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Trekathon 227: The First Duty (TNG)

Wesley's back, and this time he's in trouble. It's another fairly slow, courtroom centred episode. But there are some fantastic scenes, particularly the two big confrontation scenes of…

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Trekathon 225: The Outcast (TNG)

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…

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Trekathon 224: Ethics (TNG)

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…

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Trekathon 223: Power Play (TNG)

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.…

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Trekathon 222: Conundrum (TNG)

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…

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Trekathon 220: Violations (TNG)

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,…

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