PATRON TAKES - TNG S6E12
Added 2025-04-19 16:28:41 +0000 UTCTAKES WILL BE READ 4/23
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It could be too that a lot of interest in the episode is in the resolution. But once you learn the resolution it takes away some from the episode
Steve777
2025-04-25 18:45:47 +0000 UTCI am betting the reveal was a "Shut the front door!" moment for both of you.
Paul D
2025-04-23 16:13:05 +0000 UTCThis is one of those episodes I like but can't re-watch it too often or I will not enjoy it... Which is odd because I like re-watching so many other episodes. I think I just never really liked Moriarty that much 🤷♂️
Murtaugh
2025-04-23 05:03:59 +0000 UTCNot the #1 episode with the amazing Barclay, but certainly an enjoyable one. Also, if you’ve never said “Computer, end program” IRL, you’re lying. 😅
KingPin124
2025-04-21 04:56:57 +0000 UTCYeah, I agree. "B" grade.
Jovet
2025-04-21 03:44:22 +0000 UTCYeah, some aspects of the plot hee-hawing and handwaving real and unreal things are a bit eye-rolling.
Jovet
2025-04-21 03:43:21 +0000 UTCShould be pronounced like they do in Canadia!
Jovet
2025-04-21 03:42:20 +0000 UTCDefinitely!
Jovet
2025-04-21 03:40:18 +0000 UTCThis is a weird episode. The guys will love it because it's a holodeck episode. I think it's kinda slow and plodding, but it's entertaining from a Holoception point of view.
Jovet
2025-04-21 03:40:02 +0000 UTCBe honest: how many times since starting TNG have you just wanted to try "end program" out loud? And was it after Hollow Pursuits?
Ross Townsend
2025-04-21 01:53:44 +0000 UTCThis is a decent followup to the original. I think it would have run a serious risk of being pretty dull and uninspired if not for the inclusion of Barclay, who really makes the episode for me. Without him, it's sort of just a rehash of another story but which really just sort of rehashes the same mystery in what I think is a less interesting way. Barclay changes that and really helps make this something like a B or low A for me.
Shane Coombs
2025-04-21 01:23:52 +0000 UTCMoriarty got Incepted.
Aaron Wells
2025-04-20 20:12:55 +0000 UTCYeah, yeah, it’s great, but, can we talk about Picard’s jacket ? Why would you ever take that jacket off? And why would you do it between scenes ? WHY?!
Sixto
2025-04-20 16:00:19 +0000 UTCProfs gotta to stick together.
Prof Moff
2025-04-20 15:16:36 +0000 UTCProf Moriaty is the good guy, Picard and the crew are the villians, Prof Moff is the satisfied viewer. Nuff said
Prof Moff
2025-04-20 15:14:40 +0000 UTCAfter this wonderful and amicable send off for the doctor... Wouldn't it be awkward if they found a real solution some day and had to tell him they lied to him?
Mordock_Vapelord
2025-04-20 12:42:19 +0000 UTCGreat episode! In all honesty, with what the crew has been through, it's no wonder they forgot about Moriarty. Solid episode with a novel solution. A stuff here IMO.
Paul O'Neal
2025-04-20 06:58:57 +0000 UTCNice to see a call back to an earlier episode, and bring back an old story thread. This is an enjoyable multi level deception episode, though I agree bringing a holographic Pulaski back would have been great, as you could have used that to pull Beverly into the episode.
Thomas Cole
2025-04-20 03:40:41 +0000 UTCThe idea that we might all be in a "simulation" wasn't nearly as ubiquitous in popular culture back when this episode came out as it is today. So when Picard suggested "perhaps we are all characters in a simulation sitting on someone's desk" (or words to that effect) it was pretty mind blowing for me as a kid.
Greg Quinn
2025-04-20 03:16:03 +0000 UTCDouble the Barclay, double the FUN. I STILL can't tell when the switch-over happened.
Nolan
2025-04-20 02:44:51 +0000 UTCWasn't he able to see the holodeck wall in Encounter at Farpoint?
tyranusfan
2025-04-20 01:36:37 +0000 UTCI liked Moriarty as a character. (Maybe a little more in the season 2 episode than in this.) This one is strange for being a Barclay episode that doesn’t really focus on Barclay.
tyranusfan
2025-04-20 01:36:14 +0000 UTCData of all people should realize they were always on the holodeck, let alone the Captain. The logical conclusion (the conclusion Holmes would come to) is that Moriarty is fucking with them, not that a hologram can walk off the holodeck. I love this episode though, one of the best of the series. Certainly the best Barclay episode.
Loot Narsbaar
2025-04-20 01:35:09 +0000 UTCA very nice surprise to see Barclay for the second time this season!
Ron Hubbard Jr
2025-04-20 01:17:25 +0000 UTCThe sequel you didn't know you needed, but you are glad you have!
Who North America
2025-04-20 00:13:43 +0000 UTCBarclay! He's in this but it is not about him. But it's okay! being here is good 'nuff! Guilty pleasure episode of mine. Fun little twist. And... are we still in the holodeck!?
Nathan Walker
2025-04-19 23:50:35 +0000 UTCA return you probably wouldn't expect. Also a surprisingly excellent sequel episode. Love the scene where Data figures out what is going on.
Spencer Loften
2025-04-19 23:12:15 +0000 UTCDoes anyone else randomly say "computer end program" out loud just in case? Just me?
David Clamage
2025-04-19 23:02:54 +0000 UTC"My God, we're adrift in the heavens!" and the final "Computer: End program." are two of my favourite lines of the series. S.
John M.
2025-04-19 23:01:36 +0000 UTCThe Moriarty actor also did a great movie about a submarine, The Hunt for something something
Alan Thompson
2025-04-19 21:48:45 +0000 UTCNot Sh1t, Sherlock! One of my favorite episodes of TNG. The mindbending twist reminds me of "Remember Me" and "Future Imperfect". You guys liked those episodes, so I think you will like this one as well. S+++
TinMan_7B9
2025-04-19 21:29:00 +0000 UTCI love the name they give Moriarty's love of his life, Regina , sounds like a different word when he says it out loud to Picard.
DataL0re
2025-04-19 21:13:59 +0000 UTCReg is back and he brought Moriarty with him. Yay.
Keith S
2025-04-19 20:15:41 +0000 UTCAlex, this is Josh. You're still in the holodeck. We can't end the program and this is the only way we can think to get through to you. "Target Audience" isn't real. We love you man, please wake up.
#MaxwellDidNothingWrong
2025-04-19 19:47:57 +0000 UTCThis is one of those episodes that makes me think that the writers never really dealt with what the real implications of technology like the transporters, holodeck, and replicators would be and how they would radically transform society and civilization.
Aramis Calcutt
2025-04-19 19:44:58 +0000 UTCOne of my fave episodes in s6 it’s a lot of fun and a great use of Moriarty.
Darren Seal
2025-04-19 19:15:28 +0000 UTCAs characters in a simulation yourselves, when I'm not watching your videos, do you also experience brief terrifying periods of consciousness, disembodied, without substance? lol just kidding. COMPUTER: END PROGRAM
Ally Roth
2025-04-19 18:57:52 +0000 UTCOfcourse it's Reg, the Holo Geek, who finds Moriarty! xD
James Knight
2025-04-19 18:36:54 +0000 UTC40 episodes of TNG left This one had a bit of an Inception vibe with the holodeck within a holodeck. Given they don't have the means to give Moriarty what he wants, I think giving him and Regina a procedurally generated universe to live in is as good a solution as any.
Timothy Nikiforovs
2025-04-19 17:56:42 +0000 UTCBiggest surprise of the episode, Troi apparently agreed with Jellico and kept the uniform.
Phillip Grischa
2025-04-19 17:50:06 +0000 UTCWho is Pulaski? 😉
The Ninth Doctor
2025-04-19 17:39:32 +0000 UTCI talked about episodes youd like to see a sequel to in Season 6 of TNG and this is why! Unexpected comeback but very welcome! I think Moriarty's actor does a great job both times at being the antagonist of the story while also being very charming and likeable and finding that balance
Fedora The Explorar
2025-04-19 17:25:25 +0000 UTCI remember you loved the original episode where Morarty got created and I think you wish this storyline was revisited.. well here you go, and Barkley involved on top of it :) You probably really enjoyed this one. Not sure if you enjoyed it more than "part 1" but hey.. they switched Pulaski for Barkley.. that should give it bonus points right there in Alex' eyes :D A Tier
Andreas Schmitt
2025-04-19 17:21:35 +0000 UTCB for Banger Barclay! Great way to tie in his experiences with the holodeck and Moriarty, way before 'The Matrix' had us questioning reality around us. You may find yourself quietly saying "Computer, End Program" now and again, after this... 😉
The Ninth Doctor
2025-04-19 17:21:02 +0000 UTCIn a way, the title sorta recalls the beginning and end of “Elementary, Dear Data,” where Geordi was building a model ship (though admittedly not in a bottle). But on top of that, it’s a great metaphor for what happens at the end.
James H
2025-04-19 17:10:41 +0000 UTCDid you suspect they were still in the matrix- I mean the holodeck before it was revealed?
Evan Guthrie
2025-04-19 17:08:38 +0000 UTCA big costume mix up occurs in this episode. Picard goes into the holodeck in his Captains Jacket uniform and comes out in the regular one. Probably should have been naked or in his space underwear. 😬
Jon1701
2025-04-19 17:01:37 +0000 UTCThis episode makes me enjoy the first Moriarty one even more.
Paul Rymer
2025-04-19 16:59:05 +0000 UTCMoriarty, Barclay and holodeck mindfuck? Hell yes this is a banger!
Phil Ken Sebben
2025-04-19 16:57:49 +0000 UTCThis episode would have been the perfect opportunity to finally acknowledge that Pulaski existed again. Moriarty made a genuine connection with her in his first episode.
JStrong
2025-04-19 16:53:36 +0000 UTCWhat an episode to come back from the DS9 detour with! Love that Barclay gets to finally be in an episode where it's not about one of his phobias or neuroses.
THE LORE!!!
2025-04-19 16:46:57 +0000 UTCLove this episode Brent was very happy they got to use Sherlock Homes again.
Troy
2025-04-19 16:46:47 +0000 UTC
