The Nexus #112 "The Eye of the Beholder" / "In Theory" (Patreon)

On our final Nexus episode of the year, we're chatting about two completely ridiculous episodes of Star Trek!

First up on TOSTAS, we're talking about an almost-decent episode, "The Eye of the Beholder." Originally airing January 5, 1974, this episode features Shatner sounding like his opening lines were literally recorded over the phone, the Big Three getting put in a zoo, Bones getting hilariously crushed by a dinosaur, James Doohan voicing a British character that wound up destroying his Scotty voice for the episode, and gigantic pink elephant creature straight out of your wildest drug trip!

Then, across the Neutral Zone on TNG, we're talking about the silly episode, "In Theory." Premiering on June 1, 1991, this is another entry in the 'Data and the Women Who (Try To) Love Him' sub-genre of TNG. We've got Spiner crushing it as usual, even though the material is really, super-silly. The episode features a wild montage where Data goes to every senior staff member to ask advice with his love life, including Geordi, which seemed like a waste of time to all of us. There's also some vague Star Trek stuff going on in the background, but you can't take your eyes off the car accident that is Data dating. Holy cow!

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 pods and we're super-stoked you chose to spend some time with us—thanks again!

Cover art by Felipe Sobreiro.