The Wolf Inside (DIS) – The Secrets of Star Trek

Ash Tyler’s true nature is revealed! Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory discuss this first season mirror universe story in which Burnham confronts the truth about Tyler; Tilly overreaches; and the Emperor appears. Plus what knowing what’s coming changes how they see this one.

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The Android Invasion – The Secrets of Doctor Who

The 4th Doctor lands on Earth, but is it really Westworld? Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory discuss this Tom Baker story that involves a small English town and a space defense station completely taken over by lookalike androids, except for a lone human and alien invaders.

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Dear Doctor (ENT) – The Secrets of Star Trek

Dr. Phlox gets his own episode. Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory talk about the focus on Phlox, the emphasis on his alienness, the morality and timeliness of the pandemic/vaccine story, and the giant mistake in how the story’s ending was written.

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Colony in Space – The Secrets of Doctor Who

The Third Doctor faces off against corporate interests and the Master. Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory discuss the story’s allegory for North American colonization, as well as the 3rd Doctor’s first off-Earth adventure in the Tardis.

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Scorpion (VOY) – The Secrets of Star Trek

The season 3 finale introduced Species 8472. Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory discuss the paradigm shift in Voyager at the end of the 3rd season; Janeway’s introduction to holo da Vinci; and the Borg becoming a much bigger part of the show.

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The Almost People – The Secrets of Doctor Who

In part 2 of this story, the 11th Doctor gets a doppelgänger and then sets up the big reveal for the next two episodes. Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory discuss the Doctor’s deception, the two kinds of gangers, and whether they are really alive.

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The Way of the Warrior (DS9) – The Secrets of Star Trek

With the 4th season of DS9, the writers decided to shake things up with the addition of Worf and a return to the Klingons as villains. Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory discuss the changes and how this began the series’ best run of episodes.

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The Rebel Flesh – The Secrets of Doctor Who

In the first of a two-part story, the 11th Doctor encounters the gangers. Dom, Jimmy, and Fr. Cory discuss the ethics and morality of sentient duplicates, plus the wider implications for the Who season story arc involving a ganger.

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Evolution (TNG) – The Secrets of Star Trek

A Wesley science experiment goes wrong and not only threatens a vital scientific endeavor and everyone on the Enterprise, but creates new life. Oh, Wesley. Dom, Jimmy, and Fr. Cory discuss how Wesley gets away with it with no repercussions, plus the return of Bev Crusher.

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The Abominable Snowmen – The Secrets of Doctor Who

The 2nd Doctor in the Himalayas. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this complex story involving a monastery, robots, an alien intelligence, a British explorer, a centuries-old guru, and Yeti.

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