The Phase Two Rewatch - A Star Trek Phase II Podcast
Caloroga Shark Media
3 episodes
13 hours ago
In 1977, Star Trek returned to television.
The Enterprise was refitted. Starfleet felt bigger and more formal. Familiar faces returned alongside new ones, and the galaxy felt slightly less romantic and a little more complicated.
Hosted by Greg Westlake, The Phase 2 Rewatch treats Star Trek Phase II as the television series it was meant to be. Episode by episode, the show revisits the stories, characters, and production choices of Phase II as it aired in the late seventies,
Each episode begins with a detailed story summary, followed by informed, opinionated commentary from the perspective of a lifelong TOS. fan. Along the way, the podcast explores character arcs, bridge dynamics, behind-the-scenes television realities, and how Phase II tried to move Star Trek forward while still carrying its past.
This is not a pitch, a thought experiment, or a nostalgia tour. It’s a rewatch.
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In 1977, Star Trek returned to television.
The Enterprise was refitted. Starfleet felt bigger and more formal. Familiar faces returned alongside new ones, and the galaxy felt slightly less romantic and a little more complicated.
Hosted by Greg Westlake, The Phase 2 Rewatch treats Star Trek Phase II as the television series it was meant to be. Episode by episode, the show revisits the stories, characters, and production choices of Phase II as it aired in the late seventies,
Each episode begins with a detailed story summary, followed by informed, opinionated commentary from the perspective of a lifelong TOS. fan. Along the way, the podcast explores character arcs, bridge dynamics, behind-the-scenes television realities, and how Phase II tried to move Star Trek forward while still carrying its past.
This is not a pitch, a thought experiment, or a nostalgia tour. It’s a rewatch.
A damaged transporter and a burst of temporal radiation send Captain Kirk back to Earth on the eve of the attack on Pearl Harbor, forcing him into a familiar Star Trek dilemma with uncomfortable new wrinkles.
As Kirk struggles to survive in nineteen forty one Honolulu, he forms a relationship with Elsa Kelly, the wife of a United States Navy officer, while the Enterprise races to correct the transporter malfunction and retrieve their captain. With history bearing down and war imminent, Kirk must once again choose between personal happiness and the integrity of the timeline.
On The Phase II Rewatch, Greg Westlake takes a hard look at an episode that invites direct comparison to City on the Edge of Forever, and not always to its benefit. The discussion covers why this story feels like a rerun so early in the series, how Kirk’s behavior here clashes with his TOS. history, and why this episode might have worked better later in the season.
The episode also explores the newly redesigned Klingons, the evolving bridge layout, Decker’s growing role as Kirk’s right-hand man, and Ilia's quiet but important final scene.
Star Trek Phase II launches with a restrained, thoughtful premiere that reintroduces the Enterprise and quietly resets the rules of the galaxy.
While investigating the unexplained destruction of Federation probes near Klingon space, Captain Kirk and his crew encounter a massive artificial intelligence attempting to understand humanity by studying it directly. As the situation escalates, Kirk must find a way to resolve the crisis without turning curiosity into catastrophe.
In this episode of The Phase Two Rewatch, Greg Westlake breaks down the new ship, the redesigned bridge, and the reconfigured crew. With Spock gone and a younger Vulcan named Xon at science, Will Decker positioned firmly at Kirk’s side, and Ilia introduced as a Deltan navigator, Phase II reveals itself as something more transitional than nostalgic.
In nineteen seventy seven, Star Trek returned to television.
The Enterprise was refitted. Starfleet felt bigger and more formal. Familiar faces returned alongside new ones, and the galaxy felt slightly less romantic and a little more complicated.
Hosted by Greg Westlake, The Phase 2 Rewatch treats Star Trek Phase 2 as the television series it was meant to be. Episode by episode, the show revisits the stories, characters, and production choices of Phase II as it aired in the late seventies, without hindsight from the films.
Each episode begins with a detailed story summary, followed by informed, opinionated commentary from the perspective of a lifelong TOS fan. Along the way, the podcast explores character arcs, bridge dynamics, behind-the-scenes television realities, and how Phase 2 tried to move Star Trek forward while still carrying its past.
The Phase Two Rewatch - A Star Trek Phase II Podcast
In 1977, Star Trek returned to television.
The Enterprise was refitted. Starfleet felt bigger and more formal. Familiar faces returned alongside new ones, and the galaxy felt slightly less romantic and a little more complicated.
Hosted by Greg Westlake, The Phase 2 Rewatch treats Star Trek Phase II as the television series it was meant to be. Episode by episode, the show revisits the stories, characters, and production choices of Phase II as it aired in the late seventies,
Each episode begins with a detailed story summary, followed by informed, opinionated commentary from the perspective of a lifelong TOS. fan. Along the way, the podcast explores character arcs, bridge dynamics, behind-the-scenes television realities, and how Phase II tried to move Star Trek forward while still carrying its past.
This is not a pitch, a thought experiment, or a nostalgia tour. It’s a rewatch.
