There seems to be a new school of thought in television— one which I generally approve of— which seems to be a reaction to all the Lost copies that felt they should just dole out mysteries with no answers.

I would argue that a lot of Goonies is held up by scaffolding of good will and nostalgia, and has the sort of plotting-and-character flaws that would get torn to shreds on the internet nowadays. The first half-hour gives zero fucks about logic to get the kids into the caves with the Tortellis following them. Let…

You know, it's been a while since I've seen "Made In Heaven", but I always thought there was something really odd-but-familiar about Emmett that I could never figure out. (And this was before "just look it up on IMDB" was a thing, and I hadn't thought about for a while.) Debra Winger! Really wouldn't have figured…

Tucker didn't die. He faked his death to then infiltrate Romulus as a spy. Riker's holonovel was based on the false records. Swear.

People forgot that "plant a tree" was supposed to be a metaphor.

Actually, in the edited-for-TV version, Dan Aykroyd says, "If Wally Wick here didn't shut off the containment field." So, it still doesn't make sense, but slightly less no-sense in terms of response.

One thing to remember is the edited-for-TV version was edited back in the 80s, and no one is bothering to go back in and re-edit it for TV based on the laxer standards of today.

I loved the use of "Toxic", in no small part to the idea that the things that survive might be what you least expect, what isn't necessarily the best or most deserving.

I have to say, her line reading of "Wotcher?" in that bit was what made me understand Tonks in Harry Potter.

There is something fascinating about how they consistently have Jess do something in lieu of using her power, when using her power in that instance would make perfect sense. It's far too deliberate and recurring a choice to be an accident, but I'm wondering why they're doing that.

Don Draper is Tabitha's real father.

Except time tunnels are gravitationally bound. You're not just jumping through time, you're moving through a passageway in the continuum from point A to point B in time. The subatomic particles of this passageway is bound by the gravity of the Earth, and thus moves with it over the course of time.

I don't quite like the episode itself, but I do like the last scene between Worf and Sisko a lot.

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Is that why it became nothing but announcements of great discounts on the Promenade?

"that spineless manager"

True. The truth is, the right sort of character for such a mission is someone who wouldn't be a main character on Trek. MAYBE Rom or Nog. I don't think I could stand watching Rom carry an episode, though.

And I think that's a key point: DS9 was the only Trek show who could lift up the rock and show the less pleasant stuff underneath the shiny. Just here O'Brien's everyman-ness works against them rather than for them.

I have to admit, when I did a recent rewatch, I just plain skipped "Honor Among Thieves", which definitely felt out of place. It does feel like they went, "We should do an undercover mob episode!" "Uh, OK. Who goes undercover?" Awkward pause. "Eh, O'Brien works."

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