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Star Trek: TNG 2x03 Full Reaction (Patreon)

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2024-03-23 17:00:06
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Star Trek TNG 2x03 Full Reaction - Sesskasays

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Ryan

Well, there you have it: Star Trek in 1988 unequivocally states that AI art sucks. There's a few episodes popularly named by the fans as the point the show got good after its awkward start, and this is the earliest one, and Levar Burton names it as one of his three favorites, though I've never been able to get much into it. It's just too much of a leap for me that the computer would be able to instantly create a fully sapient and intelligent being just due to a random poorly considered word choice, especially when its first attempt at a new Sherlock Holmes story was just jamming two existing ones together. Though we do get some good stuff out of Moriarty anyway, with a marvelous job by Daniel Davis. He's actually American, but can do such a flawless British accent that when he got his most famous role as Niles in The Nanny, a lot of fans found him more convincing than genuine Brit Charles Shaughnessy and even suggested Davis give him lessons! The writers hoped to do a lot more with him, but unfortunately they'd misunderstood exactly which parts of the Holmes canon were in public domain at the time and narrowly avoided a lawsuit from the Doyle estate (you'll probably recall they even tried to stave off the franchise's recent full entry into public domain, showing how seriously they take this), which caused them to drop those plans. And of course, there's the continued irritation of Pulaski, though it's getting to be worth it just from the way you visibly check out whenever she opens her mouth. What really gets me this time is that, much like the infamous classroom scene in Tar, she's halfway to making a good point about the value of loss as part of humanity but then decides it would be more fun to just insult Data some more. It's also very odd that we never get to see her reaction to Moriarty and his obvious humanity, which could have done a lot for moving her into a more tolerable characterization.

Josef Schiltz

14:12: From that reaction there was much deduction needed that was a snake! Moreover, the two stories the holodeck combined were The Red Headed League and The Speckled Band.

Thomas Corp

I did so enjoy seeing this episode again, and I so adored, Jess, that you enjoyed it as well. I did suspect that you would have recollections, however vague, of this episode. And I would have been fine if this was one you remembered chapter and verse. It is pleasant to see this was mostly a reaction. It is most sweet that Geordi is such a sweetheart whom you love that he takes the time to share with Data some good solid escapism into the world of Sherlock Holmes. And it’s not all acting. LeVar lists this episode as one of his favorites. I love it myself. And Brent adored the chance to live out his boyhood dreams of playing the famous detective. A shame that there was trouble in bestie paradise, as you put it, with Data having all the spoilers, leading Geordi having to point out that solving the mystery is the fun; how he tries to impart, “Data, Data, Data, you cannot make bricks without clay.” to illustrate that rushing to the end spoils things. This leads to Dr. Pulaski putting in her two cents, along with further machine prejudice, which you expressed not liking that, the feeling is mutual, and I like Geordi sticking by his bestie. In complete objective fairness to Dr. Pulaski, this is only her third episode, ergo she probably is not intimately privy to Data’s past deductive reasonings. I don’t disagree with you, Jess, about taking exception to the thoughts that Dr. Pulaski raised. I’m in complete agreement with you on that. I’m merely saying that given her time on the show being limited, combined with her aforementioned machine prejudice, it’s not much of a stretch that she has those thoughts. We now come to the big highlight of the episode: Star Trek bringing to life one of the greatest villains of fiction, Professor James Moriarty, the Napoleon of crime. Much like the famed detective, Moriarty has received multiple portrayals. You’re of course, at least, familiar with the Andrew Scott portrayal, and I would imagine, the legendary Vincent Price as Professor Padraic Ratigan in The Great Mouse Detective. Another recent portrayal that I have a soft spot for was the criminally underrated Jared Harris. Eric Porter in the famous Granada series remains my favorite portrayal. Here, we have Daniel Davis doing a magnificent job as our dear professor. I so adore how they make him look so like the illustrations. A mild shame that Moriarty does not observe that Data has less frontal development than should be expected. But the mention of being able to feel new quivers within the radiations of the spider’s web balanced things out and filled me with wicked glee. Everything about Moriarty’s scenes and Daniel’s performance delighted me so. Of course, the Enterprise, and to an extent, yourself, are less than enthusiastic about discovering again how “it’s a wicked world. And when a clever man turns his brain to crime, it’s the worst of all.” as they say. I loved your sartorial observations. Dr. Pulaski’s look was nice. Worf rocked the suit. And I lived for Picard in the ensemble similar to what the great Jeremy Brett wore in the previously mentioned Granada series which I can never recommend enough. I pointed to Picard’s look, and said, “Now THAT, Data, is how Sherlock Holmes dresses.” Patrick and Daniel sold well the final confrontation. Much the same as you expressed, it is an intellectual treat to me to see the way in which Picard and Moriarty grapple with this affair, and I say, unaffectedly, that it would have been a grief to me to see Picard be forced to take any extreme measure to ensure Moriarty’s death. Auspiciously, however, such a conclusion did not come to pass as our dear Captain and the good Professor reach a compromise so that our dear Professor Moriarty is preserved. As you said, it was quite sweet. Filled me with warm feelings, just as your reaction to Picard assuring that Geordi needn’t worry as the ship’s back to ship-shape shape likewise, so sweet that I teared up. Another time, perhaps, for Worf to charge in and beat the ever-loving shit out of a worthy adversary to save the day. Concerning the snake, sadly, the snake is part of the original story, The Speckled Band, fortunately, it’s appearance here was mercifully brief. Still, I am sorry, Jess. It gave me a mild jump too. Ah, this reaction was most lovely, Jess. My sincere gratitude to you.

Tsuliwaensis

in defense of our new doctor: she's new, she had never interacted with an android before she came onboard, she barely knows data as a person at this point and she's clearly skeptical about him and his abilities and also a bit uncomfortable around him. we all know what he can do, we've seen him in action, but she doesn't and hasn't yet (enough). she's still getting to know him. and she's still learning to trust him. and ah... the holodeck, isn't it marvelous... isn't it beautiful... love the holodeck, so smart and so so dumb. something always goes wrong and often times something very easy to get right 🤭 it's just never not fun 🤷‍♀️

Monty Magpie

Doctor Pulaski reminds me of Missy in that outfit

Saltire

Pretty cool seeing HMS Victory included in the start of this episode. Its still docked in Portsmouth here in the UK, and is technically still our flagship. I think between it and Constitution (I believe its called), they are the oldest ships still in service. No idea what Geordi was on about at the start, wishing his old Captain sailed on Victory, as if Nelson didn't bloody win at Trafalgar, even if he got fatally shot - then thrown into a barrel of brandy to preserve him (not too shabby!), though the crew kept stealing some of it as keepsakes or to drink it, such that he was quite decomposed by the time he arrived back in the UK for a state funeral! Spiner's eye acting is tremendous in this episode, instantaneously shifting between Data and Holmes so convincingly. The accent isn't too bad at that either.