Star Trek TNG S04E25-26 In Theory | Redemption – “Star Trek Pizza” | First Time Reaction – To Baldly Go Podcast (Ep. 066)

We’ve reached the end of Season 4 of Star Trek: The Next Generation! This week, Data tries his hand at romance in “In Theory,” and Worf finds himself caught between Starfleet and the Klingon Empire as a civil war begins in “Redemption.” This week, we get: Relationships and programmed behaviors Klingons We covered: In Theory Redemption In “In Theory,” Data decides to enter into a romantic relationship and approaches dating in perhaps the most Data way possible: by creating a program for how a boyfriend is supposed to behave. We talk about projecting expectations onto other people, Data’s attempts to understand human behavior, and how Brent Spiner continues to somehow make all of this work. Then, “Redemption” takes us deep into Klingon politics as Gowron’s claim to leadership sparks a civil war and Worf finds his Starfleet duties increasingly at odds with his family and his people. We talk about the continued Klingon world building, Picard’s role as arbiter and kingmaker, and how this episode feels less like a self-contained story and more like one piece of something much larger. Finally, we look back at four full seasons of The Next Generation, talk a little about “New Trek,” and compare Seasons 3 and 4. Season 3 still gets the slight edge, but four seasons in, the series continues to be remarkably strong — and Aaron is still loving it. Next time: We begin Season 5 with “Redemption II,” “Darmok,” and “Ensign Ro.”