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Cost Of Living! Is it just us, or are Lwaxana episodes getting worse every season? Why would she agree to this wedding? Why is she meddling with Worf's son? Why is Deanna giving such bad parenting advice? Why is magic Disney dust turning the Enterprise into Ghostbusters 2 slime? Why anything?! Become a member of our YouTube channel and get access to a bunch of perks, including early access to new episodes as well as our entire video podcast library without YouTube ads! The Tim Tier is only $1.99 a month! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClYIRsMyLf0G0ESkZw7z88w/join Grab a stylish, compact wallet or some other everyday carry gift for your loved one this holiday season! Get up to 55% off any order at Ekster by going to http://partner.ekster.com/NEWBIE or by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website! Need a super fast, high quality, ultra-secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): https://www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at https://fugitiveframes.com/ 0:00 - Intro 7:21 - Around the Sun 18:48 - Sponsors 23:00 - Episode recap and discussion 1:31:59 - Mailbag 1:37:15 - Outro

The First Duty! Our golden boy Wesley gets into some BIG trouble! Will he do the right thing and come clean? Or will he fall back onto his villainous roots and coward out? Or maybe there was an even more interesting alternative to the entire story altogether? Curious... Become a member of our YouTube channel and get access to a bunch of perks, including early access to new episodes as well as our entire video podcast library without YouTube ads! The Tim Tier is only $1.99 a month! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClYIRsMyLf0G0ESkZw7z88w/join Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Get up to an additional 25% off any order at Ekster by going to https://shop.ekster.com/newbie or by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website! Need a super fast, high quality, ultra-secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): https://www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at https://fugitiveframes.com/ 0:00 - Intro 21:27 - Around the Sun 26:14 - Sponsors 36:04 - Episode recap and discussion 1:35:35 - Mailbag 1:39:29 - Outro

Cause And Effect! The Enterprise keeps exploding over and over again! But why?! Because of timey-wimey stuff, which Ricardo friggin' LOVES! You KNOW he's going to rate this a high episode, but what does everyone else think? Let's dive into Beverly Crusher's Groundhog Day and find out how they deal! Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Get up to an additional 25% off any order at Ekster by going to https://shop.ekster.com/newbie or by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website! Need a super fast, high quality, ultra-secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): https://www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at https://fugitiveframes.com/ 0:00 - Intro 7:33 - Around the Sun 9:52 - Sponsors 21:29 - Episode recap and discussion 1:07:48 - Mailbag 1:13:14 - Outro

The Outcast! The examination of heavy topics continues as we deal with the extremely important topic of LGBQT+ discrimination... but from the perspective of middle-aged writers from 1992. Does it hold up? Eh, maybe, maybe not. But their heart was in the right place! Except for one guy, that guy sucks. Which guy? Tune in to find out! Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Get up to an additional 25% off any order at Ekster by going to https://shop.ekster.com/newbie or by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website! Need a super fast, high quality, ultra-secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): https://www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at https://fugitiveframes.com/ 0:00 - Intro 08:32 - Around the Sun 14:02 - Sponsors 20:57 - Episode recap and discussion 1:52:36 - Mailbag 2:02:28 - Outro

CONTENT WARNING: Discussions of suicide and assisted suicide. Ethics! Roll out the barrel! Specifically, onto Worf's spine. Yes, it's the infamous barrel episode where an act of hilarious pratfall comedy leads to a surprisingly poignant and deep discussion about...well...ethics! Lines are drawn! Which side are YOU on?! Go and see the End of Days: https://fugitiveframes.com/go-and-see-the-end-of-days Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Get up to an additional 25% off any order at Ekster by going to https://shop.ekster.com/newbie or by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website! Need a super fast, high quality, ultra-secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): https://www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at https://fugitiveframes.com/ 0:00 - Intro 18:56 - Around the Sun 22:42 - Sponsors 31:21 - Episode recap and discussion 1:37:22 - Mailbag 1:45:12 - Outro

Power Play! What happens when a bunch of energy ghosts take over Ten Forward? A great excuse for actors to play against type! Star Trek Ninja Turtle: https://fugitiveframes.com/star-trek-ninja-turtle Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Get up to an additional 25% off any order at Ekster by going to https://shop.ekster.com/newbie or by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website! Need a super fast, high quality, ultra-secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): https://www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at https://fugitiveframes.com/ 0:00 - Intro 8:34 - Around the Sun 15:25 - Sponsors 26:05 - Episode recap and discussion 1:30:59 - Mailbag 1:35:13 - Outro

Conundrum! Hey, who's that new guy over there? He's obviously not a regular member of the Enterprise crew. We're...we're all pointing at him, right? Like, he's obviously the weird guy who made us lose our memories. Right? Hello? He wants us to commit war crimes? Uh, what the heck is going on?! Del Taco in Las Vegas: https://fugitiveframes.com/del-taco-in-las-vegas Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Get up to an additional 25% off any order at Ekster by going to https://shop.ekster.com/newbie or by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website! Need a super fast, high quality, ultra-secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): https://www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at https://fugitiveframes.com/ 0:00 - Intro 9:13 - Around the Sun 13:37 - Sponsors 27:10 - Episode recap and discussion 1:32:57 - Mailbag 1:43:15 - Outro

The Masterpiece Society! Welcome...to Masterpiece Society! Where eugenics reigns supreme, Deanna (once again) crosses inappropriate lines, and Picard makes weirdly waffling convictions about personal freedoms. Also, we get into some pretty intense discussions about the topic. Oh boy! Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Get up to an additional 25% off any order at Ekster by going to https://shop.ekster.com/newbie or by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website! Need a super fast, high quality, ultra-secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): https://www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at https://fugitiveframes.com/ 0:00 - Intro 15:33 - Around the Sun 22:03 - Sponsors 28:51 - Episode recap and discussion 1:35:45 - Mailbag 1:40:25 - Outro

CONTENT WARNING: Discussions of sexual assault and rape. Violations! In this very special episode... of Star Trek: The Next Generation... and Newbie Star Trek... presented by Common... an obvious villain boards the ship and wrecks up a bunch of people's minds. Boy, the discussion gets heavy! Trek-patío: https://fugitiveframes.com/star-trek-tng-tapatio Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Get up to an additional 25% off any order at Ekster by going to https://shop.ekster.com/newbie or by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website! Need a super fast, high quality, ultra-secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): https://www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at https://fugitiveframes.com/ 0:00 - Intro 20:44 - Around the Sun 22:12 - Sponsors 32:53 - Episode recap and discussion 1:28:28 - Mailbag 1:36:32 - Outro

Hero Worship! Unlike last episode, this one sort of treads old ground as we re-explore Data's desire to be human, except now through the eyes of a child who wants to be like Data! Is it worth it? Does Star Trek drop the ball on one of the most devastating cuts to commercial in the whole series so far? I dunno, maybe?! George H.W. Bush Vomits - January 8, 1992 (Highest Quality - Restored) - https://youtu.be/B_KVL-wtpgg James Van Der Beek as Wesley, shopped by Matt: https://fugitiveframes.com/star-trek-tng-james-van-der-beek-wesley Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Get up to an additional 25% off any order at Ekster by going to https://shop.ekster.com/newbie or by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website! Need a super fast, high quality, ultra-secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): https://www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at https://fugitiveframes.com/ 0:00 - Intro 17:03 - Around the Sun 26:13 - Sponsors 35:07 - Episode recap and discussion 1:06:04 - Mailbag 1:10:29 - Outro

New Ground! IT BROKE NEW GROUND! And by that we mean that Worf is finally having to be a father, for once. And we get into a bunch of discussions about our own parents, and Ricardo talks about raising his kid, and I guess they were also shooting a spaceship on a warp wave or something like that? Eh? Young Jonathan Frakes: https://fugitiveframes.com/star-trek-tng-young-jonathan-frakes Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Get up to an additional 25% off any order at Ekster by going to https://shop.ekster.com/newbie or by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website! Need a super fast, high quality, ultra-secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): https://www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at https://fugitiveframes.com/ 0:00 - Intro 13:21 - Around the Sun 19:21 - Sponsors 29:31 - Episode recap and discussion 1:35:42 - Mailbag 1:38:41 - Outro

A Matter of Time! An episode so annoying and so bad that not even Robin Williams could've saved it, and not even the time travel plot could entice Ricardo! Wow, is it really that bad? Well, it was written by Rick Berman, so...yes. Captain Picard is myyy man: https://youtu.be/ocD7ISTlslE Pole Position: https://youtu.be/xhRIneQFmHA Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Get up to an additional 25% off any order at Ekster by going to https://shop.ekster.com/newbie or by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website! Need a super fast, high quality, ultra-secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): https://www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at https://fugitiveframes.com/ 0:00 - Intro 13:52 - Around the Sun 19:29 - Sponsors 23:42 - Episode recap and discussion 1:04:25 - Mailbag 1:07:29 - Outro

Unification II! Jasmin returns for the exciting conclusion to Spock's romp through TNG! Now that we got all of that setup and exposition out of the way, we can finally get to the good stuff! Also, NINE! Colm Meaney as the Referee in "The Warrior" music video: https://youtu.be/8k92ypzU5Ts Want to take back control of the way you read the news? Get 15% off any subscription tier you choose when you sign up for Ground News through our affiliate link: https://check.ground.news/newbie Need a super fast, high quality, ultra-secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): https://www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at https://fugitiveframes.com/ 0:00 - Intro 8:04 - Around the Sun 11:06 - Sponsors 21:34 - Episode recap and discussion 1:40:42 - Mailbag 1:44:06 - Outro

Unification I! Jasmin returns to unify with the NST crew and discuss Leonard Nimoy unifying with the TNG crew to unify the TOS and TNG storylines! Although, not really, as Spock doesn't even show up until the end of the episode. But isn't the real Spock the friends we made along the way? The answer is no. Want to take back control of the way you read the news? Get 15% off any subscription tier you choose when you sign up for Ground News through our affiliate link: https://check.ground.news/newbie Need a super fast, high quality, ultra-secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): https://www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at https://fugitiveframes.com/ 0:00 - Intro 8:16 - Around the Sun 11:21 - Sponsors 18:48 - Episode recap and discussion 1:40:08 - Mailbag 1:46:21 - Outro

The Game! *cue Triple H theme song* Seriously, though, there's a new game going around on the Enterprise, and it's making everybody c**! Will Wesley and special guest star Ashley Judd be able to keep everyone from the c**ming conspiracy?! Absolutely not! The screenshot Ricardo took during the podcast: https://fugitiveframes.com/forehead Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Get up to an additional 25% off any order at Ekster by going to https://shop.ekster.com/newbie or by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website! Need a super fast, high quality, ultra secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): https://www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at https://fugitiveframes.com/ 0:00 - Intro 8:05 - Around the Sun 11:08 - Sponsors 20:44 - Episode recap and discussion 1:26:08 - Mailbag 1:30:49 - Outro

Disaster! A quantum filament rocks the Enterprise! Picard is trapped in the turbolift with his worst nightmare, three children! Geordi and Beverly are trapped in the shuttle bay with a ghost fire and explosive barrels! Worf has to deliver Keiko's baby! Riker and Data have to cut off Data's head to get into Engineering! Deanna is put in charge of the bridge with Miles trying to save everyone and Ro trying to save themselves! There's a lot going on! But screw all that, GO AND SEE THE END OF DAYS! Jonathan Frakes at the panel described in our mailbag this week: https://youtu.be/-Vp-9-U5u_M GO AND SEE THE END OF DAYS: https://youtu.be/tj8TmXbfKds?t=243 Get 20% off when you go to https://www.liquid-iv.com/ and use code NEWBIE at checkout. That's 20% off ANYTHING you order when you shop better hydration today using promo code NEWBIE at https://www.liquid-iv.com/ Ready to shop better hydration, use our special link https://zen.ai/newbiestartrekliquidiv to save 20% off anything you order. Need a super fast, high quality, ultra secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): https://www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at https://fugitiveframes.com/ 0:00 - Intro 14:41 - Around the Sun 17:57 - Sponsors 29:54 - Episode recap and discussion 1:20:14 - Mailbag 1:31:33 - Outro

Silicon Avatar! Who would've guessed that the Crystalline Entity would ever come back? Well, I guess Marvin did since he already saw the episode before, but Ricardo, Sara, and Dan didn't! Are we ready for a crazier version of the Admiral Satie performance from "The Drumhead"? Too bad, it's happening already! If you want a closer look at Brent Spiner and Jonathan Frakes looking "zooted": https://fugitiveframes.com/data-and-riker-zooted Get 20% off when you go to https://www.liquid-iv.com/ and use code NEWBIE at checkout. That's 20% off ANYTHING you order when you shop better hydration today using promo code NEWBIE at https://www.liquid-iv.com/ Ready to shop better hydration, use our special link https://zen.ai/newbiestartrekliquidiv to save 20% off anything you order. Need a super fast, high quality, ultra secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): https://www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at https://fugitiveframes.com/ 0:00 - Intro 5:10 - Around the Sun 19:40 - Sponsors 26:57 - Episode recap and discussion 1:13:59 - Mailbag 1:19:07 - Outro

Ensign Ro! Well, Wesley's gone, and we need a new spunky low-ranking character that's constantly accused of committing war crimes. Why not Ro Laren? Also, this story is DEFINITELY not about the Israel-Palestine conflict at all. Not one bit. If you want a closer look at Beverly Crusher riding a unicycle: https://fugitiveframes.com/star-trek-tng-beverly-on-unicycle Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Save up to 40% off Ekster's Best Sellers with their Father's Day Bundle with code NEWBIE when you check out, or just use the URL https://shop.ekster.com/newbie Need a super fast, high quality, ultra secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): ExpressVPN.com/NewbieStarTrek Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at www.fugitiveframes.com! 0:00 - Intro 17:15 - Around the Sun 22:02 - Sponsors 32:40 - Episode recap and discussion 1:25:34 - Mailbag 1:28:57 - Outro

Darmok! One of the most famous TNG episodes of all time! But how does it stand up to a bunch of complete newbies watching it for the first time? Sara, her arms wide? Ricardo, when the walls fell? Dan, on the ocean? Marvin, dildo accepted? Tune in and find out! Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Save up to 40% off Ekster's Best Sellers with their Father's Day Bundle with code NEWBIE when you check out, or just use the URL https://shop.ekster.com/newbie Need a super fast, high quality, ultra secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): ExpressVPN.com/NewbieStarTrek Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at www.fugitiveframes.com! 0:00 - Intro 18:58 - Around the Sun 24:15 - Sponsors 33:47 - Episode recap and discussion 1:08:16 - Mailbag 1:17:23 - Outro

Redemption II! A lot's happened since we've been away! Picard's starting a blockade, Worf thinks Klingons aren't so cool anymore, the Duras sisters try to eat Worf's chin beard, Data gets discriminated against AGAIN in a society that supposedly has completely eliminated racism, and I guess Yesterday's Enterprise Tasha had a daughter? Will any of it have any significance whatsoever? I dunno, I guess we'll have to watch and see! Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Save up to 40% off Ekster's Best Sellers with their Father's Day Bundle with code NEWBIE when you check out, or just use the URL https://shop.ekster.com/newbie Need a super fast, high quality, ultra secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): ExpressVPN.com/NewbieStarTrek Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at www.fugitiveframes.com! 0:00 - Intro 22:37 - Around the Sun 31:17 - Sponsors 40:35 - Episode recap and discussion 1:23:05 - Mailbag 1:29:09- Outro

Redemption! Worf finally gets on with the honor and decides to take steps to reclaim his family name! Kurn gets involved, Gowron gets involved, Picard gets involved, the Duras sisters get involved, a lot of involving going on! And then a sudden twist at the end! But what does it mean?! We're gonna try to guess and find out! Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Get up to an additional 25% off any order at Ekster by going to https://shop.ekster.com/newbie or by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website! Need a super fast, high quality, ultra secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): ExpressVPN.com/NewbieStarTrek Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at www.fugitiveframes.com! 0:00 - Intro 13:54 - Around the Sun 26:02 - Sponsors 39:53 - Episode recap and discussion 1:30:43 - Mailbag 1:33:39 - Outro

In Theory! Scott re-joins us for another Data-centric episode! This time, Data delves into the deep matters of love, courtship, romance, and relationships, and so do we! Such a deep episode tends to elicit such deep discussions. Also, there's some sort of dark matter wrecking up the place, and Picard has to drive a shuttlecraft by himself for some reason? Tune in to find out why! Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Get up to an additional 25% off any order at Ekster by going to https://shop.ekster.com/newbie or by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website! Need a super fast, high quality, ultra secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): ExpressVPN.com/NewbieStarTrek Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at www.fugitiveframes.com! 0:00 - Intro 6:27 - Around the Sun 19:52 - Sponsors 25:03 - Episode recap and discussion 1:59:04 - Mailbag 2:04:32 - Outro

A Klingon Challenge! Hey, I don't remember this episode of TNG. Why's the Enterprise empty? Why are they using non-Star Trek font? Why aren't they shooting this with film cameras? Who's this Kavok guy? Why are we looking at some sort of game board? And what is this "VHS" you speak of? Seriously, though, you should watch the video version of the podcast here instead: https://youtu.be/KUqQALBkx9w Need a super fast, high quality, ultra secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): ExpressVPN.com/NewbieStarTrek Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at www.fugitiveframes.com! 0:00 - Intro 7:19 - Sponsors 10:46 - Episode recap and discussion 1:10:01 - Outro

The Mind's Eye! Geordi's sexy trip to Risa gets interrupted when some sinister Romulans capture him and turn him into a Manchurian candidate! Will Data be able to figure out the sinister plot in time? Will the backstabbing Klingon ambassador get found out? Will Sara continue to be triggered by exposed crotches? Tune in to find out! Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Get up to an additional 25% off any order at Ekster by going to https://shop.ekster.com/newbie or by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website! Need a super fast, high quality, ultra secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): ExpressVPN.com/NewbieStarTrek Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at www.fugitiveframes.com! 0:00 - Intro 9:40 - Around the Sun 18:02 - Sponsors 28:24 - Episode recap and discussion 1:07:17 - Mailbag 1:12:38 - Outro

The Host! No, not the bonkers Bong Joon-ho scifi classic or the romantic sci-fi novel by Stephanie Meyer, but the episode of TNG! Man, "The Host" sure is a popular title! And yes, the episode that introduced the Trill, and yes, Beverly totally gets her mack on. But how'll she take it when she finds out how the Trill really operate? Will Picard be jealous? Why is Riker so eager to volunteer for everything? Will the newbies take it all in stride? Tune in to find out! Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Get up to an additional 25% off any order at Ekster by going to https://shop.ekster.com/newbie or by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website! Need a super fast, high quality, ultra secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): ExpressVPN.com/NewbieStarTrek Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at www.fugitiveframes.com! 0:00 - Intro 11:14 - Around the Sun 15:49 - Sponsors 22:13 - Episode recap and discussion 1:19:17 - Mailbag 1:22:18 - Outro

Half a Life! A deeply philosophical and somber episode straddles us with questions such as "Should we decide when elder adults become culturally obsolete?", "Should we interfere with the cultural customs of other societies, even when we find them deeply morally reprehensible?", and "Why is Lwaxana Troi still here?" All this and more, answered on this episode! Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Get up to an additional 25% off any order at Ekster by going to https://shop.ekster.com/newbie or by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website! Need a super fast, high quality, ultra secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): ExpressVPN.com/NewbieStarTrek Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at www.fugitiveframes.com! 0:00 - Intro 16:28 - Around the Sun 19:12 - Sponsors 33:35 - Episode recap and discussion 1:34:27 - Mailbag 1:39:12 - Outro

The Drumhead! What happens when the show needs a cheap episode in the can, Jonathan Frakes puts back on his directing hat and starts referencing classic courtroom drama films, a nationalist zealot boards the Enterprise, Worf gets whisked away by the fervor and excitement of a witch hunt, and Picard's past mistakes are brought back to haunt him? This episode, I guess! Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Get up to an additional 25% off any order at Ekster by going to shop.ekster.com/newbie or by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website! Need a super fast, high quality, ultra secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): ExpressVPN.com/NewbieStarTrek Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at www.fugitiveframes.com! 0:00 - Intro 10:39 - Around the Sun 16:59 - Sponsors 23:29 - Episode recap and discussion 1:13:58 - Mailbag 1:20:38 - Outro

Qpid! Picard's sexy sidepiece Vash returns on episode 420 of TNG, and we're releasing this episode on Valentine's Day! So get romantic and blaze it as we settle into our...Robin Hood adventure? Wait, what, Q is back? And he's starting a love triangle of some sort?! Oh boy, this is gonna get complicated! Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Get up to an additional 25% off any order at Ekster by going to shop.ekster.com/newbie or by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website! Need a super fast, high quality, ultra secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): ExpressVPN.com/NewbieStarTrek Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at www.fugitiveframes.com! 0:00 - Intro 4:52 - Around the Sun 10:56 - Sponsors 18:34 - Episode recap and discussion 1:03:05 - Mailbag 1:11:02 - Outro

The Nth Degree! Barclay's back, and so's Scott! And together they trigger some pretty deep dives back into holodeck ethics, only this time even deeper! Wowee! *punch* Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Get up to an additional 25% off any order at Ekster by going to shop.ekster.com/newbie or by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website! Need a super fast, high quality, ultra secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): ExpressVPN.com/NewbieStarTrek Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at www.fugitiveframes.com! 0:00 - Intro 6:35 - Around the Sun 10:22 - Sponsors 21:16 - Episode recap and discussion 1:39:23 - Mailbag 2:10:46 - Outro

Identity Crisis! We head into another kinda spooky but not really episode as we try to figure out why Geordi and his former crewmates are transforming into the intro from Belly! Also, what is Belly? Well, it seems like only Ricardo knew! Tune in to find out what Belly is! Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Get up to an additional 25% off any order at Ekster by going to shop.ekster.com/newbie or by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website! Need a super fast, high quality, ultra secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): ExpressVPN.com/NewbieStarTrek Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at www.fugitiveframes.com! 0:00 - Intro 9:19 - Around the Sun 21:33 - Sponsors 28:12 - Episode recap and discussion 1:15:38 - Mailbag 1:24:52 - Outro

Night Terrors! It's basically Nightmare on Elm Street, but without Freddy Krueger! Does that make it the worst episode of season 4? We wouldn't say so, but then we say lots of things, like that OnlyFans is willing to violate the Geneva Convention, Jesus just needed to sleep off the crucifixion, that it's hard to get to Hawaii, and that Dan has quite a large body count. What are we talking about? Tune in to find out! Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Get up to 25% off any order at Ekster by going to shop.ekster.com/newbie or by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website! Need a super fast, high quality, ultra secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): ExpressVPN.com/NewbieStarTrek Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at www.fugitiveframes.com! 0:00 - Intro 10:34 - Around the Sun 18:29 - Sponsors 25:07 - Episode recap and discussion 1:04:25 - Mailbag 1:10:44 - Outro

Galaxy's Child! Geordi's old fake holodeck flame comes back to haunt him in this extra creepy episode of TNG! Nate Tang, the composer of our theme song, joins us this week as we dive into the extreme ooginess of Geordi insisting that he's done nothing wrong and the writers writing Leah Brahms to agree somehow! Wow, these were definitely different times! Link to the Star Trek TNG casting memo mentioned in this week's mailbag: https://fugitiveframes.com/star-trek-tng-casting-memo Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Get up to 25% off any order at Ekster by going to shop.ekster.com/newbie or by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website! Need a super fast, high quality, ultra secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): ExpressVPN.com/NewbieStarTrek Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at www.fugitiveframes.com! 0:00 - Intro 5:29 - Around the Sun 11:08 - Nate discusses how he wrote the theme song 17:56 - Sponsors 26:37 - Episode recap and discussion 1:33:36 - Mailbag 1:39:31 - Outro

Christmas Mailbag 2022! We take it a bit easy this holiday season as we catch up on listener and viewer emails! This time, you can't blame us for going off topic, there's no topic at all! Wheeeee~!!! Merry Holidays y'all! Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Get up to 25% off any order at Ekster by going to shop.ekster.com/newbie or by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website! Need a super fast, high quality, ultra secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): ExpressVPN.com/NewbieStarTrek Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Jinglebell (Hot!) by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at www.fugitiveframes.com! 0:00 - Intro 16:39 - Sponsors 26:11 - Mailbag Letter #1 40:40 - Mailbag Letter #2 50:58 - Mailbag Letter #3 58:08 - Mailbag Letter #4 1:06:01 - Mailbag Letter #5 1:14:49 - Mailbag Letter #6 1:21:45 - Mailbag Letter #7

First Contact! Wow, that got philosophical real fast! The episode itself is pretty great, a first contact episode from the perspective of other aliens meeting the Federation. But what started as a usual episode recap turned into discussions about political power, proof of aliens, religion, the Cold War, even random mathematical concepts like fast Fourier transforms! What led us down that rabbit hole? Tune in to find out! Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Get up to 25% off any order at Ekster by going to shop.ekster.com/newbie or by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website! Need a super fast, high quality, ultra secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): ExpressVPN.com/NewbieStarTrek Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at www.fugitiveframes.com! 0:00 - Intro 12:24 - Around the Sun 18:18 - Sponsors 24:05 - Episode recap and discussion 1:45:43 - Mailbag 1:53:52 - Outro

Clues! John Velez, the designer and animator behind our wonderful YouTube video versions of the podcast, joins us this week to discuss a whodunnit! Why is Data acting like a huge jerk? Why is Guinan only in one scene? Why do we talk so much about oil? Tune in to find out! Follow John Velez: YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCMw1UEhZMNA-qLk1Buw0RDg Instagram: instagram.com/artdevice28/ ArtStation: artstation.com/artdevice Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Get up to 25% off any order at Ekster by going to shop.ekster.com/newbie or by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website! Need a super fast, high quality, ultra secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): ExpressVPN.com/NewbieStarTrek Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at www.fugitiveframes.com! 0:00 - Intro 1:22 - John discusses how he designed and animated the video podcasts 9:58 - Around the Sun 16:35 - Sponsors 19:46 - Episode recap and discussion 1:48:29 - Mailbag 1:58:41 - Outro

Devil's Due! The Devil skips Georgia and heads straight to Star Trek, where she decides to take over a whole planet and (unsuccessfully) seduce Picard. But is she nothing but a flim-flam artist? The answer is yes. Scott joins us once again as we take another deep dive into a religiously charged episode! Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Get up to 25% off any order at Ekster by going to shop.ekster.com/newbie or by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website! Need a super fast, high quality, ultra secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): ExpressVPN.com/NewbieStarTrek Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at www.fugitiveframes.com! 0:00 - Intro 4:08 - Around the Sun 14:22 - Sponsors 23:49 - Episode recap and discussion 1:40:36 - Mailbag 1:45:15 - Outro

The Wounded! Basically, it's Apocalypse Now, but in space! And with Miles O'Brien as Martin Sheen! Will it be as poignant? I dunno, but we'll at least definitely get some weird marriage moments between Miles and Keiko, who apparently are just meeting each other for the first time! What a story, Miles! Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Get up to 25% off any order at Ekster by going to shop.ekster.com/newbie or by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website! Need a super fast, high quality, ultra secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): ExpressVPN.com/NewbieStarTrek Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at www.fugitiveframes.com! 0:00 - Intro 5:30 - Around the Sun 12:03 - Sponsors 15:45 - Episode recap and discussion 1:30:46 - Mailbag 1:35:24 - Outro

Data's Day! Boy, we went on a TON of tangents this week! But in our defense, it was a while since we'd recorded, and Data's Day itself is full of tangents! There's tap dancing, a baby birthing, some barbershop banter, some gift shopping, but I don't care about what Romulans betrayed what Federation ambassadors, I'm here to save a wedding! Also, Jasmin's back to discuss her favorite TNG character with us! Hooray! Need a super fast, high quality, ultra secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): ExpressVPN.com/NewbieStarTrek Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Get up to 25% off any order at Ekster by going to shop.ekster.com/newbie or by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website! Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at www.fugitiveframes.com! 0:00 - Intro 15:03 - Around the Sun 16:46 - Sponsors 23:01 - Episode recap and discussion 1:33:06 - Mailbag 1:35:53 - Outro

The Loss! Will we actually get a nice Deanna Troi-centric episode for once? Can a small idea be well-written and stretched out as a character story? Will the A story be dramatically overshadowed in terms of importance by the B story? The answers probably won't surprise you! Or will they?! Let's see how we can spin an hour-long yarn out of nothing! Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at www.fugitiveframes.com! 0:00 - Intro 12:59 - Around the Sun 16:58 - Sponsors 18:21 - Episode recap and discussion 58:28 - Mailbag 1:01:33 - Outro

Final Mission! *insert Poochy joke here* Unfortunately, the producers of TNG weren't treating Wil Wheaton very well, so he decided to leave. But hey, at least it was a much better send-off than for Denise Crosby! But were the emotional highs earned? And why is Riker spending so much time dealing with a garbage barge? Oh, because it's radioactive, fair enough. Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at www.fugitiveframes.com! 0:00 - Intro 13:56 - Around the Sun 22:57 - Sponsors 27:55 - Episode recap and discussion 1:11:14 - Mailbag 1:15:30 - Outro

Future Imperfect! What if the crew of the Enterprise did a cool anime-style time skip, but Riker missed out?! That's the plot of this episode! Or is it?! More father-son issues! Nightmare on Elm Street/Inception references! They were trying to be perfect men in an imperfect time! Oh wait no, that's a weird random Dark Knight reference. Where were we? Mac and Me? Uh, tune in to find out! Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at www.fugitiveframes.com! 0:00 - Intro 6:42 - Around the Sun 15:44 - Sponsors 21:39 - Episode recap and discussion 1:06:53 - Mailbag 1:12:47 - Outro

Reunion! Worf's old Katherine Hepburn-esque flame returns, with a surprise kid in tow! But get that kid outta the way, will Worf and K'Ehleyr get back together? Will the Klingon Empire survive the next election? Will Picard be able to put up with all of it? And what about that Donald Trump Jr. guy, are we finally going to deal with him or what? Also, GOWRON! EYES! Don't miss it! Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at www.fugitiveframes.com! 0:00 - Intro 7:47 - Around the Sun 17:15 - Sponsors 20:23 - Episode recap and discussion 1:20:44 - Mailbag 1:26:26 - Outro

Legacy! Tasha's long-lost sister, Ishara, shows up outta nowhere, and, of course, Data's immediately smitten. To be fair, the whole crew, save for Deanna, is pretty smitten with her, too. Who can blame them, with that haircut and jumpsuit? Though she's definitely cribbing the whole Sarah Connor look. But hey, let's see how this inevitable betrayal eventual plays out! Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at www.fugitiveframes.com! 0:00 - Intro 11:45 - Around the Sun 14:18 - Sponsors 17:17 - Episode recap and discussion 1:22:45 - Mailbag 1:27:04 - Outro

Remember Me! Why did Pixar steal the entire plot of this movie? What a bunch of frauds! But in all seriousness, an actually really great script and great performance by Gates McFadden that's completely ruined by the reintroduction of the Traveler and Star Wars-style mystical BS! A spirited discussion this shall be! Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at www.fugitiveframes.com! 0:00 - Intro 8:51 - Around the Sun 13:06 - Sponsors 15:13 - Episode recap and discussion 58:11 - Mailbag 1:02:58 - Outro

Suddenly Human! What if The Searchers didn't end in such a toxic way? What if Picard was okay with children? What if aliens were allowed to listen to space prog rock? All of these questions, and more, too much more, will be answered in this episode! Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at www.fugitiveframes.com! 0:00 - Intro 12:09 - Around the Sun 16:44 - Sponsors 18:57 - Episode recap and discussion 1:04:03 - Mailbag 1:07:31 - Outro

Brothers! Data goes nuts and decides to hijack the Enterprise! Why? Maybe it's so he can find his brother? Surely the episode title didn't give it away! Also, watch as Brent Spiner does the Austin Powers/Klumps shtick before Mike Myers and Eddie Murphy ever did! Dan also informs me that he wanted to compare Lore meeting Noonien Soong to when Will Smith met his father again in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, but he forgot to mention it during the podcast recording, so here we are in the podcast description instead. Also, we have a special retrospective to celebrate the life of Nichelle Nichols, but that's not really related to The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air at all. Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at www.fugitiveframes.com! 0:00 - Intro 6:06 - Around the Sun 14:33 - Nichelle Nichols retrospective 26:35 - Sponsors 27:45 - Episode recap and discussion 1:09:57 - Mailbag 1:11:32 - Outro

Family! Wow, a ton of stuff happened in Best of Both Worlds, eh? Some mind control, some countless loss of life, tons of explosions, and I'm sure Picard came through all of it totally okay without any trauma at all. So this episode is just a long pleasant trip back home where he sips some wine and gets into sexy mud wrestling fights with his grumpy brother. Also, Worf is still butt-hurt over his honor, and I guess also we find out what Wesley's dad looks like. Also, it turns out Wesley Crusher comes from a long line of criminal Crushers, so that all fits. Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at www.fugitiveframes.com! 0:00 - Intro 10:50 - Around the Sun 15:13 - Sponsors 17:42 - Episode recap and discussion 1:00:05 - Mailbag 1:06:36 - Outro

The Best of Both Worlds, Part II! The thrilling conclusion the cliffhanger that gripped America for three entire months! Will Borg Picard be exploded by Riker? Will Shelby become first officer? Will Wesley get to fulfill his dreams of mass murder? Will Worf ever get to hug Picard again? Scott returns to help us find out! Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at www.fugitiveframes.com! Watch "A Knight's Tour" on JoBlo Movies! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMsMFEpDgpE 0:00 - Intro 8:30 - Around the Sun 24:27 - Sponsors 27:23 - Episode recap and discussion 1:31:03 - Mailbag 1:34:03 - Outro

Ricardo and Sara have never watched Star Trek before! So Marvin and Dan are taking them on a journey to watch it all, one episode at a time! We're currently going through TNG! New episodes every Tuesday! Listen at NewbieStarTrek.com or wherever you find your podcasts! Newbie Star Trek is part of Fugitive Frames. Catch the rest of our projects at FugitiveFrames.com!

The Best of Both Worlds, Part I! The episode that is widely considered the best season finale of any Star Trek show and firmly put TNG on the map in mainstream Americans' eyes, but does it stand up to scrutiny by the Newbie Star Trek panel?! Scott joins us once again as he guides our hips through the re-emergence of the Borg, potential cast replacements, a cliffhanger that shocked America, and Patrick Stewart's sexy half-Batsuit onesie! Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at www.fugitiveframes.com! 0:00 - Intro 9:34 - Around the Sun 14:10 - Sponsors 16:15 - Episode recap and discussion 1:45:35 - Mailbag 1:49:01 - Outro