The Best of Times

"The Best of Times" is the fifth episode of Universe Journey (season five) and the fifty-ninth episode of the series. It was performed on December 14, 2019 as the opening segment of Show LIV. It was released as podcast episode 268.
Written by Jerome Wetzel
Directed by Chase McCants
New song composed and instrumentally performed by Kristin Green
Previous episode: "Family Ties"
Next episode: "The Worst of Times"
==The Story==
Surreptittia celebrates Kahkay with a three-day holiday and a surprise musical guest. 
==Guest Stars==
*Nathan Haley as Ray Ray
*Kristin Green, Katie Boissoneault, and Diantha Hillebrand as backup singers
*Kristin Green as Her Most High
*Karen Perta as Lt. Miranerva
*Samantha Stark as Leetha
*Ryan Yohe as Lt. Michael Anders
*Chase McCants as Dr. Who Grappa
*Matt Schlichting as Colm Foley
*Darren Esler as the narrator
==Trivia==
*The song Ray sings is an expanded version of a number teased in "Universe Journey: The Musical."
*Seamus Talty was not available for the live show, so a substitute performer played Foley, but Seamus later recorded Foley's lines for the podcast.
*Kahkay begins his Commander's Diary with a quote from the Dickens novel A Tale of Two Cities, the same quote cited by Captain Kirk in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. The title of this episode and the next also references that novel.
Category:UJ Season 5