What is your personal head canon?

[Kamen Rider Blade]

Except we have had a couple times where Picard or someone orders "fire phasers" and we don't actually see the phasers fired, only a beep from Worf touching the console.

Simple dialogue can do wonders...

Tell that to the script writers.

What was the trick in Rascals?

Now, I enjoy several aspects of Rascals, including the child actors and Ro Laren getting great development.

But, the means of the crisis is poorly written.

Riker was distracted with the problem of the week & he under estimated the Rogue Ferengi's to the point where they were able to take over the ship.

 

[Farscape One]

In other words... Riker and the crew looked like buffoons in "Rascals".

 

[Kamen Rider Blade]

In other words... Riker and the crew looked like buffoons in "Rascals".

Yes!

As great as Riker is as a Leader/Future Captain, he still has "Faults" & his "Off Days".

Consider this one of his "Whoopsies".

 

[Farscape One]

A 'Whopsie' done by you or me would be like dropping tomato sauce on the counter.

In this case, a 'whoopsie' nearly got 1,000 people killed or used as slave labor. Big difference, and not exactly a 'whoopsie'.

 

[Kamen Rider Blade]

A 'Whopsie' done by you or me would be like dropping tomato sauce on the counter.

In this case, a 'whoopsie' nearly got 1,000 people killed or used as slave labor. Big difference, and not exactly a 'whoopsie'.

That's the "Golden Era" for you in TNG.

How many times has the USS Enterprise been nearly captured by bad guys through one method or another?

 

[cooleddie74]

It's just a continuation of the bad security aboard Enterprises going back to Season 1 of TOS. Lazarus, a man who is obviously mentally troubled and plagued with spastic, unstable behavior, is allowed to run unfettered all over Kirk's ship until dilithium crystals are stolen and an entire engineering chamber is set ablaze.

 

[fireproof78]

Riker was distracted with the problem of the week & he under estimated the Rogue Ferengi's to the point where they were able to take over the ship.

That's not a trick; that's poor delegation.

A 'Whopsie' done by you or me would be like dropping tomato sauce on the counter.

In this case, a 'whoopsie' nearly got 1,000 people killed or used as slave labor. Big difference, and not exactly a 'whoopsie'.

Plus the flagship of the Federation under enemy control, and all the weapons it carries as a exploration vessel.

 

[Farscape One]

Or even as early as "MUDD'S WOMEN".

They were able to steal a communicator and give it to Mudd and he was able to make that bargain with the miners and cause that mayhem.

 

[Kamen Rider Blade]

That's not a trick; that's poor delegation.

It happened, the man isn't flawless.

Don't get me wrong, I love Captain Riker, but he's not perfect by any means.

It's just a continuation of the bad security aboard Enterprises going back to Season 1 of TOS. Lazarus, a man who is obviously mentally troubled and plagued with spastic, unstable behavior, is allowed to run unfettered all over Kirk's ship until dilithium crystals are stolen and an entire engineering chamber is set ablaze.

That should be something every vessel & facility in StarFleet can learn to improve upon.

Don't make it so easy to infiltrate & cause problems.

 

[JonnyQuest037]

"Code of Honor" is better than "Rascals". We get the first Data/Geordi friendship scene. That alone makes it better, never mind a couple other things. (Jessie Lawrence Ferguson, unique weapons used, unique fight arena.)

This reminds me of one of my favorite jokes from Community:

Britta: "I can excuse racism, but I draw the line at animal cruelty."
Shirley: "...You can excuse racism?"

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