Hello, my name is Tawny Newsom. I play Beckett Mariner on Star Trek Lower Decks.

I am Paul F. Tompkins and I play Dr. Migglymo on Star Trek Lower Decks.

But more importantly, we're just a couple of Star Trek nerds who are excited because we finally get to talk about Star Trek again with all of you.

And we will be featuring Deep Space Nine guests to celebrate the show's 30th anniversary.

We're gonna be talking Picard Season 3 with members of the original of the next generation cast.

Listen to Star Trek The Pod Directive wherever you get your podcasts.

So hot and I think it's because, look, the challenge family is real, it is a real thing.

And the challenge is something that, yeah, it's an experience.

And while it's wild and crazy and hard and stressful and all the other things, it is still an institution that has changed lives.

I know it's impacted mine significantly.

And so, yes, I'm a fierce defender of it, especially when someone is just whining.

Wining, whining, whining. They are making cats look back.

Cats are like, don't put me in this. You are not one of us because we don't whine like that.

Now, y'all probably know who I'm talking about. I'm so annoyed.

I don't even want to give their name the energy.

So my side eye, my side elbow, my whole side profile, my side ponytail, the side mirror.

All of that is going towards the sore loser and the sour apple that's not been on the show for a few episodes.

Okay, I rest my kids.

Who does your side eye of the week go to, Dave?

And what did you think about this episode?

Honestly, watching this episode, I don't think I have a side eye this week.

Other than the fact, I really, I did side eye David in the elimination.

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