In Star Trek: Strange New Worlds eighth episode of season two, a controversial Klingon defector guest on the Enterprise forces M’Benga and Chapel to relive some of the darkest times in their lives. We get glimpses into M’Benga’s past and finally find out what happened on J’Gal.

Bookish Wednesday is a column by Michael Blaker covering various novels. This week he covers the Backyard Dungeon series by Logan Jacobs.

Michael Blaker is back with more great fan fiction for his Synth Saturday column. This week he continues covering the sequel to “Gundam Wing: Journey to a New Battlefield” with Chapters 11-15 of “Gundam Wing: Destiny’s Call” by operation.meteor.

Video Game Tuesday is a column by Michael Blaker covering various topics in the industry. This week he covers four potential hits that were never released.

Retro Game Friday is a column by Michael Blaker covering various games from the past. This week he covers Bubsy.

In Star Trek: Strange New Worlds seventh episode of season two, the Enterprise investigates an artifact on an alien world just as the Cerritos does the same. Via some technological mixup, Bradward Boimler from Star Trek: Lower Decks ends up aboard Pike’s Enterprise, and bam! It’s a crossover episode.

Movie Monday is a column by Michael Blaker covering various movies from the past. This week he covers he covers Bruce Almighty.

Michael Blaker is back with the second volume of a light novel series for this week’s Translation Necessary Thursday. It’s “Iseleve Volume 02” by Miku.

Anime Sunday is a column by Michael Blaker covering various anime titles. This week he covers his “Iseleve” Episode 01 Impressions.

In Star Trek: Strange New Worlds sixth episode of season two, Uhura experiences strange sounds and hallucinations and receives help from an unexpected quarter. Una and Pelia work out their hostility aboard a refinery, and Pike just wants his crew to be healthy and functional.