People Say We Monkey Around! (feat. Stephen Granade)

About this episode

The hosts discuss the Star Trek: Enterprise episode 'Extinction' with guest Stephen Granade, focusing on the plot and themes of DNA alteration and survival.

Hey hey, they’re the monkeys! We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 3, Episode 3 “Extinction,” but only Bill has actually watched it and will explain to Jamie, Maria and our special guest Stephen Granade what happened on this episode, where in a quest to track down the Xindi, Archer and co. land on a planet that immediately rewrites their DNA into inarticulate savages who think only of their own species. So, yeah, big change. But then aliens with flamethrowers show up and once again it’s T’pol’s job to save these simians before everything goes burney-burney! Rikermendations: Stephen: The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson Jamie: Pentiment Maria: Mike and Nick and Nick and Alice Bill: Laid-Back Camp We now have merch! Show your love for EnterpriseSplaining and the cutest beagle ever with a Porthos Appreciation Society shirt! EnterpriseSplaining is proud to be part of the ESO Network . The show is produced by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media Follow us on BlueSky: @enterprisesplain Follow us on Instagram: @enterprisesplaining Like us on Facebook: EnterpriseSplaining Send us an email: enterprisesplaining@gmail.com

People in this episode

Hosts: Bill, Jamie, Maria

Guest: Stephen Granade

Topics covered

• Star Trek
• DNA alteration
• Xindi
• sci-fi
• comedy
• episode recap

Keywords

• Star Trek
• Enterprise
• Extinction
• Xindi
• DNA
• sci-fi
• comedy
• episode recap

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Star Trek: Enterprise, Extinction, The Raven Scholar, Pentiment, Mike and Nick and Nick and Alice, Laid-Back Camp

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