21: Star Trek: The Squire of Gothos and Arena

This week's Watchcast is packed to the gills with omnipotent beings, sudden disappearances, and man-on-man (and man-on-lizard) combat as we take on the Star Trek episodes The Squire of Gothos, and Arena! CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate in versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening. (00:00:14) - Intro, and some Twin Peaks talk. (00:04:53) - Onto Star Trek and our first episode, The Squire of Gothos! (00:06:45) - Our man Trelane, and his similarities to Q. (00:09:09) - Some additional production notes about the episode. (00:10:05) - Trelane! Stop this crazy planet! (00:14:46) - Trelane sucks at math, and so do the writers. (00:17:38) - Our first galactic cosplayer. (00:20:11) - A racist British person? Will wonders never cease. (00:23:27) - A good old fashioned duel, followed by a starship getting chased around by a planet. (00:26:58) - A good old fashioned hunting of a man for sport. (00:31:37) - This ending is so ridiculous. The good kind of ridiculous. (00:37:24) - A couple of remaining questions. (00:42:47) - Wrapping up on The Squire of Gothos. (00:45:09) - Break! (00:45:38) - We're back, and it's time to enter the Arena! (00:49:48) - Some production notes on Arena, and the hearing damage given to the principal cast. (00:57:20) - Kirk's on a mission of bloodlust. (01:04:03) - Time to do MORTAL KOMBAT. (01:09:18) - If only Kirk could remember 9th grade science class! (01:13:38) - James Kirk is the original MacGyver. (01:16:29) - And here comes the Metron! (01:20:01) - Talking a little about the prevalence of God beings in Star Trek, and the state of the space frontier. (01:22:37) - Final thoughts on Arena and the Gorn. (01:26:52) - Outro. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.