Oh my god, he’s back. This kid’s face, let me tell you.
Star Trek Next Generation Edition of ‘Put a Fandom In My Ask and I’ll Draw My Favorite Character!’
can we talk about
a) Jean-Luc’s sassy fabulous pose
and
b) the fact that everyone seems to hate Wesley again
ST:TNG:3x10: The Defector
“These are not my stars. Even the heavens are denied me here.”
A favourite of mine, not just of the third season but of the entire run of Star Trek: The Next Generation, “The Defector” brings epic badassery to the long-simmering Romulan conflict on Next Gen, delivering a stunning first act and equally stunning climax, and driven by a a terrific guest turn by James Sloyan as the defector in question. It’s A-game material all around, from the entertaining prologue in which Data performs Henry V (against Patrick Stewart, no less, surreptitiously portraying a holographic Williams in a bit of makeup and a wig), to the magnificently delivered visual effects and musical score.
These are great episode reviews. Well-written and thoughtful.
God, do you guys remember this episode? I had forgotten about it, but it was incredible. I watched it first-run back in the day and it just knocked my socks off - the incredibly sympathetic portrayal of Jarok, the Romulan worldbuilding, and how everything just seemed a little more real somehow, a little less “monster of the week” and a little more “real ongoing issue and real people dealing with it.”
Wow, James Sloyan. Dr. Mora, right? I seem to find it hard to resist the man. He resonates with me.
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