The Devil's Due ... more like The Devil's Poo. So the episode begins with Data dressed as Ebeneezer Scrooge from A Christmas Carol, I would have liked it better if it was Uncle Scrooge from Ducktails but whatever. I have given up on complaining about the constant pre-1930 references on Star Trek ... I get why they do it. But come on, nothing relevant was done in 60s, 70's or 80s?? Why not reference Cannonball Run? Or Disco Duck? Or the book American Psycho? Or Taco? Or Poco? Or Toto?
Anyway. This episode is a complete TOS throwback. No wonder, it's based on a Phase II script from 1977. There is a planet that is about to go through Armageddon, it seems as though at some point they had collectively sold their soul to the devil. Now SHE is back to collect. Yes, it's a woman and she's sort of hot. She has the ability to cause earthquakes and turn into any "devil" form that she wants .... including the most ridiculous looking Klingon devil of all time. Also she could have easily gone with a more fearsome looking Satan, maybe one with a more Biblical look to it. But no, she goes with the "Halloween costume purchased from CVS" Satan. Why would the devil honestly need a cape? Actually why would anyone need a cape? Is there a functional purpose to a cape, or is it just fashion? Either way, Satan doesn't need one.
For some reason the devil agrees to have a trial with Picard over this situation. Picard proves that she is just a regular person that is using technology to trick everybody. So dumb.
Hopefully I can watch some more TNG this weekend, if I don't die from shoveling 2.5 feet of snow.
ST TNG: 87 down 92 to go
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wouldn't star trek people think of "disco duck" the way we think of beethoven??
Star Trek has no pop culture in it, like at some point all humans stopped making stupid crap.
"Captain, we're receiving a hail from the USS Greg Evigan."
The closest Star Trek has come to referencing 20th century pop culture was that time Joe Piscopo showed up on the holodeck.
Anyway... I like this episode. It's dumb, but it's good fun.
Haha oh yeah Joe Piscopo, of all the comedians in history!?!?
I would never ride on the Greg Evigan.
I choose to believe that wasn't supposed to be Joe Piscopo, but rather some genius comedian from the future and was just don't know how hilarious he was.
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