This entry was written during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. Without the labor of the actors currently on strike, this television series wouldn’t exist. To learn more, visit the SAG-AFTRA strike site. “Can someone explain why a 19th-century villain is guarding a 25th-century black site?” A whole-ass reunion episode, “The Bounty” brings everyone in the Next Generation… Continue reading Blogging the Next Generation: Picard — “The Bounty”
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Blogging the Next Generation: Picard — “Seventeen Seconds”
This entry was written during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. Without the labor of the actors currently on strike, this television series wouldn’t exist. To learn more, visit the SAG-AFTRA strike site. “You don’t get to condemn people before the fact.” Picard and Beverly have “the talk” in this episode, and man, it rips. I suppose there’s… Continue reading Blogging the Next Generation: Picard — “Seventeen Seconds”
Blogging the Next Generation: “New Ground”
“You don’t care about me! All you care about is your honour!” In 1980s and 1990s television, there was perhaps no greater death knell for a show’s creativity than the introduction in the later seasons of a new child or dog. Yes, Worf’s son Alexander (who qualifies as a child, not a dog, but it’s… Continue reading Blogging the Next Generation: “New Ground”
Blogging the Next Generation: “Redemption”
“He is human. And humans have a way of showing up where you least expect them.” The fourth season of Star Trek: The Next Generation concludes on a note nearly as rousing as its high-water mark in the season prior, “The Best of Both Worlds.” Though not as dynamic a cliffhanger as Captain Picard’s transformation… Continue reading Blogging the Next Generation: “Redemption”
Blogging the Next Generation: “Reunion”
“qab jIH ngIl.” Great storytelling has depth, by which I don’t mean layers, levels, or profundity; but merely the kind of top-to-bottom richness that results in its leaving a deep imprint, which can be seen for a long time afterwards. “Reunion” is such a story. Not only was it one of the most rousing, entertaining… Continue reading Blogging the Next Generation: “Reunion”
Blogging the Next Generation: “Sins of the Father”
“jIlajneS. ghIj qet jaghmeyjaj.” “The Sins of the Father” is so good that it nearly deserves to be a two-parter – one episode just focused on Commander Kurn being an asshole to the Enterprise crew and screwing with his (secret) brother Worf’s mind; and a second for the business at the Klingon council, involving Mogh,… Continue reading Blogging the Next Generation: “Sins of the Father”
Blogging the Next Generation: “Up the Long Ladder”
“Antidote. If we’re going to share, let’s share. Now quote me a little of that poetry.” A weird smashup of what seems like three different episodes, “Up the Long Ladder” is charming in parts but can’t escape the vague stupidity of its writing, nor the ramshackle construction of its various plots. It’s most remembered for… Continue reading Blogging the Next Generation: “Up the Long Ladder”