In this episode we discussion the 18th episode from Season 1 of TNG. We discuss how the banality of the TNG world can be interesting, mention some good can fiction, plot holes and the overall nothing burger that is the episode. Having said all that, we had a lot of fun reviewing the episode.

0:00 - Intro

0:38 - Episode Discussion

2:35 - Troi’s Good Start

5:11 - Enjoyable Banality Idea

7:13 - Fan Fiction Note

8:53 - Beam Them Out?

13:51 - Questioning the Plot

14:12 - Q1 - Why the Whole Bridge Crew?

15:25 - Q2 - Why 300 Years?

16:22 - Weaponised Dimmer Switches

17:31 - Fun Facts

18:50 - ‘Conspiracy’ Discussion

20:33 - Wrapping Up

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In this episode we discuss the challenges Wesley Crusher faces in protecting kidnapped children, Captain Picard's efforts to negotiate their release. We discuss the issue of immigration because of the social parallels inside the episode's theme, the direction, and its technical merits.

Time Stamps

0:00 - Intro

0:54 - Review Starts

3:31 - Disjointed Episode Order

6:54 - Power Play Through Technology

7:54 - Breadcrumb Mystery

9:31 - Immigration Allegory

14:30 - Episode's Easy Resolution

15:18 - Purposeful Bad Child Acting?

17:22 - Adults Over-acting

18:14 - More Powerful More Moral?

19:55 - 7 Fun Facts

21:45 - The Possible Subplot

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Breaking Down Star Trek TNG S1E16: 'To Short A Season'.

In this episode we talk about the digital drawers, the first Starfleet ‘Badmiral’ and his accidental interpretation as President Biden with tangents to the war in Ukraine, Tasha Yar’s two lines, does the Prime Directive apply, the naivety with showing photographic evidence, whether Wesley would have solved the issue by looking at his mum’s medical screens again, what’s the theme of the episode and where is the money in the Federation?

Time Stamps

0:00 - Intro

0:51 - Good Things

8:03 - Bad Things

15:59 - Observations

23:08 - 7 Fun Facts

28:46 - In Summary

34:59 - Out take

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0:00 - Introduction

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