The Nexus #123: "The Counterclock Incident" & "New Ground" (Patreon)

On the October edition of our Star Trek recap show, The Nexus, we're talking about the final TOSTAS episode and a TNG that's sweet, if a little annoying!

First up on TOSTAS, it's the very last episode, "The Counterclock Incident." This show took its final bow on October 12th, 1974 and featured, what else? The Enterprise crew turning into babies! That's right, Kirk & Co. are de-aging rapidly after chasing a space lady through a supernova into some kind of backwards universe. What a way to end it!

Then, across the Neutral Zone on TNG, it's the touching, but mildly annoying episode, "New Ground." Premiering back on January 4, 1992, this episode features the return of everyone's second most-disliked DSB on the Enterprise, Worf's son, Alexander! The b-plot about the Enterprise helping out some scientist create a new way to hit warp speed is kind of whatever, but stick around for all the ways Alexander humiliates and frustrates Worf throughout this episode! Bonus points for the script allowing Michael Dorn to show a more tender side of Worf!

NOTE: We recorded this episode over a week before hearing the sad news that Walter Koenig had passed away. He'll forever be a legend in our eyes.

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Cover art by Felipe Sobreiro.