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S5E16 - "Ethics"
Worf-centric and therefore awesome. Frakes delivers here as Riker, yelling at Worf while still maintaining their relationship. I thought it kinda strange that Worf asked him rather than Picard, but maybe he didn't want to inconvenience the captain? Also I guess Picard was just filling the role of Arbiter of Succession, but they've been through a lot together. Alexander is particularly cute and loved the survival twist at the end [gave me that 'Vulcan third eyelid' feel!].

S5E17 - "The Outcast"
An episode before its time. I've always considered Trek to be thinly-veiled progressive, which is awesome because it still addresses the issues while skirting any authorities that may have complaints. To put this episode in perspective, the Ellen DeGeneres show is shut down in 1997 following the title character coming out. This episode aired in 1992. I loved Melinda Culea's performance as Soren - stunning impact despite not being able to use her expressive eyebrows!

S5E18 - "Cause and Effect"
'Groundhog Day' a la Jonathan Frakes. This episode was a little spooky, but as always I am impressed by the TNG team. Also seeing Frasier [Kelsey Grammer] as a starship captain certainly elicited a laugh from me.

S5E19 - "The First Duty"
Not gonna lie, I was surprised to see Boothby was a white guy. And that he was still alive. The 24th century holds a good many mysteries. Wesley went through some tough character development here. Nice to see Picard embrace his role as a mentor, even if it made for brutal moments ["you don't deserve to wear that uniform"!! Oooh, burn.]. And that one kid is in Voyager? I thought he seemed familiar. Wow.
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essentially shizuo "eat your vitamins and say your prayers" heiwajima in an apron.