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my wife, she just told me she's poly... poly not gonna sleep with me no more! no respect i tell ya
Rodney Dangerfield, an older white man with bugged out eyes, is wearing a black suit and red tie, and is on a stage performing stand up comedy
November 22, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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s2e18, up the long ladder (2)
Danilo Odell, a Space Irish, has just had a sip of a Klingon alcoholic beverage. He is currently cross-eyed and wheezing at the bite of the beverage. Mouth agape, the caption reads, "[WHEEZING]" S02E18: Up the Long Ladder (2) • I mean, there are some good moments here. I think the Space Irish are, at times, very funny. You can’t help but laugh, but it’s so stupid. There is a sort of “when worlds collide” vibe here with the clone colony and the Space Irish, but it isn’t all that interesting. The clone colony is vastly more interesting, and it sucks that we don’t get to explore that more. At a lot of times, it feels like there are two episodes that have been slammed together, and it makes both feel cramped and underdeveloped. I think it would have been interesting to explore a clone colony, desperate for a way to stop the genetic drift, as an antagonist to a crew who doesn’t want to be cloned. They could have explored the ethical ramifications of cloning, but they don’t get to. Instead, they decide to explore horny Space Irish and chaste clones, and while it is a goofy and lighthearted end to the episode, you can’t see past how dumb it all is. The Pulaski and Worf scenes are actually really good, and for one I actually really liked Pulaski’s character. There are a few personal and touching moments as they share in Klingon culture and ritual, and I think that’s great. Unfortunately… Space Irish.
November 18, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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s2e17, samaritan snare (2.5)
Close up of Worf on the bridge. His lips are somewhat pursed as he speaks. Caption reads, "You will never attain the 24th level of awareness." S02E17: Samaritan Snare (2.5) • It’s… fine. This episode does have the benefit of setting up a lot of Picard’s backstory as a bit of a fiery, headstrong youth. His artificial heart represents his past hubris, and the lessons he learned from it, and his trip with Wesley is actually a bit nice as they share some vulnerable moments. For once, I don’t hate Wesley’s character. The other plot with the Pakleds is kind of dumb, if at times a little funny. This episode doesn’t really work if the bridge crew actually do their fucking jobs instead of looking down on the Pakleds. While it makes sense that, in a situation where they lower their guard because they perceive no threat from a people they think are stupid, it feels out of character for the whole crew to act so superior to another species. The little trickery at the end that they pull is great fun, however, and the tension of the captain’s health adds to the need to make this work. While the episode is kind of mid most of the time, there is enough little moments throughout to keep things fun enough.
November 18, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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s2e16, q who (4)
A viewscreen in the conference room. The Borg cube is on screen, but at maybe 65% opacity is also Q! His lips are pursed and he is making a funny face. Caption reads, "Whew. Picard, are you sure you don't want me" which sounds funnier than it is because the rest of his sentence is on the next set of subtitles. S02E16: Q Who (4) • This kind of marks where TNG really begins to ramp things up from its faltering in the early days. We are here introduced to the Borg, one of the main threats of this series. The Borg are such an interesting species, especially if you consider the ideological subtext of a collectivist race trying to assimilate others. You could say a lot about humanity vs. the Borg, as beacons of individualism collectivism, respectively, both attempting to impose their ideology on the galaxy. While TNG isn’t willing to entertain this idea most of the time, just you wait for DS9. But moving on from the politics of this show, I think the Borg are so cool. Their design is fucking incredible, the prosthetics are so lovingly crafted, it’s no wonder they went like fifty grand over budget. Q, who put them in danger in the first place and is a little shit, but you see a somewhat different side of him here. For once, he shows a little bit of respect to Picard and humanity, although somewhat unintentionally, by allowing them to prepare for the oncoming threat. The fight between the Borg and the Enterprise is so tense and thrilling, and it sets the tone for later seasons of TNG. The Borg really feel more like a force of nature, or perhaps a force of un-nature, that humanity has little chance of surviving. I love Q, I love the Borg, it all comes together for a perfect little thriller of an episode that leaves you waiting for the other shoe to drop on this part of Star Trek’s history.
November 18, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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s2e15, pen pals (3)
Holodeck scene, a sunny, lightly wooded field. Captain Picard, a hyper nerd, is in full horse riding getup, complete with a gay little hat. He is on a horse. Data is standing in the front of the horse, petting its head, saying, "An excellent steed, sir." S02E15: Pen Pals (3) • Data episode! Data episode! This show very intelligently focuses on Data as often as possible, as he is the best character. Here we see a genuinely human moment from him, as his curiosity leads him to establish contact with a little alien girl on a dying planet. While the Prime Directive obviously forbids this, Data still makes the contact, and becomes somewhat attached to her. Picard gets mad, and almost decides to abandon the girl and the planet to its doom, as humanity shouldn’t play god to every doomed planet in the galaxy, but upon hearing the little girl, everyone caves to try to save her. I think this shows the limitations of the Prime Directive as something that seems smart, but has unintentional consequences that our inherent humanity might be incompatible with. In the end, Data saves the girl, they save the planet, and all is well. Some might criticize this episode as Data behaving out of character, but I disagree. Data’s story is the pursuit of humanity. He longs for the emotional depth of his human comrades. I think he is best understood not as completely unemotional, but a being out of touch with his emotions. Here, he begins to feel those tiny, sympathetic shreds. I love Data.
November 18, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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s2e14, the icarus factor (2)
Worf, my god! They're tasing your nipples! Worf stands in the holodeck, in a simulated Klingon environment. Two holographic Klingons, who are just off screen, are stabbing Worf with pain sticks, which have red lights at the end. Worf, if you can believe it, is in pain, and is throwing his head back and yelling. S02E14: The Icarus Factor (2): • I dunno. This episode adds some interesting depth to Riker’s character, but it’s not really all that interesting. The interactions between Riker and his dad feel kinda stiff and sterile, which you can read as mirroring their relationship, but I read it as a lack of chemistry between the actors. I like the idea of Riker as a more flawed man, who had a complicated childhood and family. He acts well as a contrast to Picard in this way. I don’t think his dad is a compelling character, however. The tension leading up to the release in the scene where they fight feels kinda predictable, and the eventual catharsis doesn’t feel earned. Also, there’s a B-plot with Worf. I like them trying to add to the Klingon lore, but it’s not super interesting otherwise. Meh.
November 18, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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s2e13, time squared (3.5)
Gee, Captain, they let you have TWO Picards? Two versions of the captain are standing in the turbolift. Caption reads, "You're wrong. If you leave, the Enterprise will be destroyed." S02E13: Time Squared (3.5) • This one is actually such a cool concept. It’s a time-centric episode, and it’s a time loop at that, which is a sci-fi concept that I love. The dual Picards are so interesting. He is forced to confront a version of himself that has failed in his mission to protect the ship, but not necessarily due to any fault of his own. You see a vulnerable part of him, as he wrestles with his own future failure. I think it adds some good depth to his character. As they approach the time when he was sent to the past, his double is more awake, and begins to follow the same course of events as before, aware of the situation, but almost unaware of our Picard. The scenes at the end with the two of them walking through the ship are so interesting, and it is pretty thrilling throughout while fighting against this special anomaly. While I think it’s a bit bare-bones, it’s still super cool.
November 18, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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s2e12, the royale (2.5)
Worf, Data, and Riker are standing at a craps table. Worf and Riker are looking at Data, who is holding a pair of dice. Data has his eyebrows raised in a slightly silly expression, while he says in a flat voice, "Baby needs a new pair of shoes." S02E12: The Royale (2.5) • I think that, at this point, Star Trek is willing to do a lot more “silly” episodes, and while they are often times fun, they tend to lack some substance. This feels like it could have just as easily been a holodeck episode. It follows the familiar formula for the crew being out of their time, in this instance, a casino from 20th century America. It’s a lot of goofy moments, with Brent Spiner once again carrying the comedy on his back as the world’s greatest straight man. The setup is actually kind of interesting as well. The aliens who almost killed this 21st century astronaut, while trying to save his life and providing for him, model his world directly from the book, which is full of shlocky writing. It’s a fun idea to have the crew perform the roles in the book in order to be allowed to leave, and that leads to some of my favorite Data moments, but in the end, we get a lot of laughs without a lot of depth. Still fun!
November 18, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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George Costanza from Seinfeld saying "I gotta focus. I'm shifting into depeche mode."
November 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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i say "uh oh!" a lot partially bc of this post
"He (David Byrne)'s a genuine eccentric," says Eno. "He's always been exactly like that, and I've seen him remain like that in quite extreme situations. For instance, we were mugged together once in New York. It was quite frightening; we were mugged by 14 people. My enduring memory is of David being dragged off into the bushes, saying 'Uh-oh!' That's absolutely true; it was like a cartoon scene." -Brian Eno
November 12, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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i think thats not a bus! that looks like the same train that im literally on right this second look at the seats and the vents next to them
a picture of some empty seats on a train. they are purple and there is a little grate below them for air flow
November 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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at the start of On Her Majesty's Secret Service, George Lazenby delivers this line. thats all it takes im not sure what the issue is
George Lazenby as James Bond in "on Her Majesty's Secret Service" (1969). He is standing on a beach, his white shirt is soaked. Caption reads "This never happened to the other fellow."
November 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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s2e11, contagion (3)
Lt. Geordi La Forge falling out of a turbolift after being pinned to the ceiling. His legs are inexplicably crossed. He is very blurry. Caption reads "[YELLS]" S02E11: Contagion (3) • This one’s pretty good! I don’t think it’s an instant classic or anything, but it has everything an episode of Star Trek might need. I like the “ancient aliens” stuff that this show sometimes does. The idea of a million years extinct people having far superior technology is a fun concept. The alien virus trying to rewrite all of the ships systems is really interesting here. The Yamato’s captain, however, is kind of stupid in entering the neutral zone over this possible Iconian planet. Either way, the infectious virus fucking with the systems makes for good tension between the Enterprise and the Romulan ship, and the Iconian technology is really cool and it feels like there’s genuine weight and consequences to whoever controls it. The ending with the portals, with Data trying to communicate past the infection of the computer virus inside him, with the Romulans, all of it makes the tension come to a head, and Picard risks himself to save the galaxy from a potential war. While the arc is a bit simplistic, and I think a lot of the crew takes a back seat, it’s still a really neat episode.
November 10, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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s2e10, the dauphin (2)
Close up of Lt. Worf on the bridge. He is looking slightly off camera. He is smiling in a way which my wife describes as "perverse." Wesley is behind him looking over his shoulder, out of focus, and seems a little perplexed. Caption reads "He reads love poetry." S02E10: The Dauphin (2) • Okay so we’re not out of the garbage quite yet. Almost every Wesley-focused episode sucks, and it’s always uncomfortable when these writers try to write about young love or some other shit like that. I also think Wesley acts more stupid than he usually would, which speaks to an overall inconsistency with his character. The background of this episode, the young girl destined to lead her warring people is just so boring and it doesn’t feel relevant or meaningful. Her caretaker is also kind of an irritating character. Bad writing, bad characters, one of the least memorable stories of TNG. At least the bad episodes make a mark.
November 10, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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wahooo rocket is UP
a lego saturn v on a shelf mounted above a computer
November 9, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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alt text of review continued
please see previous post for the first part of the alt text: In the end, Data is ruled as not property, and while the episode ends on a note of uncertainty as to how to define Data as a being, the mere fact that this uncertainty exists is precisely why they cannot treat Data like a machine. We humans cannot prove our own consciousness to exist, but we believe it is there. I fucking love this episode, and maybe a five is generous, but it’s my review so fuck you.
November 9, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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s2e9, the measure of a man (5)
The crew sits at a poker table. From left to right, Pulaski, Geordi, Data, O'Brien, and Riker. They are okaying poker, and Riker is dealing the cards. Data, in all of his excellence, is wearing one of those clear green plastic visors that you might see an accountant wear. I love him so much. Caption reads "This game is exceedingly simple." S02E09: The Measure of a Man (5) • This episode is truly the first GREAT episode of TNG, and, in my opinion, EASILY one of the best episodes of Star Trek of all time. Here, we are forced to contend with the reality of Data, and what he represents as a unique being. A scientist in Starfleet wants to disassemble him for an experiment, claiming that Data is not a living creature, only a machine. The show has talked about this issue a lot, and I think it’s mostly relegated to more lighthearted conversation rather than serious discussion. But now, humanity has to decide: who is Data, and does he have the fundamental rights that we all have? This episode is styled as a courtroom drama, heavily mirroring the original series episode “Court Martial” (S01E20, Rating: 2.5), but here the formula is perfected for Star Trek. This show has always been about asking challenging philosophical or scientific questions, at least to some degree. It loves to tell a moral like an after-school special on bullying. No episode to this point so clearly or artfully conveys its message as this one. Data is alive. He is a being who deserves the respect we show to all other beings. Picard delivering his arguments in the court is incredible. Patrick Stewart is absolutely stellar in this episode, and while this episode is focused on Data, it’s Picard who drives this to greatness. This show raises hard questions about what humanity might achieve in the future, and while artificial general intelligence is NOT on the immediate horizon, like Sam Altman would have you believe, we have to consider how we would treat that intelligence. What makes us human? What gives us the right to self-fulfillment? And when do we extend that right to other beings, and why should we retract it from another?
November 9, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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s2e8, a matter of honor (3.5)
Commander Riker is on the Klingon ship Pagh, in the cafeteria. He is currently housing a forkful of gagh, a Klingon food of live, worm-like creatures. A Klingon looks at him. S02E08: A Matter of Honor (3.5) • This episode has so much going for it. I think that they’ve started to figure out what to do with Riker’s character, and you start to see a lot more depth from him. I think they we’re trying to make him different than Picard, but didn’t want to make him lesser than Picard, and they finally found a good way to distinguish the two men. I also really appreciate how well he engages with diplomatic duties. Fully immersing himself in Klingon culture and rituals, he serves on the Pagh with honor, and saves the Enterprise from a misunderstanding that could have led to a battle. There’s a lot of great moments where the Klingons try to shake him, and he takes it like a champ because he wants to respect their way of life. I also think this is another good episode where TNG tries to change how the Klingons are portrayed from TOS. The Klingons are much more focused on tradition, honor, strength, a noble people who care about each other, albeit in a way that seems very alien to humans. I think we might be out of the woods for the worst of TNG, because I know what episode comes next.
November 9, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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s2e7, unnatural selection (2)
Main viewer of the Enterprise. Doctor Pulaski is on screen. She is absolutely slathered in old person makeup. She's old. She's on the planet that makes you old. S02E07: Unnatural Selection (2) • There are things I do like about this episode. The virus is a neat idea, I think it’s fairly original for the series thus far, and it requires a lot of interesting thinking to solve the problem. The transporter stuff is… iffy. There are a lot of things I don’t like about how the transporters get slowly retconned over time, and I think you see it here a bit. The idea that you can revert someone to an earlier version of themselves using stored patterns is ludicrous and has way too many ramifications. Either way, this is a Pulaski-focused episode so fuck this episode.
November 9, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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s2e6, the schizoid man (2.5)

(a 24th century schizoid man, you might say)
Data stands in his quarters, facing a tall mirror. Behind him are Geordi and Diana. He is showing off his new, dignified beard. Deana and Geordi are clearly holding in laughter, as he looks ridiculous. He has one hand held up to the beard. Caption reads "When I stroke the beard thusly," S02E06: The Schizoid Man (2.5) • This is another Data-focused episode, which I usually like, but the great performance from Brent Spiner does little to save what is a clunky, meandering story that starts with nothing and goes nowhere. Doctor Graves is not a particularly interesting character, and while I understand his character is supposed to be an arrogant, self-centered, misogynistic scientist, it doesn’t compel me, and just puts me off. I think Brent Spiner playing Graves inside of Data’s body was actually pretty fun to watch, but once the switch happens, the episode just stops progressing for a while. Everyone knows Data isn’t himself, and he walks around saying uncharacteristic things until Graves eventually just gives up and downloads the sum of his knowledge into the computer. Just meh.
November 9, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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thank you zohran!!
Zohran Mamdani campaign style sign that says Transgender For All
November 8, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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thank god for turtlenecks 😵‍💫
Photo of my neck. I am wearing a white turtleneck shirt, and I'm pulling it down to reveal a great many marks on my neck left there by a beautiful woman
November 8, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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s2e5, loud as a whisper (2.5)
Data is in the Captain's Ready Room. He is standing across the desk from Picard. He is currently demonstrating that he now knows sign language by signing an increasingly complex sentence. One hand is above the other, palms facing each other, and he is moving them across his body, while saying what the sign means. Caption reads "This is two people walking along the beach by the blue ocean at sunset." S02E05: Loud as a Whisper (2.5) • Note: I am not disabled, so I don’t think I can speak to the experiences of people who are, in this case, people who are deaf, so in case I say something wrong, please let me know. This episode focuses on a character that is deaf, and uses three interpreters who are linked with him telepathically to communicate. He is a diplomat, and in charge of making peace between two warring peoples. In the process, his translators are killed, and he struggles with communicating, as no one understands his particular sign language. Star Trek has a rough history talking about disability, but I think this at least tries to give a positive message about living with a disability. The actor who plays Riva is deaf, and it seems like he worked a lot to create a that message. There are scenes, however, where Data is trying to sign to Riva, and at some point, they stop having him sign in the scene, and it looks as if people are talking to him like he can hear, which feels sloppy. It’s a pretty basic Star Trek plot about making peace, and I think it mostly acts as a backdrop for exploring deafness, and how it doesn’t have to be a source of shame, rather a part of yourself to accept and love. At the end, his inability to communicate leads him to strand himself on the neutral planet, as he decides to foster peace by teaching them how to sign with him. He acts as the conduit, as communication with him will lead to communication with each other. The moral of the story is very obvious, as it is with Star Trek, but it’s nice nonetheless. The plot for the episode is otherwise pretty boring.
November 7, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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s2e4, the outrageous okona (2.5)
Data is performing a joke for Guinan in Ten-Forward. She is sitting at a table, while Data is standing across from her. He is delivering a joke. Uh oh. He is very animated, and speaking with a funny accent. His arms are jutting in and out, like he's gesturing for a hug before retracting his arms, repeatedly. In one hand is a big cigar. Caption reads "The doctor says, 'Okay, you're ugly too.' Buh-duh-boom." You can fill in the rest of the joke, I trust. S02E04: The Outrageous Okona (2.5) • Star Trek, like a lot of television, likes to do an A-plot and a B-plot. And like many television shows, they don’t always execute both very well. I think the A-plot, the business with Okona and the two warring planets, is sort of bland. It has a pretty predictable arc, and while Okona is set up as a sort of roguish figure with hidden motives, he’s obviously a nice guy and the bait and switch doesn’t really work. Overall, while he is kinda funny, Okona is a pretty boring character. There’s some nice diplomacy stuff that Picard has to sort out, complicated by Okona. The B-plot is fucking hilarious. Data, after talking with Okona about jokes, decides to conjure a program to teach him humor. Brent Spiner’s intense overacting to mimic humor is so funny. Data delivering punchlines and physical humor in his monotone voice and a silly accent is so delightful. Over the course of the episode, he tries and tries, but even though human humor escapes him, he is funny in his own, android-y way. Data’s fake laugh and him waving his arms around with a cigar while delivering shitty standup bumps this episode and just barely makes it worth watching.
November 7, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Continuing the alt text from the previous image! This pic is Picard, Riker, Worf, and Data, from left to right. All are in Victorian era getup except for Riker. Riker is saying to Worf "You'll be a big hit in London." Now, we continue the review from earlier: This episode does open up some uncomfortable questions about the capabilities of the holodeck, and they rightfully try not to address this again until they revisit Moriarty in season six. While I think this episode is really fun, the story feels so unresolved as they just store the Moriarty program until they can figure something out, and he gets shelved until season six.
November 7, 2025 at 10:08 PM