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Thursday, February 05, 2026

Stable Trek: The Next Generation--Season Three

We begin Gemini's exploration of season three of Star Trek: The Next Generation with "Evolution," the season premiere. The pathway is a fun choice. 

"The Ensigns of Command," just like it says on the plaque. Too many rank pips, though. 

"The Survivors." Grim! 

"Who Watches the Watchers." That guy on the upper left, apparently. An ages-old question answered at last!

"The Bonding." Nothing to do with the episode, but wholesome enough. 

"Booby Trap." Not a very effective one, though. 

"The Enemy." Foreboding! 

"The Price." I love a good title appearance. 

"The Vengeance Factor." Oooo, a wrench! He's out for gut-wrenching revengeance. Look, I invented a new word. 
"The Defector." Earth's version of the Neutral Zone. 

"The Hunted." Better run, dude. 

"The High Ground." "You can't defeat me! I have the high ground!" 

"Deja Q." This one's clever. The guy kind of looks like a slightly older version of Q Junior, too. 

"A Matter of Perspective." I really like this one, and there's a bonus title appearance. 
"Yesterday's Enterprise." A wormhole, Tasha Yar, the TOS typeface...nice job, Gemini. 

"The Offspring." Not bad! A parallel universe version of the original episode. 

"Sins of the Father." That young man in the background clearly went to a lot of work to indict Dad. Hundreds of pages of sins. No wonder pops looks aghast. 

"Allegiance." Yikes. This hits different in these dark days. Title reference in the background! 

"Captain's Holiday." Picard returns to Risa! Really like this one. Although why is the TOS Enterprise hovering in the background..? 

"Tin Man." Yes, well...fair enough, Gemini. Nice floating oil can...

"Hollow Pursuits." Title! Also...evocative. 

"The Most Toys." TWO title references. And this kid certainly seems to have the most toys, all right. 

"Sarek." This is not Sarek, but he is a Vulcan. Is Gemini saying they all look the same? Hmmm. 

"Ménage à Troi." I really wasn't sure Gemini would do this one, but it's a surprisingly accurate representation of the episode. 

"Transfigurations." Not a bad image for a fantasy setting, but not a good image for Star Trek. 

"The Best of Both Worlds." Title! No borg to be seen here, just a nice balance of...indoor and outdoor worlds? 

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