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The Royale
The Enterprise reaches a planet with a toxic atmosphere and beams up a piece of an old American space craft. Then they discover a building is on the surface in a pocket of breathable atmosphere. Riker, Worf and Data beam down and see a single revolving door. They walk through it and wind up in a recreation of an old Earth hotel...The Royale. Hijinks ensue.
I hated this episode first run so I dreaded my rewatch of it. Well, like a number of episodes I've revisited, it's not bad. It's not good, but it's a fun diversion. It's funny. It has a sad core story about the remaining stranded astronaut and everyone seems to be having a good time.
Pulaski has one scene that's less than a minute, sitting by herself in the conference room on a conference call. Why bother? Did they have a minimum number of episodes they were required to use her in?
Deanna was a little grating. "Commander Riker feels trapped!" Jesus lady.
Good to see O'Brien at the transporter controls.
I felt bad for "Texas" at the end. He lost everything and took it personally, but not angrily. He was like "damn Data, why'd you let me lose it all like that?" Probably the most emotional point of the episode.
Then there's the relatively pointless chat about Fermat's Last Theorem. The unproven equation left behind by Pierre de Fermat. In 1988 it was still unproven. About 5 years later - oops. Andrew Wiles got it done. I guess Jean-Luc missed that in his Wiki search. It still adds little to the episode, much like a number of non-sequitur 2nd season bits.
An okay low stakes episode. Not as bad as I initially thought but not one I'd rush to revisit before my eventual passing.
2/5
The Enterprise reaches a planet with a toxic atmosphere and beams up a piece of an old American space craft. Then they discover a building is on the surface in a pocket of breathable atmosphere. Riker, Worf and Data beam down and see a single revolving door. They walk through it and wind up in a recreation of an old Earth hotel...The Royale. Hijinks ensue.
I hated this episode first run so I dreaded my rewatch of it. Well, like a number of episodes I've revisited, it's not bad. It's not good, but it's a fun diversion. It's funny. It has a sad core story about the remaining stranded astronaut and everyone seems to be having a good time.
Pulaski has one scene that's less than a minute, sitting by herself in the conference room on a conference call. Why bother? Did they have a minimum number of episodes they were required to use her in?
Deanna was a little grating. "Commander Riker feels trapped!" Jesus lady.
Good to see O'Brien at the transporter controls.
I felt bad for "Texas" at the end. He lost everything and took it personally, but not angrily. He was like "damn Data, why'd you let me lose it all like that?" Probably the most emotional point of the episode.
Then there's the relatively pointless chat about Fermat's Last Theorem. The unproven equation left behind by Pierre de Fermat. In 1988 it was still unproven. About 5 years later - oops. Andrew Wiles got it done. I guess Jean-Luc missed that in his Wiki search. It still adds little to the episode, much like a number of non-sequitur 2nd season bits.
An okay low stakes episode. Not as bad as I initially thought but not one I'd rush to revisit before my eventual passing.
2/5
The Royale was whacky fun unless you were Col Ritchie. There are other books I'd rather be trapped in than that one. I enjoyed Data's antics at the dice table.
The pseudodrama with the bellboy was trite and meaningless, but it was supposed to be trite and meaningless.
I have enough trouble finding e-books from 20 years ago, no idea how Picard googled a 300 yr old one.
The pseudodrama with the bellboy was trite and meaningless, but it was supposed to be trite and meaningless.
I have enough trouble finding e-books from 20 years ago, no idea how Picard googled a 300 yr old one.
I started my own rewatch today - partly inspired by this thread. The stunt doubles for Tasha and Data in Encounter at Farpoint are hilarious. Picard's general awkwardness is also very funny. It was a lot of fun. I grew up with TNG and it felt like going back in time. I really liked seeing Tasha again. I absolutely love this show and need it back in my life.
Time Squared
Let's kick this off with...I will never ask Will Riker to make me breakfast. Not because he chose the shittiest tasting eggs in the galaxy (he's never had them?), but because he has zero idea how to cook them. Christ, this scene made me cringe. First, he apparently promised omelets, since Pulaski brings ale as a perfect companion drink because "your omelets deserve no less."
A breakfast ale? Okay I guess people have mimosas but still...
Well, he obviously f'ks up the omelets because be immediately transitions to making scrambled eggs.
And proceeds to burn them. The guy has a non-stick pan and all I see is an over-heated skillet with stuck eggs in the center.
You're gonna need to let that pan soak a little before you clean it, Will.
Just because he raises and lowers his bowl of egg mix doesn't mean he's a "practiced hand." I've been making eggs since I was a kid and I don't effing do that. And I don't burn the shit out of them either.
He cracks like one egg which becomes food for 6 and then decides to give Data extra before giving Worf (who's hysterical) a smallest amount because he gave out or ruined the rest.
"A cook is only as good as his ingredients" ... and his freaking skill. Lower the flame. Grease the pan. Add things like meat or veggies if you're making an omelette. Christ on a pony, this scene really snarked me off.
Foreshadowing: Pulaski is shocked to hear Riker's dad liked cooking. It's ADR but it's obvious in retrospect that they wanted her to be dumbfounded and not because of Worf's "WOMEN cook!" attitude.
"Riker's dad plooked Pulaski next time on Starrrrr Trek - The NextGen-ration!"
Okay well, yeah there's 42 more minutes left here.
Man, this one had such an amazing premise. And I realize the intention was for this to be a weirdo mystery and the following episode was supposed to be Q Who? and have Q be the one behind it all. The producers were averse to serializing, so they made it standalone and pretty much had a hasty but unconvincing explanation about the anomaly being a life form. Still not sure how Picard got thrown back in time, but okay. It was a dandy puzzle and had wonderful atmosphere but ultimately didn't go anywhere. Which, to be fair, isn't necessarily a minus. If you accept that sometimes weird shit happens in space. I guess if you liked "Where Silence Has Lease" you won't have an issue with this. This one was just executed better. But funny they both had nonsense openings. Riker on the holodeck with Worf vs Riker ruining breakfast. Also with Worf.
Pulaski get s an unnecessary "I can relieve the captain" bit that makes Troi so pissy that she walks out of sickbay minutes after Picard ordered her to stay there.
O'Brien shows up at the very end. Nice for continuity and a paycheck for Colm but no reason why he had to do that bit. Why not Troi?
I hate the shuttle craft design. This is the same year Shatner would give us a splendid update of the classic shuttle and TNG gives us this blocky little toy with no graceful angles. It literally looks like an off the shelf Playmates toy. TNG will never have attractive shuttles.
And did the hanger deck crew really need Data on the intercom giving them directions to activate the alternate tractor beam? You know, that little tiny stand up thing in the middle of the floor? Which is actually kinda stupid. This should be automated. The outside beam brings it in and another beam, mounted in the ceiling, automatically takes over. Now......if they didn't insist on having people stationed in the hanger bay when ships were docking, they could have depressurized and turned the gravity down and let inertia take care of it and then gradually turn up the gravity until the shuttle gently touched down, but okay. And I'd hate that duty. What if the force field glitches? See ya Ensign Ricky!
This one feels like a wasted premise, but I like the randomness of space in this. It was a great mystery and the cast, as always, is in top form. The Picard double scenes were pretty flawless. The Space is Dangerous motif really sells it. And frankly, I appreciate not getting an answer this time around. Space is disease and danger, wrapped in darkness and silence. As well as mystery.
Not great, but a good weirdo 43 minutes after the Tragedy of Riker's Eggs.
3.5/5
Let's kick this off with...I will never ask Will Riker to make me breakfast. Not because he chose the shittiest tasting eggs in the galaxy (he's never had them?), but because he has zero idea how to cook them. Christ, this scene made me cringe. First, he apparently promised omelets, since Pulaski brings ale as a perfect companion drink because "your omelets deserve no less."
A breakfast ale? Okay I guess people have mimosas but still...
Well, he obviously f'ks up the omelets because be immediately transitions to making scrambled eggs.
And proceeds to burn them. The guy has a non-stick pan and all I see is an over-heated skillet with stuck eggs in the center.
You're gonna need to let that pan soak a little before you clean it, Will.
Just because he raises and lowers his bowl of egg mix doesn't mean he's a "practiced hand." I've been making eggs since I was a kid and I don't effing do that. And I don't burn the shit out of them either.
He cracks like one egg which becomes food for 6 and then decides to give Data extra before giving Worf (who's hysterical) a smallest amount because he gave out or ruined the rest.
"A cook is only as good as his ingredients" ... and his freaking skill. Lower the flame. Grease the pan. Add things like meat or veggies if you're making an omelette. Christ on a pony, this scene really snarked me off.
Foreshadowing: Pulaski is shocked to hear Riker's dad liked cooking. It's ADR but it's obvious in retrospect that they wanted her to be dumbfounded and not because of Worf's "WOMEN cook!" attitude.
"Riker's dad plooked Pulaski next time on Starrrrr Trek - The NextGen-ration!"
Okay well, yeah there's 42 more minutes left here.
Man, this one had such an amazing premise. And I realize the intention was for this to be a weirdo mystery and the following episode was supposed to be Q Who? and have Q be the one behind it all. The producers were averse to serializing, so they made it standalone and pretty much had a hasty but unconvincing explanation about the anomaly being a life form. Still not sure how Picard got thrown back in time, but okay. It was a dandy puzzle and had wonderful atmosphere but ultimately didn't go anywhere. Which, to be fair, isn't necessarily a minus. If you accept that sometimes weird shit happens in space. I guess if you liked "Where Silence Has Lease" you won't have an issue with this. This one was just executed better. But funny they both had nonsense openings. Riker on the holodeck with Worf vs Riker ruining breakfast. Also with Worf.
Pulaski get s an unnecessary "I can relieve the captain" bit that makes Troi so pissy that she walks out of sickbay minutes after Picard ordered her to stay there.
O'Brien shows up at the very end. Nice for continuity and a paycheck for Colm but no reason why he had to do that bit. Why not Troi?
I hate the shuttle craft design. This is the same year Shatner would give us a splendid update of the classic shuttle and TNG gives us this blocky little toy with no graceful angles. It literally looks like an off the shelf Playmates toy. TNG will never have attractive shuttles.
And did the hanger deck crew really need Data on the intercom giving them directions to activate the alternate tractor beam? You know, that little tiny stand up thing in the middle of the floor? Which is actually kinda stupid. This should be automated. The outside beam brings it in and another beam, mounted in the ceiling, automatically takes over. Now......if they didn't insist on having people stationed in the hanger bay when ships were docking, they could have depressurized and turned the gravity down and let inertia take care of it and then gradually turn up the gravity until the shuttle gently touched down, but okay. And I'd hate that duty. What if the force field glitches? See ya Ensign Ricky!
This one feels like a wasted premise, but I like the randomness of space in this. It was a great mystery and the cast, as always, is in top form. The Picard double scenes were pretty flawless. The Space is Dangerous motif really sells it. And frankly, I appreciate not getting an answer this time around. Space is disease and danger, wrapped in darkness and silence. As well as mystery.
Not great, but a good weirdo 43 minutes after the Tragedy of Riker's Eggs.
3.5/5
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