STAR TREK: TNG, Parallels, S7x11, GALLIFREY GALS GET WARPED

Reality shifts? Character shipping?? A Worf episode?! You know Kat and Paula are both ready for this one.
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[@Calzaki]

This episode is a great example of how Worf can carry complex episodes and deep themes. It's one of reasons he was so amazing when he moved over to DS9 and got the attention he deserved to develop, almost Data level of importance to the show.

[@richardb6260]

Too bad they won't watch it.

[@Calzaki]

@@richardb6260 Kat would love it. Although there are some trigger warnings she may not like and if that's the reason fair enough It's Paula who'll make the call as she's the Trek guide but steamrolling into Voyager would be a shame as its the weaker show. DS9 has its issues but as far as character development (the stuff their always praising) it's the best trek show. Season 1 is a slog but then every non -TOS show season 1 is. And I think season 1 and 2 of DS9 is better than the other spin off shows even so. It "grows the Beard" more fully. By season 4 it hits some of trek high peaks

[@bninem1397]

I loved DS9. Worf, and O'Brian really shine with more importance. Also Garak, Odo, Dax, Quark. So many great characters

[@Calzaki]

@@bninem1397 see... Can you imagine just how THERE Kat would be on the Bashir/Garek ship? Or the Bashir/O'brien bromance? Or even the Worf/Odo "dude we'll never acknowledge it beyond a nod of respect but I get you"

[@coeusdarksoul2855]

Yah, this episode has a lot of the energy that I love from DS9. In this one, watching Worf navigate all of the various situations and relationships feels like a prepper for Worf and his unique relationships with all the other characters on the station. It's just sooo damn good. Every character on that show grows and develops so fantastically, but Worf is up there with Nog for me as some of the best.

[@weray7605]

'IF THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH ME, THERE MUST BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE UNIVERSE!' --Paula, after watching Dr. Crusher get trapped in a Warp Bubble in Season 4. (Worf finally knows how Paula felt.)

[@RocketToTheMoose]

I always liked Borg-panic Riker.

[@sharkdentures3247]

THIS is one of the FEW examples of the "multiverse" done RIGHT! (as opposed to 99% of multiverse media today) "Then he constantly rolls 'Nat 1s'." - Kat FLOORED me with that out of left field D&D joke.

[@One.Zero.One101]

The reason why this multiverse is good is because the concept is central to the plot and the characters. In films like Dr. Strange you can tell the multiverse is just a marketing gimmick. All they did was switch the green and red in the traffic lights. That movie probably had 100x the budget of this episode and that's all they could think of?

[@MatthewBluefox]

11:10 - "Tracee!" Riker shouts and runs after Lt. Jae. :) Best outtake ever.

[@chadcollucci5248]

This is by far one of my favorite episodes of TNG. All the what ifs come in play. What if Picard was killed in Best of Both Worlds and Riker remained captain? What if Wesley stayed on the Enterprise? Etc etc. And yes, the chips was extremely loud.

[@PandezPanda]

There's a line in this one after the fissure opens "Captain... We're receiving 286,000 hails (or something like that)" It's one of my favorite lines. Also Worf and Troi are SO CUTE TOGETHER

[@WVRSpenceWestVirginiaRebel]

I like the little details like Riker having his trombone in the Captain's ready room

[@jkhoover]

Lieutenant Worf and the Multiverse of Madness!

[@weray7605]

This episode has always beem just, you know, 'prety good' in my taste -- but I know a great many fans have been waiting for Kat's Reaction to Worf and Troi. And I'm really glad this episode is finally here!

[@weray7605]

@@TheNoiseySpectator LOL It's a fascinating argument to make -- that Worf dreamt the whole experience and that is why there is no surprise party for him at the end. (For me, that's just a reasonably-well-done plot hole that, though it hurts the verisimilitude of the episode, it's still Okay since it's a nice ending.) But for the 'It's-all-a-dream' argument, I would counter-argue that if it was Worf's dream there would have been countless more pain-sticks and considerably fewer 'tender' moments.

[@jimgore1278]

I love... "How was the Batleth tournament?"... "I don't know."

[@jerodast]

It really was lucky he had the trophy there to tell him how it went. If he'd lost, he really would've had no answer haha. I do like how the only two possibilities are, he won, or everyone else was cheating so he stopped playing. There is no universe where Worf simply wasn't as good as some others with the bat'leth :)

[@jeffreysimeonshin]

It was my favorite episode then. It still is. This episode made me learn how to program the VCR so I could tape it when it finally came around again.

[@InterdimensionalCowlick]

Amazing. A bag of potato chips "Now with more air!" has been made a marketing strategy.

[@PrimeStudios]

In one of the universes Data's eyes are Blue instead of Yellow! I never noticed that before! Also, I think it would be kick ass to have a new TV series set in the Borg over-run universe.

[@julioverne579]

😮

[@jerodast]

Every episode is just characters we love yelling and getting blown up with Crazy Riker hair.

[@bcn1gh7h4wk]

Worf was in a big Old Spice commercial this whole episode. "Look at me, now look at the console, back to me, back at the console, it's now changed! Look front, go back, now you're in your quarters. Deanna walks in, and she's your wife. Go out. Now you're in engineering. Look back. I'm on a horse."

[@class87fan54]

Interesting to see you ladies' reactions to this great episode. Looking back at TNG season 7, it's very up and down but the up moments were very high up and Parallels is no exception. Looking back, I'd love to see more of that universe where Riker is captain of the Enterprise with Worf as first officer. In fact, the sky's the limit with all the possibilities in the multiverse. For all we know, in one universe, Tasha is still alive, Picard and Crusher are together, and Data is an admiral.

[@InJeffable]

Look at TNG doing the multiverse long before it was cool. Everything EveryWorf All at Once.

[@TBoring]

It’s a good thing they closed that temporal rift when they did, because in the vastness of the multiverse there had to be a couple timelines where Worf was assimilated by the Borg. Imagine if a few Borg Cubes showed up, linked up their collectives, and went all Infinity Ultron on the multiverse. Sends a shiver down my spine thinking about it. Also I’m convinced there were a few cloaked Klingon Birds of Prey in that collection of Enterprises, the versions of Worf who grew up in the Klingon Empire.

[@TBoring]

@@TheNoiseySpectatorlike one with Captain Jellico, one with Commander Shelby, one with Captain Jellico AND Commander Shelby, one where Q was still human, one where Commander Sisko was First Officer, etc.

[@Calzaki]

But would it also only be limited to Worf's who were close to Geordi's Visor?

[@daniellanctot6548]

I don’t care what people say about _Everything, Everywhere all at once_ or any other *Multiverse* movie or TV episode: _TNG’s Parallels_ is *The Supreme Absolute BEST MULTIVERSE explorations EVER!!!!* (I’ll die on this hill; so don’t try me! 😜)

[@Laurie473]

Ship Worf/Troi ? ... Hmmmm., look I do like how they've done it, & it does pay-off down the line in some really nice moments & certainly creates great dynamics & material to 'hit on' for the writers ( pun intended ). So yes I enjoyed how they did it & the subtleties of bringing it thru to the audience how they did. But Ultimately, I'm IMZADI all the way at the end of the day... Probably in large part to the Peter David Novel of the same name where the Riker/Troi history can have the time for a deep-dive :) Great Reaction Gals :) - I too really enjoy this s7 episode, as far as 'Sci-fi' subject material goes, its kinda up there for me with 'Timescape' ☺

[@nickscholz6559]

I was always curious as to what Worf and Troi's kids would have been like. Would they have Worf's strength and aggression or Troi's empathic abilities? Both? That would have been interesting to see.

[@jonathanross149]

"It's good to see you again, Captain. It's been a long time."

[@sharkdentures3247]

Then Picard turns and looks at HIS Riker. (and then back again) Almost as if he was saying, "Actually, it's only been a few minutes."

[@jerodast]

Yeah, I'm sorry, that one got me more than Troi finding out Worf doesn't remember their children.

[@murkeyhollow]

This feels like it should've been a Data or Geordi episode but it having Worf in this situation added a cool dynamic to it. I loved this one

[@scarlettmi]

I really love this episode too. I’ve always enjoyed Worf and Deanna’s chemistry, so I was glad when they finally started to go that direction.

[@mikemeggison5084]

I use all those thousands of timelines represented by Enterprises to head-canonize all the comics, novels, video games, toys, blueprint books, cookies, cereals, and whatever else. There's more than enough to encompass it all.

[@MRxMADHATTER]

TNG seemed to get better with time. When it started it was like they were trying to recreate TOS but it wasn't working. Then second season took a different direction and it improved from there. I guess the writers need time to get comfortable with this universe. By the end, it was awesome.

[@Calzaki]

Judging by this episode any Klingon trophy design must come with a note saying that if necessary it must be capable of impaling and/or bludgeoning someone to death.

[@One.Zero.One101]

Michael Dorn is a really good comedic actor. It's really subtle, but you will notice how good he is at timing and restrained physical comedy. Some actors might be tempted to make it big and overreact, but he keeps it within his character. EDIT: Regarding the Worf and Troi question, I think Worf and Troi had the better chemistry during the show and in my head canon I want them to end up together. But having said that, I think Troi and Riker had very good chemistry in the movie First Contact.

[@antarfodoh]

This first aired when I was a teenager and it was an immediate favorite for how fun it is. When recently going through TNG with my newbie, we called it "Into the Worfverse" and I still enjoy it as much as the last 50-100 viewings over the decades.

[@jerodast]

So you're saying it was destined I see this today, after seeing both Spider-verse movies yesterday :)

[@antarfodoh]

@@jerodast HAHAHA, that's awesome!

[@jerodast]

Always fun seeing Paula subtly pause and take care to find the right wording reacting to a certain moment/comment 😇

[@colonelquack]

Worf is a very passionate man. He feels vulnerable here because nobody will believe him. But. As an empath, Troi can know his feelings are real. That's the kind of validation we could all hope for. I don't ship them, but I do like the dynamic.

[@empirejeff]

Where is the timeline where Data and Tasha Yar are married and have lots of cats?

[@firefly24601]

Because Worf started his rise in ranks due to Tasha being killed, it would be interesting to see where he ended up if Tasha had lived.

[@TBoring]

@@firefly24601probably Helmsman since Geordi became chief engineer in season 2, so instead of rotating extras/Wesley it would be Worf.

[@ianburns1167]

I don't know but I want it. There's a fanfic for it though!

[@scottmessenger8639]

Could be an idea for the next Trek series 😊

[@TheAtkey]

@@firefly24601 He could still be chief of security. Picard killed in the Borg incident Riker is captain and Yar is first officer.

[@kschneyer]

Of all the science-fiction stories I have ever published, the one that the most people have written to me about personally, the one where they say they were personally moved, was "The Orpheus Fountain", a story in which an accident causes a husband to lose all memories of his years with his wife. I think we realize on a deep level how dependent we are on shared memories, especially those of people we love, and the loss of those memories (which actually happens in cases of dementia) is devastating. Because I've seen the futures (including the romantic futures) of all these characters, I can't speak of this particular pairing-moment objectively, but its presentation was very sweet, and I loved it. IF Kat were going to see DS9 and all the movies *and* ST:Picard, then we could have a conversation about it. :)

[@kschneyer]

@@TheNoiseySpectator When I was researching my story, I spoke with a research psychologist who is an expert in human memory, and he assured me that the kind of memory loss I was imagining was not possible by any ordinary means, i.e., "Memory just doesn't work that way." So I invented a handwaving-nanotech thingy that was designed to do one thing and accidentally wound up doing another. The case you describe sounds different, however. It sounds like the actual personality was fixed at a certain age and couldn't change.

[@jerodast]

I'm just going to make the tasteless joke "so THAT'S why Paula didn't like DS9", since I don't think the news that Troi isn't on that show is big news to anyone :)

[@Vipre-]

The only problem with relationships in older shows is that due to the nature of writing back then there was often a refusal to commit to them. I believe Jonathan Frakes in an interview recently said something to the effect of despite the producers/showrunners not liking it he and Marina Sirtis always played Riker and Troi as being "in love/soulmates" or whatever, always an undertone in their interactions.

[@jerodast]

Such a Frakes thing to do :P "Hey Marina, what do you think about playing every line like you're in love with me?" "Uh..." "Trust me, it's perfect subtext!"

[@DrummingWriterTrekfan84]

This was always a fun episode to watch. I like troi with both riker and worf. Back in the 90's when it originally aired I remember being really against it and wanting the troi riker relationship back as bad as the Picard Beverly relationship. But now after rewatching it, it does work really well. And it's cute how Deanna is open to it and not stand offish because of riker or any other reason not written. But since everyone is talking multiverse (which my mildly autistic mind can't keep up with lol.), What if Tasha hadn't been killed and hit it off with Worf? I mean he was kind of flirting with her about being the favorite competitor in the mixed martial arts competition in the opening scene of skin of evil. I always wondered if they would have made a good couple... 😉.

[@jkhoover]

Yes! This has always been one of my favorites! I intentionally watch it only periodically so I can keep it as fresh as possible.

[@randallwong7196]

Lookie that, Worf mentions Alexander. ( people sort of joke he's the universe's worst dad )

[@jeremykraenzlein5975]

The last four episodes were all episodes that I guessed (correctly) that you would like more than I do. This one starts a string of episodes (up until but not including the terrible one that has been hinted at) that you cannot like more than I do, because I like them so much. Yes, there was some frustration in seeing Worf effectively gaslit in the early part of this episode, but you still have to admire how his crewmates in each parallel universe are going out of their way to try to help him, double-checking their records giving Worf every benefit of the doubt, even though from their perspective it could seem like Worf is trying to gaslight them as much as it would seem to him that they are gaslighting him. Every stays civil and respectful and works through it. I hadn't thought of bringing Tasha Yar back for this episode. Story-wise it would make sense, but I don't think that from a fan perspective we would want to see Denise Crosby brought back for such a short time. If she appeared here as briefly as Wesley did, having to say goodbye to her again at the end would cause more pain than her return would in joy. Saying goodbye to Wesley isn't as traumatic because he is still alive and out there and could easily return again, even without a time travel or alternate universe storyline.

[@jerodast]

That's a good point about Tasha vs Wesley! Being alive puts you in a less...delicate position with your relationship to the show.

[@Finchsterreading]

Kat, Paula-Did you bring enough snacks for the whole internet? 🤨

[@GallifreyGals]

Listen... I have so many snacks to share!!! - Kat

[@scottmessenger8639]

I like the idea of their relationship. Worf is a warrior so he should conquer as many women as possible! (Just kidding ladies)

[@weray7605]

Majel Barret, if you're Up There looking down at us -- you can always be my "Step Mom"!

[@rlee0001]

I hope y'all react to DS9 next. It really takes Star Trek to the next level. TNG will always have a special place in my heart, but DS9 is probably my overall favorite series

[@Imzadi76]

One of my favorite episodes. I love Troi and Riker, obviously. But even back when this episode aired I really liked Word and Troi together. In the end I loved both pairings.

[@FortoFight]

***POTENTIAL MINOR DS9 SPOILER*** I think I have an issue with a close friendship between a man and a woman needing to become romantic in fiction. TNG and DS9 actually introduce various interesting ideas regarding relationships and single parenthood which seem somewhat ahead of their time, like having Troi and Riker (in TNG) being two people who did have a romantic beginning but have settled into a strong friendship, or showing how Sisko can be a nurturing father without the need of a mother figure (even when Cassidy is introduced they never imply that she's a mother figure to Jake). Worf and Troi isn't the worst example of when writers have shipped a man and woman who've been close, and it feels a lot more natural than usual, but something about it still feels a little contrived to me.

[@Sagitarria]

I think our worf is the only one who remembers

[@Kap00rwith2os]

8:37 Kat's face here is priceless🤣🤣🤣

[@jeremykraenzlein5975]

If you like alternate universe and time travel stories so much, then one series you should consider watching at some point (if you haven't both seen it already) is the Netflix show "Travelers". It has 34 total episodes over three seasons, and it is all about time-travel throughout, yet this show found a new and interesting take on the subject. The show ended only about 5 years ago, and even with all of the other time-travel shows and movies that have been made over the decades before them, "Travelers" successfully avoids all of the overused too-familiar time-travel tropes. Nowhere do they just throw out a bunch of technobabble to say "This is how it's going to work this episode, just accept it". There are some far-out concepts to how time-travel works, but they only have to explain them once, because it is a small set of rules which is consistent throughout the show. As far as I know, GreyWolf TV (www.youtube.com/@GreyWolfTV/videos) is the only KZbin channel which has reacted to this series, and that channel really liked it. I think that you would as well.

[@adamplace1414]

Wildly underrated episode. Almost perfect Trek, endlessly rewatchable, every emotion makes an appearance, and you did a great job - cutting it down to ten minutes but still hitting all the story beats. Well done.

[@OpinionsNoOneCaresAbout]

I always forget how long Worf's hair is. Dude rocks a ponytail all the time, but he pulls it off.

[@Drawkcabi]

Love this episode!!! I'm fine with Worf/Troi but I don't ship them...prefer Riker/Troi but don't _need_ Riker/Troi. When I first watched this...when the Riker from the Borg infested universe comes on screen...the chills that went through me!!! Love the details they put into this episode! Notice how in one scene Data had blue eyes? No mention of it or drawing attention to it...just blue eyed Data 👀 Best Regards! Love the details they put in this episode.!

[@Stevtrek]

Always love watching your reactions... Yes one of my favorite episodes of the 7th season. I had a similar reaction as you, Paula: Never saw the Troi/Worf relationship coming, but kinda liked it. And I am with you, Katrina: Hard for me to find a time travel/parallel world story that I don't like and this is a really fun one. I am hoping you will continue with another Star Trek series after TNG, a lot of great episodes out there still.

[@ericstark5094]

Paula, I just found you playing a board game with Becca Scott. I totally dig when Creators collab with others. Thanks for everything. Kat still rocking amazing eyework.

[@peternolan5501]

I love the choice of making Worf the focus of this episode. Because on paper he's the worst character for this to happen to. Someone like Data or Geordi or even Picard would immediately start workshopping the science and solutions. But Worf works brilliantly precisely because he spends so much of the first half in "WTF?!" mode and has to navigate a very cerebral puzzle he can't punch his way out of.

[@francisbartoszewski2284]

This is a top 5 episode for me. I love the concept and I love the scenes with Deanna and Worf, even if they make me a little emotional.

[@shadowbanbaitaccount7874]

Since Picard died before Wesley Crusher's incident at the academy. There was nobody to advise Wesley to own up to his mistake. Therefore, the Wesley in that reality probably lied to Starfleet and got let off without any punishment, allowing him to graduate and return back to serve on the Enterprise. Meaning, that Wesley Crusher is corrupt. That is all, have a nice day. 🤣

[@jerodast]

And here I thought *I* was thinking dark thoughts in thinking how the youth of this universe are pressured into serving more for military purposes :P

[@Sagitarria]

This episode is proof that worf should have been written as a better father.

[@4everhealthwellness344]

This was one of my favorite episodes. It deals with the whole multiverse concept which to my knowledge no other show had dealt with until TNG. Also I love the idea of Worf and Deanna being a thing

[@EvanG529]

Definitely my top pick for season 7 (unless I'm forgetting one). Such a cool concept with great character moments.

[@jonathanross149]

You are picking it over the 🕯

[@lilchicklets]

Parallels is one of my favorite episodes and I was always open minded of the Troi Worf shipping.

[@Shannon-pb4sw]

One thing you can always count on with the reaction vids, Katrina goin to be snackin' 😂

[@jkhoover]

And crying.

[@GallifreyGals]

... I feel called out 😂 - Kat

[@Shannon-pb4sw]

@@GallifreyGals 😆

[@zmansporscheboxsterdudenes1958]

Good episode in Star Trek, The Next Conversation podcast👍. Glad I found this channel. Good job.

[@HenryDorset]

Great Episode! I liked it very much. Funny thing is though, as I watched the series back in the day on TV, I thought the Klingons are really bad asses and super cool. As I rewatched the series last year, I found them to be quite stupid. Still enjoyed the show massively, so it doesn't really matter.

[@Siddh4rtha]

One of my favs for sure!

[@estilrose]

I've always been a fan of Worf and Troi! Until DS9 of course.

[@jonathanross149]

My favorite Worf Episode!

[@danielwarrenguitar]

If the realities didn't start changing until Geordi shows up at the birthday party, it seems that Worf ended up in a different universe at the end where there was no party.

[@jonathanross149]

I think Worf shifted realities when he originally passed the anomaly.

[@silkwesir1444]

@@jonathanross149 I agree. Data even says so during the briefing, but it's easy to miss.

[@rafetizer]

This one's pretty good! How about desperate borg-universe Riker there? Crazy!

[@patsk8872]

Plus the Borg in that universe assimilated all of the electric shavers

[@jonathanross149]

You all should do the finally in the same room

[@anicetune]

I'm a man with no emotions and my emotional intelligence is next to zero. I've seen every TNG episode probably 500 times or more. Watching these videos again with people who are sensitive and emotionally intelligent lets me see them from entirely new perspective. I wouldn't have thought in a million years that the scene with Worf and Troi was capable of making someone cry. What's interesting is, when someone starts crying, it makes me tear up a bit as well, as if I'm realising the significance for the first time. Originally, it just passed me by.

[@Calzaki]

So in the universe where they got married and had kids Troi and Worf fell in love, got married and had two children in the space of three years? Was it a shotgun wedding or something? And was Alexander still living with his Grandparents during some of that?

[@jerodast]

"Worf, don't you remember? You're 55 in this universe!"

[@jonathanross149]

When the universe is gaslighting you

[@terrellkirkman2078]

I really like this episode, but I dont really buy the Worf/Troi ship. And I've heard Maria Sirtis didn't either. I hope Kat gets a chance to watch Worf and his real OTP!

[@rayharley597]

Have just heard that Patti Yasutake has passed away. R.I.P. to Dr. Ogawa, kerk

[@StarkRG]

I'm on the fence between shipping Riker-Troi and Troi-Worf. I therefor propose a comrpomise: Riker-Troi-Worf. Adopt Alexander into the family.

[@TheAtkey]

It would have been cool if there were some Klingon ships thrown in with the Enterprises. Logicily there would have been some alternate realities were Worf's father was never killed at Kitimer and Worf in command of a Klingon warship.

[@simonasu]

I love Worf and Diana 😊 never liked her with Riker

[@gluuuuue]

I thought Worf-Troi was an interesting idea but wasn't that into it and it didn't make that much sense to me. Although I can see a feeling of deep affection on Worf's part. (Turns out Marina Sirtis apparently thought it was pretty ridiculous too, and mentioned so just within a few recent years, so it wasn't *just* Frakes.. 😆 Iir, she said they acted the part, as called for by the writing, of course, but she herself saw the pairing as the writers attempting to make relationship tension for its own sake..) Personally, I do think the main characters don't explore romantic relationships as much or as freely as one might expect they ought to based on their general acceptability as hinted at and implied by the social norms they claim to have. (Which is odd when you consider Risa, the pleasure planet. But a lotta that was probably also social norms of the late '80s and early '90s.) I really liked the concept of the episode though, and the execution.

[@michaelarulanantham8833]

As Worf ended up before hitting the anomaly the incident never happened so all the Worfs are where they should be... with Deanna Troi and The Borg Queen.

[@ChristopherJonesArt]

I have always loved this episode, although I never got this emotional over the fates of the parallel versions of other characters. I always thought it would have been better if the destruction of the Borg-survivor Enterprise wasn't because of their warp containment field being week, but because a hundred Rikers gave the same order at the same moment for their Enterprises to fire on it with "minimal power."

[@jerodast]

Haha, I couldn't remember how exactly it played out, but yeah that never occurred to me to make it an "oops I forget there are dozens of us" moment - very clever :D

[@pendrew]

It’s one of the best episodes, to be sure.

[@Paris.mcdonough]

One of my favourite episodes ❤️

[@cypher515]

I absolutely love this episode. As for the relationship? I honestly see both points. They set it up to this point but let's sing the same song, the showrunners were allergic to character arcs unless they were subtle. It DOES make a lot more sense than Jonathan Frakes says it does, though it's so funny because I'm imagining you're saying he's jealous on behalf of his character, which is an amusing thought. Anyway, he's married to half of the most fundamentally f'd up power couple in all of soap operas, Genie "Laura" Francis from General Hospital. So... just saying... maybe he has reason for his perspective to be skewed? I LOVED Wesley's appearance though and LOVED how much Kat lit up for him, by the way. Like I have always said, I hate the way Season 1 Wesley was written, and I think so does Wil, but every so often I will love the character and hate the writers. You know what's funny, I have the very same attitude towards characters in pro wrestling. Like, I love Liv Morgan, and I don't mean I love Gionna Daddio, the performer, I love Liv Morgan the character, that was largely created by writers and bookers at WWE, though probably because the real Gionna Daddio is responsible for her attitude. But I personally hate how her character is _written_ lately, because it's a case of people loving her but the writers having no idea how to portray her as a winner. Just like first season Wesley was "How do I write a teenager?" and it felt like very few writers got that right. One of the reasons why I hope you guys watch DS9 (on your own time) is to see Jake Sisko, because I think they did a little better writing him than Wesley.

[@samantha4045]

I loved this episode! Makes you love Worf even more 💕 I hope you both react to Star Trek: Picard, it's soo beautifully done! 💓😭

[@ianburns1167]

I do actually really like Worf/Troi, which surprised me. And yeah, this is a fascinating premise and I'm glad they pulled it off so well.

[@sentimentalexis]

Wow, this episode is a mixed bag for me. I think about it a lot and really enjoy the premise as well as Worf, but what it introduces to the show (and you know what) felt like a waste of time and potential. I definitely don't hate this one, but that one little twist is tough for me to get through. (You know what, I feel like I wasn't clear enough! I love this episode for its own plot, but Worf and Troi as it is is something I'm still pretty unsure about. So like.. a 7/10 for me.)

[@Skeezer66]

I was "shipping" Worf and Troi since before "shipping" was a thing! And yet, I haven't seen this episode in Years and forgot it!! I instead think of "All Good Things". I always loved their chemistry, and I like them as characters moving on from Troi and Riker. The Enterprise where Picard died during the Borg War is one where I wished they spent more time with! Great episode!!

[@Skeezer66]

@@TheNoiseySpectator I think a Worf who'd been dead that long would be a whole other story.

[@silkwesir1444]

I think "shipping" might actually be older than television.

[@Skeezer66]

@@silkwesir1444 It is, but it being called 'shipping' is the modern term.

[@jerodast]

@@Skeezer66 Really wouldn't reference future episodes in direct connection to known themes until they've seen them, we're so close anyway... Shipping originated shortly after TNG ended, with the X-Files. But SLASH fanfiction started in Star Trek itself, with Kirk/Spock :)

[@desmondgriffin8479]

Like Paula, I didn't think of it either. It never crossed my mind. Once I saw this episode, I was all for it as well.

[@thefuppits]

Was never fond of the "delusions of the week" episodes. These are basically 80's versions of Box-In-a-Box hackster writing.

[@Joshua-uo1ee]

Reality just kinda decided to be a dick to Worf in this one. Although he did end up in a pretty good situation at the end of it :P

[@coeusdarksoul2855]

O'Brien wasn't available, so Worf was his understudy :P

[@Lia-uf1ir]

7:37 Don't you remember Nurse Ogawa?

[@jerodast]

Yeah that was cold :P

[@mconnaghan]

Another quality pair o' cats video!

[@gold-waffles]

GAH ok, it took a surprising amount of willpower for me to watch the whole thing before commenting. I was immediately going to say that this one grew into one of my favorite episodes, specifically when Worf says to Riker "I do remember, I just remember different" it always gives me goosebumps. I once tried to write (err a chapter of) a book about a guy with a similar ability to Worf here, then it turns out that it's not that special at all; on some level we are all affected by what we might have experienced. The fact that we are only explicitly aware of one reality does not preclude the existence of others that can influence our experiences (I.E. help us figure out how we feel about someone). I was also thinking how this provides an explanation for Jung's Synchronicity (events linked by meaning but not cause... and also my favorite 2 Police songs), when Kat said "synchronicity" out loud and freaked me out! I am freaked out. Anyway 😅... this was really fun to watch, thanks! Love it.

[@brantheavner9770]

Hi guys I just want to say I love your reactions 💞. Intriguingly enough, I would like to see Deanna Troi with Thomas Riker the duplicate of Will Riker. Why, you may ask? He never left Deanna Troi because of career ambition. May I ask your thoughts on my idea of Thomas Riker and Deanna Troi as a couple? Thank you so very much 💕. With respect always Brant Heavner 😁❤️💯🙏👍

[@patsk8872]

I legit never remember Wesley is in this episode LOL. To answer the Worf/Troi question - it's ok. I appreciate your perspective on it, and it wasn't out of nowhere. But. There is a history of forced romance in series and this does, to me, still feel a little bit forced.

[@j.rileyindependentproductions]

Kat's snack is like a potato chip version of Chex. I like them, but not the same flavor. A chip of a different universe. 8:52, I always loved that graphic special effect, so simple and subtle but yet with an "umph" I've never been able to put into words.

[@jerodast]

It's like fireworks!

[@JosephBurdette]

The Mandela Effect episode!

[@thebpphantom]

24m episode. Trek's over by 12m. Oh dis gonna be good!

[@ChristopherJonesArt]

I totally get Worf and Troi being close friends, but I've always thought Troi would want someone more in touch with their feelings and able to articulate them than Worf for a relationship. But I fully acknowledge that the character of Troi is a very different person than I am, so my judgment may be off...

[@sasamichan]

I like this episode and when I rewatch it I notice more changes then Worf does

[@jonbolton3376]

This is one of my favourite 5 episodes of TNG.