List Only! Last Star Trek Episode You Watched
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TNG: Unnatural Selection, streamed on Netflix.
A case of The Deadly Years for Dr. Pulaski. Not sure why the Lantree had to be destroyed, some careful use of the transporter to remove the corpses and a baryon sweep probably could have decontaminated her, but I did appreciate the bridge crew's respectful sendoff.
Chief O'Brien gets to save the day, Wesley was busy doing his own actual job this time, go figure.
A good episode overall.
A case of The Deadly Years for Dr. Pulaski. Not sure why the Lantree had to be destroyed, some careful use of the transporter to remove the corpses and a baryon sweep probably could have decontaminated her, but I did appreciate the bridge crew's respectful sendoff.
Chief O'Brien gets to save the day, Wesley was busy doing his own actual job this time, go figure.
A good episode overall.
TOS "City on the Edge of Forever" on H&I
The shot where McCoy walks into the mission and meets Edith. Spock walks into the shot just a second or two after Edith takes McCoy out of the shot. Spock, with his excellent Vulcan ears, should have heard McCoy's voice.
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The shot where McCoy walks into the mission and meets Edith. Spock walks into the shot just a second or two after Edith takes McCoy out of the shot. Spock, with his excellent Vulcan ears, should have heard McCoy's voice.
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Watching New Ground now.
"This'll be like being there when Zefram Cochrane runs the first warp drive!"
Haha, all things in good time Geordi.
"This'll be like being there when Zefram Cochrane runs the first warp drive!"
Haha, all things in good time Geordi.
Ensign Ro
This was a groundbreaking episode for TNG in many ways, a big departure from Genes Vision (tm) in which any Starfleet personnel who act in a nasty conflicted 20th century manner are usually possessed or drugged or something. Here we have a character who is bolshy, bitter, opinionated and headstrong. While the main cast can't quite bring themselves to disagree with each other about her so there's still little internal conflict (apart from Guinan's own special way of tearing Picard a new one), they certainly unite in being nasty about her, and this external conflict source actually sticks around, with the promise of adding an edge to this vanilla crew. This episode aired in the final weeks of Gene's life, and for good or ill his absence is more notable than ever.
We also get an Admiral of the week for Picard to argue with, who is trying for peace on a big scale while Picard tries to stand up for the little guy caught in the middle - this is a theme we'll see again with the Cardassian border conflict.
There's a lot in this early 90s episode which sadly still is very relevant today, and a number of issues are raised, primarily the Federation's obligation, if any, to step into conflicts in other people's backyards.
This was a groundbreaking episode for TNG in many ways, a big departure from Genes Vision (tm) in which any Starfleet personnel who act in a nasty conflicted 20th century manner are usually possessed or drugged or something. Here we have a character who is bolshy, bitter, opinionated and headstrong. While the main cast can't quite bring themselves to disagree with each other about her so there's still little internal conflict (apart from Guinan's own special way of tearing Picard a new one), they certainly unite in being nasty about her, and this external conflict source actually sticks around, with the promise of adding an edge to this vanilla crew. This episode aired in the final weeks of Gene's life, and for good or ill his absence is more notable than ever.
We also get an Admiral of the week for Picard to argue with, who is trying for peace on a big scale while Picard tries to stand up for the little guy caught in the middle - this is a theme we'll see again with the Cardassian border conflict.
There's a lot in this early 90s episode which sadly still is very relevant today, and a number of issues are raised, primarily the Federation's obligation, if any, to step into conflicts in other people's backyards.
I gave up on Ent around season 2. At some point I may revisit the show. Do you recommend any episodes in particular?
Season three is one continuous arc. Starting with the season two cliffhanger "The Expanse". I think seasons three and four are well worth the time to watch. Season four has several mini-arcs that are connected to TOS.
"Power Play" is the only one I've rewatched in years.
Those are some of my favorite episodes from season 5. "Conundrum" and "Power Play" have a frontier adventure feel to them. One of the producers from season 1, Herb Wright, came back to TNG during this time because Berman wanted TNG to get back to its adventure roots. "Power Play" even has a score reminiscent of Ron Jones's edgy music from the early seasons.
DS9: "Sacrifice Of Angels", "Waltz", and "Covenant"
Crazy evil Dukat mini-marathon! I have to admit, I hated this character turn at the time, but on rewatch I really like it. Originally I thought they were throwing away his complexity. Now I watch it and think: he was Hitler, they were always doing a story about Hitler. The point of Dukat flirting with heroism as the series went along wasn't to redeem him, it was to show he had the potential to make the right choices... to make it even more damning when he didn't.
Crazy evil Dukat mini-marathon! I have to admit, I hated this character turn at the time, but on rewatch I really like it. Originally I thought they were throwing away his complexity. Now I watch it and think: he was Hitler, they were always doing a story about Hitler. The point of Dukat flirting with heroism as the series went along wasn't to redeem him, it was to show he had the potential to make the right choices... to make it even more damning when he didn't.
TNG: A Matter of Honor, streamed on Netflix.
Although primarily a Riker episode, I enjoyed the few bits where Data gets to be First Officer of Enterprise in his place. Also, the phaser firing range was neat.
Although primarily a Riker episode, I enjoyed the few bits where Data gets to be First Officer of Enterprise in his place. Also, the phaser firing range was neat.
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