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Star Trek: TNG 1x18 Full Reaction! (Patreon)

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2023-12-23 18:00:05
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Star Trek TNG 1x18 Full Reaction

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Thomas Corp

Oh, yeah, I concur that even when we have an episode that’s not all that spectacular, it’s still a pleasure to watch and continue to share the journey with you, Jess. This episode is one such episode. Here again, an episode that feels like an original series episode with a fresh coat of paint. Aside from that, I really have no complaints about the episode, though like you said, the episode is quite middle of the road. I have heard this episode was criticized for feeling too much like the original series, but my thought is that it’s not the worst thing in the world. And again, the episode itself feels perfectly fine if somewhat by the numbers. Overall, a most interesting set-up. To speak of your trying to pay attention to the science jargon, as I mentioned last week, you and I are somewhat in the same boat of science not being a strong suit. In my case, despite my mom’s being a retired science teacher. I do still, however, retain some stuff from over the years, and in this episode, the science talk sounded mostly technobabble jargon that’s largely made up for the show. If I’m wrong on that, I’m wrong, but I wouldn’t worry about missing too much in this scenario. A strength of the episode, as you observed, was that there was no real villain or antagonist. You do initially suspect the chief scientist played by Walter Gotell might be sinister in nature, especially given he was in a few James Bond films. But in the end, ambitious and over obsessive though he was, he was unaware of the lifeform’s true nature, and is genuinely remorseful for almost destroying it. Concerning the scientists, I suspect they’re at least out of a posting, though I’m sure Starfleet could find them another assignment and/or project for them to work on. Highlights of the reaction were your reactions to the crew being called ugly bags of water; those reactions were great. In Picard’s place, I’d have been a wiseass upon being called an ugly bag of water, and queried, “I know I am, but what are you?” I knew you’d have a lovely reaction to when Geordi is trying to save Data. I was right. Another small highlight was your dad joke about things being intense. It took me a second to catch the meaning, once it clicked, I said, “...Jesus, Jess, that is goddamn awful.” though I did love the smile on your face and the little dance you did upon delivering said dad joke. All in all, though not the strongest episode, still, most lovely to share it with you, Jess, and equally lovely to see your great reaction, thank you so much.

Ryan

This episode is especially notable for being the very last piece of Trek that Gene Roddenberry had a direct hand in, as the health issues that would kill him three years later forced him into retirement. And it's perhaps fitting that it's an episode whose major reputation is feeling like it's straight out of the original series, maybe a bit too much. Maurice Hurley, who took over as main show runner at this point, didn't think very much of it, as on top of not being happy with the script there were also issues with not having enough time to cast and make props to anyone's satisfaction. Though given the quality of his own scripts, I really don't take that very seriously, and I've always had a bit of a soft spot for this one, portraying a truly alien mindset in a way that it doesn't often feel like Trek does despite the setup crying out for it.

Ryan

Incidentally, I just finished The Autobiography of James T. Kirk, and I highly recommend it. The way it weaves so many disparate pieces of canon into a singular, thematically consistent story is incredible to see, and ultimately adds a lot to a rewatch. Plus, it casually reveals the Sailor Scout girl from Court Martial is gay, so I can have fun imagining the right kind of people getting impotently angry over that.