Awesome website - and yeah, it seems a bit too far "out there" for the 1960s television audience.
(this reply was ment for PeteRR...)
Speak for self. I LOVE watching Bride of Chaotica now and then.
Maybe the reason why I think it's so good is because I've lost a parent and seriously, it's like that. It struck a chord. I felt like I was in a fog and somewhere between disbelief that the world kept going and so disconnected when you're trying to do everyday things.
We've secretly replaced MuseZack's heart with Folger's crystals. Will Folder's rich, dark crystals be rich enough to allow MuseZack to feel?
Stevie is going to be so pissed when he sees this!
But, that's not the point of the episode. It's about those people on that planet, not Picard. Maybe one of the best, most moving hours of episodic television ever broadcast.
The thing I don't get is why nobody is mad at Xander after that episode. He causes a whole lot of death and mayhem because... uh... he thought it would bring everyone together. WTF?
But regeneration isn't death, it's a way to escape death. Aside from Two, who had his regeneration forced on him, the Doctor has never reacted to regeneration similar to how Ten reacted. He can be upset about regenerating, but he certainly doesn't view it as death and nor has he ever whined about it.
I do love the songs and find the episode stylish and wonderful. And it has a few really great emotional moments that pretty much rescue it. The plot is best not thought about.
I think Girl in the Fireplace is actually the best one for a newcomer to watch in order to get a sense of the show. Not saying it's the best, but it's the best one to use as a HOOK.
The End of Time is one of the worst regeneration episodes I've ever seen on Doctor Who and yet everyone seems to love it. RTD destroys any sort of dignity the Master ever had once again, the episode spends the last five minutes stroking RTD's ego by showing every character he created and even giving Rose A THIRD…
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True, but people want their info now, and unless people are willing to wait it is only going to get worse.
It's Aldeberan Whiskey.
One of my favorites as well. I remember watching it first run, and suddenly realizing what "Shaka, When The Walls Fell" meant, right as Picard did. It was a very well constructed script, doling out just enough info for the audience to be able to figure it out.
I'd say "Qpid" deserves a ranking simply for the best Worf line ever: "Sir, I protest, I am not a merry man!"
Balance of Terror is my all-time favorite Star Trek episode.