Is there an episode to which you relate?

[Tora Ziyal]

I happened to watch "Ethics" a few days ago for the first time in years. Wow! The personal connections just slammed into me...

Worf was having spine surgery even more extensive and life-threatening than mine! He was struggling to walk again, practicing, as I did, with the help of parallel bars. And he was suicidal, as I was for a while, worried about the same quality of life / independence issues (though I must admit, my honor or lack thereof was not one of my worries ).

So my question is, is there some TNG episode to which you particularly relate, and why?

 

[RAMA]

There are episodes I philosophically relate to yes, though not much in the way of particular events.

So how have you manged post-learning-to-walk?

RAMA

 

[Tora Ziyal]

Thanks for asking, RAMA. I don't want this to turn into a thread about me, so I've answered you here.

 

[Sho]

This is probably not the definition of "relate" you had in mind, but Identity Crisis is a very important episode for me because when I first watched it as a teenager, I got very interested and involved in the way Geordi was interacting and forming a team with the computer to solve this mystery, which was a formative experience for a later carreer in software development.

I think it's a very underrated episode in general - the coreography and lighting of the holodeck sequence, including the handheld photography, are some of the best directing and cinematography done on TNG IMHO. It's going to be stunning in HD ...

 

[Holdfast]

I happened to watch "Ethics" a few days ago for the first time in years.

Funnily enough, Ethics is precisely the episode I was coming into this thread to mention, having just read the thread title. It's a really great capsule exploration of some of the practical issues in medical ethics and conflicting duties of care.

I also found Picard's situation in Lessons highly engaging.

 

[Tora Ziyal]

^Yeah, the ethical issues in both episodes are fascinating and presented well.

This is probably not the definition of "relate" you had in mind, but Identity Crisis is a very important episode for me because when I first watched it as a teenager, I got very interested and involved in the way Geordi was interacting and forming a team with the computer to solve this mystery, which was a formative experience for a later carreer in software development.

Definitely sounds like relating to me. Not that I had a specific definition in mind.

 

[Anji]

Oh, yes. The ending of BOBW part 1, where Riker has to take over the Enterprise after Picard has been captured.

Riker's confusion and sense of mourning was exactly how I felt after my mother died. I played that scene over and over again trying to get every bit of Guinan's advice.

"The only way to beat him, only way to save him," advice got me through some of the worst months of my life.

 

[Tora Ziyal]

^I'm not surprised that it helped you that much -- it's a very powerful speech.

 

[AdmiralScreed]

Tapestry: I'm always thinking about time; the future, the past, the present. I think about how the choices I make today will affect me tomorrow, and how all of my decisions leading up today have gotten me to where I am now. I can relate to Picard in Tapestry because I've taken similar journey's myself.

 

[CaptainMatt]

"The Best of Both Worlds" two-parter. I so identified with the character of Picard and what was happening with him and the crew that I scared some people at my old school. I've been obsessive about the Borg ever since. True story.

 

[Tora Ziyal]

"The Best of Both Worlds" two-parter. I so identified with the character of Picard and what was happening with him and the crew that I scared some people at my old school. I've been obsessive about the Borg ever since. True story.

What was it about the story or Picard that you identified with so much?

 

[CaptainMatt]

I was suffering from a chronic disease in school that made me feel as if I was falling apart, that I was losing my identity. A mental illness. Watching Picard lose what made him human made me feel like I was not so alone. And yes there was some mourning as I had always liked Picard and felt like I was losing a friend and mentor. It was a difficult three-month wait until Part II aired.

 

[Tora Ziyal]

I was suffering from a chronic disease in school that made me feel as if I was falling apart, that I was losing my identity. A mental illness.

Yeah, mental illness can do that.

Ever since I developed PTSD, I have felt a strong connection with the characters who have been traumatized -- primarily Picard and Kira.

 

[Therin of Andor]

That hauntingly beautiful flute solo Picard plays in "The Inner Light", and then reprises in "Lessons", has become even more haunting for me over the years. Picard loses an entire lifetime in "The Inner Light", and almost loses a woman he loves in "Lessons".

My mother passed away a few weeks ago, only 18 months after my Dad, and that little tune gets stuck like in my head like an earworm when I think about them. That and "Into the West" by Annie Lennox from last "The Lord of the Rings" film.

 

[CaptainMatt]

I was suffering from a chronic disease in school that made me feel as if I was falling apart, that I was losing my identity. A mental illness.

Yeah, mental illness can do that.

Ever since I developed PTSD, I have felt a strong connection with the characters who have been traumatized -- primarily Picard and Kira.

It seems we have that in common, friend. I have suffered a lot due to illness and have had some aspect of it described as PTSD. Picard's torture at the hands of the cardassian Gul also was terrifying to watch. I just can't watch taht episode but can, over time, manage to tolerate TBOBW.

 

[CaptainMatt]

That hauntingly beautiful flute solo Picard plays in "The Inner Light", and then reprises in "Lessons", has become even more haunting for me over the years. Picard loses an entire lifetime in "The Inner Light", and almost loses a woman he loves in "Lessons".

My mother passed away a few weeks ago, only 18 months after my Dad, and that little tune gets stuck like in my head like an earworm when I think about them. That and "Into the West" by Annie Lennox from last "The Lord of the Rings" film.

I am sorry to hear about your parents and their passing. I can understand certain pieces of music becoming haunting. Maybe not like you do, but I think I can relate a little.

 

[Tora Ziyal]

Therin, my condolences.

Captain Matt, I saw the torture scene years before I had PTSD. It was difficult enough to watch then; I wouldn't dream of watching it now. Or, God forbid, "Violations".

 

[CaptainMatt]

I feel the same, it is too much for me to view now.

 

[GalaxyX]

Therin, my condolences.

Captain Matt, I saw the torture scene years before I had PTSD. It was difficult enough to watch then; I wouldn't dream of watching it now. Or, God forbid, "Violations".

I would have been fine with the torture sequences if the episode offered us some sort of payback. I frankly would have liked to see that Cardassian get the crap beat out of him by Worf and Data. That would have been a satisfying ending to me. The way it ended he horribly tortured Picard, and got away with it scott free.

 

[LitmusDragon]

Not an episode as a whole but I identified with the Data character quite a bit. Still do actually. I'm kind of a clinical person, often too literal, a little brainy ...