UNCUT - Realm of Fear (TNG S6E2) | Star Trek Journey 236

OMG! Almost as bad as Mark Twain. Can only get better from here. I hope.

So the cluster of nerves Troi talks about is there, whether or not the technique works..? Barkley episodes are always fun! I'm glad you guys enjoyed this one. In my head cannon, the reason the crew members looked like worms is because they got a full dose of the microbes and that form is what was translated into the transporter. Hold onto your seats gentlemen, this is going to be a fun ride.

I love Barclay. One of my favorite part-timers.

Glasses and plates get put back in the replicator and turned back into energy

Holy cow Darmok was already a full season ago. Trek flies when you're having fun!

Braga’s done some good trek. And yes, plexing does work. It’s not amazing and lifesaving, but it’s helpful

Brannon Braga would have had a decent reputation in the community during the time of TNG season 6. His negative reputation developed later.

Would you like someone to edit out those spoiler-filled opening credits? Serious offer. Also, I think most people hate on Brannon Braga because they remember his bad episodes more than his good ones.

This episode contains one of my favorite Data lines of the whole show. "Mr. Barclay seems to be inordinately pre-occupied with his physiological condition." Makes me laugh every time. It's just such a Data thing to say. Love this episode, and I adore Dwight Schultz and his Barclay performances.

The fact that Barclay outranks the Chief just makes me even more disgusted at whoever thought up his character. My distaste for Barclay may be the reason I either never caught or didn't remember that this episode was another plothole-athon. The only thing the writers did well was the story idea and (probably by accident) the reveal of the other crew, but how Barclay got to that conclusion was pretty stupid. Did he really think there was only one microbe? Plotholes aside (Star Trek is full of them), this could have been an acceptable episode if Barclay was the same rank as O'Brien (or lower).

I have always enjoyed the "day in the life" kind of episodes-and this one ramps it up using someone that isn't a main character. #CliffBole

I'm glad you guys noticed the scene where Barclay is making himself paranoid by asking the computer about his 'psychosis'. At first glance it looks like it's a Dutch angle but the camera is actually straight - it's Barclay's head position and the wall picture in the backround that makes it look scewed. My interpretation of this is that Barclay thinks he's going mad but he's actually fine and his symptoms are real.

"Did anything weird ever happen to you in the transporter, Geordie?" "No, not really... well, except for that time just a few weeks ago when Ensign Ro and I got turned into ghosts for a couple of days." But maybe that wasn't weird for him, it was just Wednesday.

I'm somewhere around C+/B- on this one. I did like seeing Barclay again and continuing his arc of overcoming anxiety and being a productive member of the crew. It's a fairly strange episode, but I'm always down to watch it. Focusing more on Barclay and O'Brien and having them bond over their phobias was a nice touch.

I dunno if plexing does Jack, but it js something I occasionally still do when feeling too overwhelmed. Think its psychosymatic at this point. Also, that effect of the "plasma streamer" is the same effect as a red dwarf star bleeding off into a neutrino star from Josh's favorite episode "Evolution" with Dr. Stubbs. Hah! You can't escape his memory.

An interesting one - never a fave but always watchable, it’s nice to see Barclay back after a long break

Thanks for including the MP3 of the S6 theme. Are you going to be doing a different end theme for DS9, or just using the TNG theme through S7, and then switching to a DS9 S3 theme song after TNG ends?

Love this episode. The incremental buildup that leads to an unexpected but fitting solution is great. It's also so nice watching someone wrestle with fear and self-doubt and come out a little stronger on the other side. And everyone is so understanding and supportive. Although I do think it's interesting that Barclay still has O'Brien wake the bridge crew, instead of doing it himself, so he still has some confidence issues there, which feels real. But it's only because of Barclay that the missing crew members were saved, so that's got to be a real self-esteem booster right there!

I always point to this episode whenever I see people online claim that the transporters on star trek kill you. Not only is it established in canon that they don't kill you, you don't even lose consciousness as seen here. Also, I'm glad to see you guys have been doing skits the last few episodes. Love them

I love that you are doing your Intros again. I really enjoy them.

If we saw that all cadet candidates have to go through psych tests to overcome their fears, and only the best survive starfleet, how on earth is a guy who is deathly afraid of transporters even on the ship?

Pleasantly surprised that you guys enjoyed this one.

While I thought the floating puppet aliens looked kinda off, I always tend to enjoy Barclay episodes.

I wouldn't transport either. You are literally dying and an exact copy is made at the other end each time.

the sound editing is great in this episode. every room has a different background sound/noise.

I also like that when Barkley brings some crazy idea to the captain .. wakes his ass up early in the morning , Picard is like cool I trust my people .. take that shit apart lets figure out whats up. no more oh its just crazy dude thoughts at all.

It's only a short matter of time now before Alex is ready to take on the role of Samuel Clemens

Josh made a mention of a game on the table that Barcly sat next to. When I first saw these episodes when they aired. I noticed that as background props they featured a lot of games you could order from a catalog at the time. The catalog was called the Sharper Image. I don't know if it is still available I'll Google it later... just Googled it, it dose still exist.

Brilliant Barclay episode which is great fun. Great moments from the Chief. Definite S

Great episode, but don’t think about the science aspect of it too much… 😉

THIS is where season 6 begins as far as I’m concerned!

I'm glad you're not inclined to give a letter grade for each episode anymore. It spares us those comments like, "You only gave it an A+?!?!? Why did you hate it so much????"

I think everyone tried plexing after this episode

Why did they look like worms? My head canon is that you can't see the people, but you can see the microbes inside the people since they were also 'infected'.

Oscar worthy performance to Alex in the opening skit. #SignthisMan

This is another one of those episodes I never gave a second thought to in the past, but I completely forgot the cool surprise ending and that boosted the entertainment value in my mind. Once again, this is why I enjoy going on this journey with you guys.

The beginning skit was the best so far, hilarious!

If transporting turns your body's matter into energy, which is what gets transported and then rematerialized at the destination, wouldn't that mean you should be unconscious during the part where you're pure energy?

A episode for me. Good use of Barclay and O’ Brien and their interactions. Nice tie-in of the A and B plots.

Gotta love the TNG writers making the audience insert character be a socially awkward, porn addicted hypochondriac. Not totally unfair lol

Alex had a Barclay moment?

The thumbnails for the uncut reactions are always perfect. 😂👏

That s6 theme absolutely bangs. Make it SOOOOOO *transitions to music*