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As a Navy Vet, I can tell you I drove an Aircraft Carrier as an 18 year old Seaman Recruit. Of course there was a Lieutenant telling me where to drive said ship. And also, on regular occasion and ensign. Honestly it's one of the most basic shipboard operations functions.
Wow, at the helm of a carrier, that must be an awesome experience! Were you tasked with just holding bearing, or did you also use the engine order telegraph to change speeds?
@@kevinlewallen4778 Both, but not at the same time. When I was in my ship still had a Lee helm position and we rotated. And yep you do what the conning officer tells you and you go the right way.
Troi gets way too much hate from the fandom, people say that Guinan is the real counselor and that Troi is useless. In reality, Guinan usually swoops in at an opportune moment to drop a truth/wisdom bomb but Troi is dealing with the everyday issues of 1,000 people but it doesn’t always make riveting television.
Kh'yler: "We just had a kid and I'm dying." Worf: "Imma pop out for a pack a smokes, Alexander chill with your grandparents for a minute." Such honour.
Re: Lack of Saucer Sep. The original model of the Enterprise-D was built by ILM, and they shot it for the pilot along with a bunch of stock footage. Image G provided the model photography for the series proper, but they were a (literally) much smaller VFX vendor and the 6-foot model was an enormous pain in the butt. For season 3, Trek vet Greg Jein spearheaded the building of a more compact and simpler to operate 4-foot model that would be used for most new footage for the rest of the show. But one of the concessions of the new model was that it couldn't perform a saucer separation. Even with ILM's stock footage, they had to dust off the 6-footer for Best of Both Worlds Part 2 to get the shots they needed. On top of that, unlike most of the Ent-D, the Battle Bridge wasn't a true standing set and had to be rebuilt each time it appeared. And that's why saucer seps dwindled through the show even when it would've been the most logical thing to do in a situation... logistics and budget.
Always some little new facts after 34 years being a fan, thank you 👍 I can easily tell which model shot shows the big or the smaller model, they differ in so many details and shapes.
Holodecks have safeties that prevent serious injury (at least from the holographic elements), but with the correct command codes those safeties can be turned off
@@ThePendragon1998 The holodecks were supposed to work by combining holographic and force field tech. With the safeties off, forces imparted by force fields can still injure. It's why in First Contact bullets from Picard's tommie gun still wounded the Borg.
The biggest challenge facing Worf is the upcoming Christmas episode when Alexander asks for a Phased Plasma Rifle in a 40 Watt Range with a Compass in the Stock and this thing that tells time. 😁
wonderful video. some points that i can address. 1. Holodeck injuries; It depends on the type of program, the resulting injuries, and the safety protocols. If, say, you're running a rock climbing program and you slip and break your arm against the holographic rock. you're arm will still be broken. If, however, you fall 300km to the ground and the safeties are engaged you will not get hurt. 2. the Enterprise - D's max speed; at this point in the series i wanna say it's about Warp 9.875, but i believe they were able to push it to over 9.9 (albeit briefly and with damage to the engines) 3. Worf as a parent; I cannot say much about Worf being a good or bad father as it might delve deep into spoiler territory, but I will say that Worf does his best, and keep that in mind.
The original boy who played Alexander had a growth defect and was still the same size he was in the first episode he was in and the producers wanted someone who looked a little older. Also the initial boy the actor who played him died a few years ago now RIP. The second boy was Brian Bonsall who had just come off of the series finale of Family Ties and played the Keaton's youngest child. He had been with the show for at least the final season.
@@seanbumstead1250 Not wrong. Different kid. They do look amazingly alike (makeup helps). “Reunion” was Jon Paul Steuer who died a few years back and the rest of TNG was Brian Bonsall (from family ties).
At 7:30 you say it’s “weird that ensigns are flying the ship”. Well in real life is regularly a 3rd class petty officer, equivalent to a Sargent in the army. It’s not uncommon for a 20 year old to be put in a position of driving around a $12 billion aircraft carrier. With supervision, of course.
Picard: “We could send the super strong, super fast, super smart android who is immune to radiation to rescue the boy but for dramatic purposes, it’s better if Worf goes.”
This is one of many episodes that develops the friendship between Worf and Troi, contrasting between the most peaceful and aggressive members of the crew.
Good info. And, hey, Jen, basic shiphandling is the starting point bridge duty for command-track junior officers. If you can't learn to steer, then command track for your career is not in the offing. I speculate that engineering-track ensigns probably get some helm time to get a feel for the ship when it's running right and running wrong. Notice that the navigator is usually at least a lieutenant since navigation is a much more complex job. And most bridge-rated officers rotate at helm duty in case the helmsman becomes incapacitated.
They really went back and forth on whether everyone on ship was a commissioned officer and whether graduates of starfleet academy came out as ensigns or not. O'Brien really messes with the system!
@@pkelly6618 O'Brien's rank triggers my autism. Early on in the season he was a lieutenant and has LT pips, then when he became transporter chief the writers began writing him as a senior NCO and a veteran of the Cardassian war. Maybe it's a retcon, but I've read a theory why O'Brien isn't present at Riker's poker games is because he rolls with the enlisted folks on the lower decks. Another one of my peeves is the Enterprise is the flagship of Starfleet, however guys like Barclay are on the ship. I would assume the cream of the crop would get commissions to serve on the Enterprise, and Barclay wouldn't pass muster. Barclay is smart, however is not officer material.
Worf has ENOUGH difficulty being the only Klingon on board, Chief of Security (not to mention behavior, co-working and relationships). And to add Kayhlar NEVER told him about Alexander REALLY affected him. So how does the boy, himself or anyone expect him to be a father (figure).
9:29 "I'm sure I've asked this before, but if you get injured in the holodeck, is it a _real_ injury? Is this _very dangerous_ for him?" It depends on whether the safety protocols are in place. Of course, the _last_ thing any engineer wants is to be taken to court because someone died from an injury they sustained running a program _without_ them and lay in the holodeck so long, they began to decompose, so _every_ holodeck is designed to default to reliance on safety protocols.
Space ADD!!!! 😂😂😂 now that’s funny. Funny that if Worf had waited at the door. He would have got a face full of fire had the door opened at that point.
Jen, you are absolutely right. Protecting the families by executing a saucer separation is a factor for the capability being part of the Galaxy-class design. Such a pity the writers didn't insist on it or, at the very least, that a reason be presented in dialogue as to why it can't be done.
Hi Jen! I really liked this kinda heartwarming Worf episode😊 Being a father is obviously a bigger challenge for him than many other things. But he is doing a good job! Oh, and I loved that Riker saved this little puppet pet😂 I remember I wanted one of those really bad😂 Very nice reaction, Jen and your outros are always excellent ❤
Enterprise D has a maximum safe speed of Warp 9 and a maximum emergency speed of warp 9.6 for 6 hours. The engines can be pushed harder but at extreme risk and probable damage
TNG Tech Manual puts maximum cruising speed at 9.2, with maximum top speed of 9.6 for twelve hours. That's not to say that achievable speeds may have varied throughout the life of the Enterprise as technologies improved. There's also always that fact that whatever technical specifications that are come up with can be seemingly contradicted in any given episode depending on who's writing and what's caught.
Jen, your heart is so big, and it makes you very endearing. I just enjoy your reactions, especially to TNG, so much. I hope you continue through all the Trek series.
In most naval organizations, an ensign’s job entails helmsman duties. Higher ranking officers are usually department heads or other senior level positions.
A woman will never experience the shock of having some stranger walk up to them and say, "Hi, you're my mother." If a woman has a child, she'll know it.
1:39 In case nobody told you this when we first met Alexander, he is played by Brian Bonsall. Prior to Star Trek, he played the youngest sibling in the TV Show, "Family Ties".
Another comment said it was a different actor at first then was replaced by Brian because the first actor had a growth hormone disease where he would look the same as time went on.
The maximum warp velocity of the Galaxy Class USS Enterprise is warp 9.6, and it cannot maintain that speed for long. The holodeck has safety protocols to prevent injury, although they can be adjusted or even deactivated with the proper command clearance. Generally speaking, a holodeck blade wouldn't cut you, a holodeck disruptor blast would just tickle, and the holodeck isn't going to let you drown in a pond. But, even at the usual safe levels, you could still get hurt on the holodeck. You could still roll an ankle, or break a wrist, depending on what you are doing. This is a pretty good, pretty standard episode in a lot of ways, but the scene where Alexander is trapped under the beam always gets me. It's initially too heavy for both men, and Riker goes to get something to use as a lever, but when Alexander says "My leg hurts. I'm scared" Worf's Dad-strength kicks in and he gets that stupid beam off his boy all by his Klingon self. ...excuse me. There's, uh, something in my eye.
breaking an arm and injuries like that, arent even that big of a deal anymore, Beverly fixes ya up in a few minutes and you're like a little sore the rest of the day.
17:00 Remember also being on a starship is a dangerous job. Having families onboard the D was a big deal and risk for everyone. Before this, don't think ships had entire families onboard in Star Trek.
This comment was translated from German with Google 🤭🤣! Hi, I'm so excited to see your reaction to "First Contact"🤗, unfortunately it's still going to take a while! But it will definitely be a highlight! To this day it is one of my favorite films, not just Star Trek but in general! Wonderful dialogues, references to the series and great characters! Thanks to you I got real Star Trek fun again and bought all the DVD boxes🙈! Then I realized that everything is on Netflix for €13.99/month🤦🏼😂😂😂! No matter, I'll still have the collections even if Netflix no longer exists at some point 😉! Please keep it up, although I wouldn't mind more episodes per week😄, and best wishes! You're doing great 🖖🏼
When i was living on the Enterprise-D at that time, i would probably hang around with Worf, Data and Geordi. Btw, nice to see Geordi mentioning Zefram Cochrane (the inventor of Warp Drive) in the beginning of the episode.
Another great Sunday with Jen. Many of your questions on time travel, warp speed (and beyond) and the holodeck, are answered and expanded on, in Voyager.....
I feel like by the time TNG was in its planning stages the public perception of mental health issues was such that the creators realized that a starship would totally need an onboard therapist but the writers didn't have enough experience with therapy to recognize all the times a scene with Troi might help an episode. Still, the episodes like this where Troi shows up and does her job well are appreciated.
“I thought we were never going to see Worf’s kid again! People said we weren’t!” … “Remember Sully? Remember when I said I was going to kill you last?” “That’s right, Matrix, you swore!” “I lied.”
9:46 with the Holodeck safety system turned on, the images created by the HD can't hurt you. That being said, you can still get injured by a fall or over exerting yourself. I don't think we've seen it yet but O'Brien gets a few Holodeck injuries over the course of the show
Great reaction number one, always nice to see a wharf episode especially dealing with his son, Just wanna thank you for doing this series, I’m a huge Star Trek fan and this brings back so many great memories although I’ve seen many of these episodes multiple times, it’s nice viewing them through fresh eyes, and I thank you for that ✋😊🇨🇦
You asked about Warp Speeds... effectively Impulse is usually designated by one quarter, one half and full impulse. These are speeds below warp one. Warp speeds are designated by one through nine, with everything above being a decimal value of Warp Nine. All Warp speeds above I think it was Warp Six have an effect on subspace, similar to wear and tear on a road. So by order of Starfleet Command are to be used sparingly and for emergencies. (which is why you will see sometimes Picard to say "increase to Warp eight" after Data informing them that it will take 18 hours to reach a designation at present speed for example) By the mid-24th century, warp ten became infinite velocity and thus unattainable by conventional means. Because of this, extremely high warp speeds were mapped to decimal values between nine and ten, such as warp 9.975. By the early 25th century, warp 9.99 became the max warp speed Starfleet vessels could achieve.
The enterprise can only go to warp between 9 and 10, never all the way to 10, because at warp 10, in the Star Trek universe, that’s when time travel happens.
A child is trapped in a burning room on the other side of the ship! Do we teleport him out? Get several of the hundreds of people that are closer to respond? No... we briskly walk (not run) from one end of the ship to the other. Which makes it seem almost as if they were putting on a least-effort show hoping Alexander would die before they got there.
@corvus1970 also, let's test every weird and potentially dangerous device next to the matter/anti-matter reactor with the potential to kaboom the ship.
Brian Bonsall played Alexander and before this he had just finished playing Andy Keaton on the TV sitcom Family Ties. He is now 42 years old and lives in Colorado now. He is out of the industry but is a musician now. He had some hard times in his life and looks kind of rough, but being a child star and growing up in Hollywood can have that effect, even if there were no child predators in the mix like with the kids on other shows. You are a household name and suddenly you can't book any job can really affect a young adult who never had to be just a regular person in their lives.
Their best pilots at this point are probably Ensign McKnight and Ensign Ro Laren. Though Riker would be up there. Ensigns are Starfleet officers, Jen! And just like irl they're capable professionals. ♥
It's a common trope in American television, especially from the 70's to 90's to add a child when ratings start to decline to try and add interest back to the show.
Miles and Keiko O'Brien have Molly. she's only a baby so far, but this is a long mission so she'll grow. I'm not sure any of the other main cast have kids apart from Beverly, but there are plenty of kids around.
If Alexander is Alexander Rozhenko, is Worf's name actually Worf Rozhenko? Also, the holodeck has "safety protocols" to prevent injuries, with the problem being that they are usually the first thing to go offline if there is ever any problem with the holodeck. So 75% of the episodes featuring the holodeck, the holodeck is potentially lethal.
no because Worf never took his adoptive parents last name, wanting to keep his Klingon heritage as son of Mogh. I guess the same way Alexander didn't want to take his fathers name and instead wanted to have his adoptive parents/grandparents as his family after his mother was killed.
"I respect a good ponytail game" **flicks hair** Jen, at this point yours is so long I think we have to call it a horse tail :P Fair play to you if you have the patience to deal with it though and maintain it. I know if I let my hear get even like shoulder lenght it drives me up the wall and my wife gets annoyed if hers gets much beyond that herself too :P
Even today, the people who physically drive the ship are very young. It is typically a job for lower ranks to perform, typically they are 18 or 19 years old. It's not as fun a job as you might think. You are basically a robot, doing exactly as you are told.
Maximum speed of the Enterprise D is warp 9.6, which it can maintain for only 12 hours. Any longer and it's warp coil's will melt. At that speed and time or can travel 24 light-years
Alexander living with his mom and then his human grandparents would be completely unprepared to go to a Klingon school. It would destroy him. He would know he was being thrown away. I know Worf wants to embrace his Klingon heritage and wants to give his child the Klingon cultural upbringing he never had, but even he seems to recognize that Alexander is not suited for that kind of enormous change. Also he recognizes that he is dumping the responsibility for raising his child off on others -- either his parents or this school. He has to take responsibility for raising this child himself. I wonder if the Enterprise is unusual in having so few parents on the ship's senior crew (only Dr. Crusher, and Wesley is basically away at college, and Worf).
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Will you be watching deep space nine when you are done tng? That would be so great!
Jen out here being her beautiful, sweet, thoughtful self, as always.
As a Navy Vet, I can tell you I drove an Aircraft Carrier as an 18 year old Seaman Recruit. Of course there was a Lieutenant telling me where to drive said ship. And also, on regular occasion and ensign. Honestly it's one of the most basic shipboard operations functions.
Excellent, and thank you for serving.
Wow, at the helm of a carrier, that must be an awesome experience! Were you tasked with just holding bearing, or did you also use the engine order telegraph to change speeds?
@@kevinlewallen4778 Both, but not at the same time. When I was in my ship still had a Lee helm position and we rotated. And yep you do what the conning officer tells you and you go the right way.
Troi gets way too much hate from the fandom, people say that Guinan is the real counselor and that Troi is useless. In reality, Guinan usually swoops in at an opportune moment to drop a truth/wisdom bomb but Troi is dealing with the everyday issues of 1,000 people but it doesn’t always make riveting television.
Worf working on a ship literally built for families: IMPOSSIBLE!
1:40 Never expected Jen to suffer from ponytail envy
Game respects game ;)
Kh'yler: "We just had a kid and I'm dying."
Worf: "Imma pop out for a pack a smokes, Alexander chill with your grandparents for a minute."
Such honour.
Re: Lack of Saucer Sep. The original model of the Enterprise-D was built by ILM, and they shot it for the pilot along with a bunch of stock footage. Image G provided the model photography for the series proper, but they were a (literally) much smaller VFX vendor and the 6-foot model was an enormous pain in the butt. For season 3, Trek vet Greg Jein spearheaded the building of a more compact and simpler to operate 4-foot model that would be used for most new footage for the rest of the show.
But one of the concessions of the new model was that it couldn't perform a saucer separation. Even with ILM's stock footage, they had to dust off the 6-footer for Best of Both Worlds Part 2 to get the shots they needed. On top of that, unlike most of the Ent-D, the Battle Bridge wasn't a true standing set and had to be rebuilt each time it appeared.
And that's why saucer seps dwindled through the show even when it would've been the most logical thing to do in a situation... logistics and budget.
Always some little new facts after 34 years being a fan, thank you 👍 I can easily tell which model shot shows the big or the smaller model, they differ in so many details and shapes.
An Ensign is a military educated AND trained officer. The helm would be a first assignment.
Jen. 07:32 In the US Navy, the most junior member of the crew drives the Submarine. 👍
Sometimes I don't get to these until late when I get home from work. A little Trek with Jen is a lovely thing to look forward to on a Sunday night.
I love the look on Riker's face while holding the pipe or w/e "Okay, if we can just...okay, never mind then...good job."
"Give me a lever and a place to stand and-- okay, never mind."
Holodecks have safeties that prevent serious injury (at least from the holographic elements), but with the correct command codes those safeties can be turned off
You can still hurt yourself by falling or twisting wrong, for example. O'Brien was constantly tearing his shoulder up while kayaking.
@@ThePendragon1998I was thinking of O'Brien's shoulder when she asked that.
@@ThePendragon1998 The holodecks were supposed to work by combining holographic and force field tech. With the safeties off, forces imparted by force fields can still injure. It's why in First Contact bullets from Picard's tommie gun still wounded the Borg.
The biggest challenge facing Worf is the upcoming Christmas episode when Alexander asks for a Phased Plasma Rifle in a 40 Watt Range with a Compass in the Stock and this thing that tells time. 😁
Hey kid, you'll shoot someone's eye out.
Any of these would be ideal for home defense…😉
Be sure...to..drink your... Ovaltine....
Lmao 😅😂
You'll melt your eye out!
Worf with the King Joffey Joffer reaction, "MY SON LIES?!??"
Coming To Qo'noS... 😁
Bark like a Targ.
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8:10 everyone leans over and Frakes got his feet in the air what a goof 🤣
frakes is the best 😂😂😂😂
wonderful video. some points that i can address.
1. Holodeck injuries; It depends on the type of program, the resulting injuries, and the safety protocols. If, say, you're running a rock climbing program and you slip and break your arm against the holographic rock. you're arm will still be broken. If, however, you fall 300km to the ground and the safeties are engaged you will not get hurt.
2. the Enterprise - D's max speed; at this point in the series i wanna say it's about Warp 9.875, but i believe they were able to push it to over 9.9 (albeit briefly and with damage to the engines)
3. Worf as a parent; I cannot say much about Worf being a good or bad father as it might delve deep into spoiler territory, but I will say that Worf does his best, and keep that in mind.
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whenever worf has to deal with family things, he is the most vulnerable and awkward person 🤭 very endearing! 🙂 LOVED YOUR REACTION! 👍☺
The original boy who played Alexander had a growth defect and was still the same size he was in the first episode he was in and the producers wanted someone who looked a little older. Also the initial boy the actor who played him died a few years ago now RIP. The second boy was Brian Bonsall who had just come off of the series finale of Family Ties and played the Keaton's youngest child. He had been with the show for at least the final season.
I'm so sorry for the kid, i had no idea.
I didn't know there was another actor who played Alexander at first 🤯 I had assumed it was the Blank Check kid since the first appearance.
In DS9 he still looked pretty short
Wrong same kid
@@seanbumstead1250
Not wrong. Different kid.
They do look amazingly alike (makeup helps).
“Reunion” was Jon Paul Steuer who died a few years back and the rest of TNG was Brian Bonsall (from family ties).
TNG Sunday with Jen! :)
Your obsession with the Captain's jacket always makes me smile.
Commercial break!
Troubled kids often lie or make mayhem to attract attention of loved ones.
At 7:30 you say it’s “weird that ensigns are flying the ship”.
Well in real life is regularly a 3rd class petty officer, equivalent to a Sargent in the army.
It’s not uncommon for a 20 year old to be put in a position of driving around a $12 billion aircraft carrier.
With supervision, of course.
"With supervision of course"
Of course, you take your eye off of them for one second, they'll be tokyo drifting the ship >D
The actress playing Worf's mum died less than a year after this due to complications following surgery on an intestinal obstruction
yep Georgia Brown, a long career and amazing actress in theater, singing and performing mostly in England and Europe.
Picard: “We could send the super strong, super fast, super smart android who is immune to radiation to rescue the boy but for dramatic purposes, it’s better if Worf goes.”
No way Worf wouldn't go save his son
Think about it this way. They couldn’t have Alexander live with Worf initially until the Klingon civil war and Worf’s honor storylines were finished.
This is one of many episodes that develops the friendship between Worf and Troi, contrasting between the most peaceful and aggressive members of the crew.
Puppet creature should had more air time.
An ensign is a commissioned officer. One step below a lieutenant.
Good info. And, hey, Jen, basic shiphandling is the starting point bridge duty for command-track junior officers. If you can't learn to steer, then command track for your career is not in the offing. I speculate that engineering-track ensigns probably get some helm time to get a feel for the ship when it's running right and running wrong. Notice that the navigator is usually at least a lieutenant since navigation is a much more complex job. And most bridge-rated officers rotate at helm duty in case the helmsman becomes incapacitated.
They really went back and forth on whether everyone on ship was a commissioned officer and whether graduates of starfleet academy came out as ensigns or not.
O'Brien really messes with the system!
Well, one step below lieutenant jr grade, technically.
Ensign is one pip, Lt j.g. is "one and a half", full Lt is two.
@@pkelly6618 O'Brien's rank triggers my autism. Early on in the season he was a lieutenant and has LT pips, then when he became transporter chief the writers began writing him as a senior NCO and a veteran of the Cardassian war. Maybe it's a retcon, but I've read a theory why O'Brien isn't present at Riker's poker games is because he rolls with the enlisted folks on the lower decks.
Another one of my peeves is the Enterprise is the flagship of Starfleet, however guys like Barclay are on the ship. I would assume the cream of the crop would get commissions to serve on the Enterprise, and Barclay wouldn't pass muster. Barclay is smart, however is not officer material.
@@timmooney7528 and Lt Commander Tuvok...
It's always Nice to see 'Alexander' again: He's such a troubled Kid, and He and Worf have an Interesting dynamic.🫂
Worf has ENOUGH difficulty being the only Klingon on board, Chief of Security (not to mention behavior, co-working and relationships). And to add Kayhlar NEVER told him about Alexander REALLY affected him. So how does the boy, himself or anyone expect him to be a father (figure).
5:57 "Why is he lying?"
Because he's a kid. Kids lie, sometimes.
Dishonor! Dishonor on your cow, dishonor on your House, dishonor on your Targ!
@@quwykxz 😄
Thanks for another trip on the Enterprise and your mission logs at the end, the weekends wouldn't be the same without them!
Space ADD🤣🤣8:11 This is exactly why we need seatbelts on spaceships!! 🤣🤣
9:29 "I'm sure I've asked this before, but if you get injured in the holodeck, is it a _real_ injury? Is this _very dangerous_ for him?"
It depends on whether the safety protocols are in place. Of course, the _last_ thing any engineer wants is to be taken to court because someone died from an injury they sustained running a program _without_ them and lay in the holodeck so long, they began to decompose, so _every_ holodeck is designed to default to reliance on safety protocols.
there aren't that many episodes where alexander is in the main plot, but when he is, it's usually a good episode
"The higher, the fewer!"
@@quwykxz that's what i am talking about, but i don't want to spoil the episode
Every parent knows the frustration of "I don't know".
Space ADD!!!! 😂😂😂 now that’s funny.
Funny that if Worf had waited at the door. He would have got a face full of fire had the door opened at that point.
Jen, you are absolutely right. Protecting the families by executing a saucer separation is a factor for the capability being part of the Galaxy-class design.
Such a pity the writers didn't insist on it or, at the very least, that a reason be presented in dialogue as to why it can't be done.
This episode should have taken of the opportunity to separate the saucer section to keep the civilians safe.
It is an extremely under-used feature of that ship.
Hi Jen! I really liked this kinda heartwarming Worf episode😊 Being a father is obviously a bigger challenge for him than many other things. But he is doing a good job! Oh, and I loved that Riker saved this little puppet pet😂 I remember I wanted one of those really bad😂 Very nice reaction, Jen and your outros are always excellent ❤
Enterprise D has a maximum safe speed of Warp 9 and a maximum emergency speed of warp 9.6 for 6 hours. The engines can be pushed harder but at extreme risk and probable damage
Could've sworn warp 9.2 was the Ent-D's max safe speed. Maybe I'm misremembering.
@Tantalus010 sources vary so I took the safe option lol
"Q Who" - LaForge: Bridge, this is Engineering. We are now at warp nine point six five.
Star Trek Fact Files puts it at 9.6 for 12 hours. Warp 9.2 was the Max speed of TOS Enterprise, when converted to the new scale
TNG Tech Manual puts maximum cruising speed at 9.2, with maximum top speed of 9.6 for twelve hours.
That's not to say that achievable speeds may have varied throughout the life of the Enterprise as technologies improved. There's also always that fact that whatever technical specifications that are come up with can be seemingly contradicted in any given episode depending on who's writing and what's caught.
The ‘Dish Thing’? It’s the saucer section Ensign!
Sundays with Music Officer Murray . My favourite type of religious experience !! Everything you do is much appreciated Jen .
Jen, your heart is so big, and it makes you very endearing. I just enjoy your reactions, especially to TNG, so much. I hope you continue through all the Trek series.
In most naval organizations, an ensign’s job entails helmsman duties. Higher ranking officers are usually department heads or other senior level positions.
A woman will never experience the shock of having some stranger walk up to them and say, "Hi, you're my mother."
If a woman has a child, she'll know it.
Brian Bonsall played Alexander. He played Andy Keaton on the series Family Ties.
1:39 In case nobody told you this when we first met Alexander, he is played by Brian Bonsall. Prior to Star Trek, he played the youngest sibling in the TV Show, "Family Ties".
Another comment said it was a different actor at first then was replaced by Brian because the first actor had a growth hormone disease where he would look the same as time went on.
This has been another Sunday funday with next Jen!!! 🖖
The maximum warp velocity of the Galaxy Class USS Enterprise is warp 9.6, and it cannot maintain that speed for long.
The holodeck has safety protocols to prevent injury, although they can be adjusted or even deactivated with the proper command clearance. Generally speaking, a holodeck blade wouldn't cut you, a holodeck disruptor blast would just tickle, and the holodeck isn't going to let you drown in a pond.
But, even at the usual safe levels, you could still get hurt on the holodeck. You could still roll an ankle, or break a wrist, depending on what you are doing.
This is a pretty good, pretty standard episode in a lot of ways, but the scene where Alexander is trapped under the beam always gets me. It's initially too heavy for both men, and Riker goes to get something to use as a lever, but when Alexander says "My leg hurts. I'm scared" Worf's Dad-strength kicks in and he gets that stupid beam off his boy all by his Klingon self.
...excuse me. There's, uh, something in my eye.
breaking an arm and injuries like that, arent even that big of a deal anymore, Beverly fixes ya up in a few minutes and you're like a little sore the rest of the day.
Not really a spoiler, but the Klingon home world is named Qo'noS pronounced Kronos. It's not like the Vulcans living on Vulcan.
Roddenberry called it Kling, initially 😉.
Solaton Wave looks like ribbon candy without the colors
17:00 Remember also being on a starship is a dangerous job. Having families onboard the D was a big deal and risk for everyone. Before this, don't think ships had entire families onboard in Star Trek.
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When i was living on the Enterprise-D at that time, i would probably hang around with Worf, Data and Geordi.
Btw, nice to see Geordi mentioning Zefram Cochrane (the inventor of Warp Drive) in the beginning of the episode.
i think id be hanging with O'Brian
Be real, everyone would be living in the holodeck.
Another great Sunday with Jen.
Many of your questions on time travel, warp speed (and beyond) and the holodeck, are answered and expanded on, in Voyager.....
I feel like by the time TNG was in its planning stages the public perception of mental health issues was such that the creators realized that a starship would totally need an onboard therapist but the writers didn't have enough experience with therapy to recognize all the times a scene with Troi might help an episode. Still, the episodes like this where Troi shows up and does her job well are appreciated.
Worf is everybodys favorite deadbeat Dad
“I thought we were never going to see Worf’s kid again! People said we weren’t!”
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“Remember Sully? Remember when I said I was going to kill you last?”
“That’s right, Matrix, you swore!”
“I lied.”
Or to keep it within Trek;
Kirk: Take care of our prisoner.
Maltz: Wait! You said you would kill me!
Kirk: I lied.
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Another Star Trek Sunday is done. Always ❤ love your reaction. Enjoy the rest of your day. Live long and prosper 🖖 😊
9:46 with the Holodeck safety system turned on, the images created by the HD can't hurt you. That being said, you can still get injured by a fall or over exerting yourself. I don't think we've seen it yet but O'Brien gets a few Holodeck injuries over the course of the show
For me, this is when Worf finally became a good father.
Great reaction number one, always nice to see a wharf episode especially dealing with his son,
Just wanna thank you for doing this series, I’m a huge Star Trek fan and this brings back so many great memories although I’ve seen many of these episodes multiple times, it’s nice viewing them through fresh eyes, and I thank you for that
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You asked about Warp Speeds... effectively Impulse is usually designated by one quarter, one half and full impulse. These are speeds below warp one. Warp speeds are designated by one through nine, with everything above being a decimal value of Warp Nine. All Warp speeds above I think it was Warp Six have an effect on subspace, similar to wear and tear on a road. So by order of Starfleet Command are to be used sparingly and for emergencies. (which is why you will see sometimes Picard to say "increase to Warp eight" after Data informing them that it will take 18 hours to reach a designation at present speed for example)
By the mid-24th century, warp ten became infinite velocity and thus unattainable by conventional means. Because of this, extremely high warp speeds were mapped to decimal values between nine and ten, such as warp 9.975. By the early 25th century, warp 9.99 became the max warp speed Starfleet vessels could achieve.
I can’t wait until Jen gets to watch Lower Decks. She’s just going to love that show to pieces
Lower Decks deserves a proper 7 seasons!
7:17 all I can hear is Mr Plinkett “WHATS WRONG WITH YOUR FACE!?” 🤣
The enterprise can only go to warp between 9 and 10, never all the way to 10, because at warp 10, in the Star Trek universe, that’s when time travel happens.
And then you turn into a salamander.
A child is trapped in a burning room on the other side of the ship! Do we teleport him out? Get several of the hundreds of people that are closer to respond?
No... we briskly walk (not run) from one end of the ship to the other.
Which makes it seem almost as if they were putting on a least-effort show hoping Alexander would die before they got there.
There are multiple times on his show when they briskly walk when at least jogging would probably have been a better idea.
@corvus1970 also, let's test every weird and potentially dangerous device next to the matter/anti-matter reactor with the potential to kaboom the ship.
hey, don't we have security or medical staff for a reason? Nope keep them where they are, we will walk over there.
The actor playing Alexander ( Brian Boswell ) was also on Family Ties at this time playing the youngest child. 🤓
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Yes, Worf realized that he had to learn how to become a parent and now starts his journey to become a better parent to young Alexander.
Brian Bonsall played Alexander and before this he had just finished playing Andy Keaton on the TV sitcom Family Ties. He is now 42 years old and lives in Colorado now. He is out of the industry but is a musician now. He had some hard times in his life and looks kind of rough, but being a child star and growing up in Hollywood can have that effect, even if there were no child predators in the mix like with the kids on other shows. You are a household name and suddenly you can't book any job can really affect a young adult who never had to be just a regular person in their lives.
oh wow, i never knew that, but now that you mention it, i do recognize him from family ties
Hi Jen hope you are having an great and awesome day ❤
Thanks John you too ☺️
Getting closer!
Counting down.
The Enterprise D's maximum speed is Warp 9.6, but only for a limited period of time without damage.
0:42 -yea, neither did Worf! 🤣
Their best pilots at this point are probably Ensign McKnight and Ensign Ro Laren. Though Riker would be up there. Ensigns are Starfleet officers, Jen! And just like irl they're capable professionals. ♥
It's a common trope in American television, especially from the 70's to 90's to add a child when ratings start to decline to try and add interest back to the show.
Ah yes, the dreaded "Cousin Oliver Syndrome".
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"I accept your challenge, Father."
True ! Worf isn't very good at being a dad, but he dose get better in DS9 when Alex is older (late teens early twenty's)
Great reactions today, Jen, I like these two episodes, particularly this one with Worf and Alexander. 😊
Warp 10 is a theoretical absolute within warp technology. Going any faster would involve other things they've run into but don't understand.
Holodeck injuries are only bad if the safety protocols are off...but they usually end up getting turned off, so yeah.
The holodeck can be fatal only if the safety protocols are disabled. And the writers find ways to make that happen as often as they can. 😊
Always love your Star Trek reactions Jen.
Jen, you're the one with the good ponytail game!
Miles and Keiko O'Brien have Molly. she's only a baby so far, but this is a long mission so she'll grow. I'm not sure any of the other main cast have kids apart from Beverly, but there are plenty of kids around.
If Alexander is Alexander Rozhenko, is Worf's name actually Worf Rozhenko?
Also, the holodeck has "safety protocols" to prevent injuries, with the problem being that they are usually the first thing to go offline if there is ever any problem with the holodeck. So 75% of the episodes featuring the holodeck, the holodeck is potentially lethal.
no because Worf never took his adoptive parents last name, wanting to keep his Klingon heritage as son of Mogh. I guess the same way Alexander didn't want to take his fathers name and instead wanted to have his adoptive parents/grandparents as his family after his mother was killed.
@@eolsunder In the Picard episode “Seventeen Seconds” (3x3), part of Worf’s introduction to Raffi is “son of Sergey, House of Rozhenko”.
"I respect a good ponytail game" **flicks hair** Jen, at this point yours is so long I think we have to call it a horse tail :P Fair play to you if you have the patience to deal with it though and maintain it. I know if I let my hear get even like shoulder lenght it drives me up the wall and my wife gets annoyed if hers gets much beyond that herself too :P
Even today, the people who physically drive the ship are very young. It is typically a job for lower ranks to perform, typically they are 18 or 19 years old.
It's not as fun a job as you might think. You are basically a robot, doing exactly as you are told.
On TNG they redefined the warp scale. Warp 10 is the top warp speed. Speeds faster have been used by other aliens using different methods.
Gotta love the Picardigan
You only can be injured on the holodeck, if the safety settings are turned off.
Klingon School: A new Star Trek series.
RIP Tony Todd (Commander Kurn)
Maximum speed of the Enterprise D is warp 9.6, which it can maintain for only 12 hours. Any longer and it's warp coil's will melt. At that speed and time or can travel 24 light-years
Alexander living with his mom and then his human grandparents would be completely unprepared to go to a Klingon school. It would destroy him. He would know he was being thrown away. I know Worf wants to embrace his Klingon heritage and wants to give his child the Klingon cultural upbringing he never had, but even he seems to recognize that Alexander is not suited for that kind of enormous change. Also he recognizes that he is dumping the responsibility for raising his child off on others -- either his parents or this school. He has to take responsibility for raising this child himself. I wonder if the Enterprise is unusual in having so few parents on the ship's senior crew (only Dr. Crusher, and Wesley is basically away at college, and Worf).