Tapestry | Sleepin’ With TNG | V-Day Listener Fav #560

Tapestry | Sleepin' With TNG | V-Day Listener Fav #560

 

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SCOOTER: Hey everybody, this is Scoots, and this is a little Valentine’s Day TNG episode. I didn’t realize how many TN…Star Trek: The Next Generation…don't worry if you’ve never seen Star Trek: The Next Generation before, but this is a really fun…this is one of my favorite ones, 'cause there’s a couple where we get really…insights into Jean-Luc Picard and…that go pretty deep. So, there’s a lot of good ones. This is not the number-one one. I think we may have run that as a repeat already, but this is probably the number-two deep Picard cut. But you could sleep right through it. No need to have any Earl Grey for this one. Oh, by the way, if you’re a TNG fan, we’re working on something. If you listen to the ad-supported podcast, we’re working on our own feed full of TNG episodes.

 

Then if you support the show on Sleep With Me+, you have so much access now to TNG content split out. You could get the story-only TNG content in one podcast or the ad-free TNG episodes. Or if you’re a bore-friend or a bore-bestie, you get access to those compilation episodes. But stay tuned, 'cause soon you might find a TNG…a feed in your podcast app, your ad-supported podcast app, full of TNG episodes if you’re a TNG superfan. So, thanks. Thanks and goodnight, everybody. Oh wait, this is the beginning of the show. So, here’s Scoots…I don't know. Oh, he’ll be doing the PP…the PP1; that’s what I call it. Sorry. That’s a very technical term. But this is where I say, friends beyond the binary, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls. Or, this came after that…probably best. Thanks, everybody.

 

INTRO: [INTRO MUSIC] Alright, hey, are you up all night tossing, turning, mind racing? Trouble getting to sleep? Trouble staying asleep? Well, welcome. This is Sleep With Me, the podcast that’s here to put you to sleep. We do it with a bedtime story. Alls you need to do is get in bed, turn out the lights, and press Play. I’m gonna do the rest. What I’m going to attempt to do is create a safe place where you could set aside whatever’s keeping you awake, whether it’s things you’re thinking about, so thoughts, feelings, either emotions that are traveling through you or physical sensations, noises, changes in routine, travel…stormy weather; that could be something in the summer season. Whatever’s keeping you awake, I’d like to take your mind off that.

 

The safe place I’m gonna try to create…here’s what I’m gonna do; I’m gonna send my voice across the deep, dark night. I’m gonna use lulling, soothing, creaky, dulcet tones…I won't be tuning up. I don't know, I guess I’m slightly out of tune. It’s been that way I guess 'cause I’m not a musician. I’m both under-tuned…can you…? Is it called over-tuning and under-tuning? This isn’t a joke, either. When you say…you pluck the string and then you…whatever, bing, bing, bing, and then you move it…boom, boom, boom. I know some people do that by ear and some people use a device. I would say I’m out of tune, but then I would never know…I could be sitting there all day, be like, okay, now I’m over-tuned. Now you’re under…too taut. Not taut enough. T-A-U…that’s a podcasty word; taut.

 

Also, I guess that’s a good…if I wanted to talk like one of my aunt…my aunt from…taught…I thought I taught you how to tune this thing. I didn’t realize that’s a good in word for that particular voice. Anyway, so, if you’re new here, I’ve got a bunch of different techniques. They’re all so ineffective that…I’m effective in my ineffectiveness and I’m affectionately ineffective. That’s the key to the podcast, to be honest. I try to bring some affection, some plutonic, safe affection with plenty of boundary space, because I’ve been there, sleepless, so I know what it’s like tossing and turning. This podcast, it doesn't work for everybody. It’s a little bit different, a little bit silly…trying to make bedtime a little bit less stressful and fun and also take the load off. If you can't sleep, I’ll be here the whole time.

 

My affection springs from that, to be like, geez, I know what it’s like lying there, and if I could relieve that at all, it’s totally my honor ‘cause I’ve been there as a kid and as an adult. So, if you’re new, I guess that’s it; affectionate ineffection. The Sleep With Me podcast. That doesn't make any sense. Exactly. Ineffective…affectionately ineffective and in effect…whatever. I’m not even sure what invectives are, but I might have a few of those as well. But if you’re new here, let me set the structure up for you. So, the show opens with about five or six minutes of business 'cause we do that mostly at the top of the show and the credits, and that’s how we keep the show free and the archives free. So, a essential part of listening if you listen to more than one episode. If you’re new, not as important.

 

Then we’re a few minutes into an intro, which usually the intro’s around twelve minutes to demonstrate my affectionate infectiveness, or maybe…hopefully it is a little bit infective. Not in the thought way; you say, okay, I can relax here. Scoots is trying to carry me off into dream…well, I’m not actually carrying you off physically. I’m more escorting you, and you can drift off across the threshold from wake to sleep whenever you’re ready or whenever you…it just happens to happen. So, the intro is kinda like…a lot of people…some people use it while they’re getting ready for bed, some people fall asleep during it, some people skip it, and some people listen to it during the day, or some people use it when they wake up in the middle of the night. So, there’s really no prescribed way to listen to this podcast.

 

There’s not a lot of ‘shoulds’ around here. It’s a podcast that you don’t need to listen to. You only gotta kinda listen. It’s a podcast where I’m doing the best, but my best is affectionately ineffective. You don’t need to listen to it, but you’re also under no pressure to fall asleep. That’s why the shows are an hour, 'cause I’m here to keep you company. I’m here to be your companion, your friend in the deep, dark night. Tonight we’ll be talking about Star Trek: The Next Generation, the episode The Tapestry, and there’s a great quote in that episode at the very end, actually, 'cause…and I said, why did they call this The Tapestry? Jean-Luc says it at the end; he goes…he’s talking about the past, which can come up at bedtime for a lot of us. He goes, geez, there’s parts of my youth I’m not proud of.

 

Loose threads, untidy parts of me I would like to remove. Who can’t relate to that, right? I don't know if you could hear that. My hands were clasped and my wrist cracked I was so emphasizing that point, and I’m still clasping my hands. I don't know, I’m in a hand-clasping mode. But when I pulled…back to Jean-Luc. But when I pulled on one of those threads, it unraveled the tapestry of my life. I’ll tell you for me at bedtime, it does feel like there’s a lot of pulling of threads with the different parts of me. You say, okay, I’m ready to go to bed now. All these little strings, they start pulling themselves. Hey, remember that? Remember this? Why didn’t you do this today? You never got that done. You never follow through on that. What about tomorrow? Oh boy, let’s think about that.

 

Don’t mess…all these different…a litany of string-pulling. I like using the word ‘litany’ every few…I just like that word. I don't know why. But anyway, where it’s a lot of things tugging at your…not just your thoughts but your feelings, and somatically for me, my physical body, almost, and that causes the tossing and turning which causes…well, should I try to resolve these problems? Should I just tell my brain to be quiet? For me, that’s the rabbit hole I descend down. This podcast offers an alternative. Like, let’s take a breath here and picture just a fuzzy, friendly rabbit. Because you could listen to me and follow my rabbit…'cause you hear about these rabbit dens, and I hear they have a lot of twists and turns, but they also have nice den-like areas that are nice and warm where all the rabbits can snuggle and rest.

 

Ideally, the story and the intro both do that, so I’ll be talking about Star Trek coming in up in a few minutes. But I’ll go on a twist, I’ll go on a tangent, I’ll over-explain, I’ll slow down, I’ll talk about the dialogue. At any point, you might say, well, I’m not gonna follow Scoots. I might check out this…look at all those…I wonder if I could put my head in that rabbit’s…this is nice here, nice rabbit breath and…ideally you don’t even notice. You’re listening to me, you stop thinking or you’ve been distracted as you think about…how about…I wonder if they sell any tapestries of Jean-Luc Picard, 'cause I would like to have one of those on my wall, especially one…or actually, on the wall of my castle. That would be cool if you had a castle and then you have a tapestry of Jean-Luc Picard. That is…I don't know if that’s…is that meta or ironic?

 

I don't know, but it would be cool. You’d have it in your…the Great Hall. You’d say, yeah, this…what’s that giant tapestry on the…? Well, it’s Jean-Luc Picard and the Enterprise, you know. Star Trek: The Next Generation. Yeah, in the Halls of Heroes I have other tapestries of Data, Worf, Ro, Riker, Guinan, all my peeps. They say, okay, interesting. I say, yeah, I like a little bit of…I like a great…I like to live in a castle but with tapestries from modern TV shows. So, yeah. Where do you buy your tapestries? Well, I like…Tapestries, Tapestries, Tapestries is where I usually shop. That’s where I like to do most of my tapestry purchases. Anyway…anyway, so, I guess I got off tangent there, but…or I was on a tangent. But so, if you’re new here, that’s the structure of the show. We talk about The Next Generation on Sundays.

 

On Tuesdays we have a bedtime story or something like a bedtime story, and on Thursdays we have a bedtime story based on…that’s part of a episodic series. This podcast is a little bit different than other bedtime stories; bedtime stories for grown-ups. Just my particular brand of bedtime story, which is a oddball meandering, if…ineffective, maybe has invectives, but it’s infectuously…hopefully the bore-giggles part are infectious, where you say, wow. Like, think about it; thousands and thousands and thousands of people are listening to this at the same time you are, so you’re not alone. While not everybody that’s listening might be dealing with the same thing you are, almost everyone that listens is struggling somehow with either getting enough sleep or getting rest or just feeling a sense of safety and quiet.

 

So, as alone as it can feel, there’s a lot of other people right this moment listening to my voice right now that are with you in some way. So, I don't know if that helps. I thought that was one of the words that rhymes with infective or vective. Connective; it’s connective. It is. Most of those people like me can relate to how it feels. They might not know exactly what it is, but we can relate, and that’s why I make this show. ‘Cause I tried other stuff for me, all the other sleep stuff, and I said, geez, why isn’t there something a little bit like…a bit…I’m a bit of a goofball. Why isn’t there something like that? I said, well, I have fun telling stories like that. Let me try it and see if I could put people to sleep. It took a few hundred episodes, I think, to get a good groove on, but we worked our way there.

 

Some people have been along for the whole ride. If you’re new, I’m glad you’re here. Give the show a few tries. It doesn’t work for everybody, like I said, but most of the people that write reviews say, geez, after the two…second or third time I was able to let down my guard and it started helping me out or it made me smile, or I couldn’t fall asleep but I could listen to it and it kept me company in the deep, dark night. So, whatever it is. Like I said…like I say every…almost every intro; I’m glad you’re here. I work very hard. I yearn and I strive to help you fall asleep. So, thanks so much for coming by.

 

Alright, here we are. We’re talking Episode…Season 6, Episode 15. It came out February 15th, 1993. I was trying to think what I was do…that’s right around my birthday. That’s why I was like, what was I doing February 13th, 1993? I was up to…probably up to no good. I may have been in Buffalo visiting someone. Anyway…but I’m not positive. Anyway, enough about me. Let’s talk about Picard and Q. A Q episode without a Q in the title. I didn’t read any articles about this episode 'cause I didn't want to spoil myself. But I guess it’s more of a Picard-centric episode, but there’s a lot of Q and it’s a blast from the past. Again, this episode opens mid-action, as we have a couple times every season, it seems like. They’re in the Med Bay. Very medical, procedural action. Like, I don't want what year ER started.

 

I don't know if that was late nineties or mid-nineties or early nineties. Eriq La Salle, George Clooney, Juliana Marg…I can't say her last name. Goose…Anthony…oh boy, I’m sorry, Anthony. Goose…I’m sorry to call you Goose, but…actually, I think I also liked you in Revenge of the Nerds. That’s why…Anthony Edwards; of course. Thanks, brain. That was a TV…here’s a little factoid; George Clooney was in two shows named ER. There was also a situational comedy called ER with the subtitle ‘it’ll leave you in stitches’. A lot of times, I think these situational comedies are dreams, because the only time I saw this ER was when I would be sick home from school on reruns on the Lifetime channel or some random network like WOOR or something. Or, you know, one of the cable channels you’d rarely tune into.

 

They had a couple good situational comedies on during the day, reruns, and ER was one of them. George Clooney was on that. It’s just a fact. You can look it up. Or it could be a fugue state. That has happened before. But oh boy, what an episode. Opens in action, as I said. Dr. Crusher’s putting on a turquoise lab coat or a doctor’s coat, which is the first time I noticed that, but many things have passed me by. Everyone’s in prep mode. Number 4…they’re coming in through the Number 4 energizing room or whatever. What is it called? The Transporter Room Number 4. Coming in now. They come in; Worf’s cradling Picard in his arms 'cause he said, well, he’s over-tired. He was being pouty. Riker has a phaser out. They come in…they were transported out right in mid-action with three other crew members.

 

Again, I haven’t watched these episodes continuously, so I don't know what’s happened with Worf, but this is the first time I noticed he has a ponytail, which I don't think was always the case. So, I assume there is a plot point that explains that that I missed. They lay Picard down. They ran into some Lenarians…a bad conference. Bad Lenarian conference. Compressed teryons is what they were dealing with. Let’s see, bin…oh, a compressed teryon beam. Crusher is really working hard while Picard takes a rest. There’s building music and then the camera starts zooming from above, showing Picard lying down, then it fades to white. When it fades back again, it’s like iridescent light and Picard’s looking around. Everything around him is white like he’s inside a cloud.

 

There’s sort of a iridescent figure with arms open at a distance, very luminous. Who is it but our good friend Q, who holds out his hand for Picard to shake. Picard takes his hand and Q basically says…the camera, I think…oh no; he takes his hand and he pulls into Q. I don't know if the camera or Picard did that. Q says, welcome to the big farm in the sky, Jean-Luc Picard. This is unintentional that these themed episodes keep coming up, but it just…I’m taking recommendations. But Picard and Q…then the open…the episode opens, then Picard and Q are holding hands, but Picard pulls his hand back. Then I’ll read through the dialogue, but his father appears and scolds him at some point. Q’s iridescent look is…reminds me of a character from one of the Tron movies, just the level of glow. His father, again, is not pleased.

 

Then there’s more and more voices. I gotta say something about John de Lancie’s hair here; it looks gorgeous. Man, his hair looks good this episode. Probably the best head of hair I’ve ever seen on a member of the Continuum today. No, really, I said…it just struck me enough to write it down. I said, man, his hair looks great. Something head…Picard looks down. Q toss…okay, heart…okay, we’ll get to the dialogue. So, Picard…or Q says, welcome to the big farm. Picard says, this isn’t…and he goes, yeah, yeah. By the way, I’m your higher power. Picard goes, no. Then Q says, blasphemy. Don’t make me smite you. He goes, don’t you remember with that conference they sent you…? They said, go do some research on the big farm, the Tanarians or something. Picard says, I refuse to believe the afterlife is run by you.

 

The universe is not so badly designed. Then his dad comes by. He says, don’t go off to the Academy, Jean-Luc. Starfleet’s not gonna be any good for you. But you never listen to me anyway. You’re Mr. Big Shot. He goes, don’t you know? I’m your internal critic. I’m trying to protect you from this kind of stuff. Picard says, stop. Then the dad still says, you still managed to disappoint me, Jean-Luc. Then there’s a bunch of building voices, as I said, and Q says, these are all the people you let down. Picard says, what do you mean? Q goes, butterfly wings, bro. Your butterfly wings have let all these people down. Nice job. Do you want to do one apology or multiple ones? ‘Cause they’re all listening. Picard says, I’m not gonna perform for your amusement. Q goes, this moment’s for you.

 

Picard goes, you don’t do anything…you’ve got some…he goes, for the benefit of my soul. Q goes, well, now that you’ve shuffled off the mortal coil, we’re gonna have plenty of time to spend together. Picard goes, oh boy, what? Q goes, are…forever. Are you sure you don’t have any regrets? Picard goes, yeah, regret being here with you. Q plays faux…oh, Jean-Luc, you hurt my feelings. Again, I haven’t seen all these episodes, so I didn’t know Picard has a artificial heart. I thought he had a heart of gold, but he has a artificial heart, and Q’s like, that malfunctioned. Unreliable technology. Q goes, I never heard the story of what…what’s up with this thing. Picard was like, a mistake I made when I was a kid, and then we…let’s see. Let me get back to this. Yeah, when he throws the…he throw…tosses the artificial heart to Picard.

 

Picard looks down when he brings it up and he says, I regret a great many things, really. Then we see young Picard kind of…when he loses his heart. It’s with a Naussicaan, like Princess Nausicaa. I don't know if it was the same thing, but he loses his heart. He laughs when his feelings hurt, when he’s sad about his heart…from Cupid, who took it, 'cause Cupid says, I’m from Nausicaa. We’re taking…this is figurative. Not really, but…and you see the younger Picard. There’s a actor playing a younger Picard, dashing as H-E-C-K. As he’s lying there, Picard kneels down and looks at his younger self. He goes, geez, I wonder if I could do things differently. Q goes, well, maybe…what if I…? Picard goes, yeah, I was a really different person; arrogant, undisciplined, and too much ego, too little wisdom. A bit like you, Q.

 

Q goes, yeah, sounds way more interesting. A pity you had to change. Q goes, if you had to do it all over again…Picard goes, things would be different. Then the next thing you know, Picard’s in…let’s see. How does this transfer happen? I think Picard holds his hand to his face, then he’s in a room with a woman who’s just kinda rejected him. He’s holding his hand to his face and the camera zooms in on him. Then they cut to commercial. Then when they come back, there’s two…oh, two blue thermoses on one of the tables. That was the first thing I noticed when they came back. Picard’s hand is on his face. As the woman walks off, his two roommates or best friends clap, a male and a female. I liked…his roommate has a Starfleet belt buckle. So sweet. It looks like a giant A, almost…his male roommate. Really cool.

 

Picard’s so happy. He’s tickled pink. He talks to his roommates. They’re like, what just happened? He’s goes, oh no, more trouble in romance. He can’t believe…they call him Johnny. Picard is very…he goes, Marta Batiandes or whatever he says. She goes, are you okay? He goes, well, just…I’m a little out of it. Corey; that’s the other dude’s name. He goes, Johnny just wants your sympathy. He goes, we’re gonna go to the casino. You want to come? Picard says, I’ll catch up. Then Marta says, are you okay? He goes, eh. Then Corey says, he’s got another date, maybe. She goes, you’re incorrigible. Then Q appears. He’s holding a pointer. Or is it a stick? He’s very curious about Picard’s dating life. Picard’s twenty-one years old at this. Picard looks at himself in the mirror.

 

He’s a regular…the Jean-Luc we know, but I guess he’s twenty-one years old. Then Q sits down at a chess-like game that’s made from crystals, and they kinda talk about history 'cause Picard says, geez, I don't want to mess up history. Don’t you know all the rules? He goes, I can't change the past. It’ll change the future. Picard goes, your ego is out of control. He goes, you’re not that important. Picard goes, I’m not gonna alter history. Q goes, well, I promise you won't alter history. How’s that sound? Nothing you do will alter history. He goes, you know you…where you are? He goes, Starbase Earhart. I guess Amelia Earhart. He goes, this is where we’re waiting for our assignments in. Q goes…or, yeah, Q says, yeah, that’s…this is when you and the Naussicaans run across each other. Do you think you’re gonna change things?

 

Oh, when he said…he called Picard’s ego out. He used his pointer to sweep off the chess board. He goes, very well, when Picard says I won't alter history. Also, 13:05…Q’s face as he says, of course, just at a later time…’cause Picard says, do you think I’m gonna go on to the big farm, or will that stop that? He says, of course, just at a later time. Then Picard starts asking…or Q starts asking Picard about his dating life, which was funny. Then Picard’s like, geez, I’m wait…he goes, what time is it? 16:11, which is 4:11, I believe. Picard’s late for a date. I said, he makes dates at 4:11 or 4:00 PM? Which really throws me off. Then he’s at a bar. I made…I couldn’t tell the age range here. Really all was throwing me off. But he’s at the bar with a woman named Penny who looks like she’s much older than twenty-one, maybe…I don't know, twenty-eight or thirty or something.

 

Also, it just seemed like…I was like, is this a date or a professional visit? She has very long earrings on. Picard’s like…she’s like, geez…she’s like, aren’t we gonna get down to the kissing business? Picard goes, well, I’ve been…I feel contemplative. She goes, well, that’s not why I’m here. I’m here…he goes, well, I’m interested. She goes, well, I’m from Rigel. My last name’s Muroc and I like men in uniform, and I’m done talking. Then she goes in for a kiss and then she goes, what am I, not…? Were you drunk last night or something? Picard says, you’re a very handsome woman. She goes, is that what you say to older women? He goes, you don’t look like an older woman. Then she throws the drink in his face 'cause she says, geez…whatever. Q’s behind the bar cleaning a cup and he throws the rag at Picard.

 

He says, puerile, which we learned…I think we talked about that before, but…whatever. Then there’s a dom-jot game going on which is kinda somewhere between snooker and pool. They’re getting a lot of cheers. Or bumper pool, maybe, too. Picard’s buddy Corey is kinda doing his best Color of Money…I don't know if The Color of Money had come out yet. I think it had. But he’s doing his best Color of Money, Tom Cruise impression. Then I really like the Naussicaans’ talk. They go, play dom-jot, human? They’re very high in testosterone style, but they’re egging Corey on to play them in dom-jot. Then it zooms into Picard. They go to commercial, and then we see his buddy, Corey, is taking a bet with the Naussicaans and Picard tries to talk him out of it. He goes, this isn’t…the Naussicaans are jerks, you know.

 

You don’t really want to play them. Let’s see…then we see Q in the background. He’s lounging against a barrel and watching. Picard kinda lays out what’s gonna happen. I forgot when he’s with Penny, Q says, penny for your thoughts? I forgot about that pun. But Picard basically says, geez, Corey’s gonna lose and he’s gonna…they’re cheating, and then he’s gonna cheat them back, and that’s why all this trouble starts. He goes, and so…I didn’t take the sensible side. I took my friend’s side. Q goes, that’s a beautiful story. Gets you right here. Then he taps his heart, you know. Another pun. A lot of puns in this with Q. Then the dom-jot game is getting really intense. Corey loses 'cause the Naussicaan says, dom-jot. When you win, I guess you say, dom-jot. Human…human play dom-jot. He says that again.

 

Then we go back to the dorm room or their…I guess it’s more of a barracks room. Very nice, though. More like a dorm room. Corey tries to do a little bit of Han Solo here or something, 'cause he says, I’ve played a lot of dom-jot in a lot of places, and I’ve never seen the balls roll that well for anyone. Just reminded me of a line from something, but I wasn’t sure what. Corey goes, I’m gonna cheat back. Picard goes, no, no, no, you can't do that. No way. Picard says, no way, then Marta intervenes. Picard seems a little down, maybe? But then there’s love in the air between…you can see…Corey leaves. He storms off 'cause he’s like, you’re not gonna help me cheat? Picard goes, no, we’re officers now. We gotta start acting like it. Yeah, that’s when Marta is like, don't worry about it.

 

So, he storms off and they just share a moment looking at each other. Picard goes, what’s wrong? She goes, well, usually you’d be the one up to no good. Picard goes, yeah. She goes, I always thought you were a hidden responsibility. They go back and forth; geez, maybe I’m getting older. She says, maybe it’s these bars that are feeling heavy, Ensign Picard and Ensign Batanides. Sounds weird. She goes, geez, it’s too bad we couldn’t get used to this new life together. She goes, I mean the three of us. Corey, too, totally. Then there’s a moment…I guess…did I write down the timestamp for this? ‘Cause it is hilarious. I didn’t, but I’ll tell you in a minute. It’s coming up on the one that’s playing. But the doorbell rings and Q comes in and he goes…and my daughter is still saying this; he goes, is there a Jean-Luc Picard here?

 

He totally kills the moment 'cause it was definitely getting romantic. This is very eighties rom-con. We had some kind of wonderful, Pretty in Pink…what’s that…what’s the one with the guy…McDreamy or whatever? McSteamy. One of those. What’s that…? Dream a Little Dream, is that the one he’s in? The one with…what’s that one with that…? Reese Witherspoon’s in one, I think. So, there’s a lot of these rom-cons that are based on…what is it? Pygmalion, I think, is the original. This is a little different. This is when you’re in love with your best friend and you just gotta notice them. But so…so, Q comes in as a flower delivery person, ruins the moment. He’s got a great outfit on, like a red bow tie, and he plays Cupid with…what does that mean?

 

Let me check the…I just want to get to the right timestamp for you here. It’s about twenty…it’s 22:34. He even dances kinda, and side to side. Really funny. Great, great moment. He plays Cupid…let’s see. So…oh yeah, he goes, geez, I didn’t interrupt anything sordid, did I? Picard goes, no. Q goes, pity. She’s quite attractive. Picard goes, we’re only friends. Q goes, is that a regret from our youth I hear? Picard goes, my friendship isn’t a regret. He goes, no, no, no, you know what I mean. More than friends, like kissy, kissy. He goes, maybe you could change that. I’m like, Q, are you living vicariously through Jean-Luc? Picard goes, what do you want? Picard goes, your buddy is…Corey’s messing with the table. He’s cheating anyway. So, he tattle-tales on him. Then we see Picard…Johnny roles up behind him.

 

He goes, I gotta stop you. Corey’s not happy about it. They go back and forth and Picard actually puts a hand on his shoulder. He goes, this is no joke. You’re not cheating. I’ll tell on you if I have to. Corey says, have it your way, Ensign Picard. He’s really not happy. Then there’s music to underscore that. Then we’re back in the dorm room. Picard’s pacing. Marta’s on her bed. She’s kinda in her…not in her uniform anymore. Like, in her hang-out clothes. So, this is, again…I think this is a little bit of a eighties rom-com, I think particularly like Some Kind of Wonderful. I don't really know if I even saw that. I think that was the best friend that I had the biggest crush on and I think…I always thought Eric Stoltz was pretty cool, too, and I think they had the biggest hit song, maybe. Maybe not, though. Maybe they’re unrelated.

 

Which one was…which one…? Again, I just said this five minutes ago. I guess it doesn’t matter. Okay, where were we? Where were we here? Okay, so…yeah, okay…also a couple things. So, she’s sitting on the bed, Marta. Picard’s pacing, worrying about Corey. We get a couple cool shots out their window where there’s a set or a painting, like a map painting with a giant building and some sort of station and lights. It really looked good. It just added a little bit…maybe it was…the building was very vault-like. It just made me curious. But they’re talking and then they…Picard sits on her bed. They’re talking next to each other and they have full, constant eye contact and big smiles. They both have beautiful eyes. I noticed…I guess that’s the only way to say it.

 

Both characters or both actor and actress have beautiful, beautiful eyes. Very different colors but both in the blue-grey…maybe not. Let me check Jean-Luc’s eyes. Marta’s eyes are very grey-blue and beautiful. I guess Jean-Luc’s are…Jean-Luc…are more of a grey-green? Or maybe…I don't know. I’m watching…right now it’s on my phone, so I can't see as good. Also, for TP fans, Marta’s rocking a little bit of a Audrey Horne style, pre…I guess this is the same time period. She has a Audrey-Horne-style look to her, which to me is kinda like a femme…a 1950s femme fatale…a little bit…not in the character; just in…never mind. I’m digging myself a hole of…but they’re locking eye contact and you can tell they’re greatly attracted to one another. They say, geez…she says, geez, you’re so much more mature. It’s very attractive.

 

She goes, have you ever thought about us getting together? There’s a big gulp and Picard says, yeah, I’ve thought about it for a long time. She goes, why didn’t you ever say so? Picard goes, I don't know. At this moment, I…and then they just start kissing. Because this is grown-up business, they skip the grown-up business part, but it goes straight to the grown-up business. I was watching this with my daughter, too. So, I was gulping, wondering what was gonna happen next. Oh, and when Picard says, geez, I don't know…at this moment he was almost whispering. I put, make-out city!! Double exclamation point. Then it’s the next morning. Picard’s in Marta…in a bed, and there’s another person that reaches over to rub his ear, and it’s Q. It’s just a great reveal. Very fun.

 

There’s also…on the headboard of her bed, Marta’s bed, is this prism sculpture thing that I really liked a lot. Picard kinda reach…rolls over. He’s shirtless and…to look at Marta and it’s Q. After tickling his ear, he’s got a big smile on. He pulls his sheets up over his chest and then he finally lowers his blanket once he starts to feel comfortable, 'cause Q goes, geez, what’s going on? You feeling guilty? You feeling good? He goes, no, no, I’m feeling fine. Q goes, are you sure? He goes, yeah, we’re just friends, nothing more. Picard goes, don't worry about it. Q goes, really, you’re just friends. Q goes, well, what’s up next? Picard goes, well, things are gonna be different now. Q goes, oh, I’m sure about that, and then he vanishes.

 

Then…let’s see, lowers the blanket…I don't know…they totally share a moment, it seemed like, with that. Then Picard walks into the bar again. The bar is very dungeon-like, I noticed. He tries to kiss Marta on the forehead and she’s having some second thoughts. She’s also eating some sort of potatoes or space eggs and drinking out of a tin cup, almost…at first I thought it was a tankard. I don't know if it’s some kind of tableside BBQ for breakfast. But Picard tries to take her hand, or he does take her hand. She says, geez, yeah, I kind of think it was a bad idea. Picard goes, I don't think so. She goes, well, we’re friends and now our friendship is messed up. Picard goes, maybe you shouldn’t think about it. She goes, well, I wish I could, and we’re also…we’re separating tomorrow and going on our assignments.

 

It would have been way easier if I didn’t have to think about this. But these are predicaments we just naturally seem to put ourselves in as human beings. Picard goes, geez, I wish I didn’t…he feels uncomfortable. He feels uncomfortable about making her uncomfortable. He goes, maybe you could…maybe one of us should skip the party, the end of the…goodbye party. She goes, no. We planned it. I’ll be there. Then she leaves and then Q shows up again. Marta’s very…she had tears in her eyes. Picard was very stoic. But what’s hilarious is after Marta leaves, you see over Picard’s shoulder Q’s sitting at another table. He’s in a maroon velour suit with a grey fur vest and he’s eating endive or something like a rabbit. He’s eating a leafy green from the stem just like a rabbit would. He takes a big bite of it.

 

Then we cut to the goodbye party. It’s just Corey, Marta, and Jean-Luc. Oh, Q also says, geez, you managed to alienate your friends. You’re doing really great. Try not to lose your heart. Seems like you might have already. But we see the goodbye party is very glum and awkward. They’re back at the same table where the same potatoes, I think, are cooking. The Naussicaans roll in. They say, play dom-jot, human? We’ll give you a bigger stick. They say, no. Picard goes, no, no, not gonna be any of that. The Naussicaan says, they’re undari, cowards, and Corey doesn’t like that. Then they say, you have no gurumba. Corey’s like, why don’t we find out? Picard goes, no, no, no. Let’s just make peace here. Then they say something about Marta, and Picard pushes Corey out of the way. Corey can't believe it.

 

He goes, I don't know who you are anymore, but you’re not my friend. Then Marty…Marta, she says, goodbye, Johnny. They leave. Then Q’s standing there and he goes, congratulations, you did it, mon capitane. You did it. Then we see the Enterprise and we’re on the bridge, and Worf is talking. Picard’s in a green suit. He goes, can I help you, Mr. Picard? Mr. Picard, note. Data’s looking on in the background as Picard’s mixed up. He goes, Mr. Worf? He has a iPad and Worf looks…he goes, this is for Commander LaForge. Picard’s like, what? Worf goes, is there something wrong? He goes, I’m not…Picard goes, I’m not sure. What’s my rank? Worf goes, lieutenant Junior Grade, assistance astrophysics officer. Data’s very concerned. He goes, geez, are you feeling aright?

 

Picard goes, who’s the captain of the ship? He goes, Thomas Holloway, which sounds familiar, so I definitely don’t know who that is, but I do. Data goes, maybe I should take you down to Sick Bay. Picard goes, no, I can find my way down there myself. Picard walks into Med Bay. He goes, Beverly, Beverly, you’re not gonna believe this. Then who’s sitting at Beverly’s desk but Q. He says, vell, vell, vell, in a fake German accent. What seems to be the trouble, Lieutenant Picard? Q is in a doctor’s outfit. He even has the round thing that doctors wear on their heads, or Bugs Bunny used to, with the strap. He’s carrying a report? Oh no, this is later. What does that mean, carrying a report? But Picard says, what have you done? He goes, what you wanted. You’re back at the present. You changed the past for you.

 

You changed your past, who you were as a youth, and now you’re the man you are today. You should be happy. You got a real heart and you can live out the rest of your life in safety, running tests and making analysis and giving reports to your superiors. Then he disappears and Picard has a great…he sighs or breathes and has this great feeling of regret and awkwardness. Then there’s an ad, then Picard walks into Ten Forward and Riker and Troi are drinking some amber liquid together. Picard really looks awkward. I really enjoyed how out of sorts he kinda looks. Then he sits down and he goes, I’d like to tell you about my future. This is great acting. Troi’s like, well, maybe I should go. He goes, no, no, no, I want to hear your thoughts, too. He goes, I want you to be straightforward with me. How do you think I am as an officer?

 

They kinda look at each other and they’re like, hm. Troi says, well, geez, you got good…you get good reports. You’re thorough and dedicated. Riker says, steady, reliable. They’re really at a loss. Punctual. Picard’s like, punctual. Oh, great. Picard goes, what if I had bigger plans? What advice…do you think I could be…I can move up the ladder? Riker goes, this is probably not the best place to talk about this. Picard goes, well, I’d like to talk about it right now. He goes, I’d like to change over. I’d like to learn…to engineering or security and go all the way to command. Riker goes, frankly, it’s not realistic, bro. He goes, why? He goes…and then Troi goes, this isn’t the place to discuss this. Picard goes, well, it’s important. I believe I can do more. Then Troi gets real with him. She goes, that’s your problem all along.

 

You have these lofty goals which you’ve never been willing to take the risks to attain them. Picard says, Riker, what do you think? He goes, yeah, I have to agree. He goes, you gotta take chances, man. Also, I really liked Troi’s shirt, her one…it had…she was wearing grey but it had this purple V around the neck and the material looked nice. It really…it was striking. Then they’re like, maybe we could talk about this another time. It just goes back and forth. A lot of awkward looks. Then they get…oh, also on the table is a clock radio. But then they get called for a senior officers’ meeting. Picard almost gets off or gets up. But yeah, there’s a pyramid clock radio on the table. Then Picard’s on the lift 'cause Geordie calls him. He’s like, dude, where’s that report, bro? You gotta get down here. He’s on the lift alone. Go to Main Engineering.

 

He’s looking very sad and frustrated. Then he says, you really got me, Q. You think you’re gonna make me live out the rest of my life as a dreary man in a tedious job? You win. The lift opens and there’s the spiritual Q with his hands on his hips, all iridescent. He goes, I gave you a second chance and alls you do is complain? Picard goes, I can't live out…I can't be that person, bereft of passion and no imagination. It’s not me. Q goes, au contraire; that’s who you wanted to be. You wanted to take away the arrogance of youth and be less like you. He goes, you wanted to not deal with the Naussicaan and…he goes, so that’s the Picard that we see now. No brush with Naussicaans, a real heart, didn’t realize how fragile things were or how important every moment is. Never put his life in focus, drifted around.

 

So, this is the life lesson part of the episode. Drift around, didn’t deal with the Malayka IV, save the ambassadors, or take over the Stargazer Bridge. He goes, no one offered him a command ever, 'cause he played it safe. Q’s kinda right up in his face when he says that. He goes, never noticed by anyone. Picard goes, geez, you’re right, Q. You gave me a chance to change and I took it, but it was a mistake. I made a mistake. Q is walking away and then he turns around, and he goes, are you asking me for something, Jean-Luc? He goes, yeah. Put me back. I want to go one more time back in. Q goes, well, you know it’s a risk. Picard goes, well, I’d rather be in the big farm as the man I was than be…live that life. So, then we…and Q is very Tron-like, very serious looks. Then they go back to the bar on Nogramba.

 

Picard goes postal and there’s a eighties action scene, eighties action bar scene, with Marta and Corey and Jean-Luc and the Naussicaans, doing all sorts of action moves. Lots of…my daughter said, lots of stage things. She liked it. She said, this is awesome. But she’s a kid; she doesn’t watch very much action movies. Picard…something. Oh, Picard laughs again. He’s like…as he…'cause Cupid shows up and says, oh, let me take your love away. We go…as he’s laughing, we go back to a overhead shot of the Med Bay and Picard is laughing…lying, taking a nap in the Med Bay, smiling. They say, Jean-Luc, you’re back. He goes, oh yeah, I’m here. So good to be back. They said, you’re gonna be okay. Then we go to the close of the episode. Picard and Riker are having a heart-to-heart. Picard’s touching all his fingertips together.

 

They go…Picard goes, I don't know if it was a dream or what. Riker…or Q’s tricks…and Riker goes, well, you never know. When you’re near the big farm, strange things happen. But it’s pretty detailed. Picard’s like, I can't believe Q would give me a second chance or be compassionate. So, if it was Q, I owe him an apology or a debt of gratitude. Riker says, in what sense? Picard goes, well…he goes, there’s many parts of my youth I’m not proud of. He goes, those were loose threads, untidy parts of me that I wanted to remove. But when I pulled on those threads, it unraveled the tapestry of my life.

 

We get the opening…the closing gives us…and then Riker cracks up, though, 'cause he says, I can't believe a young Jean-Luc messing with Naussicaans. He goes, I would have liked to hang with that Jean-Luc. Picard starts telling old stories. He goes, oh, that wasn’t the first Naussicaan trouble I had, bro. He goes, let me tell you about my sophomore year when I was on Morikin V or VI. He goes, there was a Naussicaan…he goes, outlying asteroids. Oh, sit back, Riker. But yeah, so, the close gives us the title and the kinda meaning of the episode, and it comes to an end. A very good episode and it had some nice moments. I really enjoyed it and I hope you did, too. Goodnight.

 

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Sleep With TNG

 

History of Tuning Temperaments

https://www.kylegann.com/histune.html

https://www.danieladammaltz.com/tcp/historical-tuning-rediscover-classical-sound-world

https://www.radfordpiano.com/soundboard/historical-temperaments

 

Bayeux Tapestry

https://www.historyextra.com/period/norman/5-bayeux-tapestry-facts-what-is-it-why-was-it-made-and-what-story-does-it-tell/

https://www.bayeuxmuseum.com/en/the-bayeux-tapestry/over-the-centuries/from-the-cathedral-to-the-louvre/

https://www.bayeuxmuseum.com/en/the-bayeux-tapestry/discover-the-bayeux-tapestry/what-is-the-bayeux-tapestry-about/

 

TNG, Season 6, episode 15

https://www.jammersreviews.com/st-tng/s6/tapestry.php

https://www.tor.com/2012/12/21/star-trek-the-next-generation-sixth-season-overview/

https://www.startrek.com/news/tapestry-debuted-23-years-ago-today

 

The two ER’s

https://www.metv.com/stories/george-clooney-starred-sitcom-ER-jeffersons-1984

https://www.ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-drama-of-medicine-how-shows-like-er-influence-and-are-influenced-by-public-health/

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/sep/19/er-at-25-a-matter-of-life-death-and-george-clooney

 

DOWN TO BUSINESS

Scoot over, Scooter’s tucking you in

 

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INTRO

Maybe stormy weather has you down in the summer season

I won’t be tuning up

I’m slightly out of tune

Is it called overturning and undertaking?

Too Taught to be Taught

Now I’m speaking like my aunt from Ronkonkoma

I’m trying to make bedtime a little less stressful and fun

Effectively Ineffective Invective

I hope this show can be a little infective

Why did TNG call this episode “Tapestry”?

A beautiful tapestry metaphor

I’m not sure if you just heard my wrist crack after clasping my hands

A lot of things tucking at your thoughts and feelings

The rabbit hole I descend down

Do they sell any tapestries of Jean-Luc Picard?

I’d put that on the wall of my castle

Tapestries of Star Trek characters

This podcast is … connective, hopefully

 

STORY

Season 6, episode 15

It came out Feb 13, 1993, right around my birthday

A Q episode without Q in the title!

Opening Mid-Action

In Med Bay, this is very ER in style

Some memories of ER

George Clooney was in 2 shows called ER

One was a comedy, the other was a drama

Dr. Crusher is putting on a turquoise doctor coat

Worf is cradling Picard because he’s overtired

Riker had to phaser out

I just noticed that Worf has a ponytail

They ran into a bad Lenarian conference

Fades to white

Picard is surrounded by white

A welcoming, iridescent figure

It’s Q!

Welcome to the Big Farm in the Sky, JLP

JLP’s father shows up and scolds him

Q is like glowing

John De Lancie’s hair looks gorgeous here

Q says he’s the higher power

JLP refuses to believe that Q runs the universe

Dad didn’t want JLP to go off to academy

JLP’s butterfly wings have let all these people down

JLP’s only regret is that he has to be here with Q

Q has an artificial heart that malfunctioned?!

Flashback to young Picard losing his heart to a Nausican

Young Picard is dashing as H-E-C-K

Picard would definitely do things different

Q sends Picard back to his past

2 blue thermoses on a table

I love that roommate’s Star Fleet Belt Buckle

Jonny and Cory are the roommates

Q appears holding a pointer stick

Q is curious about JLP’s dating life

A chess-like game made from crystals

Picard doesn’t want to mess up the past

Q promises this won’t mess up history

At Starbase Earhart

Picard makes a date at 4pm??

JLP is 21 but this woman on the date looks like she’s in her 30’s

Is this a date or professional visit?

Rigo (date) wants to get straight to kissing

Q calls JLP puerile

Cory is doing his best Color of Money Tom Cruise impression

Half billiards half pool

Cory is taking a bet with the Nausicans

Dom Jot is the name of this game?

Q lounges and watches this conflict unfold

A lot of puns in this episode

Cory does, as predicted, lose

Back to the dorm room

Cory plans to cheat back

JLP won’t help Cory cheat

JLP and Picard briefly connect

Q totally kills the romantic moment by entering

A real 80’s romantic moment

There’s a lot of 80’s romances based on Pygmalion

Q plays Cupid

Does JLP regret not being more than friends with Marta?

Is Q living vicariously through JLP?

JLP says he’ll tell on Cory’s cheating

Cory is upset about that

Marta is in her hangout clothes

JLP and Marta both have beautiful eyes

Marta’s are gray blue, JLP’s are gray green

Marta is rocking some Audrey Horne style to her

They’re greatly attracted to each other

Marta acknowledges their attraction

Picard and Marta start kissing!

They skip the grownup business (editing-wise)

Make Out City!!

Q is revealed in the bed, too (very fun)

Some prism sculpture thing in the bedroom

This bar is very dungeon-like

Marta is now having some second thoughts

Is this tableside BBQ for breakfast?

Marta regret this decision

This is a very human predicament

Marta is sad that their friendship might be ruined

Q is sitting in a maroon velour suit, eating endive like a rabbit

Cut to the goodbye party

It’s very glum and awkward

Nausicans wants to play Dom Jot again

Cory doesn’t like being called a coward

JLP just wants to make peace

Cory and Marta are both alienated by JLP and leave

Cut to the future – JLP is no longer captain

He’s assistant astrophysics officer

Thomas Holloway is now the captain

Q is sitting in Beverly’s office

Q changed JLP’s past for him!

JLP has feelings of regret and awkwardness

JLP sits down for an awkward convo with Troy and Riker

They tell JLP he’s…fine (it’s awkward)

JLP wants to change careers

JLP has lofty goals but has never been willing to take the risks

JLP has to take chances!

I really like Troy’s shirt

A dreary man in a tedious job

JLP can’t be this person, bereft of passion and imagination

Every moment is important

The life lesson part of the episode

It was a mistake to change

JLP wants to change again

JLP would rather be at the Big Farm as the man he was before

JLP chooses to do an action sequence with the Nausicans

My daughter loved this action sequence

Riker has a scar

JLP is back

JLP and Riker have a heart to heart

Was this a dream or one of Q’s tricks?

I can’t believe Q would be compassionate

JLP wanted to remove parts of his young life from his past

But it unraveled the tapestry of his life

JLP tells Riker wild tales from his youth

A very good episode

 

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SUMMARY:

Episode: 1,235b / 560

Title: Tapestry | Sleepin' With TNG | V-Day Listener Fav #560

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Plugs: Hand in Hand; The Midnight Mission; Trevor Project; Sleep With Me Plus; SleepPhones; Rusty Biscuit Links; Emily Tat Artwork; NAPAWF; Anti-Racism Resources; Ukraine Relief; Crisis Textline; Referral Program

Sponsors: AquaTru; Helix Sleep; Wild Health; Polysleep; Odoo; Air Doctor Pro; Zocdoc; Progressive

Review Thanks: Justin TH; R Braith; Zimbalina13; Quaalude76 (Ireland); AF1212

Youtube Thanks: Sherry; Lizzie, Dashter, Justin C, Jason C, Ty D, Cupid, Andrea W, C Steele, Nora R, GA, Susan K, C Roy, Priti N, Cupid, T War, Popcorn, Brooke, Osa, Adriana, Elisa, Stacey, Ralthon, Krissy K, David D, Little Masha, Anne P, CO, Teresa, Chloe, Allie, Charlie, Legendary, Idle, Joshua N, Navy, Tracy B, Billie, Bolts, Bob, Gabby, Free G, Boris, Alone, Tori, Stephanie, Merpee, Mell, Anime, Sophia

Notable Language:

• Overturning / Undertaking
• Too Taught to be Taught
• Ronkonkoma
• Effectively Ineffective Invective
• Hand-Clasping Mode
• A welcoming, iridescent figure
• H-E-C-K
• Star Fleet Belt Buckle
• Make Out City!!

 

Notable Culture:

• Star Trek: The Next Generation

• ER

• • George Clooney
  • Juliana Margulies

• While You Were Sleeping

• Pygmalion

• • Cupid

• Twin Peaks / Audrey Horne

• Tron

 

Notable Talking Points:

• Maybe stormy weather has you down in the summer season
• I won’t be tuning up
• I’m slightly out of tune
• Is it called overturning and undertaking?
• Too Taught to be Taught
• Now I’m speaking like my aunt from Ronkonkoma
• I’m trying to make bedtime a little less stressful and fun
• Effectively Ineffective Invective
• I hope this show can be a little infective
• Why did TNG call this episode “Tapestry”?
• A beautiful tapestry metaphor
• I’m not sure if you just heard my wrist crack after clasping my hands
• A lot of things tucking at your thoughts and feelings
• The rabbit hole I descend down
• Do they sell any tapestries of Jean-Luc Picard?
• I’d put that on the wall of my castle
• Tapestries of Star Trek characters
• This podcast is … connective, hopefully
• Season 6, episode 15
• It came out Feb 13, 1993, right around my birthday
• A Q episode without Q in the title!
• Opening Mid-Action
• In Med Bay, this is very ER in style
• Some memories of ER
• George Clooney was in 2 shows called ER
• One was a comedy, the other was a drama
• Dr. Crusher is putting on a turquoise doctor coat
• Worf is cradling Picard because he’s overtired
• Riker had to phaser out
• I just noticed that Worf has a ponytail
• They ran into a bad Lenarian conference
• Fades to white
• Picard is surrounded by white
• A welcoming, iridescent figure
• It’s Q!
• Welcome to the Big Farm in the Sky, JLP
• JLP’s father shows up and scolds him
• Q is like glowing
• John De Lancie’s hair looks gorgeous here
• Q says he’s the higher power
• JLP refuses to believe that Q runs the universe
• Dad didn’t want JLP to go off to academy
• JLP’s butterfly wings have let all these people down
• JLP’s only regret is that he has to be here with Q
• Q has an artificial heart that malfunctioned?!
• Flashback to young Picard losing his heart to a Nausican
• Young Picard is dashing as H-E-C-K
• Picard would definitely do things different
• Q sends Picard back to his past
• 2 blue thermoses on a table
• I love that roommate’s Star Fleet Belt Buckle
• Jonny and Cory are the roommates
• Q appears holding a pointer stick
• Q is curious about JLP’s dating life
• A chess-like game made from crystals
• Picard doesn’t want to mess up the past
• Q promises this won’t mess up history
• At Starbase Earhart
• Picard makes a date at 4pm??
• JLP is 21 but this woman on the date looks like she’s in her 30’s
• Is this a date or professional visit?
• Rigo (date) wants to get straight to kissing
• Q calls JLP puerile
• Cory is doing his best Color of Money Tom Cruise impression
• Half billiards half pool
• Cory is taking a bet with the Nausicans
• Dom Jot is the name of this game?
• Q lounges and watches this conflict unfold
• A lot of puns in this episode
• Cory does, as predicted, lose
• Back to the dorm room
• Cory plans to cheat back
• JLP won’t help Cory cheat
• JLP and Picard briefly connect
• Q totally kills the romantic moment by entering
• A real 80’s romantic moment
• There’s a lot of 80’s romances based on Pygmalion
• Q plays Cupid
• Does JLP regret not being more than friends with Marta?
• Is Q living vicariously through JLP?
• JLP says he’ll tell on Cory’s cheating
• Cory is upset about that
• Marta is in her hangout clothes
• JLP and Marta both have beautiful eyes
• Marta’s are gray blue, JLP’s are gray green
• Marta is rocking some Audrey Horne style to her
• They’re greatly attracted to each other
• Marta acknowledges their attraction
• Picard and Marta start kissing!
• They skip the grownup business (editing-wise)
• Make Out City!!
• Q is revealed in the bed, too (very fun)
• Some prism sculpture thing in the bedroom
• This bar is very dungeon-like
• Marta is now having some second thoughts
• Is this tableside BBQ for breakfast?
• Marta regret this decision
• This is a very human predicament
• Marta is sad that their friendship might be ruined
• Q is sitting in a maroon velour suit, eating endive like a rabbit
• Cut to the goodbye party
• It’s very glum and awkward
• Nausicans wants to play Dom Jot again
• Cory doesn’t like being called a coward
• JLP just wants to make peace
• Cory and Marta are both alienated by JLP and leave
• Cut to the future – JLP is no longer captain
• He’s assistant astrophysics officer
• Thomas Holloway is now the captain
• Q is sitting in Beverly’s office
• Q changed JLP’s past for him!
• JLP has feelings of regret and awkwardness
• JLP sits down for an awkward convo with Troy and Riker
• They tell JLP he’s…fine (it’s awkward)
• JLP wants to change careers
• JLP has lofty goals but has never been willing to take the risks
• JLP has to take chances!
• I really like Troy’s shirt
• A dreary man in a tedious job
• JLP can’t be this person, bereft of passion and imagination
• Every moment is important
• The life lesson part of the episode
• It was a mistake to change
• JLP wants to change again
• JLP would rather be at the Big Farm as the man he was before
• JLP chooses to do an action sequence with the Nausicans
• My daughter loved this action sequence
• Riker has a scar
• JLP is back
• JLP and Riker have a heart to heart
• Was this a dream or one of Q’s tricks?
• I can’t believe Q would be compassionate
• JLP wanted to remove parts of his young life from his past
• But it unraveled the tapestry of his life
• JLP tells Riker wild tales from his youth
• A very good episode