‘Lower Decks’ Episode 506 “Of Gods And Angles” Review, Plus Shatner Kirk Returns In ‘Unification’!

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[00:29 NEWS] Anthony and Laurie start the week discussing the release of the Roddenberry Archive’s latest short film Unification which has fandom buzzing over the return of William Shatner’s James T. Kirk and more Star Trek icons using live action and computer-generated imagery. They also released some cool new interviews with Shatner, Robin Curtis, and George Takei. We also catch up on the latest news on Strange New Worlds, and we discuss Laurie’s extended frank conversation with DS9’s Nana Visitor and the journey she took writing A Woman’s Trek. [23:18 REVIEW] The podcasters then offer their thoughts on the sixth episode of the fifth and final season of Lower Decks (“Of Gods and Angles”), with both agreeing it was a lot of fun, but also a bit predictable. The highlight was the B-story with Boimler which finally gave Dr. T’Ana some love, and we role in some audio from Tony’s new interview with Gillian Vigman talking about how she ad-libs T’Ana’s signature cursing dialog. [23:18 BITS] We wrap with noting how a former NASA official flashed the Vulcan salute being sworn into for Congressional testimony, and Laurie gives us an update on the upcoming Trek Talks, which has a growing lineup of star-studded panels for the January 2025 charity event in support of the Hollywood Food Coalition.