211. Ghostwritten by J. K. Rowling (SNW 3.08)

With heavy hearts, Anika and Liz discuss "Four and a Half Vulcans", the worst episode of Star Trek's streaming era, and possibly one of the top five worst episodes of Star Trek ever.

So that's fun. 

• Liz keeps returning to the question, "Is this worse than 'Code of Honor'?"
• "I understand that this is meant to be funny." 
• Genetics and hair don't work like that
• "I felt disrespected as a viewer."
• The whole "feminist career women can't cook, amiright?" trope was tired when they did it with Janeway in the '90s and it's more tired with Chapel and Batel now
• Anika: the only person on the whole internet watching "Amok Time" for the Spock/Chapel
• Comedy mind control rape (for the second time in a season)
• Uhura this season generally has whatever personality is required for the plot, but using her for TERF propaganda about groomers is unforgivable
• Romula'an is almost a good storyline, provided you don't know anything about genetics, Romulans or how "Tomorrow, Tomorrow and Tomorrow" went
• Why is Marie's professional future wrapped up in a plot from I Love Lucy?
• Pike uses Marie's chronic condition to try to sabotage her career, because apparently their relationship is now a horror story from r/BestofRedditorUpdates
• You have to be really incompetent to come up with a dance-off that we hate this much!