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Re: VOY S1: Cathexis

Certainly not the worst episode of Voyager I've ever seen. I actually enjoyed it. But the opening Janeway scene was pretty much just filler.

Re: VOY S1: Time and Again

Light fare, but I enjoyed it. I'm not that much of a stickler for paradoxes or violations of same. I violate them all the time. Just ask my last week's self, who absolutely hated this episode.

Re: SNW S1: Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach

Alora's bedroom looked like it was in the 1960s Playboy Mansion. Round bed, satin sheets, soft lights.

It probably revolved as well, and I'll bet there was a cool combo 8 track/ cassette/ turntable / AM-FM stereo near the built-in bar next to the television trio screens.

Me and Valerie looked at each other and said: "SEX BED!" And we laughed. And laughed.

We love Star Trek when it gets goofy.

Re: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

I think it's fine. Expectations are high for all ST films. Not going to say this was a great one, but as others have mentioned, this one had good moments. I do have to agree with the Uhura Maneuver though, Nichelle Nichols was badly used.

I, too, watched it with idea that it seemed like one of the B list TOS episodes that you watch, but don't expect as much from, happy to enjoy the contribution to to the Canon.

It also struck me as a definitive vision of Shatner's. His view of the journey. A bit cloying at times, a bit corny, a bit hokey, but laced through with a pride and realization of his place in it. Can't really blame someone for that. For gosh sakes, it's Captain James Tiberius Kirk. Deal with it.

I watched the double feature DVD (with ST VI) version. I'll probably listen to the commentary, but not tonight.

Re: TOS S3: Turnabout Intruder

I have read the other comments remarking on the sexism in this episode and, quite frankly, have to say: Yes. There was. There was rampant sexism in 1969 as well. Shocked? There was also racism. And ageism. People with money were considered to be "smart " and people envied them. People without money were called "poor" and lived in "crap" houses, "bad" neighborhoods, and the police usually treated them like criminals even before they were arrested. I'm glad things are better now, but wishing the past was more enlightened appears quaint, and reeks of "virtue signalling". I'm a Democrat, proud of being a liberal, and I watched these shows on their initial air dates, long ago. Yes, there was quite a bit of bad. But there was good, too, and I remember that as well.

Re: TOS S1: The Alternative Factor

Oh well, you can't win 'em all. If you could, what would Jammerfans (c) do?

Re: DSC S4: Anomaly

And still no one has discovered....seat belts. Are they too low tech? Dangerous? Must be something.

I'm sure someone will tell me and I'll feel stupid.

Re: DSC S4: Kobayashi Maru

Yay, looks like I'm the first comment in 2023. I think.

Anyway, gee, lots of cranky pants in the comments, and in the spirit if the Federation, I say, GOOD!

Let it all out. Discussion is connection.

For me, my cranky pants moment is the engagement command of Burnham, but I'm old and shout at clouds sometimes.

But, 'Let's fly" ? Meh.

However, "Pedal to the metal, bitches" is a bit over the top.

Re: DSC S3: The Sanctuary

IThanks for the Battlestar Gallactica nod, as I too had the All Along The Watchtower thought about the hidden tune.

Re: DSC S3: People of Earth

I couldn't read all the comments, so if this has been pointed out, apologies, but:

I believe the word you want is "hoards" not
"hordes".

Hoards = saves up even when not necessary

Hordes= a bunch

Re: VOY S6: Muse

I like the plodding weird ones at times because I'm polymorphously perverse, but you're right, they should change the name of that little ship to the Delta Crasher.

Re: TNG S7: Homeward

Eh, I thought it was all right. Not the worst, not the best. Interesting to see that Penny Johnson Gerald has been in TNG, DS9, and The Orville (as well as many other shows, I know-- Larry Shandling, etc ).

She gets around the Star Trek and Star Trek related universe. Good for her.

Re: TNG S5: The Inner Light

Oh, and also, when I lived in LA in 2000, I once watched Batai (Richard Riehle) fill his gas tank at our local Chevron station in Los Feliz, as I stood filling my own.

Should have spoken to him, but didn't.

Re: TNG S5: The Inner Light

And in 2023 someone paid $14,000.00 for the prop flute from this episode. When he found this out, Patrick Stewart chuckled and said, "But it doesn't PLAY!"

I thought this was a worthy addition to this discussion.

Re: TNG S5: Cost of Living

These zero and one star episodes are fun to doze off, wake up, doze off ( you get the picture) on lazy Sunday late afternoons when it's rainy outside and nothing much to do inside. You can actually make up your own stories based on where you wake up.

Re: DS9 S3: Heart of Stone

OK, I read every comment, from first to last and enjoyed many.

But here is a question ( and I read every comment to see if it was addressed, did not find it and in doing a DuckDuckGo search of it only found a joking thread on Redditt):

Did Sisko keep the latinum Nog gave him?

If I missed it in the show or comments, apologies and thanks in advance. I'll check back from time to time to see opinions.

Of course it does not matter and it's a trivial use of time, but, eh, so what.

Re: VOY S5: The Fight

Anything with Ray Walston in it is aces with me, from the time he snapped his fingers to light a smoke in " Damn Yankees" to whenever his last screen performance was. I don't mind the cracker if the cheese is good enough.

But this was a weird one.

Re: LD S1: Envoys

Whew. So glad to see all the other comments on the fast talking. I thought it was just my advancing age.

Re: DS9 S6: Profit and Lace

It was OK. I'm not a big fan of the more cartoony Ferengi episodes in the first place. But as they go, other that being relatively boring story wise, it was OK.

Interesting to see Quark having a "woke" moment at the end. Then reverting to his true self a minute later. Quark, ya bastid. But I won't cancel him yet.

Re: VOY S1: Time and Again

I just watched it. Not bad. Enjoyed it. Wasn't a barn burner, but it made some smoke.

Re: DS9 S1: Dramatis Personae

I liked it. I've read ALL the comments. Some good points ( you know who you are) some bad points
(same) and some real DK masterpieces.

I also know which of you are with me and which are against me.

Re: TNG S6: A Fistful of Datas

I'm sure I'm overthinking this, but: the holodeck program was written by Barclay and Alexander. It was always going to be hackneyed and wrong. Kind of of the point, maybe? Anyway, with that in mind, I was able to forgive the bland and arid western stuff.

Even when the holodeck goes crazy, it goes crazy in a bland way, again a product of its initial programming, written by...Barclay and Alexander.

I didn't see this supposition in any of the other reviews and I did read them all to see if it might have been mentioned. And if it's the least bit true, I can see how the actual writers might have taken it a bit too far down clueless lane.

Again, I'm probably stretching it here. Maybe it is just mediocre in and of itself.

I'll be moseying on now, y'all.

Re: TNG S5: Cost of Living

"You're just supposed to sit here?" Gave it another star for that one line.

Re: TNG S5: Cost of Living

I just came for the mud bath. In the comments and the episode. Both made me giggle. Lord knows we can all do with a giggle these days.

Re: ORV S3: Domino

Sorry to see Charly go, but I agree with the one note assessment. My friend Valerie turned to me when the explosion occurred and said, "They're going to save big bucks on eyeliner, cause that gal was coal-eyed."