YOUTUBE - The Host (TNG S4E23) | Star Trek Journey 204
0:00 Intro
2:51 Reaction
13:42 Discussion
27:43 Patron Takes
33:19 Warp Speed, Engage
Comments (9)
Do we all agree that Reiker volunteers do quick just to get those memories of Odan and Beverly?
Just imagine if Geordi or Worf had been the character that bangs a Trill?
I interviewed Gates McFadden a few years ago and we talked about this episode. She's on record as saying she wishes they showed Crusher's struggles more. I asked her if she thought, had TNG been more serialized, that Beverly and femme Odan could've had a shot, and she said yes. I will say that Mrs. Odan definitely has rizz. That kiss on the wrist? Damn. She's smooth af.
That’s awesome!
Oh god, He’s going to give Sub Rosa an S, isn’t he?
I can't help but wonder if he is a bit high in this video. My brother watched this episode (and most of the show) when he was baked and had a similar reaction. Then he re-watched it a few years later and out of nowhere said "man that shit fucking sucked".
Good episode in that it explores themes of love and attraction that weren't so prevalent at the time on TV. In today's viewing, it seems small and lacking but considering it was 1991 when it aired, this was a big step forward. Just my humble opinion though.
Oh, my sweet summer children... As a queer person, when people make ragebait videos saying progressive political messaging in movies is too in your face, they don't object to the lack of subtlety, they object to the message.
That said, I liked the episode's treatment of the question too. TNG wasn't always the best on LGBT things, but this end scene was very subtle and ambiguous enough that it can't really be construed as anything other than Beverly's personal preferences and boundaries, which are understandable. I think I'm falling somewhere between you two grade wise, maybe a B+/A ?