Star Trek TNG S02E16-18 Q Who?, Samaritan Snare, Up the Long Ladder – “Nobody Asked Your Opinion” | First Time Reaction – To Baldly Go Podcast (Ep. 046)

Star Trek TNG S02E16-18 Q Who?, Samaritan Snare, Up the Long Ladder – “Nobody Asked Your Opinion” | First Time Reaction – To Baldly Go Podcast (Ep. 046) First-time watch of Star Trek: The Next Generation continues as we cover Season 2, Episodes 16–18. This week, we get: A new big bad Federation road trip “I think I’m a clone now” We covered: Q, Who? Samaritan Snare Up the Long Ladder Episode highlights: Q, Who? – First encounter with the Borg. A massive shift in tone as the Enterprise faces an enemy unlike anything before—and survives only through Q’s intervention. Samaritan Snare – Picard opens up about his past while Geordi and Wesley deal with the deceptively dangerous Pakleds. Up the Long Ladder – Two human colonies, two extremes: one rejects technology, the other depends on cloning. Classic Trek morality play—with mixed execution. Key discussion points: Experiencing the Borg reveal for the first time Q’s role and relationship with Picard Patrick Stewart putting on a masterclass The Pakleds: dumb… or not? Clones, autonomy, and ethics That very “Original Series” feel Final thoughts: A major new threat enters the picture Picard had a wild past Anti-technology protests… on a spaceship Next time: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier As always — Never give up! Never surrender!