ST: TNG ReWatch, "The Last Outpost" & "Where No One Has Gone Before"

[retsuko]

Before I begin, a brief side note: last time I posted, foreverinasmile and I were talking and she graciously listed her 5 favorite episodes, and then asked me the same question. I suddenly realized that aside from "The Inner Light" (which is one of my top 5 science fiction stories EVER, which is why I know the name), I had almost completely forgotten the actual

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[pointytilly]

...I know all the episodes you mean with those, pff. And they're some of my favorites too. I got tired of the Borg later on, but in TNG (especially the part where Picard gets captured) they were really good sometimes and I forget that and then watch those episodes again and ah, yes.

"that one where Picard and Crusher almost but not quite confront their UST because of some crazy alien hostage situation"

ah yes, aka young me's first introduction to "DAMN YOU, TALK ABOUT YOUR FEELINGS, noooooo, I don't care if you have awkward issues with a mutual friend/dead husband, TALK" type issues in shipping. I think it gave me a bit of a thing for such setups :p. (think?)

"Cellular peptide cake (with mint frosting!), which is probably the most bonkers episode that stands out in my memory"

That one scared kid me for the bit with the mouth on the shoulder. In my defense, it was the middle of the night. But the cake bit is awesome. I think I saw some thing at some point talking about how they made that scene? Was it the Star Trek bit on Reading Rainbow or that special they aired before the ending episode or something else or...am I just remembering wrong?

"that one where everyone de-evolves for some reason"

oh lord the science in that one is so hilariously bad and SPIDER BARCLAY. It's funny bad, though.

"that one where it turns out Starfleet Command has been infiltrated by mind control aliens and the plot line is never brought up again"

I liked that one, but then they dropped the plot thread and that IRKS ME. They should have used it for one of the movies instead of what we actually got for TNG movies :p.

/late comment

...and The Inner Light is awesome, of course. One of the most...engrossingly pull you into the thing and effective narratives I've ever run into for a single-episode story. Something about it just...works, even without you knowing the Star Trek framing it.

Cellular Peptide Cake

[retsuko]

I remember being scared of that episode, too, but I think it was a good type of scare. Around the time I saw it, I had just discovered surrealism, and interpreted the episode heavily through that lens. So I'm really curious how/if it will hold up!

Can't wait for Inner Light. Still have to get through 1st/2nd season stuff first.