[geeks] Best ST:TNG episode...

David Cantrell david at cantrell.org.uk
Thu Feb 14 05:24:33 CST 2002


On Wed, Feb 13, 2002 at 09:03:58PM -0800, Peter L. Wargo wrote:
> I'm watching my favorite ST:TNG episode off of the TiVo: "Darmok".  I 
> never realized that Paul Winfield played the alien captain.  Damn, he 
> can act.
> 
> By far the best episode for me, being such a communications junkie. :-)

Defnitly.  A language entirely based around metaphor is totally
implausible, but as a plot device for getting rid of that thrice-damned
universal translator it rocks.

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