In this episode we finally sit down to talk about the episode at kickstarted an 18 year run of Star Trek on the small and large screen. Adam and myself discuss "Encounter at Farpoint". We talk about:

0:00 - Intro and First Impressions 4:15 - Judging the Pilot 5:12 - Quick S1 & S2 Critique 6:16 - The Creation of the Pilot Episode 7:13 - Uneven Storytelling and Character Development 10:52 - Outdated Presentation Style 11:27 - Intrigue vs. Cheesiness 12:02 - The portrayal of female characters in Star Trek 12:24 - Thoughts on the episode's intrigue and datedness 13:17 - Appreciating the updated effects in the Blu-ray version 13:52 - Opening shot of the Enterprise and childhood memories 14:47 - O'Brien's is in it! 15:05 - False heightened drama 15:37 - Cheesy effects but impressive ship models 17:27 - The Plot holes and Character “holes”  ...