LD S5E4 “A Farewell to Farms”

On Tuesday, Mar 3, 2025, the #StarTrekHour community on Mastodon will discuss LD S5E4 “A Farewell to Farms” where Mariner and Boimler do Klingon rituals on Qo’noS while Dr. Migleemo deals with Klowahkan food critics. Special thanks to @PeterTrek1@universeodon.com and anonymous for contributing discussion questions:

Q1: The introduction to this episode was not the general version but a specific one based on this episode, similar to what ENT did for their Mirror Universe story. What did you think of this change? Would you have wanted more of this? @PeterTrek1@universeodon.com #StarTrekHour
Q2: Dr. Migleemo says the Klowahkans invented warp travel in the hopes of discovering strange new meals. Besides discovering new life and new meals, what are some other reasons different species invented warp travel? @JoeSondow@dice.camp #StarTrekHour
Q3: Why does Klingon culture/society have so many rituals? @PeterTrek1@universeodon.com #StarTrekHour
Q4: Critical mission or not, how wise was it to send two lower deckers to Qo’noS? (anonymous) #StarTrekHour
Q5: What would be some words you’d use to describe Sir Legnog and Madame Gonald? @PeterTrek1@universeodon.com #StarTrekHour
Q6: Why is Boimler suddenly so eager to die in a random Klingon ritual for a stranger? @JoeSondow@dice.camp #StarTrekHour
Q7: Dr. Migleemo agreed to help Legong & Gonald. Was he too nice to them given the way they treated him up to that point? @PeterTrek1@universeodon.com #StarTrekHour

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PRO S2E8 “Is There in Beauty No Truth?”

On Tuesday, Feb 25, 2025, the #StarTrekHour community on Mastodon will discuss PRO S2E8 “Is There in Beauty No Truth?” where Zero gets a body. Special thanks to @PeterTrek1@universeodon.com and anonymous for contributing discussion questions:

Q1: Now that we have seen what Parrises Squares looks like: Would you want to play the sport or watch it? (anonymous) #StarTrekHour
Q2: What do you think Zero enjoyed the most about having a corporeal body? @PeterTrek1@universeodon.com #StarTrekHour
Q3: How do you not notice the person most affected by the timeline displacement missing for 2 days? (anonymous) #StarTrekHour
Q4: What do you think Zero missed the most from this time in their former body (if any)? @PeterTrek1@universeodon.com #StarTrekHour
Q5: If the Running of the Nazamon didn’t happen: How hard would it have been to get Zero to leave and continue the mission? (anonymous) #StarTrekHour
Q6: Is there a safer, less fatal, way to experience fear besides the Running of the Nazamon? @PeterTrek1@universeodon.com #StarTrekHour
Q7: With proper personnel and equipment: Could Starfleet find a way to keep Zero’s body from decaying? (anonymous) #StarTrekHour

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LD S5E3 “The Best Exotic Nanite Hotel”

On Tuesday, Feb 18, 2025, the #StarTrekHour community on Mastodon will discuss LD S5E3 “The Best Exotic Nanite Hotel” where the lower deckers try to catch a nanite cluster on a giant theme park station. Special thanks to @PeterTrek1@universeodon.com and anonymous for contributing discussion questions:

Q1: What do you think is an “underwater dry park”? @PeterTrek1@universeodon.com #StarTrekHour
Q2: Would you have liked to see more of Jennifer on screen or mentioned at all? #StarTrekHour
Q3: Was Mariner at fault for not breaking up with Jennifer earlier? Should Jennifer have brought this up with Mariner earlier? @PeterTrek1@universeodon.com #StarTrekHour
“Q4: Why is milking space whales such a boring assignment? @JoeSondow@dice.camp
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Q5: If you can get an autograph of a Star Trek actor, who would it be? @PeterTrek1@universeodon.com #StarTrekHour
Q6: With how chaotic life on a starship can be at times and transfers, different shifts and getting turned into non-organic objects: Would you want to purposely look for a relationship? #StarTrekHour
Q7: What were some of the disadvantages of being an Admiral? @PeterTrek1@universeodon.com #StarTrekHour

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PRO S2E7 “The Fast and the Curious”

On Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025, the #StarTrekHour community on Mastodon will discuss PRO S2E7 “The Fast and the Curious” where the young crew get caught by a Kazon and have to try to win a pod race. Special thanks to @PeterTrek1@universeodon.com and anonymous for contributing discussion questions:

Q1: How come that whenever our Star Trek heroes take a short cut through space, something bad usually happens? @PeterTrek1@universeodon.com #StarTrekHour
Q2: Gwyn hasn’t shown special interest in Klingon culture before. Why does she reference Sto’Vo’Kor in particular? @JoeSondow@dice.camp #StarTrekHour
Q3: We haven’t seen the Kazon very much since the early seasons of VOY. What do you think of them as adversaries as well as of Ekthi in this episode? @PeterTrek1@universeodon.com #StarTrekHour
Q4: What are the chances the Infinity/crew would have made the 61 day trip (ignoring the trans warp shortcut)? (anonymous) #StarTrekHour
Q5: Zero defeated the AI and saved their friends. What were some reasons Zero decided to sacrifice themself to save the others?@PeterTrek1@universeodon.com #StarTrekHour
Q6: Should Janeway and the command crew have questioned the Protostar “crew” more after seeing them act strangely in the mess hall? (anonymous) #StarTrekHour
Q7: The young crew members say that encountering the Kazon is even worse than encountering the Borg. Do you agree? @JoeSondow@dice.camp #StarTrekHour

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LD S5E2 “Shades of Green”

On Tuesday, Feb 4, 2025, the #StarTrekHour community on Mastodon will discuss LD S5E2 “Shades of Green” where Mariner and Boimler attend to a planet that has just stopped using money, while Tendi joins her sister in a solar sail race on Orion. Special thanks to @PeterTrek1@universeodon.com and anonymous for contributing discussion questions:

Q1: Would you want to live in a post-scarcity society? If you end up in one, what would be the first thing you do there? @PeterTrek1@universeodon.com #StarTrekHour
Q2: Why doesn’t Boimler want to just scan for his missing ensigns? @JoeSondow@dice.camp #StarTrekHour
Q3: After Tendi returned to the Cerritos & Rutherford discovered T’Lyn finished repairing the shuttle, T’Lyn damaged it. Would she have done that if it was earlier in her time on the Cerritos? @PeterTrek1@universeodon.com #StarTrekHour
Q4: Was there a way to introduce replicators and other high tech in a way that didn’t lead to planet wide disruption? (anonymous) #StarTrekHour
Q5: Does everything being free now automatically mean there is no reason for anyone to wait in line anymore? @JoeSondow@dice.camp #StarTrekHour
Q6: Did Tendi overcompensate when adopting Starfleet morals and rejecting almost all Orion culture? (anonymous) #StarTrekHour
Q7: What was Tendi’s favorite part of staying on Orion and being a part of her sister’s team? What did she miss most about Starfleet & the Cerritos? @PeterTrek1@universeodon.com #StarTrekHour

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PRO S2E6 “Imposter Syndrome”

On Tuesday, Jan 28, 2025, the #StarTrekHour community on Mastodon will discuss PRO S2E6 “Imposter Syndrome” where the Protostar gang create holograms of themselves that are too real. Special thanks to @PeterTrek1@universeodon.com and anonymous for contributing discussion questions:

Q1: If they had gone to Janeway and explained their plan: How could things have been different? (anonymous) #StarTrekHour
Q2: Is the Doctor particularly bad at noticing when the kids are lying to him by buttering him up? Or are most adults like that? @JoeSondow@dice.camp #StarTrekHour
Q3: What other methods could be used to separate the real Protostar crew from the holo dupes? (anonymous) #StarTrekHour
Q4: Which Protostar kid was most comfortable seeing their holo-double? Who was most uncomfortable? @PeterTrek1@universeodon.com #StarTrekHour
Q5: What kind of security concerns would a ship pose if it had holo emitters everywhere and a system that even a baby can use/hack? (anonymous) #StarTrekHour
Q6: Rok enhanced the holograms to pass life scans. Did Rok invent this new capability for Federation hologram tech, or has it been done before? @JoeSondow@dice.camp #StarTrekHour
Q7: Should Rok-Tahk have added something to identify the holograms from the real kids? @PeterTrek1@universeodon.com #StarTrekHour

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LD E5E1 “Dos Cerritos”

On Tuesday, Jan 21, 2025, the #StarTrekHour community on Mastodon will discuss LD E5E1 “Dos Cerritos” where the Cerritos crew finds an alternate universe version of itself. Special thanks to @PeterTrek1@universeodon.com and anonymous for contributing discussion questions:

Q1: We see the next (and last) version of the show’s main titles. V’ger, Apollo, and the Tholians were added to the battle scene. Which other alien ships would you have wanted to be in the scene? @PeterTrek1@universeodon.com #StarTrekHour
Q2: Thus far, most if not all alt universes have been shown as the evil counterparts for the most part. What non-evil alt universe would you like to see? (anonymous) #StarTrekHour
Q3: Which Cerritos character from the alternate universe would you like to spend more time talking to? @PeterTrek1@universeodon.com #StarTrekHour
Q4: Would you consider Tendi’s use of laughing gas “un-pirate-like conduct”? (anonymous) #StarTrekHour
Q5: Captain Becky Freeman believed discipline and motivation by fear is the best leadership style. When would this style be effective? When would it not be effective? @PeterTrek1@universeodon.com #StarTrekHour
Q6: This is the second time we have seen an Orion only be a pirate because that’s what expected of them. How common do you think that is with others? (anonymous) #StarTrekHour
Q7: Should Tendi have left D’Erika when D’Erika allowed her to leave? Did Tendi make the right decision by staying with her to help battle the blue Orions? @PeterTrek1@universeodon.com #StarTrekHour

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PRO S2E5 “Observer’s Paradox”

On Tuesday, Jan 14, 2025, the #StarTrekHour community on Mastodon will discuss PRO S2E5 “Observer’s Paradox” where the Protostar gang tries to figure out how to communicate with Murf. Special thanks to @PeterTrek1@universeodon.com @ponderhack@hachyderm.io and anonymous for contributing discussion questions:

Q1: At the start of the episode, all the Prodigy kids had to talk to Janeway individually about that just happened to Chakotay. Who do you think handled themselves the best? @PeterTrek1@universeodon.com #StarTrekHour
Q2: Rok wants to be left out of the group’s rule-breaking shenanigans, and wants the authorities to know she’s trying to avoid trouble. Do you agree with her that staying out of it is more ethical and practical, or do you think she’s being disloyal and selfish by not helping her friends? @JoeSondow@dice.camp #StarTrekHour
Q3: If the command staff had gone into the wormhole as planned, what could have been done differently? (anonymous) #StarTrekHour
Q4: Why did Maj’el not sit with the Prodigy kids and instead went back to sitting with her cadet friends? @PeterTrek1@universeodon.com #StarTrekHour
Q5: The Department of Temporal Investigations didn’t show up to clean up the paradox created here. Too busy with the Temporal War or was this situation supposed to happen as it did? (anonymous) #StarTrekHour
Q6: Is Jellico being a badmiral by ordering the wormhole closed with Chakotay and Gwyn still at risk? Or is he right that it’s too dangerous to leave it open a moment longer? @JoeSondow@dice.camp #StarTrekHour
Q7: Other than plot reasons, why choose Murf to deliver the message instead of other methods? With what other potential methods could the message have been delivered? (anonymous) #StarTrekHour

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LD S4E10 “Old Friends, New Planets”

On Tuesday, Jan 7, 2025, the #StarTrekHour community on Mastodon will discuss LD S4E10 “Old Friends, New Planets” where Nick Locarno reveals his plans for Nova Fleet and the Cerritos crew try to rescue Mariner from him. Special thanks to @PeterTrek1@universeodon.com @ponderhack@hachyderm.io and anonymous for contributing discussion questions:

Q1: What did you think of the return of Nick Locarno and him being the main villain for this season? What caused him to go from when we last saw him in TNG’s “The First Duty” to now? @PeterTrek1@universeodon.com #StarTrekHour
Q2: Locarno’s “allies” bailed when he tried to organize them to respond to a threat. Even in Star Trek’s idealized future, is it possible to have a coalition effectively react to unfolding events without hierarchy? #StarTrekHour
Q3: Was Admiral Vassery being too cautious when he told Captain Freeman to stand down and not pursue Locarno? @PeterTrek1@universeodon.com #StarTrekHour
Q4: Locarno called Nova Fleet “the first totally independent unaligned fleet in the Alpha Quadrant.” Boimler responded, “The Maquis would like a word.” How is Nova Fleet like the Maquis? How is it different? @JoeSondow@dice.camp #StarTrekHour
Q5: If Dr. Migleemo was not available, who would you have chosen to be Tendi’s champion? @PeterTrek1@universeodon.com #StarTrekHour
Q6: With how elite and superior some of the members are, is having Nova squadron at the Academy a bad thing? (anonymous) #StarTrekHour
Q7: Now that Season 4 has completed, what did you think of the season and the overall story arc? @PeterTrek1@universeodon.com #StarTrekHour

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PRO S2E4 “Temporal Mechanics 101”

On Tuesday, Dec 31, 2024, the #StarTrekHour community on Mastodon will discuss PRO S2E4 “Temporal Mechanics 101” where Dal and friends build a time machine to save Gwyn who is phasing in and out of existence because of a temporal paradox. Special thanks to @PeterTrek1@universeodon.com and anonymous for contributing discussion questions

Q1: What was so bad about Murf being in Astrometrics/Cetacean ops? Was Rok-Tahk overreacting here? (anonymous) #StarTrekHour
Q2: Compare the Diviner we saw in Season 1 with the version of him which we are seeing in Season 2. How are the two characters the same? How are they different? @PeterTrek1@universeodon.com #StarTrekHour
Q3: Janeway has a relaxed position with the Protostar crew being involved now. Is that because they are involved and she can’t stop it or something else? (anonymous) #StarTrekHour
Q4: Dal does not seem acclimated to book learning, but seemed to do okay when he got a video course instead. Was his refusal or inability to read Temporal Mechanics 101 before now an issue with the content medium, or the motivating circumstances? @JoeSondow@dice.camp #StarTrekHour
Q5: What “101 – type” introductory class would you like to take at Starfleet Academy? @PeterTrek1@universeodon.com #StarTrekHour
Q6: Are the Temporal Mechanics 101 jokes getting old by this point? (anonymous) #StarTrekHour
Q7: Maj’el gave Zero a sort of backhanded compliment, and Zero acted nervous and giddy. Were they flirting? @JoeSondow@dice.camp #StarTrekHour

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