(viewed Saturday, May 18th)
Star Trek: The Next Generation, S01E16 - "When The Bough Breaks"
Star Trek: The Next Generation, S01E17 - "Home Soil"
"When The Bough Breaks"
- I believe, although I may be misremembering, that Data's explanation of the Aldean invisibility shield (and comparison to that used by the Romulans on a smaller scale) is the first time the actual mechanism behind the cloaking device is mentioned on screen.
- Radue needs to knock it off with the kidnapping nonsense and get back to ruling Romania.
(yes, I know the spelling is a bit different) - Okay, I mean...I know they're your kids and everything. But these toolbags are going to give you all kinds of knowledge in exchange for them. Just because some parents wanted to keep their precious little darlings, the Federation loses out on the chance to attain centuries of advancement instantaneously.
- The kid sculpts a dolphin? That's a little clichéd and derivative, don't you think? ;P
- Wesley Crusher: An annoying little twerp, but surprisingly good at staging hunger strikes. He's like a little Bobby Sands in a unisex jumpsuit!
- Alexandra holding out her hands and waiting for Picard to pick her up? Simultaneously hilarious and adorable. She reminds me of one of my nieces.
- I like how they figured out how to cloak their entire freaking planet, but they couldn't figure out chronic radiation syndrome.
"Home Soil"
- This whole terraforming thing would've been easier if they'd just worked out the kinks in the Genesis Device :P
- Joking aside, I've always liked this episode. There are two kinds of Trek: space adventures and true science fiction. Among the latter, some of my favorite stories are ones that involve the discovery of life dramatically different from known flora and fauna.
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