🖖Star Trek TNG S02E19-22 Full Length Reaction
Added 2024-02-12 00:26:41 +0000 UTCS02E19 Manhunt S02E20 The Emissary S02E21 Peak Performance S02E22 Shades of Gray
A quad episode drop this week so we can finish up season 2! One of these episodes was a standout for me and one was.... well... if you know you know. I don't blame any of you if you want to skip Shades of Gray, you can check out my comments after for my thoughts on clip shows lol 😂 Looking forward to starting SEASON THREE next week! Engage! 🖖
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I believe shades of grey was done during a writers strike
Julian Meeks-Wagner
2025-05-21 06:51:05 +0000 UTCThey tried to hard to make her like Bones instead of creating a character of her own. Even down to the hating the transporter and old country doctor comment. When she was written to challenge Picard she was on fire.
Bryan
2024-04-27 12:55:56 +0000 UTCIs there anything more enjoyable than watching Jen bop to the TNG then. 🖖
Bryan
2024-04-27 12:53:21 +0000 UTCAgreed, Jen will LOVE DS9
Joshua M Freeman
2024-04-22 01:34:22 +0000 UTCNew Patron here and I started on this episode to close the gap from youtube, and then ride into season 3. This one is a 4-pack but it's really a 2-pack since there were two good episodes and two lesser ones. Not a bad ratio for a season 2 set. Diana Muldaur (Pulaski) is a great actress but she was never given good material to work with --- always over obvious and silly lines and plots. Her comment to Picard in Peak Performance when Picard said he was preparing for a battle simulation but stuck having to nursemaid an android was excellent ... "the burdens of command" and her delivery was a hint of what she could have been as a McCoy like foil to Picard. I guess there wasn't room for a character like that since we also have Guinan and I wouldn't give having Guinan up for anything. Glad to have Beverly back. Onwards to Season 3. Thanks for your reactions!
Paul Hess
2024-04-14 21:57:30 +0000 UTCPrior to watching your reactions, I had forgotten that Lisa (Anne Ramsay) of Mad About You was in TNG. "... whether caused by human emotions or android algorithms."
Clay F
2024-03-12 02:35:32 +0000 UTCI still like Shades of Gray. Maybe it's different now that Star Trek is so accessible. When it originally aired I thought it was cool to see all those things again as TNG wasn't in reruns and there wasn't a good way to watch it unless you happened to record it. I still enjoy when it comes up in a re-watch. I think the premise of the episode - a microbe taking over Riker's nervous system and the solution being stimulating brain chemicals to combat them through memories was kind of neat.
Bret Kay
2024-03-10 05:31:37 +0000 UTC😂😂
Jen M
2024-03-01 16:17:56 +0000 UTCI'll let you off with not saying 'commercial break' but if you ever don't say 'space' at the start of an episode i'll be emotionally damaged!
Stuart Biegala
2024-02-29 19:56:55 +0000 UTCI had forgotten how much I like Manhunt and The Emissary. Your enjoyment of Lwaxana and Picard is quite infectious. And what's more - I think your take on Worf's attitude towards Klingon culture vs that of other Klingons who grew up in their culture is spot on!
Michael Bauer
2024-02-20 11:05:16 +0000 UTCI really like Suzie Plakson (who played K'Ehleyr). She's played a number of roles in the franchise and she's great in all of them.
Michael Goggin
2024-02-19 04:25:36 +0000 UTCBetazoids like Deanna and Lwaxana have black irises which make their eyes look suuuuper dark. There's a Betazoid character in Voyager who sports the same eyes. Could you imagine how unsettling it would be if a character looked like that who was a psychopath or something?
Michael Goggin
2024-02-19 02:49:36 +0000 UTCI'll have to +1 someone else's suggestion on watching DS9 after TNG based on the kind of stuff you've enjoyed so far in TNG! They perfected the balance between longer story arcs and more self contained episodes.
uberelder
2024-02-18 10:58:44 +0000 UTCI forgot about the clip show. I am not sure I ever watched it again after it first aired. Oh..... I know you have a busy schedule but you need to add The Bear to the list. I just started watching it and you could burn through both seasons in no time. It is a very good show to react to. Lots of emotion and fast paced drama. Really tense. Oh again... i hope you got your Paramount Plus cut for forcing me to get ParPlus to follow along with Trek. I had a few days off and burned through all of season 2 reactions.
TigerMyth
2024-02-14 22:54:25 +0000 UTCIndeed! And this particular episode IIRC includes the only time when Lwaxana talks to the computer, meaning Majel talks to herself 😄
Patrick47
2024-02-14 17:00:27 +0000 UTCCongrats on getting through the worst episode of TNG. It's all uphill from here...except for season 7, there's some clunkers there too.
Andrew
2024-02-14 02:51:49 +0000 UTCActually didn't mind the final episode it's always fun seeing Jen's joy for the characters and show no matter the episode. Ngl when I didn't hear commercial break during the first episode I feared they were a thing of the past I'm happy they returned the next episode 🥳 I've enjoyed every episode season 1 and 2 I'm easily pleased 😀 look forward now to season 3 🙌🍿🖖
Ian
2024-02-13 21:00:39 +0000 UTCClip shows. I will never, ever regret that modern media has no place for clip show episodes anymore.
Thomas Yanez
2024-02-13 06:25:46 +0000 UTCYou can skip the YouTube edit for Shades of Gray. Nothing important happened there (as far as the rest of the series goes).
Chris Gronau
2024-02-13 00:28:56 +0000 UTCI see these first 2 seasons as establishing ones - world building, if you will. This would never, ever happen today, but even though the stories are often meandering and contain multiple sub-standard plot lines, we get to spend time with our crew and become invested with them. Then the following seasons have all the more impact.
Anthony Peterson
2024-02-12 22:27:28 +0000 UTC3:08:21 That gave me a good laugh.
Andrew Skow
2024-02-12 20:39:48 +0000 UTCI'm with you on clip shows. Seems that every single T.V. series has them for filler. Only a handful of clip shows are worth watching because the episode would introduce either a new recurring antagonist or protagonist.
Bammer
2024-02-12 19:53:37 +0000 UTCSecond this. DS9 debuted in TNG's 6th season between episodes 11 and 12. People will say that it might be too much or confusing, but they played back to back when they were aired so Jen would be fine.
Bammer
2024-02-12 19:05:22 +0000 UTCHi Jen! Lwaxana Troi's character is played by Majel Barrett-Roddenberry she's the wife of Gene Roddenberry the creator of Star Trek. She also does the computer voice in TNG and other Star Trek tv shows.
RSK1995
2024-02-12 18:23:38 +0000 UTCIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII WAITED FOR THIS !!!!! ;-)
Adam from Germany
2024-02-12 17:55:44 +0000 UTCSeason 2 done. Yay! for the quad episode drop to get through it. On to Season 3. Manhunt - a pretty good Luaxanna episode. They are always good for a diversion, and I love Mr. Homm. The Emmisary is my final Top Ten episode. Suzy Plakson is amazing, and it's our first real Worf episode, getting some more dirt on him and a backstory and some honest exposure to his character, not to mention species. Peak Performance is actually pretty good too. What I noticed this time around is that Worf is starting to get a few more moments. I liked it as well. Shades of Gray, yeah its a clip episode. ick. It is nice to see Tasha Yar and Doctor Beverly Crusher in those clips again, though. We missed those two in season 2. Season 3 - straight up, it is HARD to come up with a top 10 episode list. There are only 2 or 3 just absolute clunkers in season 3, and while I have my favorites, the rest of the episodes all have something charming and contributory to the show. Any of the remaining could be in or out of someone else's top 10. So hyped for it. Let's gooooo....
Damon Corrigan
2024-02-12 16:56:53 +0000 UTCYeah I think the writer's strike, plus going overbudget on the Borg episode meant it was a shorter season, and they needed to save money. As clip shows go, it's not the worst ever - and hey, sometimes it's nice to be reminded of some great moments. But I doubt it's anyone's favorite episode...
Banes
2024-02-12 15:47:36 +0000 UTC2 Episodes a week makes sense (or whatever pace lets you absorb the show and enjoy it) - but it's a treat to get four! I agree that Emissary and Peak Performance were really good episodes - they don't seem talked about so much from what I can see - but I like them! Worf is a great character. I loved the Kheylar character too.
Banes
2024-02-12 15:43:19 +0000 UTCI love when Riker, Picard and Troi are all discussing Lwaxana and Riker is having the absolute best time.
Patrick
2024-02-12 15:25:47 +0000 UTCUnfortunately I just can't keep up with that schedule. It takes a lot of extra time to render and upload longer videos, at the expense of editing other things
Jen M
2024-02-12 15:10:10 +0000 UTCI've seen Shades of Grey incorrectly titled "Clip Show" on an EPG 😂
Brendan Falvy
2024-02-12 12:54:52 +0000 UTCBunch of episodes, with a bunch of notable extras and guest stars, Suzie Plakson of course with some great comic chops here in her 2nd TNG appearance, this time with future Mad About You co-star Anne Ramsay in HER 2nd TNG appearance as ensign Clancy (red-shirting it this time). And yes, that was the neighbour from Office Space at Tactical, sporting what I must assume is a tactical perm. Then in Peak Performance taking the Tactical station is Glenn Morshower, who shows up a lot in various things playing law enforcement or military commanders.
Starromania72
2024-02-12 12:15:33 +0000 UTCIn next season’s clip show, Troi regains consciousness at precisely 42 minutes and 30 seconds, after she experiences a scary flashback to Riker’s clip show. Seriously though, nothing important happened in Shades of Gray. I doubt YouTube will miss it except for four commenters who will be thoroughly excoriated in the replies.
Thegonagle
2024-02-12 12:04:03 +0000 UTCYou little bee-yoo-TEE!! Quad drop here we come for a Monday eve! Oh my gosh - when you produced a cup of Earl Grey I was gobsmacked :D Did you pull that out of a replicator Jen? Ha ha
Anthony Peterson
2024-02-12 08:39:47 +0000 UTCSn 2 Ep 19, "Manhunt": This one shows glimpses of how the crew (and the actors) are becoming a more of a family, especially the scene in Picard's ready room with Riker and Troi on the sofa. That kind of familiar humor with each other is what you have to look forward to, and why TNG fans prefer season 3 onward.
Jesus F Christ
2024-02-12 08:07:16 +0000 UTCParamount forced the clip show because the show had spent a lot of money that season.
Geoff S.
2024-02-12 08:02:09 +0000 UTCAlso, this will be my first of what will surely be many comments trying to convince you to watch Deep Space Nine when the time comes (after a couple more seasons of TNG).
Paul Peavler
2024-02-12 06:51:29 +0000 UTCLove seeing four episodes this week so we can get to season three. And this collection has several Trek staples: space politics, science mystery, holodeck fun, low quality filler, and of course, unashamed horniness. Just missing a good philosophical/morality metaphor episode. Can't wait for season 3.
Paul Peavler
2024-02-12 06:50:32 +0000 UTCClip shows are the worst. I always skip them too.
Vault Dweller
2024-02-12 06:42:52 +0000 UTCJen every time, always
Eric Traylor
2024-02-12 05:56:44 +0000 UTCSeason 3 is where it gets good. Plus, when it comes to the remastering, the quality will skyrocket again, as Season 3 was back in the hands of CBS Digital, who also did season 1, and 5-7. Seasons 2 and 4 were outsourced. Season 4 faired a good bit better than season 2.
Chrissonator
2024-02-12 05:48:37 +0000 UTCGreat surprise with 4 eps this week!. Definitely need to do at least 3 or 4 each week.
Lee R.
2024-02-12 05:17:50 +0000 UTCNot sure when I'm going to get time to watch four may have to be the weekend but won't be skipping any good or bad 🖖can't believe I'm saying this but I much prefer just two episodes a week but understand why you did the four 👍
Ian
2024-02-12 04:52:45 +0000 UTCFun fact: one of the fish people is Mick Fleetwood from Fleetwood Mac
Travis
2024-02-12 04:09:41 +0000 UTCif you want some more understanding of wesley being unpopular then check out will weatons behavior towards larry david for playfully beating up elmo on a talk show recently. hard to like characters played by someone who is such a huge jackass.
rubberkidney
2024-02-12 03:19:41 +0000 UTCJen, did you recognize the Klingon woman from ep 20, K'Ehlar? She's actress Suzie Plakson, and she last appeared in TNG as Lt. Selar, MD, who was the nurse to old Dr. Ira Graves (the AI specialist that downloaded his brain into Data in s2e16).
Who Are These People
2024-02-12 03:07:39 +0000 UTCAlso, I don't know if anyone mentioned it but Mick Fleetwood plays one of the squid guys in the opening scene of episode 19.
Patrick
2024-02-12 01:49:11 +0000 UTCskip the clip show reaction on YT and replace it with your singing! 🎤🎶
Randy Aiken
2024-02-12 01:46:09 +0000 UTC'thank you for calling 'alien facts'. this is your knowledge guide data speaking, how may i help you?'
rubberkidney
2024-02-12 01:35:36 +0000 UTC4 eps?! (well, 3, kinda) Fantastic! Thank you for your star service. Managed to squeeze in Ep 19, very funny. It has an amusing title in retrospect, 'Manhunt'. Super stoked for Season 3 next week. 😃💜
Jason Scade
2024-02-12 01:23:14 +0000 UTCYou're a trooper for Shades. Of course we all did it once, so way to go!
Barry Hammock
2024-02-12 01:13:30 +0000 UTCThe shortened 2nd season (22 instead of 26 episodes), and the final episode being a clip-show, is due to the writers' strike of 1988. And yeah, it's the worst.
Jesus F Christ
2024-02-12 00:58:49 +0000 UTC🤣 I wouldn’t have blamed you for just not posting Shades.
Brendan Falvy
2024-02-12 00:44:50 +0000 UTCSet course for Season 3, and straight on till morning.
The Real NC Picker
2024-02-12 00:44:21 +0000 UTCquad drop. its my time to shine.
rubberkidney
2024-02-12 00:32:44 +0000 UTCStill catching up due to a few busy weeks... but very much looking forward to "Peak Performance" - I really like this episode.
Michael Bauer
2024-02-12 00:32:06 +0000 UTCSuperbowl or Jen I guess it's trek time.
TuvixLogic
2024-02-12 00:31:03 +0000 UTCI know what I’m watching tonight when I get home from work. From Australia not watching Super Bowl lol
Brett Whittaker
2024-02-12 00:30:30 +0000 UTCYES!!! 3 and 1/4 episode drop! Have to wait till after the Superbowl.
The Real NC Picker
2024-02-12 00:29:42 +0000 UTCGoodbye Superbowl, hello Star Trek
Preaching to the Horse's Mouth
2024-02-12 00:28:12 +0000 UTCYesss. I've already had enough of wall-to-wall adverts in the Superbowl so this'll do nicely!
Patrick
2024-02-12 00:27:57 +0000 UTC
