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Identity Crisis
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 4, Episode 18
An away team begins to experience ill effects five years after an unusual experience on a planet. Quite a coincidence, since this episode seemed to last about five years.
(viewed 08/14/2009)
Doctor's Orders
Star Trek: Enterprise
Season 3, Episode 16
An uncommonly dull episode finds Phlox moping around the ship and apparently having hallucinations while the rest of the crew are in an induced coma for their own protection. Why are crew members in an induced coma for their own protection? Like it matters.
(viewed 08/10/2009)
Night Terrors
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 4, Episode 17
Crew members begin to go off their rockers after being deprived of REM sleep by some kind of telepathic transmissions from aliens. Silly.
(viewed 08/10/2009)
Devil's Due
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 4, Episode 13
Picard intercedes on behalf of a society who have struck a bargain with a devil, of sorts. If your idea of the devil is a bimbo who looks like a refugee from A Flock of Seagulls or some other lousy Eighties new wave band. Dreadful.
(viewed 08/06/2009)
The Loss
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 4, Episode 10
Counselor Troi loses her magical mystical powers and the Enterprise encounters some sort of two-dimensional beasties, which they save from destruction before it's all over - or something like that. Of course, you don't have to have to have too many episodes of Star Trek under your belt to know that Troi will get her powers back before it's all said and done. Rather a dullish sort of episode.
(viewed 07/31/2009)
Clues
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 4, Episode 14
A bit of a puzzler, with a solution that turns out to be nothing too special. Data is close-mouthed - nearly to the point of insubordination - over an incident that leaves the entire crew unconscious.
(viewed 07/22/2009)
The Wounded
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 4, Episode 12
A renegade starship captain runs amok and begins bumping off Cardassian ships. Noteworthy for the significant role played by Chief O'Brien, who gets to do something more than play around with those damned sliders for a change.
(viewed 07/17/2009)
Data's Day
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 4, Episode 11
What doesn't work - a plot that finds intrigue afoot with the supposed accidental death of a Vulcan ambassador at the hands of those pesky Romulans. What works - Data undertakes and narrates an exploration of human emotions. A dorky premise that's rescued by Brent Spiner's clever way with the Data character.
(viewed 07/12/2009)
Allegiance
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 3, Episode 18
Picard finds himself imprisoned with several aliens for no apparent reason. Vacillates between ludicrous and dull with an ending that really wasn't worth waiting for.
(viewed 07/09/2009)
Future Imperfect
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 4, Episode 8
Rip Van Winkle in the 24th Century (Riker) finds himself in the future with no memory of the past 16 years, courtesy of a nasty virus. An interesting and surprisingly well-handled extrapolation into the near future, one that includes an Admiral Picard, friendly Romulans and more. With a pair of interesting and effective twists to close it all out.
(viewed 07/01/2009)
