🖖Star Trek: The Next Generation 6x1 Time’s Arrow Part 2 REACTION

[@jenmurrayxo]

I got a Picard jacket!!! Also we're watchin DS9 on Patreon now too! www.patreon.com/collection/1240458 TNG Playlist kzbin.info/aero/PLQHhQlj8i5dqskzLNqeSNyMGa1rBWe3h1 TOS Playlist kzbin.info/aero/PLQHhQlj8i5drsrCtQd-FDuZZ99vKlPTyZ

[@jarrodnewman0514]

Love the Picard jacket!

[@deanthemachine8879]

That jacket looks so cool!!

[@jerms7967]

The most rad jacket. Style level: captain

[@fd009597]

Nice jacket but have you seen the Jackets in S3 of Picard....those are nice

[@jarrodnewman0514]

@@fd009597 it's too soon for Jen to be watching Picard. she needs to finish TNG and watch the 4 TNG films. And get through DS9 and Voyager.....and possible Enterprise before watching any Trek from 2017 - 2025

[@mudshark5393]

Yes Jack London was an author, he wrote "The call of the wild", and "White fang" for example.

[@pipe2devnull]

He also wrote science fiction stories.😊

[@TommygunNG]

“The Unparalleled Invasion.” I won’t go into the politics of it.

[@pipe2devnull]

@@mudshark5393 I read the Iron Heel.

[@kevinlewallen4778]

I'm in the middle of White Fang as we speak. I love reading Jack London, especially on snowy days.

[@DaveBukowski]

Yes required reading when I was in english class in high school in the early-mid 90s

[@JR_Bell]

The portrayal of Sam Clemens is pretty accurate. The reference to Halley’s comet is interesting. He was born in 1835, two weeks after the comet showed up, and died the same year it came back in 1910.

[@0lyge0]

He said before his death he came in with Hailey's Comet and intended to go out with it.

[@richardwallis9374]

He had an affinity for it and apparently even foretold his death with its return.

[@joeb918]

He was also heavily into technology, though this episode shows his being antagonistic towards it, I think it also shows his interest in it by trying to figure out if it is dangerous or helpful or not.

[@Unpainted_Huffhines]

Mark Twain was an author, but also a philosopher, satirist, lecturer, and in many ways, an early example of a stand-up comedian.

[@Stevarooni]

And terrible at financial investments. 😁

[@jamesalexander5623]

On of my favourite Star Trek Convention moments : Jerry Hardin who played Mark Twain did a full Performance of his one-man Show as Mark Twain, dressed exactly as he was in the Episode! He opened with my favourite Twain Quote "Man is the only Animal that Blushes .... Or has any need to!"

[@joeeyaura]

many episodes ago, Guinan was talking to jordy and said "a bald man was very kind to me once when I was hurting. Took care of me"

[@EmbassyNerdcore]

For the rest of all the years that Data shows up, we can always remember that his head is 500 years older than the rest of him

[@laertesindeed]

Basically the same as you could say for the character of R-66Y in the Chrono Trigger timeline.

[@HudsonDoodle]

I wish they had included a scene on the Enterprise where Twain and Guinean meet again after 500 years and have a good laugh.

[@Tardisius]

Jack London was an American author of Adventure Novels: 'Call of the Wild', Sea Wolf' & White Fang'. "You can't wait for Inspiration. You have to go after it with a Club."---Jack London....=)

[@viperhalberd]

My favourite scene from this episode is when they're all reading the play and Geordi has his VISOR off and is holding the book upside down, so Crusher fixes it for him 😄 And yes, I love the jacket!

[@pizza4me298]

I love re-watching the older shows. It feels almost like I am time traveling back to when I first watched them. I was born in 1964, so watching Star Trek has been a part of my life from the beginning .

[@Emily-tb1cp]

Finally, the jacket. 🥰

[@FPAlpha]

Yeah Baby! Picard's jacket was a genius fashion design thing. I loved it.

[@jagger2001]

This episode gets an immediate like for the jacket. Plus it's Star Trek. Plus it's Jenn.

[@tigerbread78]

I guarantee almost everyone who watches your yt TNG reactions will watch the DS9 one too

[@Markus117d]

I'll be there for sure.. 🎉

[@bryanclark3151]

There will also be new hardcore Niners who will come along.

[@hunrahel]

Regrettably I'll be among those making "almost" a necessary part of that sentence. Seems I'm allergic to anything containing Section 31. Never thought much about why, probably it's the way it feels like a writer's contrivance to shove cynical corruption plots into the wholesome and hopeful future I come to trek for

[@gwenthor]

I am REALLY looking forward to the DS9 reactions.

[@HudsonDoodle]

When DS9 first aired I couldn’t get into it. But all these years later I love that series. It’s the only one that I periodically rewatch all the way through.

[@jakeblankenship1408]

I love Picard's "Well there you are!" to the landlady. Perfect delivery. No notes.

[@jamesMarjan]

The military decision making on this show is always top notch. Worf's objection to Riker comes from his opinion as Security Officer. The defense of the ship is his mission.

[@jimj9729]

You have got to be kidding! This show does not know anything about how a real military functions. Worf's recommendations are overruled, dismissed, or even openly ridiculed at least 90% of the time. You only have to go back to "I Borg " to witness the poor military decisions the Picard makes. His military duty was to destroy the Borg. Instead, he felt sorry for one individual and condemned countless billions to death and assimilation. NO real military would ever have allowed the Picard to remain in command after he had been assimilated, and after the events of 'I Borg," he should have been relieved and court martialed. But this is Star Trek, and he is the Picard.

[@jamesMarjan]

@jimj9729 Relax I don't mean overall. Just their discussions. We know it's a fantasy and they break the Prime directive every other episode.

[@E_y_a_l]

@@jimj9729 Starfleet is not a military organization, Picard literally say that in one of the early episodes in the second season, maybe in the episode Peak Performance, I don't remember exactly, so them not following proper military decision making or way of conduct is not necessarily a plot hole, that being said, you are right that if we do think of starfleet as a military organization with a current day military priorities and decision making standards then they are often make poor choices.

[@jimj9729]

@@E_y_a_l Whatever the Picard has said in the past, Starfleet uses a military command structure, trains by participating in war games, patrols Federation territory and its borders with heavily armed starships, has actually fought several wars against opposing military forces, and it operates an academy to train and maintain its officer corps. Its personnel wear military uniforms with rank insignia and are awarded medals for service and valor. Personnel are subject to military court martial in cases of misconduct. I suggest the Picard has been spreading misinformation, if not outright propaganda. Starfleet is a military. It is poorly disciplined and suffers from questionable leadership, but it is a military.

[@E_y_a_l]

​@@jimj9729 Are you arguing with me or Gene Roddenberry? because according to Roddenberry who was still around in the second season, Starfleet is not a military organization, period, and everything you said including uniforms, ranks and awards for service can describe non military organizations as well including fast food burger restaurants...in my country first responders like police, paramedics and firefighters has all of those things but they are not part of the military, and, if you took the time to watch the scene where Picard addresses the subject then you would see that he also say that the purpose of Starfleet is exploration but because of the Borg threat they make an exception, in other words, it's not a military organization by design but can perform military tasks when needed, which is different than being a military and can in-world explain any decisions that are not on par with what you would expect from a military.

[@JusBidniss]

Samuel Clemens was a humorist, author, and over the course of a long and storied life held many occupations. His pen name 'Mark Twain' was actually a nautical term from his days as a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River, and referred to a depth sounding. Deck workers would throw a weighted rope off the bow, with markings on it for various depths, and would call out the depth up to the pilot house. 'Mark Twain' referred to 'twain fathoms' or two 6-foot fathoms of depth, safe water, with shallower depths posing increasing levels of risk.

[@Blazingstoke]

I love that they brought Samuel Clemens onto the _Enterprise_ and gave him a tour. The man was so famous for his cynical attitude towards human nature that showing him we could indeed rise above our baser impulses makes a great message about hope for humanity

[@blacklite911]

OMG THE JACKET!!!!

[@blueBlackpurple]

Jen, I love the background music that plays at the end of your videos when you are talking about the episode you just wathched. That music is so peaceful and calming ❤❤

[@DrummingWriterTrekfan84]

Liked that you were twining captain Picard at the end in his red jacket! Lol!

[@Caroline_Tyler]

Love Jen's dedication to Star Trek

[@allenfitch2996]

Jen with her Picard jacket ❤❤❤

[@TheeYellowDart]

The jacket! It's great to watch your Trekkie journey. It's the closest I get to rediscovering it myself :)

[@ReelMeurik]

"A bald man took care of me when I was hurting..." Guinan was (unknowingly to the viewers) talking about Picard, back in Season 3, in her chat with Geordi.

[@brandonbullington]

That is a cool jacket, Jen! I can’t believe we’re now on Season 6!

[@frankiefisher6110]

The palm strike is the ultimate future attack move.

[@elmerfudpucker5387]

Bas Rutten special

[@GeordieJoe_1892]

Love the Picard Command jacket cosplay Jen.

[@humanvideosponge4529]

"MISSSSSTER PICKERD!" Loved seeing Jen laugh every time she said that!

[@larrybremer4930]

Whale Oil Beef Hooked! (say it out loud a few times litke the entire sentence is one word and you will get it)

[@altaclipper]

Finally! And i love the cast in period costumes! Beverly Crusher wears the clothes particularly well.

[@alicestevens8291]

I love how they weaved the literary authors and their own quotes, lives and work into this. Very cleanly done.

[@jd-zr3vk]

Samuel Clemens' pseudonym is Mark Twain. Clemens worked as a riverboat captain. A crew member dropped a weighted line into the water to measure the depth. When the depth was measured at 12 feet, indicating a safe depth, the crew member shouted "mark twain".

[@Holy_Wraith]

I learned that from Bill and Ted's cartoon a long time ago.

[@kevinlewallen4778]

Correct you are. "Mark twain" equals two fathoms.

[@ziggystardog]

Twain as in two. As in the expression “never the Twain shall meet.” 😂

[@MethosFilms]

Samuel Langhorne Clemens is mark twain. Mark twain was his pen name.

[@jagger2001]

It's weird that he named his pen, but to each their own

[@charliewaters5289]

Samuel Clemens was his real name. Mark Twain was what they would yell out when taking soundings along the Mississippi. He took it as his pen name.

[@empirejeff]

Picard was the nice guy Guinan met in the past.

[@bobbyquinting3918]

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (AKA) "Mark Twain" was a great author and story teller. Most of what he wrote about were his true life observations. Even though his stories and novels were fictional by nature, they reflected upon his observations.

[@allengray5748]

Nice! I was surprised you didn't recognize Mark Twain! He mentioned Halley's Comet. I believe when Mark (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) was born, Halley's Comet was in the sky and also when he died!!?? Great Reaction Jenn! Peace 🕊️☮️♾️😎

[@laurencaulton103]

Samuel Clemens, pen name Mark Twain. Jack London, author of adventure stories like "Call of the Wild." And lines from Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream."

[@joeb918]

Yeah, Mark Twain is Sam Clemons pen name. It comes from steam boat terminology.

[@mythenmetzermewtufreund128]

1:35 Look at Picard swinging in the rocking chair! 😊😅

[@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis.]

A great concluding episode of the two-parter, I loved your reaction to it, Jen.

[@arthurcamargo8416]

Mark Twain was Clemens' alternate name. When he was younger, or so the story goes, he used to work on a riverboat in 1857 and earned his pilot's license two years later. With riverboats, after the rainy season, sometimes the river's course would change and so would the depth. So when the person in charge of calling out depths to see if it was safe enough to put a steamboat through saw that it was deep enough (2 fathoms or about 12 feet) they would call out Mark Twain!

[@buning_sensations5437]

Samuel Clemens is also portrayed in an episode of Bonanza tv series. As Samuel Clemens wrote for a newspaper in Virginia City Nevada, where the episode takes place.

[@kellahella5286]

Samuel Clemens did actually work as a reporter in Virginia City from 1861-1864.

[@tommc4916]

Sam Clemens was born during an appearance of Halley's Comet, and said many times during his life that he expected to die when it reappeared. He did, at age 76.

[@OTatime]

Noonien Soong built those heads to last!

[@RandomAmerican3000]

That's what Tasha said.

[@OTatime]

@ 😆 in multiple techniques 😂

[@MGower4465]

Clements got the name Mark Twain by the call of riverboat crew "By the mark, twain!" A sailor dropped a lead weight attached to a string to the bottom, and the line was marked at intervals to let him read the water depth. That's the "mark" part. Twain means two. So the call means there are at least two fathoms, or 12 feet, of water under the boat - enough to operate safely.

[@larrybremer4930]

Thanks for the information. I used to do a lot of blue water sailing yet never made that connection . It makes perfect sense that riverboats would need to take soundings often because the Mississippi river is usually wide but not very deep. In many areas there are sand bars that shift their positions seasonally and over spans of years so for even the most experienced pilots the river was always always changing.

[@JoshuaDMaley]

Seeing how happy you are in that jacket warmed my cold, cynical heart. 😄 And it looks great! Great vid as always!

[@georgeheilman4243]

Mark Twain is such a delightful character! A great conclusion to this story, and beginning to the season!

[@Enthymene]

7:19 "five and three quarters" that’s grim, Jen. I’m proud of you!

[@kevinlewallen4778]

Jen, on second viewing, I really enjoy your excitement at 14:42 when Picard walks in wearing the jacket. I can't imagine a better, more adorable, YT buddy.

[@Struzzylive]

Oh There’s plenty out there, just gotta look look look….

[@michaeldezego340]

FYI: the policeman that Riker hit was William Boyett, who was Sgt. Macdonald in the Adam 12 series and was also in the Highway Patrol series.

[@persephonebasilissa5109]

On Red Dwarf, the android Kryten has multiple heads which he uses on a rotation schedule. In one episode, Spare Head 3 had droid rot, supposedly the result of 30,000 years of his circuit board degenerating. Maybe after that long, Data's head would go on surly Yorkshire-accented rants, too!

[@KenzieTrinityDeasy]

That old man’s voice reminds me of Deckard Cain from Diablo 3 hahahaha

[@ecoleman5690]

15:53 You know, when we first met, I thought you were easy. There’s nothing easy about waiting 500 years, Picard.

[@peterkelley4346]

Hello fellow Treksters yes I have been to Start Trek conventions even got me one of those Klingon daggers that flicked out when you pushed the button

[@davidpumpkinsjr.5108]

Interesting side note, some years after this episode, Jerry Hardin would reprise the role of Sam Clemens in a one-man stage show where the character talked about his life, writings and adventures.

[@philfeb6]

Jack London was a adventurer and author the actor who played the Bellboy was an extremely good likeness to how Jack London looked.

[@TheArmase]

Will always love how the landlady says the captain's name!! Mister Picerd .... John Luck Picerd .. lol

[@gpaje]

Gene luck Pi-kerd is one of my favorite pronunciations of his name on the show.

[@wrdreacts4247]

One of Guinan's first few episodes, she said she never met Picard until she came on board the Enterprise... A good retcon

[@bcn1gh7h4wk]

0:40 there existed very primitive recordings by him, of narrations of his books, but those were lost to history. there is one recording of a collaborator of his, doing an impersonation of him, on which this voice is based. so yeah... Twain may have pioneered audio books, 200 years earlier.

[@Willpower-74205]

7:58 I think this could be the first time we've ever seen a character's head get blown off without venturing into Paul Verhoven territory! 🖖😁👍 BTW, destroying the aliens' habitat the way they did was an almost Mirror Universe move.

[@stephenkronfeld9228]

In fairness to Twain, from his pov, Data & Guinan were acting very suspicious.

[@robertritchie8829]

Always appreciated the Ladykillers like put on play the crew suddenly had to spring up every time Mrs Carmichael appeared. And yes, like everyone else am envious of that new command jacket Jen. It looks spot on!

[@BiggestDawgEver]

I always liked this two-parter. I also really enjoyed Mark Twain's redemption from interloping busy-body to earnest humanist adventurer. It's interesting to me now that Patrick has actually played both sides of a time-displaced friendship. Once here where Guinan is waiting for Picard to catch up to her, and later where Charles Xavier is waiting for Wolverine to catch up to him in X-Men: Days of Future Past.

[@mhult5873]

Dear Jen, your uniform-jacket looks great! Thank you for another, as always, great video and reaction 🙂 Best regards

[@Ian-xx1xb]

Kicking off another wonderful next Jen Sunday by warping into season 6 and with Jen donning a new jacket no less 🔥 make it so 🖖

[@jasonondik6003]

It is hard to believe we reached Season 6 already.

[@Ian-xx1xb]

@@jasonondik6003 ikr its crazy guess time does fly when one is having fun and next jen sundays are fun indeed

[@charlesmaurer6214]

Fun fact: Mark Twain's final three books were released after this show. Per his will his Autobiography was held in trust for 100 years from his death prior to publishing. Yes, I have the 3 volume set and it gives a lot of insight to U.S. Grant's biography as well as Samuel Clements (MT's real name) advised him on to help save the Grant family finances.

[@RichardEyring]

Oh Jen glad to see you finally got your Picard jacket.👍🖖

[@arnelilleseter4755]

In the episode "Disaster" we learned that Data's head is completely self-sufficient, so Data should be able to survive even without his body.

[@Kheldar633]

It's amazing to me that the writers went into between-season break with no idea how they were going to tie this up with a bow. What amazing plot acrobatics to pull it off so well.

[@maxpower3050]

I love her uniform announcements. I forget what episode, but my favorite is "I got a pip."

[@paulalexandredumasseauvan2357]

LOVED THE PICARD JACKET! 😁 enjoyed your reaction 👍☺

[@adameager7114]

"Guys, I got a jacket" made my day!

[@mikeclemens795]

OMFSM YOU GOT THE JACKET!

[@angelohernandez6060]

Perhaps this event inspired Mr. Clemens to write "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court".🤔😄

[@CDNChaoZ]

Twain published that in 1889. Time's Arrow traveled to 1893. In fact, the reporter asked Twain if what he is describing would be a sequel to Connecticut Yankee.

[@marydodsonmt]

Have you ever felt that an episode of television was made especially for you? That's how I feel about "Time's Arrow" (both parts, but especially part 2). Data, a stable time-loop, and references to 19th century literature are a few of my favorite things, and this episode has them all. Part of my TNG top 10 list for sure!

[@James_Ford4815]

i always loved these time paradox storylines. data head was left at the end where it'll be found by the crew and the story plays out where datas head will be left to be found by the crew (over and over and over until the universe itself ceases to exist)

[@Dillpicks95]

I can’t believe we are now on Season 6. What a journey it has been so far and love the jacket Jen, it looks so good on you 🔥🖖

[@burkeiowa]

Encoding a message into Data has a better chance of surviving 500 years. A piece of paper might decay. So the captain did it the smart way. However, if Data had been powered on too late, it would not have worked well, either. He could have etched a message into some metal or other part that would last, and perhaps add the other encoded message for more info as a follow-up.

[@Vegasbill80]

another Star Trek Sunday from Jen! Lessss Gooooo!

[@Ikaftl]

"prolonged contact with human tissue would be highly toxic" Thunk!

[@gwenthor]

Sunday TNG with Jen (your timing of quoting the intro is on point!)! I'm sad that we have to deal with Mark Twain again, but at least we're in Season 6 now! Commercial break!

[@TerminatorJuice]

I watched this whole episode thinking that Brent Spiner was playing Mark Twain, based on his nose, and the fact that it looked like when they were talking to each other that it was a visual effect at play... But I just looked it up, and I was totally wrong! Lol

[@JordyJayHomer]

The landlady actress, Pamela Kosh, died a couple of years ago. She was 94

[@xzonia1]

Love the new jacket, Jen! Was funny when Picard walked on screen wearing it and you straightened up! Twin-zees! You wear it well! :)

[@dread9030]

Samuel Clemens was his real name. His alternate name was Mark Twain. It's a measurement on depth on riverboats.

[@jeffeffa78]

One of my Favs. This ep is why ive said Tursday for 30 years. 😅❤

[@tjkhanks]

That Starfleet jacket is awesome. You look so regal and commanding. I'm jealous 😅 Great reaction. I'm loving the journey.

[@devilquill]

Twain and London never met, but Twain did mention London one time in a letter. London is an important name in American Literature. Twain is a literary giant. Even Ernest Hemingway said all of American Literature derives from one book--referring to Huckleberry Finn.

[@taylemgames2652]

Twain was a brash but Southern Gentlemanly guy, very intelligent and way ahead of his time. He is anti-slavery in the South when it was very unpopular to be so.

[@doncotton3367]

I suppose I shouldn't be surprised that Jen did not recognize the name of Jack London. His works were, after all, published 100+ years ago. Still, the books, "The Call of the Wild" and "White Fang", and the short story "To Build a Fire" all feature stories that take place in the Yukon and Northwest Territories during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush.

[@JeremyLevi]

I dunno, Call of the Wild was mandatory reading when I was in elementary school in Canada in the 80s. That was before standardized province-wide curricula though and Jen is a fair bit younger than I am so maybe that changed by then.

[@michaelschroeck2254]

To me STNG 5 & 6 were just great television in general. I wish modern execs would go back to stand alone tv episodes instead of poorly paced miniseries that modern shows have become. Time restraints and lower budgets do nothing but make creative problem solving improve stories and shows.

[@TheTodd5761]

The jacket! Yes! Not gonna lie, watching these again along side you had me looking for one too. Almost pulled the trigger a few times.

[@Tiffinki]

Jen, you are rocking the jacket! I had doubts that it would look right on you, but I'm glad I was wrong! Most awesome reaction! Sorry I missed the premiere; out for medical reasons. See you next week!

[@garycameron8167]

Good episode - and nice jacket! Many consider Mark Twain's "Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" to be one of the earlier examples of time-travel sci-fi.

[@michaelvincent4280]

I came in third place at a Star Trek convention dressed as Indiana Jones. Folks said I looked out of place but I had a plan. As I told the audience others had been excavating in a cave discovering many artifacts recently, and turned over to myself two to help identify. I decided to chance that someone in this crowd could help me. I then pulled out of a bag a very old pocket watch. Then pulled out Data's head. Everyone went apeshit! Later I heard there were whispers in the crowd that they were catching on to what I was doing and thrilled.

[@igorbuckel8060]

“Pickert” pronounced as if by the landlady is a local recipe from the Rose of Germany, the Lipperland. It is a fluffy, sweet potato pancake.

[@drb6771]

LOVE the Jacket!!!!👋👋👏👏🙌🙌✨✨⭐⭐🌟🌟🌠🌠🌠🌠

[@paulcollinsyoga]

Someone is looking very smooth and Trekkie today, Jen!!!! Love this two part episode.

[@izzonj]

It only makes sense that Guinan, the listener, would find company with Mark Twain, the story teller