Episode 88: It’s Why You Join Starfleet (S4E15)

Episode 88

27th November 2016

When Commander Riker gets injured on a first contact mission, his alien doctors examine all kinds of appendages they aren’t familiar with. But while making sure he recovers as fully as possible, the leaders of the planet must decide if they want to enter an exciting, spacefaring future, or stay in the cold, microwave-less past. What is an “Implied Riker”? How many writing credits does it take to break a script? Does Riker “first contact and tell”? It’s the first episode back from our tour and we have SO much to catch up on!

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When Commander Riker gets injured on a first contact mission, his alien doctors examine all kinds of appendages they aren’t familiar with. But while making sure he recovers as fully as possible, the leaders of the planet must decide if they want to enter an exciting, spacefaring future, or stay in the cold, microwave-less past. What is an “Implied Riker”? How many writing credits does it take to break a script? Does Riker “first contact and tell”? It’s the first episode back from our tour and we have SO much to catch up on!

Music by Dark Materia & Adam Ragusea.
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