S01E21 - The Arsenal of Freedom

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NeilSilva93@reddit

What's going on in this picture? Why are their faces weird?

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uroborous01@reddit

Thats not even Jonathan. Who TF is That?!

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JidgeyA@reddit

OP used AI to make the post, i think because most streaming sites stop you from taking screenshots.

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Redeye_33@reddit (OP)

True. I’ve never made a collage before. And I just had to share our experience with this episode.

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Jean-LucBacardi@reddit

Get the app mematic, or if on Android you can make collages natively in the gallery by selecting multiple images and then tapping the three dots at the top right and selecting "create a collage".

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triggeron@reddit

They know how to identify AI slop in the 24th century.

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Blep145@reddit

He's not generative AI. He's a photonic person

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Vnxei@reddit

That's 100% something Claude would say.

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milaga@reddit

You became sexually aroused in my body!!!

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spaghettibolegdeh@reddit

The sets are hilarious in the early seasons.

Just tropical plants, smoke machine and solid color backgrounds.

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TheBl4ckFox@reddit

For my young eyes it was so effective. It was alien and weird.

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ElGuaco@reddit

It was for TV that was 240i for most folks. We didn't see 480p on TVs until later seasons. The bar was pretty low on what you needed to be convincing on TV.

This is a fun video if you want to pull at that thread.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzJqarYU5Io

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I wish they'd ditch the whole AR wall and 90% of the SFX in favor of more, and more tightly-focused, character-driven episodes. And I don't mean "character drives a space vehicle that spins a lot and gets shot at for 30 minutes, costs $25m in SFX, and requires 8 extra months of post-production."

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Business-Decision719@reddit

I like how this fake captain and also that holographic salesman guy were pretty much identical to those "live chat" AI bots on websites that try to sell you some vague service or give you inept tech support on a service you already have. And Riker enjoys trolling those as much as we all do. 😂

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Redeye_33@reddit (OP)

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Business-Decision719@reddit

"It doesn't know anything except what it's peddling."

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Deastrumquodvicis@reddit

Probably my favorite early-TNG episode besides Elementary, Dear Data.

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Cute_Repeat3879@reddit

We'll appeal to the youth demographic with our depression-era pop culture references.

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Beautiful-Cabinet364@reddit

“Please, Gene, the kids these days don’t know these references anymore.”

“Shut up! Now have Picard be obsessed with hard boiled detective novels!”

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AllerdingsUR@reddit

Obsessed? The funniest thing about those episodes is that he clearly has never read any of the Dixon Hill novels and just wants the vibe

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TigerIll6480@reddit

I’m in my 40s now and love a lot of those old hard-boiled detective stories. 🤷‍♂️

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rodgamez@reddit

I recall a 80s/90s TV show, very Tongue in Cheek, "Mike Hammer" I honestly only remember it was so unserious, and the women were hot.

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rodgamez@reddit

Yeah, imagine making a SpiderMan Noir! Boy that would be dumb!

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Redeye_33@reddit (OP)

And yet…I may watch that! 😂

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Jean-LucBacardi@reddit

I was four when this aired and didn't get into it really until the re-runs when I was like 10, but I did know Shirley Temple and understood it.

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Royal_Success3131@reddit

I've heard a lot of season one described at "scripts from the 60s, written by men that grew up in the 30s and 40s" and it really strikes true for a lot of them.

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Mughi1138@reddit

Oh, no. It was all over later generations. E.g. one horrible episode of the Brady Bunch had Cindy singing that over and over, and over.

Then in syndication local channels seemed to take a twisted delight in broadcasting that re-run over, and over, and over...

So '70s and '80s kids were also cursed in suffering through it

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salamander_salad@reddit

This is one of the good season 1 episodes. Tasha Yar actually gets to do her job, the plot intrigue is great, the resolution is unexpected but also obvious, and Riker gets to display his wit and perception before he even grows the beard.

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heteroerectus@reddit

I see your Lollipop and raise you this: https://youtu.be/NnrfyvzXR1g?si=mYimECUAka4ItWuV

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Redeye_33@reddit (OP)

“Who sent you here?”

“Your mother.”

D’OH!!! Also had us in stitches!

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Facemanx64@reddit

WTF is with that dude’s face?

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UrguthaForka@reddit

He's got some scarring. Acne maybe?

They could have done a better job not totally highlighting it though. It really stands out.

Trivia: He also plays the Cardassian in "The Wounded" who is reprimanded for using the Enterprise computers.

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baphometromance@reddit

Perhaps acne scars do not need to be hidden.

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QualifiedApathetic@reddit

I mean, you'd think they'd have more effective acne control by the 24th century.

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baphometromance@reddit

You've missed the point

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UrguthaForka@reddit

You're right, of course.

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Turdfurgeso@reddit

You will not believe me but I personally know that a lot of people find acne scarring attractive

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Dirt290@reddit

This actor definitely has some acne scarring but back then it wasn't as noticeable and more acceptable back then. They didn't have as many treatments and even today people struggle with it.

Tommy Lee Jones is an example.

But true the first season was pretty low budget.

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VGuyver@reddit

Yes, another is Bill Murrey.

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yeahalrightgoon@reddit

I feel considering he was also supposed to be the survivor of a crash, the scarring was perfectly reasonable. In context I just saw it as part of his character.

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Resident-Pattern4034@reddit

Deliberate. Not despite, because of. It’s unsettling.

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BestDayEvah@reddit

Acne scars and all, he's still attractive to my eyes.

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jrgkgb@reddit

I’d always interpreted it as his ship had been destroyed and they had to scan his burned corpse to get the image.

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spaghettibolegdeh@reddit

He got ligma

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Swishandrinse@reddit

Took me a few times watching that episode to catch the reference. 🤣

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pakrat1967@reddit

Yeah I think only people who are familiar with Shirley Temple, or at least that era. Would get the reference.

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Disastrous-Dog85@reddit

Im not familiar with the OG Shirley Temple, but I've seen The Simpson's reference to it... so I got the reference when I was watching TNG

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EffectiveSalamander@reddit

It was a dated reference in tbr mid 80s, but most People would know the reference. By the 24th century it probably is a reslly obscure reference. Riker knew it, maybe he follows early 20th century media content. But it's still a good reference to use, because a human would probably understand that "Lollipop" would be a bizarre name for a ship.

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Redeye_33@reddit (OP)

My wife groaned when River said, “It’s a good ship.” 😆

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species8472@reddit

The most powerful ship in Starfleet.

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Double_Distribution8@reddit

It was an airplane.