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Once again, I can confirm that this giveaway is legitimate - good luck!

I thought the "challenge" was a little on the obvious side, but then it's the sort of thing that would be obvious to someone not undergoing it.

Book's reaction to the Kweijian artifact was probably David Ajala's best work on the series so far, really great stuff.

Moll usurped the Primarch perhaps a little too easily, but I like Eve Harlow's performance enough that I really don't care.

Lastly, it's a small thing, but I thought the Badlands looked really great. They finally seem as hellish as they've always been described.

I found it unexpectedly upsetting when the shelving was taking hits from the Breen.

When it's to help someone save face, it's a totally different scenario - everyone knows that!

Vulcans lie all the time.

When Vulcans do it, it's called "hallucinating".

This is the first mention of a sa-te kru on screen, but the cat like predator from Vulcan/Ni’Var originated in a six page comic called “When Worlds Collide: Spock Confronts the Ultimate Challenge” written by Alex Kurtzman and Robert Orci, and drawn by Paul Pope that was published in a 2009 issue of “Wired”.

Okay, deep cut to something I didn't know existed...

I'll try to be quicker next time!

I'm seeing speculation all over the map, so I'm going to withhold judgment.

Is it wise casting a drag queen as a villain given all the anti-drag queen sentiment?

Gosh, what a loaded question! I think it ultimately boils down to a question of representation - these things shouldn't be a problem in isolation, but they can be a problem if it's part of a greater pattern. It does sound like Davies is intent on weaving queerness throughout all aspects of this series, so that will probably make a difference.

I was convinced the lost chord was going to be the mystery chord that opens A Hard Day’s Night.

I had the legendary chord from "A Day in the Life" in mind, which of course isn't really possible on a single piano (at least, not to its full effect).

It does sound like they're retaining the Star Trek license in some form - I wonder if that will include ships, and they just can't talk about it yet.

One thing that always bugged me about the mystery of the Breen is that it shouldn't actually be a mystery - Kira and Dukat take the refridgeration suits off a couple of Breen in "Indiscretion."

I'm also going to give a shout-out to "The Magicks of Megas-Tu," The One Where They Meet Satan.