021 - Season 2 Finale and Recap
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Welcome to another episode of the To Baldly Go Podcast.
As usual, I am joined by my wife, Abbie, and our friend Nate, as we discuss:
- The final two episodes of Season 2: Bread and Circuses and Assignment: Earth
- Abbie is over The Original Series
- More episodes we feel like we’ve seen before
- Prime Directive
- Kirk’s character judging abilities
- Parallel development vs Earth influence
- Religious references
- Dropping the things that worked in Season 1
- South Park: Cartoon Wars and Star Trek Mad Libs
- Will Abbie still enjoy other Star Trek series after this?
- Will I become a bigger Trekkie than Abbie?
- Our scoring system is like Who’s Line is it Anyway?
- Would Kirk risk his crew to save Spock and Bones?
- Another Gene Roddenberry episode
- Are fun character traits a crutch? Lazy?
- Do Star Trek characters make something a Star Trek story?
- Spinoffs!
- Do Star Trek and Doctor Who take place in the same universe?
- How shows are influenced by the time in which they are made
- Top shows from the late 1960s
- Fewer “timeless” stories in Season 2
- More discussion about technological evolution faster than biological evolution
- Bioshock spoilers
- The choice of character names can tell a lot
- Overall ratings of season 2
- Different ways to experience TV
- Our next plans
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