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This marks the first time here at the Star Trek Project where I am seeing something for the first time. Yes, somehow I never saw this, the second aired TNG episode, and one of the more famous. (For those scratching their heads, it is when Lt. Yar and Data do it.) It is also a sequel, of sorts, to The Naked Time — you know, the one where Sulu gets greased down and runs around with a sword. Again, the crew of the Enterprise picks up the space-drunk disease. Some manage to keep their shit together (Riker) others go from exposure to complete bufoon in 10 seconds (Picard). My favorite part is the obese Hawaiian actor playing Jenga with (vital engineering) computer chips. Entertaining, despite gaping plot hole (Dr. Crusher can’t come up with a vaccine. . .until she magically can. Huh?)
