The Mirror Universe. What is it meant to be?
Listen to this podcast for in-depth discussion of how the Mirror Universe was conceptualized and its canon material expanded upon over the course of the Star Trek franchise from the Original Series to Deep Space Nine and Enterprise to the recent Discovery series. We also look at the fanon of the Mirror Universe and typical characterizations in general as well as specifically for Kirk, Spock, and McCoy. And of course we ponder if the McSpirk pairing can survive the “darkness” inherent to their Mirror selves!
Running time: 01:34:08
Topics Discussed:
- What is the Mirror Universe? (00:01:00)
- Where It Began – Original Series, “Mirror, Mirror” (00:16:12)
- Why no Mirror Universe for The Next Generation? (00:26:55)
- Deep Space Nine’s Mirror Universe (00:30:00)
- Discovery’s Mirror Universe (00:33:10)
- Enterprise’s Mirror Universe (00:34:20)
- Popular Fanon Perspectives (00:39:50)
- Mirror Triumvirate (00:44:45)
- Mirror Alternate Original Triumvirate (01:09:10)
- Mirror McSpirk (01:15:50)
- Future Mirror Universe [in Discovery] (01:25:55)
Episodes or Movies Mentioned:
- Star Trek The Original Series (general)
- Star Trek The Original Series “Mirror, Mirror” (spoilers)
- Star Trek 2009 Ongoing Comics (spoilers)
- Star Trek Enterprise “Into a Mirror, Darkly” Parts 1 & 2 (spoilers)
- Star Trek Deep Space Nine “Crossover” (spoilers)
- Star Trek Discovery Season 1 (spoilers)
Songs or Sounds Used:
Star Trek The Original Series – Additional Credits (00:01)
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Fascinating discussion..you and Soda did a great job in discussing the Mirror universes. There are so many different aspects in his topic and you two covered a whole lot of them.
Thank you, Judy. We had a great time with this topic. There are more nuances to the theory behind MU than one might think!