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I did not need to know that Data was fully ‘operational’.

Did you?

I can’t say that I thought the second episode of the series would be… um, this.

The first episode of the series was pretty serious. Setting the tone for the show. Dealing with Q calling humans a savage race and the crew of the Enterprise disproving that. It had some humor and some action. But mostly everything was solved with diplomacy and care.

It was a very serious tone.

This was not in line with that serious tone in the slightest.

This episode was more like, hey, we can be wild and silly and crazy as well. Here’s some proof.

I don’t think I necessarily needed an episode where everyone is drunk because the water in their brain is off because of the nearby sun or something. Which – you know – wouldn’t be so bad if they entire crew got a little drunk and had some fun.

Except for the part where it doesn’t wear off.

Oh, and it makes you extremely hot.

So hot, that you might open up an airlock you shouldn’t for some cool air. Or let the ship freeze. You know, like the one The Enterprise found floating in space with every single person aboard dead or sucked out to death.

Gee. This got way less fun.

Also, this is a very old show in terms of we use a thing to make this thing happen, even though it’ll never happen again.

Like the sheer amount of skin touching in order for whatever this was to run rampant through the crew – is crazy. I don’t even need to watch the rest of the series to promise you there will never be this amount of touching again.

Those little details are always noticeable to me. Are they to you?

Overall, I did enjoy the wacky episode.

Riker, Crusher, and Picard all attempting to maintain themselves to try and keep the ship from being destroyed and everyone getting killed. Everything about their struggle amuses the crap out of me.

Riker dealing with Deanna who knows his every feeling.

He’s like nope. Nope. Not now. We’ll die. Maybe later.

Then Picard and Crusher apparently have the hots for each other. Which I did not expect, but also kind of really love because it really works between them. They even worked really well here, while struggling against their attraction for each other.

His little skip as he follows her into the sickbay, gets me every time.

It’s so unlike Picard and yet like him at the same time. It’s amazing.

I love how much Beverly is doing her best to remain cognizant and do her job to keep everyone from dying. But she also had no foresight to lock the door where she was holding Geordi.

It’s so hilarious.

Because they’re all hanging on by a thread. Trying to keep the ship running to the best of their abilities while also trying to solve the problems they’re dealing with. But the rest of the crew?

Well, they’re just having a good time.

Data and Tasha are having… a good time. Apparently. Again, did not need to know that was a thing.

The guy in charge of engineering is enjoying using the very important chips to make castles to amuse himself. Wesley has barricaded himself in engineering because he so wishes he was part of Starfleet.

Except that very desire nearly gets everyone killed.

And his little line about doing the math in his head reminded me of Ashley Johnson’s character from Blindspot. “In my head, where math is done.”

Love that reminder.

Not sure I love that snot that caused far too many problems.

While his mother was desperately trying to keep a lid on her shit to save everyone. Like dude, you do not have your mother’s fortitude in the slightest.

Which is one of the reasons I do like the idea of her with Picard.

Although, I get their hesitation given that he was friends with her late husband. He even brought the body to her and Wesley after he passed. There’s a lot of history there that complicates things.

What’s complicated between Deanna and Riker?

I’m really curious about their relationship and what happened to bring them here. Where they clearly still have feelings for each other but are holding themselves back. For some reason.

Tell me the reason. Gots to know.

Also, I cannot begin to tell you how happy I am that Deanna is in pants. She was the only one of the main characters not in pants last episode. It was nice that she was no longer required to wear the ridiculous short skirt that made no sense with the settings they were finding themselves in. Pants. Far more mobile. Just in case.

I also, must mention that I love how advanced we are, yet not at the same time. We can decontaminate. Mostly.

Sort of. Whoops. Outbreak occurred regardless.

Um… Maybe we should work on that. To prevent issues in the future.

There’s also the fact that we’re dealing with something that I think occurred in the first series. We got the notes from that series to make an antidote. Except it didn’t work. Because why would it?

That would be too easy.

We wouldn’t have an episode.

Also, very futuristic thing, and our solution is to chuck a ship at the problem to buy ourselves some time. Because apparently Data can only go moderately fast.

Somehow Data is also effected.

To the sense of no one. But hey? I don’t really care. It was entertaining to watch him ask Picard that if he’s pricked, doesn’t he leak?

Leak.

My goodness.

Data is going to be one of my favorite characters, isn’t he?

Picard – who is terrible with children – tries to reason with a drunk child who has everything he’s ever wanted. Control over a starship. Which drives Picard crazy. Because he should be in charge and a freaking child is messing with things and we’re all going to die because we cannot convince him to stop being a child.

I really hope this is not how Wesley is.

Like everyone is drunk. He’s not going to actively continue to get in the way. Is he? Or annoy the crew by being in the way?

I did enjoy that Beverly was proud of her son. That was sweet. Even if it’s kind of Wesley’s fault, they were in more trouble than they needed to be.

Yar doesn’t want Data to say anything about what happened between them. But hey, you know what? Everyone was having a tough couple of days. No one is judging.

This is a wild episode. Gene Roddenberry wanted to cut to the heart of the characters quickly and felt this was an easy way to do so. I’m not sure if he nailed it yet or not. I’d have to watch more.

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