Part Two of a two parter about a two parter! We wrap our up discussion of Star Trek Discovery's season 2 finale and make a few wild stabs in the dark about season 3 and beyond. This episode was written by Michelle Paradise, Jenny Lumet, and Alex Kurtzman with Olatunde Osunsanmi directing. Check out the podcast show page at www.disconightpodcast.com…

Turns out there was too much juicy goodness in the Star Trek Discovery season finale "Such Sweet Sorrow Part 2" that we needed to break this second part up into two additional parts. Part two will be dropping real shortly, so let the almost obscene number of events that transpire in the first half marinate until then. This episode was written by Mi…

If last episode was largely a setup for the finale, than this is.. well. This is another setup for the finale. That's not to say it doesn't have some great moments! Burnham has a few poignant goodbyes, we see another Short Trek come into play with the arrival of her Serene Highness Me Hani Ika Hali Ka Po, everyone figures out that future Michael Bu…

There's a weird balance in this week's Star Trek Discovery where there is a lot of stuff happening, but a lot of it not feeling very consequential. Pike gazes into the looking glass and finds a future that elicits a reaction much like Carol Marcus' in Star Trek Into Darkness when Khan killed her father. A time crystal is procured, and all they lack…

Sonequa Martin-Green puts on an acting clinic in the latest Star Trek Discovery episode "Perpetual Infinity," all while Michael Burnham is working through some serious mom issues. Alan Van Sprang's Leland kinda recovers from getting stabbed in the eyes last week, and gets to paying the stabbing thing forward to Ash Tyler. Sonja Sohn gets a lot of s…

The greatest mystery of season two is finally resolved as we learn whose face hides under that Red Angel mask. We have mixed reactions to this revelation. Michael Burnham repairs relationships with the men in her life, but the unexpected return of a woman into her life is really messing with her head. One woman that doesn't seem like she's going to…

Even though Discovery went rogue just last week, "Project Daedalus" has them teaming up with a Starfleet admiral to cause a ruckus. This time they're heading over to that troublesome Section 31 to depose the Logic Extremist at the top. As happens from time to time in the Star Trek universe, things don't turn out to be exactly as they seem. Directed…

The Talosians throw Burnham and Spock a solid and use their powers to get Spock's brain right and maybe get the healing started on their broken relationship. Captain Pike gets a visit from a long lost love, and Dr. Culber gives Ash Tyler whatfor. Directed by TJ Scott, written by Dan Dworkin and Jay Beattie. Featuring Melissa George as Vina. http://…

In which Joe and Jason both gradually convince each other that Star Trek Discovery is picking up the unresolved thread of the Temporal Cold War from Star Trek: Enterprise. The Discovery encounters a time rift above Kaminar, so Captain Pike and our man Voq decide to fly into it. This yields mixed results. They don't die, but they are attacked by a S…

Another signal appears, this time over Saru's home planet, Kaminar. Discovery immediately gets caught between the plight of the Kelpiens and the seemingly predatory species, the Ba'ul. But like most things, there's more going on than meets the eye. Hannah Spear returns as Siranna, Javier Botet plays the Baul, and David Benjamin Tomlinson returns as…

Launching a bold rescue attempt that gets the Discovery stuck in fungus mud, the away team finds a bit more than they expected in the mycelial network (Hint: It's Hugh). Georgiou swings by and brings her new buddy Ash Tyler, and some real crazy hijinks ensue. Directed by David Barrett, written by Kirsten Beyer, "Saints of Imperfection stars Michell…

Hot on the trail of Spock's shuttle, Discovery is ripped back into realspace by what turns out to be a 100,000 year old life form on its death bed. Speaking of death beds, Saru's not feeling so well and makes a few difficult requests of Burnham. Tig Notaro returns as Jet Reno and Rebecca Romijn makes her first appearance as Number One. An Obol for …

Michael Burnham and Sylvia Tilly's friendship continues to soar to new heights, and as they so often do, the arrival of a child has complicated Tyler and L'Rell's relationship. This episode includes references to zombie ants, Commander Tucker from Enterprise's undercover work on Romulus, Tasha Yar's death, and many celebrations of both Tilly and Ma…

Things get weird when Discovery is lead to an incredibly remote human settlement established over 200 years ago. Directed by Jonathan Frakes and written by Sean Cochran, Akiva Goldsman, and Vaun Wilmott.

Season two of Star Trek Discovery has finally arrived with "Brother," a clear reference to one of our favorite pointy-eared aliens. Directed by showrunner Alex Kurtzman, and written by Gretchen J. Berg, Aaron Harberts and Ted Sullivan.

Time to take one last look back at the Star Trek Discovery season two trailer and try to glean whatever small details we can in advance of the premiere, make predictions, and talk about our hopes and dreams for Disco.By Disco Night

Directed by Rainn Wilson and written by Michael McMahan, the fourth episode of Short Treks features notorious pseudo-villain Harcourt "Harry" Fenton Mudd pining over sipping jippers on a beach somewhere. Featuring Rainn Wilson as Harry Mudd, Harry Judge as the Tellarite, Barbara Mamabolo as our new favorite bounty hunter, and Dan Abramovici as the …

Directed by Douglas Aarniokoski and written by Bo Yeon Kim and Erika Lippoldt, the third episode of Short Treks has our favorite Kelpien facing the hard reality behind the expression "You can't go home again." But in his case it's literal. The military told him he's not allowed to go there anymore. Featuring Doug Jones as Saru, and introducing Hann…

Written Michael Chabon, Sean Cochran, and directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi, the second episode of Short Treks teaches that the truest expression of love is letting go of the little man that walks around inside you. Calypso stars Aldis Hodge as Craft and Annabelle Wallis as the voice of Zora, with Sash Striga playing Zora's holo-depiction.…

Disco Night AND Star Trek Discovery are back with the first of four Short Treks! The first episode of Short Treks, written by showrunner Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet, was directed by Maja Vrvilo and has Tilly making a new and unexpected friend. Runaway stars Mary Wiseman reprising her role as Cadet Sylvia Tilly and Yadira Guevara-Prip as Me hani I…

The crew of the Enterprise gets really clever this episode, nearly pulling off a ruse that might have saved them a lot of time and effort had they succeeded. Unfortunately, its the Expanse, and this is Enterprise, so of course something had to go amiss. Episode Title: Strategem Written By: Michael Sussman and Terry Matalas Directed By: Mike Vejar N…

The Expanse. Mysterious. Lonely. Cold. Hostile. An isolated corner of the galaxy with nary a friendly face for light ye-- Wait. Is that Shran? Episode Title: Proving Ground Written By: Chris Black Directed By: David Livingston Notable Guest Stars: Jeffrey Combs (Shran), Molly Brink (Lieutenant Talas), Randy Oglesby (Degra), Granville Van Dusen (And…

The Enterprise is taken over by a group of Triannon religious zealots seeking to use Starfleet's advance weapons to destroy the heretic forces on their homeworld. Things go exactly as planned. No they don't. Episode Title: Chosen Realm Written By: Manny Coto Directed By: Roxann Dawson Notable Guest Stars: Conor O’Farrel (D’Jamat), Vince Grant (Yarr…

The Temporal Cold War story line isn't quite dead yet! Daniels pops back into Archer's life just long enough to send our Captain and back to 2004 era Detroit to stop some kind of Xindi plot. Episode Title: Carpenter Street Written By: Rick Berman & Brannon Braga Directed By: Michael Vejar Notable Guest Stars: Leland Orser (Loomis), Matt Winston (Te…

Similitude should be one of those episodes that comes to mind whenever you think of Enterprise. If there were a reward for most "Star Trek-esque" episode, this would be in the running. Episode Title: Similitude Written By: Manny Coto Directed By: LeVar Burton Notable Guest Stars: Maximillian Orion Kesmodel (Sim age 4), Adam Taylor Gordon (Sim age 8…

Our first cowboy episode! We both went into this episode expecting the worst, but ended up pleasantly surprised! Episode Title: Star Trek Enterprise 03x09 - North Star Written By: David A. Goodman Directed By: David Straiton Notable Guest Stars: Emily Bergl (Bethany), Glen Morshower (Macready), James Parks (Deputy Bennings) First Aired: November 12…

Quantum Leap's Sam Beckett awakens to find himself in the body of the former captain of the starship Enterprise, Jonathan Archer. Due to crippling amnesia, he is unaware that a decade has passed since the Captain's mission to prevent the destruction of Earth has failed. With the help of Archer's companion T'Pol and his former crewmates, he manages …

Following a lead given to them by Hoshi's captor from a previous episode, the Enterprise arrives at a kemocite processing facility supporting the construction of the Xindi weapon. Archer goes in all rough and tumble but accidentally makes a friend instead. Star Trek: Enterprise 03x07 - The Shipment Written By: Chris Black, Brent V. Friedman Directe…

Beauty and the Beast, but with Hoshi and no dancing furniture. Star Trek: Enterprise 3x06 - Exile Written By: Phyllis Strong Directed By: Roxann Dawson Guest Stars: Maury Sterling There Are Four Mics is a weekly Star Trek podcast discussing the Star Trek episodes and movies in stardate order. Join Chris Keeley, Jason Allen, Joe Heiser, and Joshua B…

Responding to an automated distress call, the Enterprise finds the Seleya, a Vulcan ship that entered the Expanse nine months previously, derelict in an asteroid field rich in Trellium-D. Rescue efforts go sideways, as the Vulcan crew is exhibiting classic signs of Zombie-ism. Star Trek: Enterprise 3x05 - Impulse Directed by David Livingston Writte…