Angry Asian Trekkies
Two Asian-Canadian(/American) friends from the 80s rewatch selected episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation in an effort to come to terms with the multicultural politics of their childhood. Both critical and nostalgic, Angry Asian Trekkies seeks to understand the allure and pitfalls of TNG's not quite post-racial longing, and to decide if they can continue to love this show in the twenty first century.
Angry Asian Trekkies
The Defector (These are not my stars!)
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Joe and Marko
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Season 1
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Episode 9
Can you trust a Romulan? Can a Romulan trust themself? In this episode we gush about the high point of Cold-War Romulan intrigue; praise and lament Picard's provincial Shakespearean humanism; relive Data and Geordi's burgeoning bromance; and finally, we ponder the tragedy of Setal/Jarok. Join us for one of our favorite episodes of TNG!