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Enthusiast. Star Trek ๐Ÿ–– & TV Features Editor, Senior Writer & Interviewer at Screen Rant. Who am I to argue with the Captain of the Enterprise?

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Megan Bayne's tag team partner is like Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts.

08.03.2026 03:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Starfleet Academy Episode 9 Director Jonathan Frakes Is An "Eternal Optimist" About Star Trek Frakes beams into Starfleet Academy.

Thank you to Jonathan Frakes! What a gift on my birthday to have a lovely conversation about #StarTrek: #StarfleetAcademy episode 9, and being eternal optimists about Star Trek. ๐Ÿ––

07.03.2026 23:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 45 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I like the blurry one.

07.03.2026 13:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Perspective.
#ThePeakBGC #GrandHyattManila

07.03.2026 11:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A rare double header on the main page

07.03.2026 11:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Star Trek Has Gone Bigger Than It Ever Has Before That's as big as it can get.

Go big or go home was #StarTrek: #StarfleetAcademy episode 9's motto. ๐Ÿ––

07.03.2026 11:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 54 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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The Portal is set to look into Dublin. Waiting for @seanferrick.bsky.social @elittlechild.bsky.social to walk by.

07.03.2026 07:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I wonder why the Portal is covered in flowers?

07.03.2026 07:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thai sticky rice latte and yuzu cheesecake

07.03.2026 07:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Excellent jerk chicken.

07.03.2026 07:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you, sir. I made the mistake of scrolling down and seeing the comments on my Mary Wiseman interview. Horrendous.

07.03.2026 00:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Fuck. Never read the comments. Jesus. ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ

06.03.2026 23:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Star Trek Confirms Big Changes To Starfleet Academy Fan-Favorite We don't know SAM after all.

Well, you don't live for less than a year, build up a set of memories, malfunction, get deactivated, are reborn, and live 17 years with a father and a different life before going back to school without undergoing some changes in #StarTrek: #StarfleetAcademy. ๐Ÿ––

06.03.2026 23:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 70 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™‚๏ธ

06.03.2026 14:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 13 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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It was better in the original Klingon.

06.03.2026 13:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Star Trek Villain's Master Plan Is A 35-Year-Old In-Joke & Voyager Callback You might say, Nus Braka has the Federation's number.

Omega-47. #StarTrek: #StarfleetAcademy's writers clearly know and love Star Trek. ๐Ÿ––

06.03.2026 11:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 37 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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May have gone overboard combining chili wontons with chili beef noodles.

06.03.2026 11:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bizarre, grandly operatic Bride of Frankenstein meets Bonnie and Clyde monster mash set in 1930s Chicago, New York, and points in between, with a lot to say about sexual violence against women. It took me a while to sync with it, but I think I liked it more than Del Toro's Frankenstein.

06.03.2026 09:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's all over his trousers.

06.03.2026 05:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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He lacks a lot of enzymes, but boy, can he take a punch. I think George Hawkins is the MVP of #StarTrek: #StarfleetAcademy episode 9. From stumbling drunk, to puking glitter, to yelling at Caleb, everything George did stood out and was top marks.

06.03.2026 04:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 55 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Jonathan Frakes Resurrected Star Trek: Picard's Coolest Starship Flex "Now, this is a flex!"

Now that's a flex! The USS Athena joined the list of Star Trek ships that did the coolest thing in the Jonathan Frakes-directed #StarTrek: #StarfleetAcademy episode 9. ๐Ÿ––

05.03.2026 22:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 50 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 1 Episode 9's Ending Reveals Star Trek's Most Insane Super Villain Plan The Federation has never faced a threat like this.

Masterfully directed by Jonathan Frakes, #StarTrek: #StarfleetAcademy season 1's penultimate episode has everything: action, comedy, drama, and puking glitter. ๐Ÿ––

05.03.2026 21:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 29 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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An ordinary world.

05.03.2026 11:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My birthday is also Wolfgang's birthday. 11 years old ๐Ÿค

05.03.2026 03:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 14 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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An eventful birthday, in unexpected ways. I'll tell you about it one day.

05.03.2026 01:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Was gonna eat dinner here but worried about Furies

04.03.2026 11:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Birthday ๐Ÿฝ

04.03.2026 11:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Jonathan Frakes Addresses Divisive Reaction To His Star Trek Murder Mystery: "I Was Surprised" "A Space Adventure Hour" wasn't warmly welcomed.

Perhaps time will be kinder to the second and last #StarTrek: #StrangeNewWorlds episode Jonathan Frakes directed, "A Space Adventure Hour." But hey, shit happens. ๐Ÿ––

04.03.2026 11:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I'd listen to Beverly too.

04.03.2026 09:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Captain Burnham Ended Up Like Picard After Star Trek: Discovery Ended Discovery became a bit of an empty nest.

Seeing Tilly and Reno together in #StarTrek: #StarfleetAcademy, I thought, 'Who's still aboard the USS Discovery? Does Captain Burnham have the empty nest feeling Picard had after Star Trek: Nemesis?'

04.03.2026 09:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0