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I am too. He’s a great character brought to life by a talented actor who was often underserved by writers and producers who didn’t know what to do with him.

Brings a new meaning to “ghosting”.

My wife says the same thing practically word for word, and I agree! I wonder how many public proposals get a yes because the receiver is stuck in the spotlight, and then a follow-up conversation on the way home results in a “but really, my answer is no.”

The worst, most awkward thing I’ve ever seen at a convention was during a TNG reunion panel. There’s a line to ask questions and when it gets to this one guy’s turn, he starts talking to the cast saying how much they meant to him, how they’re like his family - so far, so good, heartfelt if a...

I am still a little surprised when I go to conventions or discussion panels at the fan questions, when some of the fans start talking to cast members as if they’re in character, or demanding to know what their character would do in a hypothetical situation, or even more tedious, badgering the...

I always liked Wesley and still do, but 100% agree any issue with the character should have been directed towards the showrunners and not the child actor. His upbringing was a horror show, but the silver lining is that the TNG cast became a second family to him, and that’s still very much...

I revisited this one following the penultimate Picard episode and it remains a favorite. I know season 2 gets a lot of knocks, maybe deservedly so, but one thing I think it consistently gets right is showing how space is vast and weird, with threats beyond our full comprehension and beyond our...

Spiner had two big episodes back to back; Thine Own Self was the week before. Of the two, I like Thine Own Self better, mostly because of the subplot with Troi taking the command exam.

I miss those phasers and tricorders from my childhood. The last time I was at a convention (2016??) I saw a vendor selling used ones and I was sorely tempted to repurchase my childhood at exorbitant rates. Do you remember the Star Trek Micro Machines little models of the various ships circa...

I didn’t have that one but I’ve had some strange action figures like that over the years.

I think the fact that it’s not as well realized is actually what makes it so enjoyable and rewatchable for me. It’s not “2001: A Space Odyssey” or David Lynch, but it has its moments of channeling that kind of weird energy. I think if it had more concrete details in its storytelling it might...

The other night I revisited one of my offbeat favorites - one of those episodes I’m convinced no one likes but me: “Where Silence Has Lease,” the second episode of the second season. What I love about this episode is how it’s essentially self-contained on the ship, has a creepy mystery to get...

This one used to play all the time in syndication when I was a kid, or maybe I just got lucky, because I saw it a ton when I was younger. I still enjoy it to this day and actually revisited it maybe a week or two ago. That is one of my biggest pet peeves in storytelling. Fortunately this was...

I’m a big fan of this one as well.

My understanding - and truly, who can say for sure given how much time has passed and how many of the players are no longer with us - that Paramount didn’t demand anything. What I always read/heard was that Gene’s lawyer (an awful human being by all accounts, who was eventually banned from the...

I think it’s a great episode, but yes, in my opinion Part 1 is better than Part 2.

That’s why I really like this episode. It’s not good, per se, but like season two’s Time Squared, it’s weird and slightly otherworldly with a hint of danger and mystery. It’s one of the season one episodes I’ve revisited most frequently. I’m not sure I do, although some are quite good just the...

I love Phantasms - rewatched it the other night by coincidence. “You must tell him he is a good cat, and a pretty cat.” “I will feed him.”

That is one of my all-time favorite episodes! I almost wish I could Eternal Sunshine myself so I could see it again for the first time.

By coincidence, I watched all of Ro’s episodes prior to the start of Picard this year, so that was a choice that paid off well. What’s been really interesting about this latest season of Picard is how it’s coming back to follow up on some of the dangling plot points left behind in the seventh...

I rewatched Heart of Glory last night. I enjoy the early episodes and their associated weirdness, even if the characters and missions seem far removed from the portrayals in the middle and later seasons. I’ve got all of my TNG Blu-rays ripped to my Plex server, which makes it really simple to...

That’s funny, I revisited Remember Me just before the new Picard season began, wanting to find a Beverly Crusher-centered episode that was more than just a medical mystery, and that scratched that itch. Like Adam, I distinctly recall it from my youth because of the idea that everyone started...

That’s funny, I have the opposite POV. I remember exactly where I was when I watched these two parts. I was young enough at the time (10? 11?) that the cliffhanger was totally convincing, that maybe Picard wasn’t coming back. It’s that age where you feel righteous indignation on behalf of your...

Me too! I think it’s a delightful little episode and one of the season’s hidden gems. The flirting lesson alone is worth the price of admission, as are Worf’s insights, but the rest is really solid too. It’s nice seeing Wesley do something other than excel at Starfleet for a moment, but to do it...

Really really! :) I’m the guy that tends to dislike some of the most highly praised episodes (like Darmok), while I love a bunch of misfit episodes that most people prefer to pretend didn’t happen (like most of season 2).

From the same time period as The Defector, I really like The Price. It’s not a Romulan episode but it is a wormhole episode, so there’s the DS9 vibe connection that triggered that thought. Last night I put on Cost Of Living and Lower Decks. The first I always like because I enjoy Lwaxana Troi...

It’s not an objectively great episode, which means it tends to get skipped when I watch episodes, which in turn makes it one I haven’t seen 5000 times, which makes it feel almost new, and that makes it seem better than it is :) I like Ashley Judd’s character. I wish she had appeared in more...

By coincidence, I also recently revisited Up the Long Ladder. On one hand I don’t think it’s a great episode, but on the other hand, I find it very easy to watch - it has a good rhythm to it, nice pacing, and doesn’t take itself too seriously. It might be the Melissa Snodgrass episode I have...

I watched Ship in a Bottle a couple days ago and really enjoyed it - possibly more than Elementary Dear Data. Moriarty doesn’t have to be burdened with learning about the holodeck as part of the plot, so he gets to be himself on the outset, but like Sam noted, with a more overtly sci-fi bent...

I kind of like that it didn’t have one, the same with Time Squared - it just kinda emphasizes that space can be strange, weird and unknowable, and that some things are just beyond our ability to fully explain or resolve. That’s why the last quarter of the episode is a slight let down for me -...