[DP] Star Trek: Lost Frontier #10 - Of Q and Women

[Eric . Busby]

DARKER PROJECTS PROUDLY PRESENTS THE TENTH EPISODE OF

Episode 10 - Of Q and Women


Its anything but an ordinary day when Kate Niles gets an unwanted visit from her ex-husband.... Q.​

"Star Trek: The Lost Frontier" is a serialized, full-cast audio adventure with a new episode the first of every month. Available for free download in .mp3 format, or as a Podcast. Currently ranked #8 among all Performing Arts podcasts in iTunes! Now available exclusively at Darker Projects via the following links:

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Featured in the cast were:

Mark Bruzee as Rupert Trask
Laura Post as Kate Niles
David Ault as Andrew Winfred
Elie Hirchman as Zog
Ben Harmer as Liem Kincaid
Lucien Dodge as Sid Kirk
Seth Adam Sher as President Cross
Bill Hollweg as Engineer Pope
And Chris Williams as Q

Credits read by Seth Adam Sher

This episode was written by Eric Busby
Direction and audio engineering by Eric Busby

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[doubleohfive]

I just listened to "Of Q and Women" ... I still need to collect my thoughts for a detailed review, but for now I'll just say this ... BRILLIANT!

 

[Wowbagger]

One can always count on LF to brighten one's month. It's nice to see the other characters moving back into the foreground--from Trask to Niles to Liem, "Q and Woman" packed three months of development into one. However painful it was to hear the death of Mak, this episode is solid evidence that it was the right decision. (I wonder if Quinn will be back to save the day at some later point?)

Now that Trask is out of the closet, I am going to have to start making a table of known gay vs. known straight characters in the HF/DP/Intrepid/Odyssey/Helena universe. It seems to be approaching 30% gay, which, all activism aside, is statistically less than likely. Indeed, it's approaching silliness.

 

[Eric . Busby]

One can always count on LF to brighten one's month. It's nice to see the other characters moving back into the foreground--from Trask to Niles to Liem, "Q and Woman" packed three months of development into one. However painful it was to hear the death of Mak, this episode is solid evidence that it was the right decision. (I wonder if Quinn will be back to save the day at some later point?)

I have every plans to bring Q back at some point. Juts not soon.

Now that Trask is out of the closet, I am going to have to start making a table of known gay vs. known straight characters in the HF/DP/Intrepid/Odyssey/Helena universe. It seems to be approaching 30% gay, which, all activism aside, is statistically less than likely. Indeed, it's approaching silliness.

Believe it or not from get go I have every plan for Trask to be gay. But its nothing I plan to be over bearing upon. Its just part of who he is. The way I look at it in the well adjusted 25th century your choice of partner should be about as big a deal as your choice of soup from the replicator.

 

[doubleohfive]

Initially, I was not thrilled with the tagged on appearance of Q at the end of episode 9.

I am glad to report though that "Of Q and Women" proved me wrong and is a delightful adventure, presenting us with a different Q to be dazzled by as well as a better insight in to Kate Niles' character. Its not a wholly original take on the "Its A Wonderful Life" formula, but its entertaining nonetheless, with fun cameos and in-jokes. I like that this Q isn't an egotistical nightmare the way John de Lancie's Q was. There were a number of ways to go about introducing Q to the fold of Section 31 / Lost Frontier and a lot of them would have been hackneyed. This presentation was anything but!

Finally, yeah, the big talking point seems to be the revelation about Trask. Very gracefully done, with good taste and not at all beaten over our heads. All I can say is its nice to know that gay marriage is a solid, legit thing in the 25th century.

As ever, Eric and the folks at DP have brought out yet another excellent episode. Bring on #11!

 

[Eric . Busby]

Initially, I was not thrilled with the tagged on appearance of Q at the end of episode 9.

I am glad to report though that "Of Q and Women" proved me wrong and is a delightful adventure, presenting us with a different Q to be dazzled by as well as a better insight in to Kate Niles' character. Its not a wholly original take on the "Its A Wonderful Life" formula, but its entertaining nonetheless, with fun cameos and in-jokes. I like that this Q isn't an egotistical nightmare the way John de Lancie's Q was. There were a number of ways to go about introducing Q to the fold of Section 31 / Lost Frontier and a lot of them would have been hackneyed. This presentation was anything but!

Finally, yeah, the big talking point seems to be the revelation about Trask. Very gracefully done, with good taste and not at all beaten over our heads. All I can say is its nice to know that gay marriage is a solid, legit thing in the 25th century.

As ever, Eric and the folks at DP have brought out yet another excellent episode. Bring on #11!

Thank you very much for the kind words. This made my and a lot of other people's day.

 

[Mrdjh]

Hey...

Gotta say I loved "Of Q and Women"...very well done!!!

I only found Lost Frontiers a few weeks ago... caught up in a day or two

And why do I get the impression that Sebastian is the Ex?

Sidenote....I so can't wait for the next episode

Damian

 

[Asa]

I know I'm years late on this... And I hope you read this Mr.busby.... I can't get enough of this stuff ! I love it .... Also the dr.who reference was so spot on! And if I'm not mistaken when president cross beams onto the ship with trask after Kincaid shuts the shields down.... That's a fuckin dalek that tells everyone to not to move right?? Excuse my language but that totally made my day ... Thank you so much for this wonderful story