Is Crichton (Ben Browder) actually home? Is this Earth? Everything says yes, and Moya and the rest start to relax a little, enjoying their time on Terra Firma. This episode was written by Richard Manning, and first aired on 6 January, 2003. But is Crichton’s presence on Earth, not to mention those of his friends,…
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Stargate: Atlantis (2005) – The Siege: Part 1, and Part 2
Martin Gero launches the first part of the season finale, The Siege: Part 1, which was first broadcast on 18 March, 2005. The Wraith hiveships and darts are drawing close now, and everyone is aware that they are the line between the attackers and the Wraith’s new goal, reaching Earth, which would be a new…
Stargate SG-1 (2003) – Prophecy, and Full Circle
Oh oh! There are problems for Jonas Quinn (Corin Nemec)!While on a mission to a Goa’uld controlled world with the rest of SG-1 he falls ill and is taken from active duty. But not before he has glimpses of the immediate future. Written by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie, this episode, the penultimate of season…
Family Ties (1989) – Nick’s Best Friend, Get Me to the Living Room on Time, and The Job Not Taken
While the Keaton family gears up for Andy’s (Brian Bonsall) 7th birthday and Steven (Micheal Gross) goes typically overboard, Nick (Scott Valentine) is reunited with his old dog Scrapper in Nick’s Best Friend. Written by Katie Ford this episode first debuted on 15 January, 1989. While Nick is overjoyed to be reunited with his old…
Magnum P.I. (2021) – Til Death, and Devil on the Doorstep
Thomas Magnum (Jay Hernandez) and Juliet Higgins (Perdita Weeks) find themselves dealing with an anxious groom in Til Death. Written by Katie Varney, this episode first debuted on 5 November, 2021. Aiden (Ian Harding) hires the investigators to look into his fiancee, Serena (Molly Griggs), when she begins to behave weirdly, stressed, strange phone calls….
Avatar: The Last Airbender – Book 3: Fire (2008) – Sozin’s Comet, Part 1: The Phoenix King, Part 2: The Old Masters, Part 3: Into the Inferno, and Part 4: Avatar Aang
Avatar: The Last Airbender came to a close on 19 July, 2008. Four episodes, airing back-to-back brought the story to an epic close. Choices are thinning, and after an initial beach break, Zuko (Dante Basco) convinces Aang (Zach Tyler Eisen) and Team Avatar that they really need to up their game in time to confront…
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022) – All Those Who Wander, and A Quality of Mercy
All Those Who Wander is the penultimate episode of the first season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and it is determined to make the Gorn the scariest aliens in the Trek universe. Written by Davy Perez, this episode first aired on 30 June, 2022. The Enterprise, which is on a priority mission, receives another…
Star Trek: Vulcan’s Forge (1997) – Susan Shwartz and Josepha Sherman
James Kirk is dead. But Spock, Uhura, McCoy and the rest go on in the next Star Trek book from Pocketbooks/Simon & Schuster, Vulcan’s Forge. While Chekov has gone off to serve as Sulu’s first officer aboard the Excelsior, and Spock has taken a captaincy aboard the Intrepid II, he is joined by McCoy, and…
The X-Files (2002) – William, and Release
David Duchovny returns this week, behind the camera to direct an episode that he thought up alongside Frank Spotnitz and series creator Chris Carter, who also penned the teleplay. It first aired on 28 April, 2002, and puts Scully’s (Gillian Anderson) baby, William front and center, and gives us the heartbreaking ending first… she gives…
Star Trek: Discovery (2019) – Perpetual Infinity, and Through the Valley of Shadows
Captain’s log: 2257 We’re racing to the conclusion of the second season now. Perpetual Infinity written by Alan McElroy and Brandon Schultz, which first aired on 28 March, 2019, is making sure there are lots of cards on the table to make sure we realise what the game really is. As Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) deals…
The Mind Reels 