In addition: Please, only check out TNG “Masks” s7 Ep.17. if - -
You’re fully prepared to laugh at the absurdity of where TNG has gotten to by the tail end of season 7, and/or, you want a surrealist nightmare of the Enterprise set being turned into a 1980s rich person’s indoor pool aesthetic of stepped tile, fake plants and Terra-cotta, the whole cast getting a little tired of the writers not quite conveying the motif they set out for, and Brent Spiner just showing off what a magnificent silly bastard he really is.
It’s a brilliant performance by Spiner, and you can tell he’s having a blast, but it’s a terrible episode. I’d put it second behind Parma Rosa or whatever the fuck the candle one is called. Season 7 has some real stinkers near the end, but the finale is amazing.
Check out TNG “Masks” s7e17
In addition: Please, only check out TNG “Masks” s7 Ep.17. if - -
You’re fully prepared to laugh at the absurdity of where TNG has gotten to by the tail end of season 7, and/or, you want a surrealist nightmare of the Enterprise set being turned into a 1980s rich person’s indoor pool aesthetic of stepped tile, fake plants and Terra-cotta, the whole cast getting a little tired of the writers not quite conveying the motif they set out for, and Brent Spiner just showing off what a magnificent silly bastard he really is.
Okay… maybe I need to watch Masks, again.
Season 7 TNG really is incredible in many ways.
Also the haunting of the port nacelle.
Detective Troi and The Haunting of The Port Nacelle
Which is sadly not a Dixon Hill episode. Lol
“It’s not like Dan to take his own life!” …Lol, as opposed to, what?
A technically correct, but awkwardly contextualized line that competes with:
Dukat to Winn: “I’ve never seen you look so radiant!” …Never? Never, ever? Buddy, you’ve known her for like, a week…
And then they somehow managed to end it all with an amazing finale, despite all that weirdness.
It’s a brilliant performance by Spiner, and you can tell he’s having a blast, but it’s a terrible episode. I’d put it second behind Parma Rosa or whatever the fuck the candle one is called. Season 7 has some real stinkers near the end, but the finale is amazing.
Spiner was given a great opportunity to stretch his legs and I’d say he made good use.
But as has been pointed out, season 7 was a dumping ground for leftover stories.