TNGS2: The Icarus Factor

Yet another time when Riker turns down his own command to stay on the Enterprise. I guess being the XO on the flagship is better than being captain of some dirt freighter? Probably more tang on the Enterprise.

This episode is a total bummer. Riker is one of my favorite characters and this one is about his dang daddy issues. I guess paw paw ditched him when he was a kid and that made him sad. Daddy Riker tries to make things right but Riker ain't having it. God damnit quit trying to give the cool badasses feelings.

The b plot is also about Worf having some god damn feelings. How are you going to make the two most stone cold dudes on the show turn into whiny crybabies in the same dang episode. At least Worf isn't crying about his pappy but about some Klingon shit. He fights through it and gets stabbed with some pain sticks at least.

This one is hard to watch, feelings, sappy piano music and strings. I can't get even into the Riker's dad character since he made the poor choice to bang Dr. Pulaski.

Yea, bad call dude

Blah blah blah, they do some weird blind american gladiators shit, and Riker stays - the end. Fuck this episode.

edit: ok god damn I have to admit the anbo-jitsu suits are pretty fucking weird-rad