UNCUT REACTION - Star Trek TNG S2E1 - The Child
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In my opinion, while this episode isn't unforgivably horrible or anything, it is very weak. In fact, I'd argue S2 has both the weakest opening episode and finale of the entire series. I don't think there's any argument on the latter, perhaps a bit on the former. I think this ep suffers from the same issue of We'll Always Have Paris where it divided it's attention between 2 stories to the detriment of both. In regards to the virus samples, I never really bought the threat. I mean, how is this virus growing without bio matter to convert into more of the virus? Why can't they just warp to the nearest star and beam the compromised container right into the corona? If the cargo bay is evacuated and the atmosphere removed, how would it spread to the rest of the ship? Why wasn't the saucer separated to begin with and just ferry the samples with a minimal crew? Also that Hester Dealt guy always struck me as rather odd. I think a big part was the actor's performance was just kind of off. It's almost like he was just trying to get through his lines with minimal effort. "Gimme my paycheck". Just seems like an odd fellow. As for the Ian story, while I think the kid was OK in the role, the story seems really rushed. To start, the briefing room scene sounded like a generic pro life VS pro choice debate randomly transposed onto the characters and situation, and at the same time just sidesteps the issue that Troi was in some sense raped. I mean I get Troi's maternal instincts kicking in, but it seems a little disingenuous that Troi so upset when Ian decided to "leave". Like, instead of next week? Even the woman in the daycare saying "oh look, he's grown since you dropped him off". Like the whole episode is telling us this kid is going to have a super short life, but nobody seemed to be thinking about that. I feel the story would have been better if we'd seen that shortened lifespan played out in full, but having this radiation excuse just brings this riding to a screeching halt rather unconvincingly. As for Pulaski, I don't hate the character, but I think her apologists do a little too much defending her, specifically in regards to how she treats Data. Like ok, she pronounces Data's name wrong, perfectly understandable. Even up to her saying "what's the difference" is fine, but doing this whole "ooh, do you have a 'hurt fee fees' subroutine?" schtick was just her being straight up an ass. See Picard's response to Data's concern that he referred to Lore(and by extension himself) as an "it". Picard was just like "ok, my bad". To say nothing of her "cold hand of technology" line. Like she just got here, Data's just helped Troi to sickbay, and they've known each other for a year. Even when Troi says he's just fine, Pulaski is still giving this judgemental look. Pulaski does get better over the season IMO, but I do find her pretty insufferable early on. What I will give this episode is it marks a lot of little by shifts in the formula toward what most remember TNG being. Riker's beard, Geordi's promotion and move to chief engineer, him and Worf switching to operations, Worf's look being updated, Wesley getting his grey training uniform, and overall the actors just see more comfortable with their roles and each other. Funny enough while first time viewers find a lot of these changes jarring at first, for people who have seen the show before it feels like a relief when they finish S1 and see the show get closer to what they remember for most of it's run. The whole underlying formula for S2, regardless of the strength or weakness of individual stories, is much more refined IMHO. The biggest downside really is that Crusher is missing this season. People may like or dislike Pulaski, but I don't think there are many that prefer her to Crusher. Also, while I don't mind Troi's black S1 outfit or her later turquoise dress, I absolutely hate the onesies. They're just not flattering IMO.
Timothy Nikiforovs
2024-07-05 04:05:11 +0000 UTCI think largely because of all the AI/synthetic characters I grew up with like Data, or like EDI and the Geth from Mass Effect, I have this "err on the side of caution" policy for if I ever find myself interacting with any kind of AI that I even think MIGHT be sentient/self aware. I won't claim to have any special expertise to determine the difference between something that appears sentient and something that actually is. However the way I think of it is I'd rather be guilty of treating a toaster that just appears sentient like it actually is, than be guilty of treating someone who IS sentient like they're property. In the former, you maybe wind up like Sonya Gomez in Q Who, being overly polite to the replicator, which obviously does no harm at all. In the latter case, I've enslaved a living/intelligent entity, and I just don't want to be that guy.
Timothy Nikiforovs
2024-07-04 04:38:08 +0000 UTCI'm personally a big fan of Pulaski. I love Dr Beverly too. I love both. đ€·đ»ââïž I don't think Pulaski is mean or overly rude either, just.. direct? Authentically herself? Some people really wanted her to treat Data as a human like, right away, which I always thought was odd. Not saying everyone thinks this, but I've seen people say it plenty on other channels. And that's weird to me. If I were confronted with Data, without having ever interacted with him before, I don't know how I'd act, so I give her a lot of leeway in that regard. And personally, I like this episode! If I'm in the right mood, I can definitely get teary-eyed. As for Whoopi: I really, really dislike her as a person (as much as you can dislike someone you've never met) BUT most of the time, I'm able to see her as JUST Guinan. Might be because I grew up watching TNG so I knew her as Guinan before knowing all the shit she's said over the years. So that could be why. :) Same is true of LaVar Burton. To put it lightly, I disagree with a lot of what he says in real life, but I'm able to see past that and still like Geordi. I can see how that might be a bit difficult for people who didn't grow up with the characters and thus knew them as their character before knowing the person behind the character, though. đ€·đ»ââïž
Lady Beyond The Wall
2024-02-01 15:16:30 +0000 UTCNot a great episode but not awful either. I think it gets a lot of shit from fans because, they didn't do anything with Deanna and she is the focus of the episode, or supposed to be.
harrypothead42024
2024-01-25 19:26:33 +0000 UTCI feel that Pulaski was better written than Bev ever was and they worked her in to the story more medical or not..
Philbot
2024-01-20 05:42:41 +0000 UTCAll human embryos start off as female, then during development some become male. This is why sometimes identical twins can be one of each gender.
Rj Simas
2024-01-19 23:48:15 +0000 UTCProduction wise this is a s very strong episode. But in reality having to rush a s script thanks to the end of the writers strike, designed for a different show, and then hobble that story by having it saddled with 2 additional plots (that weren't part of the original), means the A plot is not going to be properly developed. And they really did better pace out both Pulaski's and Guinans introduction to the audience as well as the best to date character use of Wesley (minus some cringe moments acting wise). Sirtis did well with what she had no doubt. There are elements like the behinds the scenes writers issues of the first two seasons, that I absolutely hold the show responsible for. But having to deal with a production issue (the strike) isn't something I can fault the show for when they at least make the effort to complete an episode.
Mark Wood
2024-01-19 14:34:25 +0000 UTC....but also for real....I mean, Crusher didn't kill a kid in her premiere episode. Just saying.
StonyD
2024-01-18 18:50:47 +0000 UTCGentlemen....are you genuinely arguing the merits of an obvious joke? LOL! ;p
StonyD
2024-01-18 18:50:04 +0000 UTC" I know of at least one Oscar winner in a different category who made a cameo appearance in Star Trek â composer James Horner as a Starfleet cadet in "Wrath of Khan" â and there may have been others.)" In July 1965, Ernest Haller (1896â1970), who had won the Oscar for Best Color Cinematography on the movie Gone with the Wind in 1939, served as director of photography for the second pilot episode Where No Man Has Gone Before. Perhaps I can think of someone else.
Chtphr Rrr
2024-01-18 15:21:32 +0000 UTC"Whoopi Goldberg is the only EGOT winner â a winner of the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards âto have appeared in Star Trek." I think Christopher Plummer (friend and rival of fellow Montrealer William Shatner) was a Grammy short; I guess he never made an Edelweiss record... However, he is apparently the only Canadian to achieve this "Triple Crown of Acting".
Chtphr Rrr
2024-01-18 14:52:42 +0000 UTC@Jovet Yeah, in We'll Always Have Paris
Ee'char
2024-01-18 09:47:19 +0000 UTCI soooo want to make a joke in response to this post... but I can't yet.
Jovet
2024-01-18 09:47:01 +0000 UTC@Derek Orr Nah, it's just plot armor.
Jovet
2024-01-18 09:45:54 +0000 UTCIt's alright. Data probably previously used a contraction in the episode. :facepalm:
Jovet
2024-01-18 09:45:15 +0000 UTCOne can't normally just mutate an X chromosome...
Jovet
2024-01-18 09:41:18 +0000 UTCI'm not sure why. There were, essentially, an A, B, and C plot going on, and maybe those got stretched too thin. I think it finally allowed Marina Sirtis to shine for the first time.
Jovet
2024-01-18 09:38:55 +0000 UTCHonestly this one was better than I remember.
Monty Crawford
2024-01-18 05:53:17 +0000 UTCI was wondering if either Josh or Alex would notice the new captain's chair. Or the new pattern etched into the pillar behind it. It seems not.
Regan
2024-01-18 05:03:24 +0000 UTCYes, without inertial dampeners, when the ship accelerates everybody would become bloody smudges on the back wall of whatever room they happened to be in at the time.
Regan
2024-01-18 04:46:05 +0000 UTCHow do Alex and Josh always manage to talk through every important piece of exposition?!? "Plasma Plague" was mentioned at least half a dozen times through the episode. They did the same thing with The Fifth Element- talked over the top of every important plot point.
Regan
2024-01-18 04:43:04 +0000 UTCCrusher seemingly could never really do anything.
Carl Peterson
2024-01-18 04:39:40 +0000 UTCThe season definitely improves pretty quick with a few clunkers along the way but there were always something to enjoy in all of them
Scarpadâs Domain
2024-01-18 03:42:58 +0000 UTCCrushers tally werenât great either
Scarpadâs Domain
2024-01-18 03:26:44 +0000 UTCThis episode was just a poor mashing of a phase 2 script with a disaster of the week, although it had some good character moments
Scarpadâs Domain
2024-01-18 03:25:54 +0000 UTCand once again perfct timing guys! Thank you!
Badger
2024-01-18 03:20:23 +0000 UTCI just realized. TOS "Miri" was a couple of weeks ago...... Now this one. DOOMSDAY !!!!
Prof Moff
2024-01-18 02:14:05 +0000 UTCThanks, I was starting to suffer from withdrawals.
startrekiborg
2024-01-18 02:01:06 +0000 UTCmutation of chromosomes during egg development in the womb
Rj Simas
2024-01-18 01:03:45 +0000 UTCCouple of comments: 1. time to update THE SCOREBOARD Riker - 2 Data - 1 Troi - 2 Yep Troi gets a notch on the bed post. 2. mmm a cargo of deadly virus created by people to "help" the world but almost destroyed everyone when it escapes. Clearly the space station they went to first to pick up the viruses was in orbit around Wuhan 6.
Prof Moff
2024-01-18 00:41:03 +0000 UTCThat was some genuinely interesting history. Thanks!
David Scudder
2024-01-17 23:46:14 +0000 UTCFrom the first time I saw this episode when it premiered I wondered how Ian could be genetically the same as Deanna and be male.
KatWithAttitude
2024-01-17 23:17:51 +0000 UTCPulaski is on board for ONE episode and she's already let a kid die. Not starting strong, She-Bones.
StonyD
2024-01-17 22:01:11 +0000 UTCWhen there was an audio issue on the blu ray with one of the discs for TNG season 1, you could send in the disc in exchange for a corrected one. With the corrected one they sent a postcard with it that had one of the drawings used for the observation lounge animation.
Mike Rogers
2024-01-17 21:57:28 +0000 UTCThat Biff Yeager joke had me spitting! Biff with a fake mustache over his real beard making character suggestions from the back of the writers room! LMAO!!
StonyD
2024-01-17 21:54:35 +0000 UTCSee you in 2027!
StonyD
2024-01-17 21:49:23 +0000 UTCThanks very much guys, I thought it was a bit low myself.
JD Nevesytrof
2024-01-17 20:56:00 +0000 UTCya it really feels like she is just being a snarky Karen when she forgets how its pronounced
Derek Orr
2024-01-17 20:46:11 +0000 UTCThanks for liking my comment, guys. I appreciate the ego-boost!
Anthony Bernacchi
2024-01-17 20:32:34 +0000 UTC(I decided to see if I want to post long essays again about TNG Season 2 episodes, as I used to do on YouTube for TOS, having taken all of TNG Season 1 except for âFarpointâ off. I like TNG Season 1 very much; I was just too lazy to write so much about each episode.) âThe Child,â which, as far as I know, never had any other working title during its long development, originated as a script for the unmade Star Trek Phase II series in the 1970s. Alex and Josh have commented that TNG Season 1 did not do much with the concept of Riker and Troi being the ânewâ Decker and Ilia, but this episode makes up for lost time: in the Phase II version it was Ilia who mysteriously became pregnant. I have read the Phase II script, which appears in the 1997 book "Star Trek Phase II: The Lost Series" by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens. It was superior in every respect to the TNG version, although there is no way to know how it would have come out in production, particularly the prospective performance of Persis Khambatta as Ilia. In TMP Khambatta demonstrates phenomenal non-verbal acting ability, but lesser ability at verbal acting in English, although she might have improved after filming multiple Phase II episodes. Also, feminist commentators have declared the basic concept of âThe Childâ to be deeply offensive and unacceptable in any version. The 1988 Writersâ and Directorsâ Guild strike delayed the beginning of TNG Season 2, causing Season 2 to run for only 22 episodes rather than 26. To get off to a running start, the production team decided to base the season premiere on an idea developed for Phase II, allowing them to skip the step of story development. However, Maurice Hurley wrote the TNG script based solely on the story concept of the Phase II version, without reading the completed original script. The biggest single difference between the two versions is that Ilia gives birth to a little girl, whom she names Irska, not to a little boy. The story, while inherently problematic, is far cuter and more heartwarming with a girl in the title role. (It also makes more sense scientifically; Ian is genetically identical to Troi, which is impossible given that he is male.) There is a scene with Ilia and Irska performing a Deltan dance together in Iliaâs quarters which could have been one of the best scenes in Star Trek history or one of the worst, depending on how it came out; Irska also develops an extremely cute friendship with Scotty. Since the Phase II version does not need to introduce two new characters and explain the absence of a third, it can devote its entire running time to the story of Ilia and Irska, allowing it to give a much deeper insight into Deltan culture than the TNG version does for Betazoid culture. The Phase II script even addresses the maternity leave issue which Alex and Josh mentioned: Ilia startles the other members of the bridge crew, who had expected her to take a longer maternity leave, by returning to her post as navigator as soon as Irska physically and mentally reaches the age at which a Deltan parent would normally leave their child to go back to work. This episode marks the origin point of the pop-culture catchphrase âgrowing the beard,â used as the antonym of âjumping the shark.â Jonathan Frakes returned from his summer vacation with a beard which he intended to shave off. Before doing so, however, he attended a Star Trek convention with Gene Roddenberry. When Gene pointed out the beard to the audience and asked them what they thought, the crowd cheered; as a result, Frakes retained the beard going forward. Given how much the Target Audience enjoyed TNG Season 1, I am sorry to say that, when TNG was running in televised syndication, viewers sometimes turned the TV off or over to another channel if they saw that Riker was clean-shaven at the beginning of an episode. Unlike the anomalous shot of Riker in âWeâll Always Have Paris,â for which the team upgrading TNG to high definition could not find the original film footage in Paramountâs vault, nothing in âThe Childâ remained unremastered. The grainy appearances of some shots, as well as the wide shot of the shuttle bay at the beginning of the cold open and the crane shot from the POV of the entity that will become Ian, instead represent an intent to give Season 2, and especially this opening episode, a more cinematic style than Season 1, including in terms of lighting. âThe Childâ features a cast change that will deeply upset Josh: TNG showrunner Maurice Hurley fired Gates McFadden at the end of Season 1. The historical record is not clear on why he did this; he may have considered McFadden too outspokenly feminist (she had objected to Beverlyâs absence from male charactersâ discussions about Wesley during Season 1). Hurley may also have thought that McFadden did not really want to be on TNG and was more interested in pursuing her theatrical career. After her departure from TNG, McFadden appeared in a film I will not identify because it was a recent suggestion for a future Audience Cut reaction. Although McFaddenâs role was extremely small, the film was the first of a series, and McFadden anticipated that her character would have more screen time in subsequent films. Unfortunately, when producers recast the lead role of the series for the second film, they decided to recast McFaddenâs character as well. The new chief medical officer of the Enterprise, Dr. Katherine Pulaski, is, of course, played by Diana Muldaur, who guest-starred in two TOS episodes, âReturn to Tomorrowâ and âIs There In Truth No Beauty?â The latter was both Alex and Joshâs favorite episode of TOS Season 3, which may or may not soften the blow of McFaddenâs departure. Pulaski is an extremely divisive character among Star Trek fans: one group of fans (including myself) like her tremendously, while another dismisses her as nothing but a gender-swapped Leonard McCoy. Then there is the question of Pulaskiâs attitude toward Data. It is time for me to get extremely personal about my memories of watching TNG with my late mother. Data was, by a considerable margin, my motherâs favorite character on TNG, and indeed her favorite character in the Star Trek franchise, over and above Spock. Although I blush to admit it, this was partly because Mom strongly identified Data (and Spock to a lesser extent) with me. Her affection for Data seemed to verge on a feeling that she was watching her own son serving on the Enterprise. (This is deeply embarrassing for me to admit, but I must mention it in this context.) One would think, therefore, given Pulaskiâs dismissive attitude toward Data, that my mother would have loathed her. Surprisingly, Pulaski was also one of Momâs favorite TNG characters, and she preferred her to Dr. Crusher. Specifically, Mom often said that she would rather have Pulaski than Crusher as her own physician. Due to events from episodes we have not yet reached, she regarded Pulaskiâs medical skill as greater than Crusherâs, and she considered medical skill far more important than bedside manner in a physician. Why did Mom like Pulaski so much, despite her attitude toward Data? I am not sure whether I ever asked Mom this specific question. I think I can imagine her answer, however: she would have said that Pulaskiâs reaction to Data was perfectly natural coming from a person who had never collaborated with an android before. We in the audience know that Data is worthy of respect as a person because we have seen what a phenomenal Starfleet officer he is throughout the previous 26 episodes, but Pulaski does not have that experience. I think Mom would have said that she herself might well have reacted the way Pulaski does if she had an android as a colleague for the first time. There will be much more for me to say about all these issues when we get to later episodes. For a reason unrecorded by history, Diana Muldaur declined the offer to appear in TNGâs opening cast credits, even though her character was a regular; each of Muldaurâs episodes credits her as a âSpecial Guest Starâ at the beginning of Act One. Fans have speculated that Muldaur may have learned of the circumstances behind McFaddenâs departure and chose not to appear in the opening titles as a form of protest, but there is no evidence for this; Muldaur did not address this issue in her interview for the "Chaos on the Bridge" documentary. Thus, as Alex and Josh will have noticed in Episode 2, with the departures of McFadden and Denise Crosby the opening titles now list only seven regular cast members, even though there are eight. Muldaur disliked Dr. Pulaskiâs original first name and asked Gene Roddenberry if she could change it, selecting âKate.â I do not know what the original name was. A much more complex and bizarre set of circumstances would surround the first name of another regular female character later in the franchise. On the other hand, Muldaur loved the name âPulaski,â which was likely inspired by Casimir Pulaski, the Polish cavalry commander who died fighting for the United States in the Revolutionary War, although I do not know this for certain. Pulaskiâs speech about the âeager beaverâ â âsome overachieving genetic engineer, who probably for lack of something better to do forced this strain of virus to mutate, just to see how bad, bad can getâ â is painfully topical in the present day. What Pulaski is describing is âgain-of-function research,â which conspiracy theorists have blamed for the creation of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Her reference to Dataâs âalgorithms and heuristicsâ may be a homage to the HAL character from "2001: A Space Odyssey," whose name is an acronym for âHeuristic ALgorithmic.â (Stanley Kubrick and Sir Arthur Clarke steadfastly denied that they chose the name to imply that HAL was âone step ahead of IBM,â and Clarke even mentioned this in the sequel novels to "2001" as an untrue rumor existing in-universe.) Irish actor Colm Meaney, who plays the transporter operator in this episode, previously played the battle bridge Conn officer in âEncounter at Farpointâ and a security guard in âLonely Among Us.â He had only three film credits in 1988, along with a larger number of TV credits, but would become a much better-known actor in the following years. Whoopi Goldberg is the only EGOT winner â a winner of the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards âto have appeared in Star Trek. (There have so far been 25 EGOT winners; the newest member of the group joined it only two days ago.) Moreover, Goldberg is one of only six Oscar-winning actors to have appeared in the Star Trek franchise; the Target Audience has not yet seen any of the other five. Even Dame Judith Anderson, TâLar in "Star Trek III: The Search for Spock," never won an Oscar; she only received an Oscar *nomination* once, for the role of Mrs. Danvers in "Rebecca," one of the greatest villains in movie history! (Note that I specified Oscar-*winning* actors. I know of at least one Oscar winner in a different category who made a cameo appearance in Star Trek â composer James Horner as a Starfleet cadet in "Wrath of Khan" â and there may have been others.) Goldberg had been a huge TOS fan as a girl. Seeing Nichelle Nichols as Uhura for the first time caused her to run shouting through the house, âCome here, mum, everybody, come quick, come quick, thereâs a Black lady on TV and she ainât no maid!â She lobbied to appear on TNG after learning of Denise Crosbyâs departure. The Guinan character was named after Texas Guinan, an actress and speakeasy manager during Prohibition, who tragically died of dysentery at the age of 49. I think the end of Wesleyâs last scene in Ten-Forward, when he thanks Guinan for her advice, represents Wil Wheatonâs best acting on TNG up to this point; it helps that the under-lighting on his face from the Ten-Forward bar is extremely flattering to him. As far as I am aware, the following are the Oscar-nominated actors whom the Target Audience has seen in Star Trek up to this point (two of them, as it happens, in this episode). There may be others I am overlooking: Sally Kellerman: Dr. Elizabeth Dehner in âWhere No Man Has Gone Before;â nominated for Best Supporting Actress for "M*A*S*H" (1970) Michael J. Pollard: Jahn in âMiri;â nominated for Best Supporting Actor for "Bonnie and Clyde" (1967) Teri Garr: Roberta Lincoln in âAssignment: Earth;â nominated for Best Supporting Actress for "Tootsie" (1982) Michael Dunn: Alexander in âPlatoâs Stepchildren;â nominated for Best Supporting Actor for "Ship of Fools" (1965) Paul Winfield: Captain Clark Terrell in "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan;" nominated for Best Actor for "Sounder" (1972) Dame Judith Anderson: TâLar in "Star Trek III: The Search for Spock;" nominated for Best Supporting Actress for "Rebecca" (1940) Whoopi Goldberg: Guinan; nominated for Best Actress for "The Color Purple" (1985); winner of Best Supporting Actress for "Ghost" (1990) Seymour Cassel: Lieutenant Commander Hester Dealt in âThe Child;â nominated for Best Supporting Actor for "Faces" (1968) With everything else going on in this episode, I forgot to mention that Geordi is the new Chief Engineer, bringing Season 1âs confusion over that position to an end. Also, at one point in the reaction I had the feeling that, as with Tashaâs death, Alex may have learned more about TNG from Red Letter Media than some viewers of these reactions would have liked. Of course, I cannot identify the scene in question because to do so would be a spoiler.
Anthony Bernacchi
2024-01-17 20:22:51 +0000 UTCI actually enjoyed this one. I dont think I knew this was a recycled trek2 script used because of the writers strike. I remember enjoying it. Not sure why there is so much hate for the episode.
Crankygrandma
2024-01-17 20:21:55 +0000 UTCThe chaos in the writer's room during this period didn't help, either.
tyranusfan
2024-01-17 20:21:53 +0000 UTCWeâll turn it up on the next one
Josh (Target Audience)
2024-01-17 20:17:31 +0000 UTCIndeed, after TNG, "Ghost" and "Sister Act," it was really jarring for me to hear her as Shenzi (one of the hyenas) in "The Lion King."
Anthony Bernacchi
2024-01-17 20:16:15 +0000 UTCBeing 1987, that was hand-drawn animation, not CGI.
Anthony Bernacchi
2024-01-17 20:13:38 +0000 UTCAudio volume seemed somehow low on this one?
Andreas Schmitt
2024-01-17 20:05:25 +0000 UTCIt was actually amazing star trek..sci fi, exploring new life forms. This is the kind of regular weekly episodes that make star trek
Derek Orr
2024-01-17 19:04:34 +0000 UTCWesley's gray uniform? Cadets at West Point wore gray. "(Many Civil War Confederate) uniforms were...blue uniforms that had been alkali washed to remove the indigo blue dye. This left the uniforms a nearly gray color that strongly resembled the Cadet Gray of West Point, VMI, and the Citadel. Since this appealed to the leadership of the Confederacy, most of whom were graduates of the esteemed schools the color stuck." "(Furthermore,) ...gray dye could be made relatively cheaply and it was the standard uniform color of the various State Militias." "It all began in the American-British War, in 1812, when resources were rapidly depleted. There was a scarcity of blue fabric, with only rough gray cloth available." In the TOS episode Shore Leave, cadet Finnegan wore a silver or grayish cadet tunic. "Wesley Crusher's 'Acting Ensign' gray costume was never specifically identified as a uniform..."
Chtphr Rrr
2024-01-17 18:47:14 +0000 UTCas I was watching this, on TV they were showing the Season 6 finale of DS9, and I CANNOT FREAKING WAIT for you to get there!
Ee'char
2024-01-17 18:46:31 +0000 UTCFireball baby! đ„
Josh (Target Audience)
2024-01-17 18:17:54 +0000 UTCCongratulations! Youâve now watched four of the ten worst episodes of TNG, according to IMDB rating. (This one, Code of Honor, Angel One and Justice.)
John M.
2024-01-17 18:17:21 +0000 UTCIs Alex drinking from a small Heinz 57 sauce bottle at the beginning?
tyranusfan
2024-01-17 18:16:08 +0000 UTC32:06 it's called "inertial dampeners". No one on the Millennium Falcon gave a damn about inertia ;)
Ee'char
2024-01-17 18:06:11 +0000 UTCSince my first experience of Whoopi Goldberg was as Guinan, to this day I still think of her as that character.
Ca$hWednesday
2024-01-17 18:05:53 +0000 UTC42:38 So, let's all leave her quarters instead of offering her hugs and comfort.
Jovet
2024-01-17 18:00:00 +0000 UTC40:48 Well, they spent season 1 picking on Riker. Now time to pick on someone else! LOL!
Jovet
2024-01-17 17:58:17 +0000 UTC23:26 but she ALREADY previously called him "Dayta" earlier in the episode!
Ee'char
2024-01-17 17:55:17 +0000 UTC37:05 It's samples of deadly plasma plague! Pay attention!! :-P
Jovet
2024-01-17 17:54:31 +0000 UTCNothing wrong with Muldaur as an actress, but its definitely a hiccup in the show.
Steven Johnson
2024-01-17 17:41:33 +0000 UTCWhich made some of the FX guys absolutely lose their minds seeing it finished.
Steven Johnson
2024-01-17 17:40:11 +0000 UTC17:17 Nope, you've got it. It's her.
Jovet
2024-01-17 17:34:23 +0000 UTCthis was just a dull episode for me
Ee'char
2024-01-17 17:23:11 +0000 UTC1:00 You'll love season 2!
Jovet
2024-01-17 17:18:12 +0000 UTCUnfortunately, Gates McFadden was let go from TNG after Season 1 due to conflicts with writer/showrunner Maurice Hurley and also because of Hurley's dislike of her character and acting. So that is also the reason why Picard mentions to Wesley about her being head of Starfleet Medical. Hence the arrival of Diana Muldaur and her character of Dr. Pulaski.
Anthony Goodwin
2024-01-17 17:17:01 +0000 UTCIt is here.
PIG
2024-01-17 17:13:58 +0000 UTCoh yeah, here we go, NOW things are gonna get good. And I love this episode.
Firekrys FWO
2024-01-17 17:12:21 +0000 UTCSeason two has some of my absolute favorite episodes.
Rich Cirivilleri
2024-01-17 17:07:27 +0000 UTC* dropping everything* I was right in the middle of âthe crownâ but it will have to wait.
Rich Cirivilleri
2024-01-17 17:06:14 +0000 UTCJust letting you know, I'm going to mention it once a season until you notice the tiny little person walking through the observation lounge during the last ship flyby of the intro. ;)
JD Nevesytrof
2024-01-17 17:05:42 +0000 UTCFinally, Riker with a beard the way we all remember him. Baby faced Riker just doesnât have the same gravitas. Other than that, Geordi as chief engineer is the smartest decision they made this season. I love Diana Muldaur, just not here.
Glenn Johnson Barnes
2024-01-17 17:05:03 +0000 UTCHere we go, season 2 baby!
SinocTheHodgeheg
2024-01-17 17:04:49 +0000 UTCIt felt like a long break to me ;)
AzoriusMage
2024-01-17 17:04:48 +0000 UTC
