June 16, 2025 • 114 mins
Star Trek Summer is officially under way, and this week we've got a pair of bona fide classics. First up we've got a rogue AI with a distaste for the chaos of organic life in The Changeling, then the crew has to tackle the sexy evil alternate universe of Mirror, Mirror.
CHAPTERS:
(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 139: Star Trek: The Changeling and Mirror, Mirror
(00:00:34) - Intro.
(00:04:29) - Kicking things off with The Changeling, and Vinny has some immediate questions.
(00:11:35) - BILLIONS and BILLIONS of dead Malurians.
(00:15:14) - NOMAD's power rankings seem...inflated?
(00:19:20) - A funny little robot running (or hovering) around the ship.
(00:25:52) - We're wiping brains, we're killing redshirts, we're resurrecting Scotty. Everything's crazy.
(00:34:39) - Do not mind meld with a probe. It will void the warranty.
(00:41:52) - Oops, we made the doomsday machine mad.
(00:45:24) - You're imperfect, idiot.
(00:49:19) - Final thoughts on The Changeling, and some scattered original cast movie talk.
(00:54:07) - Break!
(00:54:39) - We're back, and it's time to look into Mirror, Mirror.
(00:57:42) - On the frequency of transporter accidents, and the frequency of the Mirror Universe.
(01:01:25) - Those pesky ion storms.
(01:05:44) - The transporter goes haywire, and Spock has a kickass beard.
(01:13:06) - Kirk won't do mass murder, and Mirrorfolk get tossed in the regular universe brig.
(01:18:37) - Sexy times in Kirk's quarters.
(01:23:33) - Evil Sulu.
(01:26:46) - The plan to get home, and it's a donnybrook in sickbay.
(01:35:55) - Kirk just can't get on that transporter pad without making one last speech.
(01:39:28) - A final cheeky moment on the bridge, and talk about where the Mirror stuff goes from here.
(01:50:54) - Final thoughts.
(01:52:35) - Next week's episodes, and outro.
CHAPTERS:
(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 139: Star Trek: The Changeling and Mirror, Mirror
(00:00:34) - Intro.
(00:04:29) - Kicking things off with The Changeling, and Vinny has some immediate questions.
(00:11:35) - BILLIONS and BILLIONS of dead Malurians.
(00:15:14) - NOMAD's power rankings seem...inflated?
(00:19:20) - A funny little robot running (or hovering) around the ship.
(00:25:52) - We're wiping brains, we're killing redshirts, we're resurrecting Scotty. Everything's crazy.
(00:34:39) - Do not mind meld with a probe. It will void the warranty.
(00:41:52) - Oops, we made the doomsday machine mad.
(00:45:24) - You're imperfect, idiot.
(00:49:19) - Final thoughts on The Changeling, and some scattered original cast movie talk.
(00:54:07) - Break!
(00:54:39) - We're back, and it's time to look into Mirror, Mirror.
(00:57:42) - On the frequency of transporter accidents, and the frequency of the Mirror Universe.
(01:01:25) - Those pesky ion storms.
(01:05:44) - The transporter goes haywire, and Spock has a kickass beard.
(01:13:06) - Kirk won't do mass murder, and Mirrorfolk get tossed in the regular universe brig.
(01:18:37) - Sexy times in Kirk's quarters.
(01:23:33) - Evil Sulu.
(01:26:46) - The plan to get home, and it's a donnybrook in sickbay.
(01:35:55) - Kirk just can't get on that transporter pad without making one last speech.
(01:39:28) - A final cheeky moment on the bridge, and talk about where the Mirror stuff goes from here.
(01:50:54) - Final thoughts.
(01:52:35) - Next week's episodes, and outro.
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