Spoilers What's the craziest thing Trek has done?

[NewHeavensNewEarth]

Spoiler: PIC Wesley

When Wil Wheaton randomly came strolling towards Isa Briones / Kore in the PIC s2 finale with a goofy grin on his face, I was absolutely sure he was there to interview her on-the-spot for the Ready Room. In that moment, all I could see was the actors, not their characters. It was a brain jolt when it turned out to be anything other than that.

 

[Oddish]

Ok, that was pretty nuts. But good to see Wesley make a return.

Something else kind of nuts... turning Voyager into a Christmas tree ornament.

 

[NCC-73515]

Spacesuits that only block known substances and let unknown ones through

 

[Lord Garth]

On the contrary, I loved it. But I am going through a phase of loving ultra bleak stuff. And in the end...

Spoiler: Coda

They die so the TV versions can live

If I ever read it, I'll treat it like a Slasher Flick where I expect everyone to just get killed. And I'll listen to Rob Zombie playlist in the background.

 

[Oddish]

Sounds very nihilistic...

 

[Dar70]

Can I just put in "all the crazy stuff transporters do"?
* Split people.
* Fuse people.
* Send people to evil mirror universes.
* Turn people into kids.
* Render people immortal.
* Keep people in stasis for decades at a time.

You forgot one....
* Give people mental disorders....

 

[David cgc]

Enterprise Season 3 finale cliffhanger, no question. The NX-01 saves the Earth and returns home in triumph, only to be inexplicably transported back in time to World War II, complete with Archer having been captured by a Nazi regiment led by an alien SS officer. Amazing, chef's kiss, no notes.

 

[Oddish]

You forgot one....
* Give people mental disorders....

I forgot two.
* Give people weird "Inner Light" style fantasy experiences about becoming a ghost, dissolving into goo, and fighting invisible aliens.

 

[NCC-73515]

Enterprise Season 3 finale cliffhanger, no question. The NX-01 saves the Earth and returns home in triumph, only to be inexplicably transported back in time to World War II, complete with Archer having been captured by a Nazi regiment led by an alien SS officer. Amazing, chef's kiss, no notes.

That was my BOBW cliffhanger: Propeller planes attacking the shuttle!

 

[The Wormhole]

Craziest episode would probably be Sub Rosa, what with Space Scotland, fog on the bridge, an angry Scotsman who just shows up to rant at random moments and of course, Ghost Sex.

 

[Oddish]

...and of course, Ghost Sex.

800 years of it. Meaning that when the Mayflower hit Plymouth Rock, Beverly's ancestors were already doing anaphasic nookie with Ronin.

 

[F. King Daniel]

I'd also like to add "Magicks of Megas-Tu" to my original post. Best TAS episode. Most bonkers insane Trek episode ever. Magic exists is a universe accessed through a portal at the centre of the galaxy. Spock moves chess pieces with his mind, Kirk shoots rainbows and Satan himself isn't that bad of a fella.

 

[JoaquinSlowly]

I'd also like to add "Magicks of Megas-Tu" to my original post. Best TAS episode. Most bonkers insane Trek episode ever. Magic exists is a universe accessed through a portal at the centre of the galaxy. Spock moves chess pieces with his mind, Kirk shoots rainbows and Satan himself isn't that bad of a fella.

That’s almost exaclty how ‪‪I described it to someone who’d never seen TAS last week. ‪‪I said that Kirk and Spock spent time hanging out with Satan, and learned he’s actually pretty cool.

 

[Ray Hardgrit]

Yeah, I just watched Magicks of Megas-Tu the other day, and... yeah. When Sulu creating a woman with the power of his mind which then turns into Lucifer isn't the weirdest thing to happen in a story, that story is plenty bonkers.

 

[Vger23]

There are so very many....but I honestly have to give this one to the Warp 10 Salamanders.

And that comes after some consideration, as I've been thinking about it since this topic hit.

 

[Vger23]

an angry Scotsman who just shows up to rant at random moments

Nothing new there. TOS had that throughout it's entire run.

 

[The Wormhole]

While I wouldn't say it's the craziest, TNG Phantasms sure is wacky, with Deanna being a cake, specifically a cellular peptide cake with mint frosting and Crusher drinking out of a straw coming out of Riker's head. But I always get a kick out of the scene where Freud lectures Picard on how to answer a phone, only for the coal miners to bust into the room and shoot Freud.

Nothing new there. TOS had that throughout it's entire run.

True, but I don't know, there's just something about the way Ned just shows up in a scene specifically to rant his head off and then leave immediately that just really enhances the crazy for that episode.

 

[donners22]

Well, there was the time Scotty developed a hatred of all women because one made a mistake, and the cure was to take him to a strip club - only for him to be possessed by Jack the Ripper…

 

[at Quark's]

Well, there was the time Scotty developed a hatred of all women because one made a mistake, and the cure was to take him to a strip club - only for him to be possessed by Jack the Ripper…

Which makes me wonder about how female crewmen are viewed in the 23rd century. I mean, if we reverse the premise ('a female starfleet officer develops hatred for all men because one male crewman accidentally set off an explosion') that sounds bizarre (to me). And of course I understand this is probably because this was a 60's show, but still.

 

[F. King Daniel]

Well, there was the time Scotty developed a hatred of all women because one made a mistake, and the cure was to take him to a strip club - only for him to be possessed by Jack the Ripper…

I forgot the hatred of women part... what the fuck were they thinking in the 60's?