The continuing adventures of that eternal man of mystery…
I’ve been able to structure my life so that I can review a TNG episode on a weekly basis now, for the first time since season one. It’s a nice feeling to be able to get further along at a faster pace, especially when I’m reviewing two duds like Homeward and Sub Rosa. Homeward is … Read more
I’ve rarely had more pleasure reviewing episodes than I did as I reviewed Parallels and The Pegasus. What great episodes! So, I’ll dive right in. Parallels is an episode where Worf gets essentially “unstuck” from his universe, to borrow the word from Kurt Vonnegut. Returning from a bat’leth tournament, things on the Enterprise start to … Read more
I’m picking up the pace a little, and have reviewed two more episodes in my eons-long quest to review every episode of TNG. This time it’s two very mediocre episodes, which is the quality of episode that characterizes much of season seven: Force of Nature and Inheritance. Force of Nature is the environmentally-aware entry; well … Read more
You thought I forgot all about Star Trek didn’t you? How dare you sir! After an unexpectedly long hiatus, I am here to report I’ve reviewed two more episodes from season 7 of Next Generation, Dark Page and Attached. Dark Page features Majel Roddenberry as Lwaxana Troi, and for once she’s not annoying. She is … Read more
I’ve finished my reviews of Gambit, Part II and Phantasms. The second part of Gambit isn’t really an improvement over part I, but it isn’t any worse, and Phantasms thank goodness is an episode that generally works very well. Part II of this mediocre entry opens up with Picard and Riker continuing to play head … Read more