188: Milk and Cookies

Yar and Vasquez Comparison.
 
Gene Roddenberry held a special screening of Aliens with his
staff to show a different sci-fi that was currently being
released. The effects of that viewing can be seen in the
character of chief security officer Tasha Yar. Even though Yar
only appeared in season one of The Next Generation, her presence
is felt throughout the series. Her character was strong and
impulsive as we would expect the head of security to be.

In this episode of Earl Grey, hosts Lee Hutchison, Richard
Marquez, and Amy Nelson are joined with Justin Oser to compare
TNG's Tasha Yar with Aliens' Vasquez. The similarities are
striking as they both are very strong, confident, and loyal
characters. Yet the differences are also notable from their
layers of femininity to their degrees of obedience.

Lee will also pass the baton to Justin Oser as he steps down as
co-host and invites Justin to a weekly cup of tea.

Chapters
Intro (00:01:19) 
Lee’s Exit (00:02:34) 
Vasquez (00:05:22) 
Aliens Love (00:10:45) 
LT. Hernandez (00:17:00) 
Vasquez compared to Yar (00:18:35) 
Code of Honor (00:22:46) 
Yar’s back story (00:24:44) 
Whose ending was better? (00:29:00) 
Star Trek Overload (00:34:05) 
Music of Aliens (00:37:00) 
Pink Blood (00:41:03) 
Milk for Blood (00:43:00) 
Closing (00:46:36) 
 
Hosts
Richard Marquez, Lee Hutchison, Amy Nelson
 
Guests
Justin Oser
 
Production
Richard Marquez (Editor and Producer) Lee Hutchison (Producer)
Amy Nelson (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew
Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer)
Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Michael E Hueter (Associate
Producer) Justin Oser (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez
(Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)