Court Martial (TOS Blu-ray)
List Only! Last Star Trek Episode You Watched
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The Expanse (ENT) And enter The Xindi
Su'Kal and the accompanying episode of Ready Room. I also recently watched some one on Youtube viewing The Motion Picture for the first time; that was fun.
I've become oddly addicted to watching the Youtubers who fill their pandemic isolation with viewing classic movies for the first time (original Star Wars trilogy, Indiana Jones trilogy, Back to the Future trilogy, Alien/Aliens, Robocop, Predator, Terminator 1 & 2, Blues Brothers, Ghostbusters, Princess Bride, Airplane, Spaceballs, Naked Gun, Monty Python films [and skits], Die Hard, Planes Trains and Automobiles, It's a Wonderful Life and so on).
I've become oddly addicted to watching the Youtubers who fill their pandemic isolation with viewing classic movies for the first time (original Star Wars trilogy, Indiana Jones trilogy, Back to the Future trilogy, Alien/Aliens, Robocop, Predator, Terminator 1 & 2, Blues Brothers, Ghostbusters, Princess Bride, Airplane, Spaceballs, Naked Gun, Monty Python films [and skits], Die Hard, Planes Trains and Automobiles, It's a Wonderful Life and so on).
Prophecy (VOY)
VOY Renaissance man
PIC Broken Pieces. I may have a problem...
Pen Pals (TNG) I really love the discussion scene with all the senior officers, very in the spirit of The Federation
(streaming) TNG "Pen Pals". I saw it last night while a bunch of cats vied for lap space. The visuals and costuming really sell an alien feel really well. The Riker/Picard hand gestures as to how deep they are were a subtle and nice touch. The acting from all is so good that it''s easy to accept the proceedings at face value regardless of those inevitable little nitpicks I spew after breakfast (morning all! 
). B+
(Far worse episodes exist and considering season 2 was clobbered by the writers' strike it's pretty great that this one is as solid as it is. Easily could have been an A with a minor rewrite.)
). B+ (Far worse episodes exist and considering season 2 was clobbered by the writers' strike it's pretty great that this one is as solid as it is. Easily could have been an A with a minor rewrite.)
A couple sundry issues boggle the mind - Data being out of character in giving the conch to Sarjenka despite Dr Pulaski stating her memories might return is the biggest flaw just for the sole sake of "teh feelz" and it's as out of place as it is incredibly crass given surrounding issues of considerable significance as Picard isn't wrong about not letting a less developed species know warp travel exists, et cetera. As well as his contrived audio experiments at the start but a little rewrite could have smoothed that out.
But the main discussions points are good. Data proves to be the most human (with Geordi and Dr Pulaski siding with him in a fantastic scene that's also contentious), and it's Picard who makes a really neat false equivalence between natural disaster and war as to why he should pompously sit there and do nothing but fart out of his mouth while millions of people are about die when they have the technology and crew to get things done.
The setup with Riker's dramatic flair of planets living fast and all sounds cool but for a sentient species to develop there still needs to be tens of thousands of years under the right conditions... that, and if dilithium deposits were that precise, how could the planets last this long to begin with? Again, a minor script adjustment would solidify this but being season 2 and lack of time in general...
The Wesley subplot is really good, though TNG has a knack of deifying some job duties at the expense of others ("Tapestry" being the worst offender.) Why is Wesley all of a sudden the ideal project manager and not a candidate for a senior-level technician or technical expert who would still feel unease in pointing out an anomaly but unlike season 1's garish clunkathon, season 2 shows Wesley's character being a lot more refined and natural in flow - and the lesson of managing others via Riker was a fairly robust scene in its own right as well.
And thankfully the universal translator, the magic wand that's easy to swallow, makes it easy to accept how Sarjenka can communicate with anyone on the fly despite not language constructs being known (but can be extrapolated from what is told in "Contagion" as headcanon.)
But the main discussions points are good. Data proves to be the most human (with Geordi and Dr Pulaski siding with him in a fantastic scene that's also contentious), and it's Picard who makes a really neat false equivalence between natural disaster and war as to why he should pompously sit there and do nothing but fart out of his mouth while millions of people are about die when they have the technology and crew to get things done.
The setup with Riker's dramatic flair of planets living fast and all sounds cool but for a sentient species to develop there still needs to be tens of thousands of years under the right conditions... that, and if dilithium deposits were that precise, how could the planets last this long to begin with? Again, a minor script adjustment would solidify this but being season 2 and lack of time in general...
The Wesley subplot is really good, though TNG has a knack of deifying some job duties at the expense of others ("Tapestry" being the worst offender.) Why is Wesley all of a sudden the ideal project manager and not a candidate for a senior-level technician or technical expert who would still feel unease in pointing out an anomaly but unlike season 1's garish clunkathon, season 2 shows Wesley's character being a lot more refined and natural in flow - and the lesson of managing others via Riker was a fairly robust scene in its own right as well.
And thankfully the universal translator, the magic wand that's easy to swallow, makes it easy to accept how Sarjenka can communicate with anyone on the fly despite not language constructs being known (but can be extrapolated from what is told in "Contagion" as headcanon.)
Requiem for Methuselah (TOS Blu-ray)
(streaming) TOS "The Deadly Years" - C+/B- cusp (big magic brownie points for the acting and guest cast too)
It's less than the sum of its parts and the Commodore's appearance is typical TOS contrivance so the fourth-in-command (yes, Uhura) can't take command - but at least getting Stocker on board is better than the no-name from "Catspaw". There's some great acting from all around and the guest actors brought in really sell the idea of a young man now found in an age-accelerated body. That alone makes this high-concept episode worth watching, even if it's not as good as it could be. We sorta know that all except for the red blue shirt would be magically cured, which is a bit wimpy but the episode seemed to know what to gloss over and what to focus on, which helps it a lot. But is Stocker the most inept nitwit put into command or what?! That and the idea that anyone who gets to old age means they will develop senility is a little against the real life odds. Still, for maximum effect they would go all the way... Chekov gets a couple decent one-liners as well. Also, in my previous mini overview I forgot to put in a comma next to 'but' and creating a nasty run-on sentence. Sorry about that... : blush :
What I mean is that it's a bunch of people from a bunch of different backgrounds debating and talking abt the ramifications of interfering with Dreman. (And yes I'm aware that answer should've automatically been yes since it was a planet)
(streaming) TOS - "The Enterprise Incident" B+/A- cusp
Yes, there are plot holes and conveniences. The story still knows when to let those be and just focus what works better and far more. Even from the start of the episode with McCoy discussing Kirk, and Kirk later sending out a message to Starfleet while surrounded no less, this episode is one heck of a creative and fun romp.
Adding in the Romulan commander, whose forebearers also share roots with Federation uniform designers since everyone's workin' the go-go boots.
This is an episode TOS needed more of. Tight action, suspense and espionage. and broader themes with some moments of intellectual depth (noting TNG had the level of depth that "The Cage" presented but was whittled down in order for TOS to be greenlit for an actual series at the time... /ramble)
The redress of Enterprise corridors for Romulan ones is nicely done. One I never really picked up on until 2 viewings ago.
I still like to think Spock might turn if the logical conditions existed. Or if nothing else, introduce slash fix with the go-go dancing Commander whose name can't be pronounced, the deliciousness of Subcommander Tal, and Spock instead of the bland and well-overused Spock/Kirk trope. To coin a phrase: "Fascinating!"
Adding in the Romulan commander, whose forebearers also share roots with Federation uniform designers since everyone's workin' the go-go boots.
This is an episode TOS needed more of. Tight action, suspense and espionage. and broader themes with some moments of intellectual depth (noting TNG had the level of depth that "The Cage" presented but was whittled down in order for TOS to be greenlit for an actual series at the time... /ramble)
The redress of Enterprise corridors for Romulan ones is nicely done. One I never really picked up on until 2 viewings ago.
I still like to think Spock might turn if the logical conditions existed. Or if nothing else, introduce slash fix with the go-go dancing Commander whose name can't be pronounced, the deliciousness of Subcommander Tal, and Spock instead of the bland and well-overused Spock/Kirk trope. To coin a phrase: "Fascinating!"
(streaming) TNG - "The Defector". A+
Only one scene irks me so much; Data indicates the Federation knows little of the Romulan home planet as to why nobody on the big "D" can replicate Romulan Booze hooch of the sort that Kirk was able to get illicit shipments in all the time... and yet, when Data and Setal go to the holodeck for the recreation of the Valley of Chula, Setal gushes over how awesome and accurate it looks. Not bad for the Feds knowing so little about their homeworld to that level of detail? (Noting the score of this episode was not dragged down despite this whiny moment o' nitpick, that should quickly indicate what a powerhouse masterpiece this episode legitimately is.)
Don't let the whine distract you; this episode is a top-5 masterpiece with ease, brought to you by some great acting as well as the talents of Ronald D Moore and Ira Steven Behr.
Huge brownie points for the use of Klingon and Romulan profanity in a cleverly crafted scene...
The audio mixing might be a little borderline, but Ron Jones' score just knows what to pull from the visuals and complements an outstandingly high caliber, multilayered and detailed script that even weaves its various plot strands in ways that still remain as magnificent and invigoratingly fresh today, despite being three decades old. Dang, where's my Geritol to to along with my other assortment of blue pills?
Honestly, forget the one with the flute. Forget the one where Picard is turned into a walking laser pointer that all the cats love to chase. Forget the ones with the big space snowflake. Watch this one instead.
Don't let the whine distract you; this episode is a top-5 masterpiece with ease, brought to you by some great acting as well as the talents of Ronald D Moore and Ira Steven Behr.
Huge brownie points for the use of Klingon and Romulan profanity in a cleverly crafted scene...
The audio mixing might be a little borderline, but Ron Jones' score just knows what to pull from the visuals and complements an outstandingly high caliber, multilayered and detailed script that even weaves its various plot strands in ways that still remain as magnificent and invigoratingly fresh today, despite being three decades old. Dang, where's my Geritol to to along with my other assortment of blue pills?
Honestly, forget the one with the flute. Forget the one where Picard is turned into a walking laser pointer that all the cats love to chase. Forget the ones with the big space snowflake. Watch this one instead.
Endgame (VOY)
And that concludes me watching old TV Trek from ENT to PIC
And that concludes me watching old TV Trek from ENT to PIC
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