Arguably my favorite moment is the quietest one, when Admiral Henry gets up and walks out of the hearing, utterly disgusted, and Satie knows she's absolutely cooked.
One of the great things about this episode is that when you get heated for Picard being on the stand, but not for Tarses it shows the viewers bias. While we don't know the latter, he should be afforded the same doubt as to his guilt and instead capitalizes on the viewers zeal to "crack the case" to show just how easy it is to get involved in a witch hunt. This is further re-enforced by Worf's admission at the end of how he fell into the trap. This and Measure of a Man are well remembered and venerated for being the best of Star Trek on Trial for a reason. As long as there's a society, these stories will be relevant.
Ron Jones scored both episodes. This was actually the last episode Ron Jones scored before Rick Berman finally fired him. It's a shame because Ron Jones was an excellent composer who brought a unique tack to Star Trek.
@@josephn.schneiderman8512 Wow! Had no idea that he did any work beyond season 3. Yea, I really thought his work added so much to the show, including his epic Romulan motif.
@@federationswarmlord, Ron Jones is drastically underrated. He could make mediocre episodes interesting with his soundtrack, like "Where Silence Has Lease."
Everyone has said pretty much what I had in mind, but when I saw Jean Simmons' name in the credits (back in first run, actually), I was like WOW! NOW, we're gonna see something REALLY special! Not just her, but the story, characters, everything --- ALL cylinders! It CLICKED!
I read that acting icon Jean Simmons was a fan of the show and let the producers know she would like to appear on an episode. She shows her expertise in this profound episode.
@@fakecubedoh look, we found a Far Right troll. He wasn't right about ANYTHING. It was a witch hunt that destroyed a lot of innocent peoples' lives. Now go watch Fox and Friends like the lobotomized dupe you clearly are.
@@fakecubedExactly. McCarthy was right. The "Reds" did infiltrate all levels of our society. And the left also smeared him, and he was a WW2 combat vet. Truly despicable.
This is one of my fave episodes!!!! One of my favorite quotes of all time is from this episode "Villans who twirl their mustaches are easy to spot, those who clothe themselves in good deeds are well camoflauged"
This is one of my top favorite episodes. I can recite Picard's speech any time of the day since this episode aired for the first time and it is relevant as ever.
This episode covers and quotes so many things like the importance of freedom of speech and the dangers of "guilt by association". It's one of the better episodes of TNG.
@arno_nuehm_1 The right of freedom of speech was established specifically to protect speech that some might consider bs. That is because speech that isn't considered as such doesn't need protecting.
Gotts to give a shout out for the legendary multi award winning actress Jean Simmons ❤ She has graced the screens from the 1940's through the early 2000's!! R I P Jean🙏🏼 Peace 🕊️☮️♾️😎
I was about to post that the villain was portrayed by the legendary Jean Simmons . I was a teen when this 1st aired but since I was a big fan of renting old movies from Blockbuster I recognized Jean Simmons the moment she came on screen. MGM movie in the 40' s to TNG Amazing 😁
She's one of the best guest stars in the entire series. Full credit to whoever the casting director is. The actor exudes class and elegance without even saying a word.
The wrapup for this episode, where Worf questions himself, not seeing Satee for what she was, always seemed powerful. Worf clearly expected all higher Starfleet ranks to be like Picard and Riker.
i had similar issues since my first boss in an office job was awesome. damn that was a fucked up awakening with the next handfull of bosses. i realised,i was spoiled, by chance. one of the most important lessons i ever had.
It’s why I would love to see the adventures of Captain Worf. His command style may be influenced by Picard and Sisko but Worf may still go for more Klingon solutions….
13:36 Every reaction to this episode, I point to this moment. Picard knows how she feels about her father. He knows that's her 'berserk button', but he doesn't want to use it. He made his speech, imploring people to listen to their better angels, and he made the appeal to do the right thing. She responded by playing the 'Borg' card. When he facepalms, you can see the exact moment he decides to take the gloves off. He starts quoting her father; you can see Riker's head tilt in confusion. What does this quote have to do with the Borg? Satie goes ballistic, and the game is over. Picard didn't argue her points, because there's no point arguing half-truths and lies. Instead, he exposed her as a barely restrained lunatic, until everyone saw it, and the Admiral had to walk out.
Picard once said something along the lines of: the court is a crucible. In it we burn away irrelevancies until the truth is revealed. And he did exactly that when he, as you aptly put it, took "the gloves off" and provoked her into exposing herself for who she really was. Underrated comment.
It shows how easily we can be caught up in ‘mob mentality’ you were initially onboard until she turned on Picard, “How Dare You!” From you was saying what we were all thinking! 🖖
This episode is one of the best in terms of writing. Picard's speech, as well as his quote of Admiral Satie's father, make the absolute best case for civil liberties and protecting the rights of the individual. In fact, I'd put it right up there with Burgess Meredith's speech at his trial in the Twilight Zone episode "The Obsolete Man".
Romulans can technically go to Starfleet Academy and become Starfleet Officers, but since they're not from a Federation member world, the rules for them joining are different. Presumably, the kid in this _is_ from a Federation member world (Vulcan or Earth I'd guess), so the only real problem is that he lied on his application.
It’s a mild running gag that a next hen fan’s favourite episodes are court/law/debate episodes. And why not? My great great great great grandson really shines in them!
Even with the love that this episode gets from fans, *I still think it's underrated.* Out of all the Star Trek episodes that speak to social issues (and heaven knows there are a ton of them), I don't think any of them have more to say than _"The Drumhead"._ Tribalism is a survival instinct, and the social lines that we draw for the protection (survival) of our _preferred(!)_ group aren't going anywhere.
This is fast becoming my favourite react channel. Finally caught up after binging the TNG videos and looking through the channel it seems there's a LOT of great movie reactions I can't wait to watch
7:28 - "Just because there was no sabotage doesn't mean there isn't a conspiracy on this ship." That pretty much sums up your investigation, doesn't it.?
TNG's ability to clearly elucidate ethical principles and demonstrate their importance is why it played such a meaningful part in my growing up, and I suspect for others as well. The Drumhead is a beautifully paced and written example of how dogmatic belief and human weakness can turn something good into an instrument of evil: Sati believes in the Federation so strongly that her desire to protect it leads her to a paranoia which defiles everything it is supposed to represent. Most people have an ideology of some sort, a core set of beliefs which define (in the broad sense) what one believes will produce positive outcomes over negative ones. This episode is a great example of the importance of not allowing ideology to become an identity, but to instead remember the principles, why they matter and how they apply to real life, which formed that ideology in the first place (as in: Sati identifies with the Federation but neglects its values).
Freedom is isn't free, it costs folks like you & me. If you don't put in your buck oh five who will ? Buck oh five... freedom costs a buck oh fiiiiiiiiiiive.... Be careful where you're waving that "vigilance" banner friendo, remember that pussies are only an inch & a half away from being assholes.
"Villains who twirl their mustaches are easy to spot.Those who clothe themselves in good deeds are well camourflged." "Vigilance, Mr. Worf. That is the price we have to continually pay." Truer words have never been spoken. This is one of THE episodes that show why i love the character of Captain Picard. It's not the action stuff (don't ask), but the thoughtful ethics of a man coming from a much more mature humanity than we have today. THIS is why i LOVE Star Trek so much. Often movies and other media is said to be relevant today (often for laughable reasons imo.) This Episode however should be played to every school child worldwide.
I thought I watched the whole TNG series twice, but for some reason I didn't see this episode before! What a great surprise to see a "new" TNG episode!
I feel for Jen on this one. This has to be a really hard episode to edit as a reactor. There are so many important parts throughout the whole episode, it’d be a nightmare taking out like ⅔ of it.
This is the only episode where we see the inner isolation door in engineering. There are two doors that close around the warp core and the outer one we saw more since it’s the one Geordi rolls under two times when it is closing.
Jenny this is one of the episodes which is so inpreseve you really don't see the way the episode is going, great performance by Patrick Stewart especially at the end when he's on the stand.
That is my favorite Picard quote. "Vilains who twirl the moustaches are easy to spot. Those who clothe themselves in good deeds are well camoflaged." ❤🤍💙
This is one of my favorite episodes in all of the series, and had quite an effect on me during my developmental years. It's constantly shown how utopic the Federation is, and how they've evolved past so many social and ethical issues that seem insurmountable to us in our day and age. Despite all of that, this kind of mob mentality, associative guilt, and lack of respect for personal privacy will _always_ exist, as will people who use it for their own benefit. It's one of the darker parts of human nature, and no one is immune to it. I think my favorite bit, besides Picard taking a stand against this with one of the best speeches ever, is Worf at the end. He realizes how easy it is to do wrong while being certain you're doing right, and that it's a constant battle that must always be fought. Great reaction, loving these every time you drop them!
"You think this is bad? This? This chicanery? Picard's done worse. That Klingon! Are you telling me that a man just happens to spy like that? No! *He* orchestrated it!" Love your viewing of TNG, I hope you continue through DS9 and VOY as well. They all go well together.
Our villain was played by famous actress Jean Simmons who starred in many classic films like Hamlet, Spartacus, Guys and Dolls, Angel Face, Home Before Dark, Elmer Gantry, etc. She was invited on the show because she was a real fan of TNG who would host Sunday tea parties to discuss that week's episode.
One of my favourite episodes of TNG. Brilliant writing, acting and directing. A treat to have the legendary Jean Simmons in the episode going toe to toe with SirPatStew. Top quality drama.
One of my all-time favorite episodes of any Trek series. More relevant today than it was 30-some years ago. And yes, everyone starts out liking Satie, and boy does she do a massive heal turn!
This is such a good episode, and it remains alarmingly relevant today. How easy it is for paranoia to overwhelm your good senses and lead you down the rabbit hole to baseless conspiracy theories that do real damage to real people. We never find out what becomes of Simon Tarsis, but at the very least, lying on a job application can get you fired, so there's a good chance that he was right that his Starfleet career is over. And look at Worf! He was all but ready to fling Simon Tarsis out the airlock over the revelation that he had Romulan ancestry, because as he states himself, "If a man were not afraid of the truth, he would answer!" Meanwhile, he finds himself on the stand for having a father that history records as a traitor, even though we all know better.
One might wonder where Troi was when there was a Betazoid interrogator onboard the ship, but she would have been superfluous in this episode when you think about it. All she could do is confirm that Tarses was lying and that the Admiral really did believe that there was some grand conspiracy aboard the Enterprise, nothing to really advance things. This really settled into the clash of Principles versus Security between Picard and Satie with Worf pulled into the thick of it. The actual "conspiracy" got settled at the very beginning of the episode with the Klingon scientist; Geordi and Data proved that the rest was incidental, just a manufacturing error with a warp core component, but Satie and her interrogator were convinced there was more to it. That's what happens when you pull a specialist individual group into something - a lot of the time they're motivated to find something that fits their wheelhouse whether it's there or not.
Not my favorite episode, but one with several important lessons: 1. Bad guys who disguise themselves with good deeds are hard to spot. 2. Never go looking for evidence to support what you already believe. You will ALWAYS find it, even if it isn't actually there. 3. Nobody should be above reproach or scrutiny, but also, nobody should be scrutinized baselessly. It's a very delicate balance.
LOL, the first time I saw this episode and Picard put his head down and got that 'are you effin' kidding me look on his face and said "you know there are words I've known since I was a school boy," I swear i thought he was going use some 24th century cuss words to tell that chick what an arse she was being.
Yea, you fell into it yourself. The second an "emotion reader" said someone lied about something, you agreed and wanted them to dig further without any thought to what was being lied about. Everyone lies or withholds private things, and that is something a Betazoid would read 24/7. I felt really uncomfortable way back when I first saw this episode.
the thing about worf is that he was raised by humans, shielded from the corruption and hypocrisy of the klingon empire, and thus he became the most klingon klingon to ever klingon. his honour goes beyond reputation.
Love this one, one of my top 5 episodes. Another chance for Picard to show his composure and intellect in a court room setting. Think this was the admiral that originally gave him the Enterprise at the very beginning as well.
This episode will never stop being relevant. It has some of my favourite quotes, especially Picards final speech to Worf at the end: “It’s easy to spot a moustache twirling villain. Those who clothe themselves in good deeds are well camouflaged” It’s a big part of why I hate virtue signalling. All I can think is “what are you trying to obfuscate and hide”
Thank you for another, as always, great reaction and video 🙂 Yes, this episode is important regarding not judging innocent people or judging people because of one own´s limited believes or "personal facts". I actually saw this episode as a kid and I still, to this day, remember how Picard´s speech and the unjust treatment of people by this "investigator" made me think twice about judging other people without evidence. Br //M
I couldn't really appreciate this episode properly when I was a kid, but I have come to love it as an adult - and I have to say, masterful performance from Jean Simmons as admiral Satie
The reason the Borg assimilated Picard was to use his knowledge to conquer the Federation. That's why she brings up the 11,000 people killed in the Borg attack; she is unsubtly implying their blood is on his hands. But any objective observer can see Picard was not only one of the Borg's countless victims, but the first to actually turn the tables on them and use their exploitation as a means to finding the key to defeat them. It's safe to say that if not for Picard, humanity would have been completely assimilated, and the Borg would continue their spread throughout the universe.
So many things about this episode I didn't understand as a kid. It's been nice revisiting these episodes over the years as an adult; I get so much more out of them now. Congrats on your promotion, Lt Commander Jen! :D
@@EmbassyNerdcore The Nazis had plans to launch a train into space, by way of building tracks to the top of a mountain and having them abruptly curve upward. Insane, sure, but that's what the Nazis were.
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We knew you could do it!!
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Picard: "The road from legitimate suspicion to rampant paranoia is very much shorter than we think." That's good writing.
You can see some examples of it with renewed Russia paranoia.
@@randomdude8202 🤣🤣🤣 seriously?
@@randomdude8202 Not just Russia. It's in every country these days, to varying degrees.
@@randomdude8202 Or MAGA Paranoia about Everyone who opposes them! ? .... Russia under Putin IS the Enemy of the US!
I read it more as him saying, we should be a lot nicer to countries who are invading their neighbors😂@@Terminator484
One of the best episodes of TNG, with an eternally relevant message.
AGREED.
One of the episodes where Patrick Stewart gets to really flex his acting ability. He's a great dramatic actor.
It gets overshadowed by "The Measure of a Man" but this is a damned powerful episode.
Jonathan Frakes and Michael Dorn have both cited this as their personal favorite episode of TNG.
Perfect character acting
Arguably my favorite moment is the quietest one, when Admiral Henry gets up and walks out of the hearing, utterly disgusted, and Satie knows she's absolutely cooked.
Credit to the guy who played him. Making an impact without uttering a single word.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but wasn’t he played by a real life admiral in the navy at time?
Drumhead is another term for Witch Hunt.
Picard's speech as the end has become very accurate these last few years, sadly.
Star Trek can be obscenely prophetic at times.
No. They have been accurate for decades and centuries.
"History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes"
--Mark Twain, probably also Decartes, Socrates, Sun Tzu, Gautama, Anansi...
Here a lot about “lawfare” these days
@@quoniam426 truth
I agree with so many here that this episode is one the best of the series. Fantastic writing, acting, and directing.
The idea that the Federation is one bad day away from prison camps & war crimes is a theme explored at great length in Deep Space 9.
One of the great things about this episode is that when you get heated for Picard being on the stand, but not for Tarses it shows the viewers bias. While we don't know the latter, he should be afforded the same doubt as to his guilt and instead capitalizes on the viewers zeal to "crack the case" to show just how easy it is to get involved in a witch hunt. This is further re-enforced by Worf's admission at the end of how he fell into the trap.
This and Measure of a Man are well remembered and venerated for being the best of Star Trek on Trial for a reason. As long as there's a society, these stories will be relevant.
Also another good one upcoming.. "The First Duty" 3 episodes probably in my top... Well 20.. so many great ones though.
I love that when she asks Picard if he's recovered from his experience with the Borg, the music echoes the Best of Both World's soundtrack.
Ron Jones scored both episodes. This was actually the last episode Ron Jones scored before Rick Berman finally fired him. It's a shame because Ron Jones was an excellent composer who brought a unique tack to Star Trek.
@@josephn.schneiderman8512 Wow! Had no idea that he did any work beyond season 3. Yea, I really thought his work added so much to the show, including his epic Romulan motif.
@@federationswarmlord, Ron Jones is drastically underrated. He could make mediocre episodes interesting with his soundtrack, like "Where Silence Has Lease."
Everyone has said pretty much what I had in mind, but when I saw Jean Simmons' name in the credits (back in first run, actually), I was like WOW! NOW, we're gonna see something REALLY special! Not just her, but the story, characters, everything --- ALL cylinders! It CLICKED!
I read that acting icon Jean Simmons was a fan of the show and let the producers know she would like to appear on an episode. She shows her expertise in this profound episode.
I really liked her in Spartacus.
Great to have a big name Hollywood actress of the time in a TNG episode!
This is an excellent episode with an important timeless message.
One of my favorites.
I usually HATE Bottle episodes - but this one is BRILLIANT! So well written and performed!!
Fantastic episode on the dangers of McCarthyism. One of Picard's greatest moments and one of Sir Patrick's best performances.
@@fakecubedoh look, we found a Far Right troll. He wasn't right about ANYTHING. It was a witch hunt that destroyed a lot of innocent peoples' lives. Now go watch Fox and Friends like the lobotomized dupe you clearly are.
@@fakecubedExactly. McCarthy was right. The "Reds" did infiltrate all levels of our society.
And the left also smeared him, and he was a WW2 combat vet. Truly despicable.
@@fakecubed McCarthy was a paranoid racist.
On any zealotry, really.
This is one of my fave episodes!!!! One of my favorite quotes of all time is from this episode "Villans who twirl their mustaches are easy to spot, those who clothe themselves in good deeds are well camoflauged"
This is one of my top favorite episodes. I can recite Picard's speech any time of the day since this episode aired for the first time and it is relevant as ever.
This episode covers and quotes so many things like the importance of freedom of speech and the dangers of "guilt by association". It's one of the better episodes of TNG.
But some confuse the freedom of speech with a right of talking bs about others.
@@arno_nuehm_1"talking bs" is protected by free speech. Who decides what's "bs"?
@arno_nuehm_1 The right of freedom of speech was established specifically to protect speech that some might consider bs. That is because speech that isn't considered as such doesn't need protecting.
@@arno_nuehm_1 You sound just like Norah
@@arno_nuehm_1 Or the right to spread lies and misinformation.
Gotts to give a shout out for the legendary multi award winning actress Jean Simmons ❤ She has graced the screens from the 1940's through the early 2000's!! R I P Jean🙏🏼 Peace 🕊️☮️♾️😎
I was about to post that the villain was portrayed by the legendary Jean Simmons . I was a teen when this 1st aired but since I was a big fan of renting old movies from Blockbuster I recognized Jean Simmons the moment she came on screen. MGM movie in the 40' s to TNG Amazing 😁
She's one of the best guest stars in the entire series. Full credit to whoever the casting director is. The actor exudes class and elegance without even saying a word.
@@One.Zero.One101 Indeed! 🌹
She actually took the part without any hesitation. Like many actors, Jean Simmons considered doing Star Trek a dream come true.
The famous actress,Jean Simmons played Adm. Satie. She was best known for her roles in Sparticus, Elmer Gantry and The Big Country
I loved Jens loyalty to Picard lol
How did I never before notice the noose decorating Jean Simmons tunic?!?
The wrapup for this episode, where Worf questions himself, not seeing Satee for what she was, always seemed powerful. Worf clearly expected all higher Starfleet ranks to be like Picard and Riker.
i had similar issues since my first boss in an office job was awesome. damn that was a fucked up awakening with the next handfull of bosses. i realised,i was spoiled, by chance. one of the most important lessons i ever had.
It’s why I would love to see the adventures of Captain Worf. His command style may be influenced by Picard and Sisko but Worf may still go for more Klingon solutions….
He expected the same of Klingons in earlier episodes.
13:36 Every reaction to this episode, I point to this moment. Picard knows how she feels about her father. He knows that's her 'berserk button', but he doesn't want to use it. He made his speech, imploring people to listen to their better angels, and he made the appeal to do the right thing. She responded by playing the 'Borg' card.
When he facepalms, you can see the exact moment he decides to take the gloves off.
He starts quoting her father; you can see Riker's head tilt in confusion. What does this quote have to do with the Borg?
Satie goes ballistic, and the game is over. Picard didn't argue her points, because there's no point arguing half-truths and lies. Instead, he exposed her as a barely restrained lunatic, until everyone saw it, and the Admiral had to walk out.
Picard once said something along the lines of: the court is a crucible. In it we burn away irrelevancies until the truth is revealed.
And he did exactly that when he, as you aptly put it, took "the gloves off" and provoked her into exposing herself for who she really was.
Underrated comment.
It shows how easily we can be caught up in ‘mob mentality’ you were initially onboard until she turned on Picard, “How Dare You!” From you was saying what we were all thinking! 🖖
This episode is one of the best in terms of writing.
Picard's speech, as well as his quote of Admiral Satie's father, make the absolute best case for civil liberties and protecting the rights of the individual. In fact, I'd put it right up there with Burgess Meredith's speech at his trial in the Twilight Zone episode "The Obsolete Man".
15:38 "if this was sort of a play on [the red scare]" I think even moreso it echoes the Dreyfuss Affair but that’s me.
The Admiral looks like one of the Martians from Mars attacks, and all I can hear her say is AT AT AT AT🤣
It would be crazy if this was a clip show.
Romulans can technically go to Starfleet Academy and become Starfleet Officers, but since they're not from a Federation member world, the rules for them joining are different. Presumably, the kid in this _is_ from a Federation member world (Vulcan or Earth I'd guess), so the only real problem is that he lied on his application.
It’s a mild running gag that a next hen fan’s favourite episodes are court/law/debate episodes. And why not? My great great great great grandson really shines in them!
Most people are not fit to judge others. Seeing people react to this episode demonstrates that clearly. The bell curve comes to mind.
4:38 Well...sharp learning curve ahead.
Even with the love that this episode gets from fans, *I still think it's underrated.* Out of all the Star Trek episodes that speak to social issues (and heaven knows there are a ton of them), I don't think any of them have more to say than _"The Drumhead"._ Tribalism is a survival instinct, and the social lines that we draw for the protection (survival) of our _preferred(!)_ group aren't going anywhere.
Picard hit Satie right in the daddy issues.
Oof. The apple fell Faar from the tree
I hated it when the Admiral questioned Picard about being a Borg. We all know that he had no control of himself at Wolf 359.
THIS is Star Trek! And a top-10 episode of TNG.
This is fast becoming my favourite react channel. Finally caught up after binging the TNG videos and looking through the channel it seems there's a LOT of great movie reactions I can't wait to watch
So nice to hear, thank you! :)
7:28 - "Just because there was no sabotage doesn't mean there isn't a conspiracy on this ship."
That pretty much sums up your investigation, doesn't it.?
TNG's ability to clearly elucidate ethical principles and demonstrate their importance is why it played such a meaningful part in my growing up, and I suspect for others as well. The Drumhead is a beautifully paced and written example of how dogmatic belief and human weakness can turn something good into an instrument of evil: Sati believes in the Federation so strongly that her desire to protect it leads her to a paranoia which defiles everything it is supposed to represent. Most people have an ideology of some sort, a core set of beliefs which define (in the broad sense) what one believes will produce positive outcomes over negative ones. This episode is a great example of the importance of not allowing ideology to become an identity, but to instead remember the principles, why they matter and how they apply to real life, which formed that ideology in the first place (as in: Sati identifies with the Federation but neglects its values).
This should be taught in schools.... The price of freedom is eternal vigilance. ✌
Given it was said by Thomas Jefferson, it probably is.
@@nicholascross3557 Red States have tried to Eliminate Thomas Jefferson .... Too Progressive , Too Liberal!
@@jamesalexander5623 Which is ironic when you keep Sally Hemings in mind
Thomas Sowell: "The only way the Constitution protects us is if we protect the Constitution."
We're now learning that the hard way.
Freedom is isn't free, it costs folks like you & me. If you don't put in your buck oh five who will ? Buck oh five... freedom costs a buck oh fiiiiiiiiiiive....
Be careful where you're waving that "vigilance" banner friendo, remember that pussies are only an inch & a half away from being assholes.
My internet and phone went down, figures on one of my favorite TNG episodes always relevant.
Im glad i grew up watching tng. I learned some extremely valuable life lessons from this show.
"Villains who twirl their mustaches are easy to spot.Those who clothe themselves in good deeds are well camourflged."
"Vigilance, Mr. Worf. That is the price we have to continually pay."
Truer words have never been spoken.
This is one of THE episodes that show why i love the character of Captain Picard. It's not the action stuff (don't ask), but the thoughtful ethics of a man coming from a much more mature humanity than we have today. THIS is why i LOVE Star Trek so much.
Often movies and other media is said to be relevant today (often for laughable reasons imo.) This Episode however should be played to every school child worldwide.
this is my favorite episode, and picard's "drumhead" speech to worf is the absolute peak of TNG
I thought I watched the whole TNG series twice, but for some reason I didn't see this episode before! What a great surprise to see a "new" TNG episode!
I feel for Jen on this one. This has to be a really hard episode to edit as a reactor. There are so many important parts throughout the whole episode, it’d be a nightmare taking out like ⅔ of it.
This is the only episode where we see the inner isolation door in engineering. There are two doors that close around the warp core and the outer one we saw more since it’s the one Geordi rolls under two times when it is closing.
CONGRTULATIONS 🥳 on your promotion! 😁 i love how your mouth dropped open when they accused picard! 👍 EXCELLENT reaction! ☺
Jenny this is one of the episodes which is so inpreseve you really don't see the way the episode is going, great performance by Patrick Stewart especially at the end when he's on the stand.
That is my favorite Picard quote. "Vilains who twirl the moustaches are easy to spot. Those who clothe themselves in good deeds are well camoflaged." ❤🤍💙
This is one of my favorite episodes in all of the series, and had quite an effect on me during my developmental years. It's constantly shown how utopic the Federation is, and how they've evolved past so many social and ethical issues that seem insurmountable to us in our day and age. Despite all of that, this kind of mob mentality, associative guilt, and lack of respect for personal privacy will _always_ exist, as will people who use it for their own benefit. It's one of the darker parts of human nature, and no one is immune to it. I think my favorite bit, besides Picard taking a stand against this with one of the best speeches ever, is Worf at the end. He realizes how easy it is to do wrong while being certain you're doing right, and that it's a constant battle that must always be fought.
Great reaction, loving these every time you drop them!
Another TNG Sunday with Jen (AND singing along to the intro!) Can this day get any better? I submit that it cannot!!
Commercial break!
Been waiting for you to get to this episode. By far my favorite. Still applies 35 years later.
I never really saw this episode until about two years ago. It quickly turned into one of my favorite episodes. ** commercial break **
One of the best Sci-fi morality plays ever written.
Martok is the coolest Klingon. (you'll meet him later in DS9)
I will die on that hill.
"You think this is bad? This? This chicanery? Picard's done worse. That Klingon! Are you telling me that a man just happens to spy like that? No! *He* orchestrated it!"
Love your viewing of TNG, I hope you continue through DS9 and VOY as well. They all go well together.
Probably Jean Simmons' greatest performance in the last 20 years of her life.
Nice directing/editing touch: you can hear Riker’s instructions to Tarsis to plead “the fifth”.
Our villain was played by famous actress Jean Simmons who starred in many classic films like Hamlet, Spartacus, Guys and Dolls, Angel Face, Home Before Dark, Elmer Gantry, etc. She was invited on the show because she was a real fan of TNG who would host Sunday tea parties to discuss that week's episode.
and where I first her, as the young Estella in David Lean's adaptation of Great Expectations, which I watched so many times it drove my sister mad.
The big country
One of my favourite episodes of TNG. Brilliant writing, acting and directing. A treat to have the legendary Jean Simmons in the episode going toe to toe with SirPatStew. Top quality drama.
Arguably one of the best and most important episodes!
One of my all-time favorite episodes of any Trek series. More relevant today than it was 30-some years ago. And yes, everyone starts out liking Satie, and boy does she do a massive heal turn!
This is such a good episode, and it remains alarmingly relevant today. How easy it is for paranoia to overwhelm your good senses and lead you down the rabbit hole to baseless conspiracy theories that do real damage to real people. We never find out what becomes of Simon Tarsis, but at the very least, lying on a job application can get you fired, so there's a good chance that he was right that his Starfleet career is over.
And look at Worf! He was all but ready to fling Simon Tarsis out the airlock over the revelation that he had Romulan ancestry, because as he states himself, "If a man were not afraid of the truth, he would answer!" Meanwhile, he finds himself on the stand for having a father that history records as a traitor, even though we all know better.
Classic Picard speech and meme 😂
This is one of my favourite episodes. TNG has some great moments that explore moral and ethical dilemmas in a thoughtful way.
One might wonder where Troi was when there was a Betazoid interrogator onboard the ship, but she would have been superfluous in this episode when you think about it. All she could do is confirm that Tarses was lying and that the Admiral really did believe that there was some grand conspiracy aboard the Enterprise, nothing to really advance things. This really settled into the clash of Principles versus Security between Picard and Satie with Worf pulled into the thick of it. The actual "conspiracy" got settled at the very beginning of the episode with the Klingon scientist; Geordi and Data proved that the rest was incidental, just a manufacturing error with a warp core component, but Satie and her interrogator were convinced there was more to it. That's what happens when you pull a specialist individual group into something - a lot of the time they're motivated to find something that fits their wheelhouse whether it's there or not.
Troi would have been over shadowed, unlike Troi this Betazoid interrogator is actually effective.
Love a good court case episode. This one was a banger.
“I like her.”
The aged fine. LOL.
Sometimes I am wrong about things! I keep even the stupid things I say in the videos to be authentic.
The judge is played by Jean Simmons, an actress from classic Hollywood. She was in Spartacus and Guys And Dolls.
Jean Simmons (the admiral) was a gorgeous and super talented actress, I'll never forget her performances in The Big Country and Spartacus.
Thank you for continuing your reactions on this. Its an Honor
Not my favorite episode, but one with several important lessons:
1. Bad guys who disguise themselves with good deeds are hard to spot.
2. Never go looking for evidence to support what you already believe. You will ALWAYS find it, even if it isn't actually there.
3. Nobody should be above reproach or scrutiny, but also, nobody should be scrutinized baselessly. It's a very delicate balance.
Your first entry has an ugly cousin: The worst bad guys are often the ones that were once good guys, but not anymore.
LOL, the first time I saw this episode and Picard put his head down and got that 'are you effin' kidding me look on his face and said "you know there are words I've known since I was a school boy," I swear i thought he was going use some 24th century cuss words to tell that chick what an arse she was being.
Yea, you fell into it yourself. The second an "emotion reader" said someone lied about something, you agreed and wanted them to dig further without any thought to what was being lied about. Everyone lies or withholds private things, and that is something a Betazoid would read 24/7. I felt really uncomfortable way back when I first saw this episode.
Yep, this show is good at making us confront our own biases and shortcomings
the thing about worf is that he was raised by humans, shielded from the corruption and hypocrisy of the klingon empire, and thus he became the most klingon klingon to ever klingon.
his honour goes beyond reputation.
The best part of Sunday is new TNG videos from Jen! 🎉
Love this one, one of my top 5 episodes. Another chance for Picard to show his composure and intellect in a court room setting. Think this was the admiral that originally gave him the Enterprise at the very beginning as well.
That’s it Jen, you defend our cappy!
More than a thoughtful episode, it was timeless. Enjoyed your reaction, Jen. Keep up the good work.
does reality inspire art - or does art inspire reality
This episode will never stop being relevant.
It has some of my favourite quotes, especially Picards final speech to Worf at the end:
“It’s easy to spot a moustache twirling villain. Those who clothe themselves in good deeds are well camouflaged”
It’s a big part of why I hate virtue signalling.
All I can think is “what are you trying to obfuscate and hide”
One of the BEST of the whole series!
It's too bad that it falls on so many fans and actors deaf ears.
Thank you for another, as always, great reaction and video 🙂
Yes, this episode is important regarding not judging innocent people or judging people because of one own´s limited believes or "personal facts". I actually saw this episode as a kid and I still, to this day, remember how Picard´s speech and the unjust treatment of people by this "investigator" made me think twice about judging other people without evidence. Br //M
Great performance by Jean Simmons. Her and Jonathan Frakes were also in the TV series North and South.
This was a great episode, that took a turn I did not see coming!
It took me several seconds of her being in the focus to recognize her, but that's jean simmons. She was in "footsteps in the fog", among other things.
I couldn't really appreciate this episode properly when I was a kid, but I have come to love it as an adult - and I have to say, masterful performance from Jean Simmons as admiral Satie
That is a powerful episode and more relevant than ever. All performances were great but Picard really brilliant....just like your reaction, Jen!👍
This episode taught me to be wary and know how to articulate my rights, plus to know WHY. Thankfully nobody had to resort to use of phasers.😂
The reason the Borg assimilated Picard was to use his knowledge to conquer the Federation. That's why she brings up the 11,000 people killed in the Borg attack; she is unsubtly implying their blood is on his hands. But any objective observer can see Picard was not only one of the Borg's countless victims, but the first to actually turn the tables on them and use their exploitation as a means to finding the key to defeat them. It's safe to say that if not for Picard, humanity would have been completely assimilated, and the Borg would continue their spread throughout the universe.
So many things about this episode I didn't understand as a kid. It's been nice revisiting these episodes over the years as an adult; I get so much more out of them now. Congrats on your promotion, Lt Commander Jen! :D
Some villains twirling their mustaches are apparently very hard to spot, I'm afraid.
for real
Or combing their hair over...
Putting on bronzer, shirtless riding a horse, launching a car into space...
Or if they're female
@@EmbassyNerdcore The Nazis had plans to launch a train into space, by way of building tracks to the top of a mountain and having them abruptly curve upward. Insane, sure, but that's what the Nazis were.
This, along with "Measure of a Man" from season two are among my favorite trial-related episodes. It shows some really good writing.
You're awesome in the blue, Jen. Believe that.
4:12 What did she put in that tea? Oh. A bit o lemmon.
Easily one of the best episodes of TNG, and still very much relevant today.