Groundhog day with explosions. What's not to love? This episode could easily sound very dull on paper - after all, it consists of the same sequence of scenes…
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Month: April 2010
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Oh dear, another thinly veiled allegory episode. This time it's homosexuality. The veil is awfully thin ('I was born like this'), and the relationship between Riker and the…
Million Dollar Klingon (with a happier ending). The plot is fatally undermined by the fact that we know, for certain, that Worf is going to be alive and…
There are quite a few people around who dislike particular characters in this show. The top three would pretty clearly be Lwaxana Troi, Wesley Crusher and Deanna Troi.…
Probably the best use of the amnesia plot device I've ever seen. There are a lot of great fun moments in the episode: Worf assuming (literally) command, Riker…
The Enterprise destroys the perfect society. Oh well, it's OK - the Prime Directive didn't apply, they were human. The nice change of pace here was that they…
Interesting idea, slightly shaky and ponderous execution. The main problem I had was that the 'mind rape' sequences weren't frequent enough, or disturbing enough. While they were unpleasant,…
You know what would be a good palate cleanser after a kid heavy episode last time? A good action heavy episode. You know what wouldn't be (at least…
Worf has a sullen child. Yeah, that's going to go well. A sole parent dealing with their child's abandonment issues is not exactly the stuff of great Star…
The final voyage of the original crew. I think this is probably my favourite of the original Star Trek movies. Star Trek IV is probably better as a…