S4E75 - Closed Timelike Chalice

About this episode

The episode explores complex character dynamics and moral dilemmas within the Star Trek universe, focusing on time travel and personal conflicts.

Episode Notes Wrongs Darker than Death or Night: Dax wants to do ridge-face. Kira grabs the monkey's paw by the thumb. Dukat "helps" Kira with a complete change in understanding of her mom. Kira doesn't take this well. "Do something about it" doesn't always go well in Trek. Time travel! Airhorn but gross. Mom moves in with Dukat. The price of survival. Inquisition: The episode that breaks Star Trek. Julian is packing for yet another beachside medical conference. Sloan from Internal Affairs says there's a traitor! Julian's been just too nice to the Jem'Hadar. Weyoun? What's even going on here. *booo section 31 boooo* Julian, and the audience, say "this seems pretty shitty". Starfleet still has GLOMAR. Section 31, _in the context of this show_ works, but they got monkey-pawed by events a few years later. Julian rejects the call to (secret) adventure. Justen breaks Jude's brain. BabSpace9 is a production of the Okay, So network. Connect with the show at @babylonpod .page Help us keep the lights on via our Patreon! Justen can be found at @justen.babylonpod.page Ana can be found at @ana.babylonpod.page , and also made our show art. Both Ana and Justen can…

People in this episode

Hosts: Justen, Ana, Jude Vais

Topics covered

• time travel
• Star Trek
• character development
• moral dilemmas
• internal conflict

Keywords

• Star Trek
• time travel
• Dukat
• Kira
• Julian
• Section 31
• character development
• Inquisition

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Starfleet, Section 31

Books & works: Wrongs Darker than Death or Night, Inquisition, The Compleat Discography, Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast, Garbage of the Five Rings

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