Since absolutely nothing of any interest happened this weekend I haven’t had the chance to go through my pictures yet, you’re not getting a post about the Puntabulous Pool Party today. Besides, I want to think of creative captions for all the pictures rather than just saying exactly what you already see. If I show you a picture of Adam giving Justin a bj, why would you need a caption of me saying “Here is Adam giving Justin a bj.” and/or “Here is Adam giving Justin the bj of his life.” when you can clearly just see that for yourselves? So give me another day to get my creative juices flowing and I’m sure you’ll find yourselves pleased.
So instead, I once again present you with a timely review of a television season that aired twenty years ago. I’m on the cutting edge, I tell ya! I’m like a political commentator, but I actually admit that this is just my outdated opinion rather than dressing it up like it’s hard-hitting news.
So overall, I thought this season was really good. Not as amazing as season 4, which was pretty much nonstop awesomeness from beginning to end. But still a solid season. The first truly great episode of the season was episode 5.5 Disaster, where the Enterprise is hit with some sort of debilitating something or other, and they need to bring things under control. I just loved each of the situations the crew members were put into. I always enjoy seeing Picard interact with children, and this episode was the best one yet, as he was trapped in an elevator with three of them. I also quite enjoyed Worf helping Keiko give birth in Ten Forward. “The computer simulation was not like this. That delivery was very orderly.” So funny.
Other standout episodes included the Unification two-parter, which brought back Leonard Nimoy as Spock, who was trying to reunite Vulcan and Romulus; Conundrum, where the crews memories are erased and they’re being manipulated into destroying a warring civilization; Ethics, where Worf is paralyzed and wants to commit suicide; The Outcast, which I already talked about; Cause and Effect, where the Enterprise has a Groundhog Day experience until they can figure out a way to make the Enterprise not explode into a bajillion pieces; I, Borg, where the crew finds a single Borg survivor and learns that when they are removed from the Borg Hive, they are capable of not being assholes; and The Next Phase, where Geordi and Ensign Ro are involved in a transporter accident which leaves them stuck between between phases leading everyone to believe they’re dead, and Data to organize the jazziest and most awesome memorial service ever.
I also quite enjoyed the season finale Times Arrow, where Data (and later, the entire crew) is sent back to 19th century San Francisco. It wasn’t as great as The Best of Both Worlds finale, of course, but was better than the Klingon Civil War finale of season 4. Just like The Voyage Home, I love seeing the Enterprise crew outside of their future element, like Picard having to deal with his irate landlady and Data beating everyone at poker which was genius. I also quite enjoyed Guinan’s role in this episode. It allowed her to be more than just the wise barkeep, and gave a bit more of her history while still keeping her mysterious.
All in all, another fantastic season of TNG! Onto season 6!
I totally saw Adam give Justin a bj…true story
Just so we’re clear, every bj i give is the best bj of that recipient’s life.
I think “Adam gave a bj to Justin at the Puntabulous Pool Party” is the new “Glenn Beck Raped and Murdered a Girl in 1990″. We just need to spread the word a bit more.
I loved later, in Deep Space Nine, when O’Brien announces that Keiko is having another baby, Worf loses his cool to think that it’s happening right there and then. But when he learns it’s happening later, he apologizes that he won’t be around then ’cause he’s got…stuff to do.
Somehow I missed the Adam/Justin thing, but I’m sure there is video.
And Brian F is rite, keep Disater in your mind it gets referenced a few times in the future on TNG and DS9
Craig – Have you seen the movie “Jeffrey” where Patrick Stewart plays a gay interior designer (are there any other kind)? Its a minor role but one keeps thinking “OMG, its Captain Picquard!”
It must have been good. Justin is still speechless.
I actually remember a lot of those episodes, although it would be good to watch them again. So much TV, so little time.
Something is weird with the comment box. The white rectangle ends at the bottom (above the button), and I don’t see the subscribe checkbox.
Yeah, that happened after I updated wordpress. I need to figure out what’s wrong. Or maybe it’s telling me I need a new theme, which I’ve been antsy to change lately. We’ll see.
did it get screwed up after the 3.0 update or the 3.0.1 update?
I went straight from 2-something to 3.0.1. So I’m not sure which one the culprit is. Working up a new theme I really like, so hopefully it won’t matter in an hour or so.
I guess that I just have to obsessively hit refresh until then.
Some thoughts on the new theme:
Two avatars look silly.
Where did all the hidden links at the bottom of the main page go?
Oh, there they are. ->
the link to my website is prominent (aka i love the new design).
Also, can we have subscriptions back?
Ask, and you shall receive! I just forgot to turn the plugin back on.
Is there just one avatar now? I can’t tell at work since they’re blocked. Does it look better?
There is only one avatar now, and the subscription box is back.
Cupcake: “It must have been good. Justin is still speechless.” Made me spit take!
Can’t say much about TNG, I never watched it.
The new layout is nice enough, though everything looks a little smaller.
Disaster is in my top 5 favorite episodes ever. I agree with your assessment although I’d not rate Ethics as high, didn’t like that as much.
john, I’m pretty sure after the BJ, Adam did a spit take well.
HUGS…
I should have Edward Scissorhands waiting for me when I get home. If I don’t like it, I will hold everyone here responsible.
John — “spit take”? I assure you, Adam was too much of a gentleman to spit.
Disaster I have always had mixed feelings about. Yes, the baby delivery bit is good. But I didn’t enjoy the Picard-with-kids bit as much as you did, and it *always* irritates me when there is some sort of problem on a space ship involving something heavy or involving needing to climb against gravity. HELLO?!?! It’s ARTIFICIAL GRAVITY. You never EVER hear anybody say “Computer, please turn off the artificial gravity to section N starboard side” or whatever. I could understand, given the damage to the turbolift, that the computer might not have been able to comply, but Picard didn’t even think to try it.
I love I, Borg. Hugh was a great character. No spoilers but you will get to see him again.
Ethics I actually hated.
I **LOVE** Cause and Effect. I have watched it many many times and it never gets old.
And The Next Phase may be one of my absolute favorite eps.
Unification was good (though — Grunaupedia moment here — it annoys me that although Romulus is obviously based on ancient Rome, they have the Senate be representatives of various constituencies like our senate; the Roman senate was not elected, did not represent anybody but themselves, and couldn’t make laws). It is still a very cool two-parter.
Time’s Arrow I didn’t like as much as I wished I would.
And once again, Adam, thanks
All great episodes and there is a bunch of great stuff in season 6 to look forward to. I wasn’t a big fan of Time’s Arrow. Something just doesn’t seem right to me when the future steps back into the past, however, anytime Whoopi Goldberg got more screen time..I was very happy.