Archive for August, 2012

Star Trek: The Next Generation Re-Watch: “Contagion”

– August 30, 2012 8:00 amPosted in: TNG Re-Watch

“Contagion”
Written by Steve Gerber & Beth Woods
Directed by Joseph L. Scanlan

Season 2, Episode 11
Original air date: March 20, 1989
Star date: 42609.1

Mission summary

Enterprise risks entering the Neutral Zone to rendezvous with her sister ship, the Yamato, which is suffering serious system malfunctions. As her dour captain Donald Varley tells them that he’s lost an engineering team and the Yamato is continuing to fall apart, Data downloads her ship logs and notices one tiny, insignificant hiccup in the process that probably doesn’t mean anything.

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Tags: advanced aliens, advanced technology, androids, archaeology rocks, computers, did you try turning it off and turning it back on again, electrocution, Iconians, magic portals, malware, romulans, tea earl grey hot, transporter malfunction, viruses

Star Trek: The Next Generation Re-Watch: “The Dauphin”

Torie Atkinson

– August 23, 2012 8:00 amPosted in: TNG Re-Watch

“The Dauphin”
Written by Scott Rubenstein & Leonard Mlodinow
Directed by Rob Bowman

Season 2, Episode 10
Original air date: February 20, 1989
Star date: 42568.8

Mission summary

The Enterprise picks up two mysterious otherworlders: a teenager and head of state named Salia, and her overbearing, somewhat slithery governess Anya. Troi thinks the two may not be what they seem, but can’t offer any more details or else it’ll ruin the twist. The two are headed to their home planet of Daled IV after a long period of exile. Salia’s parents were on opposite sides of a massive civil war that has engulfed the planet. They died shortly after her birth, and now it’s up to the dauphin to start the healing. Unfortunately she’s been in isolation her whole life and has built up a swell of hormones, so a chance encounter with Wesley and his superconductive magnet sparks a powerful attraction*.

*Believe it or not, I didn’t write this stuff.

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Tags: emotional women, Guinan has all the answers, lady-wrestling, loneliness, sexy ladies, true wuv, wesley has a crush, wesley is oblivious to girls

Star Trek: The Next Generation Re-Watch: “The Measure of a Man”

Eugene Myers

– August 16, 2012 8:00 amPosted in: TNG Re-Watch

“The Measure of a Man”
Written by Melinda M. Snodgrass
Directed by Robert Scheerer

Season 2, Episode 9
Original air date: February 13, 1989
Star date: 42523.7

Mission summary

Data gets an important lesson in humanity when he joins O’Brien, LaForge, Riker, and Pulaski for a game of poker and loses to Riker’s bluff. (Which only worked because of the beard.) But life deals Data an even worse hand when Enterprise arrives at Starbase 173 and Commander Maddox comes aboard with orders to dismantle the android.

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Tags: android rights, cog blocking, computers, courtroom drama, data is fully functional, Guinan has all the answers, how to turn data on, human rights, picard's love life, slavery

Star Trek: The Next Generation Re-Watch: “A Matter of Honor”

Torie Atkinson

– August 9, 2012 8:00 amPosted in: TNG Re-Watch

“A Matter of Honor”
Teleplay by Burton Armus
Story by Wanda M. Haight, Gregory Amos, and Burton Armus
Directed by Rob Bowman

Season 2, Episode 8
Original air date: February 6, 1989
Star date: 42506.5

Mission summary

It’s National Brotherhood Week here in the Federation and one byproduct is the Officer Exchange Program, meant to foster understanding among the various Federation fleets. A Benzite ensign named Mendon, whom Wesley initially mistakes for Mordock (tact: he does not have it), beams aboard to join the crew. Picard summons Riker to some virtual skeet shooting and suggests that a Starfleet officer should probably participate in the exchange, too. There’s a nearby Klingon vessel, the Pagh, and he’s hoping for a volunteer. Riker raises his hand.