Category: Science Fiction

The 7th Doctor and Ace find the happiest totalitarian state ever. Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory talk about this Orwellian Candy Land where sadness is outlawed and the punishment is death by candy in what was supposed to be a parody of Thatcherism and Margaret Thatcher.

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• 13 Songs, 13 Doctors: “Wild Wild Vest” – 7th Doctor (Escape Club parody) – YouTube
• The Archbishop of Canterbury’s Easter Sermon that references The Happiness Patrol

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Semi-affectionately also called “The Search for God”, STV gives Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory the chance to discuss religion in Star Trek, but also marvel at the cringeworthy plot and secondary characters and even find some parts to praise.

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The Doctor battles vampire-like creatures in Renaissance Venice. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the story’s deeper connections to the season’s story arc and how Rory’s character arc begins to grow.

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The Enterprise encounters a megalomaniac scientist … again. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha talk about how this episode deals with the question of prison reform and justice; the origin of the mind meld; and what it all has to do with MacBeth and tantalizing.

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The 6th Doctor and Peri bounce between the 19th century and the far future while battling the Borad. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the identity of the young man named Herbert they encounter in 1885 Scotland and this story’s connection to the 3rd Doctor.

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The episode’s title means, “If you want peace, prepare for war.” Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss how that applies to this episode in which the Discovery crew tries to recruit a new species into its war with the Klingons and the consequences of such.

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The 5th Doctor goes from dinosaur bones to Cybermen in space and back. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this story clearly inspired by the movie “Aliens” and its at-the-time unprecedented ending. But were they celebrating or sad?

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In the early days of warp drive, slow civilian Earth ships make easy prey for pirates. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the ways it resembles the 18th century Age of Sail, Merriweather’s turn to shine, and the tendency for sailors to go all Captain Ahab.

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For the second part of this two-parter, Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss how the story advances the season-long arc about the crack in time, the revelations about Amy’s role, and the beginning of River Song’s increasing prominence in the Doctor’s story.

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The Voyager crew has the tables turned when an alien species’ Prime Directive stops them from getting home faster. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the morality of the Prime Directive, the limits of logic, and the danger of smooth-talking, French-accented aliens.

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