Mar 12, 2019
Comparing "Identity Crisis" and "Extinction."
You can call it an homage, call it inspired by, or even call it a
coincidence, but, after more than 750 episodes of Star Trek, every
once in a while you come across a story that seems vaguely familiar
to you. Star Trek fans love to compare and contrast these stories
to determine which was done better.
In this episode of Warp Five, hosts Patrick Devlin and Brandi
Jackola pit the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Identity
Crisis" against Star Trek: Enterprise's "Extinction". We discuss
transmission of viruses, primal vs. intelligent, LeVar Burton,
bloodthirsty hunting parties, point of view, and the theme of
lifeforms taking over other lifeforms.
Chapters
Intro (00:00:00)
Welcome Boomers (00:01:30)
"Identity Crisis" (00:10:09)
"Extinction" (00:24:46)
Comparing the episodes (00:35:34)
Final Thoughts (00:51:41)
Closing (00:53:41)
Hosts
Patrick Devlin
Brandi Jackola
Production
Patrick Devlin (Editor) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Producer) C
Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive
Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate
Producer) Floyd Dorsey (Associate Producer) Mike Morrison
(Associate Producer) Tim Cooper (Associate Producer) Justin Oser
(Associate Producer) Mark Flessa (Associate Producer) Chris
Tribuzio (Associate Producer) Jim McMahon (Associate Producer)
Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Tony Robinson (Show Art)
Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)