TNG S02E01

In this installment:
(viewed 5/28/2013-5/29/2013)

Star Trek: The Next Generation, S02E01 - "The Child"

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"The Child"

• Is this the one I think it is?  Oh crap, it is.  Not only is it a Troi episode, but we get introduced to my least-favorite Star Trek character of all time.
  
  (I should note that, 90% of the time at least, when I'm slamming a character I'm not slamming the actor who played them.  Diana Muldaur is a great actress, and Marina Sirtis has always been very generous with her time and very kind toward the fan community--as can be said of most of the TNG cast.  I simply don't care for these two characters.)
• On the upside, Geordi gets a promotion to chief engineer and Riker gets his beard!
• The awkward moment between Picard and Wesley in the turbolift?  Priceless.
• "Counselor Deanna Troi...is pregnant."
  
  "PREGNANT?!?"
  
  Calm down, Riker.  It's not yours.
• "It's strange to have armed guards in a delivery room."
  
  Yeah, well it's also strange to have a baby in 36 hours.  So pipe down, pipey.
• His name is pronounced "DAY-tuh".  I think part of why I never liked Pulaski is because she's such a jerkface to Data.
• This kid is even more dense than his mother.
• Oh, I forgot that we get Guinan!  She's quite the opposite of Troi and Pulaski.  I can't stand Whoopi Goldberg, but I always liked Guinan.
• Science Station Tango Sierra is yet another redress of the Orbital Office Complex from Star Trek:  The Motion Picture.
• Riker: "And who will tuck him in at night?"
  
  Wesley: "Come on, Commander."
  
  Worf: "I will accept that responsibility."