Heart of Glory (1x20) March 21,1988
A Klingon Episode, Worf gets his most air time thus far. Worf's origins are explained. This may be the best episode of the season so far.
The Arsenal of Freedom (1x21) April 11,1988
I suppose it was inevitable that 80's character Vincent Schiavelli would appear in the Star Trek franchise. This was another good episode as the show has picked up it's pace as far as the writing goes.I have seen a repetitive plot line in a while.As I think back of the last several episode, this is the first one that has taken place on the planet surface in a lot time. From an action stand point it seems like a TOS episode.
Symbiosis (1x22) April 18,1988
Casting:Merritt Butrick who played Kirk's son in Wrath of Khan and Search for Spock appears in this episode.
Sci Fi at it's best puts a mirror to our society and maybe tells us something about our self. The over riding theme of this so/so episode is drug addiction.It comes off as much as an intergalactic after school special, which is fine I guess.Wesley doesn't understand the appeal of Drugs as Tasha Yar explains how society can be destroyed by drugs. Wesley says "I guess I just don't understand the appeal" Tasha "I hope you never do."
Skin of Evil (1x23) April 25,1988
I am trying to recall if I knew Tasha Yar was going to die or not when it first aired, certainly I did ? This is a surprising episode, her death takes place in the first 12 minutes of the show, they spent the rest of the episode dealing with the villain and rescuing Deanna Troi and the others who had a crash landing in a shuttle.
Worf is the acting head of security and it is in the last 10 minutes that we deal with the death of Lt. Yar. In a holodeck crew members listen to a monologue to each of them telling them how much she learned from each of them.
A couple of Moments of Data here that are quite well done. The first is Tasha's words to Data "You see things with the wonder of a child,take makes you as human as any of us". Afterwards Data asks Picard if he understood what had happened saying "My thoughts are not for Tasha but for myself, I think how empty I will be without her presence,Did I miss the point ?" Picard replies "No, You didn't Data, You Got it." That was a truly wonderful sentiment. A very well done episode. I am not talking about the black oil slick which killed her, it was one of the dumb villains of the series, any of the series really.
We'll Always Have Paris (1x24) May 2,1988
Michelle Phillips is the guest star as a former flame of Picard. I guess anytime you talk about Time Distortion you think Dr. Who. I Can't quite put my finger on it,but at times the series/season seems more like Doctor Who than something out of the Star Trek Universe. This is really a so/so episode.
Conspiracy (1x25) May 9,1988
I really liked this episode, although again it seemed like Doctor Who. Picard takes the ship off course to a top secret meeting where he is told something strange is going on, a lot of strange things are going on. After one of the ships Captained by someone at meeting explodes, Picard takes The Enterprise to Earth. Aliens have taken over several members of the Federation.
The ending has some of the SFX of the series to date.As the episode ends we find out the Aliens are sending a distress signal. It is a fun horror episode, ominous ending. Could something be on it's way to Earth ?
The Neutral Zone (1x26) May 16,1988
I was hoping the show had gotten away from the double plot lines, unfortunately not. Data and Worf bring 3 people who have been cryogenic frozen. It is played mostly for laughs but it does have it's moments. Initially I liked Picard's monologue how humans had put away it's childish past, but a couple of hours later it is preachy and annoying.
The other plot is Picard returns from a meeting with orders to go to the Neutral Zone. We find out no one in the federation has seen or heard from The Romulans in 50 years or so. Outposts on both sides have been wiped out. The two sides agree to work together and so the season ends. Something or someone is out there.
I liked the way they are setting this up, the distress signal, the trouble on the outposts, Romulans realize they might need the Federation help. Fun things to come in season 2.
Overview:
This was a really uneven season, in fact it is a wonder the show stayed on the air. They were slow in giving origins to characters. Most were underwritten. I really disliked the 2 plot episodes. I love Riker and Picard but the others have their moments. Killing Tasha just seems odd more than it seems daring. The show does get better ! On to Season 2 and a bunch of changes.
A Klingon Episode, Worf gets his most air time thus far. Worf's origins are explained. This may be the best episode of the season so far.
The Arsenal of Freedom (1x21) April 11,1988
I suppose it was inevitable that 80's character Vincent Schiavelli would appear in the Star Trek franchise. This was another good episode as the show has picked up it's pace as far as the writing goes.I have seen a repetitive plot line in a while.As I think back of the last several episode, this is the first one that has taken place on the planet surface in a lot time. From an action stand point it seems like a TOS episode.
Symbiosis (1x22) April 18,1988
Casting:Merritt Butrick who played Kirk's son in Wrath of Khan and Search for Spock appears in this episode.
Sci Fi at it's best puts a mirror to our society and maybe tells us something about our self. The over riding theme of this so/so episode is drug addiction.It comes off as much as an intergalactic after school special, which is fine I guess.Wesley doesn't understand the appeal of Drugs as Tasha Yar explains how society can be destroyed by drugs. Wesley says "I guess I just don't understand the appeal" Tasha "I hope you never do."
Skin of Evil (1x23) April 25,1988
I am trying to recall if I knew Tasha Yar was going to die or not when it first aired, certainly I did ? This is a surprising episode, her death takes place in the first 12 minutes of the show, they spent the rest of the episode dealing with the villain and rescuing Deanna Troi and the others who had a crash landing in a shuttle.
A couple of Moments of Data here that are quite well done. The first is Tasha's words to Data "You see things with the wonder of a child,take makes you as human as any of us". Afterwards Data asks Picard if he understood what had happened saying "My thoughts are not for Tasha but for myself, I think how empty I will be without her presence,Did I miss the point ?" Picard replies "No, You didn't Data, You Got it." That was a truly wonderful sentiment. A very well done episode. I am not talking about the black oil slick which killed her, it was one of the dumb villains of the series, any of the series really.
We'll Always Have Paris (1x24) May 2,1988
Michelle Phillips is the guest star as a former flame of Picard. I guess anytime you talk about Time Distortion you think Dr. Who. I Can't quite put my finger on it,but at times the series/season seems more like Doctor Who than something out of the Star Trek Universe. This is really a so/so episode.
Conspiracy (1x25) May 9,1988
I really liked this episode, although again it seemed like Doctor Who. Picard takes the ship off course to a top secret meeting where he is told something strange is going on, a lot of strange things are going on. After one of the ships Captained by someone at meeting explodes, Picard takes The Enterprise to Earth. Aliens have taken over several members of the Federation.
The ending has some of the SFX of the series to date.As the episode ends we find out the Aliens are sending a distress signal. It is a fun horror episode, ominous ending. Could something be on it's way to Earth ?
The Neutral Zone (1x26) May 16,1988
I was hoping the show had gotten away from the double plot lines, unfortunately not. Data and Worf bring 3 people who have been cryogenic frozen. It is played mostly for laughs but it does have it's moments. Initially I liked Picard's monologue how humans had put away it's childish past, but a couple of hours later it is preachy and annoying.
The other plot is Picard returns from a meeting with orders to go to the Neutral Zone. We find out no one in the federation has seen or heard from The Romulans in 50 years or so. Outposts on both sides have been wiped out. The two sides agree to work together and so the season ends. Something or someone is out there.
I liked the way they are setting this up, the distress signal, the trouble on the outposts, Romulans realize they might need the Federation help. Fun things to come in season 2.
Overview:
This was a really uneven season, in fact it is a wonder the show stayed on the air. They were slow in giving origins to characters. Most were underwritten. I really disliked the 2 plot episodes. I love Riker and Picard but the others have their moments. Killing Tasha just seems odd more than it seems daring. The show does get better ! On to Season 2 and a bunch of changes.
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