The Mandalorian (season 3)

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{4.5/5} “Our people have suffered time and again, from division and squabbling factions. Mandalore has always been too powerful for any enemy to defeat. It is always our own division that destroys us.” The Mandalorian season 3, aired in 2023 Din Djarin is no longer a Mandalorian according to the creed of his people, because […]

Futurama (season 2)

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{5/5} “‘The United States is part of the world.’ ‘Wow, I have been gone a long time.’” — Leela & Fry Futurama season 2, aired in 1999-2000 When Bender sells his body because the price of titanium goes up, he comes to regret it. When Professor Farnsworth turns 150, he decides since he doesn’t have […]

Worlds of DS9: Trill / Bajor

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{4.5/5} “Though she was well acquainted with her people’s penchant for secrecy, she also knew that Trills, like all Federation members, were proud of their free and open society. She had to believe that her people would never throw away the latter because of an habitual attachment to the former.” (from Trill: Unjoined) Worlds of […]

Star Trek: Picard (season 3)

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{5/5} “You’re only ever really as good as those around you. Your crew become a part of you. Complete you. They lift you up to accomplish the things you never could do alone.” Star Trek: Picard season 3, aired in 2023 Jean-Luc Picard and Laris are moving to Chaltak Four. Neither Picard nor any of […]

Worlds of DS9: Cardassia / Andor

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{4.5/5} “‘You know, Keiko, when you’re brought up to think carefully before you dare to utter even a single word, suddenly being free to say what you like is…’ He had to grope for the right words to express himself here. ‘Well, it’s terrifying,’ he said, at last.” (from Cardassia: The Lotus Flower) Worlds of […]

Galaxy Quest

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{5/5} “There’s a red thingy moving toward the green thingy. I think we’re the green thingy.” Galaxy Quest, released in 1999 Jason Nesmith is disappointed to find that his fellow actors on the show Galaxy Quest don’t actually like him. Then some Thermians from the Klaatu Nebula ask for his help. He thinks they’re just […]

Twelve Monkeys

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{5/5} “‘I’m not crazy.’ ‘Of course not, of course not. You want to escape, right? That’s very sane, that’s very sane.’” Twelve Monkeys, released in 1995 Cole is a prisoner underground. He does a good job collecting samples from the surface when he is volunteered. The people in charge then trust him with a more […]

Agent to the Stars

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{4.5/5} “For them, it’s not simply a matter of the most efficient way of doing something, otherwise Joshua would be addressing the UN right now. But there’s that notion the Yherajk have of surrendering to the crucial moment, burned right down into their reproductive strategies. I think that once again, they’re surrendering the moment to […]

Moon

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{5/5} “I’m here to keep you safe, Sam. I want to help you.” Moon, released in 2009 Sam works on the Moon on a mining operation by himself, with just his robot Gerty for company. He’s been there for 3 years and he’s ready to go back to Earth. He’s got 2 weeks left on […]

Avatar: The Way of Water

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{4/5} “‘When I met your father… I tried to kill him.’ ‘It was love at first sight.’” Avatar: The Way of Water, released in 2022 Jake and Neytiri have 4 kids and have a happy life on Pandora. Then humans return to the planet and start battling the Na’vi again. Colonel Quaritch is dead, but […]