The USS Essex never shows up on screen in TNG's
season 5, episode 15 "Power Play", but its crew does... well,
whatever's left of them that was taken over by telepathic lightning
ghosts? Look, it's complicated and the most important thing is that
even when possessed by lightning ghosts, Chief O'Brien just wants a
snack. Kyle decides this isn't enough, so the brothers go full nerd
as they dig deeper into the Essex's shockingly deep presence in the
beta canon of the books, and all of its encounters with... lizard
people?!
About the Podcast
A Star Trek podcast about the ships not named Enterprise* by the Brothers Weems. A comedic take on the other, more explosion-prone ships of the fleet. (*or Defiant or Voyager or Discovery)