PATRON TAKES - TNG S7E5
TAKES WILL BE READ 7/22
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NBA star James Worthy, who played Koral met Robert O'Reilly (Gowron) on an airline flight and O'Reilly talked the producers into hiring him. And that's how you get a 6'9" Klingon!
Flawed fun frolic. Doesn’t fully feel like a TNG ep, but I gotta give it an A cuz it’s just that enjoyable for me, including all the frickin’ foolish far-flung folly and friendly fisticuffs.
I always look forward to this two-parter on rewatch - just dumb fun guilty pleasure. Won't make any top ten lists, but I never skip. The Data / Worf conflict alone is worth it to me. B for Banger.
This one seemed to flow very well from its part 1. It didn't seem disjointed and unproportional like many of the other 2-parters do. Malcontent Worf is funny, but "the conversation" dialogue feels very odd to me. This is also a "B" in my Book.
Data was fun. The rest was pretty forgettable.
Star Trek has asked us to believe many impossible things like Faster Than Light Speed travel, but the most unbelievable might be that Worf could rid himself of violent thoughts.
Despite having a member of Star Trek cinematic royalty on the screen, Robin Curtis‘s bad Vulcan is disinteresting, and really just played for a bad McGuffin that isn’t hidden in anyway
I largely enjoyed her performance, but there were some real ‘you went with that take?’ moments, esp at the end.
Oh good, they took the bad episode and made it longer. I hate the idea absolutely no one recognizes one of the most famous captains in Starfleet and of the flagship of the Federation. A posting of, apparently, no significance. As for Baran, he's an idiot who doesn't know who any of the players in his industry are and that a problem-child Starfleet officer can become a Commander. And then he kills himself.
“...no one recognizes one of the most famous captains in Starfleet...” This doesn't bother me, it's a big galaxy.
This must be TNG's most TOS-like final scene yet! It even has "Big-3-share-a-laugh-on-the-bridge" music.
I have the feeling watching this one that the TNG team saw the criminals and profiteers on DS9 and wanted to have a little bit of that action in this show.
“ I don’t know! How did that feel?!” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Riker for the winning meme! mid series 2 parters kicking the ass of the season bookended two parters!
The Data and Worf interactions are great, especially as Worf takes responsibility for being in the wrong, and shows learning how to be an XO (Executive Officer). Robin Curtis coming back, why not just make her Saavik on an undercover mission, use your actor and give us a "hey, neat" moment, as that may have made this episode actually memorable.
Better than the first until the very end which always felt a little corny to me. But Data should have been a Captain a long time ago. He may not have emotions but he can approximate them when needed.
Star Trek is known for its corniness. It's okay to be corny once in a while.
Certifying this one as fresh because of Captain Data. He and Riker need to trade jobs.
Jean Luc Solo turns into C 3 picard O . Way too much talky talky
Data was so angry at the end about having to relinquish command, that he chose to take Picard literally and send Riker to the brig just to advance his career. You can't fool me Data.
Like they were gonna blow up tbe Enterprise at the start of the 5th episode of the last season. Still fun, though the resolution doesn't quiiiite live up to the two parts, but I like the fun end scene. Just a good swashbuckling, unhinged at times, outing. And that ready room scene, a chef's kiss of "This. Is. STAR TREK!."
Great part 2 and a great follow up to the first part. I love seeing the cast get to have a good time with their characters
The Data/Worf interaction reminds us all why we should have gotten an 8th and 9th season!
Fair ..but I kinda feel like we have a few episodes coming up that give even better reasons why it's a good idea we didn't have a 8th and 9th season. 😬
Data is a great comander dresses down Worf but minimizes the damage. As for Worf he acted like a complete ashole. I expected better from him.
Worf used to have rough edges, not opposed to him getting rough edges again.
Overall this winds up being not the best two part episode so far overall, but I think it may be the most even across the two parts. While some other two part episodes had one episode clearly stronger than the other - often with the better episode really elevating the overall package to the place people remember it - here we get two parts which are both about the same pretty good B-tier quality.
I agree with that. Parts 1 and 2 felt pretty even to me, as well.
I don't mind Gambit as a 2 parter, it's fun enough especially with Picard and Riker getting to embrace their inner pirate, but the ending is very underwhelming.
The scene with Data dressing down Worf is one of my favourites in all of TNG. Data a fucking badass topped off with a Picard manoeuvre shirt pull. 👌 #BrentFuckingSpiner
NBA star James Worthy as a Klingon? A fun bit of casting. The Stone of Gol is a bit of a weak McGuffin but I felt like this two parter was a nice out of the box adventure. Captain Data for the win! Kudos to Robin Curtis for being able to show us what she can do! B for “beating up space pirates”
The main villain was distracting because I remembered him from original Battlestar Galactica. It was good to see Robin Curtis again.
“Clear your mind of violent thoughts!” Death ray harmlessly goes through Worf. Fans: 👀
Admittedly there isn't much to suggest that Worf practices much "stoic" like self restraint. But maybe this quote from Heart of Glory would fit with the idea that Worf controls his emotions not the other way around: “You look for the battles in the wrong place. The true test of a warrior is not without — it is within.”
That „ultimate weapon“ is probably the lamest weapon in all of Trek.
It does however say a heck of a lot of pre-Surak Vulcans
Seeing Robin Curtis in pointed ears again is nice fan service. As part 2's of 2-parters go, this one is better than most. Nice scenes for Data and Work. Still a B for me.
With the dive bar, the criminals and the slightly increased levels of interpersonal conflict between main characters, this 2 parter almost more like DS9 than TNG.
overall it's pretty lame but Data escorting Riker to the brig is a top tier joke
The straight face Data put on was hilarious.
Love this part 2. Picard and Riker on the alien ship are very fun and there's good character stuff with Data and Worf,
How long do you think Riker was in the brig at the end?
Next day when Picard woke up and noticed Riker wasn't on duty. But Picard couldn't get him out till he was officially declared not dead. Which due to bureaucratic inefficiency took 6 more days. During that time Data continued on as the best damn Captain the Enterprise D, or any Enterprise ever had.
Season 7 continues to be Season Disposable Boring Episodes
I think she really was Romulan
Nah, even when she was pretending to be Romulan she was giving off Vulcan vibes.
Great Data and Worf scene, of course. I think they're always great without any humans around!
Nice to seeing Robin Curtis playing a different role. Same species though.
And Caitlin Brown returns after playing the Kobliad security officer in DS9's The Passenger
Data as Captain and Worf as first officer, quite the unique team.
“Finally!”
I like the ending very Vulcan, Data and Worf in command is the best part but it does feel like it runs out of story.
Basketball players are pretty tall, aren't they?