Star Trek: Reverie

While Riker leads an away team to a female-dominated planet, a mysterious virus spreads among the Enterprise crew.In this episode, the hosts discuss the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode 'Angel One' from Season 1, which first aired on January 25, 1988. Written by Patrick Barry and directed by Michael Rhodes, the episode features Riker leading an away team to a female-dominated planet while a virus spreads among the Enterprise crew. The hosts critique the episode's execution of its themes, such as sexism and political messages, and highlight the questionable costume design and thinly written plots. They also mention reviews from other critics, noting the episode's controversial reception.You can find me at:@JonathanJK on Twitter@TrekkieTrek on Twitter@Voyager Season 8 on BlueskyYou can find Adam at:@Dementeddemon on IG0:00 - Introduction and Episode Overview3:16 - Reviews and External Opinions8:48 - Virus Subplot and Character Dynamics16:49 - Behind the Scenes and Fun Facts23:14 - Final Thoughts and Ratings23:33 - Closing Remarks and Call to ActionJoin the Discord - https://discord.gg/QH742ZXCYxHere is the link to the patreon if you'd like to help with the Voyager Season 8 project - www.patreon.com/voyagerseason8

The Enterprise explores Data's home planet, Omicron Theta. They find his brother, and the dark secret he carries.In this episode, we review the TNG episode 'Datalore' and follow up on a previous discussion about 'Code of Honor’. We talk about the allegations of racism and misogyny in 'Code of Honor' and discuss some people’s reaction on social media. We also share our opinions on blocking and creating echo-chambers. Moving on to 'Datalore,' we critique the episode's writing, plot inconsistencies but praise Brent Spiner's performance as Data and Lore, the production values. We also analyze character development and unanswered questions about Data's origins, concluding howthe episode had potential but ultimately fell short.You can find me at:@JonathanJK on Twitter@TrekkieTrek on Twitter@Voyager Season 8 on BlueskyYou can find Adam at:@Dementeddemon on IG00:10 Introduction and Follow-Up Discussion01:17 Twitter Drama and Blocking Culture00:28 Debate on Racism in 'Code of Honor'04:06 Social Media and Blocking Culture07:31 Algorithm and Viewer Engagement09:40 First Impressions of 'DataLore'11:09 The Good Stuff24:19 Discussing the Episode's Peculiarities28:59 Lore Arc and Continuity Issues31:47 Fun Facts About the Episode36:27 Final Thoughts and RatingsJoin the Discord - https://discord.gg/QH742ZXCYxHere is the link to the patreon if you'd like to help with the Voyager Season 8 project - www.patreon.com/voyagerseason8

Tensions mount as Counselor Troi's arranged marriage nears, and her mother takes a liking to Captain Picard. Meanwhile, a plague ship threatens the planet where they are meeting.In this episode we talk about ‘Haven’, an episode which is seemingly so inoffensive that I didn’t see the humour in it at first so it’s funny or the real world parallels in retrospect. There’s a decent A and B story that messes well together, Picard has comedic moments, we witness a few unicorns, while lamenting the lack of Microbrain and Macrobrain.You can find me at:@JonathanJK on Twitter@TrekkieTrek on Twitter@Voyager Season 8 on BlueskyYou can find Adam at:@Dementeddemon on IG0:00 - Intro0:55 - First Thoughts4:09 - The Unintended Comedy7:55 - Riker’s Harps (with clip)10:45 - Mrs Troi vs Siri12:40 - Modern Day Catchup13:27 - Lwaxana Troi is a Eugenicist15:28 - Tasha is Materialistic16:22 - Wyatt Miller is a Unicorn17:49 - Deanna’s Dilemma19:05 - Riker isn’t Written Well21:05 - The Terellian’s Plague Ship24:07 - The Melodrama26:29 - Why Don’t Devices have ‘Find My’?28:58 - 7 Fun Facts34:23 - Overall OpinionJoin the Discord - https://discord.gg/QH742ZXCYxHere is the link to the patreon if you'd like to help with the Voyager Season 8 project - www.patreon.com/voyagerseason8

Q returns to the Enterprise, testing Commander Riker by giving him the power of the Q.In this episode we discuss the 10th episode of TNG - Hide and Q. We talk about Wesley's bayonetting, Commander Riker's inability to treat women, The good-looking TOS era set design, John De Lancie saves this episode, Picard plays 4D Chess against both Q and Riker Q.You can find me at:@JonathanJK on Twitter@TrekkieTrek on Twitter@Voyager Season 8 on BlueskyYou can find Adam at:@Dementeddemon on IGTimestamps0:00 - Introduction0:42 - Good Bits13:00 - Bad Bits28:55 - Episode Details35:22 - 7 Fun Facts41:01 - SummaryJoin the Discord - https://discord.gg/QH742ZXCYxHere is the link to the patreon if you'd like to help with the Voyager Season 8 project - www.patreon.com/voyagerseason8

When a group of Ferengi present Captain Picard with the derelict remains of his old starship, he begins to lose himself in the past.In this episode we discuss the 9th episode of TNG - The Battle. We talk about Wesley's worst moment so far in his arc to become a Traveller, Picard's headache, the quick resolution to the story, how the books try to fix so much of the canon and backstory to make everything more logical.You can find me at:@JonathanJK on Twitter@TrekkieTrek on Twitter@Voyager Season 8 on BlueskyYou can find Adam at:@Dementeddemon on IGTIMESTAMPS0:00 - Clip0:09 - Today's Review3:24 - The Good Parts11:08 - The Bad Parts13:45 - The Nitpicks17:51 - Fun Facts21:11 - Books creating Small Universe Syndrome24:47 - In SummaryJoin the Discord - https://discord.gg/QH742ZXCYxHere is the link to the patreon if you'd like to help with the Voyager Season 8 project - www.patreon.com/voyagerseason8

When Wesley Crusher is condemned to die on an idyllic, primitive planet, Captain Picard must face breaking the Prime Directive to save the boy's life.In this episode we discuss the "sex planet" episode. We point out some of the problems with this episode like the illogical plot set up, the lack of diversity and Wesley's arc of integrity.You can find me at:@JonathanJK on Twitter@TrekkieTrek on Twitter@Voyager Season 8 on BlueskyYou can find Adam at:@Dementeddemon on IG0:00 - Introduction3:06 - Representation Issues6:22 - Positives14:52 - Geordi La Forge and Representation19:08 - What Does God Need with A Seks Planet?21:22 - Primitive Peoples in TOS and TNG29:00 - Wesley’s Arc31:55 - 7 Fun Facts40:23 - Storylines and ThemesJoin the Discord - https://discord.gg/QH742ZXCYxHere is the link to the patreon if you'd like to help with the Voyager Season 8 project - www.patreon.com/voyagerseason8

While transporting delegates, an alien life form wreaks havoc on the Enterprise computer – and begins to take over the minds of her crew.In this episode Adam and myself breakdown the 7th episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.You can find me at:@JonathanJK on Twitter@TrekkieTrek on Twitter@Voyager Season 8 on BlueskyYou can find Adam at:@Dementeddemon on IG0:00 - Introduction0:40 - Good Things15:19 - Bad Things17:03 - Did You Notice?27:14 - Fun Facts31:41 - Wrapping Up and SummaryJoin the Discord - https://discord.gg/QH742ZXCYxHere is the link to the patreon if you'd like to help with the Voyager Season 8 project - www.patreon.com/voyagerseason8

When an experimental engine modification throws the Enterprise to the edge of the known universe, the crew must rely on a mysterious alien to guide the ship home.You can find me at:@JonathanJK on Twitter@TrekkieTrek on Twitter@Voyager Season 8 on BlueskyYou can find Adam at:@Dementeddemon on IG0:00 - Introduction1:45 - First Thoughts2:41 - Character Analysis - Kozinski3:32 - Clashing Personalities - Picard and Riker4:23 - Good Things5:47 - Special Effects6:20 - Strange and Enjoyable Episode7:14 - Jonathan has met ‘The Traveller’8:05 - Funny Moments and Misunderstandings9:16 - Flashbacks and Filming Efforts10:05 - Random Moments of Crew Members' Hobbies12:30 - Improved Crew Interactions14:08 - Picard Takes Control16:30 - Fresh Ideas and Growth17:33 - Nitpicks18:27 - Episode’s Stereotypes19:48 - Wesley's Importance20:50 - “Contradicting” the Picard Series22:14 - Writing Issues and Wesley's Specialness23:38 - Why the Pessimism?24:10 - Concerns about being in a Distant Galaxy25:14 - Quotes and fun facts28:02 - Enjoyment of the episode29:07 - Episode preferenceHere is the link to the patreon if you'd like to help with the Voyager Season 8 project - www.patreon.com/voyagerseason8