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So I'm just going to come out and say it: My favorite episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation is "Conundrum." It's episode fourteen of season five, and I just deeply love it.
I don't know if it's because I literally just assumed Erich Anderson's Commander McDuff was a random Enterprise officer of the week (which we saw quite often during the show) when I watched it as a kid during the original run, so the twist actually worked on eleven year old me. I don't know if it's because I just like a good "everyone has amnesia" story. I don't even know if it's just because it's a good Ro Laren episode. I don't know if it's just because we learn that Starfleet doesn't give a crap about lasers.
I just like it. It's neat.
And I rewatched it last night, and feel that it holds up -- which is why I found it deeply weird that the folks who wrote the episode actually think it's not that good. My favorite episode of the entire seven season run of the show was a failure according to the folks who wrote it.
And maybe, as a writer and creator, I should remember that.
Like the hardest part of releasing creative works to the public is that often, after a while, I'll start to judge those things far more harshly than when I first made them. Or I'll compare it to the potential I thought an idea had in my head. And if I don't reach that potential, I'll think of it as "bad" -- when it might just be slightly different than that idea. I have one hundred percent published stories that I thought were just sort of okay and later had someone tell me how much it meant to them to read it.
*cough*I Hate November*cough*
So I should make sure I remember Conundrum. That one of my favorite things to rewatch is considered one of those failures by its creators. That the things I make might have value, just not in the way I originally thought they should.
It's just sort of how things work out.
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Trae, you are awesome.
I do my best. Technically this strip takes place prior to your wedding though in the timeline, so it presents a continuity error. 😛
I think she can forgive that
NO. NO FORGIVENESS.
BAH
Man Vanessa, that looks nothing like you.
I know, she’s supposed to warn us before she gets a dye job (and maybe warn her hubby before a sex change) 😛
He should just stop and leave though. Embarrassment from Lynn is her being extremely benevolent.
Aww man i was hoping for Lynn to grab the dude by his armpits and throw him straight to the ground with full force.
Lynn’s got a mean right cross, but she’s not a trained fighter.
Also, the dude has done literally nothing to provoke a violent confrontation. He’s lied, and is about to get kicked out — but Lynn has no indication that he won’t go peacefully.
All the more reason Lynn should kick his ass right then and there.
He hasn’t left yet. There’s still time to do something boneheadedly stupid which DOES deserve a violent reaction.
What part of “no reason to punch him” doesn’t compute?
The whole “No reason to Punch Him” doesn’t compute. I see violence as perfect answer for this situation. We all wanna see Lynn beat the shit out of someone. It’s one of the best parts of this comic. So please give us what we the fans want is more Lynn beating the shit out of congoers who deserve it like this jackass.
And that’s how Lynn would get arrested for assault.
And that’s Lynn becomes quite the badass, because having jail under her belt makes people so intimidated they run from her
Or it would just ruin her life (and by extension Megan’s – as Lynn is largely financially supporting her). That and Lynn really wouldn’t do well in prison.
I have done almost exactly this on my smartphone with our reg system. Usually I radio security to have them watch the guy/gal in question as well. though. 🙂
I think we should all start using badge numbers
Its a lot of extra work but prevents crap like this