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Contagion S2E11: REVIEW - "Thanks, Data… I noticed."
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In this Star Trek: The Next Generation review, we discuss “Contagion,” Season 2, Episode 11. The USS Enterprise-D investigates the destruction of the USS Yamato due to a mysterious computer virus, related to the ancient Iconian civilisation—with the Romulans close by.
We talk through the episode’s story, the Iconian gateways and technology, Picard’s interest in archaeology, Data’s apparent death, how languages are related, and memorable moments for Wesley, Geordi, and Riker. We also share behind-the-scenes facts and rate this classic TNG science-fiction adventure.
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0:00 Intro and podcast launch
1:11 The Yamato’s destruction and the design-flaw mystery
5:20 The Romulan aftermath and the investigation
7:33 Wesley’s guilt and the trip to the planet
10:21 The risky away mission
15:46 Decoding the Iconian language and history
18:14 The virus and the “turn it off and on again” fix
21:27 The episode’s connection motif
23:25 Fun facts and behind-the-scenes trivia
24:58 Episode ratings
27:21 Final thoughts and closing joke
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30 Sept 2026
The Dauphin S2E10: REVIEW - "Go to her door. Beg like a Human."
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In this solo episode I talk about 'The Dauphin'. I middle of the road episode with some interesting bits to make a stew from.
Timestamps
0:00 - Intro & Cold Open
0:34 - Star Trek World-building & Believability
2:06 - Wesley Falls in Love with Salia
6:09 - Asking Worf for Dating Advice
7:29 - The Riker & Guinan Scene
8:15 - Anya Causes Chaos in Sickbay
10:17 - The Ten Forward Date & Force Fields
12:06 - True Form & Saying Goodbye
12:48 - 7 Fun Facts About "The Dauphin"
14:58 - Final Thoughts & Episode Rating
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7 Sept 2026
The Measure of A Man (Extended Edition) S2E9: REVIEW - "Pinocchio is broken..."
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We're BACK after a long break and diving into one of TNG's greatest episodes — The Measure of a Man (Extended Edition)! Is Data a person or just a fancy LCARS computer? Starfleet wants to know, and so do we.
We break down the whole episode scene by scene — from Data's confusion with poker to Riker being forced to argue against his own crew mate in court, to Picard absolutely destroying Maddox with one simple question. We also watched the extended edition, so we get into whether those extra scenes actually add anything (spoiler: some do, some really don't).
Along the way we go full philosophy mode on AI rights, sentience, and whether any of this holds up today... then immediately compare Maddox's frustration with modern-day politics.
We also hit 7 fun facts about the episode including behind-the-scenes drama with the writer, Gene Roddenberry nearly killing the whole story because "there are no lawyers in the future" (mate), and a Star Trek model that got reused about four times across different shows.
Final scores are in — is it a classic or is it overhyped? Tune in to find out.
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0:00 Intro
0:37 Subtle Opening Poker Scene
1:26 Opening Poker Scene Breakdown (Data vs. Riker)
4:01 My Hang Up with Riker in the Poker Scene
4:36 Comparing AMofAM with DataLore
5:42 Picard Meets Philippa Louvois & Admiral Nakamura
7:18 Conference Room: Maddox's Plan for Data
7:41 Is Maddox Autistic?
8:23 Contextualising Ai
11:07 Maddox's Motives
12:57 Picard's Self-disgust
13:29 Picard Gets Gaslit by Louvois
14:42 Maddox Misses the Forest for the Trees with Data
16:28 "I'm sick to death of hearing about rights"
18:18 Asking Grok - "Why is Data Starfleet Property"?
19:03 Ai Sentience & Human Sentience
19:54 Why is Riker the Prosecution?
20:28 Improving on the court room drama
21:56 Riker Recruited & Finds the Off Switch
22:40 A Side Story about Happiness and Sadness
23:38 Court Scene: Riker's Case Against Data
24:34 Guinan Scene, Guinan's Wisdom
25:38 Picard's Defense of Data
26:55 Maddox Never Thought Ahead?
28:35 Data vs Riker Reconciliation
30:50 7 Fun Facts (Writer, Behind the Scenes & More)
32:03 FF3 - Not a Data Episode
32:56 FF4 - Gene Nearly Stopped the Story
33:59 FF5 - Model Reuse/Save Money
34:28 FF6 - Auditioning for Quark
34:46 FF7 - Beta Canon Nonsense
35:25 – Final Scores & Verdict
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