This week, on The Golden Girls of Star Trek: “Captain’s Holiday”: Picard (Patrick Stewart) needs a vacation and the crew of the Enterprise convince him to go to Risa, where he has an unexpected adventure. Saturday, 8PM EST “Tin Man”: Tam Elbrun (guest star Harry Groener) visits the Enterprise, where he’s intrigued by Data and …
Richard Goodness is starting to get pretty excited about Klingons, and Eric Brasure doesn’t get it, which is a problem, since “Sins of the Father” is all about Klingon politics and honor and ZZZZZZZ. Later, in “Allegiance”, a clone of Picard wreaks sexy havok throughout the Enterprise-D. iTunes Google Play RSS
Take heart, Treakaboutians: TNG is firing on all cylinders this week. First up, “Yesterday’s Enterprise”, which juggles about 17 different things without dropping a one, and manages to redeem the death of Tasha Yar. Then, in “The Offspring”, Data creates an android daughter, and learns to love. iTunes Google Play RSS
Oh boy, Q is back, and Richard Goodness and Eric Brasure are both so excited. While Richard is busy coming up with alternate titles for “Deja Q” (top candidate: “Oh, the Qmanity!”), Eric talks about how after this episode, Q really has diminishing returns. Meanwhile, in “A Matter of Perspective”, TNG does Rashomon. Plus! Eric …
We’re almost halfway through the third season of TNG, and it’s time to realize something: the show can have a “meh” episode that’s still pretty good, as “The Hunted” proves. Later, in “The High Ground”, TNG does space Ireland again, but this time, they don’t blow it. Crap. Bad choice of words. iTunes Google Play …
Hey, did you know that it’s not a great idea to fall in love with a hundred-year-old woman who has sworn to finish a genocide? Riker finds that out in “The Vengeance Factor”. Hey, did you know that you shouldn’t trust Romulans bearing intelligence? Well, Picard finds that out in “The Defector”. iTunes Google Play …
After falling in love with a fake woman last week, Geordi finds himself on a hot and sweaty planet with a Romulan, trying to locate Wesley’s tower, in “The Enemy”. Later, in “The Price”, Troi finds herself the victim of a sexual predator–’80s TV drama writers. iTunes Google Play RSS
This week’s Trekabout is all about things we can’t have. In “The Bonding”, child guest-star-of-the-week loses his mother and the crew of the Enterprise is forced to deal with the reality of having children on starships. Later, in the unfortunately-named “Booby Trap”, Geordi’s past and present as an awkward virgin are revealed. Plus! Trekabout is …
Did you ever miss a significant other so much that you recreated them with the power of your mind? Well, “The Survivors” might dredge up painful memories. Did you ever accidentally contaminate an alien culture? Well, “Who Watches the Watchers” might dredge up painful memories. Did you ever wonder how TNG got good so fast? …
Holy Toledo, the third season, and first good season, of TNG starts off with… a Wesley episode? Is this a sick joke? Okay, “Evolution” isn’t terrible, but it’s nowhere near as good as “The Ensigns of Command”. Also! Richard really, really, really misses Doctor Pulaski. iTunes Google Play RSS
