Episode 1: The Trial Series

Who were the Talosians really testing and what is it all for? Do the bridge officers have to take court lessons? Why don’t they use the cameras on the Enterprise? Why is Kirk’s ex the prosecutor? How should tech be used in court cases? Join Ashlyn and Rhianna as we discuss the Trial episodes in The Original Series!

This is the first episode of our Trial Series, where Ashlyn and Rhianna talk about the Trial episodes of every Star Trek show.
  
SPOILER WARNING: TOS trial episodes 

Next time, we’ll head to the strange and ancient trials seen in the Animated Series. 
 
DISCLAIMER: We do not own any of the rights to Star Trek or its affiliations. This content is for review only.  

Our intro and outro is by Jerry Goldsmith.

Rule of Acquisition #47: Don't trust a man wearing a better suit than your own.
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Episode 1: The Trial Series Who were the Talosians really testing and what is it all for? Do the bridge officers have to take court lessons? Why don’t they use the cameras on the Enterprise? Why is Kirk’s ex the prosecutor? How should tech be used in court cases? Join Ashlyn and Rhianna as we discuss the Trial episodes in The Original Series! This is the first episode of our Trial Series, where Ashlyn and Rhianna talk about the Trial episodes of every Star Trek show. SPOILER WARNING: TOS trial episodes Next time, we’ll head to the strange and ancient trials seen in the Animated Series. DISCLAIMER: We do not own any of the rights to Star Trek or its affiliations. This content is for review only. Our intro and outro is by Jerry Goldsmith. Rule of Acquisition #47: Don't trust a man wearing a better suit than your own. Please check out our Patreon and donate any $1, $6, $10, or $20 per month to access exclusive episodes of trivia, documentary review, and reviews of every episode of The Animated Series, Lower Decks and the Short Treks, plus our mini-series. Head to https://www.patreon.com/thedurassisterspodcast for all this and more!