The Nexus 13 - "The Menagerie / Datalore" (Patreon)

This month, as we take a quick dip into the Nexus, we're covering two very different episodes of Star Trek — 

First up on TOS, it's the (sort of) lazy two-parter, "The Menagerie". Originally airing November 17th and November 24th, 1966, this two part thriller features no less than five characters watching an older episode of Star Trek...on an episode of Star Trek! Did everyone hear Kirk talk down to Bones about that whole "not smart enough to commandeer the ship" comment? Why is going near this planet punishable by death? And who on Earth thought this black wheelchair coffin looked cool? 

Then over on TNG, which just celebrated its 30th anniversary by the way, we're talking about the episode that features Data's brother, Lore's first appearance, "Datalore." It is legitimately impressive to see Brent Spiner play two distinctly different characters, but what's with that terrible puppet head they start with? Is Data really holding the souls of 100 long-dead settlers? Why is everyone so uncomfortable talking about robot issues in front of Data? And where the hell does Lore get beamed to? 

PLUS: Should we do a Patreon-exclusive episode on Trekkies?

The Nexus is a We Hate Movies podcast where the guys futilely go through two Star Trek series at the same time; cover art by Felipe Sobreiro.