Here’s your weekly Omnibus Edition of Craggus’ Trek Trek Phase II covering Season 2 episodes 18 to 22 and Season 3 Episodes 1 to 2:

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#StarTrekTNG S2E18 - Up the Long Ladder ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If at first you don't succeed, try, try again; at least until the replicative fading kicks in. Clumsily pro-immigration but steeped in so many offensively broad stereotypes this feels more like a season one episode than anything else in season two. ⭐ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #StarTrek #TheNextGeneration #upthelongladder #CraggusTrekTrekPhaseII #StarTrekTheNextGeneration

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#StarTrekTNG S2E19 - Manhunt ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Lwaxana Troi is back and she's in touch with her inner #BlancheDevereaux as she stalks the decks of the Enterprise looking to get herself a man. Picard hides in his own Private Dick fantasy to get away from Lwaxana's very public dick fantasy while fishy assassins lurk in the transporter room. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Lwaxana's not the only thirsty visitor to the Enterprise either as Mr Homn drinks his way through the absent Guinan's liquor supply. ⭐⭐ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #StarTrek #TheNextGeneration #manhunt #CraggusTrekTrekPhaseII #StarTrekTheNextGeneration #lwaxanatroi #lwaxanatroidaughterofthefifthhouseholderofthesacredchaliceofrixxheirtotheholyringsofbetazed

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#StarTrekTNG S2E20 - The Emissary ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The sleepers have awakened and they are not happy. In a parable of the stories of soldiers emerging from the jungle still expecting to be fighting the Second World War, a Klingon sleeper ship rouses and gets ready to rumble. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ K'Ehleyr is a fun guest character with great chemistry with Worf in one of the earliest episodes to successfully manage a romance for one of the main cast. ⭐⭐⭐ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #StarTrek #TheNextGeneration #theemissary #CraggusTrekTrekPhaseII #StarTrekTheNextGeneration #kehleyr

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#StarTrekTNG S2E21 - Peak Performance. As an early reminder of The Borg threat, we're treated to a jowly strategy expert visiting to test out the crew of the Enterprise’s tactical nous. Pulaski - now apparently a big fan of Data - pushes him to challenge Kolrami to a game of space battleship but the worst thing this episode does is promise The Borg and delivers the Ferengi instead. ⭐⭐ #StarTrek #TheNextGeneration #peakperformance #CraggusTrekTrekPhaseII #StarTrekTheNextGeneration #stratgema

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#StarTrekTNG S2E22 - Shades of Gray ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ During an away mission, Commander Riker is infected by a vicious and unusually cruel virus which nearly kills him by forcing him to watch clips of seasons one and two of "Star Trek The Next Generation". ⭐ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #StarTrek #TheNextGeneration #shadesofgray #CraggusTrekTrekPhaseII #StarTrekTheNextGeneration #clipshow

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#StarTrekTNG S3E01 - Evolution ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It's commonly held that season three marks the point where #StarTrekTheNextGeneration got good but what's less readily understood is that it wasn't an immediate sea-change as this bland season opener demonstrates. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ There are certainly improvements that are immediately apparent. The uniforms, for one. But mostly it's the complete refresh of the writing staff and departure of showrunner Maurice Hurley that pays the most dividends. The interminable concurrent storyline approach is jettisoned in favour of a more compelling single narrative approach although this first outing, featuring a chilling look into the future of a 'childprodigy' for Wesley Crusher, isn't the greatest. Still it's not a clip show, so let's be thankful for that. ⭐⭐ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #StarTrek #TheNextGeneration #evolution #CraggusTrekTrekPhaseII #nanites

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#StarTrekTNG S3E02 - The Ensigns of Command ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ An early entry in the 'Data must deal with a stubborn village and resolves the situation by tampering with or destroying the water supply' TNG sub-genre, its title is taken from a poem by John Quincy Adams but if you're not familiar with the source, it just comes off as one of those impressive-sounding but empty Trek episode titles. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ While the focus is on Data's attempts to convince the colonists to vacate the irradiated planet before the rightful owners wipe them out, there's more fun to be had in Picard's dealings with the infuriatingly pedantic and bureaucratic Sheliak Corporate who have invoked their own version of Article 50 and demand immediate FederExit. ⭐⭐⭐ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #StarTrek #TheNextGeneration #theensignsofcommand #CraggusTrekTrekPhaseII #StarTrekTheNextGeneration #SheliakCorporate

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