We’re back on the bridge! In this first real episode of USS Sisterhood, sisters Marissa and Lisa dive into Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes 1 & 2, which aired as a two-part premiere called “Encounter at Farpoint.” There’s a lot to cover: courtroom chaos, space jellyfish, aggressive eye contact, and the moral ambiguity of freezing people mid-sentence.

Lisa’s confused (but intrigued). Marissa’s nostalgic (but also confused). Together, they boldly go where thousands of fans have gone before… but for the first time.

🪐 In This Episode:

• Epcot-core aesthetics: is this a TV show or are we just in 1987 Spaceship Earth?
• Meet the crew: Picard journals, Riker beams in hot, and Data can’t whistle
• Q shows up as a Shakespearean space tyrant (with freezing powers and a big bell)
• Our first big moral dilemma: can five humans prove humanity deserves to exist?
• A surprise appearance by... space jellyfish soulmates??
• The hollow deck = space Casa Bonita (with imaginary cliff divers and puppet shows)
• Wesley Crusher: the ultimate early 2000s Tumblr soft boy
• Deanna Troi feels everything and might actually be the most powerful one aboard
• Behind-the-scenes trivia: spandex complaints, Patrick Stewart’s one-week suitcase, and that very old man you didn’t recognize

🧠 Big Themes We Loved:

• Sci-fi as real-world magic: how technology mirrors imagination
• Emotional intelligence as a form of strength and strategy
• The ethics of judgment, progress, and collective accountability
• Representation: from disability inclusion to gender-fluid uniforms to kids on the bridge

🔍 Favorite Quotes:

👯‍♀️ Sister Takes:

• Lisa’s fave: the guy who aggressively rings the courtroom bell
• Marissa’s fave: Data trying to whistle in a tree on the holodeck
• Shared confusion: was the game of Life spinner actually a jellyfish?

🚀 What's Next:

Next week, the sisters tackle S1E3: “The Naked Now” (and yes, they double-checked—it's Naked Now, not Naked Later).

Future episodes will cover five episodes at a time—this one was a special case to kick things off. Join us as we warp through Season 1 together!

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🖖 Until next time… make it so.