Marie Brownhill,

Starfleet officer educated in the liberal arts, commanding a starship fueled on enthusiasm and armed with photon torpedoes made of duct tape, legal reasoning, and d20s that only roll natural twenties.

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“Babel:” You Said What Now?

Chief O’Brien struggles to maintain the station until a mysterious virus renders him unable to speak intelligibly. As the virus spreads throughout the station, Major Kira rushes to find a solution. Quark and Odo must form an unlikely alliance to prevent the station’s destruction. This week on DS9 Rewatch: “Babel.”

“A Man Alone:” Murder Odo Wrote

Dr. Bashir, Commander Sisko, and Lieutenant Dax feel out the parameters of their respective relationships. Odo recognizes an old enemy on the Promenade, and Keiko O’Brien starts a school. Mix in a murder, some illegal cloning, and some pranks, and you get this week’s DS9 Rewatch: “A Man Alone.”

“All Good Things, II:” Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow

Having discovered Q’s involvement, Captain Jean-Luc Picard must not only discover the cause of the temporal anomaly in the Devron System, he must also use the resources in all three time periods to prevent that same anomaly from disrupting the formation of life on Earth. Will Picard be able to save his crew and humanity in general? Only time will tell. This week on TNG Rewatch: “All Good Things, Part II.”

All Good Things: A Masterclass in How to Say Goodbye

In the first installment of the series finale, Captain Picard discovers that he is hopping between three different time periods: his first year on the Enterprise, far into his retirement, and the present as he knows it. He must discover why he is no longer temporally stable and whether his temporal adventures have anything to do with the spatial anomaly located in the Devron System.

Preemptive Strike: Journey’s End As It Should Have Been

Tensions continue to escalate in the Federation/Cardassian Neutral Zone, and the Maquis has begun engaging the Cardassians in open battle. Admiral Nechayev wants Picard to address the issue, and they both turn to Ro Laren. However, faced with a situation that dredges up ghosts from her past, Ro must choose between following her conscience and following her loyalty to Picard. This week on TNG Rewatch: “Preemptive Strike.”

“Firstborn:” How to Avoid Awkward Klingon Cultural Rites and Classic Temporal Paradoxes

Struggling with Alexander’s refusal to undergo the Rite of Ascension, Worf takes Alexander to a Klingon outpost where an assassination attempt brings him into contact with a man who seems a little too familiar. He warns of a plot, sending the Enterprise on a scavenger hunt, while on the home front, K’mtar has ideas for Alexander’s future. This week on TNG Rewatch: “First Born.”