I think Jellico is so abrasive both because he's under stress, and because he's been taken out of his comfort zone from his own ship. He might be a perfectly pleasant guy all the time back where he likes it, but now he's the captain of the flagship, involved in a huge negotiation, and he's got Troi running around in a…

I was referring to the term "werewolf," not the character's name. I know Rome wasn't in Sparta, even though just saying that gave Frank Miller an idea for a 300 sequel.

Shame, yes, but for what reason?
I always thought that Kyodai Ken allowed himself to die not because Bruce Wayne/Batman was beating him, but because his sworn enemy offered to save his life. Whether he rejected the offer out of spite, or because he realized that Wayne was actually a noble person for all his wealth, I…

He killed helots to survive in Sparta? Man, that must have been a controversial training regimen.

Man, this is a hell of an episode for a kid's show.
I mean, "Tyger, Tyger" is pretty much dark when you think about it. Selina Kyle is abducted, forced into becoming inhuman, and set up as Tygrus' mate without any consent. That's some deep body horror and rape going on, and the only reason why the episode isn't creepy…

I also loved when he told Geordi about making the regulations conservative, because it seemed just like Scotty, AND a fairly good idea in real life. Really, if there's anything to sum up "Scotty is awesome," the line "Forget it. I wrote it." is up there.

I think another reason Bebop works so well is that for all of its Western influence (both in terms of the genre and the overall cultural setting), it does so intelligently by putting things in the future. There's no pressure to identify Spike or Jet as American, Japanese, British or any other nationality. They're just…

It just seemed like such an odd choice. People complain about the lighting for Voyager, but at least it was consistent. However, the fact that it was necessitated by the TV sets they were using does make sense.

Why the mood lighting?
When I saw this recently, that was the thing that stuck out like a sore thumb. In the TV show, everything but people's quarters are well lit at all times, and those can be well lit too. Then in the movie, it feels like half the lights are out, and the rest are set to dim. It didn't make any…

I think the stupid part is how he expects to make money off of it, if one spray of the drug is enough to completely cure someone in seconds. If you're going to invent a plague to sell a drug, you need to make sure they have to pay for multiple doses per patient!

"Night of the Ninja" isn't a great episode, but I think it's got great moments, and a serviceable plot that hangs together. Nothing inspiring there, but at least you don't feel embarrassed to be watching it.

Next Week, on Klingon Star Trek:

The poor bastard's drugged out of his mind. See his uniform? He sprained his ankle, and that's why he's alive and the Graysons are dead. He'll never be the same again.

I don't know what it says about me…
…but after all the positive praise in here, the part that is making me seriously consider buying the book is the idea of an exciting audit for the finale.

I always thought that "Perfect Mate" ended very poignantly. We never got to see what Kamala would have been like with her husband, but Picard basically made her too pragmatic to let the deal tank over bonding with the wrong man. I wonder if Picard made an effort to keep in touch with Kamala over the years.

Oh, there is. But the episode later has Picard say he was doing that to test her resolve, for the mission he eventually asks her to volunteer for. So he was being kind of a dick, but he knew what he was doing.

Wesley's frat days ended badly here.
I always wondered what the rationale for the other members of Nova Squadron was. I could understand Lacarno's reasons, and we got enough time with Wesley to understand his attempts to rationalize it, but what about the others? Did they just go along with the plan without any…

Picard explained he specifically asked for the Bajoran pilot to be assigned to the Enterprise, to give her a second chance, later in the Lower Decks.

It seems weird that the Thor entry isn't about the Thor advertising vehicle. I can easily see why someone would hate that.

I'm going to be honest: having the MLP: FiM characters posting in the AV club comments is awesome.