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Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastStrange New Worlds S3E01–02: Hegemony, Part II & Wedding Bell BluesKen Gagne is joined by new co-host Em Maginnis to review the first two episodes of Strange New Worlds‘ third season!
After a two-year wait, we get a resolution to the season cliffhanger “Hegemony” — but with so many loose threads to tie up, everything felt a bit rushed and convenient. The action slows down for its more light-hearted successor, “Wedding Bell Blues”, which features some deep cuts to The Original Series and The Next Generation, satisfying these two long-time fans.
Stream the audio edition of Transporter Lock above or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Spotify, Amaz...2025-07-211h 21Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastLower Decks S5E09: Fissure Quest & S5E10: The New Next GenerationChief Engineer Ken Gagne and Commodore Mark Thompson bid adieu to Lower Decks. A homage to the entire Trek franchise culminates in the two-part series finale, showcasing the heroes of the Cerritos at their best. We debate what other cameos we would’ve liked to see in this show, how Harry Kim was written out of Picard, and where we might hope to see this crew in future series.
Stream the audio edition of Transporter Lock above or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, Overcast, Pandora, Pocket Casts, iHeartRadio, TuneIn, Podchaser, or the Internet Ar...2024-12-241h 06Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastLower Decks S5E01-02: Dos Cerritos & Shades of GreenDouble the Cerritos, double the Lower Decks! The fifth and final season of the Star Trek animated comedy series kicks off with back-to-back episodes that has all the main characters confronting what their lives could’ve been. Commodore Mark Thompson joins Chief Engineer Ken Gagne as we marvel at all the ways the non-canon The Animated Series (TAS) has influenced canon Trek; whether there’s a Quantum Prime DIrective; and how much better Shades of Green is than Shades of Grey.
Stream the audio edition of Transporter Lock above or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Spotify, Amaz...2024-10-271h 06Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastProdigy S2E03: Who Saves the Saviors & S2E04: Temporal Mechanics 101As the temporal mechanics of Prodigy’s second season grow even more skewed, can kids keep up? Yes, because our youthful crew are still modeling important lessons. Jankom Pog reminds kids to be true to themselves — while Dal reminds parents that kids that age can be difficult, not because anything is wrong with them, but because they’re kids. It’s a journey for everyone, including our co-hosts, Chief Engineer Ken Gagne and Commander Tiffany Bridge!
This episode of Prodigy also features a second appearance by real-life astrophysicist Dr. Erin Macdonald, who last appeared in S1E20 “Supernova...2024-07-0755 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastDiscovery S5E09: Lagrange Point & S5E10: Life, ItselfDiscovery engages in some tactical espionage action in the season’s penultimate episode before finally taking a graceful bow in Life, Itself, culminating with the Progenitors’ technology, a space wedding, and tie-ins to Star Trek past and present. Some confusing action and dialogue doesn’t ruin an otherwise enjoyable series finale, featuring some touching codas to our characters’ journeys on the longest-running Trek series ever, as reviewed in our longest podcast episode ever.
Seven years marks not only the end of Discovery‘s run on Paramount+, but Captain Sabriel’s run on Transporter Lock. Our fearless co-host has earned s...2024-06-021h 49Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastDiscovery S5E07: Erigah & S5E08: LabyrinthsAre you ready to L’ak and Moll?! Our Breen and human couriers take center stage in what Ken and Bri deem the best and worst episodes of Star Trek: Discovery‘s final season. The ship’s visit to the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library was also a highlight, as was its librarian, Hy’Rell, whom Bri loved from the beginning and Ken admired by the end. But oh, how we wish characters — from Ariam to Picard’s son to Burnham herself — were less opaque about their fears so that it wouldn’t be such a surprise when they’re revealed!
...2024-05-221h 09Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastDiscovery S5E05: Mirrors & S5E06: WhistlespeakSabriel & Ken are joined by returning guest Commodore Mark Thompson for this mid-season review of Discovery. Is it too soon to dip back to the Mirror Universe well? Have we learned too much about the Breen — or not enough? Why are Denobulans exempt from the Prime Directive? And with Star Trek being so based in (pseudo)science, how do we feel about a character embarking on a spiritual journey? Find out in this week’s podcast review!
Stream the audio edition of Transporter Lock above or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, Overcast, Pandora, Pocke...2024-05-031h 24Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastDiscovery S5E03: Jaheel & S5E04: Face the StrangeIn a saga that spans the eras, Discovery continues its quest for the Progenitor technology, seeking clues from a centuries-old Trill and fighting a time bug in the past and future. Ken gets gleefully agitated by the details, Sabriel offers insight and answers, and both enjoy the mix of humor and character development seen exhibited by this pair of episodes.
Stream the audio edition of Transporter Lock above or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, Overcast, Pandora, Pocket Casts, iHeartRadio, TuneIn, Podchaser, or the Internet Archive.(The post Discovery S5E03: Jaheel & S5...2024-04-211h 29Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastLower Decks S4E07-10Bri and Ken finish the fourth season of Star Trek: Lower Decks with its final four episodes: “A Few Badgeys More”, “Caves”, “The Inner Fight”, and “Old Friends, New Planets”. Plenty of loose ends are tied up, spanning the breadth of Lower Decks as well as The Next Generation. We offer answers to the season’s hardest questions: How is Badgey like Lex Luthor? What connection does the Cerritos engineering crew have to the Uncharted video game series? And how would Captain Picard and Seven of Nine react to seeing Robert Duncan McNeill? Tune in to find out!
Stream the audio...2023-11-221h 07Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastLower Decks S4E01-03 & Very Short Treks S1E01-02“Twovix”, “I Have No Bones Yet I Must Flee”, and “In the Cradle of Vexilon” are Lower Decks‘ excellent parodies and homages to everything from Pokémon to Voyager, while Very Short Treks‘ “Skin a Cat” and “Holiday Party” celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Animated Series. Is it just us, or is Star Trek getting sillier? Whatever is happening, Ken and Bri are here for it — just like Ken was at Dragon Con, with all the tales to tell from meeting his favorite Starfleet actors!(The post Lower Decks S4E01-03 & Very Short Treks S1E01-02 first appeared on Transp...2023-09-2154 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastStrange New Worlds S2E08–09: Under the Cloak of War & Subspace RhapsodyStrange New Worlds continues to demonstrate its range with the darkest and lightest episodes of the season. First, Ken and Sabriel review “Under the Cloak of War”, which deals with PTSD, murder, and forgiveness. What is in M’Benga’s past, and how do we relate to him?
In sharp contrast is the season’s penultimate episode, “Subspace Rhapsody”, the long-awaited musical episode, which also moves forward several characters’ plots. What are our favorite songs? Do we even like musicals? Is Chapel’s arc believable? And must we be seeing so much of James T. Kirk this season?
Str...2023-08-051h 24Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastStrange New Worlds S2E04-05: Among the Lotus Eaters & CharadesKen and Bri review two Strange New Worlds episodes. Ken felt “Among the Lotus Eaters”, based was this season’s weakest episode to date, but even he was surprised to hear Bri call it one of the worst episodes of Trek ever! It’s reminiscent of the Enterprise episode “Twilight” and the Apple TV+ series Severance, all while being based on a passing line from the TOS pilot “The Cage“.
We then enjoy a round of “Charades”, which dips back into the “Vulcans are funny!” well by giving them their own form of Festivus — yet the main plot for Bri was the heartb...2023-07-151h 12Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastStrange New Worlds S2E02-03: Ad Astra per Aspera & Tomorrow and Tomorrow and TomorrowCaptain Sabriel Mastin rejoins the crew to review the latest two episodes of Strange New Worlds. “Ad Astra per Aspera”, an episode that’s been hinted at since the Short Trek “Q&A”, is hailed by some as the best Trek in decades, harkening back to the social commentary of TOS and TNG by providing an allegory for today’s discrimination against the LGBTQIA+ community. Meanwhile, “Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow” pairs two unlikely characters in a timeline gone amok that Sabriel helps Ken make sense of. It’s the best of both worlds!
Stream the audio edition of Transpo...2023-07-021h 12Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastPicard S3E10: The Last GenerationSabriel and Ken bid farewell to The Next Generation cast in a thrilling climax that weaves action, suspense, and humor — even as it undoes some of the hard decisions from previous seasons. Still, we’re eager for the show’s inevitable spinoff, as well as for Michelle Yeoh’s Section 31 movie and for Strange New Worlds Season 2.
Stream the audio edition of Transporter Lock above or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, Overcast, Pandora, Pocket Casts, iHeartRadio, TuneIn, Podchaser, or the Internet Archive.(The post Picard S3E10: The Last Generation first appeared on Transp...2023-04-221h 13Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastPicard S3E06–07: The Bounty & DominionCommodore Dana Ross joins Chief Engineer Ken Gagne to review two episodes of Picard, including what Ken considers the best season’s weakest episode. Many characters from The Next Generation and Voyager return, while others depart; do we have too many threads to follow, or not enough? We pontificate about Changelings, Irumodic Syndrome, and Section 31, Picard’s recurring role as a savior to all mankind, the reunions (of both casts and ships) that drove us to tears, and the new show set in the future of Starfleet Academy.
Stream the audio edition of Transporter Lock above or subs...2023-04-021h 26Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastPicard S3E02–03: Disengage & Seventeen SecondsThe momentum keeps going in the final season of Picard with two shocking revelations: one that had Ken literally screaming, the other we were both blasé about. Are TNG‘s characters staying in character? What are Riker and Picard up to? And does Worf take his tea with sugar?
We also talk about Star Trek‘s many connections to Hungary, from Mrs. Columbo to the founder of Paramount; we ask ourselves who was the better Vulcan: Kirstie Alley or Kim Cattrall; we wonder what it’d look like if Man of Steel had been in color; and Ken get...2023-03-051h 14Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastPicard S3E01: The Next GenerationPicard‘s third and final season begins — and, as always, Bri and Ken are cautiously optimistic while brimming with questions. Can the writers find something more to Seven of Nine’s character than being ex-Borg? Will Bri’s theory of who Raffi’s handler prove correct? (Almost certainly.) Are the bad guys Romulan, and are they thinking with portals? Does Wil Wheaton’s Tumblr post make us want to cry? Where is Guinan? And just how many daughters does LeVar Burton have?
Tangents include Ken calling in from Budapest, where he’ll make a point of visiting the Columbo st...2023-02-191h 07Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastLower Decks S3E10: The Stars at Night & Prodigy S1E11-12Ken and Bri recap the third season of Lower Decks while welcoming back Prodigy. Lower Decks has shot up our list of favorite modern Treks, though Ken still tends to overthink things; meanwhile, we continue to not be the target audience for Prodigy, which is a fun romp but tends to move too quickly for adults accustomed to hour-long adventures.
Bonus material in this podcast includes a trip to Riverside, Iowa, future birthplace of James T. Kirk; stumbling across the Star Trek: Voyager arcade game at the Las Vegas Pinball Hall of Fame; and whether Ken and...2022-11-061h 04Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastStar Trek Day 2022 & Lower Decks S3E1-3The annual Star Trek Day unleashed a bounty of teasers and sneak peeks of Picard, Strange New Worlds, Star Trek Online, and Ceti Alpha V, which Captain Sabriel and Chief Engineer Ken are here to review! We also discuss seeing Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan on the big screen, meeting William Shatner and Michael Okuda in Ticonderoga, New York, and enjoying the first three episodes of Lower Decks‘ third season.
Stream the audio edition of Transporter Lock above or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, Overcast, Pandora, Pocket Casts, iHeartRadio, TuneIn, Podchaser, or...2022-09-121h 20Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastStrange New Worlds S1E01–05Spock and T’Pring get up to hijinks with Captain Pike and Nurse Chapel as Ken and Sabriel review the first half of Star Trek: Strange New World‘s debut season. Who are our favorite characters, what episodes have we liked best, and how does the show compare with Discovery and Picard? Bonuses include praise for Rebecca Romijn, a review of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, comparisons to a cinematic technique employed by Avengers: Endgame and Nobody, and a brief conversation with a Stargate SG1 makeup artist!
Stream the audio edition of Transporter Lock above or subscribe on A...2022-06-041h 02Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastPicard S2E08: MercyCharlynn Schmiedt joins Sabriel to talk about “Mercy”. From ships to ‘ships, Queen Agnes’ battery-acid Borgification, Picard and Guinan on budget X-Files, to another Soong turning evil—they cover it all!
Stream the audio edition of Transporter Lock above or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, Overcast, Pandora, Pocket Casts, iHeartRadio, TuneIn, Podchaser, or the Internet Archive.(The post Picard S2E08: Mercy first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)2022-04-2556 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastPicard S2E05: Fly Me to the MoonAgnes and the Borg Queen get closer; Chris, Raffi, and Seven finally decide to join the plot; and Q continues to behave in unexpected ways. Although Ken and Sabriel enjoyed the episode’s humor and Easter eggs, we’re left wanting cliffhangers with significant payoffs and adding more depth to existing Star Trek lore.
Stream the audio edition of Transporter Lock above or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, Overcast, Pandora, Pocket Casts, iHeartRadio, TuneIn, Podchaser, or the Internet Archive.(The post Picard S2E05: Fly Me to the Moon first appeared on Tran...2022-04-041h 02Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastDiscovery S4E12: Species Ten-CIf you liked the Amy Adams movie Arrival, you’ll love this episode of Discovery! Bri and Ken enjoy get to see the science and linguistics behind first contact with a level II civilization, accentuated by some fancy camerawork directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi. The decisions of certain characters within and without the Federation continue to disappoint us, though, as does some sluggish detective work by our resident engineers.
Stream the audio edition of Transporter Lock above or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, Overcast, Pandora, Pocket Casts, iHeartRadio, TuneIn, Podchaser, or the Internet Archive....2022-03-1550 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastPicard S2E02: PenancePicard goes through a mirror darkly into a temporal divergence of Q’s own creation. What is wrong with Q (aside from the usual), to what does Picard owe penance, and who is awaiting them in the year 2024? Commodore Mark Thompson joins Ken and Bri as we weave appearances of TNG and Voyager with references to DS9 and TOS, theorizing how it’ll all come together.
Stream the audio edition of Transporter Lock above or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, Overcast, Pandora, Pocket Casts, iHeartRadio, TuneIn, Podchaser, or the Internet Archive.(The post...2022-03-141h 06Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastDiscovery S4E11: RosettaDespite ranking this episode as her least favorite of the season, Sabriel draws some neat comparisons between species 10-C and the saurials of the Forgotten Realms, while also approving of queers mentoring the next generation. Meanwhile, Ken ponders the roles of Jett Reno, Zora, and Grudge in the upcoming season conclusion!
Stream the audio edition of Transporter Lock above or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, Overcast, Pandora, Pocket Casts, iHeartRadio, TuneIn, Podchaser, or the Internet Archive.(The post Discovery S4E11: Rosetta first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)2022-03-0747 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastDiscovery S4E10: The Galactic BarrierTo boldly make connections where no one has connected before! Discovery may be departing the Milky Way, but this episode is about relations: Kelpian to Vulcan, captain to president, scientist to scientist, father to child. Ken and Sabriel like what we’re seeing — but will it give the crew the strength they need to face species 10C? And, as an aside, what if Man of Steel had been in color?
Stream the audio edition of Transporter Lock above or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, Overcast, Pandora, Pocket Casts, iHeartRadio, TuneIn, Podchaser, or the Inte...2022-02-261h 02Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastDiscovery S4E09: RubiconBook and Burnham finally realize what Ken and Bri have known since our first episode: mutual understanding is where the real fun’s at! We start to like Ruon Tarka a bit more, and we love seeing Nhan back in action. We also theorize about a fourth Star Trek movie in the Kelvin universe — though there will be plenty of Picard and Strange New Worlds to review in the meantime.
Stream the audio edition of Transporter Lock above or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, Overcast, Pandora, Pocket Casts, iHeartRadio, TuneIn, Podchaser, or the Inte...2022-02-2156 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastDiscovery S4E08: All InDiscovery returns to the airwaves with its own casino episode! It’s not The Royale, and Vic Fontaine is nowhere to be seen, but we do get clever teamwork between Michael and Book, indecipherable banter from Karma Barge proprietor Haz Mazaro, a surprising brawl featuring Joann “Oh Wow” Owosekun, and the return of a race last seen on Deep Space Nine. Nonetheless, Ken was surprised by the lack of space battles, and Bri was frustrated by Ruon Tarka’s character development being withheld. With only a few episodes left, where does the season go from here? Tune in to find out...2022-02-1455 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastDiscovery S4E07: …But to ConnectWe know the measure of a man; this week Ken and Bri learn the measure of a Zora. Was Stamets the right person to lead this charge against artificial intelligence? And is there anything Kovich can’t do?
We also celebrate the return of Star Trek to its roots, with lots of talking and diplomacy over action! We’re suspicious of Tarka and disappointed in Book, but we suspect things will resolve in rapid sequence when Discovery returns from its mid-season break on February 10, 2022.
Stream the audio edition of Transporter Lock above or subscribe on Appl...2022-01-0344 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastDiscovery S4E06: Stormy WeatherAn insecure artificial intelligence and a crew that doesn’t know how to use space probes or transporters are the source of this episode’s fatalities. But Ken and Bri are excited to see Zora join the crew and be respected as such. We also remember a lesson from The Princess Bride about living with anger, and we ship two favorite characters we see reunited this week.
Stream the audio edition of Transporter Lock above or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, Overcast, Pandora, Pocket Casts, iHeartRadio, TuneIn, Podchaser, or the Internet Archive.(The...2021-12-271h 05Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastDiscovery S4E05: The ExamplesHey, you know what’s a great idea? Performing a destructive scientific experiment right next to the spore drive during an evacuation! Bri and Ken find much of the tension in Ruon Tarka’s visit to Discovery to be incredibly contrived, and we have to dig to determine how a prison break develops our heroes. We are however intrigued by how two “struggling” crewmen are each handling the unreasonable expectations they’ve set themselves to save everyone.
Stream the audio edition of Transporter Lock above or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, Overcast, Pandora, Pocket Cas...2021-12-1953 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastDiscovery S4E04: All Is PossibleWhat do Tilly, Wil Wheaton, Ken, and Bri all have in common? We have parents who put us on paths we didn’t want to be on. We commiserate over being seen, and we value seeing Book and Culber demonstrate how men can work through difficult emotions in a non-violent way.
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Losing it as Wil Wheaton cries talking to Mary Wiseman about a scene in this pa...2021-12-131h 03Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastDiscovery S4E03: Choose to LiveThe season’s third episode gets three subplots, and Bri and Ken are here to review them all! We’re disappointed with the illogic of a rogue Qowat Milat, though we’re always up for a good sword fight. We love Paul Stamets’ empathetic side, and we’re eager to see what comes next for Gray and Adira — as fraught as it may be, if history is any lesson. Oh, and we’re impressed by the callbacks to Picard‘s and Deep Space Nine‘s traditions, technology — and food!
When you’re done with the show, be sure to check out Ryan’...2021-12-041h 04Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastProdigy S1E01–05Lt. (j.g.) Kraft joins Sabriel and Ken to review the first five episodes of Star Trek: Prodigy‘s debut season. The animated show is meant to be a family-friendly entry point, and it’s the only show to have persuaded Kraft’s six daughters to give Star Trek a chance. What is it about this series that makes it so appealing and accessible? From Voyager tie-ins to character development, Prodigy has something for everyone — but is it enough for Trek veterans? We discuss!
Also check out the “Con Artist” Kickstarter by Bonnie Gordon of the Library Bards, who l...2021-11-2145 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastLower Decks S2E03–05 & Star Trek Day 2021Ken and Sabriel review three episodes of Lower Decks: “We’ll Always Have Tom Paris”; “Mugato, Gumato”; and “An Embarrassment of Dooplers”, before getting excited for Star Trek Day’s Prodigy, Picard, and Strange New Worlds trailers.
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2021-09-191h 01Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastRobb Pearlman of “Star Trek: Starfleet Is…”Robb Pearlman is an author and editor of dozens of books on pop-culture phenomena, ranging from Bob Ross to Alien to Rick and Morty. His latest book, Star Trek: Starfleet Is…, depicts the many qualities of Starfleet and the heroes who manifest them, spanning the centuries and series of Star Trek. A portion of the sales of the book, which features a foreword by Kenneth Mitchell (Kol, Auriello), benefits The ALS Association.
In this interview, Ken and Sabriel ask Robb about the personal experiences that inspired this book; the challenge of writing an entire book in...2021-08-3139 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastFirst Contact Day 2021 teasers & trailers predictionsFirst Contact Day 2021 saw the arrival of teasers and trailers for three new seasons of Star Trek: Lower Decks (Season 2), Discovery (Season 4), and Picard (Season 2), featuring the return of John de Lancie as Q. Ken and Bri share their analyses and predictions for what the future holds for our favorite series, including the June 9, 2023 release of the next Star Trek movie.
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2021-04-1040 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastDiscovery S3E13: That Hope Is You, Part 2Part two of the Discovery‘s third season premiere is also the conclusion of the three-part season finale and a three-season arc — did you follow that? Ken and Bri review the episode’s glut of action and some curious command decisions while considering what the conclusion means for the next season.
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(The post Discovery S3E13: That Hope Is You, Part 2 first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star...2021-01-091h 02Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastDiscovery S3E11: Su’KalA child being raised in a holodeck — where have we seen this before? Have we truly found the source of the Burn? How well did Tilly perform as captain? What unthinkable crime did Book commit? And how will the crew reunite in the next episode? Ken and Bri are joined by Starfleet Academy librarian Kay Savetz, who’s warping into Discovery midway through the third season without having seen what comes before. How accessible is this new Star Trek to an old fan? Tune in to find out as we review “Su’Kal”, formerly known as “The Citadel”!
Stream the a...2020-12-261h 01Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastDiscovery S3E10: Terra Firma, Part 2Georgiou emerges from her native Mirror Universe a changed person, only to face the judgment of Carl, who needs his own Star Trek spinoff. Ken and Bri are joined by Archivist Amanda to discuss character evolution, the nuances of torture, and the editing of Terra Firma‘s conclusion.
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(The post Discovery S3E10: Terra Firma, Part 2 first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)2020-12-191h 16Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastDiscovery S3E09: Terra Firma, Part 1Georgiou returns to her element thanks to Carl the Guardian! Bri and Ken are enamored of both the Mirror Universe and TOS, so this week’s episode gave us a lot to analyze and squee over. Join us for this review of the first half of “Terra Firma”!
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(The post Discovery S3E09: Terra Firma, Part 1 first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)2020-12-131h 02Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastDiscovery S3E08: The SanctuarySabriel and Ken are visited by returning guest Commander Jessica Janiuk, aka Punder Woman, to review Discovery‘s adventure on the planet Kwejian and their faceoff with Emerald Chain leader Osyrra. While the main plot focused on estranged brothers, sea locusts, and Orions, we were more enamored of Detmer and Tilly taking charge, and Stamets and Culber in the roles of Space Dads.
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(The post Discovery S3E0...2020-12-061h 08Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastDiscovery S3E07: Unification IIIMichael Burnham must defend her thesis to her Romulan & Vulcan advisors! Bri and Ken revel in this week’s scientific nerd-off while quoting Kay Savetz and performing a dramatic reading of Susan Arendt‘s Twitter thread.
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(The post 2020-11-281h 00Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastDiscovery S3E06: ScavengersDiscovery gets new tech, new romance, and new insights into the Burn! Ken and Sabriel invite guest Dana Ross to join us in celebrating the return of Grudge, a cat who clearly needs her own Star Trek series.
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I couldn’t think of better way for a life long Trekkie like myself to celebrate being on #StarTrek than to ma...2020-11-2348 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastDiscovery S3E05: Die TryingDiscovery is finally reunited with the Federation — but, like on Earth, the reception is frosty. Nonetheless, Bri and Ken drool over our first look at Starfleet vessels of the 32nd century, catching all the references and Easter eggs to familiar characters and civilizations. We also have a working theory of what “The Burn” was — tune in to hear our idea!
Stream the audio edition of Transporter Lock above or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, Overcast, Pandora, Pocket Casts, iHeartRadio, TuneIn, Podchaser, or the Internet Archive.(The post Discovery S3E05: Die Trying first ap...2020-11-141h 03Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastDiscovery S3E04: Forget Me NotStar Trek returns to the Trill homeworld in this powerful, touching episode about love that defies binary genders, while the rest of the crew cope with PTSD and learn that it’s okay to not be okay — something Ken and Bri really needed to hear during a difficult Election Week.
Stream the audio edition of Transporter Lock above or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, Overcast, Pandora, Pocket Casts, iHeartRadio, TuneIn, Podchaser, or the Internet Archive.(The post Discovery S3E04: Forget Me Not first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podc...2020-11-081h 04Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastDiscovery S3E03: People of EarthDiscovery and Michael, reunited, return to Earth, only to receive a frosty reception. In this special Halloween episode of Transporter Lock, Sabriel and Ken are fans of the show’s character development, we wonder about Michael Burnham’s and Cleveland Booker’s relationship, we contemplate how we’d feel to know our loved ones had been gone for centuries — and we want to see more Earth, please!
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(The post D...2020-11-0156 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastDiscovery S3E02: Far From HomeKen & Bri are joined by First Officer Tiffany Bridge to review the second episode of Discovery‘s third season. From the Old West tropes and Georgiou being a force to be reckoned with to Stamets’ and Reno’s witty repartee and tie-ins to the Short Treks episode “Calypso“, we are here with theories and enthusiasm.
Stream the audio edition of Transporter Lock above or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, Overcast, Pandora, Pocket Casts, iHeartRadio, TuneIn, Podchaser, or the Internet Archive.(The post Discovery S3E02: Far From Home first appeared on Transporter Lock - A S...2020-10-251h 02Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastDiscovery S3E01: That Hope Is You, Part 1Discovery returns for its third season! Michael Burnham arrives 930 years in the future, where she’s more impressed with the technology than Ken and Bri are. We ponder the fate of the Federation, gripe about Andorians, and map out the inevitable reunion of Michael and her crew.
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Alex Kurtzman Sets Five-Year CBS TV Studios Pact, Will Oversee Expanded ‘Star Trek’ Univer2020-10-171h 01Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastLower Decks Season 1 reviewKen and Bri review the first ten-episode season of the animated adventures of Beckett Mariner, Brad Boimler, D’Vana Tendi, and Sam Rutherford aboard the USS Cerritos (NCC-75567). Who is Lower Decks for? When was it at its best? And what do we want from a second season? We share our takes!
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Sabriel’s guest appearance on the Ceti Alpha 3 podc...2020-10-1043 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastLower Decks S1E01: Second ContactStar Trek: Lower Decks has debuted, and Transporter Lock returns to the air to review this new animated series! This half-hour comedy is faithful to Star Trek lore, but Ken and Bri find its humor falls flat. Lt. Commander Joe Strosnider of Joe’s Computer Museum joins the podcast crew as a special guest, lending his engineering insights into the premiere episode as we debate our favorite characters, most believable moments, unique applications of the holodeck, similarity to The Orville and A.C. Spahn’s The Endurance novels, and what it would look like to produce a Star Trek vers...2020-08-0843 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastPicard Season 1 reviewSusan Arendt of the Continue Podcast returns to the show to join Ken and Bri in reviewing the first season of Picard. We loved some of the new characters and were meh about others. Familiar faces were welcome, though is there such a thing as too much Seven of Nine? And was the season finale poetic, or cowardly? Tune in to find out!
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(The post Picard Season 1...2020-04-051h 14Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastPicard S1E10: Et in Arcadia Ego, Part IIKen & Bri jump right to the heartwrenching end of Picard’s first season finale, as familiar characters say their goodbyes — we didn’t want the game to end! Some of our predictions from part one were correct, but most were not, leaving us utterly unprepared for these gut punches.
We remain hopeful of seeing more of Seven of Nine in her own rumored spinoff. For now, we bid adieu to mon capitan as we’ve known him.
Stream the audio edition of Transporter Lock above or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, Overcast...2020-03-281h 09Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastPicard S1E09: Et in Arcadia Ego, Part IAmbassador Josh of the Federation Diplomatic Corps joins Ken and Bri to review the penultimate episode of Picard‘s first season. We finally arrive on the synth homeworld, where we find Data’s look-alike, Lore’s spiritual successor, a deteriorating admiral, and a blank android ready to host one lucky recipient. We have suspicions about who’s really who — and who must die!
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(The post Picard S1E09: Et in...2020-03-221h 13Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastPicard S1E08: Broken PiecesCharlynn Schmiedt of the Star Trek podcasts To the Journey and and Punch It joins Bri and Ken to discuss the antepenultimate episode of Picard‘s first season. The origin of the Zhat Vash is revealed, Seven of Nine takes on a new role, and Raffi tries to put Rios back together again as all the plots start to weave together. We also review Char’s favorite Trek series, Voyager, with a bonus recommendation of the Kirsten Beyer novel Full Circle.
Stream the audio edition of Transporter Lock above or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Spotify, Amaz...2020-03-151h 08Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastPicard S1E07: NepentheSo many feels! Jean-Luc is reunited with some of his old crew, providing a temporary safe haven as he and Soji plot their next move. This family has seen its share of pain, but they’re stronger together, bringing Bri and Ken to tears — we didn’t want this episode to end.
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(The post Picard S1E07: Nepenthe first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcas2020-03-1252 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastPicard S1E06: The Impossible BoxPicard, Soji, and Hugh finally cross paths in what Ken and Bri consider the best episode of the season so far. But the closer we get to the synth homeworld, the more questions and more theories we have! We sit down in person to connect the dots from TNG episodes “Descent”, “I, Borg”, and even “Encounter at Farpoint”, marveling that some Picard fans can enjoy the series without having the background of these characters and contexts.
Stream the audio edition of Transporter Lock above or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, Overcast, Pan2020-03-0543 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastPicard S1E05: Stardust City RagSeven of Nine returns in an episode that should’ve opened with a content warning. Ken and Bri debate Seven’s motivations, what’s happened to her since Voyager returned to the Alpha Quadrant, and whether we’ve seen the last of this character. Meanwhile, two different characters bid adieu to their sons this episode, and Agnes is all too briefly reunited with her lover. We have a theory about why she does what she does — a Transporter Lock original!
Stream the audio edition of Transporter Lock above or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, Over...2020-02-2545 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastPicard S1E04: Absolute CandorEven those whom Jean-Luc Picard has wronged recognize a worthy, if lost, cause when they see it. Our beloved captain continues to assemble his party as Ken, Bri, and Amanda — appearing together for the first time! — admire Romulan warrior nuns, roll their eyes at ancient Borg rituals, and get hyped for a reunion of liberated Borg, old and new.
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(The post Picard S1E04: Absolute Candor first appeare...2020-02-161h 11Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastPicard S1E03: The End Is the BeginningCaptain Sabriel returns, as does Chief Archivist Amanda, to review the third-ever episode of Picard. As things heat up at the château, Jean-Luc assembles a crew to help him track down Soji and Maddox. Engage!
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(The post Picard S1E03: The End Is the Beginning first appeared on Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcast.)2020-02-101h 14Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastPicard S1E02: Maps and LegendsThe second episode of Picard introduces new characters and intrigue, rapidly advancing the plot while still not putting Jean-Luc on a starship. Ken and guest co-host Amanda are okay with this as we pull apart the threads of the Romulan’s Tal Shiar and Zhat Vash, our empathy (or lack thereof) for synthetic lifeforms, the integration of non-canon characters, and colorful metaphors in Trek.
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(The post Picard S1...2020-02-021h 26Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastPicard S1E01: RemembrancePatrick Stewart returns as Jean-Luc Picard in “Remembrance”, the pilot episode of Star Trek: Picard. Bri and Ken react to the return of this iconic character, how he’s changed over the last twenty years, and his ability to be the action star of this new series. We also puzzle over the connection between synthetics, Borg, and Romulan, and we spot the many tie-ins to the universe of The Next Generation as well as the 2009 movie.
Stream the audio edition of Transporter Lock above or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, Overcast, Pandora, Pocket Casts...2020-01-2651 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastShort Treks: Children of MarsThe second season of Short Treks ends with “Children of Mars”, giving Ken and Bri plenty to talk about! We examine the Starfleet educational system; the prevalence of shuttlecraft, bullying, and physical books; how labor laws and vacation time work; and how First Contact Day is observed.
More important, we piece together how this episode leads into next week’s debut of the Picard series. What involvement did Admiral Picard have in the attack of the rogue synths? What role do Section 31 and the Borg play, if any? There are many fine details hiding in “Children of Mars”; i...2020-01-1337 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastShort Treks: Ephraim and Dot & The Girl Who Made the StarsFor the first time in 45 years, Star Trek ventures into the frontier of animation! “Ephraim and Dot” is a comedic documentary about a tardigrade’s reproductive cycle, and “The Girl Who Made the Stars” is a tale of conquering one’s fear of the unknown. Ken and Bri review these two animated Short Treks, their place in Star Trek canon, and the promise they hold for future Star Trek series.
Finally, we look back at the cast and crew we lost in 2019: D.C. Fontana, Robert Walker, Michael Lamper, Aron Eisenberg, and René Auberjonois. We encourage all listeners who...2020-01-0835 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastShort Treks: Ask NotWhen a decorated but dishonored Starfleet captain puts Cadet Thira Sidhu in an impossible situation, she must choose a side with lives on the line. To be or not to be? That is the question Sabriel and Ken pose to our guest, Dori Robinson, Boston theatre director and co-host of Shakespearean podcast The Mousetrap. Was Cadet Sidhu’s test calculating or cruel? How would we have responded in that same situation? Is any internship worth psychological torture? And what does it say about Number One? From Hamlet to Alexander Dumas’ man in the iron mask, the shortest Short Trek to d...2019-11-1740 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastShort Treks: The Trouble with EdwardWhat would Star Trek look like if it were a comedy series? We don’t need to wait for the debut of Lower Decks, as the Short Treks episode “The Trouble with Edward” features both tribbles and the comedic talents of H. Jon Benjamin (Archer) and Rosa Salazar (Alita: Battle Angel). Ken and Bri ponder the consequences of this tale on Star Trek canon, from tribbles’ rate of breeding to the VCR-style post-credits commercial for breakfast cereal.
Stream the audio edition of Transporter Lock above or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, Overcast, Pandora, Pocket C...2019-10-2120 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastShort Treks: Q&ANew York Comic-Con featured the surprise debut of “Q&A”, the first in a new season of Short Treks. The premiere episode does not in fact feature the return of John de Lancie’s recurring villain; instead, it’s a blast from the past as Ensign Spock arrives for his first day of duty aboard the USS Enterprise. As Number One escorts him to the bridge, Spock takes the opportunity to barrage her with questions, just as Ken and Sabriel barrage the listener with their take on this mysterious commanding officer, the morality and defensibility of the Prime Directive, and the...2019-10-2022 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastWhat We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space NineOn the cusp of the new Picard series and a third season of Discovery, Ken and Sabriel pause to reflect on the best Star Trek series ever, as seen in Ira Steven Behr’s documentary, What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. This new film was released on home video this month, and seeing it both in theaters and on Blu Ray brought back a lot of memories for Bri and Ken. We review our favorite moments of both the documentary and the series it celebrates.
Stream the audio edition of Transporter Lo...2019-08-2154 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastDiscovery S2E14: Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2The second season finale of Discovery has finally landed, offering plenty of space battles and fisticuffs that didn’t live up to their potential. The episode also tied up plenty of loose threads, but it left few hanging for us to get an idea of what to expect in the next season.
But we loved the dialogue and the characters, as always, with questions raised and answered in director Olatunde Osunsanmi’s behind-the-scenes diary, an interview with season three co-showrunner Michelle Paradise, and even the non-canon TNG novel Dark Mirror.
Ken and Bri bring you this...2019-04-221h 04Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastDiscovery S2E13: Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 1The second season’s penultimate episode is a long, drawn-out affair with many ponderous, redundant speeches and reflections — making it one of Ken’s favorite of the season! Bri was less receptive, perhaps due to time travel giving her a headache. We swoon over the Enterprise and reflect on the characters’ inner monologues and heartfelt goodbyes while looking forward to a trip to the future.
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(The post Discover...2019-04-1452 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastDiscovery S2E12: Through the Valley of ShadowsKen & Bri are joined by Jessica Janiuk to discuss the antepenultimate episode of Discovery’s second season. Anson Mount elevates himself to “Best Star Trek Captain Ever” with his performance after learning Captain Pike’s future. We ponder the warm yet complex family dynamics of Spock, Amanda, Michael, Georgiou, Dr. Burnham, and even Saru, and we have more theories about how time travel and “Calypso” will tie into the season finale. Check out The Ready Room for more insight right from Pike himself!
Stream the audio edition of Transporter Lock above or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Musi...2019-04-071h 02Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastDiscovery S2E11: Perpetual InfinityDr. Burnham is alive! The possibility of having back a lost parent struck Ken, making this a difficult episode for not just Michael. But can Georgiou stand the competition for Michael’s affection? Meanwhile, the possibility of CONTROL being precursor to the Borg seems plausible but unlikely. Will the Sphere data fall into the wrong hands — or will Discovery use it to create a benevolent A.I. 950 years in the future? There’s a bonus time-travel reference to Chrono Trigger in this week’s special episode of Transporter Lock that, for the first time ever, eliminates the physical distance between...2019-04-0340 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastDiscovery S2E10: The Red AngelBefore finally learning the identity of the Red Angel, we have some difficult scenes to get through. Burnham’s decision reminds Ken of his own life-and-death ordeal, and the temporal mechanics give both of us a headache. On the bright side, Airiam’s funeral gives us hope that Doug Jones’ singing will be on the Discovery Season 2 soundtrack; we love Georgiou encouraging us to escape binary thinking; and we totally caught this tie-in to Voyager. Stay tuned for a post-credit sequence where we theorize the return of a classic Trek villain!
Deep cut #StarTrek canon connection in “Th...2019-03-2547 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastDiscovery S2E09: Project DaedalusDoes anyone else need a hug? Michael and Spock fight over chess, and though he doesn’t finish his stratagem, the argument hit close to home with Ken but missed the mark with only-child Bri. The minefield brought back memories of Star Trek Beyond and how susceptible starships are to physical warfare. And Airiam, whom we came to know too late in the season, nonetheless bid a desperate farewell that left us breathless. We were nonetheless left with a general sense of confusion: has nobody in Starfleet ever seen the Terminator movies?!
Stream the audio edition of Tr...2019-03-1843 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastDiscovery S2E08: If Memory ServesBurnham is caged in the menagerie of Spock’s mind! The Talosians stand in for us viewers, conveniently wanting to learn how these two siblings became estranged. Airiam and Section 31 are pitted against Discovery and the Red Angel in a temporal game of chess. Meanwhile, Captain Georgiou ports over some Terran tech while Discovery relies on outdated SQL databases. (Are they MySQL? MongoDB? Redis?! We need to know!!). Ken and Bri ponder these points while empathizing with Burnham’s shame and Culber’s pain. ????
Stream the audio edition of Transporter Lock above or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, YouTub...2019-03-1356 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastDiscovery S2E07: Light and ShadowsA probe from the future that threatens humanity? That’s V’ger. A temporal visitor changing the past? That’s the Temporal Cold War. Burnham knocking out Georgiou to get her way? That’s the Discovery pilot. Big-brained aliens? That’s the Star Trek pilot. But how do they all tie together?! Every answer raises new questions, and Ken and Bri do their best to puzzle their way through.
Later this month, come meet us at PAX East (March 28–31 in Boston, Mass.)! Ken will be moderating the panels “The Art of Craft: Inspiring Game Creations” and “The Return of Couch Pla...2019-03-0653 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastDiscovery S2E06: The Sounds of ThunderThe USS Discovery violates an alien homeworld, circumvents the ruling government, and conducts an unauthorized medical experiment on a pre-warp civilization. But it’s cool, because Saru can fire needles out of his head now! We debate the ethics and legality of this gross violation of General Order One, aka The Prime Directive. Sabriel also has a theory about the identity of the Red Angel that absolutely blows Ken’s mind. All this and more on this week’s Transporter Lock!
Stream the audio edition of Transporter Lock above or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Spotify, Amazon...2019-02-2635 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastDiscovery S2E04: An Obol for CharonA living sphere ensnares Discovery and forces its dying memories on it, causing Saru to enter his own death throes and Tilly to become possessed by a malevolent fungus. It’s just another day on Discovery! Bri and Ken fawn over Jett Reno and Number One, ponder the nature of the Kelpian life cycle, and wonder what James T. Kirk would look like in a Discovery uniform — all on this week’s Transporter Lock.
Stream the audio edition of Transporter Lock above or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, Overcast, Pandora, Pocket Casts, iHeartRadio, TuneIn...2019-02-1041 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastDiscovery S2E01: BrotherSeason 2 of Discovery debuts! Captain Pike assumes control of the ship to investigate a new interstellar threat — but where’s his damn red thing? And where is Spock, who was a terrible foster brother to Burnham? Can Tilly convince Stamets to stay aboard the ship? Will we see comedian Tig Notaro again? And will the red shirt die?? The most humorous and action-packed season premiere of Star Trek ever sets us up for a new adventure, and Captain Sabriel and Chief Engineer Ken are here are your guides!
Stream the audio edition of Transporter Lock above or subsc...2019-01-2038 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastShort Treks: The Escape ArtistAfter escaping Discovery in Season 1, Harry Mudd is back! While en route to be handed over to Starfleet authorities by a Tellarite bounty hunter, Mudd tries every con in the book and experiences a few flashbacks that give us insight into this devious miscreant. It’s the funniest Short Treks of them all — but is that what we wanted? And being the final Short Treks, how well has this experiment in short-form storytelling worked? Bri and Ken reflect on and rank the four vignettes in anticipation of Discovery‘s second season later this month!
Stream the audio editio...2019-01-0526 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastShort Treks: The Brightest StarA young Saru makes his way off his pre-warp home planet in this uneventful, nondescript Short Treks. It’s not that it left us wanting more so much as it felt incomplete. But Captain Sabriel and Chief Engineer Ken have plenty of news of the Picard series, and we fondly revisit Patrick Stewart’s appearance on Frasier and Kelsey Grammer’s appearance on Star Trek.
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(The post Short...2018-12-1328 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastShort Treks: CalypsoStar Trek Discovery offers a 33rd-century retelling of the Greek myth of Odysseus and Calypso in this serving of Short Treks. In this week’s podcast, Ken and Sabriel confuse Funny Face with Funny Girl, discuss the history of science-fiction popcorn, question whether the V’Draysh are human, and ponder the ultimate fate of the starship Discovery.
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2018-11-1144 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastShort Treks: RunawayTilly and Po are runaways in the debut of Short Treks! This episode features the Discovery‘s ensign encountering a teenage alien from the planet Xahea. They meet, bond, and part as efficiently as the 15-minute episode will allow. Transporter Lock co-host Sabriel warmed up to the story after a second viewing, while it left Ken cold. Was this episode a bridge to season 2, or a prequel to season 1? Will we see more Xaheans in the future? And what does it mean to recrystalize dilithium? Find out in this week’s podcast!
Stream the audio edition of Tran...2018-10-1237 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastShort Treks, Picard’s Return & Star Trek BeyondStar Trek: Discovery returns to CBS All Access this week with Short Treks, a series of four monthly mini-episodes! What characters will star in these short films, with what new writers making their scripting debuts? Sabriel and Ken anticipate the return of familiar characters while also catching up on the news of Jean-Luc Picard’s return and reminiscing about their favorite TNG episodes and commiserating the cancellation of the Stage 9 virtual re-creation of the NCC-1701-D. Why can’t we have nice things??
Stream the audio edition of Transporter Lock above or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Musi...2018-10-0343 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastDiscovery Season 2 trailerWe got our first look at season 2 of Discovery at last month’s San Diego Comic Con, and we can’t wait for more! With four short episodes coming out this fall, followed by the return of Christopher Pike and Number One, as well as a Discovery-themed Star Trek Online expansion and the Star Trek Las Vegas convention, it’s a good time to be a Trekkie. Ken and Bri share their hope for the future of Trek, reflect back on season 1 of Discovery and season 4 of Enterprise, review the movie Sunshine, and excitedly look forward to having breakfast cereal...2018-08-0243 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastDiscovery S1E13: What’s Past Is PrologueThings come to a head in the Mirror Universe as Michael Burnham must choose between two evil, racist, xenophobic, tyrannical despots, each of whom has been her captain. Bri and Ken suspect we haven’t seen the last of this dynamic trio, and we ponder how they’ll be reunited, what reactions they’ll have to living in the Prime Universe, and what roles they’ll play in reversing the Klingon victory over the Federation. Also: Is Mirror Kirk somewhere out there… and is he saner than we saw him in TOS? We answer a reader’s question!
Stream the...2018-02-0248 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastDiscovery S1E11: The Wolf InsideAs captain of the ISS Shenzhou, Michael Burnham discovers what a small cast of characters the Mirror Universe has, every goateed rebel or sadistic ruler being someone she’s loved or killed back in the Prime Universe. Did some not-so-shocking revelations warrant a season-long buildup? Sabriel and Ken still question Lorca’s motives, Tyler’s future, what role Paul Stamets (either of them!) played in arranging this switcheroo, and just how far Burnham will go to hide — or reclaim — her own humanity.
Stream the audio edition of Transporter Lock above or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Spotify, A...2018-01-1743 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastDiscovery S1E10: Despite YourselfSusan Arendt of the Continue podcast and Genii Online fills in for Sabriel as Discovery returns to the airwaves. Are we surprised that our heroes have found themselves in the Mirror Universe, or that hot tortured guy may be a Klingon? We gush over Captain Killy and Jonathan Frakes’ directing, puzzle over Lorca’s origin and his relationship to Burnham, and ponder what’s next for the crew of the I.S.S. Shenzhou.
Stream the audio edition of Transporter Lock above or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, Overcast, Pandora, Pocket Casts, iHeartRadio, TuneIn2018-01-1252 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastCrossovers We’d Like to SeeSet 90 years after Enterprise and 10 years before The Original Series, Star Trek: Discovery has the potential to cross over with familiar characters new and old. Who would we like to see appear as guests on Discovery? Sabriel and Ken brainstorm everything from specific Klingons to Mirror Universe doppelgängers to Kelvin Universe cast members to T.J. Hooker. Come for Sabriel’s William Shatner impression — stay for our bonus review of Star Wars: The Last Jedi!
Stream the audio edition of Transporter Lock above or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, Overcast, Pandora, Pocket Casts...2017-12-2743 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastHoliday Gift Guide 2017Humanity may have evolved beyond materialistic needs by the 24th century… but here in 2017, all we want are Star Trek books, toys, and DVDs! For the Trekkie or Trekker in your life, or maybe just for yourself, Sabriel and Ken share their wish lists of the best Star Trek merchandise available this Christmas / Hanukkah / Kwanzaa / Yule / solstice / holiday season — whether it’s celebrating the 51st anniversary of The Original Series or boldly exploring the frontiers of the franchise’s newest show, Discovery.
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Star Trek TOS 50th anniversary TV & movie collection
Star Trek Trilogy...2017-12-1438 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastCharacter Analysis: Harry MuddHarcourt Fenton Mudd: scoundrel, con-man, forger, misogynist, thief, sociopath. When Captain Kirk’s recurring villain was reinvented for Discovery, his list of crimes expanded to include murder. Previously a harmless ne’er-do-well, Harry Mudd, portrayed on The Original Series and The Animated Series by Roger C. Carmel, became more than a thorn in Captain Lorca’s side when played by Rainn Wilson. Is he even still the same man?
In this episode of Transporter Lock, Bri and Ken offer their character analyses of Harry Mudd. What are his motivations, his morals, and his redeeming qualities, if any? If Sta...2017-11-2848 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastDiscovery Mid-Season 1 QuestionsStar Trek: Discovery is off the air for the next two months, and its mid-season finale has left us with many questions. In this episode of Transporter Lock, Bri and Ken offer answers and fan theories to listener questions, submitted via email and reddit:
How does Discovery align with Gene Roddenberry’s vision for humanity’s future?Who is the bigger threat to the Discovery‘s crew: Lorca, or L’Rell?Who are Michael Burnham’s parents?Where are the Andorians?How does Lorca keep his Tribble population under control?Are Ash Tyler’s memories of sexual assault his own — or...2017-11-2147 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastDiscovery S1E09: Into the Forest I GoThe first half of Star Trek: Discovery‘s first season ends with a bang: Mutiny! Klingons! Mêlée! Rescues! Kisses! Explosions! Sabriel and Ken wrap up “Into the Forest I Go”, in which villains fall, traitors rise, and Stamets crashes. Is Starfleet’s war with the Klingons coming to a close? Is the USS Discovery‘s next voyage within their control? What could the next half of the season hold? Tune in to find out!
Trigger warning: This episode of Transporter Lock discusses the contents of the episode of “Into the Forest I Go”, which contains torture, PTSD, a...2017-11-141h 09Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastDiscovery S1E08: Si Vis Pacem, Para BellumIn their quest to adapt a crystalline tower to a giant sonar used to detect cloaked Klingon ships, Saru finds the peace he has sought his whole life — and he’s willing to abandon his mission, kill his crewmates, and derail the war effort to keep it. What a jerk! Or is he a tragic hero who deserves, if not our pity, at least our sympathy? There is no harmony between Ken and Sabriel in their assessment of Doug Jones’ character in this, the penultimate episode of Discovery‘s fall season. Also: Is Admiral Cornwell really dead? And who’s third in...2017-11-081h 13Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastDiscovery S1E07: Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go MadIt’s Groundhog Day aboard the USS Discovery and on the Transporter Lock podcast, and we’re stuck in a time loop reviewing this rom-com Star Trek episode. Is this episode repeating not just itself, but also TNG’s “Cause and Effect“? Is the crew’s after-hours party a chance for us to see them as people, or just a painful reminder of the worst aspects of Ken’s college years? Can you spot the Andorian and Tholian technology in this episode as well as Sabriel does? What would Harry Mudd’s Dungeons & Dragons alignment be? And is David Mack’s Desperate...2017-10-311h 04Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastDiscovery S1E05: Choose Your PainThe crew of the U.S.S. Discovery has trust issues. Acting Captain Saru doesn’t trust Burnham; the kidnapped Captain Lorca doesn’t trust Harry Mudd; and the poor tardigrade doesn’t know who to trust. Can everyone put aside their differences long enough to escape the Klingons and use the spore warp drive for a rescue mission? Sabriel and Ken take some detours to Rura Penthe, Iowa, and the Grand Ole Opry as we weave our way through the fifth episode of Star Trek: Discovery.
Stream the audio edition of Transporter Lock above or subscribe on App...2017-10-171h 08Transporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastDiscovery S1E02: Battle at the Binary StarsThe second episode of Star Trek: Discovery and the first to be exclusive to CBS All Access finds a united Klingon Empire facing off against a squadron of Starfleet vessels. With plenty of callbacks to Star Trek lore, “Battle at the Binary Stars” cements itself in the franchise’s history while making some important deviations in battle tactics and Vulcan mythology. Ken and Sabriel offer their takes and analyses in this episode of the Transporter Lock podcast.
Stream the audio edition of Transporter Lock above or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, Overcast, Pandora, Pocket...2017-09-2747 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastDiscovery S1E01: The Vulcan HelloStar Trek: Discovery has debuted, and Bri and Ken want more! Commander Michael Burnham discovers the Klingons are lighting a beacon as a call to war. Can she convince Captain Georgiou of the USS Shenzhou to strike first? Where have the Klingons been for the past hundred years? Is this technology canon? How is Burnham like Worf and the beacon like Tin Man? We have thoughts!
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...2017-09-2646 minTransporter Lock - A Star Trek podcastLaunch Sequence ActivatedWelcome to the premier episode of Transporter Lock, the weekly Star Trek: Discovery podcast! The first new Star Trek TV show in 12 years debuts on CBS All Access and Netflix on Sunday, September 24, 2017. Set ten years before Captain Kirk helmed the Enterprise, Discovery will be unlike any Trek before it — and we’re here to put it in context. Every week, Ken Gagne and Sabriel Mastin will be providing recaps, reviews, and analysis of each new episode.
In this launch episode, we await the upcoming launch of Discovery by sharing our love for all the Star Treks that...2017-09-2228 min
Polygamer – A Podcast of Equality & Diversity in Gaming & Video GamesSide Quest #1: Star Trek Beyond with Sabriel MastinKen Gagne & Sabriel Mastin review the movie Star Trek Beyond (2016), from Krall as a villain to the references to Enterprise.
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