Star Trek: The Original Series Season 2 Index

2.1 catspaw.html

2.2 metamorphosis.html

2.3 fridays-child.html

2.4 who-mourns-for-adonais.html

2.5 amok-time.html

2.6 doomsday-machine.html

2.7 wolf-in-fold.html

2.8 changeling.html

2.9 The apple.html

2.10 mirror-mirror.html

2.11 The deadly-years.html

2.12 i-mudd.html

2.13 The trouble-with-tribbles.html

2.14 bread-and-circuses.html

2.15 journey-to-babel.html

2.16 private-little-war.html

2.17 gamesters-of.html

2.18 obsession.html

2.19 immunity-syndrome.html

2.20 piece-of-action.html

2.21 by-any-other-name.html

2.22 return-to-tomorrow.html

2.23 patterns-of-force.html

2.24 ultimate-computer.html

2.25 The omega-glory.html

2.26 assignment-earth.html

Star Trek: The Original Series Season 3 Index

NOTE: Some of these reviews are quite sparse and will be rewritten at a later date

3.1 spectre-of-gun.html

3.2 elaan-of-troyius.html

3.3 paradise-syndrome.html

3.4 enterprise-incident.html

3.5 and-children-shall lead.html

3.6 spocks-brain.html

3.7 is-there-in-truth-no beauty.html

3.8 the empath.html

3.9 The tholian-web.html

3.10 for-the world-is-hollow.html

3.11 day-of-dove.html

3.12 platos-stepchildren.html

3.13 wink-of-eye.html

3.14 that-which-survives.html

3.15 let-that-be-your-last battlefield.html

3.16 whom-gods-destroy.html

3.17 mark-of-gideon.html

3.18 lights-of-zetar.html

3.19 cloud-minders.html

3.20 way-to-eden.html

3.21 requiem-for methuselah.html

3.22 savage-curtain.html

3.23 all-our-yesterdays.html

3.24 turnabout-intruder.html

Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 1 Index

1.1 & 1.2 -encounter-at farpoint.html

1.3 the naked-now.html

1.4 code-of-honor.html

1.5 the last-outpost.html

1.6 where-no-one-has-gone before.html

1.7 lonely-among-us.html

1.8 justice.html

1.9 the battle.html

1.10 hide-and-q.html

1.11 haven.html

1.12 big-goodbye.html

1.13 -datalore.html

1.14 angel-one.html

1.15 11001001.html

1.16 too-short-a season.html

1.17 when-the bough-breaks.html

1.18 home-soil.html

1.19 coming-of-age.html

1.20 heart-of-glory.html

1.21 arsenal-of-freedom.html

1.22 symbiosis.html

1.23 skin-of-evil.html

1.24 well-always-have paris.html

1.25 conspiracy.html

1.26 the neutral-zone.html

Star Trek: The Original Series Season 1 Index

1.1 - The Cage
1.2 - Where no man has gone before
1.3 - The corbomite maneuver
1.4 - Mudds Women
1.5 - The enemy within
1.6 - The Man Trap
1.7 - The Naked Time
1.8 - Charlie X
1.9 - Balance of Terror
1.10 - what-are-little-girls made of
1.11 - Dagger of the Mind
1.12 - Miri
1.13 - conscience-of-the king
1.14 - galileo-seven.html
1.15 - court-martial.html
1.16 - The menagerie-parts-i-and ii.html
1.17 - shore-leave.html
1.18 - squire-of-gothos.html
1.19 - arena.html
1.20 - The alternative-factor.html
1.21 - tomorrow-is-yesterday.html
1.22 - The return-of-archons.html
1.23 - taste-of-armageddon.html
1.24 - space-seed.html
1.25 - this-side-of-paradise.html
1.26 - devil-in-dark.html
1.27 - errand-of-mercy.html
1.28 - city-on-edge-of forever.html
1.29 - operation-annihilate.html

Star Trek: TNG 1.26 - The Neutral Zone

Review 110 - Episode 106 (May 16th 1988)

The One with the Romulans

So, final episode of Season 1 on TNG. It improved greatly from those dodgy early episodes, but it's still very rough in places. Acting, nostalgia and good will saw me through this season. This isn't a bad episode, if slightly underpar as a finale. The Romulans are back. But...they don't do anything. Then leave.

There's no getting away that nothing happens here and the Romulans are never a big part of Trek continuity, despite being a big name. The nod's to The Borg are nice touches but there's been so much foreshadowing I'm sure no one expected a follow up.

The B plot of 3 revived cryogenic patients seems forced upon the story but actually kind of melds as there confusion mirrors Picards. The Texan is especially funny and I liked his Texan Twang when he entered the room.

It's watchable, but average and surely Conspiracy would have made a better finale? Whatever, onwards Sesaon 2!

3/5

Overall Star Trek Franchise Rating so far: 317/555

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Star Trek: TNG 1.25 - Conspiracy

Review 109 - Episode 105 (May 9th 1988)

The One with the exploding head

The most violent episode of Star Trek ever? Bet that got your attention. The fact that I had only seen a cut version of this and only seen the uncensored version last night tells it's own tale.

There is a conspiracy in the Federation and it turns out to be bodysnatching beasties. This is one of the few out and out horror/x-files episodes that Star trek did and it benefits greatly from the change of pace and style. Also, using continuity and referring to "Coming of Age" is excellent and it's a bit of a mystery why this isn't the Season finale.

Picard meeting his old chums is tense as is the scene where he meets the heads of star fleet. Now, I find it hard to believe that the Federation is governed by a few old codgers and budgetary restraints take it's toll this episode. But the final scenes with Remmick are very creepy and the final OTT scene with heads exploding and a weird Alien creature poking out his body made me laugh. Bit of a cop out that once you kill the queen, all others die within their hosts, but I'll let it pass.

Good to see Crusher be a bit more aggressive (though Worf comes across as an idiot) and the final scene of the signal being sent into space is suitably spooky. Good stuff.

4/5
Overall Star Trek Franchise Rating so far: 314/550

Star Trek: TNG 1.24 - We'll Always Have Paris

Review 108 - Episode 104 (May 2nd 1988)

The One with Picards old flame

I really liked the first third of this episode. Picard fencing, the unusual camera angles and the mystery of the time hiccup and Picards unease. His initial scene in the holodeck was excellent, very revealing. As this is TNG, there's no carry over from Skin of Evil, but Worf seems to have more lines than usual.

After that, it kind of fades. Picards ex bird isn't brilliant as a character, likable enough, but they really seem a missmatch. Having said that, her new husband, Dr Manheim, seems even more unlikely and their relationship rings false.

Data and Riker get the lions share of the action and Data fixing the time paradox is good. Of course, none of it really makes sense, but it's portrayed excitingly. There's a cute scene with Troi and Crusher, now the only two females in the main cast that is nice and kindof makes sense as Tasha's gone and they would bond. Maybe.

It's really a nonsense episode, but Picard is good and the early scenes almost sell it as a 4 rating. Only Picards ex really drags it down.

3/5

Overall Star Trek Franchise Rating so far: 310/545