Shawn Doyle

STDP 074 – Coming Home (S4E13)

Ruthie & Brian discuss the season finale of Star Trek: Discovery S4E13, titled Coming Home. The DMA approaches Earth and Ni’Var. Discovery makes a final attempt to stop it. It was written by showrunner Michelle Paradise and directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi. We both liked this finale. It was probably our second favorite of the four season finales of Discovery, behind Season 2.

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Star Trek Discovery Podcast, featuring Picard, Lower Decks, and Strange New Worlds
STDP 074 - Coming Home (S4E13)
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STDP 073 – Species Ten-C (S4E12)

It’s taken a while for us to get back to Disco and to finally get this episode out, but here’s our take on the penultimate episode of Season 4, S4E12 titled Species Ten-C. It was written by Kyle Jarrow and directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi. Discovery makes first contact with the very alien species and needs to find a new way to communicate with them. We both liked this episode.

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Star Trek Discovery Podcast, featuring Picard, Lower Decks, and Strange New Worlds
STDP 073 - Species Ten-C (S4E12)
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STDP 072 – Rosetta (S4E11)

Ruthie & Brian discuss Star Trek: Discovery S4E11, titled Rosetta. This episode was written by Terri Hughes Burton and directed by Jeff Byrd & Jen McGowan. Discovery finds Species 10C’s original planet. Book & Tarka sneak onboard Discovery.

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Star Trek Discovery Podcast, featuring Picard, Lower Decks, and Strange New Worlds
STDP 072 - Rosetta (S4E11)
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STDP 071 – The Galactic Barrier (S4E10)

Ruthie & Brian discuss Discovery S4E10, titled The Galactic Barrier. This episode was written by Anne Cofell Saunders and directed by Deborah Kampmeier. Discovery tries to get through the Galactic Barrier, while Book learns more about Tarka’s past.

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Star Trek Discovery Podcast, featuring Picard, Lower Decks, and Strange New Worlds
Star Trek Discovery Podcast, featuring Picard, Lower Decks, and Strange New Worlds
STDP 071 - The Galactic Barrier (S4E10)
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STDP 070 – Rubicon (S4E9)

Ruthie and Brian discuss Discovery S4E9, titled Rubicon. This episode was written by Alan B. McElroy and directed by Andi Armaganian. Captain Burnham and the crew of the Discovery try to stop Book and Tarka from destroying the DMA.

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Star Trek Discovery Podcast, featuring Picard, Lower Decks, and Strange New Worlds
Star Trek Discovery Podcast, featuring Picard, Lower Decks, and Strange New Worlds
STDP 070 - Rubicon (S4E9)
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STDP 069 – All In (S4E8)

Ruthie & Brian discuss Discovery S4E8, titled All In. This episode was written by Sean Cochran and directed by Christopher J. Byrne & Jen McGowan. Captain Burnham tracks Book down and gets drawn into a high-stakes competition for the weapon that will be used to stop the DMA.

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Star Trek Discovery Podcast, featuring Picard, Lower Decks, and Strange New Worlds
Star Trek Discovery Podcast, featuring Picard, Lower Decks, and Strange New Worlds
STDP 069 - All In (S4E8)
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STDP 066 – The Examples (S4E5)

Ruthie & Brian talk through Star Trek: Discovery S4E5, titled The Examples. Stamets collaborates with a brilliant scientist with an even bigger ego than his, and Burnham and Booker attempt to rescue prisoners from an Akaali colony with the DMA approaching.

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Star Trek Discovery Podcast, featuring Picard, Lower Decks, and Strange New Worlds
STDP 066 - The Examples (S4E5)
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