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Connors has escaped Ty’s cloak, but can it be believed he wants to come clean? Tandy develops a rapport with Lia with disasterous results. Matt and Pete square up episode 205, “Alignment Chart.”
As the untitled Picard series starts filming today, PhantasticGeek.com's Pete and Matt cover what's known about the mysterious return of Patrick Stewart to Star Trek, all while theorizing about the road ahead.
With season one of God Friended Me in the books, Pete and Matt look back while pondering the road ahead.
Tandy enters Ty’s cloak to find Mayhem and gets more than she bargains for. Meanwhile Ty moves to protect his mother from what she’s been trying to do to clear his name. Matt and Pete descend into episode 204, “Rabbit Hold.”
The future’s not set, all that remains is to send the final two Red Angel signals. But there’s an epic battle still to unfold. And sacrifices to be made, both big and small. Matt and Pete embrace the season 2 finale, episode 214, “Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2.”
As Phantastic Geek launches another pop culture podcast, we look at the Mandalorian's debut at Celebration 2019 in Chicago. Our podcast talks the genesis of the series, the stars of the show, and we even discuss some of clips shown.
Miles, Cara and Rakesh are all out of jobs. But the Juliet Code could be rebuilt. And the elusive Henry Chase has at last appeared. Matt and Pete bring you the season 1 finale, episode 120, “Que Sera Sera.”
The secret history of Mayhem is detailed as Mina Hess has unlocked the cause. Father Delgado struggles with faith while Tandy and Ty try to track down the trafficked girls. Matt and Pete double up on episode 203 “Shadows Selves.”
Time is running out and the Enterprise has come to Discovery’s aid. Both ships enlist the help of a strategic planet’s monarch to work around the threat to all sentient life, but sacrifice is always part of the plan. Matt and Pete console you about episode 213, “Such Sweet Sorrow.”
Submitted for your approval: an episode entirely without metaphor. 
Indeed, concerning the camcorder, it is the first half of the episode that takes true homage from the original outing’s “Nick of Time,” oftentimes remembered as the other William Shatner episode, the one without the monster and the plane. The inability for Nina and Dorian to leave town, and indeed the roadside eatery the Busy Bee Cafe, come from the launching off points reminiscent of Richard Matheson’s original series episode. (Twist: two Matheson script remake/homages from two Shatner episodes in two weeks? Such Zone coincidences! Speaking of numerology, “Replay” gives Lasky license plate 01015, a cute nod to the prior 2019 episode, one that comes off as more rimshot than mystery.)
Tandy’s working the program with her mom and Ty’s trying to make life better on the streets. But domestic abuse and human trafficking rear they ugly heads in New Orleans. Also, Mayhem is here. Matt and Pete bring you the two-hour season 2 premiere for episode 201 “Restless Energy" and episode 202 “White Lines.”
The fourth mysterious signal appears above the weighty world of Boreth and Discovery investigates. Elsewhere, Burnham and Spock go on a mission to track down a strangely-behaving Section 31 ship. Matt and Pete guide you through episode 212, “Through the Valley of Shadows.”
