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Re:Engage TNG

Four friends return to a sci-fi series we all have a strong connection to - Star Trek: The Next Generation. It debuted in 1987 when we were all young, and now in 2020, we re-engage with the series, one episode at a time, and re-consider Star Trek from a new perspective as grown-up fans.

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01:29:38

Reunion - s4e7

Re:Engage TNG ·

2023/01/09

Spoiler Alert! Worf had a secret baby with K'Ehleyr and thought right before a tense moment of negotiation between the Klingon Empire and the Federation was the best time to lay it on him. Then she has the gall to be murdered for figuring out he was discommendated because of something Duras' father did. How rude! Picard is asked to pick the next leader of the Klingon Empire for some reason, and everything works out in the end with a nice cold plate of revenge. Isn't interstellar politics grand

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51:35

Legacy - s4e6

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2022/12/12

Remember Tasha Yar? And the failed colony she came from? Well it's gotten even worse now, and Tasha's sister is there to make sure it stays that way. A pair of Federation crewmen are held in captivity, and the Enterprise crew has to get them back by working with one of the factions. Ishara Yar lures them in with some fancy bluffing, action moves, and the smooching of Data's cheek. Then she shows her true colors and skill in wearing sci-fi costumes to the nines. Kate hosts this one and edited the

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01:03:35

Remember Me - s4e5

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2022/12/05

Quoth the raven, remember more! Dr. Crusher brings her acting chops to this episode as she welcomes on an old friend to the Enterprise before - bloop! - he straight up disappears. Worf ain't having it and neither is Picard, as they try to figure out the missing people problem. Turns out Wesley's to blame, sigh, again, as he created a rogue worp bubble in engineering. There's only one person who can phase in to take care of this problem, and it's Majel Barrett as the computer wrestling with the fact

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01:09:24

Suddenly Human - s4e4

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2022/11/29

Suddenly Human, is in my head now! Kate sings us in on the dreamy blonde locks of our Tiger Beat Cover Boy for this episode. Adopted by the Talarians, a human teen is discovered to be the grandson of a Star Fleet admiral won in battle. Troi makes Picard adopt him, again, and the Odd Space Couple argue about everything from music, misogyny, the removing of one's gloves. Just when everything is about to be resolved, the boy murders his father figure. Freedom! Jimmie hosts this one AND does the audio

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01:01:50

Brothers - s4e3

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2022/11/14

Data has a wonderful family, doesn't he? There's something funky going on with the android commander and he silently commandeers the Enterprise to go to a nearly abandoned planet. While the crew tries to figure out how to get control of the ship back in order to save a little brother from some terrible prank, he beams himself down. That's where Brent Spiner meets Brent Spiner, before another Brent Spiner shows up. It's a continuation of the contrast of Lore with his counterpart, with a dash of

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01:22:43

Family - s4e2

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2022/11/07

It takes a while to really figure out what this episode is about - oh wait, it's FAMILY. Largely considered a quieter part three to the previous two bombastic episodes around the Borg invasion, Picard goes back home to his family's vineyard in France to cope. He meets his brother's wife and their son Renee for the first time, and reconnects with an old friend who's attempting to raise Atlantis, or something. The brother, Rober, is kind of a dick to his younger sibling, and makes fun of his

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01:07:50

The Best of Both Worlds, Part Two - s4e1

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2022/10/25

The culmination of the longest wait in TV (and Re:Engage) history! Dr. Erin MacDonald joins as our very special guest for this premiere of the fourth season that follows on directly after the events from the finale of season three. Dr. Erin makes the "Trek-no-babble" happen on modern Star Trek shows and she learns up our cultural bridge crew on deflector dishes, graviton particles and anti-matter spreads. Riker takes over the chair by talking to it, Data jacks into the Matrix and Locutus teaches us

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01:06:25

The Best of Both Worlds, Part One - s3e26

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2022/09/20

This is it! This is the big one! For many Start Trek fans, this episode is what cemented our love of this series and this franchise. The terrifying enemy of the soulless Borg are back, and the top brass sends in the Shelby. The commander is introduced as an expert in Borg tactics and a foil to one Will Riker. They are at odds from the start, but they learn how to trust each other when the Enterprise needs them most. Abducted Picard transforming into Locutus of Borg is quick and dirty, and the crew

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01:11:19

Transfigurations - s3e25

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2022/09/12

Everyone love John Doe! Well, except for Worf's neck, but we'll get to that. Geordi hasn't figured out how to talk to women yet, but he gets a little yellow mojo from a mostly dead alien's brain. Dr. Crusher saves said alien, and falls for him like Florence Nightingale, but he doesn't remember who or what he is. Erik hosts this one and is non-plussed by the X-Men Jesus storyline plus the glowing yellow body suit practical effect at the end. Spoiler: John Doe is the confidence we had inside Geordi

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01:08:18

Menage a Troi - s3e24

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2022/08/23

The hostage nobody wants is none other than Lwaxana Troi in Majel Barrett's triumphant return to the role her husband Gene described as the Auntie Mame of the Galaxy. The Ferengi don't put on too good a look here, with Damon Tog capturing mother and daughter Troi and chess club boy toy Riker before any nookie can occur. Lwaxana distracts with the Ferengi version of oral while Wesley Crusher trains for his own oral exam, if you know what I mean. Everything works out in the end when Picard professes

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01:00:11

Sarek - s3e23

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2022/08/08

Who's got worse daddy issues than an aging Vulcan? Sarek does! Mark Lenard returns to go toe-to-toe with Patrick Stewart and it's illogical (ILLOGICAL! ILLOGICAL!) to assume anything other than a throw-down master class in acting is about to occur. Ambassador Sarek is onboard with his wife to complete a 97-year diplomatic mission, but he's so old that he's psycho-actively making the crew of the Enterprise collectively lose their tempers. Beverly beats Wesley, science officers beat up Riker, Worf and

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01:13:47

The Most Toys - s3e22

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2022/08/01

Perhaps the creepiest portrayal of an abusive relationship on Star Trek. Saul Rubinek gets called in to guest star with aplomb and embodies an evil that's all too real. Data gets captured by malicious trader Kivas Fahjo, and put on display in his collection of unique items. At least 50% of the artifacts are from Earth, except for the knock-off Salacious Crumb. Data pulls the trigger on his Chekhov's varon-T disuptor and escapes with another captive, but there's always another Varria. Fahjo should

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01:13:01

Hollow Pursuits - s3e21

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2022/06/29

One of the best portrayals of social anxiety before we even had a term for it. Lt. Barclay is, um, well, you see, one of the engineering crew of the Enterprise. Or IS HE? Special Guest Lucian Khan comes on to explain his insightful theory that this entire episode is on a holodeck WITHIN a holodeck, and honestly we're all kind of sold on the idea once you factor in some of Barclay's forthcoming appearances in Star Trek Voyager. This is a thinky one about the nature of reality, so put a sock on the

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01:07:18

Tin Man - s3e20

Re:Engage TNG ·

2022/06/21

A personal favorite episode for Erik. We've got Romulans chasing after a living ship, and a telepath that puts Troi's abilities to shame. Tam Elbrun played by Harry Groener does annoying parlor tricks of reading Picard's mind, and Riker hates him for it, as well as for getting his friend's killed in some kind of massacre. Data bonds with Tam, because he has no mind to be read, but Tam's love and empathy teaches Data something too: How to get Troi to give him a backhug. Get in touch with us on

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52:41

Captain’s Holiday - s3e19

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2022/06/14

There's only so many horgons to go around. Upon request from Patrick Stewart, Captain Picard goes on a vacation to Indiana Jones Country by way of the Romancing the Stone Express. Vorgons travel back in time to mess up his plans for relaxation, as does a Ferengi named Stankowski, we think. But it's really Riker's shit-eating grin that serves as the backbone of this episode, and not the gratuitous shots of copious butts covered in the most transparent raincoats you've ever seen! Get in touch with us

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55:43

Allegiance - s3e18

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2022/06/06

Come hang out in the No Exit room with all your buddies. Doppelganger Picard is a little more impressive as a gregarious host in Ten Forward and a lot more randy with Dr. Crusher, while the real Jean-Luc Picard (please stand up!) is eating prison Apgar jelly. It's all a grand scheme to test the boundaries of authority by Jay Leno aliens, but at least Greg gets to mention Star Trek Acid Party three times in a single episode. Oh, and Irish from Red Dead Redemption (aka voice actor Kaius Harrison) gets

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01:16:17

Sins of the Father - s3e17

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2022/05/31

There's more to these Klingons than meets the eye! Tony Todd drops in and drops a major bombshell - he's Worf's brother and their father Mogh was a traitor to the Empire. Maybe. Picard does some Kilngon Shakespeare on the home planet, including bad stunts as Worf's Cha Deech (cha'DIch if you nasty.) But the real star of the show was the matte painting and the fat-shaming. Still this episode is excellent from the top to the quiet, tragic close. One of the best of the series. Get in touch with us on

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01:22:33

The Offspring - s3e16

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2022/05/23

Data has a baby girl! And ReEngage returns with another special guest star, video game enthusiast Shams Jorjani to wax poetic on fatherhood and the "memnoir" by Brent Spiner heavily referencing this episode. Admiral Asshole wants to take Data's daughter Lal away from him after the crew has grown to love her. (Perhaps in Riker's case, a little too much.) Guinan has a significant part to play, as does Picard, but the episode is stolen by Spiner's Data and Hallie Todd's performance as Lal. This is a

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01:24:32

Yesterday’s Enterprise - s3e15

Re:Engage TNG ·

2022/04/26

Fantasy and sci-fi illustrator and artist Tyler Jacobson joins us to talk about this truly great episode of Star Trek. From the cinematic blue lighting to the Emmy-award winning sound design to Guinan's courage and Wesley's head, everything pops in this one! A temporal rift brings the Enterprise C forward 22 years and changes the timeline to keep Tasha Yar alive and well at tactical - which they need because the Federation is fighting the Klingons in a devastating decades-long war. Wartime Picard

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59:40

A Matter of Perspective - s3e14

Re:Engage TNG ·

2022/04/19

Three characters tell three very different stories when Boom goes the space station. Commander William T. "Harp Porn" Riker doesn't look good in this episode, no matter who you believe. Even Troi thinks he was up to something stanky with the doctors wife. The science dream team of Data, Geordi and Wesley save the day with some holodeck tomfoolery, but the real star of this episode is the truth. You can't handle it! Get in touch with us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG! Host: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on

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