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Episode 9: Force of Nature

Galactic warming.

Picard amuses himself by politely threatening to abandon the Ferengi vessel. Plays the daimon's game. Keeps an open mind.

Riker's amused by Picard making a deal with the Ferengi. Didn't much like his rant. Personally, I think Serova is justified.

It's nice seeing the whole crew jump in with suggestions during the briefing.

La Forge would make for an astonishingly shit cat owner. Far too angry and impatient. Bit competitive. Some truly sadistic suggestions for Spot. Very self satisfied chuckle at outperforming his friend. Acts like an arse to Serova. Beats himself up over it. Mournful of the potential loss of warp drive.

Worf gets predictably angry when things dont go his way.

Data is still an immaculate cat dad. Or at least he starts that way. Takes La Forge's nonsense a bit too close to heart for my tastes. Grills him on his egotism. Embarrassed by the fruitless training and at how well hes been domesticated. Plays advocate for the appropriate scientific method and desired ways of delivering a message, which doesn't sit right by me.

Amusing interlude to start us off. The lack of music during the tube crawling is brilliant at hinting at a spooky mystery, whilst letting the two friends talk about random stuff. The rift is beautiful to look at. Limiting us to warp 5 is a strange ending, especially since I already know they have no intention of abiding by it. Also, I don't personally mind random discussions about random things, but the cat talk is blatant padding.

An environmentalist message. But done with the same mealy mouthed manner that every other show approaches it with. The simple fact is that Serova is unreservedly correct and justified, except perhaps in the case of causing a massive disaster right next to her home world. Much discussion is had, which amount to the predictable two strands of thought: we rely on whatever should be regulated too much to actually sensibly regulate the damn thing and perhaps you could be a bit nicer with how you deliver the message. I have little patience for episodes of any show that flag up a big issue, just so they can play "reasonable" (noncommittal) fence sitter. Even if the warp 5 limit actually takes for a while, its just a stand in for the endless carbon emission targets set by world governments that don't have the slightest hope in making a meaningful dent in the upcoming environmental disaster. The correct course of action is to do away with warp travel altogether (gradually or otherwise) unless a safer means is discovered. But I suppose killing the world is an acceptable price for convenience.

Just about a competent adventure in places, but it's morally bankrupt and has the gall to pretend otherwise.

Let's hope Inheritance is better.