In this episode we discuss the challenges Wesley Crusher faces in protecting kidnapped children, Captain Picard's efforts to negotiate their release. We discuss the issue of immigration because of the social parallels inside the episode's theme, the direction, and its technical merits.

Time Stamps

0:00 - Intro

0:54 - Review Starts

3:31 - Disjointed Episode Order

6:54 - Power Play Through Technology

7:54 - Breadcrumb Mystery

9:31 - Immigration Allegory

14:30 - Episode's Easy Resolution

15:18 - Purposeful Bad Child Acting?

17:22 - Adults Over-acting

18:14 - More Powerful More Moral?

19:55 - 7 Fun Facts

21:45 - The Possible Subplot

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Breaking Down Star Trek TNG S1E16: 'To Short A Season'.

In this episode we talk about the digital drawers, the first Starfleet ‘Badmiral’ and his accidental interpretation as President Biden with tangents to the war in Ukraine, Tasha Yar’s two lines, does the Prime Directive apply, the naivety with showing photographic evidence, whether Wesley would have solved the issue by looking at his mum’s medical screens again, what’s the theme of the episode and where is the money in the Federation?

Time Stamps

0:00 - Intro

0:51 - Good Things

8:03 - Bad Things

15:59 - Observations

23:08 - 7 Fun Facts

28:46 - In Summary

34:59 - Out take

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0:00 - Introduction

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Breaking Down Star Trek TNG S1E15: 11001001

Adam and myself discuss the 15th episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation's first season, '11001001.' The episode features the technologically advanced aliens - the Bynars who update the Enterprise's computer systems. We talk about the character interactions, plot intricacies, and the portrayal of AI from 1980 and today in 2024.

We highlight the well-constructed nature of the episode, critique its weaker points, and the amusing moments and dialogues. Additionally we mention the real-world parallels to AI, the Bynar's unique communication and societal structure, and some fun facts about the production.

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0:00 - Introduction

0:37 - First thoughts

1:43 - Realism on Display

2:42 - The Bynars Part 1

7:56 - Minuet and Adaptive Ai

11:38 - Riker is Impressed So We Have To Be

14:21 - The Ending

17:03 - The Bynars Part 2

19:08 - Riker is Emotionally Stunted

20:31 - Ai & Human Relationships

22:43 - Data Reflecting

24:59 - Fun Dialogue/Scenes

28:36 - Questions

31:40 - 7 Fun Facts

34:48 - Overall Thoughts

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