Re:Engage TNG

The Price - s3e8

This one does NOT AGE WELL. Counselor Deanna Troi gets to have the spotlight in this episode, which is good. Max McCoy as the negotiator Ral is a real terrible gaslighting villain, however, in how he attempts to abuse and manipulate both Troi and the bidding process for a "stable" wormhole. We're just not sure the production knew he was a villain going in! Great moments with Riker as the foil to Ral at the proverbial poker table, and the funny Ferengi performances as a prelude to a Star Trek: Voyager episode almost a decade later are the strong points. But in general, this episode made our toes curl ... up and break off.
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Host: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) 
Panel: Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG), Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter), and Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG) 
Audio Editor: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG)
Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com
Theme music: Ryan Marth
 
Next up is the s3e9 "The Vengeance Factor" hosted by Kate!

The Enemy - s3e7

You never know when you'll be asked to save the life of a Romulan. This is a Geordi and Worf showcase episode, and it pulls on so many of our Cold War/Gen X sensibilities that we can barely stand it. Geordi's forced to work together with his captor to escape Galorndon Core, a planet with electrical storms to die for! Worf can save Picard in his brinksmanship with the ever-amazing Andreas Katsulas as Tomalak to avoid interstellar war, but he refuses because Romulans murdered his family. Would you make the same call?
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Host: Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG)
Panel: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG), Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter), and Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG) 
Audio Editor: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG)
Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com
Theme music: Ryan Marth
 
Next up is the s3e8 "The Price" hosted by Greg!

Booby Trap - s3e6

This one goes off the rails pretty fast since we lose Erik along the way due to bad internets. Geordi creates not just one creepy scenario on the holodeck, but two in one episode! Picard gets jazzed about ships in bottles, then gets the crew trapped in one. Only Geordi and his robot engineer girlfriend can save the day. Well actually, Picard does that too. Anyway, Kate, Jimmie and Greg learned the only way to learn how to love someone is to create a copy of them in the holodeck. And we learned about sound effects made popular by Dick Wolf and Christopher Nolan too! Oh and Kate was actually right - Dr. Leah Brahms DOES look like a Gibson Girl.
Get in touch with us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG!
 
Host: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG) Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG)
Panel: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG), Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter), and Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG)
Audio Editor: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG)
Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com
Theme music: Ryan Marth
 
Next up is the s3e7 "The Enemy" hosted by Erik!

The Bonding - s3e5

It's been a while since we've talked about grief. It's a very special episode with special guest, Shareef Jackson, joining our cultural bridge crew for this journey. Worf leads an away team that results in the death of a crewmate who is survived by 8-year-old real estate agent Jeremy Astor. The crew check in with each other on the loss, but none is affected more than Wesley Crusher. Jeremy's mom reappears though, and she wants to take her son back to the planet for some super fun times with the energy beings. Troi leads the session where Wesley tells Picard to suck eggs, Worf asks Jeremy to be his Klingon brother, and the energy being goes home. It's a hoot!
Thank you to Shareef Jackson for coming on Re:Engage. Check out everything he's doing at his website http://shareefjackson.com/. We can't wait to have him again!
Get in touch with us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG!
 
Host: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG)
Special Guest: Shareef Jackson (@shareefjackson on Twitter)
Panel: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG), Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter), and Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG)
Audio Editor: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG)
Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com
Theme music: Ryan Marth
 
Next up is the s3e6 "Booby Trap" hosted by Kate!

Who Watches the Watchers - s3e4

No, this episode wasn't written by Alan Moore, but we do get some Ray Wise! The Enterprise has to go see about a duck-blind studying a primitive race in a secret observation post that, oops, isn't so invisible all of a sudden. The Prime Directive gets blown the F up, and Picard isn't too happy about it. In fact, he almost turns into an angry god when they don't listen to Riker and Troi on a cosplay/dress-up mission. Jimmie invokes The Picard, in his name, we podcast.
Get in touch with us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG!
 
Host: Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) 
Panel: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG) , Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG), and Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG) 
Audio Editor: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG)
Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com
Theme music: Ryan Marth
 
Next up is the s3e5 "The Bonding" hosted by Greg featuring special guest Shareef Jackson!

The Survivors - s3e3

The Husnocks aren't all bad. The Enterprise encounters a planet, the surface of which has been completed eradicated of life except for a very nice timeshare property on the Palm Coast of Florida. There lies Kevin (no really, Kevin) and his wife Rishon very much alive and well in their old age, happy to live out their days in a hellscape. There's a secret in the music box, and Deanna Troi can't get the earworm out of her head. We don't talk about Bruno, but we do discuss the many plot holes in this episode in great detail!
Get in touch with us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG!
 
Host: Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG) 
Panel: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG) , Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG), and Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) 
Audio Editor: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG)
Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com
Theme music: Ryan Marth
 
Next up is the s3e4 "Who Watches the Watchers" hosted by Jimmie!

Ensigns of Command - s3e2

You'll find out what "Ensigns of Command" means by the end of this podcast, we promise! Maybe? Data has got to convince humans to abandon their post or the tar monsters that killed Tasha might eradicate them all due to an old treaty. Luckily, Captain Picard, Worf and Troi do better deciphering said treaty than the Transporter special team can figuring out a way to transport 15 thousand people. Oh, and Data gets kissed a lot. It's a very special android lovefest hosted by Kate!
Get in touch with us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG!
 
Host: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG) 
Panel: Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG), Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG), and Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) 
Audio Editor: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG)
Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com
Theme music: Ryan Marth
 
Next up is the s3e3 "The Survivors" hosted by Erik!

Evolution - s3e1 (PREMIERE)

Season Three, BAYBEE! We're back with a tale of two doctors, Dr. Bob Kelso, er, Paul Stubbs and Dr. Beverly Crusher. Wesley is up to his old antics again: experimenting on nanites and falling asleep with cute hair, at least according to Kate. Dr. Stubbs is a wunderkind just like him and those two bond over living up to the POE-tential as a gifted kid and baseball. It's a stealth Prime Directive episode, and Ken Jenkins chews up the scenery while providing ample fodder for Star Trek Acid Party. NOTE: Your cultural bridge officers met in person pre-Omicron so the sound is a little different than our previous episodes.
Get in touch with us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG!
 
Host: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG)
Panel: Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG), Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG), and Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) 
Audio Editor: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG)
Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com
Theme music: Ryan Marth
 
Next up is the s3e2 "The Ensigns of Command" hosted by Kate!

Shades of Grey - s2e22 (FINALE)

Riker is dying from an attack on his leg from something living on an unexplored planet. The stakes are set ridiculously high, but it's ruined by a large portion of the episode playing through clips of Riker fightin' and f**kin' from the past two seasons. The crew had to produce this one on a shoestring budget and it shows. Greg hosts Re:Engage's own little bit of a clip show as we talk through some of our own favorite moments from s1 & s2 of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and give shout-outs to some of our listeners. Erik says goodbye to Diana Muldaur as Dr. Pulaski, Jimmie thinks this episode is only slightly better than the more racist ones, and Kate wanted this episode to morph into Star Trek Acid Party. Don't we ALL, Kate!
Re:Engage will be taking a short break from publishing episodes. We'll be back with the premiere of season three of TNG in January 2022!
In the meantime, we want to hear more from you! Feedback or questions we can read aloud and answer on episodes can be sent to our email letsReengage@gmail.com, or you can message us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG!
 
Host: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) 
Panel: Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG), Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG), and Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) 
Audio Editor: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG)
Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com
Theme music: Ryan Marth
 
Next up is the s3 premiere "Evolution" hosted by Greg!

Peak Performance - s2e21

Strategema Tournament in Ten Forward! One of Trek's most annoying characters ever is on the Enterprise to run some war games between Picard and Riker. The commander assembles his team of Geordi, Worf, and Wesley on an old ship previously captained by Buckaroo Bonsai. Meanwhile, Data can't beat the gamemaster Kolrami, and Pulaski's meddling means Data isn't sure if he is fit for service. Picard and the Ferengi who show up need him in fighting shape. Jimmie hosts this episode, Kate digs Kolrami's whole schtick, and Erik enjoys making fun of Greg's terrible pronunciation of Martina Navratilova.
 
We'd love to receive more feedback or questions we can read aloud and answer on episodes in the future so feel free to email letsReengage@gmail.com or message us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG!
Host: Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) 
Panel: Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG), Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG), and Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG)
Audio Editor: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG)
Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com
Theme music: Ryan Marth
 
Next up is the Season Two Finale (of sorts) "Shades of Grey" s2e22 hosted by Greg!