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Opinionated Babylon 5 Episode Guide

SF Debris reviews of the 1990s science fiction TV series *Babylon 5* (1993-1998).

## Reviewed episodes

### Season 1 ("Signs and Portents", 1993, 1994-1995)

* 0 - The Gathering (Pilot)
* 1 - Midnight on the Firing Line
* 2 - Soul Hunter
* 3 - Born to the Purple
* 4 - Infection
* 5 - The Parliament of Dreams
* 6 - Mind War
* 7 - The War Prayer
* 8 - And the Sky Full of Stars
* 9 - Deathwalker
* 10 - Believers
* 11 - Survivors
* 12 - By Any Means Necessary
* 13 - Signs and Portents
* 14 - TKO
* 15 - Grail
* 16 - Eyes
* 17 - Legacies
* 18 - A Voice in the Wilderness, Part 1
* 19 - A Voice in the Wilderness, Part 2
* 20 - Babylon Squared
* 21 - The Quality of Mercy
* 22 - Chrysalis

*The entire first season has been reviewed.*

### Season 2 ("The Coming of Shadows", 1994-1995)

* Special: Meet John Sheridan

* 1 - Points of Departure
* 2 - Revelations
* 3 - The Geometry of Shadows
* 4 - A Distant Star
* 5 - The Long Dark
* 6 - A Spider in the Web
* 8 - A Race Through Dark Places
* 9 - The Coming of Shadows
* 10 - GROPOS
* 12 - Acts of Sacrifice
* 13 - Hunter, Prey
* 14 - There All Honor Lies
* 15 - And Now For A Word
* 16 - Knives
* 17 - In the Shadow of Z'ha'dum
* 18 - Confessions and Lamentations
* 20 - The Long, Twilight Struggle
* 21 - Comes the Inquisitor
* 22 - The Fall of Night

### Season 3 ("Point of No Return", 1995-1996)

* 2 - Convictions
* 4 - Passing Through Gethsemane
* 6 - Dust to Dust
* 8 - Messages from Earth
* 9 - Point of No Return
* 10 - Severed Dreams
* 16 - War Without End, Part 1
* 17 - War Without End, Part 2
* 19 - Grey 17 Is Missing
* 20 - And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place

### Season 4 ("No Surrender, No Retreat", 1996-1997)

* 13 - Rumors, Bargains and Lies
* 15 - No Surrender, No Retreat
* 18 - Intersections in Real Time

### Season 5 ("The Wheel of Fire", 1998)

* 8 - Day of the Dead
* 13 - The Corps is Mother, the Corps is Father

### TV specials / direct-to-DVD films

* In the Beginning (1998)
* Voices in the Dark (2007, part of the proposed anthology *The Lost Tales*)
SF Debris ratings

SF Debris ratings cover the shorthand assessments of each episode or film review by SF Debris.

They can be divided into two main categories:

* 1.) **Scores** - the score/rating for an episode or film itself (the more serious rating)
* 2.) **"Awards"** - jocular or sarcastic ratings given to clichéd or puzzling elements in reviewed episodes (the more amusing rating)

## Scores

### a.) "Final Score"

Used in the *Star Trek* franchise reviews, on a scale from 0 to 10.

* 0
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* 7
* 8
* 9
* 10

### b.) "Stamp"

Used in *Babylon 5* reviews, *Doctor Who* reviews, *Stargate SG-1* reviews, and others.

**Quality stamp**

* Strongly Recommended *(equivalent to 9-10)*
* Recommended
* Fine
* Watchable
* Skip
* Avoid
* The Worst *(equivalent to 0)*

**Importance stamp**

* Essential
* Important
* Somewhat Important
* Unimportant

## "Awards"

* Ancient Chinese Secret, Huh ?
* Annoying Character
* Brahma of the Week
* Burn Baby, Burn
* Cosmic Faceplant
* Damn Dirty Mutant
* Eggshell Cosmos
* I Am Legion
* Janeway Pie
* Lazarus of the Week
* Like Unto An Amoeba
* Stupid Neelix Moment
* Twenty Dollar Bill
* You Can Go Home Again
One

An *Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 4 episode of *Star Trek: Voyager*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 4
* **Episode:** 24
* **Original airdate:**
* *[ One]* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *[ One]* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *[ One]* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *[ One]* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* [ Review link]
* Published:

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

"Final score for 'One' is TBA out of 10. "

TBA
An Opinionated Look at Farscape

SF Debris reviews of the late 1990s/early 2000s science fiction TV series *Farscape* (1999-2003).

## Reviewed episodes

### Season 1 (1999-2000)

* 1 - Premiere
* 10 - They've Got a Secret
* 18 - A Bug's Life
* 19 - Nerve
* 20 - The Hidden Memory
* 21 - Bone to Be Wild

### Season 2 (2000-2001)

* 4 - Crackers Don't Matter
* 5 - The Way We Weren't
* 9 - Out of Their Minds
* 17 - The Ugly Truth
* 19 - Liars, Guns and Money 1
* 20 - Liars, Guns and Money 2
* 21 - Liars, Guns and Money 3

### Season 3 (2001-2002)

* 5 - ...Different Destinations
* 13 - Scratch 'n Sniff
* 16 - Revenging Angel
The Visitor

An *Opinionated DS9 Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 4 episode of *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 4
* **Episode:** 3
* **Original airdate:** October 9, 1995
* *[ The Visitor]* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *The Visitor* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *The Visitor* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *The Visitor* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* [ Review link]
* Published:

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

"Final score for 'The Visitor' is TBA out of 10. "

TBA

## See also

* Opinionated DS9 Episode Guide
* DS9 Season 4 reviews
Our Man Bashir

An *Opinionated DS9 Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 4 episode of *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 4
* **Episode:** 10
* **Original airdate:** November 27, 1995
* *[ Our Man Bashir]* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *Our Man Bashir* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *Our Man Bashir* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Our Man Bashir* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* [ Review link]
* Published:

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

"Final score for 'Our Man Bashir' is TBA out of 10. "

TBA

## See also

* Opinionated DS9 Episode Guide
* DS9 Season 4 reviews
Remembrance

An *Opinionated Picard Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 1 episode of *Star Trek: Picard*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 1
* **Episode:** 1
* **Original airdate:**
* *Remembrance* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *[ Remembrance]* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *Remembrance* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Remembrance* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published:

*Presented by Decree of the Senate*

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated Picard Episode Guide begins with word of how Picard failed the Romulans and spent ten years sulking about it. Plus the worst speech in history.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

No final score, as the first season is likely to be evaluated as a single story, single miniseries.

## See also

* Opinionated Picard Episode Guide
* Picard Season 1 reviews
Severed Dreams

An *Opinionated Babylon 5 Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 3 episode of *Babylon 5*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 3
* **Episode:** 10
* **Original airdate:** 1 April 1996
* *Severed Dreams* at The Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5, the longest-running fansite
* *Severed Dreams* at The Babylon Project, a canon *Babylon 5* wiki
* *Severed Dreams* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Severed Dreams* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: September 25, 2017

## SF Debris synopsis

*The crisis comes to a head as the renegades comes to Babylon 5, dragging a whole bunch of Earth Force ships with it to take over the station. Things are about to get messy.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***Must See***

"Severed Dreams gets a stamp of 'Must See'.

This was a game-changer. Cant't unring this bell until Clark is overthrown. It brings everything steadily to a head and then shows you the juxtaposition: Action, alongside pointless death. This shows you the true evil of what Clark and his people have done. So consumed with a lust for control, that they squander lives in petty efforts to get it. And the worst part is, that even though this is a victor for our heroes, it's also an opportunity for Clark to further his hold over what he has by using the Minbari presence and Babylon 5's defiance as proof of what he's been asserting: That aliens and humans are working together to fight and kill patriotic troops, trying to preserve humanity's independence. Footage of them dying to hordes of Narn would probably help, if they had some...

(...)

Severed Dreams is a triumphant conclusion to a powerful story arc that helped really elevate *B5* to the top of its game and help make the show the science fiction drama that it's known as."

## See also

* Opinionated Babylon 5 Episode Guide
* Babylon 5 Season 3 reviews
2017

## January 2017

*Under construction*

 TBA | TBA

## February 2017

*Under construction*

 TBA | TBA

## March 2017

*Under construction*

 TBA | TBA

## April 2017

*Under construction*

 TBA | TBA

## May 2017

*Under construction*

 TBA | TBA

## June 2017

*Under construction*

 TBA | TBA

## July 2017

*Under construction*

 TBA | TBA

## August 2017

*Under construction*

 TBA | TBA

## September 2017

*Under construction*

 TBA | TBA

## October 2017

*Under construction*

 TBA | TBA

## November 2017

*Under construction*

 TBA | TBA

## December 2017

*Under construction*

 TBA | TBA

## See also

* Other reviews by year: 2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020
The Web

An *Opinionated Babylon 5 Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Series 1 episode of *Blake's 7*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 1
* **Episode:** 5
* **Original airdate:** 30 January 1978
* *The Web* at Blake's 7 Wiki, a canon *Blake's 7 Wiki* wiki
* *The Web* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *The Web* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: October 18, 2017

## SF Debris synopsis

*Thanks to some long-range telepathic control and a fungal web, the Liberator is stuck, so they must deal with a tiny bodied guy and some proto-Ewoks. Yes, it's all kinda goofy.*

## See also

* An Opinionated Look at Blake's 7
* Blake's 7 Series 1 reviews
The Pegasus

An *Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 7 episode of *Star Trek: The Next Generation*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 7
* **Episode:** 12
* **Original airdate:** 10 January 1994
* *The Pegasus* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *The Pegasus* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *The Pegasus* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *The Pegasus* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: August 30, 2014

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide continues Romulan summer with The Pegasus. Riker's old captain is now an admiral and wants to go looking for the ship they abandoned 12 years ago, but the Romulans want it too, those jerks.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

"Final score for 'The Pegasus' is TBA out of 10. "

### Annoying character

***TBA***

"TBA"

## See also

* Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide
* The Next Generation Season 7 reviews
Take Me Out to the Holosuite

An *Opinionated DS9 Episode Guide* review.

Review of the Season 7 episode of *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 7
* **Episode:** 4
* **Original airdate:** 11 October 1998
* *Take Me Out to the Holosuite* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *Take Me Out to the Holosuite* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *Take Me Out to the Holosuite* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Take Me Out to the Holosuite* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published:

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated DS9 Episode Guide heads to the height of the Dominion War and the bloodiest conflict in centuries... so we can watch them play baseball. Shockingly, this is not an animated episode.*

## See also

* Opinionated DS9 Episode Guide
* DS9 Season 7 reviews
Parallax

An *Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 1 episode of *Star Trek: Voyager*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 1
* **Episode:** 3
* **Original airdate:**
* *[ Parallax]* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *Parallax* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *Parallax* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Parallax* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* [ Review link]
* Published:

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

"Final score for 'Parallax' is TBA out of 10. "

TBA

## See also

* Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide
* Voyager Season 1 reviews
Red Dwarf Series IX (Back to Earth) review

An *Opinionated Red Dwarf Series Guide* review.

Review of Series 9 episodes of *Red Dwarf*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 9
* **Original airdate:** 10 April 2009 - 12 April 2009
* *Red Dwarf Series IX (Back to Earth)* at Tongue Tied, a *Red Dwarf* wiki
* *Red Dwarf Series IX (Back to Earth)* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Red Dwarf Series IX* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: October 3, 2012

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated Red Dwarf Episode Guide concludes its look back on the series with Back To Earth, the twenty-first century special bringing the crew back. Discovering they're actually fictional characters is hard on the crew, but not as hard as finding out they're in a thinly-veiled Blade Runner parody.*
Devil's Due

An *Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 4 episode of *Star Trek: The Next Generation*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 4
* **Episode:** 13
* **Original airdate:** February 4, 1991
* *Devil's Due* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *Devil's Due* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *Devil's Due* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Devil's Due* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: March 28, 2020

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide sees Picard finally come face-to-face with the devil, and apparently after facing the Borg he's no longer going to be impressed.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: 6

***Could've been better, but not a bad hour of TV***

"'Devil's Due' is a polarising episode, but I'm giving it a score of 6 out of 10.

There are certainly gaps in the story, like Ardra's motivations around Picard, but it's an episode that moves moothly and doesn't get distracted. This was an episode that was meant for Kirk and co., actually, reworked for TNG... then reworked again, and then a whole slew of people had to revise it, because it had turned into a comedy and I guess that upset people...

It also has a strangely dated feel to it. I'm not sure why. I mean, we're in season four, yet somehow, it feels like they should all be wearing those collarless spandex outfits. But hey, I'll take this episode over a lot of those other spandex outfit episodes, let me tell you..."

### Annoying Character

***Klingon Devil***

"Annoying Character goes to the thoroughly unimpressive Klingon devil. So much obvious effort clearly gone to waste..."

## See also

* Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide
* The Next Generation Season 4 reviews
Metropolis

A review of the 1927 science fiction drama film *Metropolis*.

## Film information

* **Premiere:** 10 January 1927
* *Metropolis* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Metropolis* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: May 11, 2016

## SF Debris synopsis

*An opinionated look at the classic Fritz Lang film, a dystopian future involving shape-changing robots, revolting workers, and puffy pants. Special Appearance by Christopher Lloyd as a pimp.*
First Contact

An *Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 4 episode of *Star Trek: The Next Generation*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 4
* **Episode:** 15
* **Original airdate:** 18 February 1991
* *First Contact* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *First Contact* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *First Contact* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *First Contact* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: May 11, 2013

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide looks at the episode that has nothing to do with the movie of the same name. Riker is seriously injured and robbed while prepping for first contact with a new species, and the locals get all jittery over it. Then he gets blackmailed into sex with Lilith.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

"Final score for 'The Pegasus' is TBA out of 10. "

### Annoying character

***TBA***

"TBA"

## See also

* Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide
* The Next Generation Season 4 reviews
Grey 17 Is Missing

An *Opinionated Babylon 5 Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 3 episode of *Babylon 5*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 3
* **Episode:** 19
* **Original airdate:** 7 October 1996
* *Grey 17 Is Missing* at The Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5, the longest-running fansite
* *Grey 17 Is Missing* at The Babylon Project, a canon *Babylon 5* wiki
* *Grey 17 Is Missing* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Grey 17 Is Missing* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: October 31, 2012

## SF Debris synopsis

*For everyone wondering why we only see good Babylon 5 episodes, here's the other side of the coin. Good Storytelling Is Missing is about Garibaldi finding Freddy Krueger leading a cult in a hidden level of the station where a monster lives, but dies in a silly way. Also more of everyone's favorite estrogen magnet ranger.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Importance stamp / Recommendation stamp

***Skip***

"I don't agree with many, that this is the worst *B5* episode ever. Is is certainly *bad*, bad enough to get a stamp of 'Skip', but there are at least a couple of redeeming bits in the B plot involving the Rangers, so it's not a total loss, but overall it stands up as proof that not all that JMS touches turns to gold.

I've spoken in the past of how, for comedy to work, you often need a connection with the audience, or else a lot of the times it falls flat. I think something similar applies to JMS' work. If the episode is clickin', then all of his stuff works. But when that stops, it can all sound preachy, or melodramatic, or just plain stupid. A botched A plot and an unremarkable C plot... Well, that drags out any hope that the B plot might have had..."

## See also

* Opinionated Babylon 5 Episode Guide
* Babylon 5 Season 3 reviews
System Shock 2

SF Debris reviews the 1999 science fiction survival horror RPG *System Shock 2*, co-developed by Looking Glass Studios and Irrational Games.

## SF Debris synopsis

*An opinionated look at the classic video game. Goggles finds himself trapped on a busted up ship full of monsters and crazy AI and would really like to just go home now.* (playthrough section)

*An opinionated look at the classic video game, this time from the storytelling perspective.* (analysis section)

## Game information

* System Shock 2 at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

## Review information

* Review link - playthrough
* Review link - analysis
* Published: February 2, 2015 (both playthrough and analysis sections)
Nothing Human

An *Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 5 episode of *Star Trek: Voyager*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 5
* **Episode:** 8
* **Original airdate:**
* *[ Nothing Human]* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *[ Nothing Human]* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *[ Nothing Human]* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *[ Nothing Human]* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* [ Review link]
* Published:

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated Star Trek Episode Guide is helpless as we watch the Doctor teach Seven about dating, now that we have cured every disease in the universe after all.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

"Final score for 'Nothing Human' is TBA out of 10. "

TBA
The Dauphin

An *Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 2 episode of *Star Trek: The Next Generation*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 2
* **Episode:** 10
* **Original airdate:** 20 February January 1989
* *[ The Dauphin]* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *[ The Dauphin]* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *[ The Dauphin]* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *[ The Dauphin]* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* [ Review link]
* Published:

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

"Final score for 'The Dauphin' is TBA out of 10. "

### Annoying character

***TBA***

"TBA"

## See also

* Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide
* The Next Generation Season 2 reviews
Red Dwarf Series VIII review

An *Opinionated Red Dwarf Series Guide* review.

Review of Series 8 episodes of *Red Dwarf*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 8
* **Original airdate:** 18 February 1999 - 8 April 1999
* *Red Dwarf Series VIII* at Tongue Tied, a *Red Dwarf* wiki
* *Red Dwarf Series VIII* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Red Dwarf Series VIII* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: October 1, 2012

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated Red Dwarf Episode Guide returns with Series VIII. The fully-crewed Red Dwarf is back, and after their shenanigans our heroes wind up in the ship's prison, dealing with the salvage missions too dangerous for anyone else... something they're probably used to by now.*
The Andromeda Strain (novel)

SF Debris reviews Michael Crichton's 1969 science fiction thriller novel *The Andromeda Strain*.

## SF Debris synopsis

*An Opinionated Look at The Andromeda Strain*

Part 1: *This week we look at Michael Crichton's book that doesn't involve dinosaurs.*

Part 2: *After investigating the site of the outbreak, Project Wildfire jumps into action!*

Part 3: *Project Wildfire tries to figure out what a crying baby and a crotchety old fart have in common, in hopes of saving the world.*

Part 4: *Crises emerge that makes you think scooping up alien material for germ warfare might not be as good an idea as it sounds.*

Part 5: *The climax arrives as we learn how to beat Andromeda. Give up.*
SFDebris Presents Mystery Science Theater 3000

**SFDebris Presents Mystery Science Theater 3000** was a series of reviews detailing the run and history of *Mystery Science Theater 3000*, popularly known as *MST3K*.

The reviews ran between March 20, 2020 to May 8, 2020.

* Season 2
* Season 3
* Season 4
* Intentionally out of order: Season 1
* Season 5
* Season 6
* Season 7
* Season 8
* Season 9
* Season 10
Believers

An *Opinionated Babylon 5 Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 1 episode of *Babylon 5*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 1
* **Episode:** 10
* **Original airdate:** 27 April 1994
* *Believers* at The Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5, the longest-running fansite
* *Believers* at The Babylon Project, a canon *Babylon 5* wiki
* *Believers* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Believers* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: November 6, 2018

## SF Debris synopsis

*We interrupt your escapism to watch a small boy die for forty-five minutes.*

## See also

* Opinionated Babylon 5 Episode Guide
* Babylon 5 Season 1 reviews
Sugar Dirt

*An Opinionated Look at Space: Above and Beyond* review.

Review of an episode of *Space: Above and Beyond*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 1
* **Episode:** 21
* **Original airdate:** April 20, 1996
* *Sugar Dirt* at the Space: Above and Beyond Wiki
* *Sugar Dirt* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Sugar Dirt* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: November 11, 2013

## SF Debris synopsis

*We celebrate Veterans' Day with a look at the episode inspired by Guadalcanal. Our heroes are sent in to take an airstrip, only to get stranded there. Of course there's only one way to survive: develop a Rain Man-like routine with the radio.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

"'Surgar Dirt' was part of Above and Beyond's warts-and-all approach to warfare. Glorious victory was balanced out by today's slog through hell. The battle was a success, but at a high price, both in manpower and the effect that this experience would have on their people. It also gave Ross and McQueen some great material to work with on the ship, so that between that, while the piece is dark and shows us the exhaustion of the situation, it never gets bogged down at anytime. It's an interesting diversion from a what a typical war show would be about."

## See also

* An Opinionated Look at Space: Above and Beyond
* Space: Above and Beyond reviews
The Chute

An *Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 3 episode of *Star Trek: Voyager*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 3
* **Episode:** 3
* **Original airdate:**
* *[ The Chute]* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *The Chute* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *The Chute* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *The Chute* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* [ Review link]
* Published:

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

"Final score for 'The Chute' is TBA out of 10. "

TBA

## See also

* Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide
* Voyager Season 3 reviews
Soul Hunter

An *Opinionated Babylon 5 Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 1 episode of *Babylon 5*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 1
* **Episode:** 2
* **Original airdate:** 2 February 1994
* *Soul Hunter* at The Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5, the longest-running fansite
* *Soul Hunter* at The Babylon Project, a canon *Babylon 5* wiki
* *Soul Hunter* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Soul Hunter* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: October 19, 2016

## SF Debris synopsis

*An alien ship shows up with a guy on board who collects souls. There comes a point when you let your hobby take over your life.*

## See also

* Opinionated Babylon 5 Episode Guide
* Babylon 5 Season 1 reviews
Time's Arrow

An *Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 5 and Season 6 episode of *Star Trek: The Next Generation*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 5/6
* **Episode:**
* **Original airdate:**
* *[ Time's Arrow]* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *[ Time's Arrow]* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *[ Time's Arrow]* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *[ Time's Arrow]* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* [ Review link]
* Published:

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

"Final score for 'Time's Arrow' is TBA out of 10. "

### Annoying character

***TBA***

"TBA"

## See also

* Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide
* The Next Generation Season 5 reviews
Sunshine

A review of the 2007 science fiction thriller film *Sunshine*.

## Film information

* **Premiere:** 6 April 2007 (UK), 20 July 2007 (US)
* *Sunshine* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Sunshine* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: April 26, 2011

## SF Debris synopsis

*The sun is apparently not doing enough nuclear stuff, so a group of elite humans plan to travel there and drop another nuke inside to save the world. They also spend time staring at the sun, which everyone knows is good for you.*
Timeless

An *Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 5 episode of *Star Trek: Voyager*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 5
* **Episode:** 6
* **Original airdate:**
* *[ Timeless]* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *[ Timeless]* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *[ Timeless]* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *[ Timeless]* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* [ Review link]
* Published:

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated Star Trek Episode Guide is helpless as we watch the Doctor teach Seven about dating, now that we have cured every disease in the universe after all.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

"Final score for 'Timeless' is TBA out of 10. "

TBA
Tin Man

An *Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 3 episode of *Star Trek: The Next Generation*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 3
* **Episode:**
* **Original airdate:**
* *[ Tin Man]* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *[ Tin Man]* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *[ Tin Man]* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *[ Tin Man]* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* [ Review link]
* Published:

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

"Final score for 'Tin Man' is TBA out of 10. "

### Annoying character

***TBA***

"TBA"

## See also

* Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide
* The Next Generation Season 3 reviews
Sacred Ground

An *Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 3 episode of *Star Trek: Voyager*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 3
* **Episode:** 7
* **Original airdate:**
* *[ Sacred Ground]* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *Sacred Ground* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *Sacred Ground* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Sacred Ground* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* [ Review link]
* Published:

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

"Final score for 'Sacred Ground' is TBA out of 10. "

TBA

## See also

* Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide
* Voyager Season 3 reviews
Opinionated Picard Episode Guide

SF Debris reviews of the three-season science fiction streaming/TV series *Star Trek: Picard* (2020-2023), the distant sequel series to *The Next Generation* (and *Deep Space Nine* and *Voyager*), focused on the personal life and adventures of captain Picard in old age, twenty years after the events of *Star Trek: Nemesis*.

## Reviewed episodes

### Season 1 (2020)

* 1 - Remembrance
* 2 - Maps and Legends
* 3 - The End Is the Beginning
* 4 - Absolute Candor (not yet reviewed)
* 5 - Stardust City Rag (not yet reviewed)
* 6 - The Impossible Box (not yet reviewed)
* 7 - Nepenthe (not yet reviewed)
* 8 - Broken Pieces (not yet reviewed)
* 9 - Et in Arcadia Ego, Part I (not yet reviewed)
* 10 - Et in Arcadia Ego, Part II (not yet reviewed)

### Season 2 (2022)

* 1 - The Star Gazer (not yet reviewed)
* 2 - Penance (not yet reviewed)
* 3 - Assimilation (not yet reviewed)
* 4 - Watcher (not yet reviewed)
* 5 - Fly Me to the Moon (not yet reviewed)
* 6 - Two of One (not yet reviewed)
* 7 - Monsters (not yet reviewed)
* 8 - Mercy (not yet reviewed)
* 9 - Hide and Seek (not yet reviewed)
* 10 - Farewell (not yet reviewed)

### Season 3 (2023)

* 1 - TBA
* 2 - TBA
* 3 - TBA
* 4 - TBA
* 5 - TBA
* 6 - TBA
* 7 - TBA
* 8 - TBA
* 9 - TBA
* 10 - TBA

## Opening theme song

The opening sequence used an excerpt from Leonard Cohen's *You Want It Darker* as the theme song for this Opinionated Guide.

Later reviews used a more generic intro used for the various *Star Trek* reviews.

## See also

* *Star Trek* specials
* Main list of SF Debris reviews
Necessary Evil

An *Opinionated DS9 Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 2 episode of *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 2
* **Episode:** 8
* **Original airdate:** November 14, 1993
* *Necessary Evil* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *Necessary Evil* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *Necessary Evil* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Necessary Evil* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published:

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated DS9 Episode Guide finds an attempt on Quark's life connected to the case that began his career as the security officer. We learn he looks a lot better in his old clothes.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

"Final score for 'Necessary Evil' is TBA out of 10. "

TBA

## See also

* Opinionated DS9 Episode Guide
* DS9 Season 2 reviews
The Day After

A review of the 1982 disaster drama film *The Day After*.

## Film information

* **Premiere:** 20 November 1983
* *The Day After* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *The Day After* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: October 14, 2012

## SF Debris synopsis

*An opinionated look at the 1983 TV movie by Nicholas Meyer about the effect of nuclear annihilation on Kansas. Not to be confused with Jericho. Made with only one name actor of its time, now it's a game of spot the celebrity in a bit part.*
The Fight

An *Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 5 episode of *Star Trek: Voyager*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 5
* **Episode:** 19
* **Original airdate:**
* *[ The Fight]* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *[ The Fight]* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *[ The Fight]* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *[ The Fight]* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* [ Review link]
* Published:

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

"Final score for 'The Fight' is TBA out of 10. "

TBA
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

An *Opinionated Trek Film Guide* review.

Review of the fifth feature film with the cast of *Star Trek (The Original Series)*.

## Film information

* **Film series:** TOS era films
* **Installment no.:** 5
* **Premiere:** 9 June 1989
* *Star Trek V: The Final Frontier* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *Star Trek V: The Final Frontier* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *Star Trek V: The Final Frontier* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Star Trek V: The Final Frontier* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published:

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated Trek Film Guide presents a special holiday look at the infamous Star Trek V. Sybok seeks a starship to go find God, so he travels to a planet where there are no starships, knowing that the plot will provide him one. Kirk does so in between acting foolishly macho and being praised by everyone around him. Uhura fan-dancing, Scotty bumping his head, and Spock's inability to say 'marshmallow' properly are also there to leave you feeling empty and confused.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

" "

## See also

* Opinionated Trek Film Guide
* Star Trek TOS movie reviews
The Omega Glory

An *Opinionated Star Trek Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 2 episode of *Star Trek (The Original Series)*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 2
* **Episode:** 23
* **Original airdate:** 1 March 1968
* *The Omega Glory* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *The Omega Glory* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *The Omega Glory* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *The Omega Glory* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: July 2, 2011

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated Star Trek Episode Guide rings in American Independence with The Omega Glory. Confined to a post-apocalyptic world with a mad Starfleet captain, Kirk, Spock, and Bones must try not to interfere in the conflict between the Coms and the savage Yans. Bad news for the Coms: these colors don't run or bleed.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

" "

## See also

* Opinionated Star Trek Episode Guide
* Star Trek Season 2 reviews
Skin of Evil

An *Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 1 episode of *Star Trek: The Next Generation*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 1
* **Episode:** 23
* **Original airdate:** 25 April 1988
* *Skin of Evil* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *Skin of Evil* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *Skin of Evil* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Skin of Evil* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: January 19, 2013

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide watches Tasha Yar ride off into the sunset during the first act. The perfect episode for anyone who wondered what it would be like if the Blob could talk and acted like a jerk.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: 3

***Not that bad, but not good either***

"Final score for 'Skin of Evil' is a tough call, in that it has some good stuff, but Tasha's death, the ineffectiveness of the villain's realisation, and Picard's speech - that, frankly, sounded like it was written by a teenager who had heard too many Picard speeches - drags it down.

I've decided to give this a score of 3 out of 10.

As far as discussing the death itself, that's in the accompanying video.

Next week, Tasha Yar returns in "Yesterday's Enterprise"."

### Annoying character

***Riker***

"Annoying character goes to Riker. In addition to his usual 'eau de douche' cologne that he normally wears, his inability to lead the away team around a puddle, that led to somebody *dying*."

## See also

* Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide
* The Next Generation Season 1 reviews
Rules of Engagement

An *Opinionated DS9 Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 4 episode of *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 4
* **Episode:** 18
* **Original airdate:** May 20, 1996
* *[ Rules of Engagement]* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *Rules of Engagement* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *Rules of Engagement* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Rules of Engagement* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* [ Review link]
* Published:

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

"Final score for 'Rules of Engagement' is TBA out of 10. "

TBA

## See also

* Opinionated DS9 Episode Guide
* DS9 Season 4 reviews
The Wounded

An *Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 4 episode of *Star Trek: The Next Generation*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 4
* **Episode:** 12
* **Original airdate:** January 28, 1991
* *The Wounded* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *The Wounded* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *The Wounded* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *The Wounded* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published:

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide returns to the first Cardassian episode, enemies of the Federation for years that's why you've never heard of them before.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: 9

***Strong Character Work***

"Final score for 'The Wounded' is... It's a tough call, but I'm going to give it 9 out of 10.

If the score hadn't been so sedate, utterly failing to support the tense atmosphere as it should, but the performances were very well done. Especially Stewart, walking the fine line of the role demanded this week. And of course, Colm Meaney for rising to the occassion. No doubt the reason for why he was given main character status for *Deep Space Nine*. And his quiet song with Maxwell is a rare moment when the characters singing makes things better, instead of worse."

### Annoying character

***Head equipped with rollbars for your safety !***

"Annoying character goes to Gul Macet's orthopedic hat. The only hat that makes Kai Winn's hat look good by comparison."

## Memorable quotes/jokes from the review

"Marc Alamo will be back next week, as we return to *Deep Space Nine* with Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night. The episode that asks you the most important question you will ever be asked ! Are you willing to travel through time, to find out if Gul Dukat boned your mom ? Or are you... a coward ?!"

## See also

* Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide
* The Next Generation Season 4 reviews
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

An *Opinionated Trek Film Guide* review.

Review of the fourth feature film with the cast of *Star Trek (The Original Series)*.

## Film information

* **Film series:** TOS era films
* **Installment no.:** 4
* **Premiere:** 26 November 1986
* *Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published:

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opinionated Trek Film Guide now looks at The Voyage Home. Stuck with a Klingon Bird of Prey, our crew grimly heads for home to be courtmartialed for their actions, only to see Earth being destroyed by an unstoppable alien threat. Naturally, this film is a comedy. Whales are saved, beer is drunk, and time is made Kirk's personal bitch in this installment of the series.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

" "

## See also

* Opinionated Trek Film Guide
* Star Trek TOS movie reviews
The Chase

An *Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 6 episode of *Star Trek: The Next Generation*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 6
* **Episode:** 20
* **Original airdate:** April 26, 1993
* *The Chase* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *The Chase* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *The Chase* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *The Chase* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* [ Review link]
* Published:

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

"Final score for 'The Chase' is TBA out of 10. "

### Annoying character

***TBA***

"TBA"

## See also

* Opinionated Next Gen Episode Guide
* The Next Generation Season 6 reviews
Distant Origin

An *Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 3 episode of *Star Trek: Voyager*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 3
* **Episode:** 23
* **Original airdate:**
* *[ Distant Origin]* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *Distant Origin* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *Distant Origin* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Distant Origin* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* [ Review link]
* Published:

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

"Final score for 'Distant Origin' is TBA out of 10. "

TBA

## See also

* Opinionated Voyager Episode Guide
* Voyager Season 3 reviews
Opinionated Enterprise Episode Guide

SF Debris reviews of the early 2000s science fiction TV series *Star Trek: Enterprise* (2001-2005), the first prequel series to the original 1960s *Star Trek* and the last TV series in the *Star Trek* television revival that lasted from the late 1980s until the mid-2000s.

## Reviewed episodes

### Season 1 (2001-2002)

* 1/2 - Broken Bow
* 3 - Fight or Flight
* 4 - Strange New World
* 5 - Unexpected
* 6 - Terra Nova
* 7 - The Andorian Incident
* 8 - Breaking the Ice
* 9 - Civilization
* 10 - Fortunate Son
* 11 - Cold Front
* 12 - Silent Enemy
* 13 - Dear Doctor
* 14 - Sleeping Dogs
* 15 - Shadows of P'Jem
* 16 - Shuttlepod One
* 17 - Fusion
* 18 - Rogue Planet
* 19 - Acquisition
* 21 - Detained
* 22 - Vox Sola
* 23 - Fallen Hero
* 24 - Desert Crossing
* 25 - Two Days and Two Nights

*Outside of two remaining episodes, all of the first season has been already covered.*

### Season 2 (2002-2003)

* 2 - Carbon Creek
* 3 - Minefield
* 4 - Dead Stop
* 5 - A Night In Sickbay
* 14 - Stigma
* 16 - Future Tense
* 19 - Regeneration
* 20 - First Flight
* 21 - The Breach
* 25 - Bounty
* 26 - The Expanse

### Season 3 (2003-2004)

* 5 - Impulse
* 9 - North Star
* 10 - Similitude
* 11 - Carpenter Street
* 18 - Azati Prime
* 19 - Damage
* 20 - The Forgotten

### Season 4 (2004-2005)

* 1 - Storm Front, Part I
* 2 - Storm Front, Part II
* 4 - Borderland
* 5 - Cold Station 12
* 6 - The Augments
* 11 - Observer Effect
* 15 - Affliction
* 16 - Divergence
* 17 - Bound
* 18 - In a Mirror, Darkly, Part I
* 19 - In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II
* 20 - Demons
* 21 - Terra Prime
* 22 - These Are the Voyages...

## See also

* *Star Trek* specials
* Main list of SF Debris reviews
Opinionated Star Trek Episode Guide

SF Debris reviews of the original 1960s science fiction TV series *Star Trek* (1966-1968), nowadays also referred to as *Star Trek: The Original Series*.

## Reviewed episodes

### Season 1 (1966)

* 3 - Where No Man Has Gone Before
* 5 - The Enemy Within
* 6 - Mudd's Women
* 7 - What Are Little Girls Made Of?
* 8 - Miri
* 11 - The Menagerie, Part I
* 12 - The Menagerie, Part II
* 13 - The Conscience of the King
* 14 - Balance of Terror
* 15 - Shore Leave
* 17 - The Squire of Gothos
* 18 - Arena
* 20 - Court Martial
* 22 - Space Seed
* 23 - A Taste of Armageddon
* 26 - Errand of Mercy
* 27 - The Alternative Factor
* 28 - The City on the Edge of Forever

### Season 2 (1967)

* 1 - Amok Time
* 3 - The Changeling
* 4 - Mirror, Mirror
* 6 - The Doomsday Machine
* 7 - Catspaw
* 8 - I, Mudd
* 10 - Journey to Babel
* 11 - Friday's Child
* 13 - Obsession
* 14 - Wolf in the Fold
* 15 - The Trouble with Tribbles
* 16 - The Gamesters of Triskelion
* 19 - A Private Little War
* 21 - Patterns of Force
* 23 - The Omega Glory
* 24 - The Ultimate Computer
* 26 - Assignment: Earth

### Season 3 (1968)

* 1 - Spock's Brain
* 2 - The Enterprise Incident
* 4 - And the Children Shall Lead
* 5 - Is There in Truth No Beauty?
* 7 - Day of the Dove
* 8 - For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky
* 12 - The Empath
* 13 - Elaan of Troyius
* 14 - Whom Gods Destroy
* 20 - The Way to Eden
* 23 - All Our Yesterdays
* 24 - Turnabout Intruder

## Opening music

An excerpt from William Shatner's own late 1960s cover of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" by The Beatles serves as the background music for the introductory montage in all SF Debris reviews of *The Original Series* episodes.

## See also

* *Star Trek* specials
* Main list of SF Debris reviews
Arena

An *Opinionated Star Trek Episode Guide* review.

Review of a Season 1 episode of *Star Trek (The Original Series)*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 1
* **Episode:** 18
* **Original airdate:** 19 January 1967
* *Arena* at StarTrek.com, the official website
* *Arena* at Memory Alpha, a canon *Star Trek* wiki
* *Arena* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Arena* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: December 2, 2017

## SF Debris synopsis

*Opionated Star Trek Episode Guide visits the source of one of the most famous events in Star Trek history as Kirk battles a Gorn. Optimisitic future means 'you can kill lizards with diamonds.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

### Final Score: TBA

***TBA***

" "

## See also

* Opinionated Star Trek Episode Guide
* Star Trek Season 1 reviews
Shindig

*An Opinionated Look at Firefly* review.

Review of an episode of *Firefly*.

## Episode information

* **Season:** 1
* **Episode:** 4
* **Original airdate:** November 1, 2002
* *Shindig* at the The Firefly and Serenity Database
* *Shindig* at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* *Shindig* at the Internet Movie Database

## Review information

* Review link
* Published: April 12, 2012

## SF Debris synopsis

*We return to the world of Firefly with Shindig. Mal and Inara's complicated relationship comes to a head when he punches a guy at a high society function, and thus will duel to the death. Includes my rant about impractical sword fights.*

## Post-Episode Follow-Up

"Shindig's all right. It has its moments, but overall, it's just kind of there. It's nice to see a lot of the characters letting their hair down, whether it's having sex, playing cards, whatever... Kaylee gets a little time to shine, the Mal and Inara relationship gets a look at, but in the end... it's just *okay*. It's mostly just 'a day in the life', which, aside of the punch and the duel, made it a pretty uneventful day. It was nice to get the return of Badger, who had appeared in the pilot and was an interesting character for our heroes to deal with. But I guess my opinion of the episode is that, had *Firefly* not ended prematurely, 'Shindig' would probably be an episode people largelly forgot about."

## See also

* An Opinionated Look at Firefly
* Firefly reviews