LOVED this episode. DWIGHT SHULTZ is a super talented actor. I HAD been watching him since the 80s on the A team. THIS is were a decent script meets a talented actor.

0:40 - Cyrano de Bergerac. It's a play from 1897 about a 17-century French poet and soldier of the same name who's in love with his cousin, but can't confess his feelings because he's too ashamed of his huge nose. So he resorts to writing letters to her on behalf of one his cadets, who's also in love with the cousin and she falls for the poetic charm of the letters, but believes they were written by the cadet.

This episode just hammers home for me how cliquey the Enterprise senior staff are. As soon as a non-conformist shows up the Enterprise crew, they get whiny, hypercritical, and defensive (same way they got with Shelby, and later on, Captain Jellico and Admiral Nechayev). It would’ve been more interesting, if like “Phenomenon”, instead of Barclay becoming super-intelligent by the probe, he just gains the hunger to learn and do more. That way, he’s still a nervous, anti-social type, but he stands up for his ideas despite that. Then, LaForge and others can’t just dismiss it all as “alien influence”.

@trazyntheinfinite9895

2 жыл бұрын

Voyager, Pathfinder. Where reginald Barclay stands up for himself and succeeds.

@charlesvan13

2 жыл бұрын

It's strange how they got very mistrustful of Barclay, like he was a serious threat, when he had saved the ship, and fixed the array. I almost expected Geordi to confront him "So you think you're better than us, college boy?"

@chrisbullard5901

2 жыл бұрын

@@charlesvan13, agreed. What Picard should have done was, like when Q was turned mortal, assign Data to stick with Barclay. Then, put Barclay on detached duty, hand him the giant stack of PADDs with all the bizarre problems they haven’t figured out (how to get Moriarty out of the holodeck, how the Traveler managed multi-dimensional/galactic travel, how to rebuild Lal, etc), and just let Reg go nuts.

@charlesvan13

Жыл бұрын

@@chrisbullard5901 It was out of character when Geordi got worried after finding Barclay discussing string theory with an Einstein hologram. This is supposed to be the enlightened future.

@quernalt

7 ай бұрын

Shelby and Jellico are poor examples. They would have been rejected by most groups until their bullying technics allowed them to take over.

5lbs is a lot of shit my dudes. Also, I agree with what other commenters have already said, this is likewise one of my favourite episodes. It's quintessentially Star Trek.

@reverseangle

3 жыл бұрын

“A lot of shit” is subjective.

It pains me that people not know Cyrano de Bergerac, especially the 1950 film. I'm getting old. 😉

One of my favorite episodes of TNG ever. Barclay was such an awesome character, and I’m glad that Voyager picked him up for more plot!

This episode has always been one of my favourites. Just amuses me.

The little goblin in my brain keeps telling me that he’s Murdoch from A-Team even though I know he’s not.

Picard: Mr. Barclay, how long would it take to repair the array? Barclay: "Two weeks. Two weeks. Tottoooo weeekeess sposdfpjsdapfojpajfe"

I thought this was a tremendous episode. I really liked seeing someone who had always struggled achieve so much. It also pointed out the potential that is so untapped in the human mind, seeing how most of us only use a small percentage of our brains ability.

@PaulSmith-fi1vg

2 жыл бұрын

The idea that we only use a small percentage of our brain isn't true.

@manco828

Жыл бұрын

Actually, it's true. We only use about .1% of our brain capacity. I know this because of the movie limitless.

@dbrown-home8009

Жыл бұрын

@@manco828 LOL! 😄😄😄😄

A 2.4 kilo dump is a clogger in any century.

@halfsourlizard9319

Жыл бұрын

I mean do we actually know that they still waste time having a poo? I'd hoped they just beamed it out and converted matter to energy for instant composting.

Troi: "I didn't knew you played chess" Barclay: "I don't..."

Galaxy brain Mr. Broccoli.

2.4 kilos is equivalent to about 5.28lbs which I’d say is probably a life changing bathroom break 😂

"Does that mean that the computer's monitoring everybody _all_ the time for everything they're doing everywhere on the ship?" Yes, now you see why I don't want to use Alexa, Google Home or any of those other voice assistants. It's one thing for a military (or quasi-military) to monitor everything that goes on in their ships, it's a completely _different_ thing to pay corporations to do that in your own house. Sure, it might be nice to just speak to turn a light on, but it's really not all that difficult to just get up to flip a switch. I might be interested if someone comes up with a voice assistant that lives on my computer and doesn't communicate with the outside world unless I explicitly ask it to.

@charlesvan13

2 жыл бұрын

Social media is doing that today. And political campaigns buy facebook data. The utopian vision of the future has a lot of holes.

I think that while the computer is usually constantly monitoring the entire ship, it isn't actually able to judge anyone and doesn't use information unless it's important

@dycedargselderbrother5353

3 жыл бұрын

It'd be funny to hear Majel Barrett's computer voice remark about Troi's weight whenever she orders a chocolate desert.

Oooooo! Closer and closer to season 7 It’s on when that happens. Thanks as always for being AWESOME!

Daaaang! Kowalski left that bathroom a little over 5 lbs lighter. Respect.

This episode shows what a talented actor he is. Even his annoyance with his blond wig was a great. Barclay’s actions in Pathfinder was monumental in Getting Captain Jaynewaye and Voyager in contact with Star Fleet in Pathfinder episode

This struck me as one of the few episodes where the Enterprise crew were defeated, but everything turned out better than they expected. Felt kinda nice to see them catch a break for once. 🤣

5:35 Looks like that could cure Barkley's thinning hair.

Star Trek is at its best when it can be interpreted literally or metaphorically. I think that’s what makes this episode work. Don’t we all dream of being a master over our life and finally making sense out of that which is painful or eludes us? I’ll give it a B+

@Greatermaxim

Жыл бұрын

B. Waterflow. Final Answer. Chase Sampson gave himself a B over an A. Air current.

Wow I forgot about that Superman 3 trauma. Thanks!

This was honestly an insanely good episode.

On the "Chain" and "Critical", those are normal for fission reactors. Pretty sure the ones they are deleing with here are fusion reactors, which are very very different in operation.

2,5 Kilo is about 5 Pounds... And that stuff about Reactor seems pretty convincing so I'm convinced.

The super man 3 still turned my stomach as a kid. Maybe because I have memories of a magic artifact doing that to a person. Watching someone get swallowed up by an object is truly horrific.

@FreakyLynx

11 ай бұрын

I know, that scene is still terrifying despite the special effects not aging well - it’s her reaction of being absorbed by the mega computer.

@FreejackVesa

9 ай бұрын

Superman 3 is probably my favorite one. Mostly because the bonkers computer scene, and Richard Pryor designing the computer on the back of a pack of cigarettes. Idk, I always remember that for some reason. At least they tried something new and different right

@TokyoXtreme

3 ай бұрын

There's something primal about heat, metal, and wires wrapping itself around skin, and the panic of being trapped within all that. Superman III and the torture scene from Empire Strikes Back really terrified me as a kid, regardless of how simple those scenes seem nowadays. It's a bit different when seeing such imagery on a theater screen, and not on a VHS tape with bad tracking.

"This is your brain. This is your brain on Barclay. Don't do probes" [the more you know rainbow]

2.4 kg of barium sulfate from a barium swallow could fit in a typical colon. Asking a crewman to drink that much for an exam sounds like something incompetent Beverly might do.

"THE REACTOR IS GOING CRITICAL!!!" "Aah, good. Now we can begin using it."

Fucking love this episode. Also, thank you for pointing out the similarities of the music in Total Recall. I could never quite pin down where I recognised it from.

You talk about exploring the world by bringing animals to your house. IMO it's more like bringing representatives of different cultures to you, along with so much information to share. Think about all you could learn from the Enterprise and its people and especially it's computer database. The history, geography, science, food, cultures, everything. If the Enterprise shared that with them they would learn so much without leaving their home system. Plus all the information the probes gather as they head out through space.

@MLBeaton

3 жыл бұрын

Its like having a guy from Australia giving you a general rundown before you actually go.... Since EVERYTHING in Australia will KILL YOU, its not terrible to know ahead!

Correct , Critical, with regards to nuclear reactors , mean the number of fissions from one generation equal the number from the previous one. Meaning power levels are constant, Sub critical means power is declining, and super critical means power is going up.

@alexejfrohlich5869

Жыл бұрын

i am wondering if this would apply for fusion reactors as well. i would expect them to use a fusion reactor on this thing, not fission and also not a M/A-reactor (aka warp core), as i could imagine fusion would be completly sufficient and in this times probably the "everyday's standard energy supply unit" when no giant energies (like for warping space) are needed.

@gerardcote8391

Жыл бұрын

@@alexejfrohlich5869 yes the term would apply regardless of the type of reactor.

Flowers for Algernon is a better comparison

@TokyoXtreme

3 ай бұрын

Seems that Barclay was used for conveying junior high and high school literature to its fans; his first appearance in Hollow Pursuits was analogous to The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.

to fall into the universe....those being brought by the Giant Head People were space travelers, not merely single life forms divorced from their environment. They brought their environment- and presumably their computer info- with them. On Barclay ( my favorite character)...I wonder if the writers keep in mind that the Enterprise is a fragile island in space. If something goes wrong, they are all dead. We dont see the , presumably, frequent drills to practice Loss of Gravity, Red Alert and Battle Stations, Hull Breach, etc. So wouldnt a threat to their state of usual actually be a potential threat to their lives in such a situation. Just spit balling.

I think at this point, we need a total recall review

Someone once asked Gene Roddenberry what toilets in the future looked like. He said exactly like a Hoover upright vacuum cleaner…..and performed in almost the same manner. 🤣

3:30 Aliens affecting crew members isn’t really out of the ordinary. 4:05 Geordi defends 🥦 here.

🥦 got his memory of a lifetime when I totally recall this episode. I will agree with either of Nick or Robert's rating here whichever one becomes more important.

The alien head is played by the actor who played the greek orthodox priest in the seinfeld episode "the conversion"

ST-TNG carefully avoids any discussion of the surveillance state, tragically.

4:14 You are only partly right about the criticality of the reactor. I’m plugged into a speak-&-spell with laser pens sellotaped to it so just take my word on that.

0:35 Data is showing emotions.

You guys are awesome and hilarious! I almost pissed my pants at the "Total Recall" bit!

@OakCityGamers

3 жыл бұрын

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The prime directive has nothing to do with warp travel. The prime directive prohibits the interference of the natural development of a species. For pre warp civilizations this typically means not contacting them before they invent warp drive. Nevertheless the Federation will not interfere with warp capable species either. For example they will not participate in civil wars or wars between warp capable species unless the Federation is directly threatened, or if a treaty with an ally has been violated.

But TNG does have forcibly converted zombie robots from Superman 3. The Borg.

10:05 Picard said the knowledge & information, not technology

Travel to the center of the galaxy to encounter a big, floating head. I fell like they already did this in Star Trek before. And without a "super" warp.

That was the correct use of "critical reactor", it defines a constant stable power level. Super critical is not necessarily bad either, it just means that the power is increasing. This is a basic explanation, not going any deeper in a you tube comment.

@reverseangle

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for validating me, stranger on the Internet. -Robert

Um, the reason they were concerned about Barklay's super-intelligence as opposed to Wesley is because Barklay had obviously been influenced by an alien probe, and his super-intelligence was a sudden change from his norm. If Picard suddenly grew a ridged forehead, they'd likely freak out over that too. Though I'm guessing you guys would then be confused and make the argument, "But they just accept it when Worf has a ridged forehead! These writers are so inconsistent!"

4:58 Another case of _this corridor isn’t big enough for the both of us_ .

10:10 Great point.

Don't you know that the prime directive only applies below the federation, not for civilizations that are above them?

He excreted the amount of a large baby. 😄😂

@halfsourlizard9319

Жыл бұрын

2.5 kilos would be enormous for us geckos ... But tiny for hoomans.

Doesn’t the Chain comment just mean they r going to start a chain reaction and affect other arrays??

@reverseangle

3 жыл бұрын

They do say something like that afterward, but that’s not what they were saying the first time.

You were supposed to make a 47 reference and say it was 4.7 kilos of dump. LOL

Almost to episode 4x20

Would of been good to see more of Broccoli he was a classic.

He's right about the reactor, but if the reactor begins to run away, it could become 'critical'.

3:27 *Impartially & unbiasedly speaking I say Geordi is not "jealous" of his employee & friend Barclay, one of the ways to prove it is when Picard, Riker, Troi, Crusher & Geordi was having a secret & private meeting about what to do with Barclay & everyone in that secret & private meeting wanted to crush Reginald & throw him into prison except his boss & true friend La Forge, which mean Picard, Riker, Troi & Crusher is only pretending to be friends with &, or truly like Reg.*

A B for this episode seems right. A good episode and, you are right, the finish seems forced/unsure.

Smart Barkley= Smarkley

Favorite episode. Plays were before TV caveman

I like this episode a lot

5lbs., 4ozs.

Absolutely love your work!

Nice

This episode is an easy A.

2.7k would be an enormous turd.

If they have starships that can travel lights years in a short time, why do they need telescopes? They can just... go there.

@halfsourlizard9319

Жыл бұрын

I can go downstairs to check my thermostat or just check on my phone. Laziness is a constant for humans in any century 🤷‍♀️

@FlintIronstag23

7 ай бұрын

Warp speed only makes nearby parts of the galaxy quickly accessible. Distant parts of our galaxy, or the billions of galaxies beyond the Milky Way, would have to be observed with a telescope and not by a starship.

i dis agree if been you ever felt like you not good enough then yuo it right

you ppl seem to be obsessed with total recall

think 2kg is 4 and a bit pounds

@reverseangle

3 жыл бұрын

So, not that much.

@TheRealKaiProton

3 жыл бұрын

@@reverseangle is a 4lb poo not much? Ive not pooped on a scale since college days

@reverseangle

3 жыл бұрын

Depends on how much you eat, I guess.

bro what, not entertaining ? this is one of the most entertaining episodes in the series lmao what..

um a chain reaction and going critical doesnt mean good things lol. you guys love to shit on so many good episodes