The Edge: A Star Trek Discovery Podcast
TV & Film:After Shows
The Escape Artist.
The fourth episode of Star Trek: Short Treks highlights Harcourt Fenton Mudd, a character that has been around almost as long as Star Trek itself. Rainn Wilson not only portrays Mudd, but also directs. The twists and turns of Mudd being captured and turned over to Starfleet again and again make for a fun episode to watch while the writing and comedic timing make it even more fun to listen to.
In this episode of The Edge, hosts Patrick Devlin and Amy Nelson are joined by Brandon-Shea Mutala of Warp Five and Melodic Treks to discuss the brilliance of “The Escape Artist” and the concept of Short Treks. We debate the Mudd timeline compared with The Original Series and which actions were taken by Mudd himself or which by his androids. And, in closing, we rank the four Short Treks episodes.
Chapters
Intro (00:00:00)
Initial Thoughts (00:02:35)
Memories of Other Androids (00:06:49)
The Brilliance of Short Treks (00:13:36)
Memories (00:19:06)
The Resistance (00:27:57)
Turning in Mudd (00:30:09)
The Bounty Hunter’s True Identity (00:34:19)
Ranking the Short Treks (00:36:13)
Closing (00:50:59)
Hosts
Amy Nelson and Patrick Devlin
Guest
Brandon-Shea Mutala
Production
Patrick Devlin (Editor) Amy Nelson (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Tony Robinson (Associate Producer) Lisa Slack (Associate Producer) Tom Puleo (Associate Producer) Shoaib Mirza (Associate Producer) Richard Rutledge (Associate Producer) James Muldrow (Associate Producer) Cornelia Reutner (Associate Producer) Ryan Maillet (Associate Producer) Chris Tribuzio (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Tony Robinson (Show Art) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)
98: My Name’s Gene, Actually
97: Not From Around These Parts
96: Hairy Warthogs
95: Drop Your Necks!
94: Daddy Pike
93: Nipple Pants
92: Klingon Tuning Fork
91: Logic Rave!
90: Saurian Brandi
89: Hallmark Hot
88: Mumble Mumble . . . Our Fault . . . Classified!
87: logh muSHa'ghach Duj
86: The Chunky Side Things
85: Space Love Boat
84: The Old Astronomer
T38: Ephraim and Dot
T37: The Girl Who Made the Stars
83: Forty-Seven Legs
82: This Might Be Alright
P45: No Bloody A, B, C, or D!
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