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…Joe drifts dramatically back to the ship, hand outstretched, by the power of the Force… Oh wait, I’m supposed to be making fun of a different series. Sorry, my bad. Don’t worry, I won’t spend the rest of the rewatch in a coma. Anyway, the episode. We open with a fairly straightforward mission. The Enterprise … Read more
Trigger warning: this episode rewatch discusses rape. And also disease spreading, which might be kind of stressful given, well, the current pandemic. The opening sequence, always succinct and informative, tells us that the Enterprise is investigating some strange messages coming from a research vessel, the SS Tsiolkovsky. (Trivia: this ship seems to have been named … Read more
Whoever did the narrator-voice that says “Last time, on Encounter at Farpoint…!”, they sound a lot like the guy who used to say “Last time, on Dragon Ball Z…!” Do they all take lessons together? Reporting to the captain, Commander Riker reminds us of some facts from the last episode: The planet has a lot … Read more
In rough order of appearance, here are the main characters we meet in the first episode: Captain Picard I…actually can’t think of that much to say about Captain Jean-Luc Picard. Hint: that means he’s pretty awesome and I can’t find anything to complain about. Being unable to pay him a higher compliment than that, I … Read more
To kick us off with style, Captain Picard, whose voice is so much fun to listen to, delivers exposition through the Captain’s Log. We’re introduced to some of the new main characters. Commander Data, Counselor Deanna Troi, Lieutenants Tasha Yar and Worf. And, of course, the charismatic, judgmental, and hypocritical entity known as Q. I’ll … Read more