Is it weird that The Royale is one of my favourite episodes?

I just think the whole premise to it is wonderful. It doesn't matter that it's not in any way rooted in reality, it's just a real classic Sci-Fi story.

My favourite part is surely when they find the body of the US Astronaut and Riker reads out his diary entry. A brilliant piece of writing:

Any other opinions of this episode?

 

I don't share your view, but I applaud your bravery for admitting it freely.

 

I completely agree with you! I've just posted about it on the unjustly hated episode thread.
It's one of my favourite TNG episodes. I love the entire story.
And it had Data at his cute and funny best, which is always a big plus for me. His gambling scenes are hilarious.

 

No, not weird at all! The Royale remains one of my favourites from S2.

 

Well, to me it was exceedingly boring and silly, but you go right ahead and enjoy. Differences in taste make the world more interesting.

 

It's a cool concept.

 

I was actually surprised to realize everyone hated it.

 

It sort of reminds me of a lucid dream. You realise you're dreaming, so you try to find holes in it...Like when Data asks the Texan to take him to his car, or when Worf moves the slot machines to get at the windows.

I didn't know that M! That story would make it even more eery than it already is.

 

"This planet. What do you call it?"
"Earth. What do you call it?"
"We call it Theta VIII."
"How charming."

 

One of my favorite episodes of TNG.

 

Neither a great episode nor a terrible one. It was okay. Silly but aime enjoyable moments

 

It's weird to like TNG at all. No one could really fault you for liking a less commonly celebrated episode. I find much of it kind of tedious on rewatch, but I dislike it much less than some of their other episodes. It's one of those that remind me of TOS

 

TNG is my least favorite Trek.

The Royale was one of the few episodes I remember fondly.

So, maybe there is something in that.

 

The Royale is one of the episodes most similar to classic sic-fi like The Twilight Zone or The Outer Limits, so I really like it for that reason.

 

Yeah, me too.

 

Yes, but it's no big deal.

 

among the general population? yeah. It's all relative

 

One of the things that I like best in certain episodes, is when TPTB give us little trickles of information (as opposed to gluts of exposition) on the history of Earth and the Federation, and how things came together.

The date of the astronaut's fight, and details from the flag on his pressure suit are examples of this.