tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003285003112358537.post1068420333166447781..comments2024-03-20T02:40:27.028-07:00Comments on Warp Speed to Nonsense: ST:TNG Season One, Episode Eighteen "When the Bough Breaks"Last of the Archonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05235468580971451512noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003285003112358537.post-71495623797716456232019-12-27T16:31:47.728-08:002019-12-27T16:31:47.728-08:00One thing that bothered me that you didn't men...One thing that bothered me that you didn't mention: Did the Aldeans end up giving them the "knowledge etc" that they promised? I mean, they didn't give them the kids, but they did basically save their whole civilization anyway! <br /><br />I never noticed the Tribble stuck to Picard's back! I thought they were just laughing at his being uncomfortable because of the visit from the little girl. richardmtlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06000010956662800730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003285003112358537.post-63685669918175079332018-05-19T09:05:08.729-07:002018-05-19T09:05:08.729-07:00Those who can't do calculus go into Security. ...Those who can't do calculus go into Security. :XDru B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02341295838811783019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003285003112358537.post-864201769587550312016-08-03T14:25:20.640-07:002016-08-03T14:25:20.640-07:00I think they were trying to make them sympathetic,...I think they were trying to make them sympathetic, like they weren't terrible people, just people who were desperate enough to do terrible things to fix a problem. It's a tricky thing - how does one separate the person from their actions, especially if those actions are ones they wouldn't normally take? <br />I had a bad reaction to Radue as well, mostly because he reminded me of this utter asshole who told someone I care about that it was her responsibility to [take on unnecessary, Herculean task] because [dumbshit reason]. I nearly fucking punched the guy. Kid in question was Wes' age at about the time of this episode. I'm still really, really pissed off about that, twenty years later. That guy needs to go fuck himself.<br />I think they were trying to use Harry to illustrate how far we'd advanced by the 24th century... without having to break out the exposition, which is nice. It's like how kids used to have to wait until first grade or so to begin reading, but now many younger children can recognize small words way before they start grade school. It's due in part largely to the efforts of the Children's Television Workshop in the late sixties and early seventies, followed by early childhood education reforms. It just made me kind of glad that I live now, and not the 24th century, because I absolutely would have been Harry: the little artist girl who struggles with math. I'd have hella skipped class, too.Last of the Archonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05235468580971451512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003285003112358537.post-17679609892591649712016-08-02T11:10:19.460-07:002016-08-02T11:10:19.460-07:00I found the Aldeans - particularly Radue - horribl...I found the Aldeans - particularly Radue - horrible. This was one of those *get up from my chair and walk away from the TV in anger* episodes, and I admit I did that a few times while reading your review.<br /><br />I can buy kids having to learn calculus in the 24th century, like life is so advanced and accelerated by then that learning has to be accelerated. This probably means cutting art, music, and so on out of the curriculum (leave the kids to explore those in their free time) and focusing on reading, math, history, and various sciences.Mark Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12339502764641567761noreply@blogger.com