UNCUT REACTION - Star Trek TNG S3E25 - Transfigurations
Added 2024-07-25 18:25:22 +0000 UTCThe reaction everyone has been waiting for.
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Just watched this eight months late. I fell hopelessly behind you guys for personal reasons too boring to go into. I'll keep trying to catch up.
Anthony Bernacchi
2025-03-20 22:12:15 +0000 UTC@Derek Orr I'm fairly certain you do! LOL!
Jovet
2024-07-30 02:02:50 +0000 UTCahh fair enough....I'm fairly certain I know which one lol
Derek Orr
2024-07-29 19:20:00 +0000 UTCIt was a different experience on CRT Tvs at 420p etc....but honestly I dont remember effects being "bad" like my mind doesn't picture them as fuzzy or low res when I reach back and remember watching it on tv. And when I see TNG now (which of course is beautifully remastered and had effects re done) it looks perfectly wonderful to me on a 4K 75" Tv. The only things that ever look bad or take me out of the show visually....are the visible carpet seams in some shots.
Derek Orr
2024-07-29 19:19:03 +0000 UTCI feel like they must have hit a lot different in the early 90's on a 420p TV set. But they have a funny charm of old special effect.
Syl
2024-07-28 22:18:11 +0000 UTCThat would've raised the ranking of this episode for sure
Andrew Richardson
2024-07-28 07:14:20 +0000 UTCI was hoping the being's exit through the bridge's sun roof at the end would've gotten more of a pop, as we rarely see the bridge ceiling. Still, cool to see the emergence of a new Q or Trelane-style species.
Matt Everkoul
2024-07-27 23:00:39 +0000 UTCDerek, I respect your opinion. Even if it's wrong ;)
Ca$hWednesday
2024-07-27 17:52:20 +0000 UTCThanks for that Google but I wasn’t referring to the discovery of mRNA itself, but the breakthrough that we could viably synthesise large quantities of mRNA, using DNA as templates, and introduce that synthetic mRNA into cells to give it a functional use, as if it were naturally occurring mRNA. This was a game changer and inspired a lot of the subsequent development of mRNA technology. Why is it relevant? The findings of Kreig and Melton’s study were published in 1989 (Introduction of Synthetic mRNA in Cells) and this was the moment where we could envisage creating a data storage device using mRNA, not 1961.
Smear Campaign
2024-07-27 00:19:38 +0000 UTC@Derek Orr The theme music was tweaked/re-recorded a few times, it sounds a lot better to me now. The horns are crisper, etc. I've never noticed all the other cadence changes that Timothy pointed out.
Jovet
2024-07-26 23:18:44 +0000 UTC@Derek Orr Not much verisimilitude to that, to me, but who knows. It's nice that not everything is explained. However the Zalkonians managed to choke everyone aboard the Enterprise (save John Doe) isn't explained (or even imaginable) and that's okay.
Jovet
2024-07-26 23:17:01 +0000 UTCHey, "Reversing the polarity of the neutron flow" [Doctor Who] is STILL a classic!
Jovet
2024-07-26 23:12:28 +0000 UTC@Column Meanie Oh, don't mind me—I'm just envious.
Jovet
2024-07-26 23:10:56 +0000 UTC@Derek Orr 🤯
Jovet
2024-07-26 23:09:23 +0000 UTC@DaiMon Goss Yeah, this one is on the low end for me. I don't hate it—it's not terrible or cringy-stupid—but it doesn't appeal to me much. Someone else pointed out they've watched this one the fewest of all TNG episodes, and I think that might apply to me, too. Though, the episodes that I HATE I probably have seen the same or less.
Jovet
2024-07-26 23:07:48 +0000 UTCVerisimilitude is important to me in this type of fiction.
Jovet
2024-07-26 23:05:03 +0000 UTCA great example is the vocabulary that J&A are being exposed to on the show. Alex remarked about Data's use of the word "clandestinely" in Barclay's episode, and that's just the latest one (a real word, versus technobabble).
Jovet
2024-07-26 23:00:56 +0000 UTC@Derek Orr I think he's referring to an episode yet to come.
Jovet
2024-07-26 22:58:41 +0000 UTCI would expect it to be solid duranium. See also "A Matter of Perspective"
Jovet
2024-07-26 22:57:04 +0000 UTCAbout the science stuff and Josh and Alex not liking it or not getting it. Respectfully…rather than just playing the “self deprecating “im stupid” lines…maybe use stuff like that as a way to learn more about the underlying science or in some cases the history references etc….thats one of the amazing things about star trek and many of us learned lots about things we didn’t know when watching the first time. TNG is full of all sorts of neat little tidbits of real world historical references and Shakespeare and of course lots of general science/physics info. It inspired many people to become scientists, astronauts, engineers, doctors etc.
Derek Orr
2024-07-26 20:46:14 +0000 UTCAhhh ok I thought you meant there where also difference between the Blue Ray HD and the original broadcast ones
Derek Orr
2024-07-26 20:35:48 +0000 UTCIf you watch the intros side by side you notice a few differences, mostly at the start and end. The opening bit before Picard's monologue is longer by 8-10 seconds from S3 onward, and in S1 the bit that plays at the first warp out where the TNG logo appears repeats a second time where in S2 it only plays once. And at the end they go back and forth a couple times between a longer and shorter bit when the ship warps out for the last time In season 1 it "da dadada da dadada da dadada da dadada DUN da da da" in S2 it's "da dadada da dadada da dadada da dadada DAAAAAA da da da, da da DA dun dun dun dun" I wouldn't be surprised if they re-recorded and tweaked the theme each season. At most there were 2 or 3 years with no changes
Timothy Nikiforovs
2024-07-26 20:15:37 +0000 UTCmy thoughts exactly
Timothy Nikiforovs
2024-07-26 19:58:40 +0000 UTCOf s3??
Darren Seal
2024-07-26 19:42:46 +0000 UTCit was discovered in 1961 but the details of how it functioned were more recent "public" knowledge
paultardspambot .
2024-07-26 19:01:56 +0000 UTCit was a joke
paultardspambot .
2024-07-26 18:59:08 +0000 UTCI was kind of hoping when the turbolift next opened Geordi would be making out with Riker.
Chris
2024-07-26 18:48:25 +0000 UTCAgreed. The silly whacky ones are hard to watch again
Derek Orr
2024-07-26 18:30:45 +0000 UTCIts some of the best star trek actually
Derek Orr
2024-07-26 18:30:11 +0000 UTCUgh. Really? This is one of the top 10
Derek Orr
2024-07-26 18:29:52 +0000 UTCI think it’s superior then the next one
Derek Orr
2024-07-26 18:29:29 +0000 UTCExcept the death part
Derek Orr
2024-07-26 18:28:23 +0000 UTCAnd for me its one of the top 10
Derek Orr
2024-07-26 18:27:51 +0000 UTCHuh good point!
Derek Orr
2024-07-26 18:26:15 +0000 UTCNo reversing polarity and modulating the main deflector dish yet lol
Derek Orr
2024-07-26 18:25:36 +0000 UTCApologies. I just meant people were waiting for the NEXT episode. I just didn't want to spoil anything too early.
wildhunt1973
2024-07-26 18:25:11 +0000 UTCI thought it was excellent technobabble and quite believable
Derek Orr
2024-07-26 18:24:56 +0000 UTCMeh maybe starfleet has tech to make all their med tools sterile
Derek Orr
2024-07-26 18:23:33 +0000 UTCInteresting I wasnt aware they changed the music at all?
Derek Orr
2024-07-26 18:22:39 +0000 UTCIt's not the type of episode that makes it filler to me, it that there are so many cases where it's done better and more memorably. This one just feels kinda basic.
Timothy Nikiforovs
2024-07-26 18:21:51 +0000 UTCIt’s refreshing to see optimism and positivity and the federation at its best
Derek Orr
2024-07-26 18:21:19 +0000 UTCWhy would evolution like that be nice and neat and linear?
Derek Orr
2024-07-26 18:19:47 +0000 UTCOther than the choking trick they where actually stated to be on par with the enterprise
Derek Orr
2024-07-26 18:18:57 +0000 UTCIm surprised people are so bothered by the special effects. Like it wasn’t that bad at all and certainly did not take me out of the story.
Derek Orr
2024-07-26 18:18:03 +0000 UTCUnfortunately lots of sci fi these days strays more into magic fantasy style
Derek Orr
2024-07-26 18:16:39 +0000 UTCUmm I was. This is peak star trek
Derek Orr
2024-07-26 18:14:28 +0000 UTCWhat exactly makes this a ludicrous episode?
Derek Orr
2024-07-26 18:12:47 +0000 UTCFiller? These are core star trek episodes. Engaging intellectual discussion, some interesting technical solutions, and discovering new species and helping them from persecution. Seriously episodes like this ARE star trek. No endless pew pew battles or silly Ferengi or evil scientist or bad admiral stuff.
Derek Orr
2024-07-26 18:11:59 +0000 UTCI think you are right it is basically a bog standard Star Trek Episode down to a planet, meet alien, is alien good or bad etc? Not bad but not exceptional
AzoriusMage
2024-07-26 17:51:01 +0000 UTCPerhaps a better word to describe it is verisimilitude.
JGoss
2024-07-26 16:54:03 +0000 UTCDid you mean eunuch or is there a joke I'm not getting? 🤦
Jovet
2024-07-26 16:37:19 +0000 UTCOne thing that bugs me about this episode is we (and I mean Beverly) never finds out "John Doe's" actual name!
Jovet
2024-07-26 16:34:56 +0000 UTCWell, we're talking "realism" in Science Fiction. It stays pretty coherent in my book.
Jovet
2024-07-26 16:31:27 +0000 UTCMichael and Denise Okuda did wonders for the science of TNG, and the workings of the ship. The Technical Manual was fantastic, and had such levels of detail. It was all so plausible, and believable. They peppered it in nicely throughout the show's run. Those that had the deeper interest understood the meaning behind the techno-babble, as it was grounded in the tech of the show. For those that didn't understand it, you have some character dumb it down in response to the techno-babble.. "You mean like a storm in a teacup!" . You don't operate a starship and not hear techno-babble being spoken!
Daragh Graham
2024-07-26 12:27:49 +0000 UTCI never really understood the hate for this episode. It is pretty forgettable and it's not making any top 10 lists, but it's fine as filler. While obviously shows like The Boys can do a much more realistic looking job of it today, for 1990, the makeup of "John Doe's" missing arm and his missing cheek and piece of his skull showing his teeth and brain was pretty impressive. Obviously there's no CGI(aside from I assume a green sleeve over his arm to edit it out) and the facial prosthetic has to go over his real face so the proportions look off, but for the time it was good(and gruesome). It's nice to see Geordi having a little rizz for a change, though I laughed pretty good at the idea of John just taking his confidence back from him🤣. At least he doesn't have to listen to Wesley roasting him for finding his dates on the holodeck. They kind of did him dirty when Worf died in that fall though. They cut to his face and he just gave no fucks at all. It's like he's thinking "aww, bummer....he was giving me some good dating advice. Oh wait, I still got Riker, s'all good". I always kind of laugh at the Zalkonian suffocation weapon, because it's basically the "we blew through our entire VFX budget" weapon. But seriously if I'm at the helm and I start suffocating right after this guy on the view screen gave a command to one of his crew, and everyone else on the bridge is unable to breathe, I'm getting us out of there captain's orders or no. I mean sure they'll give chase, but it buys some time. Surprised Worf didn't unload on them while he was still standing. And credit to Patrick and Gates at the end there, because they're having to act like they're talking to a guy who basically just ascended into one of the myriad god like entities in Trek, when in reality they're talking to a guy in a green body sock. I do think the scene might have worked better if they had just given him a glow but we could still see his face before he turned into the energy ball. At least they should have ADR'd his lines so it wasn't muffled talking through said green screen suit, but oh well. Not as good as the penultimate eps of the last 2 seasons, but it's ok. I don't mind the technobabble, especially in cases like this where it mostly makes sense, but that's because I'm a fuckin nerd. The ten forward scene was the only one where it really felt excessive, but they were trying to make Geordi and Data sound like workaholics.
Timothy Nikiforovs
2024-07-26 09:24:26 +0000 UTCYeah, metal plating for sure, but given it needs to be sturdy enough to land shuttles on, it might as well be cement as far as Worf's back is concerned😄
Timothy Nikiforovs
2024-07-26 08:12:17 +0000 UTCGreat thing about Trek is it has something for everyone
Timothy Nikiforovs
2024-07-26 07:32:15 +0000 UTCIt's so interesting to see a "Q-Type" species form
E Parhas
2024-07-26 07:17:13 +0000 UTCThanks for pointing that out, I didn't even think about it lol
E Parhas
2024-07-26 07:10:13 +0000 UTCI love the technobabble too, but it's interesting to experience people watching the show who aren't as nerdy as we are.
Paul
2024-07-26 06:24:34 +0000 UTCMenage a Trois is solidly worse than this one imo.
Paul
2024-07-26 06:23:20 +0000 UTCIt's a much better episode than I remembered. A solid B for me.
Paul
2024-07-26 06:22:18 +0000 UTCI mean, god bless Gates McFadden. She's a really solid actress, and she's also super cool in real life, having met her a couple times. She's got a great sense of humor about TNG and loves what she got to do on the show, but if there was a contest for most thankless role on TNG, it's gotta be Beverly. I've always loved her, and so even when she gets a ludicrous episode pinned on her, she commits. :)
ScotchBeard78
2024-07-26 06:01:43 +0000 UTChttps://youtu.be/Wys6Nuq4Les?si=vxpqKpkIb_GgoEZz
Josh (Target Audience)
2024-07-26 04:39:15 +0000 UTCNot sure if it's intentional, but really appreciate your staging, composition, and coordinated outfits (and the BLU-Rays between you). A good, classic Trek episode. Morality and humanity, and a lot of technobabble. I almost think they were making fun of themselves in this one. Either way, solid episode which makes you feel great at the end.
J-Ro
2024-07-26 04:23:05 +0000 UTCBeverly is in love with a unic
Scarpad’s Domain
2024-07-26 02:37:51 +0000 UTCWell, maybe if you squint. It didn't convince me. Maybe if his brain swelled up so much to blow that side of his skull off (hahaha), perhaps. I just don't see Dr. Crusher placing a non-sterile instrument directly onto his brain, though.
Jovet
2024-07-26 02:35:31 +0000 UTCAm I missing something? What is with these fantasies about killing Josh before each reaction?!?
Regan
2024-07-26 02:18:33 +0000 UTCOf course at a later date, I tried the 'Just change the gravitational constant of the Universe' which is one of my favorite lines from Q, I got the Teacher Look, so I just shut up.
Firekrys FWO
2024-07-26 01:51:25 +0000 UTCyes, I found that too over the years. Yes, the technobabble goes over your head. But considering in High School Physics class, when the teacher asked for an example of Inertia....I brought up Star Trek, and one of the common things said when the ship would come to a stop was "Initializing Inertia Dampers". Teacher was impressed, even though it was a SciFi example, he was impressed that I was able to take a real science concept and link it to something on a fictional TV show that was technically correct.
Firekrys FWO
2024-07-26 01:50:40 +0000 UTCThis confirms it. Even episodes I don't like are way more fun to watch with you guys. I love the Geordi stuff in this episode and the larger exploration of Sickbay (we usually only see one room), but the rest is still meh.
Justin B
2024-07-26 01:48:22 +0000 UTCNot quite.
KatWithAttitude
2024-07-26 01:44:51 +0000 UTC....Don Joe?
StonyD
2024-07-26 01:40:48 +0000 UTCI don't think ANYONE has been waiting for THIS episode. Just a meh episode, even if a Beverly-centered episode.
wildhunt1973
2024-07-26 01:32:47 +0000 UTCThere were just over 400 on Kirk's Enterprise. Picard's Enterprise has over 1000.
startrekiborg
2024-07-26 01:29:19 +0000 UTCGood point
startrekiborg
2024-07-26 01:14:02 +0000 UTCAt least the glowing FX meant he was out of that get up that was so tight you could almost count the veins on it.
Smear Campaign
2024-07-26 01:10:01 +0000 UTCOh and that bridge technobabble was interesting - I first noticed watching today that that the map was encoded in messenger RNA, which was a very new discovery in 1990. The acronym is mRNA, which some may recognise from a few brands of COVID injections.
Smear Campaign
2024-07-26 01:07:15 +0000 UTCI blame Wil Wheaton and Jonathan Del Arco for turning me gay in the first place. Very cringy scene between them though discussing her having the hots for him. Maybe the writers thought by 'spiritual connection' it was that she sensed he was a healer of some sort.
Smear Campaign
2024-07-26 01:03:41 +0000 UTCHardly anything makes me laugh out loud but sometimes Alex just blurts something out that tickles me. When he said 'hello, bitch' in Freddie Kruger's voice I was nearly wetting myself laughing. Just the idea of FK and Dr Crusher. It was funny when he said he expected the camel toe dude to suck Geordi's confidence back out of his shoulder too.
Smear Campaign
2024-07-26 01:01:58 +0000 UTCI will say that I think I was a little hard on Beverly. She actually avoids any romantic interaction with John Doe. I do find it a little cringey that she talks about her feelings to Wesley of all people. I get it, he’s 18 and this is the future where humanity is perfect, but I wouldn’t be caught dead talking to my mom about the men she’s giddy for. And I’m gay!
Column Meanie
2024-07-26 00:29:22 +0000 UTCOne of the main "values" of Science Fiction over Fantasy for me, is that it is mostly based on our world's physical laws and in the realm of our scientific theories. That's why many of the things you see in science fiction often become a reality in our world because the science is accurate. It isn't necessary to understand it, but if you pay attention you can learn a little bit about the science that they are talking about. There are quite a number of things in our world today that are a direct result of people who watched the show, who figured out how to make those things for real. Too many to list, but you can google it.
Stevtrek
2024-07-26 00:27:24 +0000 UTCWe get it. Dude’s got a package. Next.
Column Meanie
2024-07-26 00:26:54 +0000 UTCThis episode is one of those rare instances where technobabble is actually simple to follow and believable. Thankfully not at the “tech the tech” stage.
Column Meanie
2024-07-26 00:26:00 +0000 UTCThe obviousness of him being a guy in a bodysuit is less an issue in the original SD broadcast/VHS versions where that sort of detail is mostly lost. I've always liked this episodes. It's sort of like a Jesus metaphor, sort of like an LGBT metaphor, but I think it's mostly its own unique scifi thing.
Vina
2024-07-26 00:23:55 +0000 UTCThey were more advanced than the Enterprise. It took John Doe to save them all from death by choking.
Column Meanie
2024-07-26 00:23:01 +0000 UTCBesides the stupid onesie and bad FX, I think the biggest error is that despite their species being on the brink of evolving into a higher lifeform, their technology is on par with the Federation.
startrekiborg
2024-07-26 00:21:37 +0000 UTCOkay, okay, I agree with you guys that this is just a solid, average episode, but I still like it overall. My main criticism is just that I wish the guest character were fleshed out a bit more to get me more emotionally invested in his plight, but that's a common drawback of amnesia plots for me, and the mystery itself is still enough to hold my interest. What bumps this episode up for me is its sincerity and optimism. The Enterprise crew is rewarded for their kindness, assistance, and open-mindedness with enabling the creation of a wholesome new species that literally adds to the positive energy of the universe. Especially in today's TV landscape where sometimes shows can be overly dark or grounded, I really appreciate watching something with no trace of cynicism whatsoever.
Ryan Caulfield
2024-07-26 00:03:23 +0000 UTCGet used to the technobabble. Its used to at least bring some fictional legitimacy to the science aspect. But yeah, as long as the scene is backed up with showing the result of what that means as you said, you kinda just go “ whatever”, and let it go in one ear and out the other.
Chris S.
2024-07-25 23:47:54 +0000 UTCAnd very predictable. "Oh? It's called "Transfigurations? Gee, I wonder what that mutation that's happening to John could possibly end up as??"
Jovet
2024-07-25 23:46:42 +0000 UTCNo, he has visible brain. It has to be at skin level because it's makeup, but the intent was missing skull with exposed brain. Part of his cheek is gone too, exposing his teeth. For a quick shot, that was some fantastic makeup.
JGoss
2024-07-25 23:46:35 +0000 UTCDamn straight!
JGoss
2024-07-25 23:46:01 +0000 UTCOh, you know what was "solid." We could all see it...
Jovet
2024-07-25 23:45:53 +0000 UTCRight, this is the calm before the storm. It's excessively wordy, but grounded in reality. When they start with the made-up words to explain made up anomalies, realism falls off a cliff.
JGoss
2024-07-25 23:44:59 +0000 UTCClose
Jovet
2024-07-25 23:42:41 +0000 UTCOkay, okay, I agree with you guys that this is just a solid, average episode, but I still enjoy it overall. I do wish the guest character was a little more fleshed out to get more of my emotional investment, but that's a common drawback of amnesia plots for me; the mystery is still engaging though. What bumps this episode up for me is how sincere and optimistic it is. It's all about healing and connection and open-mindedness and the crew is rewarded for their positive actions by the birth of a wholesome new species that adds to the tapestry of the universe. Especially in today's TV landscape that can sometimes be more dark or grounded, it's just really nice to watch something without a trace of cynicism whatsoever.
Ryan Caulfield
2024-07-25 23:42:24 +0000 UTCIt's not bad, it's good. It all makes some sense.
Jovet
2024-07-25 23:42:00 +0000 UTCTo me, a train guy, they're home signal (Alex) and distant signal (Josh). LOL! https://ozarkmountainrailcar.com//assets/2017/11/07/408/974e4dd32D7e322D45a82D88b42Dea4b68de6a90OR2Ds9.jpg
Jovet
2024-07-25 23:41:06 +0000 UTCI love mustard!
Jovet
2024-07-25 23:34:52 +0000 UTC33:50 Not cement! LOL!
Jovet
2024-07-25 23:21:35 +0000 UTCKetchup and Mustard.
Miah1138
2024-07-25 23:16:05 +0000 UTC23:00 #getsmart
Jovet
2024-07-25 23:10:46 +0000 UTCHe should have gotten those chairs for you
SinocTheHodgeheg
2024-07-25 23:08:27 +0000 UTCDuring the main titles I'm hearing some/the slightly-tweaked (newer) theme music. I don't know when that was stuck in.
Jovet
2024-07-25 22:54:47 +0000 UTC4:44 That's not his brain. It's his skin.
Jovet
2024-07-25 22:52:27 +0000 UTC3:16 Yes it is. Good catch Josh.
Jovet
2024-07-25 22:51:02 +0000 UTCI found the technobabble believable in this: the computer part stores memory in RNA form (DNA digital storage is a real thing!), turns out it had info on a course but no beginning coordinates. Then they assume that there must have been corrections to the course in order to account for stars' gravitational pulls. Then I think they ask the computer to see what kind of stars would have to be present in order for someone to have made the course corrections. Turns out this type of course correction could have been made if a pulsar with a specific pulse had been present. Then they ask the computer if there is any such pulsar in the area and what do you know, there is one! I think my problem with it in this case is that it was explained and a very short time and not in an engaging way. There are episodes that do feature sci-fi problem solving that do it much better, but I do appreciate that at least it wasn't complete nonsense in this case.
Captain Proton
2024-07-25 22:46:30 +0000 UTCI'm constantly doing double takes during this episode because. without getting too specific, the name John Doe is pretty similar to my real identity. The only other thing I've seen Mark LaMura in is his years of being on the soap All My Children, where he played the illegitimate half-brother of legendary character Erica Kane.
KatWithAttitude
2024-07-25 22:45:22 +0000 UTC"land in middle of the road but not sure which side of the tracks", I like that. Good metaphor!
Captain Proton
2024-07-25 22:33:45 +0000 UTCYes, we are aware different people like different things
Josh (Target Audience)
2024-07-25 22:13:43 +0000 UTCYou know the "mumbo jumbo/techno-babble" you guys have absolutely deemed as a negative factor in the show actually has some people that appreciate AND understand it. Star Trek, unlike many other sci-fi shows, goes to great lengths to at least make the technobabble make sense and stay consistent throughout the series. I understand that you hate it and you immediately disconnect from the scene when you hear it but some nerds enjoy it 🤷🏼 and the ship/technology designs, too. It's just a matter of how left/right brained the viewer is.
valen
2024-07-25 22:07:23 +0000 UTCIn all these decades, this episode went from a C- to a C, or C+ at best. Run of the mill episode. Generic. A bit formulaic. Meh.
Tom Occhipinti
2024-07-25 21:51:27 +0000 UTCThis episode was actually better than I remember. I think what makes it so "solid" is that I don't really think it has a lot of objective flaws. It just suffers from being not the most interesting concept in the world.
Deep Red
2024-07-25 21:18:07 +0000 UTCGeordi...
Nolan
2024-07-25 21:03:54 +0000 UTCAside from the whole shattering and instant death thing :P
JGoss
2024-07-25 20:31:12 +0000 UTCWorf's spine took that 30' drop like a champ
#MaxwellDidNothingWrong
2024-07-25 20:20:07 +0000 UTCHoo boy, you think this technobabble was bad? You ain't seen nothing yet. At least it makes sense in a broad scientific sense. But it gets SO much worse with a heavy use of fictional science the further into the franchise you get. Really looking forward the magic meeting room in a later series.
Nolan
2024-07-25 20:16:57 +0000 UTCI do actually like this episode. It's a good outing for Beverley where she gets to really flex her MD a bit.
Avaria
2024-07-25 20:16:49 +0000 UTCSylvania Man: Origins https://youtu.be/NGdnJu0i67A?si=397W_2yEbfyQPTzb
Avaria
2024-07-25 20:15:44 +0000 UTCThis episode is nowhere nearly as bad as I remember. I genuinely enjoyed a lot in this one. Worf had some funny lines and Worf getting yeeted and breaking his neck was a good stunt. I think it suffers a bit because it's "the episode before the S3 finale."
Ca$hWednesday
2024-07-25 19:57:37 +0000 UTCThis is fine, it’s never gonna be the greatest episode ever but there’s a lot to like and I’ve always enjoyed it. Always liked Dennis McCarthy’s score here too!
Darren Seal
2024-07-25 19:56:31 +0000 UTCThose are rookie numbers bro -Gene Roddenberry
Phil Ken Sebben
2024-07-25 19:49:09 +0000 UTCThese skits are killing me, holy shit.
LMPGames
2024-07-25 19:48:48 +0000 UTCYup, this is the epitome of a C episode. My vote for the "worst" of season 3, and even then, it's fine. Not terrible, not great, will watch it if it's on, but no one will miss it if it gets skipped.
JGoss
2024-07-25 19:48:27 +0000 UTCAppreciate the update!
SinocTheHodgeheg
2024-07-25 19:45:33 +0000 UTCI've watched TNG through twice and somehow I don't remember this episode at all. They really turned the Treknobabble up to 11 with this one.
Doug
2024-07-25 19:43:52 +0000 UTCTime again for the Bangin' Board: The sex scoreboard Riker 6 Troi 3 Data 1 Picard 1 Worf 1 with an assist new Jordy 1 + 1 i 1 new Broccoli 2 i Notes - Wacha-cha-cha Jordy. Da Rizz; Jordy scores big time ( and sounds like many times) with Christy finally. No ukulele beach fuffy drink wimpy attempt (or violin maybe whatever) but full blown come with me to the arboretum let me show you the WILD SIDE. Worf gets a hockey assist. I've been tutoring him. I am not sure even a god like mental thing could have sealed the deal, it needed a Worf helper. Dr Bev almost one. I just could not find a time when John could break the friend zone and then he basically dumped Dr. B after the assignment to friend zone which amounts to the post dumped dump face saver. That is this Eps update to the big board.
Prof Moff
2024-07-25 19:37:05 +0000 UTCI think they beamed up 3 because riker and data were staying back and investigating the crash more.
Greg Quinn
2024-07-25 19:36:48 +0000 UTC😂
James Bottas
2024-07-25 19:33:22 +0000 UTChttps://youtu.be/5wlOqEp72vg?si=AKp9nFPYnXQ-0Nw_
Josh (Target Audience)
2024-07-25 19:32:13 +0000 UTCI appreciate this episode more as an adult, John is a really nice guy. Sorry of like a workplace hero that everyone likes. He generates a warmth and the crew really respond which is what makes it work. It's shot in a way which is very sympathetic to John and where the crew seem to be rooting for him.
Leyton Jay
2024-07-25 19:25:43 +0000 UTCO'Brien busting his shoulder on the holodeck .... what a novel idea.
JGoss
2024-07-25 19:19:30 +0000 UTCTechnobabble Translation: You can tell a star's gravity from the star map by how John swung around it and how fast he was going. From that you can get the rotation rate of a star that swings around like a lighthouse at a very specific interval. BOOM, they'd already seen a flashing pulsar like that on long range sensors. It was all astronomy basically.
Leyton Jay
2024-07-25 19:19:24 +0000 UTCI thought this was an OK episode when I first saw it, solid and very sci-fi themed. As a trans person after cracking my egg, I fucking bawl my eyes out at this one. The feels are IMMENSELY familiar.
Angelaina Marie
2024-07-25 19:17:25 +0000 UTCOh my god, I used to have that exact same Borg model as a kid. I beat the hell out of it cuz I was a stupid kid but I kind of regret that now. I had the Enterprise, a Klingon Bird of Prey, a Romulan Warbird, and the Vor'cha class Klingon Battlecruiser. It was so great living in the 90's and Star Trek was actually pretty popular. Oh and the reaction was good I guess
Deep Red
2024-07-25 19:08:19 +0000 UTCIf you think the technobabble in this episode is bad, sorry guys .... hold onto your butts.
JGoss
2024-07-25 19:04:20 +0000 UTCYou guys are mustard and ketchup today 😉 looking slick
James Bottas
2024-07-25 18:47:44 +0000 UTCoh dear yes we all had that late 80s/90s apparel
Narnman
2024-07-25 18:47:22 +0000 UTCArgh, i have to wait until I get home. I LOVE this episode. This is one of many that I loved it as a kid when I didn't know anything, and as I grew up each time I watched it, it just got better in my eyes. And it means we're just ONE step away from........ I am going to be checking my email constantly this weekend for the notification. I need to make sure I get snacks. And Whiskey. And a good pillow for the couch. and make sure the cats are taken care of so they don't bug me every 30 seconds.
Firekrys FWO
2024-07-25 18:46:44 +0000 UTCI'm going to wait and watch this next week during your break 😜🖖🏼
StonyD
2024-07-25 18:45:36 +0000 UTCI really don't want to watch this. I'd rather eat mustard by itself.
Steven Johnson
2024-07-25 18:44:36 +0000 UTCLet's goooo
SinocTheHodgeheg
2024-07-25 18:31:52 +0000 UTCAmazing, a few seconds ago I sat down and wondered if there was anything to watch, then BOOM, a notifaction came thru and here I am, LOVING IT.
Leyton Jay
2024-07-25 18:28:41 +0000 UTCO'Brien in 1990 sports gear YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
JD Nevesytrof
2024-07-25 18:28:39 +0000 UTCThis just means that Sunday is going to be 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Brian Moore
2024-07-25 18:26:43 +0000 UTC
