UNCUT - Gambit Part I (TNG S7E4) | Star Trek Journey 284

I barely remember this one. Particularly think the casting of the Pirates was inspired. Don't remember how it ended so looking forward to the conclusion.

Ugh. I hate this story. I like the costumes, though.

I love this episode! It’s different and more rogue, and Star Warsy.

Many of the TNG videos from you guys, I'd listen to your final comments on my drive home from work to get hyped up for the synced up reaction at home.... I don't do that anymore unless I know the episode is a banger. This 2 parter is one of those. I've skipped these over the years. These are as if a writer saw THE CHASE episode and liked the Romulan's idea that it was a weapon, and wrote that version of THE CHASE.

The alien that Riker & Worf are talking to in the bar isn’t a Nausicaan.

It was mentioned recently that you’re ok with watching the theme of a new season, and being ok with the possibility of getting spoiled, and that would match the audience experience at time. BUT audiences would’ve been more spoiled by spots and promotions at the time as well. Something you still avoid. So if you consider that angle, does it affect that decision to watch the theme of a new season?

Really bad two parter imo

Fun concept, some acting over the top, Data in Command of the Enterprise, overall, a solid B for me as an opener part 1.

Remember when the Chief was one shotting Cardies on top of cliffs, hip firing from 100 meters away when rescuing Li Nalas? Compare that to the phaser fight we just saw where 8 people fired a bajillion shots and not a single person got hit. Storm trooper writing. Those rocks musta been magnetic because every shot hit a damn rock.

Love seeing Captain Data and yet again seeing how well the crew trusts eachother and can coordinate without saying a word.

It’s the longest phaser fight shot ever shown on screen up until this point in TNG with over 70 shots fired

It was the same actor and admiral from the DS9 episode: the circle

The Mercenary ship bridge was a major redress of the Enterprise battle bridge. The viewscreen is where it is the most obvious. Another episode the battle bridge was extensively redressed for was Measure of a Man, where it was the courtroom.

Oof, this is a rough two-parter for me. In theory, the concept is amazing because I always wished they would've leaned more into the xeno-archeology angle with Picard's love of relics and ancient civilizations, but woof. The scene with Riker and Troi alone is SO... next-level bonkers from an acting perspective. It's like something out of a daytime soap opera or a telenovela. It's easily one of the single-worst acted scenes in TNG, but... it's also so egregiously awful that it's a little hypnotic to watch. I think Part 2 fares better than Part 1, but at the very least, to me, Gambit marks the end of the really rough-patch opening of Season 7. There's episodes I actually love finally ahead.

this 2 parter blows

Come on guys, this has plenty to talk about - Renegade Riker, Geordi pulling out the Riker manoeuvre, the away team diving all over the place, everyone missing their shots like it’s the A-Team, and the Enterprise sending down 3 captains on away missions against regulations. Can you imagine the ship’s intercom? “Attention all crew, so Riker just beamed down and got captured by pirates, so I guess Lieutenant Data is now in charge?”

Had Picard actually died in a bar on some random mission that would have been some real irony given his youth and Tapestry. This is one of the earliest episodes I remember seeing first run and I don’t think I bought the whole “Picard might be dead!” hook, and I was like eight years old.

Am I seeing things I saw Part 2 posted and now its gone

You see the time that this episode came out….

I love Gambit, however... Maybe start with the Picard gets abducted scene then cut to the title sequence, afterwards let the crew investigate and think he could be dead. And for heaven's sake give Beverly a few scenes to mourn or at least react! She was barely in the episode!

According to the alien at the beginning, Picard is 2 meters (6'7") tall? So Riker is tall as Shaq then? I don't really care I just find it a bit funny. Also, Worf would for sure then be my starting power forward.

I forgot this was next, a better season 7 episode

I figured you guys would quite like Captain Data.

Love this two Parter except the scene with Troi and Riker I feel like the Acting wasn't the best.

Gene was not fond of the idea of "pirates" so this episode would not have been made prior to his passing.

This is actually probably my favourite 2 parter in TNG. It's definitely not the best (that's chain of Command, but that episode is way too heavy to be something that I just watch for fun) but it's just good casual fun.

The reason why so many camera shots seemed to linger on the lady at helm was because the actress Sabrina La Beauf played the oldest sister, Sondra, on The Cosby Show for eight years! I remember it being a big deal at the time that they had a guest star from the biggest hit sitcom of the 80’s on TNG!

There’s a little too much technobabble on the mercenary ship. They sound more like engineers than pirates!

I think the highest warp they’ve gone was in Encounter at Farpoint when they ran from Q and got up to 9.6. They went pretty high in the first Barclay episode too when they were out of control

but this isnt an episode about picard's death. You're never supposed to think he's actual;y dead, do they sidestep that by having Riker be angry and wanting to track down the culprits. Thats just not what this episode is.

so some nice trivia, Picard chose the name Galen after his archaology mentor, Professor Galen, from "The Chase" I like this one. Seeing Picard and Riker play improv with mercernaries is entertaining. Picard does it well.

As others have said, this was never an episode that'll knock your socks off, but it is entertaining in it's own way. In particular Riker and Picard playing up hating each other to maintain their cover. "I've gotta sell it Will, don't be a pussy about it". They do a reasonably good job selling Picard being dead by having Troi say he's telling the truth, but I don't think anyone believed for a second they would off the lead character right at the start of the final season. Cool idea to beam stuff up by shooting at it though. As for the guy from the bar, he wasn't a Nausicaan, but a Yridian. Same species as the guy James Cromwell played in Birthright. Also, that one ensign at ops, she was just kinda useless this whole episode. You half expect Data to just be like "you're fired" and hop back on the ops station to do it himself. Anyway, see you in part 2

I rhink you huys missed Riker responding to Picard with "Ive gotten out of them before" to the ciurt martial comment meaning he recognizes what Picard is doing.

No recognition of Saavik???

This is one of the S7 episodes that I enjoy not because it's good (which is debatable), but because it's pulpy and entertaining. Picard and Riker on a mercenary ship looking for Romulan artifacts? The slogan for this season might as well have been, "Why not? It's season 7!"

I find this a fun two parter. Nothing particular deep, and if you throw in a parrot it would be just a good old fashioned pirate story. It is a bit of breath of fresh air after how stale the first three feel.

Thanks for the video, as always! Hope you enjoyed part 2.

Agree that this one, of all the two-parters, is really hard to evaluate separately as two episodes. Personally, I love this two-parter; guess I'll learn your opinion later this week!

As someone who has lived in NJ, that accent is NOT Jersey. It's some kind of abomination of a Long Island (another place I've lived) accent or something else. The actor is from Brooklyn, which is part of NYC, but also on the island, so it tracks. I understand the confusion, but yeah.

You didn't seem to catch the name Picard called himself? The villain captain actually gives me some serious David Bowie vibes