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A HIDDEN TREASURE? Our theme this month is Love In A Vacuum, and kicking it off is an episode that's pivotal to understanding the Kirk-Spock relationship and the interiority of Mr. Spock -- so why isn't it one that frequently comes up when discussing the best episodes of the franchise? Bryan and guest Curtis Fortier try to reason it out. Check out Curtis's show 12 Sided Die here: https://12sideddie.com/ And their Season 2 Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/12sideddieseason2/12-sided-die-season-2/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

RETREADS AND RERUNS. Bryan and Katie delve into the final two episodes of Lower Decks' fourth season in this month's animated spotlight in a pair of episodes that feel awfully familiar, but does that make them a TREK, MARRY, or KILL? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PARALYSIS BY ANALYSIS. Conspiracy Month concludes with an episode where Seven of Nine becomes super online and in the process develops a conspiracy mindset. Bryan is joined by writer Avery Kaplan to see if this one is a TREK, MARRY, or KILL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SISKO'S HOME COUP'ING. Can Sisko and Odo unravel another Star Trek Badmiral's plot to usurp control of Earth from the President? Bryan and Geekscape's A. Diallo Jackson play TREK MARRY KILL with the exciting conclusion to this two-part earthbound conspiracy. Check out Diallo's motion comic, Angela and the Dark here: Angela and the Dark: Volume Zero - Motion Comic 80s Kids Unite here: 80s Kids Unite | Geekscape Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SISKO FAMILY REUNION. For the first time in Trek Marry Kill's history, a member of the Star Trek team beams aboard to judge their own episode. Episode director David Livingston offers up his thoughts on Odo's feelings, casting decisions, shot selection, and the scene Colm Meaney really loved to do as well as his choices for his best-directed episodes of DS9 and Voyager, but what grade will he give his own work: TREK, MARRY, or KILL? David has directed more episodes of Star Trek than anyone on the planet and has talked about his journey with the franchise many other places. Here are just a few of his recent appearances: Mission Log: The One with David Livingston « Mission Log Podcast TrekMovie.com's All Access: Podcast: All Access Goes Behind The Camera On ‘Star Trek: Voyager’ With Director David Livingston – TrekMovie.com Salon Trek: https://www.youtube.com/live/sBgNbsoLq80?si=lLYriwbUoiqdG1Mp He also suggests that if you're in a giving spirit or interested in Trek-adjacent charities, there's the Hollywood Food Coalition (https://www.hofoco.org/) and PanCAN, the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (https://pancan.org/). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A REAL HEADACHE. Star Trek dips into pod people conspiracy territory with a complete outlier in the canon when it comes to graphic violence. It's an episode timed perfectly (?) to the 5-year anniversary of the January 6th Riot in Washington, D.C. Does it have enough campy charm to keep it out of Bryan and Kristen's phaser sight? The grades begin at (38:28). We are a part of the Geekscape podcast network. Check out Geekscape.net for all of our shows! This one was produced by Matt Kelly. Consider rating and reviewing our show wherever you listen! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SEVERE PEANUT ALLERGY. Bryan and Katie navigate the return of **REDACTED** as the Cerritos crew is badgered by AI from their past. Meanwhile, in the other half of our animated spotlight, the two hosts wonder if the postmodern spin on a TV flashback episode delights or is more concept than execution. We are a part of the Geekscape podcast network. Check out Geekscape.net for all of our shows! This one has been produced by Matt Kelly. Consider rating and reviewing us wherever you listen to the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

OUR FIRST SHOW! Bryan and Kristen recorded a test episode to see if Trek Marry Kill could be an actual show, and here it is! Will they TREK, MARRY, or KILL the episode where Geordi and Ro phase through all matter except the floor? If you're interested, the music underneath the intro is track "Futuristic Sci Fi" posted by Rockot to pixabay.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SCOTTY GETS STABBY, according to the Argelians, and it's up to Kirk & co. to prove that their chief engineer is not a brutal killer of women. The investigation leads them face to face with literally Jack the Ripper. Bryan and Curtis try to figure out if this one's a TREK, MARRY, or KILL. The grades begin at (23:08). Check out 12 Sided Die here: https://12sideddie.com/ And their Season 2 Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/12sideddieseason2/12-sided-die-season-2/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

THE LATINUM GIRLS. Bryan and Katie livestreamed this month's animated spotlight as part of Geekscape's fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern New Jersey. Come take a listen to their thoughts and judgment on the midway point of Lower Decks' fourth season. Some bawdy Betazoids fluster the crew of the Cerritos in "Empathological Fallacies." Later, a trip to Ferenginar proves overwhelming for Boimler, Tendi, Rutherford, and Mariner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GHOSTS AND HOSTAGES. Bryan is joined by Sadie Witkowski of Geekscape's In Defense of Fandom podcast to decide if the episode where Troi, Data, and O'Brien are possessed by the "ghosts" of a long lost ship is a TREK, MARRY, or KILL. The grades begin at (33:30). Check out In Defense of Fandom here: In Defense of Fandom - Podcast - Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

EFFECT BEFORE CAUSE. Strange New Worlds visits a strange new structure and discovers what seems to be an alien prison. Meanwhile, Dr. M'Benga's new nurse, Gamble, has an eye-opening experience on his very first landing party. Check out the Open Pike Night interview with episode co-writer Davy Perez that Bryan cites right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEkknbezxa0&pp=ygUcc3RyYW5nZSBuZXcgd29yZHMgZGF2eSBwZXJleg%3D%3D And the talk with Onitra Johnson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVPG40aec9o&pp=ygUgc3RyYW5nZSBuZXcgd29yZHMgb25pdHJhIGpvaG5zb24%3D Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A LOATHING HOMAGE. Bryan & Kristen activate the arch and step inside Strange New Worlds stab at a holodeck mishap episode. La'an assumes the role of her favorite detective character from childhood who is asked to investigate the murder of a famous executive behind a fictional science fiction show from the 1960s. Does this concept within a concept within a concept lead to the loving homage everybody's claiming it is? The grades begin at (35:46). Check out the Open Pike Night podcast episodes referenced in this episode. With the episode writers: https://youtu.be/fZDTc6gyVDk?si=bjOoGPSVTTQEHtGB With the Mayor of Star Trek and episode director, Jonathan Frakes: https://youtu.be/g6Qyj_xbjzU?si=lAjHqUfulN7mYwzu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GET AWAY, CAMP! Bryan and Kristen stumble into Tom Paris's 1930s sci fi serial adventure and find it a threat to good taste just as a species of photonic beings perceive the characters in the holodeck to be. Voyager does a black and white episode, as was the style at the time, and Kate Mulgrew gets a chance to flex an acting muscle. Is it a TREK, MARRY, or KILL? The grades begin at (15:34). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LICENSE TO BOND? Is this homage to James Bond our hosts' cuppa tea? Dr. Bashir becomes more interesting and a fair bit cooler putting on a tux, but it has the opposite effect on Garak, who becomes a total nag in this one. Meanwhile, a transporter accident creates a holosuite mishap that can only be solved with a Bondsian climax. The grades begin at (26:45). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices