Zip it Picard

[@Galliao]

Riker verbally assaulting everyone Deanna: I sense how upset you are.. Riker: Hmm, that could still be the real Deanna.. I better be nice just in case.

[@bobpage6597]

Always makes me laugh. Riker walks onto the Bridge and starts laying into everyone and Deanna says "Will I sense how upset you are, you're angry and impatient." FFS Deanna you don't need to be an empath to see Riker's on the warpath and is pissed at something.

[@rayscotchcoulton]

Of course, that's the holo-version of Deanna based on reading Will's thoughts, which makes her line even more hilarious ...

[@christopherg2347]

It is worth remembering that this was a terrible performance simulation. Run by a literal child (it is the one that plays Rikers Son) I mean seriously, it lacked the ability to have Worf tell where "he got that scar". Even the Holodeck can do better then that.

[@floatingchimney]

@@rayscotchcoulton Deanna can't "read thoughts". She's an empath.

[@InfiniteUniverse88]

@@christopherg2347 Leisure isn't really a priority of the Romulans. If the only video games made were by the army, no one would play them.

[@christopherg2347]

@@InfiniteUniverse88 That adresses nothing here. The "Romulan" reveal was still a part of the Simulation.

[@berner]

Despite his frustration, he's still a gentleman with fake Dianna

[@mdd1963]

just in case he was wrong,,,he could perhaps tap that after dinner!

[@timrobinson513]

She keeps reminding me of team America

[@geniejones3680]

riker: yelling and taking the piss out of everyone deanna: *me, an empath, sensing somethings wrong*

[@dustinsollars2355]

Loved the fact that they got the "Minuet" actress back. At least I think that it's really her.......

[@ace942]

The actress that played Minuet is Carolyn McCormick and yes it is the same actress for both the episodes 11001001 and Future Imperfect.

[@Ephisus]

She was also a regular on Law and Order.

[@PPikes]

She's one of the most gorgeous women I ever seen

[@NDHFilms]

90% of Troi scenes: “I’m not sensing any life forms” or *Someone is visibly stressed* “I’m sensing you are troubled by something”

[@DennisKovacich]

slightlyevolved, I wouldn’t say she forced Picard to leave, more like coerced.

[@0x777]

Yes, Marina Sirtis was quite pissed at that fact, too.

[@hardwirecars]

@@slightlyevolved if i had to compair her to anything she was a glass cannon damn near useless sept for one shot. but dont get me wrong the actress was wonderful they just did shit writing her

[@claytonwade3570]

no. 90% is what you said and 10% is her destroying the enterprise

[@user-nh5mq6kc9v]

Many scenes written for Deanna were given to Guinan later since Whoopi Goldberg's availability was variable.

[@thegreenmanofnorwich]

I actually really quite liked the idea of the older Riker. The one who'd had a family aboard ship and who had spent a good chunk of his life on the same vessel

[@victorselve8349]

Computer can simulate the behavior of multiple people at the same time, can't solve a simple equation...

[@r0bw00d]

There's a reason for that. (o:Þ

[@ESAPOWER]

The best part is it's literally just some basic binary arithmetic. A calculator can solve that problem in miliseconds.

[@JoshSweetvale]

Go read about floating point errors.

[@victorselve8349]

@@JoshSweetvale sorry I don't think I see your point?

[@ESAPOWER]

@@JoshSweetvale me or OP?

[@robertmcginty4146]

When I'm having a work dream, but then figure out I'm dreaming. Time to tear 💩 up. This episode makes me so sad. Barash just wanted a family.

[@Chrononaut2006]

I love how the only person in this simulation he spares is Troi. She just gets told to back off, and everyone else he goes super hard on. feels.

[@mickmickymick6927]

Troi gives me a super hard on

[@Shiirow]

even if she is faux troi, will would never lay into her.

[@philbertchow5425]

Shiirow Shit. I’ll do it for him.

[@JarlFrank]

@@Shiirow He'll just lay her instead!

[@Mamonar]

Well she is the only one performing exactly at her level of competence, so he is giving her the benefit of the doubt.

[@TornadoHound]

1:24... That DAMN makes me laugh out loud every time for some reason!

[@basedsoothsayer]

and now I'm laughing LOL

[@JakeMackinze]

A Long it doesn’t even really sound like him. I imagine an old man with a scraggly beard in the corner of the room saying it.

[@dzobie]

I thought the uploader dubbed that in lol

[@jrreedve2825]

You’re incapable of that level of incompetence! Me: um.... thanks?

[@LordTalax]

Nope you're exceeding your own normal levels of incompetence beyond your usual capability.

[@M-E-G-A]

2:58 I love how Riker struts down the pathway like a real man!

[@Dragonrose36]

Anyone else like how Data looks in red?

[@wandaperi]

He also wears red in *Parallels*

[@casey6556]

Katherine Phaye And in “Chain of Command” after Riker is relieved of duty. He looks damn fine in it.

[@princeeverlove]

Red is my color 🤟🏻👨🏻

[@Shiirow]

2:25 Narrator : It was at that moment he realized he done fucked up.

[@tracycampbell4526]

Data actually used two contractions. He said "I'm" and "can't."

[@vicountfoustian8955]

Cause it was all a made up by the kid.

[@stevenwatchorn9816]

4:09 At the end of this statement, Frakes originally pronounced "charade" as "shah-RAHD," bowing to the word's French roots. This pronunciation could be heard in the promos and preview for this episode. But for the episode itself, they apparently decided that was either incorrect or too confusing, and ADR'ed it to the more typical US pronunciation, shah-RADE. You can sort of catch that re-recording if you look for it.

[@samlatifi3254]

You have a eye for detail... and a great memory!

[@abedfo88]

muricans

[@sabinrawr]

I seem to remember it being Shah-rahd in the original run, changed to shah-raid perhaps in later reruns or DVD remastering.

[@NickolaiVolkov]

Okay, so I'm not crazy. When I heard it in this clip, I knew the line and was expecting "shah-rahd". Thought I'd lost it there for a second. :)

[@Enkarashaddam]

I would have preferred charah-d it adds a little more sophistication

[@DigiEggz]

Data's reaction at 3:55 always makes me laugh. I can only imagine how he'd be mentally analyzing what was going on if that was actually happening.

[@rogerdorn38]

Riker walks on the bridge and starts lambasting everyone. “Shut up, as in, close your mouth and stop talking” Classic.

[@XTRABIG]

what's the matter Data!? what happened to those millions of calculations per second?

[@JonesNate]

The charade is over...only it's not.

[@AckzaTV]

It's a simulation INSIDE a simulation... INSIDE another bigger simulation! And the location of that one federation secret base was Rick's antimatter recipe thing ... or maybe that kid baresh that simulated all of thios was really a romulan hologram spy now aboardthe enterprise LOl i mean wtf why woudla kid simulate all that romulan stuff?

[@davidmaestas2915]

I love the design of the Romulan holodeck, at the end. A true work of alien military simulator art.

[@Vanessinha91Pucca]

Plot twist, this was real, they brought her back with Voyager Doctor tech. The enterprise did got a nasty Ramsonware that was affecting Data (and Georgy did need that much of time). Data contraction came after he got the Emotion chip and by updating him self by that time of period. Worf did remember how he got the scar, but he was not proud of it as he lacked honor so he didn't say.

[@michaelslee4336]

Troi. “My ears sense that you are upset” Good empath powers genius.

[@redpillfreedom6692]

Troi would see someone's erection bulging underneath their pants and say "I sense you are aroused."

[@AckzaTV]

"My name is Baresh" Youll always be Jean luc to me... lol i wanna see an episode about Riker and his weird adopted alien son who kidnapped him and led him through a fake romulan hologram simulation lol

[@AzguardMike]

Riker yells at everyone Dianna Troy "i sense anger and hostility" No shit, dont need to be a empath to sense that.

[@ericstoverink6579]

At least the Romulan simulation got her right.

[@Aramanth]

If only the Romulans knew (or rather the alien) that Riker liked to get himself a little *strange* on the holodeck LOL!! They didn't calculate his holoperversion in to their equations… _If there's a cure for this, I don't want it..._ -"Love Hangover" by Diana Ross

[@redbuck1385]

"Shut up!" "I beg your pardon?" "Have you had your hearing checked lately?"

[@STEJTHEGREATEST]

1:52 You can tell that's Jonathan Frakes being his wacky self, as opposed to him being Riker!!!!

[@mickmickymick6927]

Riker had it made and all he had to do was pretend to love some weird space mutant thing as a son

[@dumpstercratsforextinction3493]

Definitely the best “ SHUT UP “ ever on TV!!!

[@k1productions87]

though I would put Gene Hackman from Crimson Tide above it. "Mr. Hunter, I've made the decision, I'm Captain of this boat, NOW SHUT THE F*CK UP!!" out loud for all the crewmen to hear. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnzLZ6dnoL-EpM0

[@Yamsthenills]

Now all we need is footage of Wesley Crusher telling Riker to shut up and we've got the 24th century version of rock paper scissors.

[@qawamity]

I haven't seen this episode in years upon years. And suddenly the Romulan speaks, and I'm like, "Wait, is that G'kar?" So, I looked it. Yes, the Romulan officer Tomalak was played by Andreas Katsulas, the same actor that played G'kar on Babylon 5.

[@slayerhuh404]

nice one

[@cherubin7th]

Funny how everyone in this simulation is impaired, except for Troi.

[@ColemanMulkerin]

This revelation is kind of odd for the time. You had to watch at a set time every week to get every show and it was hard to rewatch episodes. So even if you were regular watchers of the shows it would be pretty remarkable for you to remember some random character on a previous show.... If I recall Riker explains it later in the episode, but you would probably be confused at his behaviour for a while.

[@k1productions87]

Though they do reference Tasha Yar's death in a few episodes afterward, as well as that little incident where Data was "fully functional" for her. Though they did forget how she later said "It never happened"

[@Sharkie626]

Yeah I know what you mean. I was totally lost when he suddenly changes his tone and says "Minuet...." I was like huh? What did he see? He does indeed explain it later and I was like "wow... I completely forgot about her!" Hell I even forgot about Data's inability to use contractions.

[@SirMangler]

@@Sharkie626 To be fair this does demonstrate how well Riker knows his crew about things most people wouldn't know, but you forgetting about Data and contractions is completely fair, seeing as he has used them many times before in the show (especially in season 1 before they made the decision to make him more robotic).

[@SirMangler]

@Simr Khera what part about what I said had anything to do with Minuet or Riker's feelings towards her?

[@reidycruise]

The last Boy Scout 👍

[@checkmate79]

the goofiest thing in tng is that data can make 60 trillion operations per second and yet his creator couldn't figure out how to allow data to use contractions. ha

[@strictnonconformist7369]

It’s a funny quirk, very true! And yet, he created a daughter that could. The more I’ve learned about humans, writing, persuasion, teaching, learning, I’ve come to accept that there needs to be something notable especially in an odd way about the things or people involved for best memory retention. Otherwise, it all blends together. I’m (very slowly) working on a software design patterns book using that premise by design, “defamiliarization” to help make it more memorable and easier to learn.

[@pwnmeisterage]

Remember that computers in Star Trek work differently than the computers we understand. They didn't invent touchscreens until the 24th century. Their display panels are built out of explodium. Their AIs can be made to logical self-destruct if you confuse them with juvenile nonsense.

[@Meowface.]

Next Mandela effect I come across I’m just going to demand to end the charade

[@wristdisabledwriter2893]

I love the videos of his family

[@Broockle]

Watching White Toast Riker with "Emotions" is cringy.

[@chrisklecker]

millions per second? Your average CPU can do billions per second. A supercomputer can do around 3 quadrillion per second. It's funny, but right now Data's CPU is so obsolete and we are not even in the year he was built. :D

[@dunmermage]

Modern CPU does billions of arithmetic operations per second. I guess Data can make make billions of high complexity calculations (say solving differential equations) per second.

[@leopold7562]

In "The Measure Of A Man", Data said his processor could perform trillions of operations per second. Not quite so obsolete. I suspect Riker used "millions" knowing that Data would've immediately corrected him. Which he didn't.

[@chrisklecker]

@@leopold7562 Ah! That would far better, but I would say it's not 100% awesome. Today's super computers can do 20 quadrillion and if this Trek is supposed to be 2300s or 300 years in the future, I would suspect that today's super computers would be obsolete by then. So yeah, for today's purposes Data is definitely superior but not a super computer. For 2300 I think we can assume he's old tech.

[@Fifury161]

@@leopold7562 Spook! I know I posted that info someone on here... 800 quadrillion bits of storage, 60 quadrillion operations per second

[@leopold7562]

@@chrisklecker Yeah. I guess back when TNG was being made, it sounded hugely impressive, but nobody could've predicted the speed at which we'd progress processor technology. In today's world, he'd be a watch.

[@hardwirecars]

if thats all it takes to be an empath im fairly sure we all are.

[@harsesishoktar9386]

@3:31 Data also used the contraction "I'm" but Riker didn't mention that.

[@PlasmaCoolantLeak]

I remember from the preview Riker saying "share-odd".

[@nicolejanvier348]

Lol Riker thought he'd never get the chance to tell Picard to shut up. Until he realized at this moment.... there is a God!

[@terminat1]

Picard.

[@strictnonconformist7369]

Or, at least a Romulan! Romulans are far more likely to provide avenues to be nasty to someone. Better proof exists for the other ;)

[@joe9739]

Jonathan Frames asks the TNG Crew (mostly) rhetorical questions.

[@bodhisattva99]

3:51 I LOVE IT! "shhhhhhhhhut up!"

[@ArmyJames]

“SHUT UP!” Troi: Will, I sense how upset you are. Deanna Troi, the most useless character in Star Trek.

[@Grahf0]

I wouldn't say so, there are many situations in which she would be indispensable, but the writers didn't make use of her. Imagine what would happen if her character was on the bridge of the Enterprise during Kirk's first encounter with The Reliant and Khan. She probably would have seen through that pretty quickly. Or imagine her in the situation Earth found itself in when they first encounter the Minbari in Babylon 5. Not the same universe, but a situation involving the introduction of a new race and customs that may be misinterpreted would be right up her alley. They don't give her a lot of use, but most of that is due to poor writing.

[@ArmyJames]

Grahf Zero It’s an interesting point.

[@mandowarrior123]

@@Grahf0 no, even if she was powerful, she is useless as she is never necessary. Perhaps they would have gotten more done in a day and had slightly more supplies onboard, a spare red jacket for example. Powerful doesn't mean useful if you never find a use for it.

[@Grahf0]

@@mandowarrior123 But you are (somewhat) echoing what I just said. In a setting where you were dealing with impostors or aliens you have no prior dealings with, there is no reason why she would not be necessary, as in the examples I gave. Those were never written in, so the writers gave her no use. The fact that situations like this, especially on an exploratory vessel, did not occur every so often, runs almost contrary to the genre and premise. Darmok, arguably one of the best episodes in the series, is a glaring example as to how she could have been better used from a writer's perspective but wasn't. The Dominion war, with the changelings is another one. Not to mention hoping the crew themselves, especially if they were trying to bottle up or hide what they were feeling and it was affecting work during their multi-year mission. From a military standpoint, she should be more useful than a chaplain (Warhammer 40k chaplains are another story). Everything that makes her "useless" is actually the writer's failure to capitalize on what is an ideal role to have in an interstellar exploratory situation.

[@richardched6085]

And on Twitter.

[@SmashPortal]

_For the Beard Who Has Everything_

[@brandonfrancey5592]

So ummm... who is filming the birthday party? Everyone keeps waving to them. It's a moving camera in the middle of the room and not a wall mounted camera. So either there are tiny flying cameras that we never see that everyone also just ignores unless there is a party going on, or there was someone else filming Riker and the family who was never addressed.

[@vguyver2]

In Hindsight we can say drones, or maybe Smart camera AI that does motion tracking, but for the era this was filmed in, definitely a plot hole.

[@americanbravado3364]

Isn't that how Riker figured it out?

[@brandonfrancey5592]

@@americanbravado3364 No, Riker's "Wife" was Minuet. That's why he says "Min". Minuet was a realistic holographic character created by the Binars in episode 11001001. They took over the ship to save their own world but used the character they made to occupy Riker and Picard on the holodeck. Riker remember her as being very real which is why it took a moment to remember she was just a holographic character.

[@americanbravado3364]

@@brandonfrancey5592 ok, I'll have to watch that episode again. I've just watched the shut up scene 100 times recently on youtube.

[@k1productions87]

@Evi1M4chine There wouldn't be any other family members on the ship to be filming it, so I would instead think someone else on the crew that Riker was close to, perhaps Geordi or Data. After all, the whole senior staff was at Worf's birthday party, so surely one or two would be at the party of Riker's son

[@InsaneTreefrog]

Who was taking the video?

[@Fifury161]

Can someone share the episode details? I'm trying to work out the 2:12 "minuet" reference.What triggered him? It's Star Trek TNG Season 4 Episode 8 , Future Imperfect, watching it now!

[@mortxiii]

minuet is from the episode of him and picard being kidnapped by the binar' -- she is a holodeck creation designed specifically to keep Riker on board the ship

[@mwjones71]

The "Minuet" reference was, as Ian mentioned, a holodeck character, and was never a real person, Season 1 Episode 15 "11001001". At the end of the episode, Riker tried to recreate the simulation the Bynars had created for him, and was not able to get her back exactly the way she existed earlier in the episode.

[@joffrecordan]

Minuet was a hologram from another episode who was made much more complex by alien interference, and Riker kinda fell in love with her. Ultimately, the situation was resolved, but Starfleet technology couldn't recreate the complex personality of the character without the alien help, so in effect she "died." In this episode, the Romulans have kidnapped Riker, and are running a simulation set in the future wherein he's lost his memory of like 20 years or something. The Simulation is running without all the information, and is constantly monitoring and scanning Riker's brain to pull images and create distractions when he gets suspicious. They pulled Minuet from Riker's memories as a reference to someone he found beautiful and had feelings for, someone he could have believed he had a long term relationship. The Romulan simulation didn't know she was a hologram, and as a hologram can't produce children, the selection of Minuet kinda gave away the game.

[@AckzaTV]

Its the Binaur's they made a fake woman to DISTRACT RIker so they could STEAL the enterprise while 'working" on it lol it was a silly 1980s episode back when people didnt even understand basic personal computing yet but shit changed fast star trek got updated and even the opening seuence looked a lot better screens got animatiosn etc

[@Shiirow]

@@joffrecordan it wasnt the Romulans, it was Rikers "son" that created the simulation to keep Riker there because they were lonely. When he fucked up and made "Minuet" his mother, which tipped off Riker it was all bullshit, he makes it seem like its the Romulans that are in control to throw him off the scent.

[@dbatomas6017]

I like how the American human officers in star trek use 20th century earth lingo, lol

[@LordTalax]

Some things stand the test of time.

[@prettyfardotcom]

Riker is always ready to go again.

[@LordTalax]

3:13 If they had never given Worf a scar they wouldn't have had to make a backstory for it. Even though they failed at doing that.

[@gantmj]

They dubbed in this pronunciation of charade. Watch him pronounce it like Picard would.

[@JackgarPrime]

That was a really weirdly ADR'd "Damn!"

[@mandelorean6243]

Does the floor move?? If they have a virtual room with life exact scenary ON the ground you walk and it moves like a 3d treadmill?!? That must have been harder to invent as the hollowdeck itself Hollow?

[@SocialWorkProfessor]

This is exactly like using my Google Home.

[@robjackson5245]

Gangsta

[@thekingofoktimes]

Dianna at 4:01 . Yea no shit honey!!

[@softdreams1776]

good episode :)

[@BedsitBob]

What did he spot in the playback, that gave the game away?

[@jodylesso7709]

Hello from Colorado

[@johndoes2434]

The definition of minuet is a slow dance in French Grandma same time the show was made they had the song The Dance not encoded at all

[@SimplyChris]

Everything aside, I would be annoyed to if Jordi called me to the bridge just to say "nothing to worry about"

[@Ivan.Wright]

I wish the simulation would stop when I asked it to...

[@TheFarCobra]

You’re not in any of my photos either!

[@SomeGuyOnTheInternetHandle]

The Romulans hacked my facebook!

[@wandaperi]

*Mark Zuckerberg IX has entered the chat*

[@abedfo88]

Praetor Zuckerberg

[@pyramidhead138]

wait, Rikers a Cpt, and Geordi isn't wearing his visor? am I missing something ?

[@MichaelOnines]

This episode Riker has been captured and is being fed a cover story that he has amnesia about the past. All the changes are to support the illusion of lost time.

[@jesusnthedaisychain]

Are you missing something? Yeah, the episode.

[@pyramidhead138]

@@jesusnthedaisychain never seen this one

[@sabinrawr]

Answer with spoilers. . . . . The boy is an alien in (disguised as a human) who can read thoughts and memories, and also lives in a cave which functions like a holodeck. He is lonely and manages to kidnap Riker to be a companion. He holo-manifested a fake future Enterprise where he can create the illusion that time has passed and that Riker has amnesia. In an earlier episode, a race called the Binars (short alien guys who always paired up and finish each other's sentences) hijacked the Enterprise to download their planetary mainframe and reboot it. In order to keep Picard and Riker distracted, they created a holodeck character named Minuet. It was more realistic and had more character depth than anything Riker had seen before, and he was smitten. After the Binars' homeworld was saved, Minuet ceased to exist. When Riker tried to run the program again, the new Minuet lacked the same soul. Riker lamented that she effectively died. Back in the fake-future Enterprise, the boy picked up on Riker's genuine love and feelings of grief for "Min" (Minuet), somehow overlooking the fact that she was a holodeck creation, not a real person. Riker noticed this immediately, and the illusion fell apart. The Romulan was also a fake, created from Riker's memory, to try and extend the fantasy.

[@robford5489]

Was this before or after he pissed off Robocop…

[@InsaneTreefrog]

Is that Kevin Bacon??

[@SOCORROSILVA-in7px]

If that is how Commander, not Captain, Riker behaves with Captain Jean - Luc Picard's crew then I highly do believe that he (Riker) should be courtmartialed and demoted to Lt. Commander just like Admiral James T Kirk was demoted to Captain James T Kirk. Please refrain from posting any unwanted rude and vulgar comments over here. ©® March 07, 2023 @ 5:00 pm ©®

[@Linkolnverse]

What was the moment that made him realise something was off?

[@Mumblix]

When he saw his "wife" was actually a very advanced hologram he had encountered years before. She made an impression on his memory, but she wasn't a real woman and so she couldn't have been his wife. They grabbed the memory of her and incorporated it into the simulation without knowing that she wasn't real.

[@Ephisus]

Really distracted by the romulon rolling around on the glass up there.

[@mutalix]

STD is supposed to carry on the legacy ( even though its a prequel), imo its done horribly, and is an abomination. My last hope is they don't ruin the new Picard series.

[@needsmoreghosts]

Sorry to break it to you, but...

[@victorsalisbury3554]

Tru mind empty adventure map beackon

[@victorsalisbury3554]

Straw

[@eingoluq]

So Rick and Morty just clones stuff from other shows

[@leef_me8112]

Just curious if anyone ELSE knows why Riker knew this was fake.

[@bingbongabinga2954]

leef_me His "wife" was taken from memory of a holodeck simulation.

[@mzjango]

Yeah the ultra realistic holo character that the weird binary dudes cooked up for him while they stole the enterprise! :D

[@thesilvershining]

Minuet was never a real woman, she was a hologram and could never be this kid's mother. He knew right then that this was all bs.

[@robjackson5245]

Yo this shit was so banging in the game when it came out. XD "TNG" was the blackest show on TV back in the day XD Worf, Geordi, even the Latinos and whites on the show were acting black. This was racial unity at its finest.

[@TheBehm08]

How long before rick Sanchez would’ve seen through this simulation?

[@KickYouInTheThroat]

no you cant dont even try

[@alphatrion4365]

The fake world fades away and then it looks even more fake. He's stuck in a loop y'all down the rabbit hole.

[@jakeward1307]

Holodeck troi & real troi...there is no comparison. XD

[@CmdrSloanne]

Picard will be doing this when he discovers that he's living in a alternative STD & Enterprise timeline after the events of first contact or one of Q's games. Hahahaha

[@victorsalisbury3554]

La to china

[@rikosaikawa9024]

As in close your mouth and stop talking

[@maisielane8968]

The voracious company basically squash because foxglove trivially lock notwithstanding a fluttering handicap. foamy, mysterious cry

[@stclairstclair]

I remember this one episode where they kept saying the leader was going to be impeached, they said it for two years and it never happened, for some it must have been disappointing, I liked it.

[@rhetro777]

I think the drugs have ate up your mind

[@stclairstclair]

@@rhetro777 U Mad?