214] -
TNG: "Where No One Has Gone Before" (s1e6) with Ryan T. Riddle & Mark Farinas from Ship Full of Jerks Podcast
OFF THE SCALE! The Enterprise is thrown to the edge of the universe in one of the biggest swings Star Trek has ever taken. Joining Bryan to discuss this important early episode of TNG where Captain Picard talks to his dead mother and when Wesley Crusher meets the Traveler, are Mark Farinas & Ryan T. Riddle from the Ship Full of Jerks Podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ship-full-of-jerks/id1672781041]. They're here not only to judge the quality of this season 1 episode but also to extol the virtues of TNG-Season 1 overall. Better than you remember or simply too good to be forgotten?
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LD: "Much Ado About Boimler" & "Veritas" (s1e7-8) with Cassie Soliday (The Ink & Paint Folk Podcast) & Matt (Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man)
BOIM US UP! This month's animated spotlight looks at the highs and lows of being a lower decker as well as the highs and lows of Star Trek stories told via animation. Joining Bryan to discuss are two animation veterans: Cassie has written for multiple animated series and hosts a podcast that spotlights women & nonbinary talent in animation called The Ink & Paint Folk Podcast. Their partner Matt is a CG artist who's worked on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man slated for release later this year.
The grades for "Much Ado About Boimler" begin at (22:50). The grades for "Veritas" begin at (58:35).
Customer Reviews
Best original Trek Podcast
This podcast is hands down the funniest and most refreshing take on Trek episodes I’ve ever had the pleasure of listening to. As someone who has watched Trek episodes multiple times(double digits), I appreciate that this show just gets right into the analysis.
Recommend
I enjoy this format and overall the episodes. I disagree vehemently with many (*many*) of the host takes however I generally see the points so I get them but I have often a very different viewpoint. The show is still enjoyable and I really enjoy *their* enjoyment even when they don’t like an ep that I may like. I think that’s what makes them different. The discussion is lively, the disses are not “my way or the highway” and the guests are fantastic. So keep up the good work. I look forward to the new eps. A nice different format looking at Trek. Well done.
The Next Generation
Why do I come here? Because for Picard Season 3 you can FEEL Bryan smiling through the earbuds. Kristen also thinks the show is a 10/10 but her eyes are blinded by Bryan’s pearly white teeth as he’s grinning ear to ear.
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