Worf's son Alexander struggles with his future. In general, Klingon stories work best when it's about politics or battle. Simple interpersonal stories just don't fare as well. The…
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Month: March 2012
32 posts
The recent Cardassian treaty isn't going down well with some colonists. And hey, it's that plot thread from the previous episode of TNG being picked up in another…
Ensign Crusher is back, and everyone's off to evict a Native American colony. The Wesley plot starts off being a bit annoying and predictable (Wesley is a teenager,…
Three great Klingon warriors visit Deep Space 9: [Kor](http://www.exasperatedcalculator.com/archives/2010/01/trekathon-026-errand-of-mercy-tos/), [Koloth](http://www.exasperatedcalculator.com/archives/2010/01/trekathon-044-the-trouble-with-tribbles-tos/) and [Kang](http://www.exasperatedcalculator.com/archives/2010/02/trekathon-062-day-of-the-dove-tos/). I am an absolute sucker for for 'mythology' episodes. But I think you could easily get…
The crew catch a virus that de-evolves them. Everyone turns into a monster? Really? That is not how evolution, or even viruses work. Not even close. I'm normally…
Quark's old flame turns up, with the Cardassians in pursuit. It's another fairly flat episode, that while not compelling provides some good moments of character interest. It's a…
Someone commits suicide, Worf and Troi try to find out why. The first 15 minutes of this episode come across as very 'after school special', with a lot…
Dax evaluates a Trill student, and finds a new universe on her windscreen. Overall I found this a nice, but fairly flat episode. The bulk of the time…
An alien probe starts to alter the ship, and Commander Data, to recreate its old culture. This felt a lot like a throwback to the style of the…
Odo and Dax investigate disappearances in an isolated colony, Jake wants to escape his father's influence, and Kira rekindles a romance. The setup of this episode screamed 'we've…