Re:Engage TNG

Is this thing on? Are we recording? Let's go back to the beginning. And when we'll get to the end. Stop. Stunt casting Frasier Crane aside, this one is a fun temporal romp. Crusher plays poker with the gang, then start to see some patterns emerge. Are they caught in a loop? How does that work? Data figures it out at the last moment, thanks to Jonathan Frakes weird ass camera shots. Kate saves the best for last. Get in touch with us on BlueSky @ReEngageTNG.bsky.social! Host: Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) Panel: Greg Tito (Gregtito.com, @GregTito on Bluesky, @gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG), Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG) , and Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG) Audio Editor: Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter), Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Next up is s5e19 "The First Duty" hosted by Kate!

After a clunker of Ethics, the TNG writers, producers and performers step it up a huge ass notch. Melissa Nathan, AEA stage manager from NYC, joins to talk about a very special episode. Riker forms a relationship with Soren, a member of the J'Naii who eschews all that silly androgenous stuff. Soren wants to get it on with Riker, as they mount a rescue mission into null space. But their love is not to be, for despite Soren's entreaties in court, she's taken away for treatment a.k.a. conversion therapy. Star Trek at its best with fantastic performances bringing the sensuality to life and shaping minds for decades to come with its message of inclusion with a tragic ending. Get in touch with us on BlueSky @ReEngageTNG.bsky.social! Host: Greg Tito (Gregtito.com, @GregTito on Bluesky, @gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Panel: Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter), Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG) , and Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG) Special Guest: Melissa Nathan (@MelissaNathan on BlueSky, @MelissaNathan on Twitter) Audio Editor: Greg Tito (Gregtito.com, @GregTito on Bluesky, @gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Next up is s5e18 "Cause and Effect" hosted by Jimmie!

It's impossible to tackle a tough issue like assisted suicide for handicapped people in just one episode, but add in evil research doctors with a cavalier approach to experimental procedures, and it's no sweat! Alexander returns, and guilt his father into not killing himself, assisted by Riker. Also Troi and Worf build a connection, somehow. Dr. Crusher absolutely crushes her medical colleague, while Picard is a monster. But what scenes is the most memorable is the ridiculous looking spinal cord you've ever seen being inserted into Michael Dorn's body double. Get in touch with us on BlueSky @ReEngageTNG.bsky.social! Host: Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG) Panel: Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter), Greg Tito (Gregtito.com, @GregTito on Bluesky, @gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) , and Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG) Audio Editor: Greg Tito (Gregtito.com, @GregTito on Bluesky, @gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Next up is s5e17 "The Outcast" hosted by Greg with special guest Mellisa Nathan!

A thousand points of light, and we get Buzz, Bruiser and Slash. The Enterprise thinks it's found an old Federation starship from 2 centuries ago and have to send a shuttle down to the surface. There the storm picks up and bodysnatches O'Brien, Troi and Data. Riker is saved by a broken arm. Then those three go berserk screaming something about the Southern Polar Region. (Sorry Erik!) O'Brien threatens his baby, the baby screams, and Data wants to fight Klingons in Ten Forward. Don't miss the opportunity to watch a pretty good episode that doesn't follow the sci-fi premise to resolve the ethical dilemma it poses. Get in touch with us on BlueSky @ReEngageTNG.bsky.social! Host: Greg Tito (Gregtito.com, @GregTito on Bluesky, @gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Panel: Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter), Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG), and Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG) Audio Editor: Greg Tito (Gregtito.com, @GregTito on Bluesky, @gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Next up is s5e16 "Ethics" hosted by Erik!

What do we do with a drunken sailor? The Enterprise gets energy beamed - and the crew's memory is wiped. They have amnesia, and a special new crewmember, one Commander Kieran MacDuff. Geordi finds out they have a mission to destroy all Lysians. Riker hooks up with Ro. Worf assumes command because he has a fancy sash. Troi thinks it's all wrong, the mission, all of it. Luckily Picard has a conscience and doesn't want to stab people he doesn't know. MacDuff was in on it from the start! What a bunch of cards! Get in touch with us on BlueSky @ReEngageTNG.bsky.social! Host: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG) Panel: Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter), Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG), and Greg Tito (Gregtito.com, @GregTito on Bluesky, @gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Audio Editor: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG) Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Next up is s5e15 "Power Play" hosted by Greg!

The worst thing since sliced bread. The Enterprise shows up at a secret human colony that's super into their eugenics. Troi beams down and tries to save everyone by boning the creepy leader guy while the arbiter Martin SCOWLS. Like, heavily. A lot. Troi smashes but it's Geordi and the hot blonde physicist Hannah who save the day from a star fragment or something. Hannah defects, and that's the A plot eventually. Our favorite crewmembers do and say some fucked-up shit. The end. Forget this one exists, I beg of you. Get in touch with us on BlueSky @ReEngageTNG.bsky.social! Host: Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG) Panel: Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter), Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG), and Greg Tito (Gregtito.com, @GregTito on Bluesky, @gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Audio Editor: Greg Tito (Gregtito.com, @GregTito on Bluesky, @gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Next up is s5e14 "Conundrum" hosted by Kate!

It's remarkable that a early 90s sci-fi show examined the idea of rape. The Enterprise plays host to a race of psychic spelunkers on a quest to catalog the galaxy's memories for history's sake. The father is a flirty fool, saying some inappropriate things to the Dr. Beverly Crusher after he skillfully illuminates a memory for Keiko. But it's the son who is the real monster. He attaches himself to a memory of Troi and Riker lingering after a poker game and turns it ugly. He then terrorizes more of the crew until Troi kicks him in the balls. Good. Get in touch with us on BlueSky @ReEngageTNG.bsky.social! Host: Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) Panel: Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG), Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG), and Greg Tito (Gregtito.com, @GregTito on Bluesky, @gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Audio Editor: Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Next up is s5e13 "The Masterpiece Society" hosted by Erik!

Data gets a not-so-secret admirer in the form a little kid saved from a Federation research ship in the middle of a dark cluster. Timothy loves that android life so much that he pretends to be a poseur positronic lifeform to cope with his parents' death and everybody else on the ship. He says it was attacked but then things get weird. Thankfully Troi gets to do more counseling and the kid actor, Joshua Harris, is pretty badass playing off Brent Spiner in this episode directed by Patrick Stewart. Get in touch with us on BlueSky @ReEngageTNG.bsky.social! Host: Greg Tito (Gregtito.com, @GregTito on Bluesky, @gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Panel: Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG), Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG), and Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) Audio Editor: Greg Tito (Gregtito.com, @GregTito on Bluesky, @gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Next up is s5e12 "Violations" hosted by Jimmie!

Fatherhood - that's what brings here together today. Brian Bonsall accepts the challenge of playing Alexander Rozhenko, once again being introduced late into an ongoing series. (He played the kid in Family Ties, y'all.) This B-plot of riding the wave all the way to warp speed doesn't hold a lot of dramatic weight, but Worf transforming into a solid single dad in 47 minutes is quite the feat. They even saved some puppets along the way! Alexander is a welcome addition to the family, despite being scolded by the blonde schoolmarm on the Enterprise. Get in touch with us on BlueSky @ReEngageTNG.bsky.social on Twitter @ReEngageTNG! Host: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG) Panel: Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG) , Greg Tito (Gregtito.com, @GregTito on Bluesky, @gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG), and Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) Audio Editor: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG) Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Next up is s5e11 "Hero Worship" hosted by Greg!

M-, m-, m-, mmmmMatt Frewer is the featured guest star, playing Professor Berlinghoff Rasmussen. He shows up in a fancy-looking timepod made of a material even Geordi is impressed by. Rasmussen claims to be there to witness historical events bearing flash drives full of *gasp* questionnaires! I hate questionnaires. At the same time, the people on Penthara IV may be dying and/or saved by the Enterprise, which gets us into some time quandaries. Each castmember has time with Frewer, but he loves Data a little more than Dr. Crusher. The abduction goes wrong, and they trap Max Headroom as a fish out of time. And never mention him again. Trek fandom turns its lonely eyes to you, Berlinghoff Rasmussen. Get in touch with us on BlueSky @ReEngageTNG.bsky.social on Twitter @ReEngageTNG! Host: Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG) Panel: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG), Greg Tito (Gregtito.com, @GregTito on Bluesky, @gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG), and Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) Audio Editor: Greg Tito (Gregtito.com, @GregTito on Bluesky, @gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Next up is s5e10 "New Ground" hosted by Kate!

Another writer from the more contemporary Star Trek: Discovery, Eric J. Robbins, joins in a very in-depth discussion of the conclusion to this seminal two-parter while the WGA strike was going strong. Thankfully that work-stoppage is over with most of the demands met, and our very demanding podcast must have been a big part of that. Spock is back and we actually get the highly anticipated scenes between Leonard Nimoy, Patrick Stewart and Brent Spiner. Fascinating, indeed! Denise Crosby returns as well, and she's nasty, except when it comes to the startegizing as she goes full Bond villain by underestimating two of the smartest people in the galaxy. Eric (with a "c") is a wonderful addition to our cultural bridge crew and he helps break down why this episode is so great. Strap in, this is a LONG one! Get in touch with us on BlueSky @ReEngageTNG.bsky.social on Twitter @ReEngageTNG! Host: Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) Special Guest: Eric Robbins (On Instagram) Panel: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG), Greg Tito (Gregtito.com, @GregTito on Bluesky, @gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG), and Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG) Audio Editor: Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Next up is s5e9 "A Matter of Time" hosted by Erik!

One of the writers of Star Trek Discovery joins to discuss their take on Unification in season 3 alongside our discussion of this Next Generation episode. Please welcome Carlos Cisco to our cultural bridge crew! A delicious slow burn leading up to the introduction of one Mr. Spock to this cast. The Romulans are up to something, and have brought Spock there to Romulus for some reason, but his father Sarek passed away off screen after a touching last scene with Picard. The Klingons make an appearance, and the captain sets up some fine comic relief in the form of Data not sleeping. Bring me my red stapler! Get in touch with us on BlueSky @ReEngageTNG.bsky.social on Twitter @ReEngageTNG! Host: Greg Tito (Gregtito.com, @GregTito on Bluesky, @gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Special Guest: Carlos Cisco (On Twitter, @carloscisco.bsky.social) Panel: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG), Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter), and Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG) Audio Editor: Greg Tito (Gregtito.com, @GregTito on Bluesky, @gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG), Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Next up is s5e8 "Unification II" hosted by Jimmie and featuring ANOTHER Star Trek: Discovery writer Eric Robbins as guest!

It's those dang vidya games ya Boomers play all the dang time! The incomparable Wesley Crusher AND Cicero Holmes return for this cautionary tale on the dangers of screwing an alien on Risa. Riker gets introduced to an augmented reality game that quickly controls the mind of the Enterprise crew. But Wesley and engineering darling Lefler played by Ashely Judd make out in the arboretum after saving the day from the dastardly plot hatched by Riker's fuck buddy. Cicero still likes this game after all of that. Check out his modern Trek podcast Discovery Debrief! Get in touch with us on BlueSky @ReEngageTNG.bsky.social on Twitter @ReEngageTNG! Host: Greg Tito (Gregtito.com, @GregTito on Bluesky, @gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Special Guest: Cicero Holmes (@stubbystan on Twitter, Instagram) Panel: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG), Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter), and Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG) Audio Editor: Greg Tito (Gregtito.com, @GregTito on Bluesky, @gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG), Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Next up is s5e7 "Unification I" hosted by Greg and featuring Star Trek: Discovery writer Carlos Cisco as guest!

Disaster Strikes! We remember Picard hates kids, but then loves them. We remember Dr. Crusher knows how to hold on to stuff when being sucked into vortexes. We remember Worf is excellent at midwifery. We remember Data is an android who knows how to keep his head screwed on straight. We also remember Chief O'Brien kicks ass and Ensign Ro is a badass/killer. But who knew Counselor Troi was a Commander? We sure didn't! This is a fun one that gives us more of that slice of life on the Enterprise. Get in touch with us on BlueSky @ReEngageTNG.bsky.social on Twitter @ReEngageTNG! Host: Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) Panel: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG), Greg Tito (Gregtito.com, @GregTito on Bluesky, @gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG), and Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG) Audio Editor: Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Next up is s5e6 "The Game" hosted by Greg and featuring the return of Cicero Holmes as guest!

Fractal fuckery abounds! Data has a whole bunch of memories in his positronic brain, and he's going to share it all with our guest star, but before we get to that, Riker's got a hot honey colonist to woo. But dang, she dead. Thanks, Crystalline Entity, for the ultimate cock-block! In comes the expert on crystals and white whales, played by Ellen Geer. She's not here to talk to Data, but ends up hanging out with him the most anyway. She realizes he's got her son's memories and then almost makes out with our fully functional android friend. We don't quite get the philosophical discussion any of these subjects demand. Get in touch with us on BlueSky @ReEngageTNG.bsky.social on Twitter @ReEngageTNG! Host: Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG) Panel: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG), Greg Tito (Gregtito.com, @GregTito on Bluesky, @gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG), and Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) Audio Editor: Greg Tito (Gregtito.com, @GregTito on Bluesky, @gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Next up is s5e5 "Disaster" hosted by Jimmie!

We meet a new friend and crewmember! Ensign Ro originates the Bajoran people who will come to be a huge ass part of the Star Trek canon. Michelle Forbes returns, having been the daughter in "Half a Life" and knocks Ro's dangerousness and fierceness right out of the park. We learn the Bajorans are a proud people who are down on their luck and that Ro has got some crosses to bear. Luckily, Guinan comes in to guide Picard to trust Ro against the Cardassians, and then she gets a job on the Enterprise. Done and done! Get in touch with us on BlueSky @ReEngageTNG.bsky.social on Twitter @ReEngageTNG! Host: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG) Panel: Greg Tito (Gregtito.com, @GregTito on Bluesky, @gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG), Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG), and Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) Audio Editor: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG) Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Next up is s5e4 "Silicon Avatar" hosted by Erik!

Jimmie; His pants wet. A classic sci-fi premise with a fantastic performance from one of Star Trek's most storied captains (if by storied, you mean twice died to save the white Captain.) Picard is beamed to surface of a planet with the Tamarian captain who only speaks in idiomatic references to myth. The universal translator doesn't jibe with space metaphors. But by uniting their confusion as one, Picard and the Tamarian overcome a phase beast and their frustration to learn one another's tongue. It's a wonderful episode for which our panel and the Trek community at large has an everlasting fondness. Temba, his arms wide! Get in touch with us on BlueSky @ReEngageTNG.bsky.social on Twitter @ReEngageTNG! Host: Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) Panel: Greg Tito (Gregtito.com, @GregTito on Bluesky, @gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG), Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG), and Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG) Audio Editor: Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Next up is s5e3 "Ensign Ro" hosted by Kate!

The Klingon Way is to fight for podcast supremacy! Our cultural bridge crew returns after a hiatus to pick up the pieces of the Klingon civil war between Gowron of the Large Eyes and the Duras sisters of the Large ... Attitudes. There may be too many storylines to keep track of though, as Picard pitches a tachyon pulse field using what's left of the fleet depleted by the Borg attack. (Canon!) Data experiences android racism from the guy sniffing nasal spray in Ghostbusters, and Worf repulses the advances of Romulan-backed boobies. Oh, and we learn how the heck Tasha Yar turned into a Romulan and it's all Picard's fault, as Guinan tells us. It's great to be back! Get in touch with us on BlueSky @ReEngageTNG.bsky.social on Twitter @ReEngageTNG! Host: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Panel: Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG), Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter), and Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG) Audio Editor: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Next up is s5e2 "Darmok" hosted by Jimmie!

Mr. Picard, the Klingons turn their lonely hearts to you. Gowron, Worf and Kurn team up for the ultimate showdown vs. the sisters of Duras and his lowly son for the crown of the Klingon High Council. Focusing on Worf, Picard gives really inconsistent advice - "Save your family name like the Klingon you are! No, but you can't use Federation resources." Oh, also, we're not going to protect the legal leader of our allies. We get some badass scenes from Guinan, and Worf does the ultimate sacrifice ... until the next season. Enter Denise Crosby! Re:Engage will return in a few months with the premiere of Season Five - Redemption II. Get in touch with us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG! Host: Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG) Panel: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG), Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter), and Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG) Audio Editor: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Re:Engage will be taking a few weeks off and return with the start of season five in September 2023.

There's a lot to unpack with this episode! Data is working alongside Jenna D'Sora and their friendship blossoms after watching the nebula fireworks. The android incapable of emotion goes on an advice tour with his colleagues before deciding to do something extremely cringey with his fellow crewperson. His carefully crafted program goes awry, as does the fate of certain objects, walls and/or persons in the B plot of this episode directed by Mr. Stewart himself. And what a typist, he is! Kate hosted and edited this episode like a boss. Get in touch with us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG! Host: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG) Panel: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG), Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter), and Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG) Audio Editor: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG) Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Next up is the SEASON FINALE s4e26 "Redemption" hosted by Erik!

The Romulans did it! Evidence of the glassies, my droogs! Geordi LaForge is ready for some trivia and spanish guitar on Risa, but the Romulans take him hostage and force him to watch bad things using his visor interface. There's a tall shadow calling the shots with a familar voice, but it's not Majel Barrett, who finally gets credited on screen this episode as the ship's computer. The Klingons have an unruly colony and they accuse the Federation of aided the rebels. Turns out it was Ambassador Kel the whole time! What a dick! Greg hosts this episode which points to a lot of Trek lore yet to come. Must watch. Get in touch with us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG! Host: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Panel: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG), Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter), and Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG) Audio Editor: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Next up is s4e25 "In Theory" hosted by Kate!

This is a spicy one for Dr. Beverly Crusher. Her toes are curling for a hot Star Fleet ambassador, but he's got a secret inside him. No, really inside him. Odan is a Trill - we'll learn much more about them in future Star Trek iterations - and that means he's a bug inside a host body. The bug is important, because he's the only person two warring moons trust to broker a deal. So Dr. Crusher puts the bug in someone else, her friend Riker, and all of the feelings of love and infatuation are there still, kinda. Sorta. The panel is split on this one pulling punches about the nature of love, and Jimmie holds court as host and audio editor. Get in touch with us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG! Host: Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) Panel: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG), Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG), and Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG) Audio Editor: Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Next up is s4e24 "Mind's Eye" hosted by Greg!

Guest stars galore. It must have been sweeps week. David Ogden Stiers from M*A*S*H and Better Off Dead fame is a scientist who's really good at blowing up stars. Err, I mean, shooting torpedoes to make stars not blow up. I think. Lwaxana Troi is hot to trot with Scientist Stimson until he says he's a few days away from turning 60 and on Kaelon 2 that means death. Then she gets super heated. Supernova mad, in fact. Erik hosts this one that goes from comic relief to dramatic tragedy with two fantastic actors. Jimmie just wishes the writers picked a side. Get in touch with us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG! Host: Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG) Panel: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG), Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG), and Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) Audio Editor: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Next up is s4e23 "The Host" hosted by Jimmie!

Political and precise, this episode is more poignant than ever. Picard participates in a witch hunt, until he realizes he's been the witch all along. Admiral Satie played by guest star Jean Simmons (not the one with the tongue) initially praises and then chews out nearly everyone on the Enterprise while simultaneously chewing on the scenery. References to past episodes abound, and make the Star Trek world richer, while firmly placing the "utopia" of the 24th century on blast. Along with our world. The Crucible of Star Fleet, Kate hosts and edits this week! Note: Greg can't believe he nailed the 1991 date for the "All your base are belong to us" reference from Kate. Get in touch with us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG! Host: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG) Panel: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG), Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG) and Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) Audio Editor: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG) Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Next up is s4e22 "Half a Life" hosted by Erik!

Gotta love it when not one, but TWO guest stars return. Re:Engage, not to be outdone, also has a special guest - game designer and art director Daniel Solis who is working on Star Trek games at WizKids Games. First Vash breaks into Picard's chambers just as he's about to give a speech in front of the Star Fleet architectural, erm, archaeological council. She initiates contact of his Horgon, but she ends up getting pissed Picard never told anyone about her. Then Q shows up to do something nice for Picard and all hell breaks loose at the architects meeting when they all get white-flashed to Sherwood Forest. Merry Men, my ass! Greg tries to keep the peace in this episode without the wonderful tones of Erik Curry, but his singing is all wrong. Get in touch with us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG! Host: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Special Guest: Daniel Solis (@DanielSolis on Twitter) Panel: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG) and Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) Audio Editor: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Next up is s4e21 "The Drumhead" hosted by Kate!

Barclay is back, and he's bitchier than ever! The return of Lt. Reginald Barclay is a deep and often dark commentary on each actors' trials and tribulations concerning wigs and prosthetics. Well, not really. Instead, we get a super-smaht brainiac who takes over the Enterprise's computer all in the name of efficiency due to Reg being infected with a mind virus. I won't ruin the ending of this floating head of an episode, since it is a fun laser- and Einstein-filled romp hosted by Jimmie G. Share and Enjoy! Get in touch with us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG! Host: Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) Panel: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG), Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG) and Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Audio Editor: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Next up is s4e20 "Qpid" hosted by Greg with special guest Daniel Solis (@DanielSolis on Twitter)!

There's a metaphor in the Mummenschanz! Erik Curry returns to host this very special episode of Re:Engage where we witness Geordi LaForge transform from a creeper into a little brother to a purple vein monster and back again. Lieutenant Commander Leijten (pronounced as in "Lighten up, Francis") has found some footage of an away team she and Geordi were on five years ago. The rest of the team have abandoned their posts to return to that planet, and Leijten starts feeling funky once they get there too. Suprise! She's a blue-veined prey animal - until the viral creche is a removed. Then Leijten is the only one who can talk her friend Laforge down from such blue heights. Erik sees a powerful metaphor for addiction, recovery and loss in this episode and we all agree it was a powerful bit of sci-fi storytelling. Get in touch with us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG! Host: Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG) Panel: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG), Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) and Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Audio Editor: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Next up is s4e19 "The Nth Degree" hosted by Jimmie!

Let's get horror up in our Star Treks! We really need to take more naps, you know, as a society, and that is proven true here in this episode as the Enterprise is stuck in a Tyken's Rift along with a ship of death. The starfleet officers went all murderous on each other on the USS Brittain, gruesomely so, except for a catatonic Betazed. Troi's dreams start to get as funky as her nightclothing, while the rest of the crew starts acting wonky, except for Data. He's the hero of this one, as everyone know androids don't dream of electric sheep. Jimmie hosts this one and edited it to a T. Get in touch with us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG! Host: Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) Panel: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG), Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG) and Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Audio Editor: Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Next up is s4e18 "Identity Crisis" hosted by Erik!

Hoo boy, this one's a doozy. Kate keeps us laughing and loathing nearly everything Geordi LaForge does and says in this episode. Dr. Leah Brahms returns as her not-holodeck self and Geordi tries to date her at every turn. The problem is not that Dr. Brahms is married, which takes a Jeffries tube conversation to get that factoid out there, but that Geordi violates nearly every privacy law we have. This may be the first acknowledgement the franchise makes that the holodeck can be used for sexy times, and it doesn't get better from there. Good thing we have such great time making fun of this episode for you! Get in touch with us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG! Host: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG) Panel: Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter), Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG) and Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Audio Editor: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Next up is s4e17 "Night Terrors" with Jimmie hosting!

There's something funny about this one. Star Trek always focuses on the bridge crew of the Enterprise, according to Mean Gene Roddenberry, but the producers successfully switched up the POV to the Malkorians. The cultural bridge crew of Re:Engage also gets some new POVs as Geoffrey Zatkin (@GeoffreyZatkin on Twitter) and Matthew Krol (@EmperorMSK on Twitter) from the YouTube channels Extra Credits and Extra History join to dish on Riker's lies. There was a lot to unpack - including amazing guest star Bebe Neuwirth from Cheers and Chicago fame, a bona fide Not Ready for Primetime Player as the chancellor, and everyone's favorite hotel administrator from Ghostbusters as a conservative Malkorian. Jimmie G sadly couldn't make this recording so Greg had to fill in poorly on the background of this episode. Get in touch with us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG! Host: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Special Guests: Geoffrey Zatkin (@GeoffreyZatkin on Twitter) and Matthew Krol (@EmperorMSK on Twitter) from the YouTube channels Extra Credits and Extra History Panel: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG), and Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG) Audio Editor: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Next up is s4e16 "Galaxy's Child" with Kate hosting!

If it wasn't for that dang moss, those Paxans would have gotten away with it! So Picard asks for the chance to do it once more, with feeling. Special Guest Shareef Jackson returns to talk about this unique Star Trek episode, and as a new father, he's also never sure if he was unconscious for 30 seconds or much longer. Whoopi Goldberg is woefully misused in the Dixon Hill re-visit, but we're glad the secretary stays consistent. Data is sus, but he gets a sweet voiceover. Greg hosts this episode and talks himself out of liking it by the end. Get in touch with us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG! Host: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Special Guest: Shareef Jackson (@ShareefJackson on Twitter, and on Insta) Panel: Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter), Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG), and Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG) Audio Editor: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Next up is s4e15 "First Contact" and we don't know who is hosting!

Is this real life? Or is this just fantasy? We go down to Georgia, er, Ventax II to visit with Ardra, who's apparently a devil-like figure that's come to collect on a thousand-year-old debt. She's got earthquakes, she's got riots, and she's got camp bleeding out of her eyeballs! Picard wants nothing to do with her flim-flam show, and he assembles a crack team of investigators to try Ardra in the court of Data. They salvaged this script from the failed Star Trek series Phase Two to become something of an anomaly this season, a comedic romp more suitable to the Swinging 60s than the Sensitive 90s pony tail guy. Kate sings us in with this one! Get in touch with us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG! Host: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG) Panel: Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter), Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG), and Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG) Audio Editor: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG) Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Next up is s4e14 "Clues" hosted by Greg with special guest Shareef Jackson returning!

Meet the Cardassians! We welcome a very special guest to Re:Engage with his own performance introducing this culture to the Star Trek canon. It's incredible how much impact one drink of danar in 10 Forward with O'Brien has on the franchise. The accomplished actor Time Winters joins and delights with stories from the set filming "The Wounded," an extremely on-the-nose episode investigating Captain Ben Maxwell's lingering animosity for one's former enemies. The fact that this episode aired when the Gulf War began doesn't feel like an accident. Erik hosts our bridge crew and we collectively make Time blush for all the compliments we give him on this trailblazing performance. Time is definitely much nicer than Gul Macet. Get in touch with us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG! Host: Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG) Special Guest: Time Winters, he's played many parts over the years, (on imdb) including Glinn Daro in this very episode! Panel: Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter), Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG), and Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG) Audio Editor: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Re:Engage is taking a few weeks to record more episodes. Next up is s4e13 "Devil's Due" and we don't know who hosting yet!

This episode inspired both the Beatles' song "A Day in the Life" and the entire run of the sitcom of the 90s "Seinfeld." And that's canon! Data's voiceover diary entries written to Dr. Bruce Maddox are the wrapper of the slice of life episode, the first of its kind for the franchise. But this nothingburger day is nothing but - so many things happen! Including the wedding of O'Brien to Keiko Ishikawa, a birth, a Sherlock Holmes reference, a hair coloring, and a fake death ... of a Salesman in the original Klingon. Truly one of the funniest episodes of Star Trek, which Greg mentions as host ad nauseum. Get in touch with us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG! Host: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Panel: Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter), Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG), and Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG) Audio Editor: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Next up is s4e12 "The Wounded" hosted by Erik!

Marina Sirtis pulled the short straw on this script. What should have been a great vehicle for her to show her chops ends up falling a little flat. GET IT!? The Enterprise is pulled along in the wake of what the bridge crew discover to be two-dimensional beings. At the same time, Counselor Troi loses the ability to feel others' feelings and to have any rational response to those things happening at the same time. She resigns as counselor - until she gets a great talking to from Guinan and saves the day by coming up with the moth to the flame analogy. Jimmie hosts this one, wishing it was better. Get in touch with us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG! Host: Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) Panel: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG), Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG), and Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG) Audio Editor: Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Next up is s4e11 "Data's Day" hosted by Greg!

Let's all sing "Say Goodbye to Wes Crusher" to the tune "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" by Billy Joel. Or not. The meter doesn't really match up, kinda like how this episode's plot doesn't match the gravitas of Wesley's final episode. Picard wants Wesley to come with him on some cockamamie miner's quarrel mission right before the boy is to ship out to Starfleet Academy. They've been dangling this for years, but now he's finally out of the picture. Jimmie couldn't be happier. But then the shuttlecraft they're on crashes in the desert and Wesley has to tricorder his way out of things while Picard actually tells him nice things for once. Too bad the old man waited until he was literally dying to do so. Oh, and there's a gruff old(er) captain too. It's a mess. Enjoy! Get in touch with us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG! Host: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG) Panel: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG), Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG), and Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) Audio Editor: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG) Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Next up is s4e10 "The Loss" hosted by Jimmie!

Riker will have to grow old eventually people, let's get it over with. Here the crew jumps 16 years into the future but Riker's son recreates the Enterprise slightly imperfectly. Peace with the Romulans? Ferengi ensigns? Marrying a simulation? Well, in sci-fi, anything is possible. The writing here goes out of its way to feel original, and the performances by Frakes and guest kid Chris Demetral as Jean-Luc Riker. Too bad Tomalak couldn't figure out what to do with his hands. Get in touch with us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG! Host: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Panel: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG), Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG), and Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) Audio Editor: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Next up is s4e9 "Final Mission" hosted by Kate!

Spoiler Alert! Worf had a secret baby with K'Ehleyr and thought right before a tense moment of negotiation between the Klingon Empire and the Federation was the best time to lay it on him. Then she has the gall to be murdered for figuring out he was discommendated because of something Duras' father did. How rude! Picard is asked to pick the next leader of the Klingon Empire for some reason, and everything works out in the end with a nice cold plate of revenge. Isn't interstellar politics grand? Thanks to Erik for calling back his little kid voice from Family s4e2 while hosting this one. Get in touch with us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG! Host: Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG) Panel: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG), Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) and Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) Audio Editor: Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Next up is s4e8 "Future Imperfect" hosted by Greg!

Remember Tasha Yar? And the failed colony she came from? Well it's gotten even worse now, and Tasha's sister is there to make sure it stays that way. A pair of Federation crewmen are held in captivity, and the Enterprise crew has to get them back by working with one of the factions. Ishara Yar lures them in with some fancy bluffing, action moves, and the smooching of Data's cheek. Then she shows her true colors and skill in wearing sci-fi costumes to the nines. Kate hosts this one and edited the audio to boot! Get in touch with us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG! Host: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG) Panel: Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG), Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) and Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) Audio Editor: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG) Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Next up is s4e7 "Reunion" hosted by Erik!

Quoth the raven, remember more! Dr. Crusher brings her acting chops to this episode as she welcomes on an old friend to the Enterprise before - bloop! - he straight up disappears. Worf ain't having it and neither is Picard, as they try to figure out the missing people problem. Turns out Wesley's to blame, sigh, again, as he created a rogue worp bubble in engineering. There's only one person who can phase in to take care of this problem, and it's Majel Barrett as the computer wrestling with the fact that Dr. Crusher doesn't have the skills to fulfill the mission of the Enterprise all by herself. Special guest Danielle Beckman (@dbeckcomedy on Twitter), star of Greg's short film Ex-Husband (@ExHusbandFilm on Twitter) beams in to add her Star Trek remembrances in Erik's absence. Get in touch with us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG! Host: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Panel: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG) and Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) Special Guest: Danielle Beckman (@dbeckcomedy on Twitter) Audio Editor: Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Next up is s4e6 "Legacy" hosted by Kate and Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG) will be back!

Suddenly Human, is in my head now! Kate sings us in on the dreamy blonde locks of our Tiger Beat Cover Boy for this episode. Adopted by the Talarians, a human teen is discovered to be the grandson of a Star Fleet admiral won in battle. Troi makes Picard adopt him, again, and the Odd Space Couple argue about everything from music, misogyny, the removing of one's gloves. Just when everything is about to be resolved, the boy murders his father figure. Freedom! Jimmie hosts this one AND does the audio editing with aplomb. Get in touch with us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG! Host: Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) Panel: Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG), Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG), and Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Audio Editor: Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Next up is s4e5 "Remember Me" hosted by Greg and featuring special guest Danielle Beckman (@dbeckcomedy on Twitter)!

Data has a wonderful family, doesn't he? There's something funky going on with the android commander and he silently commandeers the Enterprise to go to a nearly abandoned planet. While the crew tries to figure out how to get control of the ship back in order to save a little brother from some terrible prank, he beams himself down. That's where Brent Spiner meets Brent Spiner, before another Brent Spiner shows up. It's a continuation of the contrast of Lore with his counterpart, with a dash of eccentric dying dentist, er, cyberneticist for good measure. That's what brothers do, we guess. Kate hosts and edits the audio for this fantastic episode! Get in touch with us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG! Host: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG) Panel: Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG) , Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) and Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Audio Editor: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG) Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Next up is s4e4 "Suddenly Human" hosted by Jimmie!

It takes a while to really figure out what this episode is about - oh wait, it's FAMILY. Largely considered a quieter part three to the previous two bombastic episodes around the Borg invasion, Picard goes back home to his family's vineyard in France to cope. He meets his brother's wife and their son Renee for the first time, and reconnects with an old friend who's attempting to raise Atlantis, or something. The brother, Rober, is kind of a dick to his younger sibling, and makes fun of his fascination with starships. But Picard seriously toys with the idea of giving up Star Fleet until Rober punches him in the mouth about it. Or was it JLP who starts the fight? It's all really muddy, honestly. There's some great character work with Worf and Wesley, too, which also reinforces the themes of FAMILY. GET IT? Jimmie G takes the reins of editing the audio of this episode, and we get some fun communicator noises to help bridge the gaps, while Erik hosts and loves up and down the veteran actors performing their wine out in this episode. Get in touch with us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG! We celebrate 10k listens on this, our 82nd episode! Thanks for listening! Host: Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG) Panel: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG), Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) and Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Audio Editor: Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Next up is s4e3 "Brothers" hosted by Kate!

The culmination of the longest wait in TV (and Re:Engage) history! Dr. Erin MacDonald joins as our very special guest for this premiere of the fourth season that follows on directly after the events from the finale of season three. Dr. Erin makes the "Trek-no-babble" happen on modern Star Trek shows and she learns up our cultural bridge crew on deflector dishes, graviton particles and anti-matter spreads. Riker takes over the chair by talking to it, Data jacks into the Matrix and Locutus teaches us all the value of a good nap. This episode had a lot to deliver on and it doesn't disappoint! We even snuck a fart joke into the first few minutes. Get in touch with us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG! Host: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Panel: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG), Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) and Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG) Special Guest: Dr. Erin MacDonald (@drerinmac on Twitter) Audio Editor: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Next up is s4e2 "Family" hosted by Erik!

This is it! This is the big one! For many Start Trek fans, this episode is what cemented our love of this series and this franchise. The terrifying enemy of the soulless Borg are back, and the top brass sends in the Shelby. The commander is introduced as an expert in Borg tactics and a foil to one Will Riker. They are at odds from the start, but they learn how to trust each other when the Enterprise needs them most. Abducted Picard transforming into Locutus of Borg is quick and dirty, and the crew needs to fight tooth and nail to get him back and maybe save humanity in the process. Guinan isn't sure victory is possible, but she'll take survival. So will Riker, apparently. TO BE CONTINUED in a few weeks with the return of Re:Engage for season four of Star Trek: The Next Generation! Get in touch with us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG! Host: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Panel: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG), Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) and Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG) Audio Editor: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Next up is the SEASON PREMIERE s4e1 "Best of Both Worlds Pt. 2" hosted by Greg and featuring Dr. Erin MacDonald (@drerinmac on Twitter)!

Everyone love John Doe! Well, except for Worf's neck, but we'll get to that. Geordi hasn't figured out how to talk to women yet, but he gets a little yellow mojo from a mostly dead alien's brain. Dr. Crusher saves said alien, and falls for him like Florence Nightingale, but he doesn't remember who or what he is. Erik hosts this one and is non-plussed by the X-Men Jesus storyline plus the glowing yellow body suit practical effect at the end. Spoiler: John Doe is the confidence we had inside Geordi all along! Get in touch with us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG! Host: Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG) Panel: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG), Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG), and Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) Audio Editor: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Next up is the SEASON FINALE CLIFFHANGER s3e26 "Best of Both Worlds Pt. 1" hosted by Greg!

The hostage nobody wants is none other than Lwaxana Troi in Majel Barrett's triumphant return to the role her husband Gene described as the Auntie Mame of the Galaxy. The Ferengi don't put on too good a look here, with Damon Tog capturing mother and daughter Troi and chess club boy toy Riker before any nookie can occur. Lwaxana distracts with the Ferengi version of oral while Wesley Crusher trains for his own oral exam, if you know what I mean. Everything works out in the end when Picard professes his love of his big ole warp engines and Wesley gets promoted to full-on ensign, much to our very special Canadian guest correspondent Shelly Coley-Donohue. Jimmie G has found a kindred spirit in Shelly's distaste for the young and no longer "acting: ensign. Get in touch with us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG! Host: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG), Panel: Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG), Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG), Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) and Shelly Coley-Donohue Audio Editor: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Next up is the s3e25 "Transfigurations" hosted by Erik!

Who's got worse daddy issues than an aging Vulcan? Sarek does! Mark Lenard returns to go toe-to-toe with Patrick Stewart and it's illogical (ILLOGICAL! ILLOGICAL!) to assume anything other than a throw-down master class in acting is about to occur. Ambassador Sarek is onboard with his wife to complete a 97-year diplomatic mission, but he's so old that he's psycho-actively making the crew of the Enterprise collectively lose their tempers. Beverly beats Wesley, science officers beat up Riker, Worf and O'Brien and Geordi says some shit he can't take back. But a mindmeld fever dream scene straight out of Star Trek Acid Party is all we need to make everything status quo again. Get in touch with us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG! Host: Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) Panel: Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG), Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG), Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Audio Editor: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Next up is the s3e24 "Ménage à Troi" hosted by Kate featuring special guest and long time Re:Engage listener Shelly Donohue!

Perhaps the creepiest portrayal of an abusive relationship on Star Trek. Saul Rubinek gets called in to guest star with aplomb and embodies an evil that's all too real. Data gets captured by malicious trader Kivas Fahjo, and put on display in his collection of unique items. At least 50% of the artifacts are from Earth, except for the knock-off Salacious Crumb. Data pulls the trigger on his Chekhov's varon-T disuptor and escapes with another captive, but there's always another Varria. Fahjo should receive more praise as a Star Trek villain, which special guest Susan Arendt (@susanarendt on Twitter) makes sure to point out! Get in touch with us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG! Host: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Special Guest: Susan Arendt (@susanarendt on Twitter)! Panel: Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG), Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG), Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) Audio Editor: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Next up is the s3e23 "Sarek" hosted by Jimmie!

One of the best portrayals of social anxiety before we even had a term for it. Lt. Barclay is, um, well, you see, one of the engineering crew of the Enterprise. Or IS HE? Special Guest Lucian Khan comes on to explain his insightful theory that this entire episode is on a holodeck WITHIN a holodeck, and honestly we're all kind of sold on the idea once you factor in some of Barclay's forthcoming appearances in Star Trek Voyager. This is a thinky one about the nature of reality, so put a sock on the holodeck door and come Re:Engage with us! Get in touch with us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG! Host: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Special Guest: Lucian Kahn (Necromancy on Ichh.io) Panel: Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG), Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG), Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) Audio Editor: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com Theme music: Ryan Marth Next up is the s3e22 "The Most Toys" hosted by Greg featuring special guest Susan Arendt (@susanarendt on Twitter)!