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Kirk. 
Admiral Marcus. 
Khan.
Star Trek Into Darkness is the second film from JJ Abrams’ Kelvin Universe. It is a bigger, louder, more frantic and more emotional film than Star Trek 2009. It is also frequently ridiculed by the Trek fandom. But is it as terrible a film as people would lead you to believe?
In Star Trek Into Darkness, Section 31 hatches a plan to trigger a war with the Klingon Empire. Admiral Marcus unfreezes Khan Singh and forces him to help with create advanced weaponry. Khan attempts to escape and rescue his crew, but is discovered and forced to flee. Marcus sends Kirk and the Enterprise after Khan (who is now calling himself John Harrison) with orders to fire advanced torpedoes at him, even if it means war with the Klingons.
Khan is captured and Marcus reveals his plan, and his enormous new secret warship. Balls to the wall action follows as Kirk and Khan try to stop Marcus, and then Spock tries to stop Khan. Star ships crash into San Francisco and hundreds (thousands?) are killed. And Kirk makes the ultimate sacrifice and some super blood saves the day.
Kirk and Spock (and the rest) set off on a journey that involves many close-ups with watery eyes. Many tears are shed and angsty monologues are spoken. Benedict Cumberbatch performs some incredible mouth acting. In the background, JJ Abrams’ frantic direction meshes with a script that leaves no time for taking a breath. Or for thinking about what is happening.
In this podcast, Wes and Clay discuss the controversial second entry in the rebooted Star Trek film franchise. Is it a setup that best serves the universe as it has been explained? Does Khan’s existence make sense? Is there a reason why everyone is so emotional?
Plus!
The guys talk about being “unhandsome”, star ships fighting while at warp, and flipping a story for no reason!