Random Trek Review
Andrew and Matt
Random Trek Review is the podcast where we analyze, discuss and review randomly selected Star Trek episodes. Co-hosted by Andrew and Matt every two weeks.
- RTR Bonus: Desiccating Discovery
It's another special bonus edition of RTR as Matt and Andrew talk about the recently completed third season of Star Trek: Discovery. They discuss the season's plotlines, character developments and much more!
15 January 2021, 11:00 am - RTR 62: It's Just So Voyager-y
Andrew and Matt ring in the new year with a review the Voyager episode "Good Shepherd". They talk about the joys of cable television, Janeway the science know-it-all, this episode's rock star and much more! 5 January 2021, 10:00 am - RTR 61: Vulcans Stole My Homework
Matt and Andrew get very Ferengi as they review the Deep Space Nine episode "The Nagus". They discuss the perils of following the Rules of Acquisition, how poor Mr. O'Brien became a substitute teacher, two characters named Gral and much more! 22 December 2020, 1:37 pm - RTR 60: Full Complement of Shuttles
Andrew and Matt head to Abaddon's Repository of Lost Treasures and review the Voyager episode "Alice". They discuss some quality acting in the episode, Voyager's strict dress code, debate who Star Trek's best pilot is and much more! 8 December 2020, 10:00 am - RTR 59: Turbolift Fistfight!
Matt and Andrew are off to the mirror universe as they talk about the Discovery episode "Despite Yourself". They discuss Discovery's quick death trigger, Tilt-A-Whirl staff meetings, an Inception level callback and much more! br>24 November 2020, 10:00 am - RTR 58: Come to Quark's, Quarks' is Fun
Andrew and Matt deal with some timely stuff as they discuss the Deep Space Nine episode "The Quickening". They talk about Matt's memories of Quark's ad jingle, the speed at which plagues are typically cured in Star Trek, how to pass time alone on a runabout in a nebula and much more! 10 November 2020, 10:00 am - RTR 57: Hell Hath No Fury Like Kes Scorned
Matt and Andrew get vengeful and furious as they review the Voyager episode "Fury". They talk about Jennifer Lien's departure from the show, the questionable special effects, Voyager's time travel destinations and much more! 27 October 2020, 9:00 am - RTR Blog: Andrew's Star Trek Discovery Season 3 Predictions
Hmmmm, Star Trek Discovery Season 3. Is this the year that they break out of their shell and become another classic Trek series in the pantheon of Trek series? Or is this the year that they fizzle out and lose all credibility? I am choosing to take the high road this year, I learned my lesson during Lower Decks and I don't want to cry foul to be proven wrong this time. I think above all else the shift forward in time by 900 years will allow the writers to tell the stories they want to tell unencumbered by the timeframe in which the show takes place. When we look back at Star Trek DISCO in the future, not unlike the Next Generation, we will say that season three was when they caught their stride!
CHARACTERS
Baby steps, baby steps, baby steps. I think that season one and two of Discovery did a horrendous job of developing the characters that we have and in some instances (like Saru going through Kelpian puberty), somehow made them worse! I am hoping that we are going to see some better writing and better use of the cast this season. It would also be really nice to not use Burnham so much, but I can't go so far as to say they will pull that trigger. I think that over the course of the season, we will start to like the characters a little bit more, but there will still be some residual stank from season one and two that will take another couple of years of airing out to fix!
STORY
Lets just pray that it isn't another season of mystery box theatre. Last years reliance on the Red Angel gimmick made for some pretty lack lustre television with some overly pandering "cliff hangers". I think that because we will be so far into the future, just finding out where everything is an whats been happening will be interesting enough to carry the show.
VISUALS/SPECIAL EFFECTS
They will continue to be good and will fit the show better now that its in the future.
This is a bit rushed, but I wanted to get something out before the season was half over, I am eagerly anticipating this season, and love having new Trek to watch on Thursday nights!
20 October 2020, 12:58 pm - RTR Bonus: Looking at Lower Decks
Andrew and Matt come at you with a very special bonus episode in which they discuss the recently completed first season of Star Trek Lower Decks! The discussion covers plot arcs and characters, the first appearance of a mimbo on Star Trek, their favourite moments from the season and much more! 16 October 2020, 9:00 am - RTR 56: You Give par'Mach A Bad Name
It's back to the Bajoran sector for Andrew and Matt as they review the Deep Space Nine episode "Looking For par'Mach in All the Wrong Places". They discuss the very odd O'Brien/Kira love story, Klingon courting rituals, a Jackie Chiles appearance and much more! 13 October 2020, 9:00 am - RTR 55: Dr. Sleepy McCoy
br> Matt and Andrew are back in the universe of cartoons as they review the Animated Series episode “The Pirates of Orion”. They cover the unintended hilarity of Mr. Spock, the treaty citation showdown, the notable writer of the episode and much more!
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