Star Trek Strange New Worlds — Series 5 Episode 2 — “The Griffin Incident” — A Review

16th October, 2026: “The Griffin Incident”.

The Introduction.

OK: this is a written review, and I’m starting it on Friday, 16th October, 2026.

There’s two, trivial things I should highlight.

One?

I’m having fish and chips.

It’s Friday, after all.

Why are we supposed to fish and chips — or, at least, fish — on a Friday?

I wish I knew.

Either way, fish is in the oven, and chips are going to get made, and eaten!

Secondly?

I posted today’s Daily Teaser quiz, this morning.

Complete with a joke, by way of introduction.

About cows hooves … 

What’s sadder than the joke … 

Is the fact it’s have a lot of likes.

And has had me wondering around the flat, all day, making ‘mooooo’ noises.

Roll on the next episode of Star Trek Strange New Worlds … !

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 20th October 2026.

20th October, 2026.

That’s embarrassing, isn’t it … ?

You’re talking to one of the staff in Sainsbury’s … and your phone goes off!

Yes: I officially got a call to arrange something … at the worst possible time!

It’s OK: I phoned them back later.

And now officially have an ultrasound on my liver, booked for the first week of November.

I’m looking forward to it.

At least to the trip.

It’s going to be cheap: as it’s taking place in Brentwood Community Hospital.

Thank Gods for that!

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 19-10-2026 — The Jewel Heist

19th October, 2026: the Heist.

Right … it’s officially Monday!

Which means I’m off into town, for my weight management meeting!

I hope I’ve lost some weight.

But whether — ! — I have or I haven’t, I’m going to need a coat.

Compared to the heatwaves we’ve had, this summer, it’s looking chilly, out.

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 18-10-2026 — Luke the Evangelist

18th October, 2026: Luke the Evangelist.

Right … I think panic or pickyness has done something!

Yes: it’s meant I’ve got up ten minutes before my alarm went off.

Which is mildly ironic.

I slept through it, yesterday … !

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Yep: I officially had dinner with my nephew, last night.

After he made another video.

Feel free to hit the like button!

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I follow the news, every-so-often.

You’d possibly guessed, haven’t you?

At any rate, something that floated across my attention, yesterday, was this piece: one that tells us an unnamed male celebrity is seeking to prevent publication of serious allegations by ITN and The Guardian.

Some of which are of a sexual nature.

Medical evidence submitted by the man says that he will attempt “… to take his own life”.

Hmmm … 

I can understand someone not wanting to be named in these sorts of proceedings.

But … ?

I would also say that threatening suicide in this situation is … 

Is an attempt to blackmail the court into behaving as the celebrity wants: rather than in the interest of a public who’d feel it should be reported … as a prelude to the man’s trial for whatever he’s done.

OK: if the unnamed celebrity is already undergoing trial, himself, I can understand a non-publication injunction happening.

Reports like this could prove prejudicial to someone’s defence.

But to ban publication because “I’ll kill myself if you do”?

Strikes me as an attempt to silence the press, as an attempt at blackmail … and just downright offensive.

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 17th October 2026

17th October, 2026.

Arrrggghhh … !

I slept through my alarm, this morning!

I hate doing that!

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Oh, I had a phone-call, yesterday: or, at least, a phonecall from my doctor’s, followed by a confirmatory text message.

After a recent set of blood tests, it’s been found that I have fatty liver disease: something I’ve had for a while, and hasn’t really affected me.

The nurse I spoke to?

Then told me she’d be setting up confirmatory blood tests.

And arranging for an ultrasound.

To see if I’ve got gallstones.

Here’s hoping the procedures get set up and done, quickly.

And that I don’t need much in the way of surgery!

Heigh ho!

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