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Have you ever considered that the Prime Directive is not only not ethical, but also illogical, and perhaps morally indefensible?

  • How IMDB Users Rate Season 4 of SNW

  • Pike’s decision to go along with a planetary genocide on a hunch was indefensible to say the least.

    And I think that's the most compelling part!

    TBH, one could argue that this season has been pretty successful, if the number of discussion points is anything to go by.

  • How IMDB Users Rate Season 4 of SNW

  • Honestly, I think "A Case of Chiaroscuro" deserves another look. If you disregard the B&W "gimmick" (which I think served the story quite well, but YMMV), I think the A- and B-stories are good, classical Trek.

    A little TOS-y in some respects, but I don't consider that a knock against.

  • How IMDB Users Rate Season 4 of SNW

  • Yeah, I couldn't be less interested in unreliable, easily-manipulated aggregate "scores, " regardless of whether I agree with what they say. This whole site is for people to share their own opinions in a genuine and intelligent way, and that's far more interesting to me.

  • Mounties reviewing First Nations' call for treason probe into Alberta premier, UCP

  • Every one commits treason who, in Canada,

    (a) uses force or violence for the purpose of overthrowing the government of Canada or a province;

    (b) without lawful authority, communicates or makes available to an agent of a state other than Canada, military or scientific information or any sketch, plan, model, article, note or document of a military or scientific character that he knows or ought to know may be used by that state for a purpose prejudicial to the safety or defence of Canada;

    (c) conspires with any person to commit high treason or to do anything mentioned in paragraph (a);

    (d) forms an intention to do anything that is high treason or that is mentioned in paragraph (a) and manifests that intention by an overt act; or

    (e) conspires with any person to do anything mentioned in paragraph (b) or forms an intention to do anything mentioned in paragraph (b) and manifests that intention by an overt act.

    CBC:

    The Criminal Code defines treason primarily as the use of force to overthrow the government or sharing with another state information that may be used for a purpose prejudicial to the safety or defence of Canada.

    Seems pretty much the same?

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    Star Trek Headed To New York Comic Con For ‘Starfleet Academy’ And 60th Anniversary Panel

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  • Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | 4x05 "Level-Five Transporter Accident"

  • It means that spock was the only character that had opportunity for development and growth, and no-one else gets to share in that.

    This is true. I do think they did a fair amount with it in that respect, though, and he's now pretty firmly on the trajectory he needs to be on to line up with his TOS characterization. And I'll give full credit to Ethan Peck for selling his barely-restrained panic attacks (full-blown meltdowns by Vulcan standards, I'm sure).

  • Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | 4x05 "Level-Five Transporter Accident"

  • I thought the answer would have been Looney Tunes style cartoon physics. Like they can win, but so long as it’s a gag / funny. Maybe they tried doing that and it didn’t quite land.

    Yeah, I think there was a degree of that in the final solution, with La'An running across the walls and making a perfect three-point landing and the like, but they didn't quite commit to it.

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    If U.S. booze returns to shelves, 'leave it there,' Manitoba premier says

    www.cbc.ca /news/canada/manitoba/kinew-carney-trump-alcohol-9.7314138
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    Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | 4x05 "Level-Five Transporter Accident"

  • Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | 4x04 "A Case of Chiaroscuro"

  • Uhhhh you might want to skip tonight's episode.

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    Trump says he's pausing 50 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods for 3 days

    www.cbc.ca /news/politics/new-trump-tariffs-deadline-9.7311125

  • Preview ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Puppet Episode With 13 New Photos From “Level-Five Transporter Accident”

  • None of the live-action series have done one, but the images have been floating around since...July 2025, I think.

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    Patch Notes for 8/18/26

    www.playstartrekonline.com /en/news/article/11582577

  • Preview ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Puppet Episode With 13 New Photos From “Level-Five Transporter Accident”

  • I'm definitely enjoying the season more than you, but there's a high degree of difficulty here nonetheless.

  • Preview ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Puppet Episode With 13 New Photos From “Level-Five Transporter Accident”

  • More than most episodes, I don't think there's much space between "home run" and "faceplant."

  • Paramount+ Head Of Originals Jane Wiseman Talks Programming Strategy

  • I wouldn't put money on it either way, but I would think CBS Studios would have more say in that than Paramount+ as the "network" - the two are very intertwined obviously, but I suspect Paramount+ just wants the shows, without being too concerned about who makes them.

  • Paramount+ Head Of Originals Jane Wiseman Talks Programming Strategy

  • Chris Parnell, formerly with Apple TV and current EVP for Paramount+ Originals.

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    N.L., Quebec to sign new Churchill Falls agreement worth billions — with help from Ottawa

    www.cbc.ca /news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/n-l-quebec-to-sign-new-churchill-falls-agreement-worth-billions-with-help-from-ottawa-9.7309135

  • Preview ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Puppet Episode With 13 New Photos From “Level-Five Transporter Accident”

  • This isn't even Star Trek's first trip to the well.

  • Preview ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Puppet Episode With 13 New Photos From “Level-Five Transporter Accident”

  • star trek is serious business

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    3DownNation CFL power rankings: Hamilton Tiger-Cats prove kitty's still got claws

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    Preview ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Puppet Episode With 13 New Photos From “Level-Five Transporter Accident”

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  • Retrospective Discussion | Doctor Who (2005) | 2x07 "The Idiot's Lantern"

  • This is another episode where the pair of Doctor and Rose feel to have jumped around a bit. After last episode’s downer ending they’re all upbeat again. This has happened a few times this series.

    Yeah, I know I've been banging on about this all season, but it really seems the like episodic sequence is all out of whack.

  • Retrospective Discussion | Doctor Who (2005) | 2x07 "The Idiot's Lantern"

  • This is a pretty average episode, and I don't have a good sense for what people think of it in general, but I've always been fond of it for one reason: the domestic approach.

    Eddie Connolly is an absolute cartoon character, but he's a type of stock character that I like a lot. A petty tyrant in his own home, clearly a product of older times that are coming to an end, likely having experienced a fair amount of wartime trauma, who ultimately gets his comeuppance. Jamie Foreman's performance is a little over-the-top, but in a way, that makes it work even better for me. He's got so much impotent bluster, it really paints a picture. To a lesser extent, this expands out to the overall setting - this is a society in transition, and there's a palpable tug-of-war between the old and the new that I find compelling.

    The core plot with the Wire? Adequate. It does what it needs to do, and not much more. Maureen Lipman plays the character well, and the notion that the Wire was "executed" by their own people is interesting, but there's not a lot to chew on.

    Mark Gatiss seems to have a really good grasp of who the Tenth Doctor and Rose are - their dialogue, both together and separately, has a lot of energy. A fun random bit that I'm not sure I noticed before: when the Doctor is cornered by the police and does the bit about wrapping your hand around your elbow, the goon in the background tries it while Detective Inspector Bishop is trying to act intimidating.

    Using an historic television signal to transmit to the masses is a good idea. Maybe the Doctor should keep that one in mind.

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    Retrospective Discussion | Doctor Who (2005) | 2x07 "The Idiot's Lantern"

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    Sea Bears beat Honey Badgers to win CEBL Championship

    www.tsn.ca /cebl/article/sea-bears-beat-honey-badgers-to-win-cebl-championship/

  • Canadian pediatricians warn of rising e-scooter injuries, deaths among kids

  • Often themselves. The focus of the article is overwhelmingly on children who were injured in without the involvement of another vehicle.

  • Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | 4x04 "A Case of Chiaroscuro"

  • why the D7 never detected the shuttle

    I think this one can be explained by the radiation - Scotty and Ortegas had to jury-rig something to track the D7, and they had the advantage of knowing it was there.

    As for the stuff with Uhura and Kor...upon reflection, I think this might come up in the season finale, which seems to feature

    Some kind of time travel to proper TOS times.

  • Hockey Night in Canada: Punjabi Edition not returning after 18 years

  • AFAIK, Rogers still has the brand. It just won't be on CBC.

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    Hockey Night in Canada: Punjabi Edition not returning after 18 years

    www.cbc.ca /news/canada/hockey-night-in-canada-punjabi-hnic-9.7307537
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    Star Trek: Zero Point Warps Into the 25th Century

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    Private clinic Grifols says it's pausing all plasma collection in Canada

    www.cbc.ca /news/canada/manitoba/grifols-plasma-donation-pausing-9.7306495

  • Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | 4x04 "A Case of Chiaroscuro"

  • I don't really have a read on Spock, but Pike certainly seemed to sense she was holding something back. I don't know if he actually knows what, though.

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    Top Canadian Screen Bodies & Festivals Urge Government To Stay Strong On Global Streamer Contributions

    deadline.com /2026/08/streaming-contributions-canada-open-letter-1237032803/
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    Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | 4x04 "A Case of Chiaroscuro"

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    Winnipeg rail-relocation group to study bypass around city for 3 major railways

    www.cbc.ca /news/canada/manitoba/rail-relocation-study-winnipeg-9.7304088
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    Winnipeg city Coun. Russ Wyatt charged with 3 more offences, including sexual assault

    www.cbc.ca /news/canada/manitoba/city-councillor-wyatt-new-charges-9.7303677
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    Environment Canada's updated tornado, severe thunderstorm warning system aims to target specific areas

    www.cbc.ca /news/canada/tornado-warning-system-9.7302032