With The First Link

Hosted ByRuthie & Matthew

FORTNIGHTLY ON MONDAYS

Two aspiring Social Justice Klingon Warriors recap and review every episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.


All Episodes

With The First Link #1.07: Lonely Among Us

TNG: SEASON 1, EPISODE 7 This episode has it all! Delegates won’t stop chasing each other around the ship (and possibly eating each other), Picard decides to leave his...

With The First Link #1.06: Where No One Has Gone Before

TNG: SEASON 1, EPISODE 6 A propulsion scientist and his mysterious assistant make upgrades to the Enterprise’s warp drive, and accidentally send the ship to the outer rim of...

With The First Link #1.05: The Last Outpost

TNG: SEASON 1, EPISODE 5 We finally meet the Ferengi! They don’t eat anyone, but they do provide us with an opportunity to talk about antisemitism and the dangers...

With The First Link #1.04: Code of Honor

TNG: SEASON 1, EPISODE 4 This episode is full of anti-black racism. We don’t want to summarize it, but we will talk about why it’s bad. *Cover art by Nathan...

With The First Link #1.03: The Naked Now

TNG: SEASON 1, EPISODE 3 When gravity and water combine, the crew of the Enterprise get drunk! Ruthie and Matthew discuss the outfits, fake snow, soundboards, and gender dynamics...

With The First Link #1.02: Encounter at Farpoint (II)

TNG: SEASON 1, EPISODE 2 What is going on at Farpoint Station? Will the Enterprise crew pass Q’s test, or will the series end after this episode? Matthew and...

With The First Link #1.01: Encounter at Farpoint (I)

TNG: SEASON 1, EPISODE 1 On the very first episode of With the First Link, Ruthie and Matthew talk about how they came to love Star Trek: The Next...