The Nexus #95 "Beyond the Farthest Star" / "The Loss" (Patreon)

This month on The Nexus, we start a brand-new chapter of our Star Trek re-cap show. That's right, beginning on this episode we start our coverage of Star Trek: The Animated Series! 

First up on TOSTAS, it's the maiden voyage of the animated Enterprise on "Beyond the Farthest Star." Originally airing September 8, 1973, the first cartoon outing of our favorite space crew has our heroes being pulled toward a mysterious, eons-old starship, an eerie entity trying to get aboard the ship, Kirk hilariously shoving a mustachioed transporter chief, Scotty getting CRUSHED by a huge, heavy hatch, and Kirk getting electrocuted in the back!

Then over in the three-dimensional realm on TNG, it's the dreadful Troi-centric episode, "The Loss." Originally airing December 29, 1990, this episode continues the show's streak of doing bad by the character and actor when attempting to form episodes around everyone's favorite ship's counselor. It also features Worf yelling about ghosts, Troi poorly counseling a widow, Riker trying to get it wet, and the always-welcomed return of Whoopi Goldberg as Guinan!

The Nexus is a WHM podcast where the guys futilely go through two Star Trek series at the same time. Thank you so much for continuing to support our family of shows—we couldn't do it without you! We know you have lots of options for podz and we're super-stoked you chose to spend some time with us—thanks again!

Cover art by Felipe Sobreiro.