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Star Trek: The Next Generation 2x04 Full Reaction! (Patreon)

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2024-03-30 17:00:08
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Star Trek TNG 2x04 Full Reaction - Sesskasays

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Ryan

Every Trek series has an episode or two that are nigh-universally considered the absolute worst. For TOS it's Spock's Brain and The Paradise Syndrome. And for TNG, well, the first two seasons have quite a few to pick from, but this is one you'll find on just about everyone's list. Okona is just simply a fundamentally unworkable character in his current state, and it doesn't help at all that the script insists on constantly having everyone talk up what an unbelievably cool guy he is. You've heard of getting busy, well this guy gets bizz-ay. And when he's not onscreen, everyone else should be saying "Where's Okona?" Oh, and they couldn't resist implying he fucked Troi, because apparently that's all she's good for these days. I do really feel for Billy Campbell, who between this and the completely undeserved box office flop of The Rocketeer had any chance of a respectable career destroyed. And apparently the network agreed, because despite being the title character he wasn't present at all in the ads for the episode, which instead focused entirely on the Data story. Which would be fine if that was at all salvageable, but unfortunately it's not and stands as proof that it's possible for comedy to be objectively unfunny. The one joke that works is the entirely unintentional one that the computer (which, mind you, we just learned is able to create someone like Moriarty from scratch out of a one sentence prompt) thinks Joe Piscopo is the funniest person to have ever existed in the universe. And believe it or not, we're actually seeing the improved version, as both Piscopo and Whoopi Goldberg (fresh off a Grammy win for her self-titled standup album, the start of becoming an EGOT) took one look at the script and decided to just write their own material. Spiner also got a lot of mileage out of just mocking Piscopo, which adds a lot more rewatch value to those scenes. So yeah, this one's a total wash all around, though Okona has actually seen a bit of a resurgence in recent years with Campbell reprising the role in both animated shows to much better effect once he had actual competent writing behind him. You're way nicer to it than the vast majority of fans, which I do really admire, and I wish I could get to that level.

Josef Schiltz

The only real interest in this episode is the small point of seeing that the transporter operator in this episode is Teri Hatcher, before going on to be Lois Lane in The New Adventures Of Superman. Apart from that, meh!

Thomas Corp

It was quite snowy and cold where I’m at recently. Today it was quite warm, so it’s always a crapshoot. Sorry to hear the weather triggered the sniffles some, but it did not detract from the reaction. This episode is presently holding the title of my least favorite of the show thus far. I agree with what you said, I’m all for episodes that have lower stakes than the high drama, yet this episode was dull. I mean, Okana was outrageous, but probably not in the way that the writers intended. I anticipated your reaction to when Okana inquired if he was hearing a woman’s voice, I shared the reaction you had. Well, I should say that whilst you reacted with a small chorus of nos, I said with dread and disdain, “Oh, Christ.” To your one point, they weren’t as bad with the sexism as Star Trek past, still insufferable. When you said, “I have to say, this is highly unprofessional. Right?” and then later, when you commented about Okana, “He’s very exhausting. Isn’t he?” my rather deadpan response both times was, “You’re expecting an argument?” I really got annoyed when they said Okana had seen three different members of the crew, and I vented, “THREE different... Ok. All right. Please. For my own sanity, can we strap this guy to a chair and give him the Bob Barker treatment? First, however, we chop off that goddamn ponytail which looks worse than the one Richard Thomas had in the miniseries of Stephen King’s It, which I didn’t think was even possible!” I’m sorry Dr. Pulaski sat this episode out, because I would have loved to have seen Diana play a scene of Dr. Pulaski chasing Okana out of the medical bay by yelling, “Get out of here, you nosy little pervert, or I’m going to slap you silly!!” Now, all of this is nothing against Billy Campbell who is great, especially in the criminally underrated and underseen The Rocketeer as I see Ryan highlighted that as well. Just a shame he never became a notable name. Then there’s the plotline of Data trying to learn humor. Like you said, humor is subjective. Evidence of that is they have Joe Piscopo being hailed as being considered the funniest man ever in the twenty-fourth century. A joke that is depressing as shit today. Or hysterical as shit today, depending on your sense of humor. And on top of that, Jess, you showed zero reaction nor sign of recognition of Joe Piscopo as if to illustrate my point. I will say that there is mild relation to Data in terms of feeling, at least, like an outsider when it comes to what people find funny. Christ, high school, and the brief time in college was HELL in that regard. It really does say how dull the Okana plot was that you and I just were completely past the point of caring, though you and I do note that it’s good to see Picard’s diplomacy skills in action. At the end of the video, when you expressed the desire for the episode to have been solely about the Data plotline, I chimed in with, “Rochester, now, how bad does a dramatic political plotline in Star Trek have to be for Jess to be disinterested to the point of apathy? Oh, Don. Oh, Mary. Oh, Dennis.” I also just felt sorry for Data when he realized the program would respond to anything, and you see Brent sell Data’s heart breaking at said realization; broke my heart too. And we end on the scene of perpetuating the misconception of the Burns and Allen joke, which is not one of theirs, but is so synonymous with them regardless, that everyone collectively agrees to be incorrect about the joke. So, though this is thus far, my least favorite Next Gen episode, I echo Ryan’s comment that it was nice to see that you were as kind to the episode as you were, Jess. And I most enjoyed your reaction, thank you.

Vanessa J McNamara

Jessica I’m beginning to despair that your generation (I’m old) doesn’t appreciate the art of harmless flirting. Okay, he’s a little otp, but that’s about all this episode is good for anyway. I’d give just about anything to be your age again. I hope you’re enjoying your vacation ❤️