Trek Problem: Alien Interrogations
Log Entry: Explore strange new worlds, they said. It’ll be fun, they said.
Examples:
ENT 3×18 Azati Prime
TNG 6×11 Chain of Command, Part II
DS9 2×25 Tribunal
ST11 Star Trek
My face when I’m starving and the only thing to eat is live taspar.
Trek Problem: Seat Belts (Lack of)
Log Entry: When the inertial dampers fail there’s only one thing you can do: hold on tight!
Examples:
ENT 1×12 Silent Enemy
TOS 1×8 Balance of Terror
ST6 The Undiscovered Country
TNG 5×10 New Ground
Trek Problem: Alternate Timelines
Log Entry: Ever feel like you’re in the wrong timeline? It’s probably a bad case of #TrekProblems.
Examples:
TNG 3×15 Yesterday’s Enterprise
DS9 4×3 The Visitor
VOY 2×5 Non Sequitur
PIC 2×2 Penance
Log Entry Supplemental: Something about this timeline feel “off”? You might just be infected with interspatial parasites.
Example: ENT 3×8 Twilight
Trek Problem: Alien Infections
Log Entry: If we used more robots we wouldn’t have these kinds of #TrekProblems.
Examples:
TNG 2×22 Shades of Gray
TNG 4×18 Identity Crisis
VOY 3×26 Scorpion
ENT 3×3 Extinction
Log Entry Supplemental: If your long dead childhood friend appears and starts talking to you, don’t freak out! You’re probably just infected with a multidimensional fungal parasite.
Example: DSC 2×2 New Eden
Trek Problem: Alien Diplomacy
Log Entry: Negotiating with aliens isn’t an exact science.
Examples:
ENT 2×5 A Night in Sickbay
ST13 Star Trek Beyond
TNG 5×2 Darmok
VOY 4×19 The Killing Game, Part II
Log Entry Supplemental: Sometimes you have to just step aside and let people work out their own #TrekProblems.
Example: TOS 3×15 Let That Be Your Last Battlefield
Piloting an alien spaceship is no #TrekProblem when you’re Tom Paris.
Or anyone I guess 🤷♂️
Trust me your brain has NOT been infected by interspatial parasites! It really is Monday morning again.
Star Trek Facepalms, a Thread
Facepalms and #TrekProblems go hand in hand. Let’s look at a few times our heroes were just so over it.
First up: Kirk stresses about power levels in Mudd’s Women. (1/18)
Trying to figure out some weird alien technology? Don’t worry that’s usually no #TrekProblem.
It’s Friday night so you know what that means: all aboard the party shuttle! Have a great weekend everyone! 🖖
The next morning…
