R. Alan Siler
R. Alan Siler is the author of three books about Doctor Who—Children of Time: The Companions of Doctor Who, Facing the Raven: Doctor Who Series Nine in Review, and Doctor Who's Greatest Hits: A Guide to the Best Episodes from Time and Space. His next book is Star Trek's Greatest Hits: A Guide to the Best Episodes from the Final Frontier. He has a children's picture book in the works, as well as a book about the life and career of David Bowie.
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in EpisodesStar Trek: Discovery Season 2 Finale – “Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2”
The Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 finale really wanted to be epic but was ultimately something of a mixed bag. On the one hand, it did all the things it set out to do; it checked all the boxes on its to-do list—but did it do it in a satisfying way? The final showdown between […] More
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Star Trek: Discovery S2E13 – “Such Sweet Sorrow”
It’s odd to think in terms of a two-part finale in a series that’s been as heavily serialized as Star Trek: Discovery has been, but that’s essentially what we have here. “Such Sweet Sorrow” doesn’t cover a whole lot of new ground in terms of action, but it sets the stage for an epic finale and […] More
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Star Trek: Discovery S2E12 – “Through the Valley of Shadows”
We’re very near the end of the second season of Star Trek: Discovery, so let’s take a moment to recap. On its way to pick up its new captain on Vulcan in the final moments of Season 1, Discovery is averted to rendezvous with the Enterprise and is sent on a new mission under the temporary captaincy of […] More
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Star Trek: Discovery S2E11 – “Perpetual Infinity”
Last week’s episode “The Red Angel” ended with Captain Leland of Section 31 apparently attacked and injected with something by Control—31’s central computer core infected with an advanced future artificial intelligence—and Commander Michael Burnham discovering that the Red Angel is, in fact, her mother, whom she has believed dead for the past 20 years. Star […] More
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Star Trek: Discovery S2E10 – “The Red Angel”
This week’s episode of Star Trek: Discovery—”The Red Angel”—was a doozy. It was heavy on revelations, including two different reveals of the identity of the Red Angel and Section 31’s role in creating it, and Michael Burnham learning the truth of her parents’ deaths and that they worked for Section 31. The episode opens with Airiam’s funeral. […] More
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Star Trek: Discovery S2E9: “Project Daedalus”
“Project Daedalus”: A shocking, gripping—and quite frankly, rather infuriating—emotional gut-punch of an episode. Star Trek: Discovery has been firing on all nacelles this year, raising the bar with every episode, and this week was no exception. Read on to find out why I found it so good and yet so maddening, but beware: Major Spoiler Ahead. Still […] More
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Star Trek: Discovery S2E8 – “If Memory Serves”
WOW. Okay, I know it’s bad form to lay my cards down before the hand even gets started, whether it’s in poker or a review. But what the heck? WOW. A friend described this episode as “the Trekkest Trek there’s ever been,” and he’s not far wrong. As Stefon would say, “This episode has everything!” “If […] More
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Star Trek: Discovery S2E7 – “Light and Shadows”
After weeks of teasing, the promised occurrence has finally happened: Spock comes to Star Trek: Discovery. But is this the Spock we expected? What we get is a Spock (Ethan Peck) whose mind is broken, seemingly mumbling gibberish and unaware of the world around him. “Light and Shadows”—the seventh episode of Season 2 of Star Trek: Discovery, […] More
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Star Trek: Discovery S2E6 – “The Sound of Thunder”
“Enduring something no one thought possible can be transformative. Perhaps, in feeling less like you were, you are more like who you were meant to become.” A red burst like the ones that the USS Discovery has been investigating this season has appeared over the planet Kaminar—the home planet of Commander Saru (Doug Jones). That’s the starting […] More
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Star Trek: Discovery S2E5 – “Saints of Imperfection”
From the very beginning, Star Trek: Discovery has shown that it’s not afraid to tackle different and unexpected types of storytelling, stretching the boundaries of what a Trek episode can be. Other Trek series have done similar things, usually employing the virtual reality technology of the holodeck to put the crew in un-Trek-like situations. This philosophy was employed to […] More
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Star Trek: Discovery S2E5 – “Saints of Imperfection”
From the very beginning, Star Trek: Discovery has shown that it’s not afraid to tackle different and unexpected types of storytelling, stretching the boundaries of what a Trek episode can be. Other Trek series have done similar things, usually employing the virtual reality technology of the holodeck to put the crew in un-Trek-like situations. This philosophy was employed to […] More
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Star Trek: Discovery S2E4 – “An Obol for Charon”
When you think of Star Trek, certain things come to mind. The future, definitely. Technology more advanced (depending at this point on which series you’re watching) than our own. People from all across the galaxy living and working together. Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations. Adventure. Exploration. Problem-solving. All of that is true. But Star Trek, at its […] More
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