The J'naii, an androgynous race have lost a shuttlecraft in what they call 'mysterious' circumstances and they want the Enterprise to help them find it. Considering the Enterprise is really an exploration vessel, they do sometime act like the coast guards of space. But we digress.
In searching for the lost shuttlecraft the Enterprise lose a valuable probe. This makes me wonder whether the Enterprise crew complete an annual stock-check of all lights, fixtures and fittings as well as any additional cargo they might be required to carry and that they would have to justify anything that is used during the course of each mission. "Data lost a $140,000 probe in the null-space region."
Still, the concept of the episode is very interesting. If we can just avoid any love-issues, we might be alright with this one. But are we going to concentrate on the story or the interaction between Riker and Soren.
I have no issue with the idea of this story examining the complex nature of transgender people and it certainly throws up interesting questions as relates to sex. Of course, in the J'naii world it is gender specific people who are the odd ones and suffer ridicule because of this. Grown-up themes for sure.
I like the fact that TNG is trying to explore more complex matters than the basic sci-fi story idea, but once again the episode seems to have disappeared down a dark hole. Lost from the sci-fi and into the personal. Were the rest of the crew working part-time this week?
Unfortunately, the story is a bit too predictable and what did Riker do with the prime directive?
This episode probably had a bigger impact 30 years ago when it was first broadcast.
This Episodes Clue: 1519 Spanish Expedition.
In searching for the lost shuttlecraft the Enterprise lose a valuable probe. This makes me wonder whether the Enterprise crew complete an annual stock-check of all lights, fixtures and fittings as well as any additional cargo they might be required to carry and that they would have to justify anything that is used during the course of each mission. "Data lost a $140,000 probe in the null-space region."
Still, the concept of the episode is very interesting. If we can just avoid any love-issues, we might be alright with this one. But are we going to concentrate on the story or the interaction between Riker and Soren.
I have no issue with the idea of this story examining the complex nature of transgender people and it certainly throws up interesting questions as relates to sex. Of course, in the J'naii world it is gender specific people who are the odd ones and suffer ridicule because of this. Grown-up themes for sure.
I like the fact that TNG is trying to explore more complex matters than the basic sci-fi story idea, but once again the episode seems to have disappeared down a dark hole. Lost from the sci-fi and into the personal. Were the rest of the crew working part-time this week?
Unfortunately, the story is a bit too predictable and what did Riker do with the prime directive?
This episode probably had a bigger impact 30 years ago when it was first broadcast.
This Episodes Clue: 1519 Spanish Expedition.