That episode was a cop-out in another respect. Possessed Kes breaks up with Neelix (yay!), but they stay broken up after Kes gets unpossessed (huh?) Just another example of Voyager raising interesting plot developments that either get ignored or slighted as the series progresses.

There's also the fact that Elim Garak's actor, Andrew Robinson, also played the Scorpio Killer in the 'Dirty Harry'. I recently rewatched that masterpiece of a film and had fun seeing how Robinson's portrayal of the one role was influenced by the darkness in the other role.

Ugh. That episode of Enterprise ('Dear Doctor') was one of the worst. I think Archer and Phlox is basically guilty of eugenics and genocide in that one, considering that the PD wasn't even around yet. Further, they condemn the dominant species to death on the basis of their rough assessment of the species dynamics.…

There's also the problem that the aliens have to be played by human beings. It does place some limitations on what you can do.

Um…. Gilgamesh and Enkidu in Uruk.

Make no mistake - ST V is bad, but I think it's still goofily entertaining. I'd much prefer to watch ST V than Nemesis, although Nemesis is arguably a better movie. ST V is goofy and ascends to 'so bad, it's good' territory, while Nemesis is dreary. I'd prefer a failed attempt to make Star Trek profound then a…

I recall an interview with Sirtis where she said that she modeled her fake accent after the Israeli accent.

Seasons 1 and 2 of Enterprise, while not great, seems to have a lot less of the Temporal Cold War than people remember; really just 3-4 episodes per season. They were mostly stand-alone stories. I think people view Enterprise too harshly because they were burned out on Trek by that point due in large part to the…

Nope.

There's always the graphic novels produced as tie-ins for 'Star Trek', both of which serve to wrap up the Spock story. There's 'Countdown', which details the events immediately before and after the Hobus star destroys Romulus, and 'Spock', in which Spock considers the dynamics of his life. There's also 'Nero', which…

@Lurky: A question the series constantly raises, and never bothers to answer. (Although they came close in that DS9 episode where it's revealed that Lwaxana wears a wig.)

Following on to the 'Far Beyond the Stars' discussion, I think I'm going to have to extend particular plaudits to Michael Dorn's performance in that episode. I think it may be the only time we see him in the series as someone other than Worf, and he nails it. (Of course, he is also repeatedly awesome as Worf, even…

That's a good point, Fortinbras. I always wondered how the Federation offset the terrific military advantage that the Romulan and Klingon cloaking device represents. Them being way more efficient at running a society is a good answer.

I think it cements Patrick Stewart as the best actor to play a Captain. I think Sisko still wins the battle for being the most interesting character.

I'm going to have vote against 'Field'. The whole thing felt very unearned and contrived to me. The only redeeming quality that I can pull out of this mess was the Fluke Man joke at the end, which Zack rightly characterized as being hilarious.

There's also the one where he becomes super intelligent. A very 'meh' effort.

I, for one, can't stand 'Field'. I thought it was terrible and obvious character derailment.

At the risk of being an echo chamber, I agree with each of the previous two commenters. One could argue that 'Insurrection' is so bad it's fun through sheer goofiness, while 'Nemesis' is so bad, it's horrible. I would actually prefer watching Star Trek V to Nemesis.

For what it's worth, I'm in your camp, Mr. Tralfaz. Nemesis is dreary, makes no sense, and is depressing, but it's got its good moments. Ron Perlman as the Viceroy, the dinner scene with Shinzon and Picard, the space battle at the end. Insurrection is awful and embarrassing from start to finish. I'm hard pressed…

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