Star Trek: TNG Review - 5x18 Cause and Effect | Reverse Angle

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Sources:
Braga, Brannon. “Cause and Effect.” Star Trek: The Next Generation, created by Gene Roddenberry, Season 5, Episode 18, Paramount Television, CBS, 1992.
Raimi, Sam, director. The Evil Dead. New Line Cinema, 1981.
The Muffin Man (Roud Folk Song Index No. 7922).

[@Patriiiiick]

I can't quite put my finger on the reason why but this has always been one of my favourite TNG episodes.

[@StarkRG]

Because it was exceptionally well-written and well-directed.

[@NitpickingNerd]

the first scene alone was so shocking the first time I saw it . and the mystery of it all is what makes a great episode on first viewing

[@rahave1]

because Kelsey grammar is here, and then Patrick Stewart was in an episode of Frasier

[@Patriiiiick]

@@rahave1 Also one of my favourite Frasier episodes!

[@BTScriviner]

It's the increasing creepiness in each iteration, plus it's an episode that features Beverly in a prominent role.

[@mellow-jello]

One last point. Captain Fraser was disturbingly unsurprised that a Klingon (Woorf) was on the bridge of the Enterprise, given that 80 years before, they were at war with them.

[@SchardtCinematic]

My thought was. He should know what the Enterprise looks like and know it's under command of Captain Kirk. So why he admits he doesn't recognize the ships design. Unless he was playing dumb on purpose until he figured out what was going on. I do believe that they were unaware of thier jump through time though.

[@Steve-in1sb]

@@SchardtCinematic The version of the Enterprise that Kirk was the captain of looked very different to the Enterprise in TNG

[@SchardtCinematic]

@Steve-in1sb I'm well aware of that. I feel like there wasn't alot of surprise written in for Caption Sideshow Bob because then it would end up turning into a whole ne episode in itself. I honestly feel this should have been a 2 part episode. To continue the capataind knowledge that they are 80 years in the future.

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

​@@SchardtCinematicyeah i feel this way about a lot of episodes. The show was so serialized that everything was contained in singular episodes (with a few exceptions, finales etc...). But often their solutions raise more interesting questions. Frasier trying to deal with missing 80 years .... Would be amazing

[@SchardtCinematic]

@michaelcorcoran8768 Yes I agree. I think I heard some books or comics dealt with his character and what he did I'm the future st Starfleet.

[@StarkRG]

The explanation of sending a message through the dekyon field was set up ahead of time with Geordi's visor picking up echoes in the dekyon field, so it didn't just come out of nowhere. Yes, it's technobabble, but so is the time loop, and having mentioned the field's ability to transfer information at a very low resolution earlier in the episode means it's established technobabble by the time it becomes pivotal, so I don't see that as an issue.

[@Nasafalkas1]

I loved the bit of Picard being confused by books. That's got a good chuckle from me.

[@tassadar1977]

Worse still, Bill Murray never becomes a better person at the end.

[@Voltaic_Fire]

Haha! That is brilliant. 😂 I need a good laugh.

[@WolfRamAndHart]

Ah....took me a second. But for 40 minutes, I think STNG did Groundhog Day proud, in a sci-fi way.

[@ds3930]

You guys are too funny! “Shortest episode but I liked how it wrapped up A-“. I still believe in your channel and will continue to support your patreon. A lot of work goes into one episode and the result speaks for itself.

[@macktheinterloper]

This is my straight up favourite TNG episode. All the issues with it never bothered me or detracted from its simplistic premise and enjoyment. Do you know what else I enjoyed? Tying this episode's premise into your review. Nice touch.

[@berniesykes5184]

It's my Favorite TNG Episode too.....The only Star Trek series where I have a definitive favorite episode

[@wangson]

This one along with,, "Frame of Mind" are my 2 favourite episodes.

[@mattstrathis4328]

I can't believe they rated "the Outcast" and "menage Troi" higher than this episode. WTF

[@SwordsmanRyan]

The Enterprise was in a causality loop caused by the explosion. The rift that carried the Bozeman to the 24th Century was a separate phenomenon.

[@adb9231]

I think the Enterprise was in a causality loop caused by the explosion. The rift that carried the Bozeman to the 24th Century was a separate phenomenon

[@riverAmazonNZ]

This episode has great direction. Watch the development of the camera work as the episode goes on.

[@brassholio]

Jonathan Frakes has commented on how he handled shooting the same scenes different ways to progress the episode. I think he did a great job, he obviously worked extremely hard at his directing in those early years.

[@ivanhoe23be]

Absolutely. I think it is one of the best directed episodes of the whole series. But of course neither Nick or Robert noticed it. Because there is no character development.

[@TheRealKaiProton]

I always really liked this episode, but I think its because it was quite focused on Dr Sexy Crusher,

[@Voltaic_Fire]

I never found her attractive but I still really enjoyed this episode too.

[@asagoldsmith3328]

​@@Voltaic_FireI think it just people who have a mom thing

[@Voltaic_Fire]

@@asagoldsmith3328 _"With their 5 year mission to seek out new MILFs and new situations, to boldly come where every milkman came before."_

[@asagoldsmith3328]

@@Voltaic_Fire Q help us all...

[@Voltaic_Fire]

@@asagoldsmith3328 Hahaha! 😂 Sorry, I just couldn't help myself, the... Whatever that was... Was right there.

[@BlueBrainMountainStream]

I love the poker scene where they start calling the cards before they are dealt. Its a great episode. But of course I am not surprised both of you did not like it.

[@J0nath0n.]

Yeah I know, I’ve watched this one plenty of times, I love it

[@BCBaron]

The way I see it, if these guys didn't like it, that's pretty much a guaranteed stamp of quality.

[@mikepastor.k6233]

These two jokers are more concerned about finding fault and mocking the show than delving into the stories. Makes me wonder why they try so hard and spend so much time on a show they obviously have contempt for.

[@conroypawgmail]

@@mikepastor.k6233 - You can still love something and poke fun at it. Back in our college days, while watching the show, my friends and I would do this all the time. That doesn't mean we had contempt for the show. It was still good entertainment and made us think. Sure there were bad episodes, and that would vary from person to person, but there were also good episodes in which we all agreed on.

[@mikepastor.k6233]

@@conroypawgmail I actually like these guys. I was hard on them because I enjoyed this episode a lot. I don't believe they have contempt as much as they like to make fun of the past and all its cheesy glory. If you watched this new back in 1990 you would epreciate it a whole lot more.

[@paulthompson9668]

0:48 And we cut to a poker game where Riker wonders if Data is cheating. 3:03 We then cut back to the opening poker game where Riker wonders if Data is cheating. 4:45 We then cut back to the opening poker game where Riker wonders if Data is cheating. 6:56 We cut back to the opening poker game where Riker wonders if Data is cheating.

[@allenharper2928]

They're probably still wary of Geordi cheating earlier in Ethics, where he was looking through the cards like a little bitch.

[@paulthompson9668]

@@allenharper2928 Oh hey there. I forgot I made this comment. lol

[@allenharper2928]

@@paulthompson9668 I tend to be a touch behind when responding to comments. I once answered an 8 year old question on here lol. I'm just disappointed no one responded with "Heeeh."😜

[@WolfRamAndHart]

@@allenharper2928 Heeeh.

[@allenharper2928]

@@WolfRamAndHart Thank you.😀

[@ogto]

this was a very fun episode for me, thoroughly enjoyed it. i also enjoyed your playful integration of the loop in the video. i enjoy most of these though 70% of the time, my tastes do not align at all with yours.

[@Mr_Yarn]

Couldn't agree more, although they sway me with their arguments sometimes.

[@ogto]

@@Mr_Yarn i think it depends a LOT on how you approach this series. cause sure by modern standards, there is a lot to nitpick. by the standards of the time, when it's good it's REALLY good. but a lot of their criticisms have to do with how TV was produced back in the day (serialized with very little continuous storytelling). This was before shows like Sopranos brought a new level of "believability" to the storytelling. Even when it's goofy or dumb, i still find most of TNG to be endearing.

[@skyserf]

It was one of my favorite episodes. When the Enterprise-D exploded I was like…that’s odd, how are they going to finish the episode with everyone in small pieces floating in the vacu…, I mean I was shocked. Then the realization that the Bozeman left their time was sad as well. Everyone they knew was likely dead if they weren’t Vulcans.

[@Voltaic_Fire]

This is one of my favorite episodes too, that they apparently wrote it in two hours and had limited scenes to work with only makes it better for me, they did something great with so little.

[@Voltaic_Fire]

@@skyserf We don't know how long the other species live, other friends might be alive. It's a scifi trope that humans live really short lives compared to aliens for some reason.

[@hermanrodriguez5127]

Here because of x-men 97 homework. The commentary-loop about the time-loop episode had me rolling 😂

[@Freakazoid12345]

Homework?

[@RobertTLongway]

I always thought it was weird that the Enterprise noticed deja vu after 17 days but Fraiser’s Ship had been trapped for 80 years - you’d think they’d immediately say something about it or at least comment about how incredibly unusual it was or something Edit: made this comment as the synopsis was wrapping before the review portion - I’m glad my thoughts were echoed so completely

[@styrfry]

Wouldn't the number "1" have been better than "3"? I mean, Riker _is_ called "Number One" by Picard, that seems a more obvious connection than noticing the 3 tiny pips on Riker's uniform...

[@Th0ughtf0rce]

That's actually brilliant. A line from Picard calling him "Number 1" during the situation would be very easy to add.

[@eddieschwab864]

Except for one small problem after the best of both worlds when Captain Picard finally returns for most episodes Riker still has four Pips on his collar which would indicate that he has the rank of Captain still. Yeah he might be the XO, but this fact is conveniently glossed over for this episode for the sake of dramatic effect but it is also conveniently timed with the release of the film Groundhog Day

[@nonnobis2232]

​@@eddieschwab864no Riker does not have the rank or insignia of captain after the borg incident 🙄

[@lonjohnson5161]

I enjoyed it more than most people I talked to. I would have loved a spin off based on the Boseman after this event.

[@MrParksies]

There's an excellent book called 'Ship of the line' or something like that that covers it.

[@TheRustyGuitarist]

Finally caught up to you guys!! Can't believe I gotta wait now for almost 2 more seasons of reviews, as they're released!! Really enjoy this series, looking forward to more as they release!!🖖🏻

[@CrispyGFX]

One of my favorite episodes of TNG

[@macmcleod1188]

You see, there is only one constant, one universal, it is the only real truth: causality. Action. Reaction. Cause and Effect.

[@moshiach2]

Needs more Frasier jokes

[@dstu322]

I'm listening...

[@harryshuman9637]

It was a good thing to change angles every repeat. Otherwise it would feel like the Endless 8, just same scenes for an hour.

[@rmcelmur]

Other people have said it, but I have to join in... These are great! Y'all are hilarious.. your humor and blind reviews are a refreshing revisit of a long loved series.. ripping the rose-tinted glasses off

[@bingbong9076]

I can't believe this only got Cs, its definitely sets the standard as the best "investigating a space anomaly episode" I would say A- if the time sync up science really bugs you.

[@HopeAndrea_HFG]

Idk what it is about this episode but I just love it. I never get tired of the repetition and I still get a little chill when Data notices the 3 insignia on Riker's uniform. Everyone's entitled to their own opinion though.

[@djhutchison]

The Bozeman was not trapped in the time loop. Each time the Bozeman appeared from the distortion was the first time for them.

[@r4z0rv1n3]

So here's the problem I always had with this episode... They knew that the deja vu and voices and stuff only were happening because they had been stuck in the loop, that feeling had been building up over and over... So logically... they wouldn't have known about the loop the first time they went through it because they wouldn't have had that information because it wouldn't have existed in the very first loop... The very knowledge of knowing that you're in the loop should have been reason enough to try to change course or stop, and they didn't even bother to try it..(Off handendly remarking that it might be the action that causes the loop but it CAN'T have been because you wouldn't have changed course in the first loop.)

[@420dretone]

star trek makes you ask questions and it worked have fun kids welcome to the 80s lol

[@premopreoni]

I wonder if they're still weary about Geordi cheating earlier?

[@patrickstewart3446]

Like a little bitch no doubt. 😀

[@jamesbizs]

I don’t know why they’d be weary of that. But I can see why they’d be wary. But with this episode, they’d probably be wary about him cheating later, rather than earlier :D

[@amichels]

I was really looking forward to this one. You guys did great, thank you. The episode gets a B+ from me.

[@skyserf]

8:17..It also blows 47 crew members into space.

[@combcomclrlsr]

McFadden does look great in this episode.

[@BedsitBob]

She always looks great.

[@Voltaic_Fire]

They only had 2 hours and limited scenes to work with? That makes one of my favorite episodes even better.

[@MrParksies]

Couldn't disagree more on the camera angles. I always thought it adds to the weird unsettling mood.

[@lordcantiismyname]

There's a novel that covers what happened to the Bozeman before and afterward and Frazier goes on to be the first captain of the Enterprise-E during her shakedown run

[@skyserf]

11:20 ..annnd, Geordi probably has been capable of seeing everyone naked this whole time. No wonder he’s so frustrated.

[@rlg1976x]

The moment where Data realizes Riker's option is the best one is way too dramatically drawn out. The collision would've happened before Data even had a chance of depressurizing the shuttle bay.

[@NitpickingNerd]

it showed it from his POV , he has much faster perception

[@masere]

And the tractor beam doesn't stop the ship in its tracks like it did to the Stargazer

[@jamesbizs]

@@NitpickingNerdlol “much faster”. If we saw it from his POV, everyone would be standing still, and we’d see the scenario replay 1000 times in that split second.

[@BigLittleFedoraProdt]

You guys did such a good job with y'all 's time loop as well lol

[@viscountalpha]

Even with the different angles, people still called in thinking the tape was having issues.

[@BTScriviner]

I think this is one of my favorite reviews of yours. I keep coming back to it and it makes me laugh every time.

[@conroypawgmail]

Why would they only use one of the suggested solutions to avoid the collision? What if they used the tractor beam AND decompress the shuttle bay? Using the tractor beam doesn't disable the shuttle bay door and decompressing the shuttle bay doesn't disable the tractor beam. This is silly. After watching this episode, I thought years later, this would have made wonderful plot twist, if Data had followed Riker's suggestion, decompressed the shuttle bay and the collision still happened. The show would have dragged on for another cycle or so, until they used both solutions together.

[@bad-people6510]

8:45 Yes, time can be localized. In reality time moves at a different rate in different places according to different sorts of physical properties. Satellite timers have to be occasionally reset because time in the Earth's upper atmosphere moves at a slightly different rate than it does on the ground.

[@quincynishihara2572]

What no initial d deja vu enterprise d drifting…….. Or Picard having some thing to say about tossed 🥗and scrambled eggs…..

[@ondrejnovotny3273]

Very good and enjoyable episode, B at worst!

[@chasduran4160]

Simplest solution would be to SEND A PROBE back to Starfleet as soon as you discover a predestination paradox. Why would you try to sort it out yourselves when you're clearly looping already. You have no idea if the realization is also part of the loop. Meanwhile Starfleet has a literal division dedicated to resolving Temporal anomalies. Probe reaches them, they come out, they save the Enterprise. The arrogance of the TNG crew gets them into life or death situations way more often than they would encounter them if they just stowed their egos and actually followed protocols.

[@blkrhino7961]

Only a grade of C???!! Never before have I been so offended by something I 100% agree with.

[@Drgroomes]

Geez........you guys grading scale is hella brutal!

[@tonyjackson4078]

I think it's a testament to Grammar's acting that Bateson just fits as an old school Starfleet captain. The character was so well liked Bateson was featured in novels and was a nice Easter Egg in First Contact. Yes. Starfleet sent a decades old ship against a Borg Cube, and apparently didn't get their ass handed to them.

[@pguth98]

His ship was also mentioned in "Generations." I always found it a bit cruel that Starfleet didn't try and figure out a way to send him and his crew back to their time. All of their friends and family had to have been dead. Must have been a real downer for them.

[@donovanulrich348]

Worf holding a dagger under the poker table "I think you should Fold" Alright, im not made of stone i subscribed 😂😂

[@ralphreinert]

"And then we get the same clips from the opening" It is my understanding that in making this episode, they reshot every explosion of the Enterprise individually. I do not where I originally read that, but It was shortly after the episode was first shown in 1992. Nevertheless, I could be mistaken.

[@tanner1ie]

The first two or three explosions looked the same, but the one after that was certainly different, or was at least from a wider angle! 🤔😯😀🤘

[@VergilArcanis]

I did some preliminary number crunching, and you could have a new shuffle every second since the beginning of the universe and you still would have every permutation of the deck

[@starbase218]

My problem with this episode is that whatever happened, they would have gotten out of the loop anyway. With each iteration, they remembered a little bit more. So repeat that often enough and eventually, they can avoid the crash. They don't actually need to send any message at all. Also, there was no guarantee that Riker's solution would work. As to why Frasier did not experience deja vu, my take is that people from 80 years ago were too simple, not evolved enough to pick up on this. Maybe the Federation DID experiment with genetic modification after all, even though genetic modification was supposed to have been outlawed. But maybe Section 31 had something to do with it.

[@thegermanspino6186]

I enjoyed this episode becouse it explored an interesting scenario and we got to see the enterprise explode, but it raises a few question about star shipt design when you can just hit the warp coils and then the entire ship gets flooded with plasma and explodes.

[@ThePeacemaker848]

It's like any design for more ships/vehicles. The warp thing is protected, but if hit at just the right angle/spot and spped it could trigger bad stuff. Like shooting a gas tank. It doesn't always expload but sometimes it does.

[@heymelon]

Wait, are you under the impression that if someone is stuck in a time loop that time outside the loop is progressing normally? I mean I guess none of it makes sense but I imagined it like you could be in there for years but once you break the loop you return to the point in time where you first entered the loop. Leaving the rest of the universe unaffected by the time you spent looping

[@sabin97]

i dotn know why, but the repetition of the "riker suspected data might be cheating..." part with every iteration of the loop had me laughing almost out loud.....just for that you get a like.

[@BurningFlamesofDivineDragon]

I'd give this episode an A one of my favorite episodes of the show it felt very different. Then again maybe I'm just warry of Geordie cheating...

[@skyserf]

2:50 …Worf suggests firing torpedoes💥. Troi has nothing of value to add, as usual.

[@voiceofreason1629]

If the enterprise had been in the loop for 17 days and the explosion of the ship is what reset the loop, how did the other ship stay trapped for 80 years?

[@001variation]

Personally for me, IMHO the episode works for me. You say the explanation for the resolution makes no sense, but I see it as taking a bit of luck, a bit of instinct, bit of planning all coming together.

[@BintyMcFrazzles]

One of my favourites of TNG. A fabulous pre-credits biggy and a great, relatively simple, but clever plot. Great sci-fi with explosions, technobabble and action. Great solid A. One of my favourites of TNG. A fabulous pre-credits biggy and a great, relatively simple, but clever plot. Great sci-fi with explosions, technobabble and action. Great solid A. One of my favourites of TNG. A fabulous pre-credits biggy and a great, relatively simple, but clever plot. Great sci-fi with explosions, technobabble and action. Great solid A.

[@Phos9]

My main complaint with this episode is that they didn’t call it “effect and cause”

[@charlesvan13]

As usual Worf is right but gets denied. They've realized they're in a loop, so a change of course is the right action.

[@BCBaron]

The way each loop is intentionally shot slightly differently makes me think it was probably the inspiration for Haruhi's Endless Eight

[@spencerbissett3417]

You guys simultaneously complain that the scenes are all the same, and then also complain that they didn't just use different takes. Try redlettermedia if you want a decent review.

[@reaverofjillsandwiches]

Instead of going on the same course or even changing course why didn't they just stop and sit there until the time the crash is supposed to happen.

[@jeffbenson7278]

Love your comments. But Frasier's ship was only caught in the loop for the same amount of cycles as the Enterprise-D, AND had been caught in some sort of time-wormhole, so they likely only experienced five-or-ten minutes repeated seventeen or eighteen times, whereas the Enterprise experiences the loop for a far longer period each loop.

[@bill_lumbergh]

Correct choice is pick a course based on some quantum random generator

[@LordTalax]

Yes the time loop was localized, that's why no time passed for them but days passed on the outside.

[@Irongrip62]

The Borg 2: Electric boogaloo

[@SchardtCinematic]

Knowing Einsteins Theory of telativity. Time could flow diffrently in other areas of space. Such as that weird planet on Voyager that was going through time faster than normal. Now that did confuse me a bit.

[@AlexandreSantosBR]

somthimes theses reviews are funnier than the episodes themselves.

[@gravefiller4481]

I feel that the Bozeman dealt with all this the same amount of time that the Enterprise did, and that the time distortion brought the Bozeman 80 years into the future. Seeing that they left Starbase 3 weeks ago. Just my thoughts tho.

[@ThePeacemaker848]

Beverly was pretty hot in this episode with her new hairstyle. Although I think part of that is in contrast to how ugly Ensign Roes new haircut is. I liked the different camera angles since it made things more interesting from a viewing perspective. It's not that people would 'think' it's a clip show, it's more that it would 'feel' like a clip show.

[@Greatermaxim]

Nice review as usual.

[@berniesykes5184]

Watch ti again..Closely....They DID use a different take every time..Listen closely to their voices..In one loop they sound desperate..The next loop their voice sounds like it's routine..Particularly when they are about to explode..Sometimes Data says "Ejection Systems are offline".. other times times he says "Ejector Systems are offline"

[@sethmaki1333]

Great job matching the video format to the events in the episode 🤣😂🤣🖖🖖🖖

[@sketyro]

When they first discovered they were trapped in a time loop, why did they not immediately verify the correct present date? They stupidly waited until the end of the episode. Even if they had zero dejavu, the difference in date could have acted as the seed in a random number/event generator that would have, by itself, eventually prevented the collision and ended the episode.

[@tore28]

This is a very exciting episode ! Love it ! Season 5 of TNG is really good !

[@Brendonbosy]

Couldnt they have resolved this by simply sending a distress signal to starfleet explaining whats happening? Geordi points out they are the ones stuck, but outside the phenomena time still moves forward

[@IrishCarney]

If Data could type a message emphasizing "3" to himself that fast, why couldn't he tell the controls in front of him to do it Riker's way?

[@jamesbizs]

Because plot. lol. If we were being accurate, data could run the whole ship, on his own, all the time. Hell, could probably run a whole fleet of ships. And he sure as hell would never need to ask what some archaic phrase means, when he could have literally instantaneous recall of all known facts, and the context about those facts.

[@mikeluit3027]

Love the funny comments on the poker cheating at the end! Especially about Warf! Hilarious! I think you're grades are spot on and the reasons why. I agree, I enjoyed the episode, but the ending was bland. C+.

[@swapticsounds]

What do people get from you if one finds a logical error or a stupid decision of any character you didn´t find yet?

[@3dartistguy]

Of course they play poker in their Enterprise uniforms…

[@caramel7149]

man i liked this episode, i would grade it A. Maybe nostalgia is giving it a big ups, but think about all the things you've seen that were boring to watch and unmemorable, this episode is very memorable and fun.

[@alissa2924]

I absolutely loved this episode.

[@knicknevin9975]

What always bugged me was that they actually brought up the obvious solution of just changing course. And it's shot down with the rationalization of 'maybe changing course is why we get killed'. Uhm. If changing course is what gets you killed, then you wouldn't be in the loop, because you would have never felt compelled to change course in the first place. You would have just sailed on by the first time and nothing would have happened.

[@chuckselvage3157]

Frasier turning up 😂😂

[@combcomclrlsr]

Should be at least a B- just for Gates McFadden's hair.

[@DeconvertedMan]

They really should have done a follow up on that other ship. Ah well.

[@SnabbKassa]

The obligatory Sideshow Bob episode

[@sportosp-0158]

To further add to the confusion and nonsensical thought process of this episode, I would like to ask this question: WHAT the hell was the other ship doing in the causality loop for the other 29,183 days that it was stuck in there prior to the Enterprise's arrival, allowing it to be crashed into to reset the loop? Wouldn't the arrival of the Enterprise to this area simply change the loop for the USS Bozeman, essentially freeing only them, and now leaving the Enterprise to be caught up for a longer undetermined duration?

[@thewewguy8t88]

My theory is from thier point if view the time loop only started once they encountered the enterprise and because the enterprise blew up it reset that moment so really the other ship had 2-3 minutes to react to everything going on and had been experiencing it for only so long as the enterprise did.

[@jelmerterburg3588]

I also interpreted the "highly localized distortion in the space-time continuum" as being a time rift which sent the Bozeman 80 years into the future (similar to the one that the Enterprise-C went through). Before the Enterprise exploded for the first time, there would have been nothing to cause a time loop for the Bozeman. And in those last few minutes of the time loop that involved them, the crew of the Bozeman was probably too freaked out about being on a collision course with the Enterprise to worry about having a deja vu :P.

[@thewewguy8t88]

@@jelmerterburg3588 clearly these time distortions are a bit more common then I thought maybe that's what the almonly is in discovery lol

[@HawkGTboy]

I sometimes wonder if Harold Ramis watched this episode and got inspired to write the screenplay for Groundhog Day.

[@davesteller6301]

Frasier was listening

[@sitoudien9816]

We need a captain fraiser series.

[@mikepastor.k6233]

I also wandered why didn't they just change course from the beginning. It couldn't have hurt anything

[@CybershamanX]

I _think_ because they are going back in time, the rest of the universe doesn't notice how many "resets" have occurred. Unless it's a local time reset which...aw, screw it. 😉 😜

[@daffyf6829]

The weekly poker game was riker's idea, and it took a while for him to get enough players in a post scarcity utopia. Crusher (who has a tricorder under the table), giordi, troy and data agreed to play only because they are so tired of riker's arrogance. Warf is a red herring who they let win every once in a while. Riker had never walked away with the pot in the seven years they played and never caught on to the ruse, the ass.

[@halfsourlizard9319]

I have thoughts ... Love both this review and this episode. And, yes, it makes zero sense: Where tf was Guinan? It's been established repeatedly that she can sense when these kinda reality-distortion shenanigans are happening ... How is their chronometer able to tell that it's been 17 days!? If they're caught in a temporal loop, it would be reset -- as u said, it's not like they're doing things repeatedly; they're traversing the same portion of time. 100% that's not how clocks work, even fancy Trek-b.s. inverse-tachyon plasma-escapement clocks with wave-guide-synchronised tourbillons. And, you bet your sweet ass Troi is cheating at poker -- it's approximately the only useful thing her otherwise-pointless skills let her do!

[@BedsitBob]

Beverly is (and always was) hot.

[@LordTalax]

Also I didn't like how they ruined Ro's hairdo either.