The Nexus #120: "Albatross" & "The Game" (Patreon)

On this edition of our Star Trek recap show, The Nexus, we're chatting about a pretty good TNG and a real missed opportunity of a TOSTAS!

First up on TOSTAS, it's an episode with a pretty decent (read: hilarious) premise that totally whiffs on the execution in, "Albatross"! Originally airing September 28, 1974, this episode sees Dr. McCoy arrested, accused of murdering hundreds of people by intentionally spreading a plague and then peace-ing out off-planet. We've got some horrendously drawn aliens that look like deflated Winnie the Pooh, a hilarious moment where Scotty seems almost envious of McCoy's alleged bloodlust, the Enterprise crew tricking some gleep-glop into sneaking aboard the ship by leaving the back door open, Spock getting to do a Captain's Log and much more!

Then, across the Alpha Quadrant on TNG, it's the Wesley-centric episode, "The Game." Premiering back on October 26, 1991, this is the episode where nearly everyone aboard the ship gets addicted to some headset game that hooks players just like heroin. Highlights include Riker endangering the ship once again due to his insatiable sexual appetite, Wil Wheaton giving a solid performance returning as an older Wesley, Ashley Judd guesting as the engineer who falls for Wes while they solve this Invasion of the Body Snatchers-like crisis, Data being aggressively powered down by Dr. Crusher, and more!

Come hang out in Vegas with us next weekend (August 6-8) as we do a three-night stand at ST:LV to celebrate 60 years of Star Trek and 10 years of The Nexus! We’ll be at the convention Thursday, Friday and Saturday night doing three Nexus shows on Wrath of Kahn, Generations, and First Contact! Best part is, you don’t need to have a convention pass to attend, each show is ticketed separately. Click through to snag your tix now!

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Cover art by Felipe Sobreiro.