Darmok and Jalad at Podcast: Star Trek TNG rewatch
Pickaxe 49 episodes Nov 5, 2026
Darmok and Jalad at Podcast is a Star Trek: The Next Generation rewatch show hosted by Pyrion Flax and Ben from the Yogscast. Each week they go episode by episode, starting from Encounter at Farpoint and working through the series. The podcast mixes episode discussion with humor and fan commentary. New episodes are released weekly.
Episodes
The Survivors
Two very old survivors, one suspiciously perfect house and a whole species wiped from existence. Turns out love can be a dangerous thing… especially when you're basically a God.
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The Ensigns of Command
Data is off cooldown, so it’s time to send in our special boy to evacuate a stubborn colony threatened by a race of sparkly-glove puppet aliens known as the Sheliak!
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Evolution
It's season 3! Wesley fiddles with some nanites and accidentally creates an intelligent new life-form which attempts to take over the Enterprise's computer systems. Good job Wesley! Meanwhile, Dr Kelso from Scrubs tries to observe a rare stellar explosion that happens only once every 196 years.
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Peak Performance
Just how good is Commander Riker at commanding? Well, today we find out as he takes control of an outdated starship in a training exercise. Meanwhile, Data puts on his finger udders and has an existential crisis playing Kolrami in a game of Strategema (space chess, basically).
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The Emissary
Complicated feelings in this one, as Worf bumps into his ex, K’Ehleyr, a half-human, half-Klingon. There’s a fight with a knock-off Skeletor, a traditional Klingon mating ritual, an unsuccessful marriage proposal — all this while they try to work together to calm down a Klingon sleeper ship that doesn’t know the war’s over!
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Manhunt
An episode about fish aliens — that’s interesting, right? Well, it would be, but Manhunt ignores them and instead concentrates on a very horny Lwaxana Troi and her search for a mate. Forget about the last episode — could this be the worst episode so far?
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Up The Long Ladder
Yes, it's time for us to tackle maybe one of the worst episodes in TNG history. Strap yourself in as we navigate a very questionable representation of the Irish. Not even Worf's Klingon tea ceremony can save this one.
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Samaritan Snare - Feat. Angory Tom
We are joined by our good friend Tom to tackle an episode where Picard is forced to converse in a tiny shuttle with the relentlessly irritating Wesley,
and the crew somehow get outsmarted by the galaxy’s most spectacularly idiotic aliens.
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Q Who
We follow a disappointing episode with an absolute banger! One of the most iconic TNG episodes of all, the introduction of the Borg!
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Pen Pals
Pen Pals is an episode of inconsistencies! Data's personality, the Prime Directive, and holodeck logistics are all brought into question.
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The Icarus Factor
Riker's estranged father briefs him for command of a ship; a cultural observance troubles Worf; Riker and his father face off in an anbo-jyutsu match, which is considered to be the ultimate evolution of the martial arts. But is the episode any good?
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Time Squared
The crew is caught in a time warp when they find Picard's double on a Federation shuttle that is six hours ahead of the Enterprise. But is the episode any good?
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The Royale
Investigating the discovery of a piece of metal bearing a United States Air Force Insignia, the Away Team finds itself trapped in the world of The Hotel Royale, a novel come to life. But is the episode any good?
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Contagion
The Enterprise's computer system falls prey to a mysterious electronic virus which programs the ship to self-destruct. But is the episode any good?
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The Dauphin
The USS Enterprise is assigned to escort a young girl, Salia, and her guardian to the planet she was born to rule. On the way, however, Salia has a chance encounter with Wesley, who is instantly and obviously smitten. But is the episode any good?
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The Measure of a Man
When the USS Enterprise arrives at a newly-established Starbase, Data is ordered to serve Captain Bruce Maddox, who wishes to disassemble Data to study him. When Data learns that Maddox may not be able to reassemble him, he refuses and Picard is enlisted to defend his rights in court. But is the episode any good?
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A Matter of Honor
Join by Nilesy, we chat and review 'A Matter of Honour'! But is it any good?
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Unnatural Selection
The crew fights against a mysterious disease which accelerates the natural ageing process, causing humans to die of old age within a matter of days. But is the episode any good?
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The Schizoid Man
A dying anti-social scientist unintentionally comes upon the perfect vessel in which to preserve his intellect and arrogant personality - Data. But is the episode any good?
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Loud as a Whisper
The resolution of an interplanetary conflict depends on a deaf mediator, who suddenly loses his ability to communicate. But is the episode any good?
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The Outrageous Okona
A roguish space captain charms all aboard the Enterprise, but multiple aliens accuse him of theft, and Data consults a comic about humour... but is the episode any good?
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Elementary, Dear Data
Data and Geordi transform themselves into Sherlock Holmes and Watson in a holodeck recreation of Victorian London, but is the episode any good?
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Where Silence Has Lease
The Enterprise encounters a mysterious void in space, and when they move in closer to investigate further, it envelops them and they can't get out. But is the episode any good?
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The Child
Deanna is impregnated by an unknown alien life-form, and Dr. Katherine Pulaski joins the Enterprise as the ship's new Chief Medical Officer. But is the episode any good?
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The Neutral Zone
In this week’s episode, we’re joined by MsCupcakes to discuss The Neutral Zone, but is the episode actually any good?
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Conspiracy
Spurred by reports of misdeeds in Starfleet's top echelon, Picard heads for Earth to uncover the truth. But is the episode any good?
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We'll Always Have Paris
Captain Picard faces a dual crisis when Dr. Paul Manheim’s temporal experiments on Vandor IV begin fracturing reality! But is the Episode, any good?
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Skin of Evil
An away team beams down to Vegra II to rescue Troi and her pilot from their damaged shuttle craft! But is the episode any good?
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Symbiosis
The Enterprise gets caught up in a cargo feud! But, is the episode any good?
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The Arsenal of Freedom
We’re touching down on Minos to see if the crew can survive the ultimate high-pressure sales pitch in "The Arsenal of Freedom.
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Heart of Glory
When Klingon fugitives hijack the ship, Worf finds his loyalties divided between the Enterprise and his powerful Klingon heritage. Is it any good?
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Coming of Age
Wesley’s dreams are crushed, and Remmick’s suspicions are unfounded, all in this week's episode.
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Home Soil
This week, Ben and Pflax watch Home Soil, and boy, is it a slog
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When The Bough Breaks
This week Ben and Pflax watch When the Bough Breaks, where they ask the important questions like why are the parents aboard the Enterprise so neglectful.
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Too Short A Season
Ben and Pflax watch Too Short a Season this week. An elderly admiral chugs an elixir of youth, making him younger and allowing him to fix a mistake he made decades ago.
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11001001
This week, Ben and Pflax watch 11001001. While the Bynars 'upgrade' the Enterprise, Picard ends up trapped on the holodeck with Riker and his custom-built waifu.
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Live Special - Insurrection
In today's Live Special, Ben and Pflax watch Star Trek Insurrection. Picard uncovers a plan to evict a peaceful village of space Amish that live on a planet of eternal youth.
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Angel One
Ben and Pflax watch Angel One this week. While Picard gets hit with a holodeck-made virus, Riker is busy putting the 'D' in diplomacy on a planet run by women
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Datalore
This week, Ben and Pflax watch Datalore, where we find Data's long lost twin. Unfortunately, he immediately starts plotting against the crew.
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The Big Goodbye
This week, Ben and Pflax watch The Big Goodbye. With an insect race ready to negotiate, Picard decides it's the perfect time to try out the holodeck for the first time.
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Haven
This week, Ben and Pflax have a lot to say about Haven. With a plague ship on it's way to crash Troi's arranged marriage, surely we're finally going to see a space battle... *we are not*
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Hide and Q
Ben and Pflax watch Hide and Q this week. Q comes back to give Riker god-like powers but Riker's imagination leaves something to be desired.
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The Battle
This week, Ben and Pflax talk about The Battle. Picard has a mysterious headache, and the Ferengi return with a gift that has no ulterior motive... I'm sure.
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Justice
Ben and Pflax watch Justice this week, where the enterprise takes liberties with the prime directive when faced with the scantily clad pleasure planet.
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Lonely Among Us
This Week Ben Pflax watch Lonely Among Us and discuss the age of rivalry of the dog men and snake dudes
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Where No One has Gone
This week Ben and Pflax watch Where No One has Gone which shows off Riker's trust issues, and we get to meet Worf's pet pig
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The Last Outpost
This week Ben and Pflax watch The Last Outpost, Where they discuss their polarising views on the Ferengi
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The Naked Now
Continuing with The Naked Now, Ben and Pflax tackle some hard hitting questions. Like how does Data refill his tanks after a night of being 'fully functional'?
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Code of Honor
Code of Honor, The episode even the cast hated. Ben and Pflax unpack the not-so-subtle racial undertones as well as debating the logistics of a replicator.
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Encounter at Farpoint
Kicking things off with Encounter at Farpoint, Ben and Pflax discuss Q, Patrick Stewart with hair and the highly thrilling saucer separation!
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