Y. M. Nelson and guests Jen Graybeal and Staci share their love for and feelings about Star Trek Discovery, seasons 1-3. This episode contains spoilers.
TOPICS WE DISCUSS:
03:03 Where ST Discovery fits in the franchise timeline
03:30 How we got hooked on this series
22:30 The Science of Discovery
26:35 Normalizing Societal Issues
30:00 Beard Love (Spock and Ash Tyler)
30:21 Michael's Love Interests
35:21 Normalizing Non-binary characters
37:48 Trill personalities explained
40:35 Doug Jones as Saru
48:14 Klingon Look--An Evolution
55:53 Klingons, Vulcans, and Romulans Oh My!
01:01:30 Easter Eggs from Seasons 1-2
01:05:19 Spock TOS family confusion
01:08:43 Easter Eggs, Season 3
01:12:50 Goodreads Rating
01:13:24 A more "grown up" Star Trek?
01:19:49 Goodreads Rating (Staci and Jen)
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