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A Taste of Armageddon

An *Opinionated Star Trek Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 1 episode of *Star Trek: The Original Series*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 1
* **Episode:** 23
* **Original airdate:** 23 February 1967
* *A Taste of Armageddon* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *A Taste of Armageddon* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *A Taste of Armageddon* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *A Taste of Armageddon* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: September 30, 2017

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated Star Trek Episode Guide watches Kirk and company get pulled into a planet's sanitized war, so he decides to give him a real one. Think Die Hard, but with less action and more strutting about like a self-important ass.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: 7

***Padded but enjoyable***

"Final score for 'A Taste of Armageddon' is 7 out of 10. It's an enjoyable and effective anti-war story, though it does feel like it's padded. The script needed huge reworking, so it's easy to see how this happened. But given that problem, the result is very engaging, with an interesting idea and intriguing exploration of the nature of this sterilized war. All in all, it's a wortwhile effort."

### Annoying Character

***Ambassador Roo***

"Annoying Character goes to Ambassador Fox, a real insufferable type. Plus he's distracting with those huge bags under his eyes. Looks like he's got two kangaroo pouches on his face."

## See also

* Opinionated Star Trek Episode Guide
* Star Trek Season 1 reviews
An Opinionated Look at Escaflowne

SF Debris reviews of the 1990s fantasy animated TV series *The Vision of Escaflowne* (1999). Its dubbed English language premiere was in 2001.

## Reviewed episodes

* 1 - Fateful Confession
* 2 - The Girl from the Mystic Moon
* 3 - The Gallant Swordsman
* 4 - The Diabolical Adonis
* 5 - Seal of the Brothers
* 6 - City of Intrigue
* 7 - Unexpected Partings
* 8 - The Day the Angel Flew
* 9 - Memories of a Feather
* 10 - The Blue-Eyed Prince
* 11 - Prophecy of Death
* 12 - The Secret Door
* 13 - Red Destiny
* 14 - Dangerous Wounds
* 15 - Lost Paradise
* 16 - The Guided Ones
* 17 - The Edge of the World
* 18 - The Gravity of Destiny
2018

## January 2018

*Under construction*

 TBA | TBA

## February 2018

*Under construction*

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## March 2018

*Under construction*

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## April 2018

*Under construction*

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## May 2018

*Under construction*

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## June 2018

*Under construction*

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## July 2018

*Under construction*

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## August 2018

*Under construction*

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## September 2018

*Under construction*

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## October 2018

*Under construction*

 TBA | TBA

## November 2018

*Under construction*

 TBA | TBA

## December 2018

*Under construction*

 TBA | TBA

## See also

* Other reviews by year: 2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2019 - 2020
I First Met Her in a Dream... or Something.

An *Opinionated Look at Puella Magi Madoka Magica* episode 1 review.

## Episode information

* **Episode:** 1
* **Original airdate:** 7 January 2011

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: 23 April 2013

## SF Debris synopsis

*Kicking off our look at the series, eighth grader Madoka wants to frolic with her friends and enjoy her normal life, but a transfer student and a run-in with an animator with a scrapbooking fixation pull her into an entirely different world, with better music too.*

## Memorable quotes/jokes from the review

The review opens questioning its subject matter, followed by a brief portion of the show's opening credits, after which Palmer from *The Thing* expresses disbelief.
And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place

An *Opinionated Babylon 5 Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 3 episode of *Babylon 5*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 3
* **Episode:** 20
* **Original airdate:** 14 October 1996
* *And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place* at The Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5, the longest-running fansite
* *And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place* at The Babylon Project, a canon *Babylon 5* wiki
* *And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: July 23, 2013

## SF Debris synopsis

*We return to Babylon 5 with the episode that followed Grey 17 Is Missing, and by any reasonable definition it HAS to be better. Londo and his former ally are now in competition for power and survival, and only one house can triumph. Also, being head of the forces resisting the Shadows and running a station is stressful for Sheridan, for some reason.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Importance stamp / Recommendation stamp

***Strongly Recommended***

"There's some arc elements, of course, including the reveal of the White Star fleet that will be joining their fight, but I don't think that's enough to make this episode required viewing.

However, I'm a still giving it a stamp of Strongly Recommended, because it's got some great character stuff. G'Kar has a small role, but he does so much with it. The relationship between Sheridan and Delenn had that seasoned feel to it that helps it stay real. The friction between Londo and Vir, especially when Vir has stood by his side despite all of his ill-advised choices, shows the dark place that Londo's plans have led him to.

All in all, this shows how JMS knew shows that were the build-up to the big event, by filling them out with drama about stuff that is relatively small. This is just a feud between two houses being resolved. *B5* was serialised, sure, but the show is a great model of how it used each part to still tell its own story and be interesting in its own right."

## See also

* Opinionated Babylon 5 Episode Guide
* Babylon 5 Season 3 reviews
Innocence

An *Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 2 episode of *Star Trek: Voyager*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 2
* **Episode:** 22
* **Original airdate:**
* *[ Innocence]* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *[ Innocence]* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *[ Innocence]* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *[ Innocence]* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* [ Review link]
* Published:

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

"Final score for 'Innocence' is TBA out of 10. "

TBA
Homestead

An *Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 7 episode of *Star Trek: Voyager*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 7
* **Episode:** 23
* **Original airdate:**
* *[ Homestead]* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *[ Homestead]* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *[ Homestead]* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *[ Homestead]* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published:

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide finds a colony of Talaxians living on an asteroid. The miners find them irritating but since they're Talaxians that's not a surprise.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

"Final score for 'Homestead' is TBA out of 10. "

TBA
In the Flesh

An *Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 5 episode of *Star Trek: Voyager*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 5
* **Episode:** 4
* **Original airdate:**
* *[ In the Flesh]* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *[ In the Flesh]* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *[ In the Flesh]* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *[ In the Flesh]* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* [ Review link]
* Published:

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated Star Trek Episode Guide is helpless as we watch the Doctor teach Seven about dating, now that we have cured every disease in the universe after all.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

"Final score for 'In the Flesh' is TBA out of 10. "

TBA
It! The Terror from Beyond Space

A review of the 1958 science fiction horror film *It! The Terror from Beyond Space*.

## Film information

* **Premiere:** 14 August 1958
* *It! The Terror from Beyond Space* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *It! The Terror from Beyond Space* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: February 11, 2014

## SF Debris synopsis

*Not the scary thing with Tim Curry in it, but rather the classic science fiction horror movie. A rescue ship brings back the lone survivor from a Mars expedition, but the killer alien that wiped out his team has slipped on board to slaughter them too, it has kind of a one track mind.*
Ex Post Facto

An *Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 1 episode of *Star Trek: Voyager*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 1
* **Episode:** 8
* **Original airdate:**
* *[ Ex Post Facto]* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *Ex Post Facto* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *Ex Post Facto* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Ex Post Facto* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* [ Review link]
* Published:

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

"Final score for 'Ex Post Facto' is TBA out of 10. "

TBA

## See also

* Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide
* Voyager Season 1 reviews
Crossover

An *Opinionated DS9 Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 2 episode of *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 2
* **Episode:** 23
* **Original airdate:** May 14, 1994
* *Crossover* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *Crossover* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *Crossover* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Crossover* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published:

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated DS9 Episode Guide is part 6 of the 10th Anniversary. Bashir and Kira wind up in the mirror universe, not to be confused with last week's backwards universe. I get those so confused.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

"Final score for 'Crossover' is TBA out of 10. "

TBA

## See also

* Opinionated DS9 Episode Guide
* DS9 Season 2 reviews
11:59

An *Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 5 episode of *Star Trek: Voyager*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 5
* **Episode:** 23
* **Original airdate:** 5 May 1999
* *11:59* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *11:59* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *11:59* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *11:59* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: May 14, 2018

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide looks at 11:59, aka, the 'Carbon Creek' before 'Carbon Creek'.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: No numerical score given

***TBA***

"I'm probably going to catch flack for this, because like 'Family' on TNG, this is so unlike anything else on *Voyager*, I don't think I can score this one. I mean, it's only tangential to the show, the only thing it really tells us about the crew is that Janeway scorns any ancestor who doesn't meet her high expectations. But this isn't a slight against the episode either.

One of the issues the show has suffered from, as a whole, is that as I've mentioned before, is that the writers don't seem to know how to write their own captain. Part of which being, they don't think they can ever allow her to show weakness, because they assume people would then dismiss her. Nevermind that Picard collapsed in the mud, crying, in 'Family', or Sisko broke down in his first episode. I don't need to see her weeping, but what I mean is, when Mulgrew is given a chance to play Shannon, she's able to play her without the armour. And consequently, she felt a lot more human than Janeway usually does. Because there's no fear that the audience won't respect her. We're given a character then, that we can empathise with.

Although why they picked such an older guy for her to fall in love with... I mean, the moment they introduced Henry Janeway, I thought they were going to subvert our expectations and wind up having it be the son that she would one day marry. One particularly great moment is when they're outside and the true age difference is revealed, because the wind blows and we see he's actually got this comb-over going on. Once the wind blows, you see he's got this huge stripe of missing hair on his head. I mean, you could drive a transformer car down there, and I don't mean like a little Cliffjumper, you could probably send a Prowl or Sideswipe down there and not hit a single hair. And this is the guy that Janeway's supposed to hook up with ? A guy who loves the age of antiquities so much, it's probably because it reminds him of his childhood.

But anyway, while I don't feel I can score it, because it's mostly just an episode of some other show, I'm not telling you - like with 'Carbon Creek' - to stay away from it either."

### Stupid Neelix Moment

***Mountain of Tedium Visible from Orbit***

"Stupid Neelix moment is his accosting people with world trivia. It's like he's become a professional eight year old now."
Blade Runner

A review of the 1982 science fiction thriller film *Blade Runner*.

## Film information

* **Premiere:** 25 June 1982
* *Blade Runner* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Blade Runner* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: October 31, 2011

## SF Debris synopsis

*An opinionated look at the classic film starring Harrison Ford where he mumbles over the voiceover. Robots are pretending to be humans, and so start killing people because that's one of the things people love doing the most.*
Eggshell Cosmos

'Eggshell Cosmos' is one of the jocular or sarcastic SF Debris "awards" given to clichéd or puzzling elements in reviewed episodes of the *Star Trek* franchise.

## Definition

In Chuck's own words: "Eggshell Cosmos ! For when the universe or several are at risk of destruction, especially when it's for really stupid reasons."

## Eggshell Cosmos "awards" overview

### *Star Trek (The Original Series)*

* The Alternative Factor - Antimatter, or something or other, is going to destroy the universe.
Friday's Child

An *Opinionated Star Trek Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 2 episode of *Star Trek (The Original Series)*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 2
* **Episode:** 11
* **Original airdate:** 1 December 1967
* *Friday's Child* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *Friday's Child* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *Friday's Child* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Friday's Child* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: July 30, 2016

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated Star Trek Episode Guide is another tale of a rather primitive world with Klingons there and resources the Federation can use, but this time without the albino monkey suit.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

" "

## See also

* Opinionated Star Trek Episode Guide
* Star Trek Season 2 reviews
Errand of Mercy

An *Opinionated Star Trek Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 1 episode of *Star Trek (The Original Series)*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 1
* **Episode:** 27
* **Original airdate:** 23 March 1967
* *Errand of Mercy* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *Errand of Mercy* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *Errand of Mercy* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Errand of Mercy* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: July 14, 2012

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated Star Trek Episode Guide returns with another classic series villain being introduced, in this case, the Klingons. They conquer a world, enslave its people, threaten them, and then have some executed. The locals don't seem to mind.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

" "

## See also

* Opinionated Star Trek Episode Guide
* Star Trek Season 1 reviews
Ancient Chinese Secret, Huh ?

'Ancient Chinese Secret, Huh ?' is one of the jocular or sarcastic SF Debris "awards" given to clichéd or puzzling elements in reviewed episodes of the *Star Trek* franchise.

## Definition

*Ancient Chinese Secret, Huh?* is a case of a character referring to something only a few hundred years before the setting as ancient, as if to emphasize to casual viewers that the show is set in the future. The phrase comes from 70s Calgon commercials, in which a guy at clothes cleaning business claims they use an "ancient Chinese secret" just before someone says in an North American accent "we need more Calgon," causing the customer to realize the method of cleaning they use really isn't ancient. The customer says "Ancient Chinese Secret, Huh?"

## Ancient Chinese Secret, Huh ? "awards" overview

### *Star Trek (The Original Series)*

* Mirror, Mirror
* Elaan of Troyius
* The Way to Eden

### *Star Trek: The Next Generation*

* Datalore
* Angel One
* The Neutral Zone
* A Fistful of Datas

### *Star Trek: Voyager*

* The Cloud
* Cathexis
* The 37's
* Tinker, Tenor, Doctor, Spy
Author, Author

An *Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 7 episode of *Star Trek: Voyager*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 7
* **Episode:** 20
* **Original airdate:**
* *[ Author, Author]* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *[ Author, Author]* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *[ Author, Author]* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *[ Author, Author]* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published:

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide looks at one of the final Doctor episodes. He tries telling a story to inspire people to look at holograms differently, but all he does is upset his shipmates by making them look like unsympathetic jerkwads.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

"Final score for 'Author, Author' is TBA out of 10. "

TBA
Legacies

An *Opinionated Babylon 5 Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 1 episode of *Babylon 5*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 1
* **Episode:** 17
* **Original airdate:** 20 July 1994
* *Legacies* at The Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5, the longest-running fansite
* *Legacies* at The Babylon Project, a canon *Babylon 5* wiki
* *Legacies* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Legacies* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: November 8, 2018

## SF Debris synopsis

*The Minbari's greatest military leader dies and his body brought to B5, where it vanishes. And not in the miracle kind of way, as in the 'let's hope no one is having sex with it' kind of way.*

## See also

* Opinionated Babylon 5 Episode Guide
* Babylon 5 Season 1 reviews
2013

## January 2013

*Under construction*

 TBA | TBA

## February 2013

*Under construction*

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## March 2013

*Under construction*

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## April 2013

*Under construction*

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## May 2013

*Under construction*

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## June 2013

*Under construction*

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## July 2013

*Under construction*

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## August 2013

*Under construction*

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## September 2013

*Under construction*

 TBA | TBA

## October 2013

*Under construction*

 TBA | TBA

## November 2013

*Under construction*

 TBA | TBA

## December 2013

*Under construction*

 TBA | TBA

## See also

* Other reviews by year: 2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020
Eyes

An *Opinionated Babylon 5 Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 1 episode of *Babylon 5*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 1
* **Episode:** 16
* **Original airdate:** 13 July 1994
* *Eyes* at The Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5, the longest-running fansite
* *Eyes* at The Babylon Project, a canon *Babylon 5* wiki
* *Eyes* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Eyes* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: November 7, 2018

## SF Debris synopsis

*Sinclair gets a visit from a man with a scar, Ivanova meets Weyoun, and Garibaldi discovers what happens when you let someone help with your hobby.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Stamp: Fine

"'Eyes' gets a stamp of Fine.

It's a bit over-the-top, but I find the motorcycle stuff one of the more memorable aspects of the episode.

*But* 'Eyes' does lean a little too hard on the melodrama, and the dream sequence is *downright laughable*. While the episode does show Sinclair's decisions coming back to haunt him, which is good, ultimately they amount to very little.

If you're looking for an episode to really pay off on things, I'm afraid that in this case, the 'Eyes' don't have it."

## See also

* Opinionated Babylon 5 Episode Guide
* Babylon 5 Season 1 reviews
Emanations

An *Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 1 episode of *Star Trek: Voyager*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 1
* **Episode:** 9
* **Original airdate:**
* *[ Emanations]* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *Emanations* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *Emanations* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Emanations* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* [ Review link]
* Published:

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

"Final score for 'Emanations' is TBA out of 10. "

TBA

## See also

* Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide
* Voyager Season 1 reviews
Evolution

An *Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 3 episode of *Star Trek: The Next Generation*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 3
* **Episode:**
* **Original airdate:**
* *[ Evolution]* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *[ Evolution]* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *[ Evolution]* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *[ Evolution]* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* [ Review link]
* Published:

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

"Final score for 'Evolution' is TBA out of 10. "

### Annoying character

***TBA***

"TBA"

## See also

* Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide
* The Next Generation Season 3 reviews
Darkling

An *Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 3 episode of *Star Trek: Voyager*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 3
* **Episode:** 18
* **Original airdate:** 19 February 1997
* *Darkling* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *Darkling* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *Darkling* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Darkling* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: May 11, 2019

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide finds the Doctor trying to improve himself, only to turn into a monster. Turns out Nietzsche was right about fighting them.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: 3

***Bleh meets Blah***

"Final score for 'The Darkling' is 3 out of 10. Over-the-top and theatrical in a *bad* way. I am honestly surprised that Menosky could write a script this ham-fisted. Now I know there were changes that were demanded. The Doctor's evil persona was far more psychopathic, dark and sexually sadistic than what we wound up with. I don't know if he felt that that was needed to counterbalance the loss when Michael Piller said 'Look, change this, or I'm taking my name off of it.'. Piller felt there was no way to return from what the original script had. The audience wouldn't be able to unsee the Doctor as a perverse monster. Now he's just chewing the scenery. Made easier by the dental appliance that Picardo pulled out of storage, from when he did *The Howling*, thinking that that might help. It's not often that in an episode where the Doctor is prominent and Neelix is nothing more than a cameo, that I think an episode is pretty crap... but yeah, it's *pretty crap*."

### Stupid Neelix Moment

***Do Not Want***

"Neelix has only a cameo, where he is caught between Lord Byron and Gandhi's disagreement over sexuality. The mere juxtaposition of him to the idea of making love is our Stupid Neelix Moment and the reason I keep a trash can to vomit in nearby at all times."

## See also

* Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide
* Voyager Season 3 reviews
Friendship One

An *Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 7 episode of *Star Trek: Voyager*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 7
* **Episode:** 21
* **Original airdate:**
* *[ Friendship One]* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *[ Friendship One]* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *[ Friendship One]* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *[ Friendship One]* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published:

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide looks at Friendship One, following up humanity's first attempt to reach out to other species. The result was planetary catastrophe for some aliens who believe humans are a calculating bunch of hypocritical conquerors. To prove them wrong, Starfleet sends Janeway to go talk to them. For some reason, the aliens' opinion does not change.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

"Final score for 'Friendship One' is TBA out of 10. "

TBA
Hollow Pursuits

An *Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 3 episode of *Star Trek: The Next Generation*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 3
* **Episode:**
* **Original airdate:**
* *[ Hollow Pursuits]* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *[ Hollow Pursuits]* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *[ Hollow Pursuits]* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *[ Hollow Pursuits]* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* [ Review link]
* Published:

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

"Final score for 'Hollow Pursuits' is TBA out of 10. "

### Annoying character

***TBA***

"TBA"

## See also

* Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide
* The Next Generation Season 3 reviews
GROPOS

An *Opinionated Babylon 5 Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 2 episode of *Babylon 5*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 2
* **Episode:** 10
* **Original airdate:** 8 February 1995
* *GROPOS* at The Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5, the longest-running fansite
* *GROPOS* at The Babylon Project, a canon *Babylon 5* wiki
* *GROPOS* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *GROPOS* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: April 21, 2015

## SF Debris synopsis

*We return to Babylon 5 for the early days of the Centauri-Narn war. To help gain a strategically significant location for Earth near that mess Dr. Franklin's father is bringing in a small army. Cue wanton mayhem.*

## See also

* Opinionated Babylon 5 Episode Guide
* Babylon 5 Season 2 reviews
Hope and Fear

An *Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 4 episode of *Star Trek: Voyager*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 4
* **Episode:** 25
* **Original airdate:**
* *[ Hope and Fear]* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *[ Hope and Fear]* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *[ Hope and Fear]* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *[ Hope and Fear]* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* [ Review link]
* Published:

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

"Final score for 'Hope and Fear' is TBA out of 10. "

TBA
Back to the Future

A review of the 1985 science fiction comedy film *Back to the Future*.

## Film information

* **Premiere:** 3 July 1985
* *Back to the Future* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Back to the Future* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: October 21, 2015

## SF Debris synopsis

*A time travel experiment ends with a young man making out with his mom, or as it's called in the Ozarks, Saturday.*
Flash Gordon

A review of the 1980 science fantasy comedy adventure film *Flash Gordon*.

## Film information

* **Premiere:** 5 December 1980
* *Flash Gordon* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Flash Gordon* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: May 10, 2011

## SF Debris synopsis

*Flash Gordon is tricked into a rocket by Mel Gibson and transported to the land of technicolor crazy people. Then a bald guy with a goatee named Ming tries to kill him. Don't worry, though - Freddy Mercury assures us that Flash will save every one of us!*
2019

## January 2019

*Under construction*

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## February 2019

*Under construction*

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## March 2019

*Under construction*

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## April 2019

*Under construction*

 TBA | TBA

## May 2019

*Under construction*

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## June 2019

*Under construction*

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## July 2019

*Under construction*

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## August 2019

*Under construction*

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## September 2019

*Under construction*

 TBA | TBA

## October 2019

*Under construction*

 TBA | TBA

## November 2019

*Under construction*

 TBA | TBA

## December 2019

*Under construction*

 TBA | TBA

## See also

* Other reviews by year: 2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2020
An Opinionated Look at Stargate Atlantis

SF Debris reviews of the 2000s science fiction TV series *Stargate Atlantis* (2004-2009), a spinoff of its sister series *Stargate SG-1* (1997-2007).

## Reviewed episodes

### Season 1 (2004-2005)

* 1/2 - Rising (Pilot)
* 3 - Hide and Seek
* 8 - Underground
* 10 - The Storm
* 11 - The Eye
* 15 - Before I Sleep
* 17 - Letters from Pegasus
* 19 - The Siege, Part 1
* 20 - The Siege, Part 2

### Season 2 (2005-2006)

* 1 - The Siege, Part 3
* 3 - Runner
* 4 - Duet
* 13 - Critical Mass
* 18 - Michael

### Season 3 (2006-2007)

* 3 - Irresistible
* 7 - Common Ground
* 8 - McKay and Mrs. Miller
* 14 - The Tao of Rodney
* 15 - The Game
An Opinionated Look at The Twilight Zone

SF Debris reviews of the classic late 1950s and early 1960s anthology TV series *The Twilight Zone* (1959-1964) and its later revivals. Created by Rod Serling, this groundbreaking TV series often played with various speculative fiction and mystery fiction concepts, in one-shot, episodic stories with twist endings.

## Reviewed episodes

### Season 1 (1959–1960)

* 1 - Where Is Everybody?
* 3 - Mr. Denton on Doomsday
* 8 - Time Enough at Last
* 22 - The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street

### Season 2 (1960–1961)

* 11 - The Night of the Meek
* 29 - The Obsolete Man
Deep Breath

An *Opinionated Doctor Who Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Series 8 episode of *Doctor Who*, in the Twelfth Doctor era.

## Episode information

* **Series:** 8
* **Episode:** 1
* **Original airdate:** 23 August 2014
* *Deep Breath* at BBC.co.uk, the official website
* *Deep Breath* at TARDIS Data Core, a canon *Doctor Who* wiki
* *Deep Breath* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Deep Breath* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: March 4, 2019

## SF Debris synopsis

*The Doctor begins a new set of lives by being incredibly cranky, in case anyone wanted to know if he acted as much like their grandfather as he now looked.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

" "

## See also

* Opinionated Doctor Who Episode Guide
* Twelfth Doctor reviews
If Wishes Were Horses

An *Opinionated DS9 Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 1 episode of *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 1
* **Episode:** 16
* **Original airdate:** May 16, 1993
* *If Wishes Were Horses* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *If Wishes Were Horses* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *If Wishes Were Horses* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *If Wishes Were Horses* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published:

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated DS9 Episode Guide steps away from social commentary to stupid season 1 filler. Everyone's imaginations start becoming reality, and yet they still live in Next Generation's shadow.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: 2

***TBA***

"Final score for 'If Wishes Were Horses' is 2 out of 10. "

TBA

## See also

* Opinionated DS9 Episode Guide
* DS9 Season 1 reviews
Good Shepherd

An *Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 6 episode of *Star Trek: Voyager*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 6
* **Episode:** 20
* **Original airdate:**
* *[ Good Shepherd]* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *[ Good Shepherd]* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *[ Good Shepherd]* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *[ Good Shepherd]* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* [ Review link]
* Published:

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

"Final score for 'Good Shepherd' is TBA out of 10. "

TBA
A Distant Star

An *Opinionated Babylon 5 Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 2 episode of *Babylon 5*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 2
* **Episode:** 4
* **Original airdate:** 23 November 1994
* *A Distant Star* at The Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5, the longest-running fansite
* *A Distant Star* at The Babylon Project, a canon *Babylon 5* wiki
* *A Distant Star* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *A Distant Star* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: March 20, 2019

## SF Debris synopsis

*The arrival of an exploration vessel makes Sheridan realize that piloting a desk sucks.*

## See also

* Opinionated Babylon 5 Episode Guide
* Babylon 5 Season 2 reviews
In the Mouth of Madness

A review of the 1994 science fantasy horror film *In the Mouth of Madness*.

## Film information

* **Premiere:** 10 December 1994 (Italy), 3 February 1995 (US)
* *In the Mouth of Madness* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *In the Mouth of Madness* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: July 21, 2015

## SF Debris synopsis

*A Stephen King proxy is writing a book that will drive humanity mad and allow eldritch things to invade the world. Luckily for humanity nobody reads any more.*
Igli

She is the full Orc shopkeeper at Orcish Things that Uggo trades with in Episode 8:The Treasures of Terlis. She has Grey braids, and wears round tiny glasses, that are pushed very far up her nose close to her eyes. She wears a robe that has fur accent pieces on them. She says these days she "Mostly gets by on word of mouth, by Tusk and by Tale."
Haven

An *Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 1 episode of *Star Trek: The Next Generation*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 1
* **Episode:** 11
* **Original airdate:** 30 November 1987
* *Haven* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *Haven* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *Haven* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Haven* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: November 12, 2015

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide heads back to Season 1 for another chance to watch its modest (yet so full of itself) beginnings. Troi is in an arranged marriage, so we have to meet her mother. God knows why, I could have really done without it.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: 2

***You may like it... but you are not me***

"Final score for 'Haven' is 2 out of 10.

I literally had more fun getting my teeth pulled, because at least it wasn't this long and drawned out."

### Annoying character

***Read my mind***

"I trust I don't even need to say who the annoying character was, and I don't want to keep harping on it. I will add that when Lwaxana's not making me wish that she was on the plague ship instead, Barrett delivers a fine performance as Deanna's mother, with lots of subtle things that hint at the nature of their complex relationship. She's a good actress, I just frickin' hate her character."

## See also

* Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide
* The Next Generation Season 1 reviews
Human Error

An *Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 7 episode of *Star Trek: Voyager*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 7
* **Episode:** 18
* **Original airdate:**
* *[ Human Error]* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *[ Human Error]* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *[ Human Error]* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *[ Human Error]* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published:

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide now turns to the follow-up, or the closest you'll ever see to it, of Unimatrix Zero. Seven decides she wants to be more human, but only on the holodeck. Also, Janeway continues to be crazy.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

"Final score for 'Human Error' is TBA out of 10. "

TBA
Love & Monsters

An *Opinionated Doctor Who Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Series 2 episode of *Doctor Who*, in the Tenth Doctor era.

## Episode information

* **Series:** 2
* **Episode:** 10
* **Original airdate:** 17 June 2006
* *Love & Monsters* at BBC.co.uk, the official website
* *Love & Monsters* at TARDIS Data Core, a canon *Doctor Who* wiki
* *Love & Monsters* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Love & Monsters* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: March 4, 2014

## SF Debris synopsis

*An opinionated look at Love & Monsters. A young man is curious about the Doctor from a childhood memory and connects with a group of others to talk about him, happy ending. Then the rest of the episode happens to prove that nothing good will happen to you ever.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

" "

## See also

* Opinionated Doctor Who Episode Guide
* Tenth Doctor reviews
Conspiracy

An *Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 1 episode of *Star Trek: The Next Generation*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 1
* **Episode:** 25
* **Original airdate:** 9 May 1988
* *Conspiracy* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *[memory-alpha.org/wiki/Conspiracy\_(episode) Conspiracy]* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *Conspiracy* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Conspiracy* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published:

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide returns with a trip all the way back to season one. Conspiracy asks the question most of have already asked ourselves: what would happen if our leaders were taken over by aliens bent on dominating humanity. The answer is: put it on a blog. But in Picard's case, it's take the bull by the horns and charging head long into the heart of it while armed with a glass of pee.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: 7

***Good for a first season episode***

"Final score for 'Conspiracy' is 7 out of 10.

It shouldn't surprise you that something that struck out into new territory was despised by Maurice Hurley. But he wound up picking up on it again for the Borg, but because they were changed to cyborgs for budget reasons, that hinted follow-up wouldn't come. It's a pity, because the sound of their beacon, as we see unknown space, seems so promising for a coming invasion."

### Annoying character

***"We have no spoons, that makes us better !"***

"Annoying character goes to captain Scott, for playing superior intellect, when she and her people are morons."

### I Am Legion

***Poor fools***

"We have an I Am Legion award for Quinn, Remek and various other Starfleet personnel."

## See also

* Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide
* The Next Generation Season 1 reviews
Mass Effect 2

SF Debris reviews the 2010 second installment of the space opera roleplaying game series, *Mass Effect 2*, by Canadian developer BioWare.

## SF Debris synopsis

*A review of this as a science fiction piece rather than as a game. Shiva Shepard stands at the center of a whirlwind of death, then is resurrected by a pro-human splinter group so that even more death and explosions can happen.*

## Game information

* Mass Effect 2 at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: September 27, 2011
Life Line

An *Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 6 episode of *Star Trek: Voyager*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 6
* **Episode:** 24
* **Original airdate:** 10 May 2000
* *Life Line* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *Life Line* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *Life Line* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Life Line* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: January 29, 2011

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide looks at Life Line. The Doctor learns his creator is suffering a lethal case of being an asshole and must return home to save his life. Troi makes an appearance to remind us how bad she is at her job.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

"Final score for 'Life Line' is TBA out of 10. "

TBA
Contradiction: Spot the Liar !

SF Debris reviews the 2015 Full-Motion-Video (FMV) detective adventure game *Contradiction: Spot the Liar !*, by British independent developer Baggy Cat.

## SF Debris synopsis

*A detective who apparently can do whatever the hell he feels like is put in charge of determining if a young woman's death was murder. Spoiler: It was.*

## Game information

* Official website
* Contradiction: Spot the Liar! at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: February 22, 2017
A Look at Odo

SF Debris character analysis of Odo, a Changeling male in the services of the Bajoran government and Starfleet, as the chief of security on Deep Space Nine. Odo appeared as a regular cast member in *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine*. Odo was portrayed by René Auberjonois.

## SF Debris synopsis

*A look at the Deep Space Nine character of Odo.*

## Links

* [ Website link]
* YT link

## Notable episodes

Episodes featuring the character or ones that are key to their character development.

Odo was prominent in most episodes of *Deep Space Nine*.

## External information

* Odo at StarTrek.com, the official website
* Odo at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* Odo at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Coda

An *Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 3 episode of *Star Trek: Voyager*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 3
* **Episode:** 15
* **Original airdate:**
* *[ Coda]* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *Coda* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *Coda* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Coda* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* [ Review link]
* Published:

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

"Final score for 'Coda' is TBA out of 10. "

TBA

## See also

* Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide
* Voyager Season 3 reviews
Hide and Q

An *Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 1 episode of *Star Trek: The Next Generation*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 1
* **Episode:** 10
* **Original airdate:** 23 November 1987
* *Hide and Q* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *Hide and Q* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *Hide and Q* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Hide and Q* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: June 16, 2011

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide looks at the next chapter of the Q story. A story that combines many of the worst aspects of the first season: the over-the-top performances, shoestring budget, unintentional silliness, and a questionable moral imperative that no one bothers explaining. The difference between Picard and Janeway is that she would have tried to trick Riker into giving absolute power to her.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

"Final score for 'Hide and Q' is TBA out of 10. "

### Annoying character

***TBA***

"TBA"

## See also

* Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide
* The Next Generation Season 1 reviews
Dark City

A review of the 1998 science fiction mystery noir film *Dark City*.

## Film information

* **Premiere:** 27 February 1998
* *Dark City* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Dark City* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: February 25, 2014 (original version), December 11, 2018 (expanded/reworked version)

## SF Debris synopsis

*An opinionated look at this neo-noir film about a man with no memory in a city where things and people seem to change every night, all while a stuttering Kiefer Sutherland tries to stick him with a needle on orders from pale bald guys. Brace yourself, this might seem a little weird.*
By Any Means Necessary

An *Opinionated Babylon 5 Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 1 episode of *Babylon 5*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 1
* **Episode:** 12
* **Original airdate:** 11 May 1994
* *By Any Means Necessary* at The Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5, the longest-running fansite
* *By Any Means Necessary* at The Babylon Project, a canon *Babylon 5* wiki
* *By Any Means Necessary* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *By Any Means Necessary* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: June 20, 2018

## SF Debris synopsis

*Sinclair is forced to deal with bickering between ambassadors over trivialities, while the workers are on the edge of revolt over the unsafe work conditions on Babylon 5. The glory of command.*

## See also

* Opinionated Babylon 5 Episode Guide
* Babylon 5 Season 1 reviews
Catspaw

An *Opinionated Star Trek Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 2 episode of *Star Trek (The Original Series)*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 2
* **Episode:** 7
* **Original airdate:** 27 October 1967
* *Catspaw* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *Catspaw* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *Catspaw* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Catspaw* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: November 6, 2015

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated Star Trek Episode Guide celebrates Halloween with Catspaw. Ghosts, castles, dungeons, and black cats all hint at magic at work, but as always they can't stand up to the power of Kirk's aura of sex appeal.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

" "

## See also

* Opinionated Star Trek Episode Guide
* Star Trek Season 2 reviews
A Voice in the Wilderness

An *Opinionated Babylon 5 Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 1 two-parter episode of *Babylon 5*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 1
* **Episode:** 18/19
* **Original airdate:** 27 July 1994 (Part 1) / 3 August 1994 (Part 2)
* *A Voice in the Wilderness, Part I* & *Part II* at The Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5, the longest-running fansite
* *A Voice in the Wilderness, Part I* & *Part II* at The Babylon Project, a canon *Babylon 5* wiki
* *A Voice in the Wilderness* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *A Voice in the Wilderness, Part I* & *Part II* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link (Part 1)
* Review link (Part 2)
* Published: April 30, 2018 (Part 1), May 2, 2018 (Part 2)

## SF Debris synopsis

Part 1:

*Sinclair has problems as the planet their station orbits has a conniption. Yes, even the stellar bodies are causing problems for him now, no wonder he quits.*

Part 2:

*The conclusion, as they figure out, what, exactly, is going down on that crazy planet. They should have built the station someplace less difficult.*

## See also

* Opinionated Babylon 5 Episode Guide
* Babylon 5 Season 1 reviews
An Opinionated Look at Firefly

SF Debris reviews of the early 2000s science fiction 'Space Western' TV series *Firefly* (2002-2003).

## Reviewed episodes

* 1- Serenity
* 4 - Shindig
* 7 - Jaynestown
* 8 - Out of Gas
* 9 - Ariel
* 10 - War Stories
* 14 - Objects in Space

## Opening music

An excerpt from Poison's *Ride the Wind* serves as the background music for the introductory montage in all SF Debris reviews of *Firefly* episodes.