018 - Bean sucks at poker

Welcome to another episode of the To Baldly Go Podcast.

I am joined again this week by my wife, Abbie, and our friend, Nate as we discuss:

• The next 3 episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series – The Gamesters of Triskelion, A Piece of the Action, and The Immunity Syndrome
• First – my homework to rewatch The Trouble with Tribbles
• I can see why The Trouble with Tribbles is a favorite episode for many
• Does “more fun” mean “better”?
• Parks and Rec The Sopranos
• Have we seen this episode before?
• Aaron can rate something a 10
• Fair terms?
• Would Kirk have acted the same if only saving himself and crew?
• Downgrading my rating and things that took me out of the episode
• No blondes on Vulcan
• A good-enough episode
• Application of the Prime Directive?
• Let’s play Cups!
• Kirk’s ‘20s talk
• Radios and rotary phones
• Nate hates Scotty
• Abbie didn’t finish the final episode
• The death of one vs the deaths of many
• Kirk’s understanding of their mission
• Spock shit-talking McCoy
• Spock and McCoy truly care for each other
• Nate’s 13-year-old humor
• Instinct and intuition vs logic
• Did the Vulcans logic themselves to death?