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Aug 29 - Retro Review: Hero Worship
A young boy who is the sole survivor of a disaster that killed his parents decides to emulate Data.

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Worf's human mother brings his son Alexander on board, insisting that she can no longer raise the boy.

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When a visitor from a future era arrives on the ship, Picard asks for assistance about how to save a dying planet.

July 31 - Retro Review: Unification, Part Two
Picard learns the reason for Spock's visit to Romulus: an attempted reunification of the Vulcan and Romulan races.

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Shocked to learn that Spock may have defected to the Romulans, Picard and Data cross the Neutral Zone in to find him.

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When an interactive game becomes addictive to the crew, Wesley Crusher and his new girlfriend must save the day.

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Troi must take command of the ship while Picard struggles to work with three children and Worf delivers Keiko's baby.

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A court-martialed Starfleet officer from occupied Bajor is sent to help locate a terrorist leader.

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Picard is exiled with the leader of an alien race who speaks in incomprehensible metaphors.

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Picard discovers that Tasha Yar's Romulan daughter is influencing the Klingon civil war.

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Data creates a romantic subroutine to experiment with love.

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LaForge is kidnapped and altered by Romulans to take part in an assassination plot against a Klingon governor.

 
By Michelle Erica Green
Posted at January 12, 2004 - 4:31 PM GMT

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Bashir fights to save Garak from an experimental brain implant which is slowly killing him; the situation is complicated by the fact that Garak experiences the implant as a pleasure device. In order to save his friend, the doctor must unravel some of the secrets of the Cardassian's past as an operative, traveling to meet Garak's former mentor.

Analysis:

I enjoy learning about the plain, simple tailor a bit at a time; nonetheless I thought we were going to find out more substantive details about Garak's past. The discussions of the implant were reminiscent of the TNG "Don't Do Drugs" episode. The episode plodded and I still don't quite understand Tain's role -- is he Garak's father, his mentor, his manipulator? Are we supposed to trust him because we don't trust Garak, or vice versa?

That it worked,, I credit the actors. Garak's pain was convincing even if his symptoms looked like pon farr. I believed all of his stories as he told them; I hope we get more of the fake pasts before we get the real one, though with a bit less confusion. Bashir was great both striking out at Odo and NOT hitting on Dax, as well as trying to pick Garak's brain. WARNING: Unrepentant slasher comment to follow: I just wish Julian and Garak would hurry up and move past the flirting phase; they're running away from their true feelings!

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