Nitpicking: The Next Generation

In this episode we get to see what happens when Troi stops being polite and starts being real. Oh, and Riker is THE WORST. Includes guest commentator Cynthia Taylor.

In which we we bid a fond farewell to Wesley Crusher by reenacting the Water Weird scene from The Dungeon of Dread.

In an episode where Riker is once again saved by his own ineptness, we can't even nitpick without losing it.

In our third extrasode, Captain Archer's racism and inability to listen to anyone unsurprisingly causes trouble for the Enterprise crew.

In this episode, we bid hail and farewell to two beloved recurring characters, and say hello to another. Includes guest commentator, Jill Neff.

The appearance of Tasha Yar's long-lost sister makes for an episode that falls right into the Goldilocks zone.

The return of "The Traveler" and his conflation of physics with metaphysics mars what could have been a decent Crusher episode.

Picard makes a decision that, in the Baltimore of "The Wire", would condemn him to riding the boat.

In our fifth extrasode we examine the many ways that Star Trek: Discovery manages to squander the promise of its amazing pilot.

A deeply stupid plot involving Data taking over the Enterprise due to a magical black-box in his positronic brain forces us to ask the question: "Do you even Star Trek?"

After the roller-coaster ride of the Borg incursion, we're treated a low-key, introspective episode about--surprise, surprise!--family. The documentary we mentioned, "Live Long and Podcast" can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIV6PDDRAZ0

The fourth season kicks off with the thrilling conclusion of the Borg storyline, plus--gasp!--a strong Riker episode!

A summary of our feelings on characters new and old as we finish off the third season of TNG and take a look ahead at Season Four.

The first-ever end-of-season cliffhanger is also the episode that pulled Neil back into the TNG fold.

Even the series' FIFTH omnipotent being can't save this dumb-all-the-way-down episode.

A tedious and offensive episode that's even less clever than its (not-very-clever) name. Includes guest commentator Jill Neff.

In our second extrasode, the women of Voyager aren't taking care of people's feelings; they're taking care of business. GEEKY business.

The Enterprise crew prove themselves so bland that the only way they can become interesting is feeling other people's emotions.

Season Three's theme of kidnapping continues when Data is taken hostage by a show-offy art-collecting queen.