I probably wouldn't have made the connection back when it first aired, but "Schisms" has a very Lovecraftian feel to it. Even the ending mirrors some of Lovecraft's stories, where the protagonists can't actually defeat the Eldritch Invaders, merely keep them away for a while. This results in a very creepy, very…

Why does "Rascals" get so much hate on-line? I can see why "Fistful of Datas" is reviled ("Sir, the replicators are only dispensing cat food!" Ugh.), but I think "Rascals" is a nice, light-hearted episode.

Riddler, your question above is not a riddle, at least not in the sense that it has a snappy answer. Its like murmering "What have I got in my pocket?" while you are fingering an object you didn't realize you had placed there. Luckily, only an insane, malnourished, asthmatic Halfling, deprived of all social contact…

@Emperor Jim: Funny thing is, I actually happen to live in the beleagured Congressman's district (the Queens part, not the Brooklyn part. Damn Gerrymandering!) I'm racking my brain to find a way to describe his approval rating in the district that doesnt result in some sort of double entendre and failing. Is there any…

That is a very apt comment on the state of the comic book industry, Prime Minister of Planet X. I wholeheartedly agree.

Jack from the Royal Flush Gang, because the "Alice" character is called the Knave of Hearts (he stole the Queen's tarts, all on a Summer's Day).

There is clearly a logical explanation for how the alien entity could not only possess Data but express emotions that Data is unable to at this point in the series. (In Season Seven Data recovers the emotion chip from Lore and after Star Trek: Generations it is permanently active in his positronic network.) Here's my…

@alurin: Considering that genetic engineering was considered a more outlandish form of science fiction than colonizing deep space in 1967, the writers of Space Seed can be forgiven a little. Anyway, the guys who created Khan & Co. were clearly more familiar with the concept of genetic diversity than the Moab IV…