First Time Watching ALL of Star Trek - Episode 165: The Defector (TNG S3E10)
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"If the cause is just..." The throughline of Shakespeare going from the start to the end was quite good. I really do like this episode, and Tomalak is such a great foil for Picard.
You have entered the sweet spot, guys! It's only one or two duds from here till the awesome finale of season three.
You asked for a banger and you got it! "The Defector" is the #6 episode of Season 3 in my ranked list, which makes it the top episode of the season that you've watched SO FAR. Yes, there are 5 even better episodes yet to come. "The Defector" is #6 for the season and #30 for the whole series. Glad you're enjoying this season! (And yes, The Vengeance Factor is much lower.)
On the topic of Ron Jones, up to now with each appearance of the Romulans he has built out a motif and a theme for them musically. You know when the Romulans are around when Ron Jones is at the music staion because their music has a certain deceptive mystery to it.
Plenty of nail biting, shocked gasps and wow moments in this one. The hits will keep coming boys so hold on to your warp nacelles...
Once again...previous week boys:"I wish they'd leave some mystery for us to figure out along the way" this week.... show "right here ya go!"
One of those times the production team let Patrick Stewart slip his love of Shakespeare into an episode. Won't be the last time!
One of my favorite Romulan episodes! This so excellently mirrored the relationship between the U.S. and the USSR at the time—poking, prodding, feints, and mind games. The Romulans are masters of deception and plots within plots, and I love it. There are also some amazing episodes to come in this season. Can’t wait to see what you think!
You know, I could never feel complete watching a "King of the Hill" episode until I heard the word/phrase/sentence from the episode that they decided to highlight by playing it again after the credits when the production logo appeared. Now the TA TNG season 3 reactions have got me doing it here too. 👅
Remember this as a good episode, but then I saw those 2 warnings decloak and omg it's this scene!!!
9:10 I see that slow synchronized Picard drink!
Synchronized Sipping Count: 1
Happy New Year! It's January 1st, 1990, when this episode first aired! Welcome to the 1990s!😆