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Season 2

S2E1 - Improbable Beards

"Pilot" and "Ghosts"

In which Ana discovers what it's like to be on the other side of the headphones, there's a fine distinction drawn between war crimes/regular crimes/violations of civil liberties, and we discuss ships we can't discuss.

In the pilot, we question Fusco's frisking ability if he can't find a goddamn grenade on

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S2E2 - Boring White Dude Doing Something for a Girl

Mission Creep, Cura te Ipsum

Mission Creep: In which we get the most concise Jude summary yet, Justen categorizes a wad of S1 numbers under this episode's label, and the Elias arc kicks off. John gets some rare characterization--a soft spot for vets--while Fusco starts to think about John's safety. 

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S2E3 - BO and Mustard

Judgment, and The Fix CW: Needles

Fictional gangs, questionable dining habits, and badly sold plots! John's first yellow box notation from the Machine, a ton of guest stars, and a brief diversion into suspension of disbelief about gunshot wounds. We're so glad the judge wasn't ****ing the nanny.

Our first outing with Zoe Morgan is productive, and Harold gets vicious with his money. 

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Hemmer's House of Ribs

Children of the Comet

Episode 2 continues with a DEEP level of characterization for so many of our new best friends. We continue to be in love. And REALLY horny for Pike. And thoroughly unburdened by conversational boundaries.

Connect with the show at @babylonpodject 

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Chekov's Non-Fungible Daughter

Ghosts of Ilyria

When was the last time you thought about The Game from TNG? 2048 doesn't give you an orgasm, unfortunately. Long side investigation into exactly when genetic modification laws were established in canon. More yelling. Some talk about the pressures of being an exemplar.

Connect with the show at @babylonpodject 

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S2E4 - A Bag of Juice

Witness and Foe

Witness: metaplot 2! Justen's bad NY accents, John's questionable phone choices, and Charlie--I mean, Elias--teasing the third-act reveal in the middle of the episode. Elias is the Bester of Person of Interest.

Foe: A long discussion of cold war surveillance state methods, Justen goes feral over

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S2E5 - A Xerox Alto

Episodes: Get Carter and Number Crunch

Warning: 5 minutes of pet talk.

In Get Carter, Jude gets weirdly defensive about his philosophy training, we discuss relevant numbers and machine learning, and John goes full Batman. Mutant? Vengeance demon? Something like that. Fusco is actually a good cop, but also a terrible liar. 

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The Apple of Star Treks

Strange New Worlds S1E04: Memento Mori

CW: Sean Connery

A few minutes of Neelix hate? Star Trek has a very loose understanding of astrophysics. Jude comes up with a list of all the other species out there that might eat colonists. Kirk doesn't f*ck as much as you think? 

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S2E6 - Finch is Grace Kelly

Episodes: Super, Legacy

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S2E7 - A God among Bugs

Root Cause, and Wolf & Cub

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