Anne of Cleeves. Fourth wife of King Henry VIII. The Flanders Mare. In school I learned the classic narrative of Anne. Henry agreed to marry her sight unseen, but when she showed up he found her profoundly unattractive, was unable to consummate the marriage, and quickly divorced her. With much…

Because inertia doesn’t exist, we’re still trying to get up to near light speed. Sigh. This episode, at least, is more about the people than the science. The murder investigation continues. Lane is trying to get Garnet removed from command now he knows she’s a clone (which he found out…

At the start of this episode, I turned to my husband and said “It’s not our Ryan Wilder.” And I called it. She is the hero of her own story (and attempts to convince Iris of this, which doesn’t work well; Iris is a journalist, after all). …

Star Trek fans aren’t always huge fans of change. The design change to the Klingons in Discovery season one was so unpopular they awkwardly found a way to reverse it. Another design change has also gotten some negative attention, and it has to do with this guy. As you can…

Another episode in which we see more of the inner workings of the Federation…and its allies. Even Earth shows up, clearly foreshadowing their return to the fold. The Federation must decide what to do about the anomaly, and two clear choices emerge: Make contact with Species 10-C, the anomaly’s presumed…

Don’t watch this episode while hungry. Or without having just eaten, because by the end of it… Yeah, it’s a restaurant episode. More than that, it’s an Indian restaurant episode. Ironically, I watched it while eating Chinese. Go figure. It’s also a deeply personal episode for Ben. At the start…

This is Discovery back on form and back in the spirit of TOS, with one bobble that I have to bitch about. The ship and crew are investigating the subspace rift left behind by the anomaly and get stuck. Trapped in spatial rift episodes are nothing new. I was actually…

This show can get a bit dark at times, and “The Examples” plunges us into some interesting territory. The DMA changed course towards an asteroid belt, which contains a small former Emerald Chain colony, mostly occupied by Akaali. It may or may not hit, but Discovery flies to evacuate the…

This book is being marketed as science fiction, but feels like fantasy. Until you understand that it is science fiction with a decidedly different view of the world. Call it science fantasy, because gods are characters and reincarnation is stated as truth. It’s intricate, a little confusing, and very much…