02-09-2020, 01:08 PM
Started to watch e3 but I need a stronger connection. Instead I diverted to TNG S5e23 I Borg, because that character Hugh returns in this ep and I couldn't remember his story arc. Maybe I never saw it. I'm not sure I've watched all of TNG and nowadays, I just cherry-pick eps according to whim.
Worthy of note - this ep has the Picard v Guinan fencing scene. Turns our fencing in the 23rd century is more or less the same, only the gloves have glittery cuffs. Despite being the superior fencer, Picard makes the rookie mistake of not putting his chin all the way into his mask, so it sits at an awkward angle. You'd think an actor with as much Shakespearean training as Stewart would know how to properly don a mask. But hey - a sword fight! Star Trek always had a fine tradition of sword fights going all the way back to Sulu and of course, one of my all time fav eps in TOS, Day of the Dove.
TNG S5 was a strong season - it has this ep, the Hugo winning Inner Light ep, and Ensign Ro, the starfleet officer that I partied with in real life. Hugh was sort of a precursor to 7 of 9 I suppose. There are two other eps Descent p1 & 2 (S6e26 & 27). Might check those out later. If nothing else, Picard tickles my inner trekkie and lets me nerd out.
Worthy of note - this ep has the Picard v Guinan fencing scene. Turns our fencing in the 23rd century is more or less the same, only the gloves have glittery cuffs. Despite being the superior fencer, Picard makes the rookie mistake of not putting his chin all the way into his mask, so it sits at an awkward angle. You'd think an actor with as much Shakespearean training as Stewart would know how to properly don a mask. But hey - a sword fight! Star Trek always had a fine tradition of sword fights going all the way back to Sulu and of course, one of my all time fav eps in TOS, Day of the Dove.
TNG S5 was a strong season - it has this ep, the Hugo winning Inner Light ep, and Ensign Ro, the starfleet officer that I partied with in real life. Hugh was sort of a precursor to 7 of 9 I suppose. There are two other eps Descent p1 & 2 (S6e26 & 27). Might check those out later. If nothing else, Picard tickles my inner trekkie and lets me nerd out.
Shadow boxing the apocalypse