The "Star Trek: The Next Generation" folks obviously were trying for a comedic change of pace for the series. Season one had been dreadfully serious and a bit slow--so I do appreciate the effort. However, there really isn't a lot that is funny here--and that's odd since that seems to be the purpose of this episode.
When the episode begins, Captain Okana is having engine problems with his run-down old freighter. The Enterprise, always eager to please and establish contact with various races, offers to help. However, it will take some time and so Okana comes over to the Enterprise to relax, look around and score with as many women as is humanly possible!! By the end of the episode, however, Okana's roguish ways come back to haunt him, as his reputation in this part of space is less than stellar.
The other main plot involves Data. As always, he's trying to get in touch with what it's like to be human. In this case, he's investigating humor and enlists the help of an unnamed holodeck comic (Joe Piscopo) to give him pointers. The problem is that it all comes off as VERY rehearsed and the jokes are exceptionally corny. Guinan tries to help. Oddly, while this portion has to do with humor, NOTHING about it made me smile or laugh and was by far the weakest aspect of the episode.
Overall, not a lot to this one. Pleasant and engaging at best...a bit of a waste of time, perhaps, as well.
When the episode begins, Captain Okana is having engine problems with his run-down old freighter. The Enterprise, always eager to please and establish contact with various races, offers to help. However, it will take some time and so Okana comes over to the Enterprise to relax, look around and score with as many women as is humanly possible!! By the end of the episode, however, Okana's roguish ways come back to haunt him, as his reputation in this part of space is less than stellar.
The other main plot involves Data. As always, he's trying to get in touch with what it's like to be human. In this case, he's investigating humor and enlists the help of an unnamed holodeck comic (Joe Piscopo) to give him pointers. The problem is that it all comes off as VERY rehearsed and the jokes are exceptionally corny. Guinan tries to help. Oddly, while this portion has to do with humor, NOTHING about it made me smile or laugh and was by far the weakest aspect of the episode.
Overall, not a lot to this one. Pleasant and engaging at best...a bit of a waste of time, perhaps, as well.