An archaeologist who declares he's come from the future to watch a silly planetary catastrophe tries to loot the Enterprise-D like it was an Egyptian tomb
It will come as no surprise to hear that I love this episode. It’s so good! And it’s right up my street: a slightly wacky episode that’s not really important to any arcs and doesn’t get deep into character backstory. Perhaps this is why Strange New Worlds works so well for me.
If I recall correctly, I was unaware of Matt Frewer when we originally watched this, so the stunt casting went over my head. But the “twist” is nice: even if the “j/k it’s not actually my/our technology at all!” twist is pretty well-worn by this point (I seem to think it’s often applied in scifi to networks of wormholes for travelling around the place).
I like the arc storytelling and politics, but a great one-off with a brilliant guest star works great too! One of the problems with having watched TNG 'back in the day' is that they drained the sci-fi barrel to the very last dreg, and then went on to raid every genre nearby too. After TNG, every sci-fi twist feels oddly familiar. 😂
As a guy from a little place called New Jersey, I can't help but root for Rasmussen - kinda 😉
Matt Frewer owns the episode from teaser to last scene. It truly is a showcase. Yes, Robin Williams would have been landmark amazing, of course, but Frewer completely fills in for him and makes it his own. And you're sort of surprised that, in the end, Rasmussen doesn't add Dr. Crusher to his list of 'collectibles'. 😉
Ha ha! Although Robin Williams would no doubt have made the role his own in his inimitable fashion, my love of Frewer is so great that I could not wish for to live in this alternative reality. 🙂
It's genuinely good fun, isn't it! I feel the 'New Jersey' crack may have been modelled on The Voyage Home's "I'm from Iowa, I only work in outer space." 🙂
It will come as no surprise to hear that I love this episode. It’s so good! And it’s right up my street: a slightly wacky episode that’s not really important to any arcs and doesn’t get deep into character backstory. Perhaps this is why Strange New Worlds works so well for me.
If I recall correctly, I was unaware of Matt Frewer when we originally watched this, so the stunt casting went over my head. But the “twist” is nice: even if the “j/k it’s not actually my/our technology at all!” twist is pretty well-worn by this point (I seem to think it’s often applied in scifi to networks of wormholes for travelling around the place).
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I like the arc storytelling and politics, but a great one-off with a brilliant guest star works great too! One of the problems with having watched TNG 'back in the day' is that they drained the sci-fi barrel to the very last dreg, and then went on to raid every genre nearby too. After TNG, every sci-fi twist feels oddly familiar. 😂
As a guy from a little place called New Jersey, I can't help but root for Rasmussen - kinda 😉
Matt Frewer owns the episode from teaser to last scene. It truly is a showcase. Yes, Robin Williams would have been landmark amazing, of course, but Frewer completely fills in for him and makes it his own. And you're sort of surprised that, in the end, Rasmussen doesn't add Dr. Crusher to his list of 'collectibles'. 😉
Ha ha! Although Robin Williams would no doubt have made the role his own in his inimitable fashion, my love of Frewer is so great that I could not wish for to live in this alternative reality. 🙂
A fun episode. I've always loved the detail that he's from "a little place called New Jersey."
It's genuinely good fun, isn't it! I feel the 'New Jersey' crack may have been modelled on The Voyage Home's "I'm from Iowa, I only work in outer space." 🙂