Baz and Geoff are joined by guest Ashley Thomas to look at TOS character crossovers in The Next Generation – Sarek, Spock and Scotty, as they delve into episodes Sarek, Unification and Relics
What to expect from episode 22: Relics and Legends?
Star Trek fandom with Ashley Thomas
Baz Greenland and Geoff Owen welcome Ashley Thomas from Fangirlish and Sci Fi 5 Podcast, to talk her history with Star Trek and her thoughts on favourite characters and episodes from Star Trek: The Next Generation
Sarek
After briefly delving into McCoy’s cameo in Encounter at Farpoint, Baz, Geoff and Ashley talk season three episode Sarek. From Mark Lenard’s legacy in Star Trek, to THAT post-Mind Meld scene with Picard, there’s plenty to discuss in the first big legacy crossover with The Original Series
Unification
Sarek’s final appearance and Spock’s debut in The Next Generation form the bulk of the discussion, as Baz, Geoff and Ashley tackle season five two-parter Unification. The Spock vs Picard debate, references to the past, the differences (and similarities) between Spock and Data and of course Sela – there’s a lot to cover in this epic two-part story.
Relics
It’s a change of pace in the final part of the discussion, as Baz, Geoff and Ashley discuss Scotty’s return in season six episode Relics. Highlights include the bar scene and Scotty’s reaction to ‘green’ and Scotty and Picard’s talk on the holodeck recreation of the original Enterprise bridge – no bloody A, B, C or D!
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Useful Links
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (Memory Alpha)
- Sarek episode (Memory Alpha)
- Unification Part 1 episode (Memory Alpha)
- Unification Part 2 episode (Memory Alpha)
- Relics episode (Memory Alpha)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (IMDB)
- Sarek episode (IMDB)
- Unification Part 1 episode (IMDB)
- Unification Part 2 episode (IMDB)
- Relics episode (IMDB)
- Fangirlish.com
- Sci-Fi 5 Pod
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