Ship Full of Jerks

New Life and New Civilizations

STRANGE NEW WORLDS' third season comes to a close with "New Life and New Civilizations" and Batal's transcendence into a fountain. The Jerks discuss how Pike and Batal went to "It's Even More Complicated" on their Spacebook relationship status. Plus, more queerbaiting with Kirk and Spock's "first date." Then, we dive deep into how BABYLON 5 handles destiny better than most sci-fi franchises, including STAR TREK.

Enemy Terrarium

Can two bitter enemies become star-crossed lovers? You betcha when they're trapped on a desolate and dangerous alien world. Human and Drac. Human and Gorn. Either way, it's a queer subtext-filled fest in our double-feature, back-to-back confab on STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS' "Terrarium" and its antecedent, ENEMY MINE.

4.5 Vulcans and One Superman

The magic hypo strikes again and transforms four of the Enterprise crew into full Vulcans, ousting Spock as the 0.5 Vulcan on the crew. But is it culture or genetic determinism at work here? The Jerks get into it. Then, they contrast that with how Clark Kent, aka Kal-El and Superman, is allowed to be a child of two worlds, more so than Spock ever gets to be.

What is Starfleet — Weapons or Explorers?

What exactly is Starfleet? Is its charter peaceful or imperialistic? We dive deep with STRANGE NEW WORLDS's entry into the mockumentary genre. Then, we investigate what happened to the children in Ms. Gandy's classroom by reviewing WEAPONS.

The Sehlat Who Lit the Sex Candle

What happens when a sehlat catches its own tail? Welp, the Jerks find out as Kirk takes the conn in "The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail." Then it's off to Space Scotland to save Beverly from a creeper living in an heirloom candle. "Dinna light that candle!"