Lwaxana is a great character in her own right. Her comparitive color and depth next to Deanna is an indictment of the writers’ abandonment of the latter as a viable character.

S5E20 is Trek at its spiritual best, and contains some of TNG’s funniest images (like Worf in a mudbath)

Berman’s fine.

You’re a bit mean sometimes, Tenny

Don’t worry, I remember this. Would love to see a torrent sometime

Badda Bing Badda Bang is the best holodeck episode and a DS9 top-ten, and its central conceit has made it more relevant than ever, now there’s a common recognition of the value and significance we derive from virtual worlds, and our habit of anthropomorphizing LLMs.

Of all the things to call someone who employs coarse slang/diminutives for ethnic and cultural groups, racist wouldn’t even make top 5 in most people’s books.

Also: fuck the Cardis, they deserved their fate.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=QFspemhHmsw A Critique of Star Trek Discovery — Part 1 #RIPStarTrek

This whole essay is worth listening to, but 15:46-30:33 in particular gets at the heart of a big reason why classic Trek rocks and why nuTrek is shit.