Star Trek: TNG Review - 7x11 Parallels | Reverse Angle

[@DblOSmith]

I never noticed blue-eyed Data. Nice. This would have been a good episode to bring back Yar... Or Commander Shelby... Or Jellico.... This was always one of my favorite episodes, but lots of people hate it. I don't know why. B+

[@Verbalaesthet]

I hadnt noticed it either! LoL :D Nice detail

[@ondrejnovotny3273]

Damn, Jellico on the bridge would have been so good!

[@dave5511]

@@ondrejnovotny3273 This isn't one that I rewatch, so I completely forgot Wesley came back for this one.

[@pseudotasuki]

Yeah, neither had I. Glad they pointed it out. And every episode is a good episode to bring back Jellico.

[@martineyles]

I wonder whether the ship with Captain Riker is one that previously had first Officer Shelby who left and was replaced by Worf, or one where Shelby was never present and Worf was promoted to first officer in that battle. Was it Worf's fault they didn't rescue Picard?

[@pseudotasuki]

Ooooh, a classic! Can't wait to see the low scores.

[@Verbalaesthet]

C+, can you believe it?

[@pseudotasuki]

@@Verbalaesthet Barely.

[@whistlerwade]

I love TNG but I honestly can't argue too much.

[@qam2024]

I am still steaming about the Ds they gave "Most Toys"

[@cautionary_tale]

Worf would have known immediately that he was in the wrong universe the moment someone did what he suggested.

[@jimibaboza]

I like how the changes start off very small and gradully get bigger as the episode progresses.

[@russellharrell2747]

He’s traveling further from his home reality with every jump. Nice.

[@RetroRobotRadio]

I assume that nearby realities have less differences... maybe one decision was different... like whether we throw Worf a party... and the further you travel the more differences occur. On the second jump there were two different decisions made, third jump three decisions changed, etc.

[@briandiltsmusic]

Classic episode. “It is a risk I am willing to take” is one of my favorite Worf lines.

[@BintyMcFrazzles]

The look on Worf's face when Troi tells him is very funny!

[@briandiltsmusic]

@@BintyMcFrazzles so many great Worf reactions in this episode. When Deanna is in his quarters at the end and he reacts like a bird flew into his quarters lol

[@shadowreaver1851]

I personally liked the line: I do remember, I just remember differently.

[@shadowreaver1851]

@@briandiltsmusic Absolutely, it’s very different kind of Episode for Worf. Usually these kind of abstract mystery episodes are solved by someone else like Picard or Data or Gordie, not Worf. So it’s interesting to see things solely from his perspective. In someways, Worf is actually more relatable than most of the other characters because he doesn’t have all the answers like Data. He’s not just good at everything like Captain Picard or Commander Riker, so it’s easy to relate to his sense of confusion and how unsure he is on how to respond to everything that’s going on around him. I felt like I got a much better read on Worf’s character from this episode. It’s definitely one of my favorites.

[@shadowreaver1851]

@@BintyMcFrazzles I’ve always loved Worf’s reactions to things because they’re almost always different from the way everybody else reacts.

[@dexnsocius]

since in the end he didnt get a surprise party, that initial scene before the cake changes he must’ve already been in a parallel universe

[@GrimDarkNarrator]

One of the best episodes of the series, in my opinion. At the very least in top 5 of this season.

[@clearsmashdrop5829]

My favorite part of this episode is the interaction between Worf and Troi in his quarters. The informal conversation and then Worf looking around the wall always makes me laugh.

[@csciabar]

This episode is dope. The diana love angle it triggers is weird but cool.

[@LordTalax]

who's Diana?

[@csciabar]

Deanna sorry

[@ANTIStraussian]

But the tng movie writers didn't watch the TV show so she is back with Ricker a year later lol

[@ChuckAtComicList]

I've learned through trial and error that the best angles, are Reverse Angles.

[@SwayRod836]

"They must have been so damaged by the Borg that a low power attack easily destroyed them. It's a tragedy, if only we had some kind of device that could assess their tactical capabilities. Oh well."

[@trazyntheinfinite9895]

Kek

[@ondrejnovotny3273]

Ah, the infamous episode that Mike Stoklasa from RLM hates so much he dedicated part of his iconic Plinkett reviews to trash it:) I personally never had a problem with it and kinda like it, I mean yes, if you start thinking about the logic then it falls apart but for me it was always more of a guilty pleasure rather than some thought provoking piece... As others pointed out in their comments it's a missed opportunity to bring back some characters other than freakin Wesley, how cool would it be to see Captain Jellico on the bridge again? Or at least Tasha Yar at tactical or maybe as Commander? Many missed oppotunities here

[@thatllputmarzipaninyourpie3117]

He only trashed it because the idea of a multiverse freaks out this particular Mike

[@ANTIStraussian]

​@@thatllputmarzipaninyourpie3117in their tng top 10 epsidoes shows, Mike brings it up again that he hates it. Rich asks him wait do you hate it because it's bad or because nothing matters because of all the multiple universes. He then clarifies that he hates the concept not the episode itself.

[@Shelsight]

C+? I love the reviews & the humour, and look forward to each one, but think you take the physics & astrophysics too literally sometimes. It’s a tv show that makes a genuine attempt to be as accurate or feasible as possible within the sci-fi-genre, but is still sci-FI. As in fiction. It’s a 45min tv show. It needs to be plausible, not part of a physics curriculum… having said that, loved the review and can’t wait for Sub-Rosa…

[@LordTalax]

Worf should have taken advantage of the alternate universes to bone Troi.

[@dycedargselderbrother5353]

It'd be funny if he went back to one of the previous episodes and she was mad when her original Worf acted like nothing happened.

[@floydiustube]

i only realized this was a new video when you mentioned eggs. just found this channel a few days back and have been gleefully binging them

[@qam2024]

One thing that annoys me is when Worf was first jumping, Beverely said it might be his memory is wrong because of the concussion he got at the tornoment. But thisWorf didn't get a concussion so wouldn't Beverely scans show that he had no signs of a concussion? This would then raise red flags and they would go on then to do more in depth scans and would find out his "Quantum Signature" thingy is wrong. If only Worf jumped into a Universe where Dr. Pulaski was still in charge the episode could have been over in 15 minutes.

[@dycedargselderbrother5353]

It's no surprise since we've already established that Crusher has no idea what she's doing. However, that doesn't excuse Ogawa.

[@sabinrawr]

She is probably remembering giving him an examination due to the concussion when he first returned, or at least looking at his chart after such an exam was performed. This might actually be the most sensible part of the show.

[@qam2024]

@@sabinrawr That's would make her worse. She diagnosed him earlier with a concussion and now he is back in sickbay experiencing fainting spells and (from their POV in this part of the episode) hallucinations and memory loss, you would think at the very least that would warrant her to due a quick 2nd scan to see if the concussion has gotten worse or she missed something the 1st time. Actually her biggest WTH is if she diagnosed him with a concussion and knew fainting, hallucinations & memory loss are a possibility then why would she let him return to duty?

[@sabinrawr]

@@qam2024 When she made the confusion comment, I don't believe she had done the second scan yet, perhaps just started it (going from memory). But the second part of what you said is most poignant: why let him return to duty? The worst.

[@stuartomahony5364]

Wesley in a parallel universe in gold uniform basically stealing Worf's job Worf loved that 😂

[@whistlerwade]

This episode! Meh to meh minus but was made memorable for me because of the "what if" crazy bearded Riker begging not to go back. Haunted me me as a youngster.

[@jadegecko]

I never even noticed blue-eyed Data Also 14:29 are all better ideas than what they did omg

[@voiceofreason1629]

The fact that this episode prompts so many questions is what makes it enjoyable to me, and I would rate it higher. I give it a 38.9

[@dave5511]

Ooooh... a 19-minute one. Gonna make more coffee.

[@ShamrockParticle]

Their commentary negates the need for coffee, but coffee can complement it for an even better result. ☕️ 😊

[@dave5511]

@@ShamrockParticle Yeah :) I meant that as a "have a drink while I enjoy the long video," not that I needed coffee to get through a 19-min one lol

[@SeaJay_Oceans]

The multiverse theory would mean the 10 million most similar quantum signatures are closest in similarity to the reality Warf finds himself with LT Wesley. When the quantum fissure is breached, the closest 285,000 realities begin to overlap precisely because they are Very similar ( 285,000 realities where humanity joins a Space Federation, and that Federation builds Enterprise starships. ) The infinite other choices are too far different from the ST:TNG reality to matter (Universes without Earth, Universes without the Federation, etc) 6:50 Note the Communicator Major Change from the golden disc to the Three bar lines behing the Arch insignia. Drifting farther away from Our typically observed Warf to a more distant reality...

[@cygnustsp]

Can you imagine all of those enterprises staying in that reality, they'd own the galaxy

[@andrewblanchard2398]

there was a story about millions of USS ENTERPRISE D's going after the BORG

[@VonWenk]

This was one of my favorite episodes from season 7.

[@ItsLine30]

3:30 i remember placing 9th place in pocket pool. not my most esteemed moment in my life, but a memorable moment,

[@BintyMcFrazzles]

I really like this episode, one of my favourites of the last series. It's just fun and funny sci-fi. I'd give it a solid B. I love the line, "Several contestants were maimed." (But, surely any good Klingon fighting contest would involve a few deaths?) How many Worf's does it take to change a lightbulb? Two. One to screw in the lightbulb and the other one to shout "K'plah!"

[@luther1546]

Being a crew member on this nightmare ship is worse than being an inmate in Arkham Asylum.

[@omnologos]

Are you sure that the universe you wake up into in the morning is the same identical universe you went to sleep in?

[@ZuperZocker]

Never seen your channel, but loved the video. Going to go through your backlog now

[@nathanhoffman20000]

Hank - SCUBA, SCUBA, SCUBA that word sounds funny. Say it. Brock - SCUBA. SCUBA. Yeah you're right, it does.

[@BTScriviner]

I'll bring honest. I find the Klingons and Worf tedious at the best of times, but this is my favorite Worf-centric episode. I think it's more for the parallel universes than Worf, and I like the twist that he and Deana are married and have children. Good job. 👍

[@DissociatedWomenIncorporated]

Going forward, you need to make _even more_ Metroid references. Maybe call one of the planets they visit Zebes or SR388. Maybe blame something on Mother Brain. Definitely more of those sound effects. Other than that, no criticisms, perfect video! 😁 Parallels is one of my favourite episodes but I almost automatically love anything involving alternate universes and/or timelines.

[@charlesvan13]

Ironically, the "many worlds" interpretation of quantum theory, that everything that can happen, does happen in some quantum reality, is one of the few actual scientific theories that's in the technobabble.

[@grfnklgrfnkl]

This is the episode I’ve been waiting for!

[@Verbalaesthet]

I think this is a great episode. I really enjoyed this one. A- for me.

[@noahlogue]

Wow you guys gave this one a higher grade than I thought you would.

[@LordTalax]

They tend to grade almost all eps low. Negative videos get more views on youtube than positive ones.

[@noahlogue]

This episode kinda sucks a c+ is a high grade from them.

[@420dretone]

The thing with worf and troi will be brought back up again

[@Brendonbosy]

1:18 have you seen someone cut cake like that though? now that was some serious cake cutting action

[@rt4rtl]

That's my favorite TNG episode. It lets me decide that all the things I'd have done differently happened in one of those other universes Worf encountered.

[@matt_the_trucker]

The Alexander part with word contemplating not going back ... 😂😂😂😂😂

[@mikeluit3027]

Wow, the scores are the same as mine...reviewed and graded this one in advance for the first time and we have a Bingo! The flow was slow in the first part but perhaps needed to be, given that time jumping is a common overdone thing. However, in the end, I can see we were losing you both to the time-warp paradox theories. This, I heard is common, in the new Picard series. The trick to time-looping is just to let it go! "Let go, Luke. Let go!" Sage advice from a classic movie!

[@horiuchitetsuro]

You guys failed to mention the most unbelievable thing in this episode, that there was a reality where Wesley was Chief of Security

[@Limited_Light]

Thumbs down 👇👎

[@stuartomahony5364]

Or when Worf was expecting Tasha to be back she returned for all good things though so all good

[@Limited_Light]

More qualified than you! You didn't even take calculus at age 13 and live in the 21st century! ;)

[@stuartomahony5364]

@@Limited_Light I hope that was for someone else I just meant he liked Tasha a lot more than Wesley ha

[@Limited_Light]

@@stuartomahony5364 That's for Jeremy. And the only reason Worf thought slightly less of Wesley is that Wesley found out about the pain sticks in that one ritual about reaching some certain age.

[@moshiach2]

Is the plural of Worf, "Worves"?

[@SwayRod836]

I love this! 😂

[@WolfRamAndHart]

You've got a point...Wolf--Wolves. Worf-Worves.

[@humphrex]

i love all the single character gets confused episodes. datas the most

[@winterburden]

How are you kids not at 100k yet?

[@hebrewyisraeliteyahawadahite]

*The answer to your question is simple, instead of being impartial & unbiased, they're secretly partial & biased, therefore they block, censor their viewer comment(s) which simultaneously decreases & limits their potential subscriber(s) who also warn others about what the Reverse Angle creator(s) do here, because nobody wants to be anywhere they're not welcomed, so this channel is dead.*

[@winterburden]

@@hebrewyisraeliteyahawadahite Wrong. Steve Shives blocks *almost everyone,* and his channel is huge. Cope harder, bro.

[@dycedargselderbrother5353]

@@winterburden Haven't thought about Shives in years. Hard to believe he's still around with the trajectory he was on years back.

[@winterburden]

@@dycedargselderbrother5353 So probably this channel will be huge soon too

[@RamenNSoup]

I think applying Rick & Morty universe logic isn't fair to 1994 Trek, but I sure as shit ain't fucking with a Robot Worf. Thankfully the writers didn't introduce Human Data - that cringe would have caused a stroke.

[@RunToEternity]

One tiny spot in space where there is a rip, so imagine if Worf's shuttle was just half kilometer to the right, or to the left of it. The chances of just randomly having your course go through this quantum rip is similar to getting hit by lightning, every day, for a year. And probably at the same time each day as well. The idea of multiverse stacking in on just one individual one, well all this had to happen you see, for how else would Worf ever get the idea to get interested in Troi? It takes the whole multiverse to come crashing in on itself just so that it can dawn on Worf, "Troi?, huh why not?" Granted, the mental hoops it makes you jump through on the science here is terrible, that being said if you suspend disbelief it is fun to watch.

[@charlesvan13]

So Geordi is not a virgin in some quantum reality.

[@eddieschwab864]

No Lieutenant La Forge is a virgin in every reality just as Wesley Crusher is a loser in every reality

[@charlesvan13]

@@eddieschwab864 I agree with the second part. They even had him drop out of the academy and join that space pedo from season 1 in his last appearance on the show. WTF?

[@TalkernateHistory]

1:31 - My reaction when I saw this video was posted

[@shadowreaver1851]

I love this Episode. And I’m not sure if it’s my favorite episode or not but it’s definitely in the top three. So much happens in this episode. I actually had to watch it multiple times in a row just to get all the details. The whole point of this episode is that things are constantly changing for Warf and if you take your eyes of the screen, even for just a few seconds your very likely to miss something. Especially early on when the changes are more subtle. For example when Picard shows up to the Birthday Party Riker mentioned Captain Picard could not attend but then he showed up a few seconds later. I just assumed he changed his mind and decided to show after all. It wasn’t until I started watching the series again that I realized that he didn’t make a last minute appearance at the Birthday Party. I actually had to go back to that scene again and then I noticed Picard had just about finished eating his piece of cake which meant he had actually been there in the room a lot longer than I originally thought, long enough to eat that cake. It’s just a small detail but I was really amused when I finally noticed it. The entire episode is full of minor changes that are easy to miss. I’m sure everybody picked up on date is blue eyes which are another fun little detail that isn’t even mentioned in the episode. It just happens in if you’re not looking at data size, you could totally miss it. I’m sure everyone noticed that weird looking alien ensign who is there who I’ve never seen before and of course Lieutenant Wesley crusher is impossible to miss. What can I say, I really enjoyed watching that episode again. I love episodes with a lot of detail and that’s pretty much the defining characteristic of this episode. It’s also a great Worf episode and an unusual one at that since it’s not about Worf fighting for Honor but more of a scifi heavy mystery.

[@stuartomahony5364]

The behind the scenes of this episode was funny Wil Wheaton singing with the cast 😂

[@marshallhuffer4713]

This episode was cited by Roberto Orci as providing the scientific rationale for the continued existence of both the Prime Timeline and the Kelvin Timeline in the 2009 Star Trek film.

[@-RD]

What a beautiful thumbnail

[@FreakyLynx]

No mention how Worf’s clothing didn’t teleport with him, he jumped into the new outfit? I think what makes the most sense is it’s Worf’s mind jumping between realities, so maybe it’s just displacing the other Worf - where they switch places (which is similar to the plot of the book Paths to Otherwhere). So not all Worf’s are jumping between realities - just that Worf I initiating it or however number of Worf’s. Worf did return to his reality, that first scene with the surprise party was his first jump that he made after hitting the fissure.

[@russellharrell2747]

I like how because it’s Quantum that everything was uncertain. A surface level understanding of quantum mechanics but at least they had that.

[@Ciofey]

A very good, if not the best, Worf-centric episode. They totally should have made bat'leth competitions, and a Diana Troy relationship, parts of Worfs future story. They could grab low-hanging opportunities to deepen the characters. They could have created entire episodes (or at least B plots) based on that. Oh well. Can't unsee it. :) When stopping outside his room, Worf leans on his long, thin sword, bending it. No person familiar with blades would ever do that with a real blade.

[@saturn580]

I love that Klingon weapons and trophies are almost indistinguishable.

[@EuroMIX2]

I imagine to a Klingon the best kind of trophy is one that can be used as a weapon.

[@Crimson_Logic]

A great episode.

[@ogto]

worf and troi is a bit weird as a combo, but i think it's way more compelling than riker and troi. it's... cuteish

[@dycedargselderbrother5353]

12:47 It's like poetry, it rhymes. Speaking of, I think this is Mike Stoklasa's of Red Letter Media most hated episode. Somehow Worf and Troi have more chemistry in this brief, haphazard setup than Troi ever had with Riker. There was a pretty easy way to fix the "original Worfs" issue: just copy the mechanics of Quantum Leap, a show that was around at the time and one that the writers surely watched. It even has the word "Quantum" in it, hint, hint.

[@stuartomahony5364]

The funniest and saddest thing is Worf is secretly hoping Tasha Yar is security officer when his uniform is red again and it turns out to be Wesley Crusher 😂

[@i.am.not.herbert]

I laughed harder than a mofo when you said the Picard said they must have blown up so easily because of all the damage they had incurred, to cover up that he was a murderer in every reality 😂😭🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@neilsowden800]

You mean Riker

[@i.am.not.herbert]

@@neilsowden800 I don't think so

[@neilsowden800]

​@@i.am.not.herbert Sorry. Did you mean the skit at 11:14 ? The joke is that Riker is a murderer

[@i.am.not.herbert]

@@neilsowden800 omg.... you are totally right, dude..... in this reality, apparently. In the universe that I was in before I fell through into this one though, it was totally Picard in that skit/moment. Damn it now I gotta find a Subspace fissure.

[@neilsowden800]

@@i.am.not.herbert haha

[@zEropoint68]

stay tuned after the review for a brief dissertation on temporal worf displacement and its impact on universal constants, kids

[@jeffalex2960]

I been waiting for u guys to do this video ever since I found ur channel. I love worf base episodes

[@animefan25]

I think they hinted at the Worf-Troi relationship in the episode where the crew was de-evolving.

[@starbase218]

16:58 It's weird that when other quantum realities merged into theirs, only Enterprises appeared in the first place. But you seem to say that the part of space that merged into this reality, would be the Enterprise plus a bit of space around it? But why? But this does answer your question: all the Enterprises that were docked, etc. also appeared. But they would be far away, and thus not in range. Probably some Enterprises collided and destroyed each other. But the sealing of the fissure of course repaired everything. ;)

[@NeoTechni]

that big glass board got turned for some reason and was no longer facing straight forward so it seems someone must've bumped into it proving your point

[@hcAdonis]

There was only ever ONE Worf in the various universes because every character from that universe saw him as "their" Worf. Example at how they all interacted with him and assumed he knew i.e how to put up shields or Troy being with him as a couple.

[@spartacus36526]

One of my favorite episodes of TNG.

[@viscountalpha]

geordi was naked in the medical bay. Apparently people thought it was comedic.

[@BTScriviner]

How else do you do an autopsy?

[@dycedargselderbrother5353]

@@BTScriviner Point the scanner thingies and talk nonsense about de-duplicating RNA portals or something.

[@BTScriviner]

@@dycedargselderbrother5353 Oh, I must have skipped that class in Starfleet Medical. 😉😄

[@ts4392]

totally missed the part where worf jumped into the world without shrimp!

[@Lunaril]

At 7:53 in the video is that a Cardassian sitting at ops?

[@SirMarshalHaig]

13:50 In the background behind Picard, isn´t that the woman who sat next to him during the episode where Riker was going mad over his madhouse theater play? Also an episode in the universe where the Borg won would be fun.

[@eddieschwab864]

Question is would Seven of Nine be the Borg Queen in that case?

[@dstu322]

Shouldn't the Terran Empire have showed up in one of those realities?

[@BrowncoatFairy]

you guys are out of your entire minds. Parallels is a solid A episode.

[@richardreynolds13]

I actually give this an A- I realize it doesn't make sense science wise for a bunch of it but it worked fairly well for me

[@jabbawonger6572]

Parallels was a vey entertaining episode despite the tech nonsense.

[@LowellMorgan]

Weird how the Klingons basically have participation trophies instead of ritual scarring.

[@WhimsicalShark]

Just glad it wasn't Romulans, or a sad lonely alien, or some other shite like that.

[@humphrex]

aww :(

[@edwardbliss8931]

Where can I find that quantum rift in space. Asking for a friend.

[@ShamrockParticle]

🏆 👍 Mostly a classic, but the ending fingers in some time travel BS to help pretend none of the events took place. TNG, as it got older, got lazier with plot cheats. Then come the movies... C+ is perfect. Great episode that loses its way then contrived tocmake an ending where nothing happened as far as anyone else was concerned.

[@jhonbus]

Worves.

[@pacmanrespector9552]

I think if you emphasize the science aspect of the episode it gets a lower grade than if you emphasize the "what if" scenarios that the writers wanted to explore. It's ok to have fan service rarely

[@jordancobb509]

I find it hard to believe that Klingons would hand out 9th place trophies at one of their tournaments.

[@carldagroundskeeper]

Reality/the universe keeps making an ass out of Worf.. this is probably Q's favorite episode xP

[@matt_the_trucker]

Jabberwocky pulse .....😂. This is why I'm a world-renowned respected and loved by all...scientist/ metal singer ........ In another quantum reality where my RNA bleepity blops correctly

[@ajja8382]

Can you please explain why when they hailed the correct ship to return worf , there is still a worf standing there as well? In the original universe.

[@Jath2112]

I think maybe they just...all spotted an Enterprise and hailed the Enterprise...and...nvm I dunno... maybe they were all just yelling

[@MrFragalax]

I never realized 'Worf' is one of those words. If you say it a bunch of times, it really starts to sound weird.

[@RaymondFootman]

AKA, Crisis of Infinite Worfs...

[@richardgadberry8398]

"NO WE WON'T GO BACK!"

[@colonelquack]

One Worf, to rule them all.

[@emsleywyatt3400]

If every possible universe must occur, does that mean that there's version of reality in which all the alternate Enterprises ended up staying?

[@Vanessinha91Pucca]

I honestly thing that if Worf hop in to the parallel universe where Worf never get his ass kicked he should have stay there.

[@Gabeslicor]

All Im saying is, normally when trying to disable a ship you don't fire photon torpedos.

[@marshallhuffer4713]

Jonathan Frakes actually disliked the Worf-Troi relationship that started with this episode commenting "The Worf/Troi idea is just absurd! It makes for great material at conventions but for real character development I think it's ridiculous".

[@lenwennerberg1631]

Too bad we didn't get to see a reality with Dr. Pulaski still on the Enterprise. Even if it was only for a few minutes. That would have been cool.

[@bill_lumbergh]

What happened to the Borg universe Worf, his Enterprise was destroyed with some other worf before things were set right

[@seancolinclark]

I just watched 178 videos... I need more videos....

at least one universe muss miss a Worf, for any of the other Worfs to become moveable... just like the sliding squares game thingy.

[@halfsourlizard9319]

Not necessarily ... They could just be permuted.