Star Trek TNG S04E04-06 Suddenly Human, Remember Me, Legacy – “Futuristic Enterprise Racquetball” | First Time Reaction – To Baldly Go Podcast (Ep. 059)

First-Time Watch – Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 4, Episodes 4-6

This week on The To Baldly Go Podcast, we continue our release-order watchthrough with the next three episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 4: Suddenly Human, Remember Me, and Legacy.

This week, we get:

• Different cultures, children making decisions, and abuse

• The importance of appreciating people when they are still around

• A not-very-good episode, so we talk about other stuff

We covered:

• Suddenly Human

• Remember Me

• Legacy

“Suddenly Human” – Different Cultures, Difficult Decisions, and Futuristic Enterprise Racquetball

Things we discussed:

• Futuristic Enterprise Raquetball

• I bought a Jurassic Park mug at Universal

• Too clever with the title

• Nate hates this episode?

• More limitations of network TV and nuanced discussion

• Kids can be annoying

• Adults versus kids making lasting decisions

• Internal series inconsistencies

• Picard and crew sometimes get it wrong

• Athenians and Spartans

“Remember Me” – What Is the Nature of the Universe?

Things we discussed:

• Figuring it out when you’re supposed to figure it out

• Well-executed episode

• “What is the nature of the universe?”

• Worry, anxiety, confusion, clarity

• Enjoyable episode

• Star Trek: The Original Series intro lyrics

• More depth than TOS

“Legacy” – A Weak Episode, Bad Poker, and Card Tricks

Things we discussed:

• Very weak episode

• Lost focus while watching, in multiple spots

• Worst episode we’ve seen in a while

• Poker follies take me out of the episode - what people who don’t know poker think poker is

• Deep poker discussion with some 2-7 triple draw

• Card trick videos on YouTube

• Penn and Teller

• Surpassing TOS in total episodes

Final Thoughts

Suddenly Human gives us a messy discussion about culture, trauma, abuse, children, and authority. Remember Me is the clear standout of the week, with a strong Beverly Crusher story and a mystery that unfolds at the right pace. Legacy does not work well for us, but it does send the conversation into poker, card tricks, and the kind of side discussion that sometimes happens when the episode itself is not giving us much to hold onto.

Listen to this episode of The To Baldly Go Podcast as we continue watching Star Trek in release order for the first time.

Where we are on our Trek:

Last week we covered:

• TBG Episode 058 - Star Trek TNG S04E01-03 The Best of Both Worlds Part 2, Family, Brothers | First Time Reaction

Next week we will continue with:

• TBG Episode 060 - Star Trek TNG S04E07-09 Reunion, Future Imperfect, Final Mission | First Time Reaction

If you want to see my journey from the very beginning, start here:

• TBG Episode 000 – Star Trek – “What am I doing and what do I already know?” | First Time Watch-Through

• TBG Episode 001 – Star Trek TOS S01E00-01 The Cage, The Man Trap – “The Failed Pilot” | First Time Reaction

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