Darmok and Jalad at Podcast: Star Trek TNG rewatch

It's season 3! Wesley fiddles with some nanites and accidentally creates an intelligent new life-form which attempts to take over the Enterprise's computer systems. Good job Wesley! Meanwhile, Dr Kelso from Scrubs tries to observe a rare stellar explosion that happens only once every 196 years.

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Just how good is Commander Riker at commanding? Well, today we find out as he takes control of an outdated starship in a training exercise. Meanwhile, Data puts on his finger udders and has an existential crisis playing Kolrami in a game of Strategema (space chess, basically).

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Complicated feelings in this one, as Worf bumps into his ex, K’Ehleyr, a half-human, half-Klingon. There’s a fight with a knock-off Skeletor, a traditional Klingon mating ritual, an unsuccessful marriage proposal — all this while they try to work together to calm down a Klingon sleeper ship that doesn’t know the war’s over!

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An episode about fish aliens — that’s interesting, right? Well, it would be, but Manhunt ignores them and instead concentrates on a very horny Lwaxana Troi and her search for a mate. Forget about the last episode — could this be the worst episode so far?

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Yes, it's time for us to tackle maybe one of the worst episodes in TNG history. Strap yourself in as we navigate a very questionable representation of the Irish. Not even Worf's Klingon tea ceremony can save this one.

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We are joined by our good friend Tom to tackle an episode where Picard is forced to converse in a tiny shuttle with the relentlessly irritating Wesley, and the crew somehow get outsmarted by the galaxy’s most spectacularly idiotic aliens.

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We follow a disappointing episode with an absolute banger! One of the most iconic TNG episodes of all, the introduction of the Borg!

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Pen Pals is an episode of inconsistencies! Data's personality, the Prime Directive, and holodeck logistics are all brought into question.

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Riker's estranged father briefs him for command of a ship; a cultural observance troubles Worf; Riker and his father face off in an anbo-jyutsu match, which is considered to be the ultimate evolution of the martial arts. But is the episode any good?

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The crew is caught in a time warp when they find Picard's double on a Federation shuttle that is six hours ahead of the Enterprise. But is the episode any good?

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Investigating the discovery of a piece of metal bearing a United States Air Force Insignia, the Away Team finds itself trapped in the world of The Hotel Royale, a novel come to life. But is the episode any good?

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The Enterprise's computer system falls prey to a mysterious electronic virus which programs the ship to self-destruct. But is the episode any good?

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The USS Enterprise is assigned to escort a young girl, Salia, and her guardian to the planet she was born to rule. On the way, however, Salia has a chance encounter with Wesley, who is instantly and obviously smitten. But is the episode any good?

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When the USS Enterprise arrives at a newly-established Starbase, Data is ordered to serve Captain Bruce Maddox, who wishes to disassemble Data to study him. When Data learns that Maddox may not be able to reassemble him, he refuses and Picard is enlisted to defend his rights in court. But is the episode any good?

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Join by Nilesy, we chat and review 'A Matter of Honour'! But is it any good?

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The crew fights against a mysterious disease which accelerates the natural ageing process, causing humans to die of old age within a matter of days. But is the episode any good?

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A dying anti-social scientist unintentionally comes upon the perfect vessel in which to preserve his intellect and arrogant personality - Data. But is the episode any good?

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The resolution of an interplanetary conflict depends on a deaf mediator, who suddenly loses his ability to communicate. But is the episode any good?

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A roguish space captain charms all aboard the Enterprise, but multiple aliens accuse him of theft, and Data consults a comic about humour... but is the episode any good?

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Data and Geordi transform themselves into Sherlock Holmes and Watson in a holodeck recreation of Victorian London, but is the episode any good?

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The Enterprise encounters a mysterious void in space, and when they move in closer to investigate further, it envelops them and they can't get out. But is the episode any good?

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Deanna is impregnated by an unknown alien life-form, and Dr. Katherine Pulaski joins the Enterprise as the ship's new Chief Medical Officer. But is the episode any good?

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In this week’s episode, we’re joined by MsCupcakes to discuss The Neutral Zone, but is the episode actually any good?

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Spurred by reports of misdeeds in Starfleet's top echelon, Picard heads for Earth to uncover the truth. But is the episode any good?

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Captain Picard faces a dual crisis when Dr. Paul Manheim’s temporal experiments on Vandor IV begin fracturing reality! But is the Episode, any good?

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An away team beams down to Vegra II to rescue Troi and her pilot from their damaged shuttle craft! But is the episode any good?

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The Enterprise gets caught up in a cargo feud! But, is the episode any good?

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We’re touching down on Minos to see if the crew can survive the ultimate high-pressure sales pitch in "The Arsenal of Freedom.

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When Klingon fugitives hijack the ship, Worf finds his loyalties divided between the Enterprise and his powerful Klingon heritage. Is it any good?

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Wesley’s dreams are crushed, and Remmick’s suspicions are unfounded, all in this week's episode.  

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This week, Ben and Pflax watch Home Soil, and boy, is it a slog 

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This week Ben and Pflax watch When the Bough Breaks, where they ask the important questions like why are the parents aboard the Enterprise so neglectful.

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Ben and Pflax watch Too Short a Season this week. An elderly admiral chugs an elixir of youth, making him younger and allowing him to fix a mistake he made decades ago.

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This week, Ben and Pflax watch 11001001. While the Bynars 'upgrade' the Enterprise, Picard ends up trapped on the holodeck with Riker and his custom-built waifu.

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In today's Live Special, Ben and Pflax watch Star Trek Insurrection. Picard uncovers a plan to evict a peaceful village of space Amish that live on a planet of eternal youth.

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Ben and Pflax watch Angel One this week. While Picard gets hit with a holodeck-made virus, Riker is busy putting the 'D' in diplomacy on a planet run by women

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This week, Ben and Pflax watch Datalore, where we find Data's long lost twin. Unfortunately, he immediately starts plotting against the crew.

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This week, Ben and Pflax watch The Big Goodbye. With an insect race ready to negotiate, Picard decides it's the perfect time to try out the holodeck for the first time.

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This week, Ben and Pflax have a lot to say about Haven. With a plague ship on it's way to crash Troi's arranged marriage, surely we're finally going to see a space battle... *we are not*

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Ben and Pflax watch Hide and Q this week. Q comes back to give Riker god-like powers but Riker's imagination leaves something to be desired.

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