Tag: Chief O'Brien
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Blogging the Next Generation: “Power Play”
“Lunchtime, Miles!” Once a year or so, Star Trek: The Next Generation gets it into its head to do a ghost story of one kind or another, of which “Power Play” qualifies – though thankfully, it moves away from any attempt to frighten us, settling instead for a hostage negotiation drama. O’Brien, Troi and Data…
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Blogging the Next Generation: “The Wounded”
“His father’s sword, he has girded on, and his wild harp slung behind him.” This fairly unassuming episode from Star Trek: The Next Generation’s fourth season has gone on, in the years since, to become one of the major feats of worldbuilding for the whole franchise. At first, its novelty was simply that it was…
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Blogging the Next Generation: “Loud as a Whisper”
“Before him, there was no Klingon word for ‘peacemaker.’” Huh, a whole episode I’d completely forgotten existed at all. “Loud as a Whisper” is a bit of a strange one, not without its merits, though it never became any kind of a memorable favourite for me (obviously). The episode explores its own idea well enough,…