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Star Trek: TNG 3x06 Full Reaction! (Patreon)

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Ryan

Quite a treat for you this time, with not only a Geordi-focused episode but a return to some good old-fashioned "solve the escape room" storytelling after the show had been on a very heavy run for a while. Incidentally, this kind of writing was pretty much perfected in the sorely underrated Netflix Lost in Space remake, so everyone check that out if it appeals to you at all. The original script had Picard in the main role, and a strictly professional rapport with the hologram assistant, but then they decided to add a more human element with a romantic angle, and figured Geordi made more sense for that role. At the same time, the hologram was supposed to be a descendant of Daystrom from the original series, but in those pre-Internet days the casting people didn't realize she would need to be black, so that was hastily rewritten. Which means the show had stumbled ass-backwards into presenting a totally casual, normalized portrayal of an interracial relationship, which wasn't quite as big a deal as when half the country refused to air Kirk and Uhura's kiss but still way more than would make sense to anyone today. Though I'm still extremely relieved the relationship doesn't go any farther than it does, given the whole hologram thing. We all know on some level that this technology makes it a certainty that a ton of people in Trek are making real person AI porn, but I really don't want to think of any main hero doing it, and I especially don't trust writers in the '80s to tell that story with anything close to the proper sensitivity. As it is, Levar gets a great showcase for his acting skills even without being able to use his eyes (something the crew quickly came to regret doing to him), and this neat setup is told very well. And I have to again shout out Ron Jones, with the music perfectly capturing Picard's awe at the ancient ship, the growing unease when the trap activates, and Geordi's feelings for Leah. How did they let him go?

Thomas Corp

Start by offering thanks, Jess, as this episode and reaction is just the pick me up that I needed this weekend. Likewise, it is most relieving to hear you say you are feeling much better than you were on the day of last week’s episode, particularly when we focus on your dear beloved Geordi in this episode, which you so loved. Seeing the opening scene, I gleefully anticipated your reaction. Your excitement from that alone was infectious. It was nice to see Geordi set up the romantic date with Christy, quick shout out to Julie Warner who played her, as I like her. Shared sentiment on romance being effort. You need to put in the goddamn work, which Geordi did, and you and I found it so sweet. He even went so far as to have a holographic violin player to play Brahms’s Hungarian Dance No. 5. A most lovely piece. Thus, it becomes so sad when it doesn’t go the way Geordi hoped, sweet that Christy tries to let him down gently. That statement, though, “You’re a terrific guy. I just don’t feel THAT way about you.” ...Yeah. Yeah, that one’s familiar. Appreciated your own reaction to that one. Similarly, it gets worse when Wesley mentioned that Geordi spent a lot of time setting things up. You know it’s bad when even fucking Data and fucking Wesley can tell just at a glance at your expression and body language that you had a bad night of romance. I observed that one, and said, “HOO, that one smarts!!!” I feel it in my bones when LeVar sells Geordi’s pain of hoping that you find the woman for you, spend the rest of your life with her, take care of her, make her happy. And as you note, a starship’s not exactly the best singles scene. I ain’t exactly the best single, so Geordi has the leg up on me in that regard. Nice to see his talk with Guinan, LOVE her speaking of her preference for bald men. Picard does get the crew in trouble by fanboying. I’d probably do the same. Our passions often bring about our own destruction. I share your liking how Picard owns up to his mistake and takes responsibility. Likewise, we share the appreciation that Picard is human. Feel bad that O’Brien aside, no one shares Picard’s enthusiasm for ships in bottles. I’d disappoint Picard too as I never built ships in bottles, much though it would have been great fun. I don’t have the dexterity, nor the finer motor skills, plus my fingers are too big. Probably also lacked the patience when I was a boy, if I’m being perfectly frank. The major highlight is Geordi doing the work with help from the hologram of Leah. Susan Gibney is excellent, and she and LeVar worked so wonderfully together. Yeah, sci-fi braces us for this to be sadder than it ends up being, and whilst it is melancholic, it’s much more positive than we anticipated. Helping that is whilst Geordi is sort of caught up in the romantic fantasy, his focus is still on doing the goddamn thing, which I love that you loved. I also love that you got into that that scene of Geordi and Leah having the vigorous argument. Said scene made me quip, “Well, now we’ve graduated to foreplay at this point!” whereas you were encouraging Geordi to get fierce with it, loved that. I KNEW you would greatly appreciate this episode having another showcasing of Picard’s faith and trust in Geordi. Geordi says what he needs, what he can do, and Picard listens and acts accordingly, only ever asking for the occasional elaboration. He even takes the hologram of Leah in stride, only looking momentarily nonplussed, which makes sense, and I’d be the same there. Considering Picard’s bad luck with ladies, (though certainly, we would be immensely favorable to him having success in courting Beverly,) not to mention my own nonexistent luck with ladies, neither of us is one to judge, or at least talk. He sees that it is helping Geordi resolve the dilemma, he’s not arguing against it. It is so fantastic when Picard takes the helm and assumes full responsibility for what happens. When that happened, Data shot a look to Picard that echoed what I was saying, which was, “It’s that damn Jean-Luc Picard. He’s SO HOT right now!!” Like Geordi, Picard did the goddamn thing, especially doing a little swervy-swerve as you called it. Both our favorites of the main crew, Geordi for you, Picard for me, getting strong showings, it’s great. And it gets us so invested that you and I indulge the saying, “We got this.” again, I love that you do that, Jess. And once it’s over, Geordi has to bid farewell to Leah, though he handles it in a mature way that makes it less sad than it could have been. I concurred with his statement saying, “It is the sad truth that reality is often disappointing, though you know that with Leah, it cannot be, so you’re not lost in the fantasy which is something. Also, Geordi, “Gypsy” is not the preferred nomenclature. “Roma”, please.” It is such a sweet sorrow, the parting between Geordi and the hologram of Leah. LeVar and Susan were wonderful in that scene. The heart goes out to Geordi, albeit not as much, Jess, as your heart undoubtedly went out to him. If I were on the Enterprise, I’d pat Geordi on the back, saying, “Ah, fuck it, dude. Let’s get a beer.” All in all, a very lovely episode, and a most beautiful reaction, Jess, that was much appreciated. Thank you.

Thomas Corp
>>151481796

I only ever did an escape room once five years ago now. Since the family members that I was with have never seen It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and we got paired with a family with little kids, I had to fight the whole time the urge to quote the escape room episode of Always Sunny that aired the year prior. There is fondness for the “solve the escape room” plots in shows. I’m behind on the newer Lost in Space. Parker Posey as Dr. Smith alone is something that I NEED to see. I certainly hope they retained the John Williams theme, and if not, hopefully they have a good theme. This story works so much better with Geordi getting the time to shine. I had heard about the intended Daystrom relation that had to be changed as everyone forgot that she would be black if that was the case. I like that they keep the Daystrom reference through the school, and like you said, we inadvertently end up with an interracial relationship, and it gets treated perfectly normally, which is great to see. It is good that it doesn’t go too far with certain aspects. I hear you on not trusting the writers back then to have tackled the subject well if they had gone further with the plot. Not helping that it would be difficult to have a heroic protagonist with this AI porn type scenario, and they remain fundamentally sympathetic and not creepy. Just the sound of such a plot sounds Twilight Zone, or, well I guess now it would be Black Mirror. LeVar put in really good goddamn work. There’s an annual science conference in Houston. My mom used to go to it all the time. One year, LeVar was there, and my mom got to see him speak. She says he talked about how they put the visor on, and how it was such a perpetual and quite painful headache, yet it went a long way in paying college tuition. Yeah, it is a mystery as to why they got rid of Ron. It’s inconceivable.

Ryan
>>151481796

Posey's Dr. Smith is one of the best new villains of the last ten years (and I do consider her an original character since there's really nothing of Jonathan Harris' Smith in there). A sociopath con artist who was in the middle of a very Tom Ripley-esque scheme when the group got stranded, and now has to keep it going while also dealing with basic survival, and the only factor in whether she's helping you or trying to kill you is which will keep her alive for a few more seconds. And it does keep the John Williams theme, though for some reason only about half the episodes have full opening credits.

Thomas Corp
>>151481796

You had me at “sociopath con artist who was in the middle of a very Tom Ripley-esque scheme”. Parker in that type of role, goddamn, does that sound beautiful! Good to hear that John’s theme is retained.

Ryan
>>151486650

The really funny part is that Worf is presumably only hung up on the bottle part, since we saw him making a model ship last season. Of all people, I'm pretty sure it was Joss Whedon who was the first Hollywood writer to use "Romani" correctly, as the group who cursed Angel with a soul.

Thomas Corp
>>151486650

I remember that scene as I feel Worf’s pain when the chime made him break the one part of the model ship. Worf probably was hung up on the bottle part. That and Picard specifically asked about when he and Data were boys, so he probably got hung up on that too. I think you might be right about Angel being one of the first occasions of using “Romani” correctly.

Geordie Joe

Booby Trap is a decent enough episode overall but not one that I find myself rewatching very often. There's just a bit too much technobabble here for my taste and I find myself zoning out during those scenes. I had a feeling that you'd enjoy this one with the B story focusing on Geordi and his efforts on the holodeck with Leah, trying to save the ship with time running out. My favourite moment from this episode was Picard Tokyo drifting the Enterprise around an asteroid while using manual thrusters. It just needs the Deja Vu meme music playing in the background and it would be perfect. I hope you decide to do a reaction video to the Season 3 TNG Bloopers after you've finished reacting to this season. There is a hilarious blooper from this particular episode.

Geordie Joe
>>151523841

There, that's better 😅 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeAoE7b_i1s

Josef Schiltz
>>151486650

"You’re a terrific guy. I just don’t feel THAT way about you.” Mm. I had a similar one forty years ago. That beautiful artist at college. Her words were, "Don't look so disappointed" 💔 She definitely knew how I felt. I left college very soon afterwards, early in the morning before she arrived. Only one friend had, he normally arrived early as I did, and he looked perplexed at my decision as he saw me packing all my stuff, but I couldn't be in the same room. The tutor on the exam board didn't like my work. That was okay. I thought, "F him! Nobody liked him because he was a letch. He was "let go" the following year - which was interesting' and I was told this when I was setting up the underground mag with a former college pal. I spent the rest of the day either sketching in Christchurch Park and visited the SF bookshop 'The Globe'. Interesting, now that I think of it, in that it reminds me of the film version of the Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy. She was Tricia to my Arthur and she was slightly goofy and beautiful and some other guy said, "Hi! Is this guy boring you? Why don't you hook up with me? I'm from a different planet!" Mm. She and I were illustrators. He, a graphic designer!

Thomas Corp
>>151486650

Yeah, “Don’t look so disappointed.” has a similar ring to “You’re a terrific guy. I just don’t feel THAT way about you.” I notice how that statement never says to not feel so disappointed. I can understand needing to leave sooner rather than later. I never went away to college, having only done community college for about a year and a half. I did help my brother set his rooms up for his college years. His last year and a half he had an apartment. The way some of those dorm buildings were structured and the layout of the rooms, I get needing to not be there. Never did have much in the way of bad experiences with teachers, save for one substitute teacher very early on. She was a strict and mean old lady. Nice to hear karma came for the one professor you mentioned. Yeah, there’s been a few Trillians in my life. And like how Arthur describes her to Ford, “She was amazing though, Ford. Beautiful, witty, mad as a balloon.” They always seem to go for the guy who says he’s from a different planet. Which in this case they mean Earth, as my brain is on some other planet most every other day. Then there’s also the question, “You want to see my spaceship?” I mean, really. What kind of fancy chat-up line is that?

Josef Schiltz
>>151486650

I don't think that graphic designer had a spaceship - unless it was in his underpants! Maybe he and she did well and they both got it on. Who knows. I only found one of that class of illustration students, Paul Garnham and he seemed to do quite well for himself. Of course, all the tutors are long gone. sad really, that I was the focus of the bad one and not the friend of Pat Troughton - James Broom Lynne - as he was a good egg and interesting to talk to. more philosophical about life. The other was a conceited so-and-so.