Enchantment of Eternity’s Star Trek Episode Reviews
Welcome to Enchantment of Eternity. I’m Marc, and I’m on a mission to analyze ever episode of the Star Trek Franchise. I started with The Original Series, and then moved on to The Next Generation, and now I’m covering Deep Space Nine and Voyager in order of airdate. It’s my mission statement to always give my honest opinion on each and every episode regardless of what the popular opinion is, so sometimes I have some hot takes. I prefer character based stories. I try to analyze the writing, acting, cinematography, and music of each episode, with emphasis on the writing. I explore themes and commentaries on the episode and give my opinion on whether or not it works, as well as explore some behind the scenes tidbits and trivia, and share my personal experience with the episode. We also hear from my patreon supporters and what they think of the episode. So check me out and give it a listen. Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/enchantmentofeternity
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10 hours ago
10 hours ago
Star Trek: Voyager Season 1 Episode 13 "Faces" explained. Join me as I review and recap the episode where B'elanna gets split into two people a Klingon, and a human. In a VERY on the nose attempt to explore the inner battle between B'elanna's two halves, this is a very clunky and sloppy way to explore those with mixed heritage and it mostly come off as silly and ridiculous. The only thing that saves this episode is the Vidiian story line which is intense and quite horrific. Come see my first reaction as I breakdown the episode and attempt to give my in depth analysisSupport Enchantment of Eternity on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/enchantmentofeternityListen to this video in audio podcast form: https://enchantmentofeternity.podbean.com/Check out Enchantment of Eternity on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/enchantmentofeternity/Check Out Enchantment of Eternity on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/enchantment33.bsky.social0:00 Intro / Synopsis2:26 My Personal Experience with the Episode 5:46 Splinting B'elanna into two halves was dumb12:30 The Vidiian Story Line18:44 Patreon Comments34:20 Rating37:20 Outro
4 days ago
4 days ago
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 3 Episode 22 "Explorers" explained. Join me as I review and recap the episode where Jake and Benjamin Sisko go on a father / son trip on an ancient Bajoran sailing space ship. There are some great character moments between the two and Benjamin and Jake continue to be the strongest father / son relationship in Trek, but the main story about them sailing a space ship to prove the ancient Bajorans made it to Cardassia was not interesting and a little silly. Frankly I appreciate the B plot more that saw Bashir feeling inadequate over a visit from a former class mate who ignored him, which has a glorious scene of Bashir and O'Brien getting drunk together. Come see my first reaction as I breakdown the episode and attempt to give my in depth analysis
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Thursday Apr 17, 2025
Thursday Apr 17, 2025
Star Trek: Voyager Season 1 Episode 12 "Cathexis" explained. Join me as I review and recap this very forgettable episode about alien entities taking over someone's body and doing nefarious stuff. Something we've seen on Star Trek dozens of times before. And at the same time a goofy story of Chakotay's spirit running around the ship. yawn. Come see my first reaction as I breakdown the episode and attempt to give my in depth analysis
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Monday Apr 14, 2025
Monday Apr 14, 2025
In this podcast I analyze and review the Deep Space Nine two parter "Improbable Cause" and "The Die is Cast"
Originally uploaded to youtube sometime in 2015
Monday Apr 14, 2025
Monday Apr 14, 2025
Star Trek: Voyager Season 1 Episode 11 "Heroes and Demons" explained. Join me as I review and recap the Doctor's first big adventure, as he goes on an away mission in the holodeck to try to recover 3 missing crew members. In which he has to play out Beowulf where the monster is instead a photonic alien angry at the Voyager crew. It's a fun little adventure, nothing spectacular but not without its moments. Come see my first reaction as I breakdown the episode and attempt to give my in depth analysis
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Thursday Apr 10, 2025
Thursday Apr 10, 2025
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 3 Episode 19 "Through the Looking Glass" explained. Join me as I review and recap the return to the Mirror Universe. This time it's Sisko that goes, and I find this is where the mirror universe episodes start to go downhill. In DS9 the mirror universe have diminishing returns as each one is lesser than the other. This episode loses the gritty "edge of your seat" trapped in hell feel that "Mirror, Mirror" and "Crossover" had, and instead starts to get more campy. The one good thing I will say about this episode though is the plot of Sisko having to rescue Jennifer, this was a great character story for Sisko. Come see my first reaction as I breakdown the episode and attempt to give my in depth analysis
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Wednesday Apr 09, 2025
Wednesday Apr 09, 2025
"Star Trek: Voyager Season 1 Episode 10 "State of Flux" explained. Join me as I review and recap this amazing episode with the big reveal of Seska being a Cardassian spy whose working with the Kazon. It was a fun little mystery and a great twist. This was apparently planned for very early on and in an expert move they made a point to establish Seska's character first, before making the reveal, which is the great kind of story telling that Voyager will lose in its later seasons. But this episode stands as a great tale of personal deception and political intrigue. Come see my first reaction as I breakdown the episode and attempt to give my in depth analysis
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Monday Apr 07, 2025
Monday Apr 07, 2025
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 3 Episode 18 "Distant" explained. Join me as I review and recap number 24 in my Top 25 Worst Episodes of the Star Trek Franchise countdown. This misguided episode is an attempt to go inside Bashir's head as he's dying, but it comes off as incredibly hooky, and doesn't sell it as each other character represents an aspect of Bashir's personality but then they all get killed off right away so who cares? They introduce an awesome new villain who seems scary through most of the episode but then you find out the real Lethean was just a putz who was captured immediately, so disappointing. Come see my first reaction as I breakdown the episode and attempt to give my in depth analysis
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Saturday Apr 05, 2025
Saturday Apr 05, 2025
In this podcast I analyze and deconstruct the 1st season Voyager episode "Prime Factors"
Thursday Apr 03, 2025
Thursday Apr 03, 2025
Star Trek: Voyager Season 1 Episode 8 "Emanations" explained. Join me as I review and recap a mediocre episode that tries to explore the topic of what happens after you die, and also one's beliefs being challenged and turned upside down. And while I think these are worth while concepts to cover, I don't think the episode goes far enough, and while not terrible, seems kind of incomplete and full of moments where you could feel the heavy hand of the plot involved moving things forward in an unnatural way. Come see my first reaction as I breakdown the episode and attempt to give my in depth analysis
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