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In 1969, a Terrible Star Trek Episode Helped Save the Fandom — And the Franchise

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Endings are hard, especially when your last episode wasn’t planned. Star Trek: The Original Series was ingloriously canceled after three seasons, despite valiant fan efforts to keep it on the air. That means its finale wasn’t written as a finale, and it generally ranks among the worst entries in the entire franchise.

On June 3, 1969, the last episode of Star Trek , “Turnabout Intruder,” aired. Originally slated for March 28, NBC delayed the episode after the passing of Dwight D. Eisenhower. Loyal fans had to wait for one last episode, several months after the previous episode had aired, in a countdown to a letdown. Fifty-five years later, “Turnabout Intruder” isn’t secretly great; its basic premise is embarrassing and outdated. But despite its deep flaws, the world of sci-fi fandom would be much, much darker without it. Here’s how “Turnabout Intruder” accidentally ushered in a new age of fandom.

Janice and Kirk switch bodies in "Turnabout Intruder."

Written by Arthur Singer from a story concept by Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, “Turnabout Intruder” is a Freaky Friday -style episode in which one of Captain Kirk’s ex-girlfriends, Dr. Janet Lester (Sandra Smith), switches bodies with him in an effort to destroy his life. If Dr. Lester were the episode’s main character, or if this was a different TV series, it could almost be read as a kind of feminist revenge story. But because Kirk is the show's hero, the sympathies lie with him, and Lester is portrayed as a heartbroken, man-hating lunatic.

While Star Trek is often lauded for its progressive vision, the classic series’ sexual mores are far less advanced than its push for diversity. And because “Turnabout Intruder” writes Janet Lester as an utterly unsympathetic person, the story comes off as sexist. One can imagine a rewrite in which the tone is slightly different, and Kirk has to answer for messing up Lester’s life. But we’re not given any reason to doubt Kirk, so anything potentially interesting the episode might say is muddled.

Still, “Turnabout Intruder” is a gender-switching Original Series episode in which manly man Willian Shatner plays a woman. This, from a cultural curiosity viewpoint alone, makes it worth watching. “Turnabout Intruder” is replete with the now-classic Shatner overacting and body spasms, but in 1969, Star Trek wasn’t playing this concept for laughs. Right up until the end, Star Trek thought of itself as a serious drama, even if camp had taken over the aesthetic.

Spock (Leonard Nimoy) mind-melds with Janice Lester (Sandra Smith), who’s really Captain Kirk.

The episode also accidentally fueled an emergent fan phenomenon: slash fiction. As fanfic readers know, the concept of slash fiction, in which fans pair one character with another, derives its name from Kirk/Spock fanfic, which imagined the famous duo as lovers. In “Turnabout Intruder,” after Spock mind-melds with Janet Lester and realizes Kirk is in her body, he holds their hand, treating Kirk like his girlfriend. It’s not subtle. Supposedly, even the actors were aware the story’s gender-role-switching elements prompted all kinds of questions about Kirk and Spock’s true feelings. In a famous outtake, William Shatner jokingly reworked his line to say, “Spock, it’s always been you, you know it's always been you. Say you love me too.”

We know this because super-fan Joan Winston got herself onto the “Turnabout Intruder” set. In the fan-made essay collection Star Trek Lives! Winston recounted the experience in great detail, including the anecdote about Shatner jokingly professing his love to Spock. By 1972, Joan Winston would become one of the key organizers of the world’s first Star Trek conventions.

In 1970, only 300 people attended the first San Diego Comic-Con. In 1972, Winston brought 3,000 people to the first Star Trek convention. By 1974, Winston’s fourth Star Trek Lives! convention attracted at least 15,000 attendees. Star Trek conventions helped create large-scale genre-themed conventions in general, which is partially why today’s geek landscape even exists. Small fantasy and sci-fi conventions existed before Star Trek , but Trek made the idea of having a big convention possible, and Joan Winston was one of the movement’s key pioneers.

Joan Winston with Leonard Nimoy and DeForest Kelley on the set of Star Trek’s last episode, “Turnabout Intruder.”

Crucially, Winston made personal connections with Star Trek’s stars while on set. She drove around LA with DeForest Kelley (Dr. McCoy), which later helped her recruit him as a convention guest. As television moved on, she documented what it was like to see Star Trek end. In her essay “My Six Glorious Days on the Star Trek Set,” Winston goes into great detail about what the filming of “Turnabout Intruder” was like, and the cast’s mood as the show ended. Winston focuses on how Shatner fought through the flu, and on the cast’s hard work and commitment, despite their sadness that this would be the USS Enterprise's final voyage .

The last Original Series scene filmed was the episode’s first scene, in which Janice and Kirk switch bodies. Nimoy and the other cast members had completed their filming the previous day, and Winston saw some weighty moments. “I got there just in time to see Leonard slowly and ceremoniously remove his ears for the last time,” she wrote. About the wrap party, she said, “It was a quiet party, no one really felt in a party mood. Some gifts were exchanged, good-byes were said. Soon the set was cleared, all the props were put away, and just the empty sound stage was left.”

While “Turnabout Intruder” is a lousy episode, its legacy is its impact on real-world culture. Joan Winston’s writing and her subsequent galvanization of a fledgling fandom reshaped the pop culture landscape we all live in. In another universe, maybe Winston would have visited the set of Star Trek while they were filming a good episode. But there’s something beautiful about Star Trek ending on a low note, just as its fervent fans were getting ready to light a spark that would change fandom forever.

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Someone deep in the galaxy is wreaking havoc in the Star Trek Universe, killing an alien race of godlike beings. Terrified for their lives, the gods have chosen their messiah -- Captain Benjamin Sisko . Sisko is more than familiar with the alien gods after spending time lost within the Bajoran wormhole -- and maybe even becoming a god himself. But his omnipotence is fading fast, and with the Prophets counting on him, Sisko will need all the help he can get.

A continuation of the five-part series from IDW Publishing, written by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing, with art by artists Ramon Rosanas and Joe Eisma, colors by Lee Loughridge, and letters by Clayton Cowles, Star Trek #3 follows Captain Sisko hot on the trail of the god-killers. But the hunt is derailed when mysterious malfunctions seize the ship in mid-warp. Sisko is determined to continue the mission and utilize his rapidly decreasing godhood. But the combined efforts of Vulcan Ensign T'Lir, Dr. Beverly Crusher, Montgomery Scott, and even Sisko's own son may not be enough to save him, Theseus, or the gods in time.

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Much of the issue focuses on Captain Sisko's humanity or lack thereof following his time in the Bajoran wormhole. Sisko is one of the most interesting and complex Captains in the Star Trek roster, and his would-be therapy session with Dr. Crusher is a fascinating interaction. Unfortunately, the rest of the issue is devoted to the mysterious space-time warp that throws the USS Theseus and the comic into chaos. After the strong introduction of the potential rescue mission, the narrative shift to the ship's malfunctions, making Sisko's introspection feel like a disruption and compromising this series' growing momentum.

This plot point surrounding the space-time warp is as chaotic for the reader as it is for the characters. The perspectives jump very quickly, and events speed by rather clumsily, making Star Trek #3 a frustrating read at times. Thankfully, the tag team of writers Kelly and Lanzing demonstrate some level of method in all madness. The uneasy friendship between Ensign T'Lir and the young Jake Sisko gets some time to develop, with T'Lir performing a decent homage to the poignant ending of Wrath of Khan. Ben Sisko gets a chance to describe his transformation towards godhood and his relationship with the Prophets as a Messianic archetype. Most welcome of all is Q's presence . He's simultaneously menacing and humorous, toeing the line between antagonist and trickster mentor. His snarky dialogue pairs beautifully with Captain Sisko's hot-blooded bluntness and leads to a satisfying conclusion that paves the way for subsequent issues to explore the much-anticipated murder mystery arc.

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The line art, courtesy of artists Rosana and Eisma, is clean, clear, crisp, and spare. It really shines in pages where the characters are allowed ample space to move, breathe, and interact. However, the heavy line weights used in the environments tend to draw the eye away from the main characters, who are drawn with modest, thin lines, causing them to fade into the background. The clean lines pair well with colorist Loughridge's equally elegant and muted palette. Backgrounds are colored with cool tones that bring depth to the artwork and help the bright characters stand out. Her color knockouts are particularly impressive, especially given the number of explosions in this issue. Color and light provide a great deal of dramatic tension and relief.

Equal parts compelling, chaotic, and complicated, Star Trek #3 is a wild roller coaster ride through a space-time malfunction. Although the issue seemed to derail at the start, Star Trek #3 has a surprising twist and some very strong characters who are as compelling as ever.

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Star Trek: Picard may have officially come to an end, but fans are still not ready to say goodbye. Over the course of Season 3, many fans both new and old fell in love with both legacy characters and the "next generation" of The Next Generation . And with that beautifully open-ended finale, fans, cast, and creatives alike are calling for Paramount+ to greenlight a Star Trek: Legacy spin-off series . Recently, Trek boss and Picard executive producer Alex Kurtzman told Fox LA that they've "heard fans loud and clear," teasing that "anything is possible" and "there's obviously more story to tell." While Kurtzman's comments definitely seem like things are moving in the right direction for a Legacy series to be added to the exciting plethora of Star Trek content on the horizon , nothing has been made official yet.

Here at Collider, we've spoken to several cast members who are all for the idea of a Legacy series with Season 3 showrunner Terry Matalas at the helm. Gates McFadden , who plays Beverly Crusher, called the idea "fantastic," saying she'd love to see more adventures with her "space son." Ed Speleers ' Jack Crusher was introduced early in Season 3 as the secret love child between Beverly and Jean-Luc Picard ( Patrick Stewart ) and fans swiftly fell in love with the roguish young hero. Speleers also told Collider that he'd love to play Jack for the next fifteen years. Picard stars LeVar and Mica Burton also spoke about wanting to continue with the "next generation of The Next Generation." While we certainly hope all the buzz around Star Trek: Legacy locks it in as a sure thing for Paramount+ between now and Star Trek Day (September 8), let's take a look at why this series would make such a good addition to the Star Trek franchise.

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The Captain of the Enterprise Is a Queer Woman With an Iconic Legacy

In the Star Trek: Picard series finale, Seven of Nine ( Jeri Ryan ) joins the long line of incredible characters who've taken up the mantle of Captain of the Enterprise . And she breaks new ground in becoming so, through Seven wouldn't be the first woman to command the Enterprise, she would be the first to do so in her own series, as well as the first openly queer character to command the most esteemed ship in Starfleet. Having joined the series as an ex-Borg in Star Trek: Voyager Season 4, Seven of Nine has had a long and difficult journey in finding herself and where she belongs. Both the character and Ryan have more than paid their dues in Star Trek , it's time that we got to see her lead her own series — and Seven deserves to get to "write the opening line of [her] legacy."

Without even counting Seven in the captain's chair, the bridge of the Enterprise-G is already one of the most diverse bridge crews in Star Trek history. First Officer Raffi Mussiker ( Michelle Hurd ) is also queer and Lt. Kova Rin Esmar is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, as does Jin Maley , the actor who plays the brilliant Communications Officer. The crew also features three Black women in Raffi, Helmsman Sidney La Forge ( Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut ) and Engineer Alandra La Forge (Burton), and both Esmar and Tactical Officer Matthew Arliss Mura ( Joseph Lee ) are played by Asian actors, though they're Hailiian and Bajoran in the series.

Star Trek is known for pushing the boundaries of representation, but it hasn't always been as successful in doing so as fans would like it to be. So to see so many people represented, on the bridge of the enterprise no less, is a pretty big deal. While all the currently airing Star Trek shows feature more queer characters and more people of color than ever before, it's key that we keep striving for the franchise to create a space where everyone can see themselves among the stars.

In 2017, Discovery kicked off a bright new age of Star Trek and opened doors for so many with the first queer relationship between two main characters, the first Black woman in the captain's chair, and the first trans character. With that life-changing series coming to an end next year , it would be inspiring to see Legacy step in to keep making Star Trek a more progressive, forward-thinking franchise alongside Strange New Worlds , Lower Decks , Prodigy , and the recently announced Starfleet Academy . It would also be a great opportunity to add more minorities to the writers' room for the spin-off series to make sure these characters are more than impressive statistics.

Jack Crusher's Trial Is Just Beginning

While Season 3 gave us a lot to love with returning characters like Seven and Raffi, as well as the nostalgic reunion of the Next Generation crew, the series also introduced a whole new generation of characters for us to fall for. Along with Geordi's incredibly talented daughters, we also got to know Jack Crusher — a roguish Robin Hood-type character with a heart of gold and a penchant for walking headfirst into danger. The son of Starfleet legends, Admirals Picard and Crusher, Jack has a lot to live up to.

The finale episode of Picard closes out with an end credits scene that sees Jack unpacking his things in his quarters on the newly-minted Enterprise-G when he's visited by a mysterious and familiar being: Q ( John de Lancie ). In the scene, Q tells Jack that while humanity's trial may be over for his father, it's just beginning for him. Q appeared in the first and last episodes of The Next Generation , and periodically throughout the series, to teach Picard and his crew a valuable lesson in more or less the most chaotic way possible. This end credits moment queues up endless possibilities for all the adventures that Jack and the crew of the Enterprise could get into in the future.

Following the Picard finale, Matalas told Collider that Jack was like "James Bond in Starfleet," going on to say he has "I have 1,001 ideas" for what to do with a Legacy series, "so hopefully, the television fates will allow it to happen." Speleers is completely on board to join Matalas on that ride if Paramount+ gives them the green light. He told Collider, "I would love, genuinely from the bottom of my heart, I would love to keep playing Jack Crusher."

Romance Opportunities Abound Aboard the Enterprise-G

Listen, I am a strong believer that all good stories are ultimately love stories, whether that love is platonic, familial, or romantic is up to the storyteller, but the heart of the best stories always comes back to love. In a strictly romantic sense, Star Trek: Picard Season 3 has already laid the groundwork for some truly spectacular relationships for us to root for on the Enterprise-G. Despite being reportedly broken up for the sake of Starfleet regulations, fans are ready to see how Seven and Raffi's relationship evolves in a spin-off series. The duo spent the entirety of Season 2 in a sort of will-they-won't-they-have-they-already relationship that ended with the first kiss between two women who are both main characters in Star Trek . Though their relationship was largely missing from Season 3 as a result of a limited amount of time and an incredibly jam-packed story, the future potential for Seven and Raffi is extremely appealing.

The Captain/First Officer ship has been one of the most popular relationship dynamics since the inception of the franchise when fans essentially invented the concept of "shipping" — though the term wouldn't exist until The X-Files came along — in reading between the lines and finding romantic tension between Kirk ( William Shatner ) and Spock ( Leonard Nimoy ). There's something genuinely irresistible about looking at the chain of command through a romantic lens and Star Trek fans have been doing so for decades, first with Kirk and Spock, and later with Voyager 's Janeway ( Kate Mulgrew ) and Chakotay ( Robert Beltran ) , and even Strange New Worlds ' Pike ( Anson Mount ) and Una ( Rebecca Romijn ).

During a Reddit AMA following the series finale , when a fan asked if it was possible for Seven and Raffi to be together, Matalas said "it never stopped Kirk and Spock." He later went on to talk about the story potential in this relationship, despite supposed Starfleet regulations, saying "Will this ABSOLUTELY be a story you want to tell in the future? A story about a Captain who loves her First Officer and vice versa? Absolutely." He followed up with a story concept that would see Captain Seven having to choose between Raffi and everyone else:

"Imagine a story in which Seven has to make a call that could cost Raffi her life on a planet below… but it’s a call that would save the lives of countless others. Does Seven make the call? Does she step down and go try to save Raffi and transfer command to Jack in the meantime? The whole episode becomes a countdown. I kinda want to write that one right now."

Seven and Raffi aren't the only duo we'd like to see get together on the Enterprise either. Picard Season 3 introduced a pairing between two of the Next Gen crew's kids in Jack Crusher and Sidney La Forge . In Episode 6, we got our first hint of flirtation between these two, and with Episode 7 it developed into something we definitely need to see more of. Much like one of Star Trek 's most iconic power couples, Riker ( Jonathan Frakes ) and Troi ( Marina Sirtis ) , Jack was able to sense Sidney's thoughts and communicate with her telepathically. While there was little time to explore this budding romance in Season 3, It's got the potential to be the franchise's next epic slow burn. Legacy could also deliver a whole new generation of DaForge shippers with Geordi's other daughter Alandra and Data's daughter Soji ( Isa Briones ), an android character introduced in Picard Season 1. Though the characters haven't met yet on screen, it would be a great opportunity to see Legacy bring back Soji and integrate her into the found family she was always destined to be a part of.

'Star Trek: Legacy' Could Be a Bridge Between the Past and the Future

One of the things that fans loved most about Season 3 of Star Trek: Picard was the return of the Next Generation cast for one last epic adventure together. With everyone having made it through the finale to continue "boldly going" for the rest of their lives, Star Trek: Legacy could easily bridge the past and the future by having any number of existing Star Trek characters pop up for an episode here and there. Season 3 already featured several unexpected cameo appearances with the return of Ro Laren ( Michelle Forbes ) , Tuvok ( Tim Russ ) , and more. A Legacy series could see any of the Next Gen crew stop by, with Frakes having already pitched Riker as the Charlie's Angels -type character that the Enterprise crew can check in with. As Speleers told Collider, "I feel that there's a whole plethora of stories to be told for Jack, which could incorporate still the Next Gen cast."

Bringing back legacy characters wouldn't need to be limited to The Next Generation either. With Seven at long last a captain in Starfleet, it would be amazing to see her reunited with Janeway, the Captain she learned it all from, after all these years. Season 3 also heavily featured the Changelings , a species specific to Deep Space Nine , and fans have been eager to see someone from that series return to the franchise in live-action for quite some time.

While the Star Trek universe spans centuries, and the currently airing shows cover quite a lot of ground, Legacy fits into a unique space in the timeline. The new series would have boundless potential in a fairly unexplored future, with the exceptionally strong foundation of the shows from the 80s and 90s, as well as the possibility for crossovers with Lower Decks and Star Trek: Prodigy .

While we wait to hear more on Star Trek: Legacy , you can watch Seasons 1-3 of Picard , as well as the rest of the Star Trek catalog, right now on Paramount+.

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• Writing "The Bonding" for ST: TNG was a pivotal moment for Ronald D. Moore, setting the stage for his darker, character-driven work on future shows.
• Moore's focus on Klingon culture in TNG & DS9 laid the groundwork for his exploration of complex political and moral conflicts in Battlestar Galactica.
• Moore's impact on the Star Trek franchise cannot be overstated, as his scripts for TNG and DS9 reshaped Klingon lore and deepened the exploration of death and grief in the Trek universe.

Ronald D. Moore's first Star Trek script for Star Trek: The Next Generation hinted at the types of stories he would go on to write on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Battlestar Galactica. Following the adventures of Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and the USS Enterprise-D, TNG is Star Trek at its most optimistic. Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry remained involved during TNG's early years, and he wanted to depict a utopian, conflict-free version of humanity's future. Still, TNG occasionally tackled tough issues, such as its exploration of death in Star Trek: The Next Generation season 3, episode 5, "The Bonding," the first Star Trek episode written by Ronald D. Moore.

A fan of Star Trek: The Original Series, Ronald D. Moore got the chance to visit the set of Star Trek: The Next Generation during the show's second season, and he handed a script he'd written to one of Gene Roddenberry's assistants. While working on TNG season 3, executive producer Michael Piller found Moore's script, purchased it, and it became "The Bonding." Moore was then selected to write another episode, "The Defector," and he went on to join TNG's writing staff, writing or co-writing 27 episodes. Moore then joined the production staff of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek: Voyager, before eventually moving on to develop the 2004 reboot of Battlestar Galactica .

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How Ron Moore's First Star Trek: TNG Episode Foreshadowed DS9 & Battlestar Galactica

"the bonding" deals with themes of death, grief, and loss..

Ronald D. Moore's first Star Trek: The Next Generation episode , "The Bonding", centers on young Jeremy Aster (Gabriel Damon), whose mother Marla (Susan Powell) is killed while on an away mission. Having previously lost his father, the now-orphaned Jeremy struggles to come to terms with his mother's death. As the leader of the ill-fated away mission and a fellow orphan, Lt. Worf (Michael Dorn) feels responsible for Jeremy and offers to perform a Klingon bonding ritual with the young boy. Jeremy's struggle is further complicated when a non-corporeal alien takes the form of Marla, claiming to be Jeremy's mother returned from the dead.

"The Bonding's" alien plotline, added to appease Gene Roddenberry, feels somewhat disconnected from the story's main theme as an exploration of death and grief. Still, there are some great character moments throughout "The Bonding," from Worf's anger and discussion about his own parents to Wesley Crusher's (Wil Wheaton) memories of his father's death. It's these character moments that feel like foreshadowing for the character work Moore would do as a writer on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Battlestar Galactica . Not only are both of these shows darker in tone than TNG, but they also regularly explore death, grief, and loss.

Ronald D. Moore also developed Starz's Outlander and Apple TV+'s For All Mankind , and he currently serves as an executive producer on both series.

Ronald D. Moore Became Star Trek's "Klingon Guy"

Moore helped shape the klingon culture and politics of the tng era..

Throughout Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Ronald D. Moore penned some of the franchises's most significant Klingon episodes. Moore's first Klingon-centric episode, TNG season 3, episode 17, "Sins of the Father," not only dove into Worf's past, but also introduced the Klingon home world of Qo'noS , the Klingon High Council, and the Klingon Chancellor. Moore also wrote the excellent TNG two-parter "Redemption," which continued to explore Klingon politics. On DS9, Moore wrote several more episodes that dealt with Klingon culture, including "You Are Cordially Invited...," which saw Worf marry the love of his life, Jadzia Dax (Terry Farrell).

Ronald D. Moore's contributions to the Star Trek franchise cannot be overstated.

Ron Moore's obvious interest in Klingon culture and politics also foreshadows his eventual work on Battlestar Galactica . Centering on the surviving remnants of a devastated civilization, Battlestar Galactica is full of complex political and moral conflicts as the titular battleship leads the surviving fleet of fugitives in search of safety. Having written several of the TNG era's most iconic films and episodes (including TNG's series finale and Star Trek: First Contact with co-writer Brannon Braga), Ronald D. Moore's contributions to the Star Trek franchise cannot be overstated. And it all began with a spec script written for Star Trek: The Next Generation .

Star Trek: The Next Generation & Star Trek: Deep Space Nine are available to stream on Paramount+.

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Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation is the third installment in the sci-fi franchise and follows the adventures of Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew members of the USS Enterprise. Set around one hundred years after the original series, Picard and his crew travel through the galaxy in largely self-contained episodes exploring the crew dynamics and their own political discourse. The series also had several overarching plots that would develop over the course of the isolated episodes, with four films released in tandem with the series to further some of these story elements.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, also known as DS9, is the fourth series in the long-running Sci-Fi franchise, Star Trek. DS9 was created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller, and stars Avery Brooks, René Auberjonois, Terry Farrell, and Cirroc Lofton. This particular series follows a group of individuals in a space station near a planet called Bajor.

Battlestar Galactica

The 2004 science fiction TV series Battlestar Galactica is a reimagining of the 1978 series of the same title. Created by Glen A. Larson, the original Battlestar Galactica features a fictional human civilization living in a distant star system called the Twelve Colonies. They are in constant battle against a cybernetic race called the Cylons, who want to exterminate the human race. A massive attack was launched, and only those who made it onboard the Battlestar Galactica and its fleet survived. They navigate space in search of the mythical 13th colony called Earth. Battlestar Galactica is under the command of President Laura Roslin (Mary McDonnell) and Colonial Fleet Officer, Admiral William Adama (Edward James Olmos).

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Star Trek: Voyager - Episode Guide - Season 3

The slo-o-o-o-ow evolutionary progress of Star Trek: Voyager continues in season 3, as the show finally starts to more closely resemble, you know, Star Trek.

Voyager season 3 is still fairly uneven in quality, but some good old ST staples still get some good use in this season. The crew experiences trippy time paradoxes in “Coda” and “Before and After”, while the entire ship visits the 1990s a la Star Trek IV in “Future’s End.” The holodeck, well more used in Voyager than in any other ST series, is done extremely effectively in the ripping yarn “Worst Case Scenario” and the surprisingly interesting “Real Life.” (To be fair, however, there is “Alter Ego”…)

1. Basics, Part II – Talk about your pat resolutions: The Voyager crew survives in Stone Age conditions for about six hours of so and befriends a shaman while Paris, with the assistance of the Doctor, rounds up some galactic cavalry and Voyager is returned with nary a scratch. O yeah, Seska dies and the baby for which Janeway and Chakotay were willing to sacrifice ship and crew is never heard about again. **

2. Flashback – In Voyager’s version of “Trials and Tribble-ations,” Tuvok and Janeway mentally travel back to Tuvok’s time on the Excelsior, which awesomely intersects with the events of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, and gives Captain Sulu an opportunity to kick a little ass. ****

3. The Chute – With no knowledge of how they arrived, Paris and Kim find themselves in a prison straight out of Escape from New York. Kim’s sad attempts to act the aggressive badass are thankfully outweighed by a neat twist or two. ***

4. The Swarm – Janeway et al attempt to maneuver Voyage through a space packed with a swarm of small ships, but it’s Robert Picardo who deservedly gets the quality screen time. The Doctor’s memory is rapidly degrading and so B’Elanna crafts a holodeck program of the EMH’s designer, Dr. Zimmerman, to assist. ***

5. False Profits – Full disclosure: Star Trek Guide digs the Ferengi as fantastic satirical content on consumerism, so that may bias this synopsis. So … remember the dudes looking to bid on rights to a wormhole in the ST:TNG episode “The Price”? This is what happened to them after traveling through the ultimately unstable wormhole: The two conniving Ferengi found ways to exploit the local mythology of a nearby planet to their advantage; clearly The Prime Directive has no business (so to speak) conflicting with the Laws of Acquisition… ****

6. Remember – B’Elanna has recurring dreams which appear to be induced by visiting aliens called Enarans ; these are a side effect of an attempt to repress certain bits of Enaran history or something, but we’re still trying to figure out why Torres was susceptible rather than the Vulcans and Betazoids kicking around…**

7. Sacred Ground – Metaphysics and subatomic physics collide in a story that would likely have had Gene Roddenberry foaming at the mouth. When Kes is left comatose outside of a monastery while on shore leave, Janeway must take a less than scientific approach to restoring her to consciousness. **

8. Future's End, Part I – Kinda like Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home except not quite as humorous and set in the 1990s. An interesting time-travel tale which includes time travelers from the 29th century and Voyager’s escape into the 20th, where an unknown event will destroy the Earth 1,000 years later. Interesting stuff made even more compelling with Ed Begley Jr. playing an EEEvil Steve Jobs. ****

9. Future's End, Part II – Part II keeps the tension and intrigue high, while giving Tuvok and Paris some a few funny bits. Time ticks away as the unanswered questions demand resolution: Can Henry Starling be stopped? How will Voyager return to the 29th century? Does The Doctor get to keep that dope mobile emitter? And will Paris bag that attitudinal 90’s chick? ****

10. Warlord – An alien warlord takes control of Kes’s mind and whoa are the results boring … *

11. The Q and the Grey – Kind of like two Q-centric episodes put together: Q tries to convince Janeway to have a baby with him (guess he should have been around for Kes’s Elogium), and then reveals that Janeway’s decision in “Death Wish” has led to a civil war among the Q that’s having deleterious effects in the standard four-dimensional plane of existence. ***

12. Macrocosm – The classic virus-from-another-planet Star Trek trope goes one step further when a “macrovirus” invade Voyager. Watchable despite the silly presence, basically because The Doctor and Janeway are ultimately the only ones standing (literally). **

13. Fair Trade – Neelix finally admits that he knows nothing about the space they’re traveling through and goes on to whine about his uselessness. And then he gets scammed out of Voyager resources thanks to an “old friend.” **

14. Alter Ego – Kim and Tuvok vie for the affections of a holodeck babe, which then (sigh) comes to life outside the holodeck. *

15. Coda – Head trip for Janeway: The captain appears to be trapped in a time loop involving various death scenarios before the plot line takes a crazy left turn into the afterlife. ***

16. Blood Fever – Another rule of Voyager: Any story line involving B’Elanna Torres flipping out can immediately be labeled a non-classic. In this pretty silly episode. Tuvok goes through Pon Farr – and “passes it” to B’Elanna. I know, right? 0

17. Unity – In an episode set just outside of Borg space, a couple of subplots featuring the deadly force involve the investigation of a dead Borg cube and rogue Borg units who have (mostly) de-assimilated from the collective. ****

18. Darkling – Picardo gets to chew the scenery a bit in this one, based on an attempt by the Doctor to expand his personality. Unfortunately, this experiment goes awry and a Mr. Hyde type emerges at random. ***

19. Rise – Tuvok and Neelix (gods help us) crash land a shuttle (no kidding). Sensors and transporters aren’t working (imagine that) because reasons, so Neelix lies, claiming to know how to repair the nearby space elevator; also, there’s a bomb aboard. And Neelix squeakily complains that Tuvok doesn’t respect him. *

20. Favorite Son – In a plot line straight out of Kirk’s playbook, Kim is revealed to actually be a member of another species and is recalled to a planet where women are the vast majority, so even the ensign can get some. Or so he thinks … **

21. Before and After – Head trip for Kes: She suddenly finds herself years in the future and saddled with a terminal disease. She then begins traveling backward through her life. ***

22. Real Life – The Doctor creates a too-perfect family with whom to interact on the holodeck, so it’s a good thing that Anson Williams of Happy Days fame is aboard to direct. Includes a surprisingly touching ending. ***

23. Distant Origin – A nice script steadily unpacks a compelling tale about a reptilian scientist who believe their species evolved from humans. This one includes a very interesting reaction to the typical stirring speech by Chakotay as well… ****

24. Displaced – Head trip turns into invasion, as Voyager crew members are replaced one at a time by aliens who’ve discovered quite the unique pilfering strategy… ***

25. Worst Case Scenario – This show may take (justifiable) flak for overusing the holodeck, but at least three Voyager episodes make the list of top ST stories using the device. This is the first of the best. When a mysterious, anonymously-programmer holo-program starring the Voyager bridge crew and set in a time of Maquis rebellion, nearly everyone on board is obsessed. When the “author” is revealed to be Tuvok and the “holonovel” actually a training exercise, the crew nevertheless encourage him to finish writing; Paris offers to lend a hand. ****

26. Scorpion, Part I – The wussification of the Borg begun in the post-Best of Both Worlds seasons of ST:TNG continues, as the Voyager crew discovers a totally badass bunch of dudes known only as Species 8472. The Borg then condescend to negotiate (!) with Janeway regarding safe passage though Borg space in order for assistance with the 8472s.

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Yet “The Acolyte” is quick to explain the relationship between Stenberg’s two characters, both to the audience and Osha’s investigators. The show, it turns out, has more interesting topics to turn to, like the relationship between Osha and her onetime mentor Sol (“Squid Game” star Lee Jung-jae). Along with Indara, Sol was once stationed on Osha’s home planet, where a fire took the lives of her entire family — including, or so she thought, her twin sister, Mae. A then eight-year-old Osha went to Coruscant with Sol, who retains a guilt-inflected soft spot for his erstwhile student, while Mae trained with an anonymous master. No one says the words “dark side” or “Sith,” but the red lightsaber speaks for itself.

There are obvious echoes of Luke and Leia in the story of twins separated as young children, and Darth Vader in a villain who wears a mask and speaks with a distorted voice. But later episodes contain revelations that subvert, and even threaten to upend, our notions of the Jedi and binary conception of the Force.

The Jedi’s fallibility has long been one of the most interesting, and underexplored, “Star Wars” themes. In their pursuit of a chosen one, the warrior monks inadvertently planted the seeds of their own destruction; Luke Skywalker grew so disillusioned with his life’s work that he vowed the order would die with him. “Star Wars” has always, on some level, been a Greek tragedy disguised as a children’s blockbuster. But while a slew of spinoffs can dilute a brand’s cachet, as they have for corporate sibling Marvel, they can also allow for a narrow focus. When not forced to share (literal) space with armies and outlaws, the Jedi have never been as centered, nor as scrutinized, as they are in “The Acolyte.”

Lee’s Sol emerges as the empathetic face of this ambivalence. Viewers familiar with the actor’s work in South Korea won’t be surprised to see him as an action hero with a heart, but to Americans who know him solely from the Netflix sensation, the role is a show of range on one of the biggest stages in English-language media. Stenberg, of course, gets to embrace her dual role, developing Mae and Osha’s physicalities as well as their differing points of view on the Jedi. (Though it says something that even defender Osha chose not to join their ranks because she couldn’t let go of emotion in her unprocessed grief.) Manny Jacinto plays Mae’s accomplice, a performance that recalls his bumbling, goofy “The Good Place” character with more sinister undertones, and Dafne Keen of “His Dark Materials” conveys her sharply inquisitive young Padawan from under a mountain of makeup and CGI. Together, the ensemble riffs on established “Star Wars” types while making marks of their own.

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Star Trek: Discovery actor Eve Harlow, who appears in the recurring role of Moll in the fifth and final season, has found her next project. The actor has joined the upcoming CBS medical procedural series, Watson , along with So Help Me Todd 's Inga Schlingmann.

Per Deadline , Harlow and Schlingmann have both been tapped as series regulars on Watson , the upcoming modern-day Sherlock Holmes reimagining from Craig Sweeny. Besides Discovery , Harlow is known for her roles in The 100 , Heroes Reborn , Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , Titans , and The Night Agent . As for Schlingmann, she is known for playing Susan Yang across both seasons of the CBS dramedy series, So Help Me Todd . In addition to the two actors, the main cast of Watson includes Rochelle Aytes , Peter Mark Kendall, and Ritchie Coster, with Morris Chestnut headlining the show as Sherlock's former partner, Dr. John Watson.

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The week has barely started (if you’re in the U.S. and reading this on the Monday holiday: even less so!), and already there’s a whole lot of TV to get through.

With any luck, the long weekend gave you some time to catch up with things — after all, as our summer preview is any indication, there’s only gonna be even more coming soon. But while a bunch of new stuff might be coming up, there’s plenty to watch this week alone. Under the Bridge and Hacks are both wrapping up really strong seasons, while shows like Pyramid Game and We Are Lady Parts are just ramping up.

Here are all the best new TV premieres and finales this week.

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Genre: Drama miniseries Release date: May 30, with all episodes Showrunner/creator: Abi Morgan Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Gaby Hoffmann, and more

Vincent (Benedict Cumberbatch) is a puppeteer happily living and working in 1980s New York City. Then, his 9-year-old son goes missing on the way to school, plunging Vincent into a dark, volatile depression. Vincent believes his son will come back if only he can get Eric, a monster based on a drawing his son did, to the screen.

Genre: Teen show Release date: May 30 Based on the book by: Holly Smale Cast: Emily Carey, Sarah Parish, Emmanuel Imani, and more

Harriet (Emily Carey) is just another geek trying to get by in high school, even if it means brushing off some mean girl bullies to do it. But everything changes when — against the odds and Harriet’s wishes — she finds herself scouted to be the next hot supermodel.

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The veil season finale.

Genre: Spy thriller Release date: May 28 Showrunner/creator: Steven Knight Cast: Elisabeth Moss, Yumna Marwan, Josh Charles, and more

The stage is set in London for a deadly attack. But Imogen (Elisabeth Moss) and Adilah (Yumna Marwan) are also on the move. And with Imogen keeping her master plan secret from even us, it seems likely that this attack could go either way.

Under the Bridge finale

Genre: True-crime mystery Release date: May 29 Showrunner/creator: Samir Mehta, Quinn Shephard Cast: Lily Gladstone, Riley Keough, and more

There’s nothing about the murder of Reena Virk (Vritika Gupta) that feels easy to swallow, and it’s a testament to Under the Bridge that the show has been able to balance the complexities of that reality in its seven episodes so far. Now, it’s coming to a close — one that no doubt will carry the weight of every ounce of tragedy in this story.

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Hacks season 3 finale.

Genre: Comedy Release date: May 30 Showrunner/creator: Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello, and Jen Statsky Cast: Hannah Einbinder, Jean Smart, and more

It’s all happening for Deborah (Jean Smart), now that she finally got her dream of hosting a late-night show. Only suddenly, there’s some last-minute doubt: Will Ava (Hannah Einbinder) be allowed to come along for the ride?

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Pyramid game.

Genre: Thriller Release date: May 30, with all 10 episodes Showrunner/creator: Choi Sui Cast: Bona, Jang Da-a, Ryu Da-in, and more

Seong Su-ji is a new student at the Baekyeon Girls’ High School, and everything is already feeling like a fight for survival as she battles bullies and studies alike. And then she’s introduced to a new ranking system that lets people secretly vote for who they think should be a class outcast. Now, Su-ji has to decide whether to keep going along (and possibly accepting the violence that comes with it) or else lead an uprising against this shadowy “Pyramid Game.”

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Genre: Star Trek Release date: May 30 Showrunner/creator: Akiva Goldsman Cast: Sonequa Martin-Green, Mary Wiseman, Doug Jones, and more

The end of an era! By which I mean not only the season we got of 900 years in Star Trek’s future, but also Discovery , which wraps up this Thursday. It’s the end of the first Star Trek show of the modern era, and is free in a way Star Trek hasn’t been in a long, long while , all while paving the way for more Trek to come.

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We are lady parts season 2.

Genre: “Yeah, I’m in a band” teen comedy Release date: May 30, with all episodes Showrunner/creator: Nida Manzoor Cast: Anjana Vasan, Sarah Kameela Impey, Juliette Motamed, and more

We Are Lady Parts is back and ready to record their debut album. Which means it’s the perfect time for more bandmate shenanigans — including battling a rival Muslim band, playing a festival, exploring your “villain era.” All that and Malala Yousafzai is supposed to show up sometime this season!

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Loot season 2 finale.

Genre: Comedy Release date: May 29 Showrunner/creators: Alan Yang and Matt Hubbard Cast: Maya Rudolph, Joel Kim Booster, Nat Faxon, and more

The Wells Foundation — and Molly (Maya Rudolph), the billionaire woman who runs it — are nearing their greatest success yet. Which, of course, means reality is about to come crashing in with some major personal decisions. How will the dust settle in the season 2 finale?

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Couples therapy season 4.

Genre: Documentary series Release date: May 31, with one episode; on-air premiere at 10 p.m. EDT on June 2 Showrunner/creator: Dr. Orna Guralnik Cast: Real-life couples in therapy

It’s a new season of Couples Therapy, and an all-new cast of couples to undergo real therapy with Dr. Orna. The result will be unpredictable — couples therapy, after all, is about figuring yourselves out together, not necessarily saving the relationship. The good news? It will most likely be cathartic, one way or another.

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