A Star to Steer Her By

18/09/2025

We're on the other side of the mirror this week, where everything is backwards and inside out and you say hoooooow appropriate.

By Ames Star Trek’s infamous mirror universe has its stans (one of them is inexplicably on this podcast), but holy Prophets, is it stupid if you’re unfortunate enough to actually think about it. Just...

18/09/2025

It may not be three ghosts but Georgiou is getting her own little "Christmas Carol" in "Terra Firma, Part 2". Witness what this show seems to think is a redemption of everyone's favorite (?) genocidal maniac as she's kind of nice to Mirror Saru and has her daughter murder a bunch of people in her name. Look, we don't know what they were going for here, either.
Also this week: thank goodness for Sonequa, wasting Killy, and a look back at the Mirror Universe!
[Note: Picard S.2 spoilers 36:55 - 37:33]
[TF2: 01:50; How did we get here?: 1:00:18]
[Break out the skimpy costumes: https://sshbpodcast.tumblr.com/post/794961272577851392/were-all-mad-here-in-the-mirror-universe ]
https://soundcloud.com/sshbpodcast/episode-410-farewell-to-a-monster

It may not be three ghosts but Georgiou is getting her own little "Christmas Carol" in "Terra Firma, Part 2". Witness what this show seems to think is a redemption of everyone's favorite (?) genocidal

17/09/2025

We're not big Emperor Georgiou fans here on SSHB. She was the most fun in her element, but once she arrived in the Prime Universe, it's like she had nothing to do but quip and kick things.
https://soundcloud.com/sshbpodcast/episode-409-arras

16/09/2025

The Klingons have Chang bolting an eyepatch into his face. It would track to have the Terrans screwing a crown into the Emperor Georgiou's skull.
https://soundcloud.com/sshbpodcast/episode-409-arras

15/09/2025

The Mirror Universe: Campy fanfic diversion factory or serious analogy for super dark historical events? Pick a lane, Star Trek. It's jarring when it's both.
https://soundcloud.com/sshbpodcast/episode-409-arras

11/09/2025

dragged us kicking and screaming into the mirror universe again, so we're asking on the blog: How well does each mirror character pull it off? Mirror Porthos might wear it best.

By Ames Who’s the fairest in this new scene? That’s right: we’ve travelled through the looking glass and entered the mirror universe again. A while back, we covered the costumes of the mirror universe...

11/09/2025

It's another jaunt to The Mirror Universe (or perhaps *A* Mirror Universe) this week as the "Discovery" writers have to figure out a way to get Georgiou into the past for what was then planned to be a "Section 31" series. In "Terra Firma, Part 1" the effects of being away from her universe and time are threatening to strike the Emperor down, and only a man in a funny hat may have the key to save her. There's also some incidental Burn stuff, as a treat.
Also this week: bringing back an old favorite, amazing makeup, and Mirror People!
[Terra Firma 1: 01:00; Not-quite-familiar faces: 44:12]
[Glob eht: https://sshbpodcast.tumblr.com/post/794325473825046528/mirror-mirror-on-the-viewscreen ]
https://soundcloud.com/sshbpodcast/episode-409-arras

It's another jaunt to The Mirror Universe (or perhaps *A* Mirror Universe) this week as the "Discovery" writers have to figure out a way to get Georgiou into the past for what was then planned to be a

08/09/2025

Star is just Rats backwards. Happy !
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Happy Star Trek Day!

08/09/2025

For this "Star Trek" Day, Paramount has released the first episode of their "Khan" podcast/radio show!

"Paradise" — Marooned by Captain James T. Kirk on Ceti Alpha V, Khan Noonien Singh and his followers begin building a new civilization, but this strange new ...

08/09/2025

Happy , and happy anniversary to A Star to Steer Her By! We've been sharing fanfic all week, and are wrapping things up with Ames's teleplay. We're stuck in a timeloop again, so if things are familiar, blame Klingon time crystals.
https://sshbpodcast.tumblr.com/post/793707364967727104/tales-from-the-holodeck-dis-fanfic-amess

08/09/2025

The rumored "Star Trek" Lego sets confirmed. Tho what exactly we'll be getting is still a mystery...

07/09/2025

Our anniversary week festivities continue with more fanfic from the SSHB hosts! This time, we've got Chris tinkering in the workshop on a new android story, so do the robot with us over on the blog!
https://sshbpodcast.tumblr.com/post/793707155887931392/tales-from-the-holodeck-dis-fanfic-chriss