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First two seasons aren’t very good imho and I was pretty worried, back then, that the show would be cancelled. However, they managed to survive and some fantastic episodes await you.
Ah yes! The “Picard Maneuver”! That’s when you sit, or stand, and tug down on the hem of your uniform shirt so as to smooth out the wrinkles. Don’t even get me started on the “Riker Maneuver”.
Back in the late 90's Playboy had a TNG drinking game. One of the triggers was standing up and tugging their shirt down. One with Riker was when he walks through a door and looks like he's trying to knock down the door frame with his forehead. (and spins a chair around and throws a leg over the back to sit down)
The reason why Jonathan Frakes (Riker) did his manoeuvre or sat like that was because of a back injury and he found it easier and more comfortable to sit that way.
"Q" has a story arc that will play out throughout the entire series. And while he may seem "devilishly evil" at times, "Q" is one of the most interesting characters on TNG, brilliantly played by John de Lancie.
Who in real life is/was a completely quiet, mild-mannered, sweater vest wearing dad, at least when I used to see him out at the movies with his pre-teen daughter and her dozen friends 20+ years ago. Kinda actually made you feel bad for the guy. Lol.
This right here. I'm excited to go through the journey with a new trek fan during this era of TV trek. And, imagine when we hassle her into watching Deep Space 9!
"Dr Crusher does crush it!" Gates McFadden is one of the best parts of TNG. She's so pretty, very graceful (she's a trained dancer), and gets some fun storylines here and there.
Q is definitely a villain. He is omnipotent but abuses that power because he doesn't consider the suffering his subjects of study (or torment). Love the channel. I once saw John DeLancie (Q) at a trek convention and he was an awesome guest. Very interesting things to say about Hollywood, the acting profession, and such.
@@treetopjones737The Squire of Gothos was about Trelane, who was of a species of non corporeal beings. Q is an omnipotent being. Non-corporeal beings may have abilities beyond the physical limitations of corporeal beings, but they don't necessarily have powers. Omnipotent beings have all-powerful, infinite, or virtually unlimited authority or influence. In other words, some agree they are separate categories. If y l00k up Trelane in the memory alpha, he is not even listed in the powerful and godlike list. His nature is mentioned at the top, which is non corporeal lifeforms. However, there was a non canon novel called Q Squared, which revealed that Trelane was of the Q Continuum, which would make some sort of sense if his species are somehow not.
Don't give up! I know these episodes are a little rough, but trust and believe that this show becomes incredible! This season is really just to let you know the crew. You still crushed the reaction! Your theme song dance makes my day😂!!
True. The show get's a lot better over time. Not that the early stuff is bad, but it's far from what it becomes. The Ferengi episode is a perfect example for why I - and I guess a lot of other fans - had some problems with Wesleys character. It's just lazy writing to "feature" Wesley. They receive that brain manipulation transmission the whole time, but nobody on the ship but that kid have a look at it and makes that connection? Even when there is clearly strange stuff going on? And though I know he's quite popular, I didn't really liked Q at all (great actor though). The idea of introducing an antagonist that just has godlike powers with no "counterplay" always felt boring and annoying to me. Though same as with Wesley, there storylines get better.
@@BDogg2023 That's ok, DS9 had an entire season that was mostly about listening to a bad lounge singer on the holodeck. But no, in all seriousness, TNG season 7 isn't as good as seasons 5 and 6, but it 's *overwhelmingly* better than seasons 1 and 2. No contest.
The Q Episodes are some of the best of TNG, though it has alot to do with John de Lancie being a stellar actor, I feel like he's playing it like a cosmic version of Loki, creating mischief through the universe wherever he goes!
The portrayal of the Ferengi is still in its infancy in TNG. (Honestly, they usually dress with a lot more rizz, not so much the animal skin sashes.) If you react to DS9 in the future, there is a lot more development of Ferengi culture and the rules by which they conduct their endeavors. The ears, apart from being sensitive to certain sound frequencies, are also very sensitive erogenous zones for the species. TMI?
John de Lancie is delightful as Q. He's villainous, though not a villain. He's a foil for Picard and an antagonist in relation to humanity, but also a being on an evolutionary scale far beyond humans, similar to the "god-like" beings the TOS crew occasionally encountered. The Q episodes really develop the powers, limitations and lore of the species in interesting ways, and reaches across several branches of the franchise. (Fun Fact: I first knew John de Lancie from his (mentally unbalanced) soap opera character Eugene Bradford on Days of our Lives 1982-1986 and 1989-1990).
Personally, I despised the Q character. Maybe it just felt overused and over-powered. I won't say more to not be a spoiler. As it is, he is a meddlesome trope at best. I have hopes maybe he's a bit different in the Picard series, but I don't watch it. Star Trek lost me as a fan since 1969 with some not-too-recent choices made by writers and producers. To avoid spoilers the only one I will specify is not spinning off Captsin Riker and his USS Titan as a new series. What's not to love about a doctor who saves the Captain's wife by biting her so its venom will put her onto a coma, then casually tells Riker his wife is delicious? John De Lancie, the actor, though, I have only the highest respect for.
In the late '90s, DeLancie costarred with Richard Dean Anderson (MacGyver) in a short-lived but fun Western/comedy/adventure series called "Legend." Anderson played a writer of adventure stories, DeLancie an eccentric inventor (think Tesla, but exaggerated). Together, they brought the hero from Anderson's stories to life.
@@bobbuethe1477 funny to mention Richard Dean Anderson. Richard Dean Anderson and John de Lancie were both in Stargate: SG-1, Richard Dean Anderson as Jack O'Neill and John de Lancie as a Goa'uld. Of course Samantha Carter (Amanda Tapping, one of his co-stars) referenced Jack O'Neill (Richard Dean Anderson) that he used to be MacGyver in one episode of Stargate: SG-1, I think it was the one where they were stuck in the Arctic in a ice cavern where they found another Stargate. Lol
31:43 Mark! The irony is that actor Wil Wheaton didn't "grow up" to look like that! Facial hair has made him look older though. I was taller than him when we met in the 1990s. 😁
11:46 Mark! Heh! You would think breaks happen between episodes, but no! Novelists have filled in the gaps! But the jokes on them and us as the novels are apocrypha, not canon! 😁
Every compelling protagonist has trauma in their backstory that they have had to overcome. _The Battle_ is where we gain insight into what that experience was for Picard.
I think I said it on your first ST:TNG episode; but, I envy the journey on which you are embarking. I’m so glad you are sharing this adventure with us and allowing me to vicariously watch for the first time. Thank you.
Wesley Crusher is portrayed by Wil Wheaton, whom you may recognize as the child actor who starred in the iconic film Stand By Me (1986). I highly recommend that coming of age movie for a reaction. Wesley Crusher gets bashed a lot, both by "fans" and by the Enterprise crew. (You could almost make a drinking game out of how many times a ranking crew member has the line "Shut up Wesley!") I really like the character and despite the bashing, he still gets a couple of really meaty episodes to develop his character, even if they are few and far between.
The "Q" idea is not unique to The Next Generation series. The original series had a few of these. The Squire of Gothos particularly comes to mind. He uses the Enterprise crew for his amusement until Captain Kirk makes him so mad he puts the Captain on trial. The penalty is death. The Captain has to out maneuver his game. Then there's Charlie X. When an adolescent boy has godlike powers and Kirk still has to teach him what it is to be a man and grow up before his crew falls prey to the serious power of an immature teenager. Then there's the Greek God, Apollo, who stretches forth his hand and snabs the Enterprise. Literally out in space. Then demands that the crew worships him like in days of old on Earth. -OG
15:51 Mark! Jen, wait! Shouldn't that be "cruiser starship"? As in.... "Which type of starship is it?" "Sir, it is a cruiser!" "So, we have a cruiser starship! Excellent!" Versus.... "These are the voyages of the 'Starship Cruiser'! Her on-going mission? To cruise the shipping lanes in search of..."
22:53 Mark! "STARLOG Magazine"! One of my very favorites while it existed! Back in the mid-1970s I was once able to by an issue that featured William Shatner on the cover! My brother and I were walking to a gas station to buy a soda pop, but along the way, I found enough ignored coins left behind in a row of payphones and in the coin returns of vending machines too, to be able to get the issue as well! 🙃 Hmm. In retrospect it would be a "convenience store" but we were still used to calling them "gas stations" back then. But anyway, the WS interview is how I learned that he loves puns and that he was into Taekwondo! 😎
12:13 Mark! I like "WC" too! He is inspired by Gene Roddenberry himself! Someone called "WC" the definition of a "Mary Sue" but I hate that expression! 😒 WC is a prodigy, but for that to work, he is given "Player Knowledge" while the others only have "Character Knowledge"! But regardless, he is what a lot of poor people with little education, such as my paternal grandparents, would call "book smart", a "smart alec", a "smarty pants", a "wiseacre", and so on and so forth, even with evidence that the person actually is smarter than they are! My paternal grandparents liked to shield themselves with "The Ten Commandments" to get their way, but shouting at us that we weren't allowed to "talk back" to them, when we were simply correcting their mistakes, by saying that as our elders, they were always right by default! "Young Sheldon" has it so much better in comparison! Grandma was like the mother in "Carrie" when she became fearful of the weather or anything. Ergo, that's why "WC" never annoyed me! 😤
Absolutely love the way that Captain Picard says that Hamlet quote in this episode, you could tell he really got to Q, but not in a way to spite him, seeing some deeper meaning within Q's motive, that he has an interest in humanity and it's potential.
I've always thought of Q as an adalesant teen in the world of the Q. Things amuse him a lot. He is fascinated by humans and likes to play with them almost like toys.
@@FloridaMugwump Trelane.. lol... And there is a book about that that explains Trelane was actually a member of the Continuum.. i want to say it was called "Q Squared" it's been a few decades . I remember enjoying it though.
Making Trelane a member of the Q breaks canon. It would make him a Q child & they usually don't reproduce like that. I mean some writer can make the Organians renegade Q.
The thing that amuses me about "The Battle" is how aggressively it pushes the "future humans are perfect" thing so hard it comes around again and makes Dr. Crusher look like an idiot.
2:34 Don't know if you know this, but Bones got that nickname from Kirk. It is a derivative of the old nickname for a doctor, Oxford English Dictionary's earliest evidence for sawbones is from 1837, in the writing of Charles Dickens. Then with Dr. Crusher, I'VE always figured it was a nod toward Bones because of the term "Bone Crusher". LOL
or tumor! 🤣 Love your commentary! 'They're all about profit, right?' Right! The Ferengi focus on if there's profit in their actions. Q grows on you over time. He's fun. 😊 Thanks for doing this a little early due to the holidays. Merry Christmas! 🎄
17:23 I would definitely classify *Q* as a villain. IMO his popularity among some fans could be influencing their opinion as to his clasfication. But again, I would absolutely classify *Q* as _a villain._ If I'm being generous, I might call him _the antagonist_ in some episodes. But a rose by any other name…
C'mon Jen, I fell in love with the Q-character in his first episode already. Possibility to have Q in another episode was my main reason to keep watching TNG for years, and it was worth it. His character shaped so very much of the universe for later TNG and Voyager episodes
2.1K Thumbs Up + Mine! 👍 You're welcome, and thanks! ☺️ Notes: All of the "Q" episodes are among my favorites. Actress Suzi Plakson, whoa, now Age 65! 😳 She's one of my favorites to meet in person! She has played different characters of different races in "The Star Trek Universe"! At the "Trek Expo" conventions that I've seen her at, she would prank Michael Dorn and John both, by getting in the Q & A line and asking them questions such as what was it like to kiss her characters! 😂 She was so much fun to be around! ❤
As a stroke survivor, headaches & smelling something burning are symptoms that are a prelude for an oncoming stroke. Thankfully, Picard didn't suffer a srtoke! 😊
I was at work when this was on. After a long day, there's nothing better than curling up on the sofa with a glass of wine to enjoy Canada's sweetheart watching Star Trek. 🥰🥰😘 xxx
This is so wholesome. When i was 14 this show ran in Tv after school. Rewatching it with you again is such a great experience. I remember beeing in love with Deanna Troi back there, such an intriguing Lady ;-) The whole Crew is such a great composition. I love them all. Good times, the best times!
Not sure if anyone has mentioned it, but there is a blooper from this episode that was on the later blurays. In the Battle episode Brent S who plays Data shines a flash light on the Stargazers plaque and says in a Jimmy Stewart voice "My God Mary, they built this thing in Bedford Falls!" That references the movie "its a wonderful life." Plus the Stargazer was for most of production set to be a Constitution class ship the same class as the rebuilt Enterprise from the TOS movies as they still had those models to use from past films. But towards the end of shooting they made the change to have the ship be a mid class between the TOS era and TNG. And a new ship class and model was made. Even the actors called it a Constitution class ship, but was redubbed a Constellation class as it looked like the same word when they spoke.
Dr. Crusher... I remember one day in school where we were playing some game I don't remember, but I was the only one having a favorite actress, not just an actor. That being Gates McFadden.
The Battle is a favorite of mine. It's a good intro to Picard as a character and would lay some foundation for later seasons. Indeed, the Battle shows vulnerability that we do not usually see in Jean Luc Picard in early TNG. And Ron Jones has a tremendous score. (Thank you for letting me tout that.)
Fun fact, the Stargazer was originally going to be a Constitution-class ship like Kirk's Enterprise and then they decided not to reuse that model to keep it more 'special' and made a new one with four nacelles. They picked the name Constellation-class so they could dub it over Geordi saying it. You can tell this because in Picard's ready room for this season there's a model of a Constitution-class ship and they only swapped it out for the Constellation-class Stargazer later.
Great reactions Jen! Q really is more of a trial, a burden they must bear, than an actual villain. He is at times villainous, like with the threat of putting humanity on trial at Farpoint and putting Tasha in the penalty box (to face nonexistence if someone else commits a penalty) here. In some ways he's more like an excessively powerful small child, which is an idea we've seen before in the Original Series, though I don't think you saw that episode with us. A lot of the season one episodes call back to previous episodes of Original Star Trek, but I think that was more to ground the viewer into the universe with familiar storylines, which was fine. The Battle was another good character exposition episode, like much of the first season, where it gives us more insight into who the crew members are in the course of a story. As far as the A story of the episode went, it was pretty basic but with some nice tweaks. And my head dreams of a future without headaches, but my 23 concussions are more to fault for my frequent migraines than some Ferringi torture device. 😛 Also, the design of the Stargazer was always one I liked, even as different as it was from other previously seen Star Fleet vessels. Hide and Q always struck me as a update of the Original Series episode Where No Man Has Gone Before but with Riker taking Gary Mitchell's role, and doing better with it by not giving in to the hunger for the power. And, as mentioned above, the exposition here is to teach us more about Riker himself and who he really is.
Captains log 2312.24 Excellent reporting number one. Not the best missions to date, however, we thank you for your perseverance and continued voyage through various endeavours and adventures. There’s an old earth of wishing someone merry Christmas, hope you have an absolutely marvellous Christmas and a fantastic new year. 🖖😊🇨🇦
Hi Jen, I loved this 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' Saturday. I hope that you and your loved ones have a wonderful Christmas and New Year, all the very best for 2024, may it bring you all that your hearts desire. Take care and much love from the U.K.
Your thumbnail pics are the best! Love the look of astonishment Jen 😊 I do hope you do a deep dive into these next generation episodes! Thanks again...Eric
Hi Eric, I can't stop to chat I'm afraid, I just wanted to wish you and your sister, the very best of times this Christmas and New Year, I hope that 2024 is the best one yet for you both. Take care my friend and all the best from me in the U.K.
First Merry Christmas Jen! I hope your holidays are fantastic! I Luv ST TNG Saturday. One thing I learned is never trust the farangi! They only see the $$$! The Q is always out to test the humans usually it captain picard but this episode Q tested Riker. Great episode and great reaction Jen! Luv ya ❤💛 Live Long and Prosper!🖖
TNG is my favorite show, and JEN is my favorite Trekkie!!! NOBODY ELSE could be this cool in a captain's uniform!!! Q is CLEARLY a villain here. You are not going crazy, lol. He literally sent monsters to kill our best boy, Wes. Anyone who contradicts what you're seeing with your own two eyes is probably just talking about a different storyline. There are decades of this stuff for people to confuse you with, including: books, comics, and games. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, CAPTAIN MURRAY!!! 🖖
I think the defense to the Picard Maneuver would be to "shoot the ship that just appeared next to you." You just have to predict he's going to do it, which Riker did.
Season 1 of TNG can be quite a tough one to get through...Season 2 & onwards is filled with more & more great episodes each season. Im genuinely happy looking at ur reactions to TNG
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Hello from sunny Brazil! Seeing you in that Starfleet uni. makes the world alright again!!! 😁😘🥰
The only spoiler you'll get from me is...the series only gets better Jen! Please continue 😊
You have to watch All the Q Episodes. Cause they belong to the best. And there is one in every season.
Cue is not a villian or good guy. He is a more powerful being. He is not to be liked or dislike. Imagine what humans may seem like to the ant or bees,
First two seasons aren’t very good imho and I was pretty worried, back then, that the show would be cancelled. However, they managed to survive and some fantastic episodes await you.
Ah yes! The “Picard Maneuver”! That’s when you sit, or stand, and tug down on the hem of your uniform shirt so as to smooth out the wrinkles. Don’t even get me started on the “Riker Maneuver”.
My legs are sadly too short to do the Riker maneuver
Well, now she's going to want to know
Back in the late 90's Playboy had a TNG drinking game.
One of the triggers was standing up and tugging their shirt down.
One with Riker was when he walks through a door and looks like he's trying to knock down the door frame with his forehead. (and spins a chair around and throws a leg over the back to sit down)
Riker always had a leg up on Picard
The reason why Jonathan Frakes (Riker) did his manoeuvre or sat like that was because of a back injury and he found it easier and more comfortable to sit that way.
Q is like a cat playing with a mouse. He loves the game but if he kills the mouse, the game is over.
"Q" has a story arc that will play out throughout the entire series. And while he may seem "devilishly evil" at times, "Q" is one of the most interesting characters on TNG, brilliantly played by John de Lancie.
Who in real life is/was a completely quiet, mild-mannered, sweater vest wearing dad, at least when I used to see him out at the movies with his pre-teen daughter and her dozen friends 20+ years ago. Kinda actually made you feel bad for the guy. Lol.
Yes, he's absolutely a villain early on, but despite being 'all powerful' he absolutely does grow, and learn. That's why he's a great character.
20:45 if you like Worf in these early episodes, you will totally love him later in the series! Such a complex, complete and beloved character!
I’m having so much fun re-watching these along with everyone. It’s been years
To quote Arnold Schwarzenegger in Kingdergarden Cop... "IT'S NOT A TUMOR!"
If you put Jen under an electron microscope you'd just see spiraling chains of musical notes. 💛
These episodes have quickly become a weekend tradition. I love it.
The fact that you're enjoying season 1 so much, means you're going to become a hardcore TNG fan once you get to the good stuff.
Yup.
I think season 1 gets a bad rap. So much good stuff.
Rockin it again Jen
@@volourn9764 Yeah, I'm enjoying watching Jen's rxn videos of season 1, more than I thought I would. I think you're right.
This right here. I'm excited to go through the journey with a new trek fan during this era of TV trek. And, imagine when we hassle her into watching Deep Space 9!
24:20 Goob job noticing "The Riker Lean" this early. Jonathan Frakes had a back injury, which caused him to often lean to one side, even when sitting.
"Dr Crusher does crush it!"
Gates McFadden is one of the best parts of TNG. She's so pretty, very graceful (she's a trained dancer), and gets some fun storylines here and there.
I never knew she was a trained dancer that is cool
@@Andy-the-crow And a choreographer. She choreographed the dance sequences in the movie Labyrinth.
And the original Cathy Ryan opposite Alec Baldwin in "The Hunt for Red October".
@@theevilascotcompany9255 that woman is amazing and what can't she do
She was a great character. Though I have to say, I liked tough and grumpy Dr. Pulaski even more. ;)
Q is definitely a villain. He is omnipotent but abuses that power because he doesn't consider the suffering his subjects of study (or torment). Love the channel.
I once saw John DeLancie (Q) at a trek convention and he was an awesome guest. Very interesting things to say about Hollywood, the acting profession, and such.
A few stories in TOS involved Q type beings, but there was no name for them and no continuity. Squire of Gothos for example.
Sorry but i must say since TOS was the ORIGINAL series, Q is like them. They aren't like Q. :D @@treetopjones737
@@treetopjones737The Squire of Gothos was about Trelane, who was of a species of non corporeal beings. Q is an omnipotent being. Non-corporeal beings may have abilities beyond the physical limitations of corporeal beings, but they don't necessarily have powers. Omnipotent beings have all-powerful, infinite, or virtually unlimited authority or influence. In other words, some agree they are separate categories.
If y l00k up Trelane in the memory alpha, he is not even listed in the powerful and godlike list. His nature is mentioned at the top, which is non corporeal lifeforms. However, there was a non canon novel called Q Squared, which revealed that Trelane was of the Q Continuum, which would make some sort of sense if his species are somehow not.
Don't give up! I know these episodes are a little rough, but trust and believe that this show becomes incredible! This season is really just to let you know the crew. You still crushed the reaction! Your theme song dance makes my day😂!!
True. The show get's a lot better over time. Not that the early stuff is bad, but it's far from what it becomes.
The Ferengi episode is a perfect example for why I - and I guess a lot of other fans - had some problems with Wesleys character. It's just lazy writing to "feature" Wesley. They receive that brain manipulation transmission the whole time, but nobody on the ship but that kid have a look at it and makes that connection? Even when there is clearly strange stuff going on?
And though I know he's quite popular, I didn't really liked Q at all (great actor though). The idea of introducing an antagonist that just has godlike powers with no "counterplay" always felt boring and annoying to me.
Though same as with Wesley, there storylines get better.
@@mrtveye6682 Yeah, I can't wait for her to get to season 3 onwards. But it's good that she's already enjoying the characters.
You wouldn't think 2 years makes much of a difference but holy hell is there ever one between 1987 and 1989 in how this show changes.
Until the final season, which was just absolutely horrible and ridiculous.
@@BDogg2023 That's ok, DS9 had an entire season that was mostly about listening to a bad lounge singer on the holodeck.
But no, in all seriousness, TNG season 7 isn't as good as seasons 5 and 6, but it 's *overwhelmingly* better than seasons 1 and 2. No contest.
A rare Star Trek Saturday I love it, no matter what day it is I’ll never miss a reaction and Merry Christmas Jen.
Thanks D!
The Q Episodes are some of the best of TNG, though it has alot to do with John de Lancie being a stellar actor, I feel like he's playing it like a cosmic version of Loki, creating mischief through the universe wherever he goes!
1:09 "Captain, I sense _considerable_ deception on Bok's part."
Very often the case when dealing with the Ferengi.
The portrayal of the Ferengi is still in its infancy in TNG. (Honestly, they usually dress with a lot more rizz, not so much the animal skin sashes.) If you react to DS9 in the future, there is a lot more development of Ferengi culture and the rules by which they conduct their endeavors. The ears, apart from being sensitive to certain sound frequencies, are also very sensitive erogenous zones for the species. TMI?
She's too young to be learning about oo-mox.
@@3Rayfire LOL. In time.
The animal skins are worn by the equivalent of the Ferengi version of starfleet/ military.
John de Lancie is delightful as Q. He's villainous, though not a villain. He's a foil for Picard and an antagonist in relation to humanity, but also a being on an evolutionary scale far beyond humans, similar to the "god-like" beings the TOS crew occasionally encountered. The Q episodes really develop the powers, limitations and lore of the species in interesting ways, and reaches across several branches of the franchise. (Fun Fact: I first knew John de Lancie from his (mentally unbalanced) soap opera character Eugene Bradford on Days of our Lives 1982-1986 and 1989-1990).
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what episode ?
Personally, I despised the Q character. Maybe it just felt overused and over-powered. I won't say more to not be a spoiler. As it is, he is a meddlesome trope at best. I have hopes maybe he's a bit different in the Picard series, but I don't watch it. Star Trek lost me as a fan since 1969 with some not-too-recent choices made by writers and producers. To avoid spoilers the only one I will specify is not spinning off Captsin Riker and his USS Titan as a new series. What's not to love about a doctor who saves the Captain's wife by biting her so its venom will put her onto a coma, then casually tells Riker his wife is delicious?
John De Lancie, the actor, though, I have only the highest respect for.
In the late '90s, DeLancie costarred with Richard Dean Anderson (MacGyver) in a short-lived but fun Western/comedy/adventure series called "Legend." Anderson played a writer of adventure stories, DeLancie an eccentric inventor (think Tesla, but exaggerated). Together, they brought the hero from Anderson's stories to life.
We don't talk about Voyager.
@@bobbuethe1477 funny to mention Richard Dean Anderson. Richard Dean Anderson and John de Lancie were both in Stargate: SG-1, Richard Dean Anderson as Jack O'Neill and John de Lancie as a Goa'uld. Of course Samantha Carter (Amanda Tapping, one of his co-stars) referenced Jack O'Neill (Richard Dean Anderson) that he used to be MacGyver in one episode of Stargate: SG-1, I think it was the one where they were stuck in the Arctic in a ice cavern where they found another Stargate. Lol
31:43 Mark! The irony is that actor Wil Wheaton didn't "grow up" to look like that! Facial hair has made him look older though. I was taller than him when we met in the 1990s. 😁
11:46 Mark! Heh! You would think breaks happen between episodes, but no! Novelists have filled in the gaps! But the jokes on them and us as the novels are apocrypha, not canon! 😁
Every compelling protagonist has trauma in their backstory that they have had to overcome. _The Battle_ is where we gain insight into what that experience was for Picard.
I think I said it on your first ST:TNG episode; but, I envy the journey on which you are embarking. I’m so glad you are sharing this adventure with us and allowing me to vicariously watch for the first time. Thank you.
Wesley Crusher is portrayed by Wil Wheaton, whom you may recognize as the child actor who starred in the iconic film Stand By Me (1986). I highly recommend that coming of age movie for a reaction. Wesley Crusher gets bashed a lot, both by "fans" and by the Enterprise crew. (You could almost make a drinking game out of how many times a ranking crew member has the line "Shut up Wesley!") I really like the character and despite the bashing, he still gets a couple of really meaty episodes to develop his character, even if they are few and far between.
"you're welcome ladies" is the line of a twerp, but fortunately it's mostly uphill from here
*Hwil Hweaton
@@RandomNonsense1985 Yes, Stewie!
The "Q" idea is not unique to The Next Generation series. The original series had a few of these. The Squire of Gothos particularly comes to mind. He uses the Enterprise crew for his amusement until Captain Kirk makes him so mad he puts the Captain on trial. The penalty is death. The Captain has to out maneuver his game.
Then there's Charlie X. When an adolescent boy has godlike powers and Kirk still has to teach him what it is to be a man and grow up before his crew falls prey to the serious power of an immature teenager.
Then there's the Greek God, Apollo, who stretches forth his hand and snabs the Enterprise. Literally out in space. Then demands that the crew worships him like in days of old on Earth. -OG
4:57 Mark! Jen dear, Beverly didn't detect any tumors. 😉😁
I still love the Battle it was one of the first episodes i saw after Justice.
Im just so relieved you have your communicator on the right side now😅🙏👍
15:51 Mark! Jen, wait! Shouldn't that be "cruiser starship"? As in....
"Which type of starship is it?"
"Sir, it is a cruiser!"
"So, we have a cruiser starship! Excellent!"
Versus....
"These are the voyages of the 'Starship Cruiser'! Her on-going mission? To cruise the shipping lanes in search of..."
22:53 Mark! "STARLOG Magazine"! One of my very favorites while it existed! Back in the mid-1970s I was once able to by an issue that featured William Shatner on the cover! My brother and I were walking to a gas station to buy a soda pop, but along the way, I found enough ignored coins left behind in a row of payphones and in the coin returns of vending machines too, to be able to get the issue as well! 🙃 Hmm. In retrospect it would be a "convenience store" but we were still used to calling them "gas stations" back then. But anyway, the WS interview is how I learned that he loves puns and that he was into Taekwondo! 😎
Something about Q clowning around in a monk outfit always cracks me up! 😂
12:13 Mark! I like "WC" too! He is inspired by Gene Roddenberry himself! Someone called "WC" the definition of a "Mary Sue" but I hate that expression! 😒 WC is a prodigy, but for that to work, he is given "Player Knowledge" while the others only have "Character Knowledge"! But regardless, he is what a lot of poor people with little education, such as my paternal grandparents, would call "book smart", a "smart alec", a "smarty pants", a "wiseacre", and so on and so forth, even with evidence that the person actually is smarter than they are!
My paternal grandparents liked to shield themselves with "The Ten Commandments" to get their way, but shouting at us that we weren't allowed to "talk back" to them, when we were simply correcting their mistakes, by saying that as our elders, they were always right by default! "Young Sheldon" has it so much better in comparison! Grandma was like the mother in "Carrie" when she became fearful of the weather or anything.
Ergo, that's why "WC" never annoyed me! 😤
I have to say, you look very sharp in your Starfleet uniform! Your enthusiasm for Star Trek makes rewatching these so much fun.
Absolutely love the way that Captain Picard says that Hamlet quote in this episode, you could tell he really got to Q, but not in a way to spite him, seeing some deeper meaning within Q's motive, that he has an interest in humanity and it's potential.
24:01 Patrick Stewart's history as an “unknown British Shakespearean actor.” at the time of this episode actually came in handy.
Hearkening back 4 months to your 'Kindergarten Cop' reaction, "It's not a toomah!" 😎
Lovely reactions as always, Jen!
People who say Q is not a villain are people who would normalize bullying and harassment.
I've always thought of Q as an adalesant teen in the world of the Q. Things amuse him a lot. He is fascinated by humans and likes to play with them almost like toys.
Sounds like Liberace on the original series.
@@FloridaMugwump Trelane.. lol... And there is a book about that that explains Trelane was actually a member of the Continuum.. i want to say it was called "Q Squared" it's been a few decades . I remember enjoying it though.
@@mcgilj1 Yes, I suspected that they were related since this show premiered. Trelane seemed more like a six year old.
Making Trelane a member of the Q breaks canon. It would make him a Q child & they usually don't reproduce like that. I mean some writer can make the Organians renegade Q.
The thing that amuses me about "The Battle" is how aggressively it pushes the "future humans are perfect" thing so hard it comes around again and makes Dr. Crusher look like an idiot.
2:34 Don't know if you know this, but Bones got that nickname from Kirk. It is a derivative of the old nickname for a doctor, Oxford English Dictionary's earliest evidence for sawbones is from 1837, in the writing of Charles Dickens. Then with Dr. Crusher, I'VE always figured it was a nod toward Bones because of the term "Bone Crusher". LOL
or tumor! 🤣 Love your commentary!
'They're all about profit, right?' Right! The Ferengi focus on if there's profit in their actions.
Q grows on you over time. He's fun. 😊
Thanks for doing this a little early due to the holidays. Merry Christmas! 🎄
17:23 I would definitely classify *Q* as a villain. IMO his popularity among some fans could be influencing their opinion as to his clasfication. But again, I would absolutely classify *Q* as _a villain._ If I'm being generous, I might call him _the antagonist_ in some episodes. But a rose by any other name…
Wesley the Wonder Boy to the rescue! (although he doesn't know much about it 🤭)
12:15 Wesley showing up the highly trained adults constantly was the big problem in Season 1. Glad this was changed and completely handled soon after.
We won't discuss details, but he is different.
I'm appreciating incidental music so much more, since watching your videos! Thanks so much for expanding my horizons!
This is awesome!! :)
C'mon Jen, I fell in love with the Q-character in his first episode already. Possibility to have Q in another episode was my main reason to keep watching TNG for years, and it was worth it. His character shaped so very much of the universe for later TNG and Voyager episodes
My maternal grandmother, RIP, lived 91 years and claimed never to have headache
Q is morally grey. He’s a trickster archetype that comes in and shakes things up, and while a chaotic a lesson is typically learned.
Happy Holidays! 🤗🤗🎄🎄❄❄🎅🎅
4:40 “It’s naht a toomah!”
Your channel is such a fun way to revisit all these episodes. Really enjoying your virtual company on this journey.
"i dont like seeing picard in pain" oh boy your in for a long voyage
2.1K Thumbs Up + Mine! 👍 You're welcome, and thanks! ☺️
Notes: All of the "Q" episodes are among my favorites. Actress Suzi Plakson, whoa, now Age 65! 😳 She's one of my favorites to meet in person! She has played different characters of different races in "The Star Trek Universe"!
At the "Trek Expo" conventions that I've seen her at, she would prank Michael Dorn and John both, by getting in the Q & A line and asking them questions such as what was it like to kiss her characters! 😂 She was so much fun to be around! ❤
lmao "he literally is all ears", great reaction Jen
In my best Swarzenegger voice: "It's not a space too-mur."
12:40 Patrick Stewart is an amazing actor. We can believe Picard's pain the way he performs it.
Q's reaction to the word game definitely brings Trelane to mind.
As a stroke survivor, headaches & smelling something burning are symptoms that are a prelude for an oncoming stroke. Thankfully, Picard didn't suffer a srtoke! 😊
Oh boy. The Inner Light is gonna wreck Jen... 🤣
I was at work when this was on. After a long day, there's nothing better than curling up on the sofa with a glass of wine to enjoy Canada's sweetheart watching Star Trek. 🥰🥰😘 xxx
Q is the only thing I really like about TNG ;)
This is so wholesome.
When i was 14 this show ran in Tv after school. Rewatching it with you again is such a great experience.
I remember beeing in love with Deanna Troi back there, such an intriguing Lady ;-)
The whole Crew is such a great composition. I love them all.
Good times, the best times!
LOL🤣🤣
I get such a chuckle out of your deep appreciation for the themesong.
Youre awesome Jen dont ever change.🥰🥰
Not sure if anyone has mentioned it, but there is a blooper from this episode that was on the later blurays. In the Battle episode Brent S who plays Data shines a flash light on the Stargazers plaque and says in a Jimmy Stewart voice "My God Mary, they built this thing in Bedford Falls!" That references the movie "its a wonderful life." Plus the Stargazer was for most of production set to be a Constitution class ship the same class as the rebuilt Enterprise from the TOS movies as they still had those models to use from past films. But towards the end of shooting they made the change to have the ship be a mid class between the TOS era and TNG. And a new ship class and model was made. Even the actors called it a Constitution class ship, but was redubbed a Constellation class as it looked like the same word when they spoke.
You'd make a fine starfleet captain, Jen. Your cuteness would disarm even the borg. 🤭🥰 xxxx
Ah the Stargazer, not just one Captain Picard's favourites but one of mine aswell. Love a thick saucer.
Dr. Crusher... I remember one day in school where we were playing some game I don't remember, but I was the only one having a favorite actress, not just an actor. That being Gates McFadden.
Dear Jen, Q will endure until outside tNG series. And even emotional.
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JEN'S comments
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JEN :
" their ugly mugs again "
More Star Trek with Jen is the greatest Christmas gift of all.
It, certainly, is!
1:44 And we love SEEING you wear the proper Starfleet attire while viewing.
BTW Merry Christmas, Jen.
Hello from sunny Brazil! Seeing you in that Starfleet uni. makes the world alright again!!! 😁😘🥰
The Battle is a favorite of mine. It's a good intro to Picard as a character and would lay some foundation for later seasons. Indeed, the Battle shows vulnerability that we do not usually see in Jean Luc Picard in early TNG. And Ron Jones has a tremendous score. (Thank you for letting me tout that.)
Fun fact, the Stargazer was originally going to be a Constitution-class ship like Kirk's Enterprise and then they decided not to reuse that model to keep it more 'special' and made a new one with four nacelles. They picked the name Constellation-class so they could dub it over Geordi saying it. You can tell this because in Picard's ready room for this season there's a model of a Constitution-class ship and they only swapped it out for the Constellation-class Stargazer later.
Your ending words reminded me of a local NYC news anchor's sign off circa 1970s, "Thank you for your time this time until next time."
Great reactions Jen!
Q really is more of a trial, a burden they must bear, than an actual villain. He is at times villainous, like with the threat of putting humanity on trial at Farpoint and putting Tasha in the penalty box (to face nonexistence if someone else commits a penalty) here. In some ways he's more like an excessively powerful small child, which is an idea we've seen before in the Original Series, though I don't think you saw that episode with us.
A lot of the season one episodes call back to previous episodes of Original Star Trek, but I think that was more to ground the viewer into the universe with familiar storylines, which was fine.
The Battle was another good character exposition episode, like much of the first season, where it gives us more insight into who the crew members are in the course of a story. As far as the A story of the episode went, it was pretty basic but with some nice tweaks. And my head dreams of a future without headaches, but my 23 concussions are more to fault for my frequent migraines than some Ferringi torture device. 😛 Also, the design of the Stargazer was always one I liked, even as different as it was from other previously seen Star Fleet vessels.
Hide and Q always struck me as a update of the Original Series episode Where No Man Has Gone Before but with Riker taking Gary Mitchell's role, and doing better with it by not giving in to the hunger for the power. And, as mentioned above, the exposition here is to teach us more about Riker himself and who he really is.
You get to be more of a Starfleet ensign every time I see you Jen. Love the hair!
Captains log 2312.24
Excellent reporting number one. Not the best missions to date, however, we thank you for your perseverance and continued voyage through various endeavours and adventures.
There’s an old earth of wishing someone merry Christmas, hope you have an absolutely marvellous Christmas and a fantastic new year. 🖖😊🇨🇦
"Is that just foreplay for Klingons?"
🤣 Brilliant, Jen.
“ITS NOT A (space)TUMA!”kindergarten cop 😅💕
Hi Jen, I loved this 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' Saturday.
I hope that you and your loved ones have a wonderful Christmas and New Year, all the very best for 2024, may it bring you all that your hearts desire.
Take care and much love from the U.K.
If you want to see more Wil Wheaton he hosted Tabletop Games on UA-cam where he and his "nerd friends" play board games. My favorite is Small World.
Your thumbnail pics are the best! Love the look of astonishment Jen 😊 I do hope you do a deep dive into these next generation episodes! Thanks again...Eric
Hi Eric,
I can't stop to chat I'm afraid, I just wanted to wish you and your sister, the very best of times this Christmas and New Year, I hope that 2024 is the best one yet for you both. Take care my friend and all the best from me in the U.K.
@@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis. Thank you Adam. I wish all the best for you as well. Please have a safe and Merry Christmas!
@@e.d.2096 Thank you, Eric. 🙂
First Merry Christmas Jen! I hope your holidays are fantastic! I Luv ST TNG Saturday. One thing I learned is never trust the farangi! They only see the $$$! The Q is always out to test the humans usually it captain picard but this episode Q tested Riker. Great episode and great reaction Jen! Luv ya ❤💛 Live Long and Prosper!🖖
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Excellent!!!! Love starting from the beginning and really deep diving into these episodes. Thanks for the fun and hanging out. Awesome =Jen Murray
TNG is my favorite show, and JEN is my favorite Trekkie!!! NOBODY ELSE could be this cool in a captain's uniform!!!
Q is CLEARLY a villain here. You are not going crazy, lol. He literally sent monsters to kill our best boy, Wes. Anyone who contradicts what you're seeing with your own two eyes is probably just talking about a different storyline. There are decades of this stuff for people to confuse you with, including: books, comics, and games.
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, CAPTAIN MURRAY!!! 🖖
episode 10 reminds me of "Something Wicked This Way Comes" with Q as our devil!
It never has as much meaning unless spoken as the original: "Beware of Ferengi bearing gifts".
Patrick Stewart, Picard, was shakespearian trained, we used to watch videos of the plays we had to study. He did appear in a few
I like your captains uniform!
Hello jen! I am so glad that you are enjoying this. Looking forward to seeing more of these.
Back in the day, around the end of the first season, my local SF convention had a panel titled “Space Wesley Crusher!” He rapidly got frustrating.
I think the defense to the Picard Maneuver would be to "shoot the ship that just appeared next to you." You just have to predict he's going to do it, which Riker did.
Agreed
xxx hya thanks for the chat x
you willl love that DATA is the best ever character after later episodes
11:25 Precisely the scene Will Wheaton blames for everybody hating on Wesley.
Hope you are having an merry Christmas 🎅 Jen ❤
Thanks John, Merry Christmas 🎄
Season 1 of TNG can be quite a tough one to get through...Season 2 & onwards is filled with more & more great episodes each season.
Im genuinely happy looking at ur reactions to TNG
15:50 .. .. oh. Lol. "We are Locutus of"...
Star Wars fans say "we have the Force"
Star Trek Fans say "We have Q"
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they changed the
model ship
in the background
it was the
USS STARGAZER