tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400152815785368447.post1868874048715838029..comments2024-03-15T07:28:47.064-05:00Comments on Treknobabble: The Next Generation, Season 2: The Outrageous OkonaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400152815785368447.post-40878175543934892312020-10-14T19:37:53.902-05:002020-10-14T19:37:53.902-05:00Like I commented in the last recap, Theiss had lef...Like I commented in the last recap, Theiss had left the show by this point; the costume designer at this point was Durinda Rice Wood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400152815785368447.post-18869432137000599072014-11-26T22:20:20.256-06:002014-11-26T22:20:20.256-06:00And damn is Billy Campbell sexy...even at 55. And damn is Billy Campbell sexy...even at 55. poppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09064123327462038174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400152815785368447.post-47520970309968022132014-11-26T22:15:09.605-06:002014-11-26T22:15:09.605-06:00I loved, loved, loved the part where the father&#...I loved, loved, loved the part where the father's feelings over his dishonored daughter are described as "ancient" "arcane" and "meaningless." This is what I love about Star Trek, it really gets it. That they did not make a 21st century problem (especially one of morality) a 24th century issue. It would have been very odd if Picard and Troi were not flabbergasted and rather not puzzled by the nature of the quarrel between these two families. The idea that you "do the right thing" and marry the girl you impregnated, is outdated and backwards even today. I would imagine that it would be even more so in the future as imagined by Roddenberry and Berman. Let's face it, shotgun weddings are not the hallmark of Progressivism. So it made sense that Picard and the others would find it outdated, ancient and provincial, which is why it did not feel heavy-handed to me. Picard and Troi are expressing the kind of enlightened view you would expect from them given everything you know about the world of Star Trek. It shows me that Star Trek and its writers were sensitive to the nuances. <br />poppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09064123327462038174noreply@blogger.com