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Quantum Leap (2022) series 1 episode 1 review

September 21, 2022 The Spoilist Comments Off

Quantum Leap 2022 begins much like the old show ended, with some expositional text on a screen.

First Contact

First Contact: ‘Unification’

August 6, 2022 The Spoilist Comments Off

Ambassador Spock is missing and it seems he’s gone to Romulus. Could it be that this living legend has betrayed the Federation?

Number One, Captain Pike and Spock in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 1 review

July 9, 2022 The Spoilist Comments Off

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds takes the science fiction franchise back to episodic storytelling but is it a success?

A close up of Doctor Crusher playing an addictive game with a metal headset pointing towards her eyes.

First Contact: ‘The Game’ Season 5 Episode 6

June 16, 2022 The Spoilist Comments Off

Riker brings something back from Risa and soon all of the crew have it. Except for Wesley, because as we know, there are some games he doesn’t know how to play.

P for Picard: ‘Hide and Seek’ and ‘Farewell’

May 20, 2022 The Spoilist Comments Off

It’s the end of season 2 of Star Trek: Picard and what a journey it’s been. We’ve visited old friends. We’ve made new friends that looked like our old ones. It didn’t always make sense. In fact, it didn’t ever make sense.

Coming to terms with Star Trek’s visual reboot

May 7, 2022 The Spoilist Comments Off

Can you ever really go back? No, seems to be the answer according to Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, but is that a bad thing?

P for Picard: ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ to ‘Mercy’

April 28, 2022 The Spoilist Comments Off

P for Picard returns to review Star Trek: Picard season 2 episodes ‘Fly Me to the Moon’, ‘Two of One’, ‘Monsters’ and ‘Mercy’. Has Rios’ plot run out of steam? Why does everyone look like

No, your favourite Star Wars film is not underrated

April 9, 2022 The Spoilist Comments Off

Rogue One was trending recently. This is probably an evergreen statement. Rogue One trends every 15 days or so. And while James Gunn’s tweet wasn’t the cause of the trend (no one ever knows the

Why can’t starships be shiny and bright?

April 2, 2022 The Spoilist Comments Off

You never forget your first love. And mine, undoubtedly was the Enterprise. No A, no B, no C and certainly no bloody D.

P for Picard: ‘Penance’, ‘Assimilation’ and ‘Watcher’

April 1, 2022 The Spoilist Comments Off

The P for Picard podcast team return to talk about three episodes from season 2 of Star Trek Picard. The first sees Picard and his ragtag band of misfits stuck in a fascist state and then they transported back in time to the United states of 2024.