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Parallels

An *Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 7 episode of *Star Trek: The Next Generation*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 7
* **Episode:** 11
* **Original airdate:** 1994
* *Parallels* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *[ Parallels]* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *[ Parallels]* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *[ Parallels]* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published:

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide explores the multiverse in Parallels. One member of the Enterprise crew is going through a shifting maelstrom of alternate realities, and it's the one who has anger issues and bites women on the face. Plus, crazy hobo Riker makes an appearance.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

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

## See also

* Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide
* The Next Generation Season 7 reviews
The Gamesters of Triskelion

An *Opinionated Star Trek Episode Guide* review.

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

## Episode information

* **Season:** 2
* **Episode:** 16
* **Original airdate:** 5 January 1968
* *The Gamesters of Triskelion* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *The Gamesters of Triskelion* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *The Gamesters of Triskelion* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *The Gamesters of Triskelion* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: September 6, 2016

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated Star Trek Episode Guide gives you what you want most, Kirk making long-winded speeches about human determination while his shirt is ripped.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

" "

## See also

* Opinionated Star Trek Episode Guide
* Star Trek Season 2 reviews
Muse

An *Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide* review.

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

## Episode information

* **Season:** 6
* **Episode:** 22
* **Original airdate:** 26 April 2000
* *Muse* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *Muse* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *Muse* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Muse* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: March 10, 2018

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide gives us another Torres episode, with another ship she needs to fix, and a play that needs fixing. Everything needs fixing around here.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: 7

***Nice, but with some flaws***

"Final score for 'Muse' is 7 out of 10. Its audacity works, despite some of the problems, chiefly and ironically being the Voyager itself, which is incredibly dull every time it crops up in this episode. The only two positives were Tuvork snoring, and that when we cut to the 'Magic Meeting Room' scene, we did so at the end of their briefing, when all the laying out of the stuff is already over. But the episode on the planet is far more interesting and it would have been much more enjoyable to continue exploring the concepts there, rather than returning to the same old, same old. But then, this is about the play, and Torres' sending into the heavens was, for Menosky, to take his final bow and end on his terms. To do something novel.

Indeed, the episode brings to mind the idea of what would make a good television show. Does it need to shake things up from episode to episode, to avoid being too much of any one thing ? Or does that breed inconsistency or undermine things ? Does keeping a focus on things like an ongoing storyline remove the chance for it to take chances sometimes. Which, you know, is vital in many cases, to avoid being stale or make the creative forces tired of the work. Do ongoing plotlines that lack an episodic feel make for better shows, or does it result in a case that everyone likes but nobody loves ? If there's any legacy that Joe Menosky should have, it's that oftentimes, he told stories that made the audience ask those kinds of questions. And even if he fell on his face from time to time, at least he - most of time - gave people something to think about. And that's something that *Star Trek* really needs to do more often."

### Stupid Neelix Moment

None.

"While Neelix appears in this episode, he doesn't appear in the play. Thus, I'm going to call this one a wash, since the play wasn't much better than the episode anyway."

### Burn Baby, Burn

***Delta Flyer***

"We have a Burn Baby, Burn for the Delta Flyer crashing *once again*."
The Way Back

An *Opinionated Babylon 5 Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Series 1 episode of *Blake's 7*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 1
* **Episode:** 1
* **Original airdate:** 2 January 1978
* *The Way Back* at Blake's 7 Wiki, a canon *Blake's 7 Wiki* wiki
* *The Way Back* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *The Way Back* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: December 23, 2014

## SF Debris synopsis

*Introducing another new series, Blake's 7. In the first of this three part opener, Blake finds out that he used to lead resistance against the government until they wiped away his memories and gave him a terrible haircut.*

## See also

* An Opinionated Look at Blake's 7
* Blake's 7 Series 1 reviews
2014

## January 2014

*Under construction*

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## February 2014

*Under construction*

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## March 2014

*Under construction*

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## April 2014

*Under construction*

 TBA | TBA

## May 2014

*Under construction*

 TBA | TBA

## June 2014

*Under construction*

 TBA | TBA

## July 2014

*Under construction*

 TBA | TBA

## August 2014

*Under construction*

 TBA | TBA

## September 2014

*Under construction*

 TBA | TBA

## October 2014

*Under construction*

 TBA | TBA

## November 2014

*Under construction*

 TBA | TBA

## December 2014

*Under construction*

 TBA | TBA

## See also

* Other reviews by year: 2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020
Lower Decks

An *Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 7 episode of *Star Trek: The Next Generation*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 7
* **Episode:** 15
* **Original airdate:** 1994
* *Lower Decks* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *[ Lower Decks]* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *Lower Decks* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *[ Lower Decks]* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published:

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide travels to season 7, when they've run out of stories to tell about the main cast so they import some other people to talk about. Riker gets a mini-me, Wesley's partner in crime from the Academy returns, and Jeri Taylor's son gets to pad out his resume.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

"Final score for 'Lower Decks' is TBA out of 10."

## See also

* Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide
* The Next Generation Season 7 reviews
The Long, Twilight Struggle

An *Opinionated Babylon 5 Episode Guide* review.

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

## Episode information

* **Season:** 2
* **Episode:** 20
* **Original airdate:** 18 October 1995 (US) / 1 August 1995 (UK)
* *The Long, Twilight Struggle* at The Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5, the longest-running fansite
* *The Long, Twilight Struggle* at The Babylon Project, a canon *Babylon 5* wiki
* *The Long, Twilight Struggle* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *The Long, Twilight Struggle* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: December 13, 2011

## SF Debris synopsis

*We return to Babylon 5 after a bit of time away to back up slightly and figure out how everything went wrong for the Narn. They're bombed back to the Stone Age... ironically, by stones. Plus, a very special G'kar speech.*

## See also

* Opinionated Babylon 5 Episode Guide
* Babylon 5 Season 2 reviews
Kylie

in The Crazy Middles

She married her husband Marc in late 2014; in January 2021, they launched a YouTube channel together called Reidhead Homestead. She has gained popularity for her daily life being documented alongside her parents and nineteen siblings, all but one of whom are adopted.

## Kylie Reidhead

### Siblings

Destiny, Weston, Jonathan, Cody, Lacey, Elizabeth (Lizzy), Cynthia, Spencer, Harlan, Landon, Jacob, Aubrey, Addison, Mason, Brinley , Braxton, Anavaeh, Kason, Trey

### Biological family

Shelly (mom)Jared (step-dad)Landon (half-brother)Marc (Husband)
Red Dwarf Series VI review

An *Opinionated Red Dwarf Series Guide* review.

Review of Series 6 episodes of *Red Dwarf*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 6
* **Original airdate:** 7 October 1993 - 11 November 1993
* *Red Dwarf Series VI* at Tongue Tied, a *Red Dwarf* wiki
* *Red Dwarf Series V* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Red Dwarf Series VI* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: February 8, 2011

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated Red Dwarf Episode Guide continues with Series VI. Separated from Red Dwarf, our heroes must chase after it in Starbug. Standing in their way are Psirens, rogue simulants, cowboys, and a gestalt entity with an odd dining room.*
Lucas Pettit

### Siblings

Jamie, Melinda, Alex, Ariana, Halie, Hannah, Max, Bella, Jake, Savannah, Rylan, Logan, Liam, Brody and Aurora

A part of: Crazy Pieces

Lucas (and his bio sister Savannah) is one of the 2 most recent adoptions. His siblings are Jamie, Melinda, Alex, Ariana, Halie, Hannah, Max, Bella, Jake, Savannah (biological sister), Rylan, Logan, Liam, Brody and Aurora. His parents are Crystal Pettit and Aaron Pettit. He was adopted on Febuary 18, 2021. He was born on July 31, 2006.
Shattered

An *Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide* review.

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

## Episode information

* **Season:** 7
* **Episode:** 11
* **Original airdate:**
* *[ Shattered]* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *[ Shattered]* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *[ Shattered]* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *[ Shattered]* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published:

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide begins a new year with a retrospective sort of episode. Voyager flies into another plot storm and now Chakotay is stuck in a ship where each part of the ship is a different era, and not one of them shows him finally being in charge, so reality must be restored.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

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

TBA
Playing God

An *Opinionated DS9 Episode Guide* review.

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

## Episode information

* **Season:** 2
* **Episode:** 17
* **Original airdate:** February 27, 1994
* *[ Playing God]* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *Playing God* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *Playing God* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Playing God* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: January 18, 2014

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated DS9 Episode Guide watches the station crew 'Play God.' I'm guessing this means dealing with the proto-universe and not killing Cardassian voles, although since they spend equal time on both it's hard to tell.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

"Final score for 'Playing God' is TBA out of 10. "

TBA

## See also

* Opinionated DS9 Episode Guide
* DS9 Season 2 reviews
Repo! The Genetic Opera

A review of the 2008 science fiction horror musical *Repo! The Genetic Opera*.

## Film information

* **Premiere:** 7 November 2008
* *The Man from Earth* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *The Man from Earth* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: June 26, 2012

## SF Debris synopsis

*An opinionated look at the rock musical Repo! In the future your organs can be legally repossessed even if it will kill you. In fact, even if it won't kill you you'll get killed anyway. Playful kittens aplenty this week!*
Course: Oblivion

An *Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide* review.

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

## Episode information

* **Season:** 5
* **Episode:** 18
* **Original airdate:**
* *[ Course: Oblivion]* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *[ Course: Oblivion]* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *[ Course: Oblivion]* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *[ Course: Oblivion]* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* [ Review link]
* Published:

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

"Final score for 'Course: Oblivion' is TBA out of 10. "

TBA
The War Prayer

An *Opinionated Babylon 5 Episode Guide* review.

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

## Episode information

* **Season:** 1
* **Episode:** 7
* **Original airdate:** 9 March 1994
* *The War Prayer* at The Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5, the longest-running fansite
* *The War Prayer* at The Babylon Project, a canon *Babylon 5* wiki
* *The War Prayer* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *The War Prayer* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: March 8, 2017

## SF Debris synopsis

*Human extremists are stirring up trouble, drawing B5 into a polarized us versus them conflict that threatens to turn the station into a powder keg. So glad we don't live in a place like that.*

## See also

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

An *Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide* review.

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

## Episode information

* **Season:** 2
* **Episode:** 19
* **Original airdate:**
* *[ Rise]* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *Rise* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *Rise* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Rise* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* [ Review link]
* Published:

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

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

TBA

## See also

* Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide
* Voyager Season 3 reviews
Second Chances

An *Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 6 episode of *Star Trek: The Next Generation*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 6
* **Episode:** 24
* **Original airdate:** May 24, 1993
* *Second Chances* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *Second Chances* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *Second Chances* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Second Chances* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* [ Review link]
* Published:

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

"Final score for 'The Chase' is TBA out of 10. "

### Annoying character

***TBA***

"TBA"

## See also

* Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide
* The Next Generation Season 6 reviews
Pacific Rim

A review of the 2013 science fiction giant mecha action film *Pacific Rim*.

## Film information

* **Premiere:** 1 July 2013 (Mexico City), 13 July 2013 (US)
* *Pacific Rim* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Pacific Rim* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: July 17, 2019

## SF Debris synopsis

*Giant monsters invade one by one, so the world builds an army of giant mechs to fight them, because it takes awesome to fight awesome.*

## Closing thoughts

"*Pacific Rim* is a thoroughly fun movie that makes great use of its runtime.

Its characters tend to be broad strokes, but they are alive enough so there's no problem with them in between the film's bread-and-butter conflicts.

It has shades of *Independence Day*, but not in any kind of a bad way. It's serving as kind of the "humanity against the apocalypse" of its time, as opposed to the way the 90s were for *ID4*. Its wears its love of Japanese films with pride and avoids trivialising or mocking those genres.

Del Toro felt this could be a shared universe, and it certainly has the potential, as there are lots of ramifications of all of the consequences of the events and history of this world.

A major criticism of the film would be that the Kaiju are difficult to fully appreciate. There's not a lot of time to show each individual and have it stand out. This has the effect of reducing the monsters to a series of interchangeable, repeated threats, rather than having the sense of individuality that you might get from, say, the monsters of Godzilla, which feel largelly distinct from each other.

But otherwise, this shows that a film can take giant monsters or giant robots, and not make it feel dumbed-down in the way that a lot of current blockbuster sci-fi films do, like *Transformers*, or *The Cloverfield Paradox*, or *Into Darkness*. It's not deep, but it doesn't assume that you're an idiot either."
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

An *Opinionated Trek Film Guide* review.

Review of the second feature film with the cast of *Star Trek (The Original Series)*.

## Film information

* **Film series:** TOS era films
* **Installment no.:** 2
* **Premiere:** 4 June 1982
* *Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published:

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated Trek Film Guide now looks in detail at Star Trek II, aka, the one where Kirk yells 'KHAAAAAAANNN!!!' Khan's a bit pissed at being abandoned on a dying world and decides to break out some wrath, Melville, and phasers.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

" "

## See also

* Opinionated Trek Film Guide
* Star Trek TOS movie reviews
Thine Own Self

An *Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 7 episode of *Star Trek: The Next Generation*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 7
* **Episode:** 16
* **Original airdate:** 1994
* *Thine Own Self* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *[ Thine Own Self]* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *Thine Own Self* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *[ Thine Own Self]* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published:

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide heads to TNG's final season. Data gets conked on the head and forgets he's an android, cue whacky hijinks! Then everyone in town gets radiation sickness.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

"Final score for 'Thine Own Self' is TBA out of 10."

## See also

* Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide
* The Next Generation Season 7 reviews
The Doomsday Machine

An *Opinionated Star Trek Episode Guide* review.

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

## Episode information

* **Season:** 2
* **Episode:** 6
* **Original airdate:** 20 October 1967
* *The Doomsday Machine* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *The Doomsday Machine* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *The Doomsday Machine* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *The Doomsday Machine* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: August 31, 2013

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated Star Trek Episode Guide returns! The planets are disappearing and the remains of the trashed USS Constellation seem deserted, but what could be the cause? Perhaps the title gives away the answer?*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: 10

***Great marriage of character, drama and action***

"Final score for 'The Doomsday Machine' is 10 out of 10. It's a great blend of tension and action, precisely paced and flawlessly executed. The updated special effects have, in my opinion, shored up the only weakness remaining in the work. It's a perfect collection of sharp and quotable dialogue, intriguing mystery, growing and growing, until it pays off, with its practically Lovecraftian threat. It's *Moby Dick*-inspired background for the commodore nevertheless is tempered with some rationality, to give him more dimensions than you'd might normally suspect for the 'guy in command who should't be there' character. And it has great moments for the five regulars. Even its score and editing needs to be praised for their fantastic job of keeping the work tense and gripping. 'The Doomsday Machine' is arguably TOS' shining moment for action, because that action is side-by-side with such excellence in all of the other areas."

### Annoying Character

***Planet-eating is not healthy for children and other living things***

"Annoying Character goes to the Planet-killer, for sending a bad ecological message. Shame on you, giant doomsday device, shame !"

## See also

* Opinionated Star Trek Episode Guide
* Star Trek Season 2 reviews
Nightingale

An *Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide* review.

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

## Episode information

* **Season:** 7
* **Episode:** 8
* **Original airdate:** 22 November 2000
* *[ Nightingale]* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *Nightingale* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *Nightingale* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Nightingale* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: February 22, 2020

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide looks at what happens when Harry is in charge: nothing good.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

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

TBA
Special Videos (Star Trek)

Supplemental videos, short documentary videos and video specials for SF Debris' reviews of the *Star Trek* franchise (both TV series and films).

## Character analysis

SF Debris looks back at the overall development of various major *Star Trek* characters.

* A Look Back at Dukat (DS9)
* A Look at Garak (DS9)
* A Look at Kes (VOY)
* A Look at Kirk (TOS)
* A Look at Reg Barclay (TNG)
* A Look at Ro Laren\* (TNG)
* A Look at Odo (DS9)
* A Look at Spock (TOS/TNG)
* A Look at Weyoun (DS9)
* Worf and Klingon Honor (TNG/DS9)
* Michael Jonas summary\*\* (VOY)

*\* - link to special missing from the website*

*\*\* - included in the Voyager episode reviews list*

## Episode-specific specials

These hold the distinction of being tied to specific reviewed episodes of *Star Trek*, as a separate secondary video, examining a subject brought up by that particular episode. These are mostly analyses and essays on scientific or science fiction subjects and concepts, but some of them also examine the episodes from a dramatic and writing perspective.

* A Look at the Prime Directive - Dear Doctor (ENT)
* Considering Terra Prime - Demons / Terra Prime (ENT)
* Follow-up: Tasha's Exit - Skin of Evil (TNG)
* First Contact follow-up - First Contact (TNG)
* The Language of Darmok - Darmok (TNG)
* Far Beyond the Stars: Judgement Day - Far Beyond the Stars (DS9)
* Homage vs Ripoff - Blink of an Eye (VOY)

## General specials

* Awful-thon 2015 (Worst of the Worst) - SF Debris' opinions on the worst episode of each *Star Trek* series
The Hunted

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:**
* *[ The Hunted]* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *[ The Hunted]* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *[ The Hunted]* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *[ The Hunted]* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* [ Review link]
* Published:

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

"Final score for 'The Hunted' is TBA out of 10. "

### Annoying character

***TBA***

"TBA"

## See also

* Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide
* The Next Generation Season 3 reviews
Out of Gas

*An Opinionated Look at Firefly* review.

Review of an episode of *Firefly*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 1
* **Episode:** 8
* **Original airdate:** October 25, 2002
* *Out of Gas* at the The Firefly and Serenity Database
* *Out of Gas* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Out of Gas* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: July 24, 2012

## SF Debris synopsis

*We return to Firefly to see the endless trip to stay beyond the reach of the Alliance stops when the ship breaks in the middle of nowhere, meaning they'll run out of air and die horribly. On the plus side though: chocolate protein cake, mm mm!*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

"'Out of Gas' is an all-around incredible episode, hitting all the notes just right. It's not just well-written and well-performed, but it's a beauty of film-making. The transitions, the lighting, the music, the texture of it. It's not just great, it's well-crafted. It's a real testament to the creative forces behind *Firefly*, that it took a fairly straightforward story of being stranded, plus backstory, and turned it into something so memorable and enjoyable.

Its placement within the series was at just the right point, to answer the questions we might have had of how they got together, but there was still plenty left unanswered, lots of stuff to still explore. And of course, it gave us a better understanding of how things work.

Jayne, for instance, coming over solely because Mal offered him a better deal, reinforces that point he had said another time. Now, on the one hand, he's reliable and good at what he does, but that loyalty belongs to the highest bidder. That just happens to be Mal at the moment. On the other hand, Zoe was onboard from the beginning and her loyalty, as shown in her ordering them to come back, was without question even in the face of cold hard facts.

Someone had once discussed creating a computer that would be capable of communicating with its counterpart in a parallel reality, and while it seems unlikely, watching episodes like this makes me hope that maybe some crackpot out there is going to do that, and we can get episodes from all the shows that were canceled before their time, and in exchange, we can give them our collection of episodes from that Tracey Ullman Show spinoff cartoon that didn't make it through season one anywhere else."

## See also

* An Opinionated Look at Firefly
* Firefly reviews
Signs and Portents

An *Opinionated Babylon 5 Episode Guide* review.

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

## Episode information

* **Season:** 1
* **Episode:** 13
* **Original airdate:** 18 May 1994
* *Signs and Portents* at The Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5, the longest-running fansite
* *Signs and Portents* at The Babylon Project, a canon *Babylon 5* wiki
* *Signs and Portents* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Signs and Portents* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: January 25, 2011

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated B5 Episode Guide steps back into Season 1. Raiders threaten the station, while a stranger goes from ambassador to ambassador with a single, simple question that will change the galaxy. Also, a bald lady shows up.*

## See also

* Opinionated Babylon 5 Episode Guide
* Babylon 5 Season 1 reviews
The Macra Terror

An *Opinionated Doctor Who Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 4 serial of *Doctor Who*, in the Second Doctor era.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 4
* **Serial:** 7
* **No. of episodes:** 4 (all missing, but reconstructed with animation as of 2019)
* **Original airdate:** 11 March 1967
* *The Macra Terror* at BBC.co.uk (DW classic series archive), the official website
* *The Macra Terror* at TARDIS Data Core, a canon *Doctor Who* wiki
* *The Macra Terror* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *The Macra Terror* (original serial) at the Internet Movie Database
* *The Macra Terror* (reconstruction) at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: May 22, 2019

## SF Debris synopsis

*The Doctor, Jamie, Ben and Polly find themselves on a seemingly happy colony with a dark secret. Of course, wouldn't be much of a story if it turned out the place was just as nice as it seemed, would it?*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

" "

## See also

* Opinionated Doctor Who Episode Guide
* Second Doctor reviews
The Twin Dilemma

An *Opinionated Doctor Who Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 21 serial of *Doctor Who*, in the Sixth Doctor era.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 21
* **Serial:** 7
* **No. of episodes:** 4
* **Original airdate:** 22-30 March 1984
* *The Twin Dilemma* at BBC.co.uk (DW classic series archive), the official website
* *The Twin Dilemma* at TARDIS Data Core, a canon *Doctor Who* wiki
* *The Twin Dilemma* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *The Twin Dilemma* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: December 25, 2013

## SF Debris synopsis

*This year's Christmas episode is dedicated to Doctor Who! A series of severe miscalculations combined with a plot as idiotic as it is absurd turns Colin Baker's introduction into an utter disaster, as his newly-regenerated form berates, abuses, and literally throttles his companion, and monster slugs threaten an old man and a pair of terrible young actors into a plot that assumes physics hasn't advanced past Galileo.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

" "

## See also

* Opinionated Doctor Who Episode Guide
* Sixth Doctor reviews
Return to Grace

An *Opinionated DS9 Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 4 episode of *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 4
* **Episode:** 14
* **Original airdate:** February 5, 1996
* *[ Return to Grace]* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *Return to Grace* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *Return to Grace* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Return to Grace* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* [ Review link]
* Published:

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

"Final score for 'Return to Grace' is TBA out of 10. "

TBA

## See also

* Opinionated DS9 Episode Guide
* DS9 Season 4 reviews
Opinionated Battlestar Galactica Episode Guide

SF Debris reviews of the 1970s and 2000s iterations of the science fiction TV series *Battlestar Galactica*.

## Reviewed episodes

### *Battlestar Galactica* miniseries (2003)

The reimagining/reboot of the 1970s series (specifically its pilot), from the early 2000s.

* 1 - BSG Miniseries, Night 1
* 2 - BSG Miniseries, Night 2

### *Battlestar Galactica* TV series (2004-2009)

The reimagining/reboot of the 1970s series, from the early 2000s.

* 1 - 33
* 2 - Water
* 3 - Bastille Day
* 8 - Flesh and Bone
The Cloud

An *Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide* review.

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

## Episode information

* **Season:** 1
* **Episode:** 6
* **Original airdate:**
* *[ The Cloud]* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *The Cloud* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *The Cloud* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *The Cloud* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* [ Review link]
* Published:

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

"Final score for 'The Cloud' is TBA out of 10. "

TBA

## See also

* Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide
* Voyager Season 1 reviews
The Empath

An *Opinionated Star Trek Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 3 episode of *Star Trek (The Original Series)*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 3
* **Episode:** 12
* **Original airdate:** 6 December 1968
* *The Empath* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *The Empath* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *The Empath* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *The Empath* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: February 27, 2018

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated Star Trek Episode Guide watches Kirk, Spock, and Bones deal with sinister alien experiments while an empathic mute watches. This is starting to sound like a Mad Lib, doesn't it?*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

" "

## See also

* Opinionated Star Trek Episode Guide
* Star Trek Season 3 reviews
Moontrap

A review of the 1989 science fiction thriller film *Moontrap*.

## Film information

* **Premiere:** 28 April 1989
* *Moontrap* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Moontrap* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: June 23, 2015

## SF Debris synopsis

*The unexpected pairing of Walter Koenig and Bruce Campbell gives us a sort of action movie about two astronauts who find a robot alien menace and are going to the moon to deal with it.*
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

SF Debris reviews the 2003 *Star Wars* themed roleplaying game *Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic*, by Canadian developer BioWare.

## SF Debris synopsis

*A week-long look at the video game that drew people to a period of Star Wars that few had known about before. Can the evil and stupid Darth Malak be stopped by our hero and his plucky companions?*

## Game information

* Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: October 20, 2014
The Trouble with Tribbles

An *Opinionated Star Trek Episode Guide* review.

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

## Episode information

* **Season:** 2
* **Episode:** 15
* **Original airdate:** 29 December 1967
* *The Trouble with Tribbles* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *The Trouble with Tribbles* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *The Trouble with Tribbles* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *The Trouble with Tribbles* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: March 7, 2016

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated Star Trek Episode Guide returns with a far more successful outing involving burying Kirk in furry animals. Some people pay big bucks to have that done to them.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

" "

## See also

* Opinionated Star Trek Episode Guide
* Star Trek Season 2 reviews
The Thaw

An *Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide* review.

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

## Episode information

* **Season:** 2
* **Episode:** 23
* **Original airdate:**
* *[ The Thaw]* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *[ The Thaw]* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *[ The Thaw]* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *[ The Thaw]* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* [ Review link]
* Published:

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

"Final score for 'The Thaw' is TBA out of 10. "

TBA
Alter Ego

An *Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide* review.

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

## Episode information

* **Season:** 3
* **Episode:** 14
* **Original airdate:**
* *[ Alter Ego]* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *Alter Ego* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *Alter Ego* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Alter Ego* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* [ Review link]
* Published:

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

"Final score for 'Alter Ego' is TBA out of 10. "

TBA

## See also

* Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide
* Voyager Season 3 reviews
The Gift

An *Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide* review.

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

## Episode information

* **Season:** 4
* **Episode:** 2
* **Original airdate:**
* *[ The Gift]* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *[ The Gift]* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *[ The Gift]* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *[ The Gift]* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* [ Review link]
* Published:

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

"Final score for 'The Gift' is TBA out of 10. "

TBA
Technobabylon

SF Debris reviews the 2015 cyberpunk science fiction adventure game *Technobabylon*, developed by Technocrat Games.

## SF Debris synopsis

*In a cyberpunk future, a trance adict and a gengineer cop are pulled into the machinations of conspiracies and hackers because it's cyberpunk. You would hardly expect it to be a cyberpunk sitcom.*

## Game information

* Technobabylon at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: August 23, 2017
Time and Again

An *Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide* review.

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

## Episode information

* **Season:** 1
* **Episode:** 4
* **Original airdate:**
* *[ Time and Again]* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *Time and Again* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *Time and Again* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Time and Again* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* [ Review link]
* Published:

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

"Final score for 'Time and Again' is TBA out of 10. "

TBA

## See also

* Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide
* Voyager Season 1 reviews
Opinionated Animated Series Episode Guide

SF Debris reviews of the 1970s animated science fiction TV series *Star Trek: The Animated Series* (1973-1974), the first attempt at a continuation of the original 1960s *Star Trek*, as well as first *Star Trek* animated series.

Due to its shorter overall length, the series currently holds the distinction of being the only *Star Trek* series so far to be reviewed in its entirety by SF Debris.

## Reviewed episodes

### Season 1 (1973)

* 1 - Beyond the Farthest Star
* 2 - Yesteryear
* 3 - One of Our Planets Is Missing
* 4 - The Lorelei Signal
* 5 - More Tribbles More Troubles
* 6 - The Survivor
* 7 - The Infinite Vulcan
* 8 - The Magicks of Megas-tu
* 9 - Once Upon a Planet
* 10 - Mudd's Passion
* 11 - The Terratin Incident
* 12 - The Time Trap
* 13 - The Ambergris Element
* 14 - The Slaver Weapon
* 15 - The Eye of the Beholder
* 16 - The Jihad

### Season 2 (1974)

* 1 - The Pirates of Orion
* 2 - Bem
* 3 - The Practical Joker
* 4 - Albatross
* 5 - How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth
* 6 - The Counter-clock Incident

## Opening music

An excerpt of "Layla" by Derek and the Dominoes serves as the music for the introductory montage to all episode reviews of *The Animated Series*.

## See also

* *Star Trek* specials
* Main list of SF Debris reviews
Other recommended websites

Some recommended websites, in addition to SF Debris, that offer in-depth, often very analytical reviews or criticques of various speculative fiction works.

* Atop the Fourth Wall - Comic book reviews by Lewis "Linkara" Lovhaug, including reviews of licensed science fiction comics (and some other *Star Trek* stuff).
* Jammer's Reviews - Detailed reviews of many different science fiction series, older and newer, by Jamahl Epsicokhan. *Jammer's Reviews* has been around since 1995 and includes many reviews made back when certain series were still airing for the first time.
* Ex Astris Scientia.org's *Star Trek* reviews - Bernd Schneider and his guests review episodes of TV series and feature films of the *Star Trek* franchise, including the latest works. Ex Astris Scientia.org has been around since 1998 (or, as Bernd himself likes to say, "Unrebooted since 1998").
* LoreRunner - "Ruminations" and other in-depth, level-headed analyses on *Star Trek* and *Babylon 5* episodes and other science fiction and fantasy works.
* Certifiably Ingame - Mainly *Star Trek* analyses, including *Star Trek* character profiles, but also for plenty of other works.
* Rowan J Coleman - Mainly *Star Trek* analyses and reviews, but also those of other works.
* ***Star Trek* Rewatches at Tor.com** (by Keith R.A. DeCandido)
	+ *The Original Series* Rewatch (includes *The Animated Series*, TOS feature films and Kelvin Timeline feature films)
	+ *The Next Generation* Rewatch
	+ *Deep Space Nine* Rewatch
* Science fiction TV series episode reviews at **m0vieblog.com**
	+ *Star Trek: The Original Series*
	+ *Star Trek: The Next Generation*
	+ *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine*
	+ *Star Trek: Voyager*
	+ *Star Trek: Enterprise*
	+ *The X-Files*
Move Along Home

An *Opinionated DS9 Episode Guide* review.

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

## Episode information

* **Season:** 1
* **Episode:** 10
* **Original airdate:** March 14, 1993
* *Move Along Home* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *Move Along Home* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *Move Along Home* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Move Along Home* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: February 1, 2014

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated DS9 Episode Guide goes from bad to worse with Move Along Home. Aliens visit the station and decide to play a game that puts four of the senior officers into deadly peril, making this the worst Let's Play ever.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

"Final score for 'Move Along Home' is TBA out of 10. "

TBA

## See also

* Opinionated DS9 Episode Guide
* DS9 Season 1 reviews
Real Life

An *Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide* review.

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

## Episode information

* **Season:** 3
* **Episode:** 22
* **Original airdate:**
* *[ Real Life]* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *Real Life* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *Real Life* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Real Life* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* [ Review link]
* Published:

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

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

TBA

## See also

* Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide
* Voyager Season 3 reviews
The Empire Strikes Back

A review of the 1980 science fantasy adventure film *The Empire Strikes Back (Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back)*, the second installment in the *Star Wars* film series.

## Film information

* **Film series:** *Star Wars*
* **Installment no.:** 2nd in the original film trilogy (5th in the overall 9 film series)
* **Premiere:** 17/25 May 1980
* *The Empire Strikes Back* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *The Empire Strikes Back* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: March 31, 2018
* Companion video: The Shadow's Journey, a feature length background information video

## SF Debris synopsis

*A look at the last great hope of the galaxy who gets himself lost, crashes his speeder AND his ship, falls into a trap, and loses his hand. Words can't express our confidence in you.*
The City on the Edge of Forever

An *Opinionated Star Trek Episode Guide* review.

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

## Episode information

* **Season:** 1
* **Episode:** 28
* **Original airdate:** 6 April 1967
* *The City on the Edge of Forever* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *The City on the Edge of Forever* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *The City on the Edge of Forever* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *The City on the Edge of Forever* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: April 6, 2012

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated Star Trek Episode Guide returns with a look at one of the most famous episodes of the series, where Kirk must make a choice between the restoration of the space-time continuum, or his dick. Guest stars Joan Collins and features McCoy in his usual role, taking some kind of narcotic.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

" "

## See also

* Opinionated Star Trek Episode Guide
* Star Trek Season 1 reviews
Scorpion

An *Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 3 and Season 4 two-parter episode of *Star Trek: Voyager*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 3/4
* **Episode:** 26 (S3) / 1 (S4)
* **Original airdate:** 21 May / 3 September 1997
* *Scorpion, Part I* & *Part II* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *Scorpion, Part I* & *Part II* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *Scorpion, Part I & II* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Scorpion, Part I* & *Part II* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: April 9, 2011

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide begins its look at Scorpion. The Borg make their triumphant return from First Contact by getting their asses kicked by aliens who aren't worthy of a name. Harry is given time to reflect on his decisions since coming to Voyager. Also, a new use for the transporter, now hear the word of the Lord.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

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

TBA
Sins of the Father

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:**
* *[ Sins of the Father]* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *[ Sins of the Father]* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *[ Sins of the Father]* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *[ Sins of the Father]* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* [ Review link]
* Published:

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

"Final score for 'Sins of the Father' is TBA out of 10. "

### Annoying character

***TBA***

"TBA"

## See also

* Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide
* The Next Generation Season 3 reviews
The Haunting of Deck Twelve

An *Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide* review.

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

## Episode information

* **Season:** 6
* **Episode:** 25
* **Original airdate:** 17 May 2000
* *The Haunting of Deck Twelve* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *The Haunting of Deck Twelve* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *The Haunting of Deck Twelve* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *The Haunting of Deck Twelve* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: April 27, 2013

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide tells the story of Voyager telling a story of Neelix telling the story of something that once happened; incorrect details may have cropped in along the way. This is Voyager's take on a scary story; step one is for the entire thing to revolve around Neelix. Also, there's another energy alien involved, and Janeway is crazy, all pretty standard stuff really.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

"Final score for 'The Haunting of Deck Twelve' is TBA out of 10. "

TBA
Death Wish

An *Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide* review.

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

## Episode information

* **Season:** 2
* **Episode:** 18
* **Original airdate:**
* *[ Death Wish]* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *[ Death Wish]* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *[ Death Wish]* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *[ Death Wish]* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* [ Review link]
* Published:

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

"Final score for 'Death Wish' is 0 out of 10. "

TBA