Ep. 124 - "The Augments" | Season 4, Ep. 6
First Flight Podcast
Episode 124 - Season 4 Ep 6 The Augments Season 4 is here and First Flight, and the Carrot Crew, have many things to discuss! Chris and Abby talk about provoking the Klingons, augmented genomes and siblings. In defiance of their "father," Arik Soong's Augments devise a heinous plot against the Klingons which will surely lead to interstellar war. Season 4 Format: -Welcome & Reed Alert (spoiler warning) -Captain’s Log & Haiku (episode recap) -Pros and Decons (analysis of episode) - Viewscreen On (calling out a beautiful visual shot or director’s choice of shot) - Flipping Duras...
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Ep. 123 - December 2025 | Trek of the Month (BONUS)
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EP 123 BONUS- Dec. 2025 Trek of the Month Welcome to First Flight’s Bonus Trek of the Month thematic episodes chat! Chris and Abby love ALL Trek and have given themselves, and the Carrot Crew, some franchise spanning, thematic episode choices for each month. This month of December the theme is Christmas/Solstice, and our episode picks are (The Gift VOY S4 Ep 2 and (Generations Movie TOS/TNG) Take a listen and hear why we picked them for this theme, a connection to our personal lives and a Grappler Rating. *** Next Month in (January) look forward to 2026 with a new miniseries!***...
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Ep. 122 - A Heart Divided: The History of the Xindi Civil War | (BONUS)
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Episode 122 - A Heart Divided: The History of the Xindi Civil War | (BONUS) As Chris and Abby worked their way through Enterprise's 3rd season, Chris was inspired to write a fictional history of the Xindi Civil War. This bonus episode serves as an audiobook version the introductory chapter of this fictional historical record of the events which led up to the Xindi Civil War and the Great Cataclysm. Feel free to let us know your Porthos' Picks and Grappler Ratings, VAMF Awards, Flipping Duras and/or your general thoughts on this episode! We save these and share them on special Mail Bag...
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Ep. 121 - "Cold Station 12" | Season 4, Ep. 5
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Episode 121- Season 4 Ep 5 Cold Station 12 Season 4 is here and First Flight, and the Carrot Crew, have many things to discuss! Chris and Abby talk about Dr. Lucas, holey clothes and extremism. Arik Soong leads his band of Augments to a medical facility where hundreds of genetically enhanced embryos are still stored, intending to retrieve them and bring them to life. Season 4 Format: -Welcome & Reed Alert (spoiler warning) -Captain’s Log & Haiku (episode recap) -Pros and Decons (analysis of episode) - Viewscreen On (calling out a beautiful visual shot or director’s choice of...
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Ep. 120 - "Borderland" | Season 4, Ep. 4
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Episode 120- Season 4 Ep 4 Borderland Season 4 is here and First Flight, and the Carrot Crew, have many things to discuss! Chris and Abby talk about the strong family genes with Soongs, genetic enhancements and more. When genetic supermen left over from the Eugenics Wars hijack a Klingon ship, Archer must rely on their creator, the criminal Dr. Arik Soong, to help hunt them down and avert an interstellar war. Season 4 Format: -Welcome & Reed Alert (spoiler warning) -Captain’s Log & Haiku (episode recap) -Pros and Decons (analysis of episode) - Viewscreen On (calling out a...
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Ep. 119 - November 2025 | Trek of the Month (BONUS)
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EP 119 BONUS- Nov. 2025 Trek of the Month Welcome to First Flight’s Bonus Trek of the Month thematic episodes chat! Chris and Abby love ALL Trek and have given themselves, and the Carrot Crew, some franchise spanning, thematic episode choices for each month. This month of November the theme is Veterans Day and/or Thanksgiving, and our episode picks are (Forget Me Not DSC S3 Ep 4) and (Under the Cloak of War SNW S2 Ep 8) Take a listen and hear why we picked them for this theme, a connection to our personal lives and a Grappler Rating. *** Next Month in (December) the episodes are...
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Ep. 118 - Trek Thread | Solving Problems through Time (BONUS)
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Episode 118- BONUS Trek Thread Solving Problems Through Time First Flight loves ALL Trek and today we bring you a bonus episode that lets Abby and Chris reflect and chat about the theme of solving problems through time throughout the franchise. The episodes discussed are: TNG- All Good Things, VOY- Shattered, VOY- Relativity, PRO- Time Amok, PRO- Shattered Mirror and DSC- Face the Strange, Feel free to let us know your thoughts on this thread or any Porthos' Picks, Grappler Ratings, Viewscreen On picks, VAMF and Flipping Duras Awards and/or your general thoughts so we can share them on...
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Ep. 117 - "Home" | Season 4, Ep. 3
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Episode 117- Season 4 Ep 3 Home Season 4 is here and First Flight, and the Carrot Crew, have many things to discuss! Chris and Abby talk about the repercussions of going back to Earth after the Xindi War, love, trauma and family. Once the NX-01 finally returns to Earth, the weary crewmen face repercussions of their journeys, both positive and negative. Season 4 Format: -Welcome & Reed Alert (spoiler warning) -Captain’s Log & Haiku (episode recap) -Pros and Decons (analysis of episode) - Viewscreen On (calling out a beautiful visual shot or director’s choice of shot) -...
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Ep. 116 - October 2025 | Trek of the Month (BONUS)
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EP 116 BONUS- October 2025 Trek of the Month Welcome to First Flight’s Bonus Trek of the Month thematic episodes chat! Chris and Abby love ALL Trek and have given themselves, and the Carrot Crew, some franchise spanning, thematic episode choices for each month. This month of October the theme is Halloween, and our episode picks are (Genesis TNG S7 Ep 19) and (The Haunting of Deck 12 VOY S6 Ep 25) Take a listen and hear why we picked them for this theme, a connection to our personal lives and a Grappler Rating. *** Next Month in (November) the episodes are (Forget Me Not DSC S3...
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Ep. 115 - "Storm Front, Part 2" | Season 4, Ep. 02
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Episode 115 - Season 4 Ep 2 Storm Front, Part 2 Season 4 is here and First Flight, and the Carrot Crew, have many things to discuss! Chris and Abby talk about the surprise Space Natzis, the Temporal Cold War and costumes galore. With Silik's help, Archer hones in on, Vosk, the temporal operative who altered Earth's past and threatens to destroy all of time. Season 4 Format: -Welcome & Reed Alert (spoiler warning) -Captain’s Log & Haiku (episode recap) -Pros and Decons (analysis of episode) - Viewscreen On (calling out a beautiful visual shot or director’s choice of shot) -...
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Lower Decks Series Reflection
First Flight loves ALL Trek, and today we bring you a bonus episode that lets Abby and Chris reflect and chat about the entire series of Star Trek: Lower Decks, which just finished its last season.
We could talk for hours, and we did go on for more than three. We have distilled our five season discussion down into the following format.
Bonus Discovery Reflection Format:
- Welcome & Red Alarm (spoiler warning)
- Main Characters Review
- Secondary and Supporting Characters Review
- Season Features (5 words and a hashtag, haiku on a Lower Decker, haiku on the threat/villain, Top 3 Eps and Season grappler rating)
- Cerritos Strong Themes (our favorite theme, production element and wild card)
- Top 10 Jokes- lists of each of our favorites
- Episode 9 vs Ep 10- A discussion on the end of each season
- Iconic Shot- THE shot of Lower Decks
- Koala Rating (a final haiku & rating the series on a scale of 1-10 koalas)
Feel free to let us know your Porthos' Picks and Grappler Rankings, and/or your general thoughts on this episode! We save these and share them on special Mail Bag episodes. (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!)
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