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Next generation, Season 3
Tags: Science fiction Star Trek
Number / Name | Why I liked it |
150 / 3:1
Evolution |
Admitting a mistake. Putting all your eggs in one basket. First contact. How to live up to oneself as child genius. Weird negotiations. Mother/son. |
149 / 3:2
The ensigns of command. |
When the law is the only acceptable
way, using the law better than the opponent. The limitations of the android. The importance of things, of home. |
151 / 3:3
The survivors. |
How to help. A pacifist, killing in anger. An immortal loving a mortal. |
152 / 3:4
Who watches the watchers? |
Prime directive. Studying primitive cultures, to understand ourselves. Rationality/religion. A person being seen as a god. Not accepting death. First contact. Good one! |
153 / 3:5
The bonding |
A child losing a parent. Should parents avoid risks? The crew losing a member. Should the death of strangers be felt just as much as the death of a loved one? The Klingon losing a person under his command. Klingon culture. Repressing feelings. Reality is better. Pain and joy are both essential. Excellent Trek! |
154 / 3:6
The booby trap |
Dating = be yourself. Dating a
hologram! History. Fly in the ointment. Technology isn't the answer. |
155 / 3:7
The enemy |
Ingenuity. Blaming a group for an individuals error. Dying for one's ideals. Risking large scale war. Trusting an enemy. Helping an enemy. Enemy mine! |
156 / 3:8
The price |
Stress in a person who professionally
handles stress. Falling in love. Negotiations = poker! Ethics and empathy. Taking a chance - and losing. Love is not to change your lover. Nice one! |
157 / 3:9
The vengeance factor |
Negotiations. Carrying a resentment - long. Feuds. Servants/freedom. Having to kill a loved one. Choosing immortality in order to kill. |
158 / 3:10
The defector |
The Shakespeare actor plays
Shakespeare! Risking that large scale war again. Lies in lies in lies... A wonderful surprise at the end. The hope for peace. Great! |
159 / 3:11
The hunted |
The perfect soldier. Soldiers, who can't be reintegrated into society. And who are then put into prison instead. Soldiers coming home, with heavy psychological problems, and not welcome. (Vietnam.) |
160 / 3:12
The high ground |
Terrorists. IRA
again. Hostage. Non-coorperation, hunger strike. Should a society, historically based on violence, defend violence? Willing to die for a cause. And kill. Is it neutral/okay to help one side in a conflict? Violent = wrong in all ways? Stockholm-syndrome? |
161 / 3:13
Deja Q |
Humor. Bullying lower lifeforms, and then suddenly lowered to the same level. Compassion. Coorperation. Self-sacrifice. Gratitude. |
162 / 3:14
A matter of perspective |
A crime mystery! Crime doesn't pay! Exciting! |
163 / 3:15
Yesterday's Enterprise |
Time travel and
parallel universe. Our crew turns military, losing a war. The wise bartender. Our crew meets the predecessor ship and crew. Everybody gets to die! I luv it! |
164 / 3:16
The offspring |
The android gets a child. Can the android procreate? Choosing one's sex, and race. Learning by teaching. The meaning of life. Removing a child from her parent. The striving is important, not actually getting there. Humor - the fast charmer overtaken. The child exceeding the parent. Parenting. Losing a child. Touching. Perfect! |
165 / 3:17
Sins of the father |
Discipline. Klingon culture. The Kilngon's brother. The family affected by the individual members. The Enterprise affected by the individual crew member! Politics. A scapegoat. The captain starts his Klingon "career". Truth. Almost perfect - but somehow Duras didn't seem Klingon to me. |
166 / 3:18
Allegiance |
Kidnapped - but
why? Doubleganger. The captain kissing the doctor! And singing. Suspicion. Trust. Mutiny. Experimenting and observing. Authority. |
167 / 3:19
Captain's holiday |
"A crewmember is sick..." - Picard is
smarter than Kirk! Time travel. A half naked captain! With a woman! |
168 / 3:20
Tin man |
A mentally unstable
specialist/telepath. One lonely soul seeking another. A living ship. The meaning of life. Suicide. First contact. |
169 / 3:21
Hollow pursuits |
Alternate versions of our crew:
"Barclay is the best", "Greek gods" and "3 musceteers". Insecurity. Isolation. Living a fantasy. Addiction. Humor. Therapy. Holo ethics. Decoding dreams. Another mentally unstable specialist. |
170 / 3:22
The most toys |
The android dies! (They
think.) Freedom. A collector. Morale. The ability to kill. Non-coorperation. But not at the loss of life. "Your fault that I killed." |
171 / 3:23
Sarek |
An emotional Vulcan. An emotional
everybody! Denial. There are always other solutions. 2 living legends, bonding. Emotion/control. Great acting from Stewart! Very, very good! |
172 / 3:24
Ménage à Troi |
The end is funny - and clever. Oh, and by the way: the family is happy for its youngest member. |
173 / 3:25
Transfigurations |
Self-confidence. Amnesia. Healing. The security officer dies - for a little while. Stopping evolution, of fear. Beings of light and energy. |
174 / 3:26
The best of both worlds, part I |
Captain - or first officer on the
flagship? We change, we grow older. The chain of command. Courage. Killing a friend to win a battle? |
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