164. The Sito Jaxa Duology (TNG 5.19 and 7.15)

Anika and Liz assemble a board of inquiry and examine two episodes which turned out to be significant for Star Trek: Lower Decks - "The First Duty" and "Lower Decks". Are we gonna cry? Oh yes. 

"The First Duty":

• Imagine if Beverly Crusher got to parent her son
• "Anika needs to talk about Jack Crusher" is an item in our outline
• We get into the really serious issue: who is dating whom in Nova Squadron?
• Liz's knowledge of American high school life, as gleaned from YA fiction and Archie comics
• Star Trek is a place where it's okay to fail

 

"Lower Decks":

• Picard's relationship with Sito
• The Enterprise only takes the best. So why are the bridge crew SO bad at managing staff?
• Except Worf, an unexpected contender for Best Boss Ever
• And Deanna Troi, Holder of the Brain Cell
• We can infer a lot about Sito's personal growth between "The First Duty" and now, and her reconnection with Bajoran culture
• Our semi-regular one-sided correspondence with Mike McMahon continues
• Critiquing Worf's contouring