Ten minute Trek: Miri - wrap-up

McCoy shoots himself with what turns out not to be poison, Kirk almost gets taken out by a ten-year-old, and they warp away, still not discussing the fact that they were on another Earth.

The End.

Look at my LEGS! (Miri)

"Back on the ship, I used to try to get you to look at my legs. Captain, look at my legs!"

-Yeoman Rand

Okay, let's get this out of the way: lady, your skirt is like, two inches long. Everyone sees the legs. We see all the legs. Uhura's, too. Legs, check.

They say Star Trek did good things for women, but that must be the Janeway years, because here, women are vain, selfish, creatures with completely ludicrous hair.

Ten minute Trek: Miri, the color purple, and playground antics

Here's a thought.

When you're on a planet full of potentially malicious children and someone starts chanting "nyah nyah-nah nah nah" maybe don't follow the sound?

Ten Minute Trek: Miri

Okay, let's get something straight.

"Prolongnation" is not a word.

Maybe, though, on the other Earth we never hear about again, it is.

That is all.

Ten Minute Trek: Miri

Okay, so let's talk about plot holes the size of Jupiter. You know, I've always said the problem with Voyager is that there was a tendency to lead with something that could be a whole plot by itself, and then follow that up with an entirely different plot or five.

Voyager may not be as far out of the Trek tradition as we think it is.

Remember this?

This isn't a trip to Earth. It's the teaser for "Miri". It just leads with them finding another Earth out of the blue for no reason and then really mentioning it again.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

You are Kidding, right?

Shades of Grey
TNG #148
Season 2, Episode 22
Aired 7/17/89
Stardate 42976.1
Guest Starring Diana Muldaur, Colm Meaney
Directed by Robert Bowman
Story by Maurice Hurley
Teleplay by Maurice Hurley, Richard Manning, and Hans Beimler

Teaser
1. Surface

Sigh.

2. Transporter Room

Let's spend entirely too much time talking about beaming down.

3. Transporter Room

Ooh, yeah, that helps.

4. Surface

Is Geordi practicing his yoga or something?

5. Sickbay

Oh no! My leg is numb!

Act One - Log
Captain's Log, Stardate 42976.1. During a geological survey on Surata IV, Commander Riker has become infected by an unidentified microbe.
1. Sickbay

This is extremely serious. You can tell by my not smiling.

2. Transporter Room

Good grief, more time in the Transporter Room? Did someone lose a bet or something?

3. Surface

Look at this big scary plant!

4. Transporter Room

Wait... Is Geordi the one carrying the stinger without any kind of container when Data is standing right there?

Act Two
1. Pulaski's office

Still VERY SERIOUS.

2. Sickbay

Buck up, Number One!

3. Pulaski's office

Some flashback scenes might move this plot forward.

4.Sickbay

Because the best thing to do for a sick person is to call them on the fact that they're pretending to be brave.

Log

5. Sickbay

Oh, for crying out loud! All we need is to hear "We must save him!" again.

Because all we need is needles in our brain!

6. Planet Hell Set

AGAIN?!?!

7. Sickbay

I have a feeling I know where this is going...

Act Three
1. Sickbay

In the eighties, chest hair was in.

2. Holodeck

AGAIN?!?!

3. Ten Forward

AGAIN?!?!

4. Deanna's office

AGAIN?!?!

5. Sickbay

Please, do NOT yell, "You must save him!" Don't do it...

6. Edo World

AGAIN?!?!

7. Holodeck

AGAIN?!?!

8. Sickbay

He's dreaming about another woman? Ooh, interesting...

9. Holodeck

Absolutely, let's drag this on as long as possible.

10. Angel One - Beata's room

Sigh.

11. Will's Quarters

Oh, knock it off, Riker, she's got three husbands now!

12. Sickbay

Illicit imagery is never the answer, although this hardly qualifies.
And it certainly doesn't meet Riker's definition.

Although, if you recall, this does.

Act Four
1. Sickbay

A new plan? To drag this plot out even further than it already was! By George, I think I've got it!

2. Argus III

Yes, by all means, do let us bring this up as often as possible.
Actually, I'm pretty sure this episode saved the show, which saved the franchise, but still.

3. Deanna's Quarters

"You must save him!" Are you kidding me?
Good episode. Not Marina's finest scene, although, to be fair, the dialog was not all that could be hoped for and the subject matter was rather heavy.

4. Sickbay

It seems to be working.
This is the last act, right?

5. Klingon Ship

Let's fight some Klingons!

6. Guest Quarters

Let's bring this up a lot too. Good grief.

7. Sickbay

"If I'd known that I was going to have to spend an entire episode looking this grim, I would have made them put me in the credits."

Act Five
1.Sickbay

This is the last attempt we can make...
to save this episode.

2.Guest Quarters

Fun.

3.Planet Hell

Fun with Ferengi.

4.Argus III

Fun with oil slicks.

5.Sickbay

Fun with needles.

6.Engineering

Fun with autodestruct sequences.

7.Tarellian Freighter

Fun with exploding ships.

8.Sickbay

I will not laugh at the thin script. I will not laugh at the thin script.

9.A bunch of stuff

10.Sickbay

Oh, hey, I get to be happy for my last two seconds on screen!

11.Sickbay

Because forced humor fixes everything.