Note: This essay contains spoilers for the final episode of Disney+’s Loki season 2. Last week on the season (and perhaps series) finale of Loki, the God of Stories saved the entire multiverse with his bare hands. Weirdly, that’s not a metaphor. After trying for hundreds of years (also not a metaphor) to prevent the…
I recall really enjoying the first season of Loki. Fast on the heels of the mostly successful WandaVision, Loki starred Tom Hiddleston as the titular god of mischief on a timeline-tripping adventure involving a love interest who was also an alternate version of himself, an animated clock, secret jet ski aficionado Owen Wilson, and a…
Pike, La’an and M’Benga visit Rigel VII, the site of a previous disastrous mission, but when they start losing their memories, the Enterprise crew find disaster “Among The Lotus Eaters” in Strange New Worlds SE3 EP4 written by Kirsten Beyer & Davy Perez, directed by Eduardo Sánchez. Mark Turetsky: Will, imagine for a moment that…
La’an gets sucked into a time travel adventure with an unfamiliar Captain Kirk. With the future of the Earth at stake, can they save “Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow?” Strange New Worlds SE2 EP3 written by David Reed, directed by Amanda Row Mark Turetsky: Hey Will, so glad that we could meet up again, despite…
Number One stands trial for concealing her augmentation from Starfleet while Captain Pike and the crew do all they can to help in “Ad Astra per Aspera“, Strange New Worlds SE2 EP2 written by Dana Horgan and directed by Valerie Weiss. Mark Turetsky: Hi Will! You’re a lawyer, right? What if I set up a…
Captain Pike is away helping Number One, leaving Spock to deal with “The Broken Circle” of the ship’s crew. Witness the very first time Spock steals the Enterprise to avert a war with the Klingons in Strange New Worlds SE2 EP1! Written by Henry Alonso Myers & Akiva Goldsman, directed by Chris Fisher. Mark Turetsky:…
SPOILER WARNING: The following article contains major spoilers for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and Amazing Spider-Man #26. On May 31, Marvel released Amazing Spider-Man #26, controversially killing Marvel’s most prominent South Asian character, Kamala Khan. She becomes one more of a long line of characters whose deaths happen to fuel Peter Parker’s ever-flowing fountain of…
With everything on the line, the crew of the Enterprise make a desperate attempt to rescue Jack from the Borg cube while Seven, Raffi and the other grown ups take back the Titan. Will they succeed, or will they be “The Last Generation” of humanity? Picard season 3 episode 10 written and directed by Terry…
Things go from bad to worse when Jack runs off and turns himself over to the enemy. Can Starfleet’s Frontier Day celebration survive the wrath of “Võx?” in Picard Season 3 episode 9, written by Sean Tretta & Kiley Rossetter, directed by Terry Matalas. Mark Turetsky: Hi Will! It looks like it’s all been coming…
With the Titan captured by Vadic, Picard and the gang make desperate, life and death choices. But will they prevail or must they “Surrender?” Picard Season 3 episode 8 written by Matt Okumura, directed by Deborah Kampmeier. Mark Turetsky: Will! I had the most horrible dream! I dreamt ComicsXF, and all of our thoughtful* discussions…
With time running out before Frontier Day, Picard and the gang hatch a plan to capture Captain Vadic. But with a rogue android aboard, will chaos hold “Dominion” over the ship in Picard season 3 episode 7, written by Jane Maggs, directed by Deborah Kampmeier. Mark Turetsky: Hey Will, glad to have you back for…
With all of Starfleet hot on their trail, the renegade crew of The USS Titan attempt to break into Daystrom while they seek help from Commodore Geordi La Forge. But is “The Bounty” on their head so big that their old friend won’t help them out in Picard season 3 episode 6 written by Christopher…
Having escaped the deadly nebula, the crew of the Titan rendezvous with another Starfleet ship, but there are “Imposters” everywhere in Picard Season 3 Episode 5, written by Cindy Appel & Chris Derrick, directed by Dan Liu. Mark Turetsky: Well, the Titan has escaped the Shrike, none of the good guys died. Time to warp…
With the crew of the disabled USS Titan falling into the gravity well of the nebula, our characters each react in their own way to a “No Win Scenario” in Picard Season 3 episode 4 written by Terry Matalas & Sean Tretta, directed by Jonathan Tiberius Frakes. Mark Turetsky: Well, Will. We’ve made it to…
The deadly cat and mouse game between the Titan and the Shrike continues in the nebula, while Raffi and Worf uncover a conspiracy that could destroy the Federation. Picard learns how much one’s life could change in a mere “Seventeen Seconds”; Picard Season 3 episode 3 written by Jane Maggs & Cindy Appel, directed by…