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The Enterprise is due for a baryon sweep which means it’s the perfect time for the crew to get a little R&R. With no one minding the ship, it’s also the perfect time for a group of terrorists to steal a deadly compound from the engines. The one person they didn’t count on to thwart their plans, though, is Jean Luc Picard as Mot the Barber as John McClane. Pass the Raisinettes, Starship Mine is next on Mission Log. I sure hope they got the Dolphins and Picard’s fish off safely before the beam went through the ship. There’s no good reason for this, I understand, but it pains me a little whenever someone compares this episode to Die Hard (cuz duh), but doesn’t call it “Die Hard Picard”. It’s poetry, it rolls off the tongue. It would be the most perfect tongue-in-cheek episode title ever. I choose to take this evening (May the Fourth 2017) to bitch about this petty, if decades-old matter, instead about something much more profoundly meaningful. No offense intended. Love the crew interracting with the ‘boring’ guy too. This is a nearly perfect Trek episode for me. And again another greeat Mission Log. Yeah, Data’s always been a plot-breaker, but you gotta roll with the show sometimes. Fortunately, another of Data’s strengths is that Spiner has always been so good at overstated understated comedy. He’s priceless here. And then he goes puppy dog when he gets all lamentful. He attacks lovable from both directions, and it’s not even his episode. Dude is like Cliff and Norm with just a dash of Frasier all mushed together. Whenever they have those huge crawl spaces I can’t help but quote “Middleman” : “Nakatomi protocol”. It’s a truly shocking scene. Season 2 TNG, with a beautiful, well-written, meaningful scene, set in the Holodeck? I don’t blame you for forgetting; I forget that scene every time I even think of that episode. And it’s always my favorite part too. Because greenery. And horse. And Picard+Spiner. Love this episode. It’s very TOS, with a relentless countdown to doom, the Enterprise in peril, and a captain outnumbered and lovin’ it! Hutch, we hardly knew ya! Somewhere, Starsky weeps. I’m a little bummed you didn’t make some sort of Mott/Harry’s connection comment after talking about Harry’s sponsorship of the show (i.e., “Do you think Mott uses Harry’s?”) One of my favorite moments of this episode are the looks and responses Troi gives Picard when he is explaining the need for his saddle. “I see.” “Of course.” Loved the casual beard stroking by Riker…thank you for mentioning! Riker is playing it cool….and what does a cool man with a beard do when plotting an escape?? It’s all in the beard!! And finally, I have watched a LOT of TNG and have seen this episode many times. How could I have missed the blanket covered body of Hutch??? I presumed he was dead since there was no tending to him after the blast. But I do have a theory as to why his blast resulted in death … someone took the opportunity to permanently end the small talk. Poor Hutch. Not to complain, but I think THIS should be the picture for this Mission Log!! lol, Picard’s Vulcan nerve pinch? or something like that!! Yeah, it does seem a bit blurry….I think this episode is kinda like “Under Siege”- Steven Seagal…fun but holy cow..no fail safes regarding crew evacuating the ship… Thoughts on the episode: 1. Having never seen Die Hard or Enemy Mine, I thought it was more like Home Alone. 2. The scene in the Arkaria Base would have made more sense if Troi used her telepathy to communicate with Riker. 3. When Riker asked how long can you talk about nothing, I said to myself “well there were 9 seasons of Seinfeld”. Good insight about foraging to avoid small talk! He’s a smart one, that Geordi… The episode of “Family Ties”, where actor David Spielberg makes a pass a his kids friend…Mallory. Not much to add on this one. There’s hardly any subtext or nuance on show; what it’s about is all laid out on the table. I guess that’s fine once or twice per season…