United Federation of Style: Ep 2 - The Menagerie (Patreon)
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Hello Patrons! We’re back with another episode of United Federation of Style, a podcast miniseries I did with fashion expert and designer Samantha Rei where we dissect the strange outfits of Star Trek. This week, we’re tackling “The Menagerie,” a weird flashback-heavy episode in which Spock steals the Enterprise (what a scamp) and we learn about its previous captain, Christopher Pike. This is the episode that forms the basis – somewhat – of the current series Strange New Worlds, but when it originally aired, it was kind of an emergency backup plan for Gene Roddenberry to save his faltering sci-fi show. Highlights of this episode include some very elaborate pulsating brains, a Canadian tuxedo, and the debut of Kirk’s EXTREMELY WEIRD judo choppery.
Next week: “Shore Leave,” in which the crew encounter a giant white rabbit and Sulu gets a little too excited about a gun.