First Flight

Season 3 is here and First Flight, and the Carrot Crew, have many things to say! Chris and Abby are very excited to chat about "The Xindi" - the Season 3 premiere. Six weeks into the Delphic Expanse, Captain Archer and his crew learn of a Xindi working at a mining colony, and set out to track him down and gain information about the mysterious antagonistic race. Season 3 Format: -Welcome & Reed Alert (spoiler warning) -Captain's Log & Haiku (episode recap) -Pros and Decons (analysis of episode) - Viewscreen On (calling out a beautiful visual shot or director's choice of shot) - Flipping Duras and/or VAMF (Vulcan as a Mother Flipper) Awards as needed -Porthos' Pick (our favorite parts) -Trivia -Vulcans' Verdict (rating the episode on a scale of 1-10 grapplers) Feel free to let us know your picks for each question so we can share them on our next Mail Bag episode. (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!) Find Us on Twitter: @FirstFlightPod Abby: @abbymsommer Chris: @ShelfNerds Find Us on YouTube: First Flight's Channel: Tricorder Transmissions Network Chris' Channel : Completing the Shelf Find Us on Instagram, Mastodon, Bluesky and Facebook: @firstflightpod

First Flight loves seeing Enterprise honored in New Trek so we are bringing you a bonus episode all about it! Abby and Chris will each discuss one of the many Enterprise connections from each New Trek series, plus the Kelvin-verse and a special surprise. Feel free to let us know your picks for each question so we can share them on our next Mail Bag episode. (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!) Find Us on Twitter: @FirstFlightPod Abby: @abbymsommer Chris: @ShelfNerds Find Us on YouTube: First Flight's Channel: Tricorder Transmissions Network Chris' Channel : Completing the Shelf Find Us on Instagram, Mastodon, Bluesky and Facebook: @firstflightpod

First Flight is getting a visit from our co-host emeritae, Melanie, so we had to record a Bonus Episode! We&re doing a followup to our Season 1 Bonus Episode- Enterprise This or That- with new lists and wonderfully tough questions. Feel free to let us know your picks for each question so we can share them on our next Mail Bag episode. (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!) Find Us on Twitter: @FirstFlightPod Abby: @abbymsommer Chris: @ShelfNerds Find Us on YouTube: First Flight's Channel: Tricorder Transmissions Network Chris' Channel : Completing the Shelf Find Us on Instagram, Mastodon, Bluesky and Facebook: @firstflightpod

First Flight is chatting about Season 2 and we have YOUR thoughts to discuss. Chris and Abby respond to the feedback they have gotten from the First Flight Community over the last part of the season. The conversations range from fun to serious, with a deep dive into Cogenitor, and a visit from our favorite Klingon "Flipping Duras!" Feel free to let us know your Porthos' Picks, Grappler Ratings, Viewscreen On picks and/or your general thoughts so we can share them on our next Mail Bag episode. (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!) Find Us on Twitter: @FirstFlightPod Abby: @abbymsommer Chris: @ShelfNerds Find Us on YouTube: First Flight's Channel: Tricorder Transmissions Network Chris' Channel : Completing the Shelf Find Us on Instagram, Mastodon, Bluesky and Facebook: @firstflightpod

First Flight is wrapping up their discussion on Season 2 and, for this first part, we are focusing on themes and our data from the season! We can’t wait to discuss them and hear thoughts from you, the #Carrot Crew! Chris and Abby are very excited to dig into each of our big themes of the season, talk about our ratings and data, and award a Golden Porthos, Golden Viewscreen On, Golden Trivia and a Final Vulcan's Verdict Grappler Rating for the season as a whole. Format of this Bonanza: - The Big Three Themes of Season 2 - Golden Viewscreen On Award - Golden Trivia Award - Grappler Ratings Overview and One Redo - Golden Porthos - Final Vulcan's Verdict Grappler Rating for Season 2 For a more in depth look at the characters of Season 2, please scroll back to Episode 61 where we cover it! Feel free to let us know your Porthos' Picks and Grappler Rankings, and/or your general thoughts on this episode! We save these and share them on special Mail Bag episodes. (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!) Find Us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook & Bluesky: @FirstFlightPod Abby: @abbymsommer Chris: @ShelfNerds Email us voice memo feedback (90 secs or less) firstflightpod@gmail.com Find Us on YouTube: First Flight's Channel: Tricorder Transmissions Network Chris' Channel : Completing the Shelf

First Flight is wrapping up their discussion on Season 2 and, for this first part, we are focusing on the characters in the season! We can't wait to discuss it and hear thoughts from you, the #Carrot Crew! Chris and Abby are very excited to dig into each of our main cast, plus a few recurring favorites, and look at their highs, lows, and growth from over the course of Season 2. We will do this Trek Ranks Style, with 5 words and a hashtag that sum up our thoughts for each character, and a brief discussion. Stay tuned for more Season 2 thoughts and analysis in Part 2! Feel free to let us know your Porthos' Picks and Grappler Rankings, and/or your general thoughts on this episode! We save these and share them on special Mail Bag episodes. (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!) Find Us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook & Bluesky: @FirstFlightPod Abby: @abbymsommer Chris: @ShelfNerds Email us voice memo feedback (90 secs or less) firstflightpod@gmail.com Find Us on YouTube: First Flight's Channel: Tricorder Transmissions Network Chris' Channel : Completing the Shelf

First Flight is chatting about the FINALE of Season 2 and we can't wait to discuss it and hear the thoughts from you, the #Carrot Crew! Chris and Abby are very excited to chat about "The Expanse" - the Season 2 finale! This is a pivotal episode for both the season, and the series, so there is a LOT to discuss. An alien probe unleashes an assault upon Earth. Enterprise is recalled, and along the way home, Captain Archer acquires information that the perpetrators come from a mysterious region of space known as the Delphic Expanse. Season 2 Format: - Welcome & Reed Alert (spoiler warning) - Captain's Log (episode recap) - Pros and Decons (analysis of episode) - Viewscreen On (calling out a beautiful visual shot or director's choice of shot) -Porthos' Pick (our favorite parts) - Trivia - Vulcans' Verdict (rating the episode on a scale of 1-10 grapplers) Feel free to let us know your Porthos' Picks and Grappler Rankings, and/or your general thoughts on this episode! We save these and share them on special Mail Bag episodes. (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!) Find Us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook & Bluesky: @FirstFlightPod Abby: @abbymsommer Chris: @ShelfNerds Email us voice memo feedback (90 secs or less) firstflightpod@gmail.com Find Us on YouTube: First Flight's Channel: Tricorder Transmissions Network Chris' Channel : Completing the Shelf

First Flight is chatting about Season 2 and we can't wait to discuss it and hear the thoughts from you, the #Carrot Crew! Chris and Abby are ready to chat about the nuances and connections in "Bounty." Archer is captured by a Tellarite bounty hunter who plans to hand him over to the Klingons; a microbe induces the pon farr in T'Pol who finds herself confined to the decon chamber with Phlox. Season 2 Format: - Welcome & Reed Alert (spoiler warning) - Captain's Log (episode recap) - Pros and Decons (analysis of episode) - Viewscreen On (calling out a beautiful visual shot or director's choice of shot) -Porthos' Pick (our favorite parts) - Trivia - Vulcans' Verdict (rating the episode on a scale of 1-10 grapplers) Feel free to let us know your Porthos' Picks and Grappler Rankings, and/or your general thoughts on this episode! We save these and share them on special Mail Bag episodes. (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!) Find Us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook & Bluesky: @FirstFlightPod Abby: @abbymsommer Chris: @ShelfNerds Email us voice memo feedback (90 secs or less) firstflightpod@gmail.com Find Us on YouTube: First Flight's Channel: Tricorder Transmissions Network Chris' Channel : Completing the Shelf

First Flight is chatting about Season 2 and we can't wait to discuss it and hear the thoughts from you, the #Carrot Crew! Chris and Abby are really excited to talk about the pod’s namesake episode "First Flight" While Enterprise is investigating what appears to be a dark matter nebula, Archer receives news that A.G. Robinson, his old rival in the early days of the NX test program, has died. During a shuttlepod mission, Archer reminisces to T'Pol about the time he and Robinson were pilots competing to break the Warp 2 barrier. Season 2 Format: - Welcome & Reed Alert (spoiler warning) - Captain's Log (episode recap) - Pros and Decons (analysis of episode) - Viewscreen On (calling out a beautiful visual shot or director's choice of shot) -Porthos' Pick (our favorite parts) - Trivia - Vulcans' Verdict (rating the episode on a scale of 1-10 grapplers) Feel free to let us know your Porthos' Picks and Grappler Rankings, and/or your general thoughts on this episode! We save these and share them on special Mail Bag episodes. (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!) Find Us on Twitter & Bluesky: @FirstFlightPod Abby: @abbymsommer Chris: @ShelfNerds Find Us on YouTube: First Flight's Channel: Tricorder Transmissions Network Chris' Channel : Completing the Shelf Find Us on Instagram, Bluesky and Facebook: @firstflightpod

First Flight is chatting about Season 2 and we can't wait to discuss it and hear the thoughts from you, the #Carrot Crew! Chris and Abby know resisting chatting about "Regeneration" is futile so we dive deep in to the icy Borg! An arctic research team on Earth discovers debris from an alien vessel, nearly a century old, buried in a glacier along with the bodies of two cybernetically enhanced humanoids. Once those beings are thawed for investigation, they come to life and abduct the scientists and their transport vessel. Season 2 Format: - Welcome & Reed Alert (spoiler warning) - Captain's Log (episode recap) - Pros and Decons (analysis of episode) - Viewscreen On (calling out a beautiful visual shot or director's choice of shot) -Porthos' Pick (our favorite parts) - Trivia - Vulcans' Verdict (rating the episode on a scale of 1-10 grapplers) Feel free to let us know your Porthos' Picks and Grappler Rankings, and/or your general thoughts on this episode! We save these and share them on special Mail Bag episodes. (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!) Find Us on Twitter & Bluesky: @FirstFlightPod Abby: @abbymsommer Chris: @ShelfNerds Find Us on YouTube: First Flight's Channel: Tricorder Transmissions Network Chris' Channel : Completing the Shelf Find Us on Instagram, Bluesky and Facebook: @firstflightpod

First Flight is chatting about Season 2 and we can’t wait to discuss it and hear the thoughts from you, the #Carrot Crew! Chris and Abby have many layered thoughts about "Cogenitor." ***Please use discretion in listening to this episode as many sensitive issues will be discussed such as: suicide, gender and identity, sexuality and slavery. Enterprise encounters a race called the Vissians who feature a third sex of "cogenitors" who are treated as second-class citizens. Season 2 Format: - Welcome & Reed Alert (spoiler warning) - Captain's Log (episode recap) - Pros and Decons (analysis of episode) - Viewscreen On (calling out a beautiful visual shot or director's choice of shot) -Porthos' Pick (our favorite parts) - Trivia - Vulcans' Verdict (rating the episode on a scale of 1-10 grapplers) Feel free to let us know your Porthos' Picks and Grappler Rankings, and/or your general thoughts on this episode! We save these and share them on special Mail Bag episodes. (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!) Find Us on Twitter & Bluesky: @FirstFlightPod Abby: @abbymsommer Chris: @ShelfNerds Find Us on YouTube: First Flight's Channel: Tricorder Transmissions Network Chris' Channel : Completing the Shelf Find Us on Instagram, Bluesky and Facebook: @firstflightpod

First Flight is chatting about Season 2 and we can’t wait to discuss it and hear the thoughts from you, the #Carrot Crew! Chris and Abby have so many things to talk about in the episode "The Breach": Enterprise is asked to evacuate a group of Denobulan geologists from a world that has been taken over by a militant faction. Season 2 Format: - Welcome & Reed Alert (spoiler warning) - Captain's Log (episode recap) - Pros and Decons (analysis of episode) - Viewscreen On (calling out a beautiful visual shot or director's choice of shot) -Porthos' Pick (our favorite parts) - Trivia - Vulcans' Verdict (rating the episode on a scale of 1-10 grapplers) Feel free to let us know your Porthos' Picks and Grappler Rankings, and/or your general thoughts on this episode! We save these and share them on special Mail Bag episodes. (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!) Find Us on Twitter: @FirstFlightPod Abby: @abbymsommer Chris: @ShelfNerds Find Us on YouTube: First Flight's Channel: Tricorder Transmissions Network Chris' Channel : Completing the Shelf Find Us on Instagram and Facebook: @firstflightpod

First Flight is chatting about Season 2 and we can’t wait to discuss it and hear the thoughts from you, the #Carrot Crew! Chris and Abby have So many things to talk about in the episode "Horizon": When Enterprise reverses course to go investigate a planetary phenomenon, Ensign Mayweather takes the opportunity to visit the cargo ship where he was born and raised, the E.C.S. Horizon. But his father, the ship's captain, just recently died, and Travis finds that things at home haven't been the same since. Season 2 Format: - Welcome & Reed Alert (spoiler warning) - Captain's Log (episode recap) - Pros and Decons (analysis of episode) - Viewscreen On (calling out a beautiful visual shot or director's choice of shot) -Porthos' Pick (our favorite parts) - Trivia - Vulcans' Verdict (rating the episode on a scale of 1-10 grapplers) Feel free to let us know your Porthos' Picks and Grappler Rankings, and/or your general thoughts on this episode! We save these and share them on special Mail Bag episodes. (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!) Find Us on Twitter: @FirstFlightPod Abby: @abbymsommer Chris: @ShelfNerds Find Us on YouTube: First Flight's Channel: Tricorder Transmissions Network Chris' Channel : Completing the Shelf Find Us on Instagram and Facebook: @firstflightpod

First Flight is chatting about Season 2 and we can’t wait to discuss it and hear the thoughts from you, the #Carrot Crew! Chris and Abby have So many things to talk about in the episode "Judgement": Captain Archer stands accused before a Klingon tribunal of conspiring against the Empire, and his only hope of escaping a death sentence or life in the dilithium mines of Rura Penthe is an aging and disenchanted Klingon lawyer with little energy or enthusiasm for the case. Season 2 Format: - Welcome & Reed Alert (spoiler warning) - Captain's Log (episode recap) - Pros and Decons (analysis of episode) - Viewscreen On (calling out a beautiful visual shot or director's choice of shot) -Porthos' Pick (our favorite parts) - Trivia - Vulcans' Verdict (rating the episode on a scale of 1-10 grapplers) Feel free to let us know your Porthos' Picks and Grappler Rankings, and/or your general thoughts on this episode! We save these and share them on special Mail Bag episodes. (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!) Find Us on Twitter: @FirstFlightPod Abby: @abbymsommer Chris: @ShelfNerds Find Us on YouTube: First Flight's Channel: Tricorder Transmissions Network Chris' Channel : Completing the Shelf Find Us on Instagram and Facebook: @firstflightpod

First Flight is chatting about Season 2 and we have YOUR thoughts to discuss. Chris and Abby respond to the feedback they have gotten from the First Flight Community over the second part of the season. The conversations range from fun to serious to Vulcan clothing of ALL types. Feel free to let us know your Porthos' Picks, Grappler Ratings, Viewscreen On picks and/or your general thoughts so we can share them on our next Mail Bag episode. (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!) Find Us on Twitter: @FirstFlightPod Abby: @abbymsommer Chris: @ShelfNerds Find Us on YouTube: First Flight's Channel: Tricorder Transmissions Network Chris' Channel : Completing the Shelf Find Us on Instagram and Facebook: @firstflightpod

Abby and Chris are bursting to chat about all the awesome Trek news that has come out in August 2023. We can't wait to discuss it and hear thoughts from you, the #Carrot Crew! So we made a Bonus Episode that covers: Strange New Worlds S2 Ep 9 "Subspace Rhapsody" Strange New Worlds S2 Ep 10 "Hegemony" Star Trek Prodigy S2 four minute sneak peak and hopeful interviews! Join us for a fun look at the bigger Star Trek universe and for lots of gushing! We'll be back with Enterprise S2 Ep 19 "Judgment" next episode. Find Us on Twitter: @FirstFlightPod Abby: @abbymsommer Chris: @ShelfNerds Find Us on YouTube: First Flight's Channel: Tricorder Transmissions Network Chris' Channel : Completing the Shelf Find Us on Instagram and Facebook: @firstflightpod

First Flight is chatting about Season 2 and we can't wait to discuss it and hear the thoughts from you, the #Carrot Crew! Chris and Abby have heaps to say about "The Crossing": Enterprise is swallowed by an otherworldly vessel occupied by non-corporeal creatures who invade the bodies of crew members and trade consciousnesses with them. Season 2 Format: - Welcome & Reed Alert (spoiler warning) -Captain's Log (episode recap) - Pros and Decons (analysis of episode) -Porthos' Pick (our favorite parts) -Trivia -Vulcans' Verdict (rating the episode on a scale of 1-10 grapplers) Feel free to let us know your Porthos' Picks and Grappler Rankings, and/or your general thoughts so we can share them on our next Mail Bag episode. (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!) Find Us on Twitter: @FirstFlightPod Abby: @abbymsommer Chris: @ShelfNerds Find Us on YouTube: First Flight's Channel: Tricorder Transmissions Network Chris' Channel : Completing the Shelf Find Us on Instagram and Facebook: @firstflightpod

Chris and Abby have heaps to say about "Canamar": Upon leaving the Enolian homeworld in a shuttlepod, Archer and Tucker are mistakenly arrested and placed on a prisoner transport vessel bound for the penal colony Canamar. Before the error can be rectified, one of the alien inmates engineers a takeover of the transport, leading Archer to engage in a dangerous gambit. Season 2 Format: - Welcome & Reed Alert (spoiler warning) -Captain's Log (episode recap) - Pros and Decons (analysis of episode) -Porthos' Pick (our favorite parts) -Trivia -Vulcans' Verdict (rating the episode on a scale of 1-10 grapplers) Feel free to let us know your Porthos' Picks and Grappler Rankings, and/or your general thoughts so we can share them on our next Mail Bag episode. (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!) Find Us on Twitter: @FirstFlightPod Abby: @abbymsommer Chris: @ShelfNerds Find Us on YouTube: First Flight's Channel: Tricorder Transmissions Network Chris' Channel : Completing the Shelf Find Us on Instagram and Facebook: @firstflightpod

Chris and Abby have heaps to say about "Future Tense": The Enterprise crew is shocked to find a small craft adrift in space that contains what appears to be a human corpse. Trip and Malcolm discover the craft holds some strange secrets, and the mystery deepens when the Suliban and Tholians arrive making claim to the salvage. Season 2 Format: - Welcome & Reed Alert (spoiler warning) -Captain's Log (episode recap) - Pros and Decons (analysis of episode) -Porthos' Pick (our favorite parts) -Trivia -Vulcans' Verdict (rating the episode on a scale of 1-10 grapplers) Feel free to let us know your Porthos' Picks and Grappler Rankings, and/or your general thoughts so we can share them on our next Mail Bag episode. (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!) Find Us on Twitter: @FirstFlightPod Abby: @abbymsommer Chris: @ShelfNerds Find Us on YouTube: First Flight's Channel: Tricorder Transmissions Network Chris' Channel : Completing the Shelf Find Us on Instagram and Facebook: @firstflightpod

Chris and Abby have heaps to say about "Cease Fire": A military conflict erupts between the Vulcans and Andorians over a small terraformed planet that both sides make claim to. In the midst of the skirmish, the Vulcans announce they wish to discuss terms for a cease-fire, but Imperial Guard officer Shran believes the only one he can trust to mediate such a negotiation is Jonathan Archer. Season 2 Format: - Welcome & Reed Alert (spoiler warning) -Captain's Log (episode recap) - Pros and Decons (analysis of episode) -Porthos' Pick (our favorite parts) -Trivia -Vulcans' Verdict (rating the episode on a scale of 1-10 grapplers) Feel free to let us know your Porthos' Picks and Grappler Rankings, and/or your general thoughts so we can share them on our next Mail Bag episode. (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!) Find Us on Twitter: @FirstFlightPod Abby: @abbymsommer Chris: @ShelfNerds Find Us on YouTube: First Flight's Channel: Tricorder Transmissions Network Chris' Channel : Completing the Shelf Find Us on Instagram and Facebook: @firstflightpod