Trekmate: Upper Pylon 2

We open this week with some very sad news. A good friend to the show, Matthias (@DS9Lover), recently passed away. We dedicate this episode to him. Please support a campaign to end myelodysplastic syndrome in Matthias’ name. https://www.gofundme.com/defeat-myelodysplastic-syndrome   Tune in, enjoy, and be sure to let us know your thoughts in feedback.

This week on UP2, Smonskey and Chris are joined by guest Steve from Maryland to discuss the poignant and yet somehow funny episode, “Treachery, Faith, and the Great River.” Odo embarks on a reconnaissance mission and ends up meeting Weyoun Six, a clone that says he wants to defect from the Dominion. Meanwhile, Nog leads O’Brien through the treacherous rapids of the Great Material Continuum, and Sisko’s desk hangs in the balance. Is Weyoun genuine at his word? Will O’Brien be able to retrieve Sisko’s desk before Kira throws him out the airlock? Tune in to find out, and as always, leave your feedback!

For a while there it looked as if we had left the creepy Bashir behind us. Sadly, that wasn’t the case. The writers decided it was time for a romance episode, he drew the short straw, and this was the result. The UP2 crew and a special guest had some strong opinions. Tune in, enjoy, and be sure to let us know your thoughts in feedback.

Sisko leads the Niners in a battle to the death… well maybe not. Seriously, this is a classic, right? RIGHT? If you expected to find some light fluffy baseball episode hate, you came to the podcast. Tune in, enjoy, and be sure to let us know your thoughts in feedback.

There is a lot going on this week. We have Ezri with Sisko. We have Ezri with Garak. We have Ezri with Worf. We have Ezri with Quark. We have Ezri with Bashir. We have Ezri with Kira. Yeah, I guess we get a bit closer to Ezri this week. Tune in, enjoy, and be sure to let us know your thoughts in feedback.

Let’s really dig into Season 7, shall we?. Jadzia is sent off for good. The Prophets come back. Kira has balls of steel. The Cult of the Pah-wraith comes back! Well… most of that is true at least. Tune in, enjoy, and be sure to let us know your thoughts in feedback.

Here we go into the final stretch of DS9 and UP2! Season 7 begins with our characters continuing to pick up the pieces of the devastating end to season 6. Oh, and we get introduced to a new character. Tune in, enjoy, and be sure to let us know your thoughts in feedback.

The UP2 cast sends off the 6th season of DS9 in style with our favorite episode of each season… THE UPEE AWARDS! Let us know where the awards went wrong and what episodes should have been higher or lower in the season rankings.

This is a big one. It is an episode of transitions… for plot points, for characters, and for actors. What do the UPeers think of the Season 6 finale? Tune in, enjoy, and be sure to let us know your thoughts in feedback.

The sixth season is wrapping up. War? What war? We have time for a classic science fiction tale right? The Defiant picks up a distress call, and while charging to the rescue the crew discover some “new” things about themselves through some conversations. The episode is better than that description. Tune in, enjoy, and be sure to let us know your thoughts in feedback.

This week the love between Blair and Matt invades your earholes with this seminal time travel episode…what’s that? Oh you forgot about this one, well tune in and see what the hosts thought.

When Zek needs some help, the only path forward is to put Quark in drag. Are the results a classic farce or a tone-deaf episode that aged really poorly? UP2 will give you our options on the matter. Tune in, enjoy, and be sure to let us know your thoughts in feedback.

Well, it is time for this one. Blair loves it. So, now that that has been covered… What did the rest of the people think about this tricky one? Bonus awesome opinions provided by our good friend Bradox. Tune in, enjoy, and be sure to let us know your thoughts in feedback. Red Squad. RIP.

Who’d have thought this little episode is one of the most important in the entire series? That was certainly a bit of a surprise. What other surprises might the UP2 crew have in store? Tune in, enjoy, and be sure to let us know your opinion in feedback.

It finally happened. Odo and Kira are a couple. Most of us might like that, but did we all like the way they finally executed it? Tune in and find out, and be sure to let us know your opinion in feedback.

Sisko welcomes the Romulans into the war. Well folks, this is one of the big ones. I think we’ve all looked forward to this episode. Does it live up to our memories? Is it the best episode of DS9? Tune in and find out, and be sure to let us know your opinions in feedback.

This week we uncover the dirty side of the Federation with the discovery of Section 31. But really, how bad can they be? They are basically run by a Buffalo native. Pretty sweet. Enjoy and let us know in feedback how awesome Buffaloians are.

Kira goes time travelin’. The boys are all back together to discuss a very interesting episode. It was minimally very good, but was it an all-time classic? We certainly have a very spirited discussion. I think this was one of our favorite recording sessions. Listen and join the conversation in the feedback.

Oh my… could it be? An episode where the UP2 cast actually feels comfortable with the Worf and Dax relationship? Have a listen and find out. Don’t forget your feedback.

It is certainly an interesting episode this week. Maybe even controversial? Miles goes undercover (for Section 30 apparently) to take down the dastardly Orion Syndicate… or at least a tiny corner of it. Thoughts? Be sure to leave us some feedback. Perhaps what your opinions on what Bilby’s fate ended up being.