Commander Una Chin-Riley finds herself on trial for lying to Starfleet about being an Illyrian. Captain Pike finds her an attorney to take on the case and challenge the charges.
The trial of Commander Una Chin-Riley for misrepresenting the fact that she was an Illyrian to Starfleet is at hand. The Judge Advocate General office charged Una with fraud and sedition. When Una won’t take a plea deal and accept a dishonorable discharge, Captain Pike finds and old, estranged friend to take on Una’s case. There will be fireworks at the trial as Neera Ketoul challenges Starfleet’s laws and ideals in defense of Una and Illyrian’s everywhere.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Our overall reactions to the episode and some of the legal issues,
- How this episode compares to other similar episodes from Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Discovery,
- Captain Pike’s recruitment of Neera, an attorney, to represent Commander Chin-Riley,
- Neera’s goals in making precedent for Illyrian’s versus Una’s needs for a defense,
- Spocks’s role in this episode and some of the comedy relief he provides,
- Neera’s examination of Admiral April,
- The potential consequences for Captain Pike and the Enterprise,
- The identity of the person that turned Una into Starfleet, and
- Neera’s closing argument in the case.
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Welcome to Warp Trails. This weekly show reviews each episode of Star Trek, from Discovery to Picard and Lower Decks, the latest incarnations of Star Trek airing on CBS All Access, and discusses Star Trek news. Your hosts are Dennis and Beth Keithly, a husband and wife team living in Texas. Beth is an old school fan of Star Trek whose fandom is grounded in The Original Series. Meanwhile, Dennis is a relatively more recent fan who traces his fandom to Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn. Since they met, Dennis and Beth made consumption of Star Trek content part of their weekly routine. The have also named four of their past six pets after Star Trek characters.
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