InterTREKtional – Details, episodes & analysis

Hi Intertrekkies! Here's a rerun of our ode to the Borg Queen, dedicated to all you Picard-watchers out there. And don't worry, we'll have a totally fresh Q ep out to you soonsoon!     

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Repulsive yet seductive, powerful and enigmatic, the Borg Queen is one of our favorite Star Trek villains. In preparation for Star Trek: Picard, Becca and Ryan kick off InterTREKtional Season Two with this deep look at the Borg's baddest bitch. The film Star Trek: First Contact, and Voyager episodes "Dark Frontier" (S5:E15/16) and "Unimatrix Zero" (S6:E26; S7:E:1) are discussed.

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Data is restrained by a leather clad Borg Queen in Star Trek: First Contact, the kinkiest Trek film.

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Part 2 - Memory Alpha

Data gives up/gives it up to Queenie without a fight

Episode 39: Monstrous Women and Women who Make Monsters

Why are you so obsessed with me? - Seven

AOL Chat interview with Ronald D. Moore via Memory Alpha

I could totally grow hair if I wanted to. -Queenie

Not that bitch, again.

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison via TV Tropes 

But not too black via TV Tropes

Innocent blue eyes via All The Tropes

Territorial Smurfette via TV Tropes

Ugh, where's the mall? 

"Another odd turn, in my opinion, was the non-promotion of Ensign Kim. I mean, come on people! Kim was probed, beaten, tortured and held the distinction of being the first Voyager crew member to die and come back to life. What more does a guy have to do to get promoted to Lieutenant for frak’s sake?" -Garrett Wang

Straight Talk with Voyager's Garrett Wang, Part I via StarTrek.com

The Bechdel Test - Everything You Need to Know via No Film School

Find out if anything and everything passes the Bechdel test at TheBechdelTest.com 

This never gets old, apparently.

How the Borg Queen dies in First Contact via Fandango NOW Extras

Watch Jonathan Frakes rave about Alice Krige as well as some cool behind the scenes footage of the Queen's head and body joining in the Making Star Trek: First Contact Documentary via Pop Culture Pandora 

Both actresses kill it as the Borg Queen, but Alice gets better lipgloss. 

Uh-oh! You've just experienced a transporter accident, and now everyone around you looks the same but is acting very strange. Your midriff is exposed, and your coworkers are making aggressive sexual advances. Welcome to the (dun dun dunnn) Mirror Universe. Don't worry, Becca and Ryan are here to hold your hand, while we explore how queerness and kink are used as shorthand for EEEEVIL.  

******Mild Spoiler Alerts for: Star Trek Mirror Universe eps, The Suicide Squad, Stargate SG1, Rick and Morty (S5E5), and Netflix's Bonding.******  

More or less, all of the Mirror Universe episodes: see Memory Alpha  

Becca's Review: The Suicide Squad - tl;dr: just don't.  

Ryan's Review: Stargate SG1 - racist! jingoistic! fun!  

Opinion: TV producers, stop portraying bisexuals as villains by Zachary Zane via Washington Post  

Many bisexual TV characters lack a moral compass. They exploit their own sexuality as a means to get ahead. They’re also unabashedly shameless in their actions, never having an ounce of remorse. It is as if, for these fictional bisexual characters, sexual fluidity equals moral fluidity. In this regard, sexuality is not seen as an identity, but rather, as a personality trait.

The tropes, as identified by GLAAD (from report WHERE WE ARE ON TV 2015-16)

• bisexual characters who are depicted as untrustworthy, prone to infidelity, and/or lacking a sense of morality
• characters who use sex as a means of manipulation or who are lacking the ability to form genuine relationships
• associations with self-destructive behavior
• and treating a character’s attraction to more than one gender as a temporary plot device that is rarely addressed again  

Why Are So Many Bisexuals On TV Also Sociopaths? by Hannah Harris Green via BuzzFeed.News  

The Trope of the Evil Television Bisexual by Spencer Kornhaber via The Atlantic   

4 Terrible Bisexuality Tropes on TV — And 4 Portrayals That Defy Them by Gillian Brown via The Body is Not An Apology 

Depraved Bisexual via TVTropes  

The Generational Clash at Pride Is Actually a Sign of Progress by Spencer Kornhaber via The Atlantic 

Bondage Is Bad & Sex Is Evil via TVTropes

Painful Therefore Pleasurable - Rick and Morty (clip) via YouTube 

Becca and Ryan welcome back special guest Molly Sanchez (@seriousmolly) to discuss Star Trek 2009! Over a decade has passed since this gem hit theaters, and we're so hot for it, you can measure our temperatures in Kelvin ;) Join us as we discuss the power of EYEBROWS, the absurdity of fencing in a movie full of battling spaceships, and whether or not you can pass the Bechdel test in your underwear.

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Star Trek Picard's Finale Recap is here!Picard is streaming free right now, catch up and binge our season!

The pandemic is here, y'all! Due to sheltering-in-place, we could not record this episode in the same room, so please forgive any odd audio. ************************SPOILERS******************* Nevertheless, join Becca and Ryan, and the Motley Crew on their very first Away Mission

So much happens in Episode 8 of Picard that we can hardly summarize our podcast without spoilers, so ********************************************************************SPOILERS******Raffi puts on her detective hat and solves at least two, maybe three mysteries this episode, with the help of all five emergency Rios look alike holograms. Soji and Agnes have feelings. Seven and Elnor have ACTION SCENES. Becca and Ryan have lots of thoughts. 

Content Warning: Suicide and Rape. 

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We're all tears as Picard finds shelter with some familiar faces. This episode hits heavy on themes of family and loss, mistrust and loyalty, what it means to be an individual, and fighting against impossible odds. Becca and Ryan talk third wave verses second wave feminism and get real thirsty about the beautiful cast of Picard. Spoilers abound. 

**We apologize for posting a day later this week due to the Jewish holiday of Purim**

[Content Warning: Extremely cursory and brief discussion of rape and partner abuse.]

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(Content Warning: PTSD, addiction, incest, the Holocaust.) This week, Becca and Ryan take Soji's return as a jumping off point to discuss Fembots, the Pygmalion myth, and Pinocchio. Also (mild spoiler) Hugh is back! Plus, how is Raffi holding up? Join us for our analysis of The Impossible Box. 

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Seven of Nine is back in a bomber jacket! We are here to chat Borg, berets and bedazzled body suits, queering villains, and more space socialism. What happens in Free Cloud stays in Free Cloud, but spoilers lie ahead. Also, more wine. 

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Special Guest Host Molly Sanchez (@seriousmolly) fills in for Ryan this week!

*****Spoilers****

She and Becca get deep in Planet Vashti - permanent refugee camp for the Romulan diaspora. We ask the tough questions: who’s going to make out with whom, what do all of Captain Rios’s emergency holograms do anyway, and where can Becca get that hat? Also, we meet Space Legolas and some ninja nuns. Strap in!

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