I don't actually care for the James Bond movies. They just couldn't hold my attention. I mean, I like a couple of the Roger Moore ones because they're a little more comical and don't seem to take it all so damn seriously. But I love the animation of the opening sequences and the fact that each bond has their own trademarked silhouette in the crosshairs. And I also love some of the theme songs as well as the familiar 007 chorus. Here are my four favorite themes and openings.
From Octopussy. I didn't watch this one. Not all of it anyway. But I always found the song catchy. And it stood out for being titled differently than the title of the movie. I'm always drawn to "different."
For Your Eyes Only. Never saw it. Love the song.
Live and Let Die. This one I saw. I liked it. Goodness it was silly. And the song is fun too.
The Spy Who Loved Me. Didn't see it. But, this is my favorite Bond song which is also weird cuz I don't even like Carly Simon.
Here's a link to a play list that has every Bond song in order from Dr. No through Skyfall. I don't like all of the songs, but like I said, the animation is wonderful and I do love seeing how it's morphed over the years.
Just a quick tribute to Commander William Riker. I've not done a character profile on him yet because I haven't had a lot to say about him.
At first his character was awful. Most of them were. His was particularly annoying. In fact, next to Wesley, his was my least favorite. They wanted him to fill a couple of spots. First they wanted a womanizing figure like Kirk. Women were always desperately attracted to him and he even had a main character, Troi, sort of on the line the whole time. Eventually though, his romances became more comical than a classic show of manliness. They also served as better plot devices as the series progressed.
As well as "new Kirk" persona they also made him very buttoned up and anal in regards to duty and his job. The two personalities didn't really meld together very well. On one hand he's a carefree playboy and on the other he was a mother hen over Picard with a smug and arrogant air about him. That smugness never went away entirely, but he did eventually lighten up and develop a personality. And a likeable personality at that.
They made him a regular-guy kind of cool character because the others couldn't be that kind of cool. Picard had the cool mind and self control that made him the greatest captain of the franchise. Worf had the cool fighting skills. Geordi was the wizard of tech cool. Data was a cool piece of engineering. Beverly was an expert in her field kind of cool. Troi had the cool alien powers. Riker became like the popular kid at school who is well rounded and not a bully. He could plug in almost everywhere and be useful. His combat skills were right up there with Worf's and the technical capabilities to operate various stations on the ship. And could also take charge.
I think that's what prompts these thoughts today more than anything. I mentioned yesterday that by the time the sixth season came around I was quite tired of various characters obsessing over the fact that he's not a captain like it's a bad thing. At first I appreciated the realistic edge - military types transfer and move up the ranks all the time. And quickly if they're really good. But the incessant jabs taken at Riker for never moving on became just plain mean spirited. He was accused of everything from being unambitious to being unqualified to make the hard decisions.
But while Picard did have to make some really hard choices, the job of the captain, in TNG anyway, was a desk job. Yes, everyone had to obey you, but you didn't get to get out and get any action. Riker's wild and woolly personality was suited to undercover assignments and dangerous away team missions. And he got to command the missions, so he was getting the best of both jobs. Why would he want to be captain? The prestige obviously didn't matter to him. He never seemed to feel "too old for this shit." And he had the freedom to pursue his clandestine affairs. He didn't deserved to be called, essentially, a lazy coward for not taking command of his own ship every season. It wasn't until these charges started piling up that I really started to appreciate the character of William Riker and noticed how much he'd grown over the seasons. He was a first officer worthy of more than just a promotion. Spock and Chakotay didn't have time to be as versatile because both were saddled with the challenge of controlling their super hero captains which they both mostly failed at. Kira, although she's one of my favorites, was never entirely a Starfleet officer and was substantially more insubordinate than Riker. Trip was the captain's best friend and consequently biased.
So, respect and props to the best first officer of the Star Trek franchise, Commander William Riker.
I like Riker, but two Rikers is too many for me... lol. I never noticed how much yelling he does until this one. It's a decent episode though. It's more of a "what would you do?" poser in regards to personal decisions which TNG had done many times up to this point either in the main or sub plots. So, the only science fiction in this one is more of that fishy transporter technology, although as far as that goes when you consider all the bizarre accidents: aging forward or backward, people trapped in the pattern buffers, etc, this one actually seems like the most believable scenario.
It begins with the Enterprise coming into orbit around a planet. They're waiting for the chance to go down and retrieve some data that Starfleet researchers had to abandon when they were forced to evacuate eight years ago. While they wait, we see that Will is playing in a jazz band in Ten Forward. Beverly and Troi are sitting at the bar enjoying the music. When he done with the song he's playing he asks for requests from the audience. Troi playfully calls for Night Bird. He tries to get a request from others in the audience but Troi is the only taker and she asks for it again. He grudgingly announces that the next song is Night Bird and the band strikes up behind him. Beverly asks why he was so hesitant. Troi tells her that he's been trying to get the solo right for ten years and he's never made it through it yet. She's taking advantage of their long history together to have some fun with him, but just as he's about ready to start into the melody, Data calls him to the bridge. He smiles victoriously as he leaves. On the bridge, Data informs him that they'll be able to beam down sooner than they thought by using the transport records of the Potemkin, the ship that had to leave so suddenly all those years ago. It's then that we learn that Riker was on that ship at the time and had been down there before. He talks about how he barely made it out of there due to heavy distortions from the sun interfering with transporting out. Data estimates that they'll have three short windows over the next three days to retrieve the database. They won't have this chance again for another eight years. So Riker decides to go down ahead of schedule. He takes Worf and Data with him. When they get down to the station he notices immediately that it looks different. He can tell that someone had been in there tidying up. Data's tricorder picks up a humanoid life form coming towards them. They all take defensive positions and raise their phasers. The man that enters is an exact duplicate of Riker, only he's a lieutenant in a gold uniform.
The lieutenant claims that he is Will Riker. He says that he never made it back to the Potemkin eight years ago because the distortion interfered with his transport. He tells them to check with Starfleet to verify that he's listed as missing. Commander Riker assures him that he is Will Riker and that he did make it off the station eight years ago, but barely. Lt. Riker understands that they need to verify what he's saying so even though he's agitated, he agrees to be examined. It's notable that the torn uniform he's in is an older style of uniform, like the ones they wore in the first season. I love little details like that. Beverly confirms that he is genetically indistinguishable from Cdr. Riker. She rules out cloning. Their brain scans are also nearly identical and she explains that brain scans can't be cloned because their development is based on experiences. (Writing this directly after Rightful Heir, in which the Klingon priests claim to have programmed their cloned Kahless with memories, makes that episode all the more stupid in retrospect and only buttresses my points.) Geordi discovers that the way they transported him back accounts for the fact that there are two of him. Lots of technobabble, but essentially they set up two containment fields to transport him since it was so risky. They didn't need the second one for Riker One, but after a massive distortion during the transport, Riker's pattern bounced off of the second one before it dispersed and re-materialized Riker Two on the station as well. So, in answer to Will's question of which one of them is the "real" one, Picard can only answer that they were one in the same until eight years ago. Troi offers to talk to him. When Lt. Riker sees her he rushes to embrace her passionately but when she's not returning his affections, he backs off assuming that she's with Cdr. Riker now. She gently explains their history - of how Will chose his career over their relationship and now they're just really good friends. But Deanna is all that Lt. Riker has had to think of over the last eight years so he tells her outright that he won't give up trying to win her back. At any rate, they've decided that Lt. Riker could be useful in retrieving the database since he knows the station so thoroughly now and he's expected to be with the away team at the next transport window.
It's also important to note that the lady operating the transporter in these scenes, Ensign Palmer, is a real-life astronaut, the first that ever got to appear on Star Trek, and she even had a brief speaking line to let everyone know when they'd be able to beam down. Lt. Riker is late and when he shows up Cdr. Riker is easy on him at first. But after they're on the station for a while he gets increasingly annoyed with him. Will isn't happy with his attitude when he tries to tell him that he and their dad had made things up as well as his decision not to take his own ship command. Since he's matured and become more responsible, he's likely amazed that he used to be so rash minded and driven. And I must say, I've never understood this obsession with Riker's career over the course of the series. Every season they bring up the fact that he's not a captain yet like it's a bad thing. Am I the only one who's noticed that he's the best first officer of any Star Trek series? Drop it already! But, they needed to cause more tension between the Rikers. Data and Worf observe their arguing in their own unique ways - Worf uncomfortable and Data confused. The computers are a mess because Lt. Riker had to cannibalize a lot of systems over the years, and they determine that they'll have to go under the station to access the core directly to get what they need, but there's only three minutes left in this window. Lt. Riker insists on staying to retrieve it, assuring them that he'd be done by the time they come back on the third window. Will won't allow it because it's too risky due to the distortions. He has to "jerk a knot in his tail" so to speak and make him come back with them. He spends his next stretch of time on the ship wooing Troi. He sends her on a little scavenger hunt leaving notes with a flower and some candy until she ends up in Ten Forward where he presents her with an engraving of the last place they were together at on Betazed. He'd carved it himself with a phaser over the years. They sit and talk for a while and she's forced to admit how disappointed she was when Will didn't show up at their next rendezvous spot having chosen to transfer. The strange fact is that she was missing Will the same time, for a little while anyway, that Lt. Riker was pining for her. Lt. Riker is looking much more appealing in her eyes now. Later Will and Lt. Riker have more to fight about. Picard tells Will that Lt. Riker's plan to go directly to the core is a good one since he seems confident in his ability and this is the last chance to get it for eight years. Will tells Lt. Riker off some more for going to Picard behind his back and threatens to take him off the away team if he breaks rank again. I think it's delightfully funny that Will can't handle the very
same insubordination he'd showed Captain Jellico earlier in the season. It seems like a fitting payback for what a pain-in-the-ass he was being.
Then we get a little girl time in a gymnasium. Beverly and Troi are doing some of Worf's martial arts forms and Beverly is encouraging Troi to take a second chance with Lt. Riker against her better judgement. She not-so-subtly leaves when Lt. Riker joins them and after Troi takes him down handily with the Klingon moves, she gives in to her feelings. The good part about science fiction shows is that they never have to fully commit to things like this since they can just create a throw away double of Riker to experiment on. But, it's a believable scenario as well, examining the complexities of Will and Deanna's relationship since they were deeply in love once. She then discusses it with Will acknowledging that even thought they've both had other relationships over the years, that this is a very unusual situation. Will isn't as bothered by it as you'd think but warns her to be careful reminding her that he'd chosen his career over her eight years ago and he doesn't want to see her hurt when Lt. Riker makes the same choice, which is another realistic thing to consider. Later Lt. Riker comes to see Will in his quarters and Will invites him to sit in on the poker game. He quickly calls his bluff and is kind of a jerk about it since he doesn't like Lt. Riker very much and, I supposed, is worried about Troi. Data and Worf are caught awkwardly in the middle again. Lt. Riker leaves after one hand feeling and behaving like the younger brother that's always gotten the short end of the stick. However, Will's prediction soon comes true when Lt. Riker goes to Troi to tell her that Picard has arranged to get him a post on another ship. It really is a great opportunity since he'd been out of commission for eight years, so he'd be foolish not to take it, but Troi is left in the same position she was the first time around. He asks her to come with him, but she's worked hard and is happy with the life she's made for herself on the Enterprise. She says she'll think about it. The away team assembles for the third window.
They prepare to go under the station. Lt. Riker thinks Data will be accompanying him under the station, but Will insists on going instead. He tries to talk him out of it but Will won't budge. Worf and Data share a comical conversation about why meeting a double of oneself seems to cause such friction. It's funny because Worf admits that he's hard to get along with, but this really shouldn't puzzle Data that much since he too has a double, even though Lore is a different person. But it makes a great point about being faced with all of your characteristics that you don't like about yourself in the form of your duplicate. They move along some dangerous terrain and come to a conduit before a bridge that has only recently begun to leak radiation. Lt. Riker is thrown by this. If they have to stop and fix this, they won't have time to get to the core. But Will looks around and finds a valve to shut off that solves the problem. He tells him not to give up so easily the next time which showcases the experience he's gained over eight years. The next time comes very quickly as they head over the bridge. Will goes first with Lt. Riker behind him. The bridge collapses and Will scrambles to the other side. Lt. Riker is a little further down and having trouble holding on. He tells Will to just leave him and go on but Will struggles and pulls Lt. Riker up anyway. He looks back to see the deep chasm he almost fell into and is grateful. So now they get along. It actually seems almost as silly as Will and his father suddenly getting along after the Anbo Jyutsu match in which his father cheats. But, at least it's consistent. They make the repairs and download the database.
Troi gives Lt. Riker her final decision - she's not ready to leave the Enterprise. He's not surprised, but she leaves him with a little hope saying that perhaps some day she'd be ready to. They kiss goodbye and then Riker comes by to give Lt. Riker their trombone as a gift. (Is he just trying to get out of playing Night Bird again? Makes you wonder...) He accepts it and then moves to leave. Will wishes him luck and calls him "Will." Lt. Riker tells him that he's decided to go by "Thomas" which Troi points out is his middle name. Will notes with surprise how different they must be if he prefers Thomas because Will never really liked that name. Thomas Riker, bids Will to take care of Troi as he leaves. Will also leaves the room, comforting Troi since he can see she's just had to suffer the same let down as before. I imagine this would bring her back to the reality of their relationship as it is now - strong and perhaps even closer than when they were lovers.
It's a likeable episode. It's more about relationships than sci-fi, but it's better than others of this kind. I read that they were originally planning to strand or kill off Will Riker and have Lt. Riker take his place while promoting Data to Commander, but I'm glad they scrapped that. That would've been a terrible mistake after spending years and years developing a character. Like the way they replaced Iolaus with his alternate double in Hercules. No, in the time before
they started taking chances with marrying off main characters - Worf and
Dax; Paris and Torres, etc., this is just a surreptitious way to test the audience's reactions to the possibility of
permanently writing in the romance of Riker and Troi. And it's a writing device that I actually like so that they can try out various different things without the commitment... much better than making it all a dream like Dallas did for a season; nobody cares for a dream as a plot device. (Oh my... I'm showing my age.) I'm torn between three and a half and four stars on this. It doesn't technically merit four stars but I genuinely liked it. Although, from a technical standpoint, it's Levar Burton's directorial debut and with all the tricky camera work involved in twinning a character it was a great success. I'll go with four stars.
Not one of my favorites. As they continued to unpack the Klingon culture this one just doesn't really fit in with everything else and was a poor vehicle for the point they were trying to make.
It starts with a shift change. Riker is taking over in the morning for Data who was on duty overnight. Worf was supposed to take over at tactical, but he's late and not responding when Riker calls him to the bridge. He has the computer locate him in his quarters and goes there to find him huddled in a trance before a fire that he'd built in his room, smoking up the place. He snaps out of it pretty quick,but of course word gets back to Picard who reprimands him for neglecting his duties. But, because he's Picard and the crew are all so tight now, he also is concerned and asks him what's wrong. Worf explains that he was trying to summon a vision of Kahless. His experience on Carraya in the Romulan prison camp has thrown him into a spiritual crisis of sorts. As he told the young Klingons there of their heritage and Kahless, he found himself doubting his own beliefs - Kahless, Sto Vo Kor, etc. They were eager to believe while he, in his own heart, was more hesitant about believing. Picard suggest the holodeck as opposed to setting fire to his quarters, but Worf insists that the setting and circumstances must be genuine to produce a vision. Picard understands. He asks him if there's any place he can find the experience he's looking for and Worf tells him of a temple on Boreth. So, Picard gives him leave but warns him that he needs to settle the matter once and for all. So Worf goes to Boreth and we see him out of uniform with his hair down. It's a nice change of pace for the buttoned up Worf. They're chanting in the fire caves amidst the incense and and fire trying to summon visions of Kahless. A young Klingon in the group named Divok becomes worked up and claims to be seeing a vision of Kahless. He nearly walks into the fire as he says the Kahless is beckoning to him.
The priest Koroth approves the boy's vision calling it powerful and assuring him of future service in Sto Vo Kor. Worf is visibly jealous and frustrated. He's been there for ten days and has had no tangible experience to speak of , so he decides to leave. Koroth intercepts him though and tries to build him up by encouraging more prayer and claiming that the temple is a place for questions not answers. He reminds him that Kahless had also promised to return one day. It comes off as what a lot of people think is religious doublespeak. See, I'm always uncomfortable and a little suspicious because I know the liberal nature of Star Trek and I'm not sure if this is how they see Christians or if they're drawing from ancient mythologies since Klingon spirituality is based on Norse lore. But I can't be too troubled either because instead of being put off, Worf regains some hope from this conversation and goes back to the temple area alone which has a variety of weapons and a painting of Kahless. He stands by the painting and promises Kahless to try harder to gain understanding. So, later in the fire caves he's chanting with Divok again and suddenly from out of the smoke behind the fire Kahless appears. He's dressed like Kahless from the portrait. Worf is elated at seeing him. And Divok freaks out because he can see him too since the visions are usually personal and not shared by everyone. Divok runs out to get the others and when they come back they can all see Kahless too. He announces that he is Kahless and that he's returned. Koroth asks for proof though, so Kahless tells him the story of how his bat'leth was forged. This story had been left out of the sacred text and was known only to the priests so that they would know if the real Kahless had returned. So after little resistance, they bow to him as their god.
But Worf doesn't want to take this at face value because he's seen too many strange things on the Enterprise over the years and Kahless can tell he's unsure. He goes to see Worf. He calls him by name and claims to remember appearing to him in a vision when he was a child. Worf gets a tricorder to scan Kahless anyway. It can't do much more than confirm that he is definitely a Klingon. But Worf remains skeptical and at a party thrown in Kahless' honor he continues to ask questions and defends it as an honorable thing to do. Kahless takes it as a challenge, so they have a brief battle and seem equally matched. Kahless breaks it off after a few minutes instead of fighting to the death as Klingons always do. He's also a little winded. But he merely starts a jovial rallying call to the other Klingons with emphasis on Klingon pride, so everyone just lets the matter slide. Worf is impressed. Kahless, Koroth and his assistant Torin are brought aboard the Enterprise. Gowron had been informed and wasn't happy about it. He will be joining them shortly because he doesn't trust a Klingon ship to transport this supposed Kahless. Crusher wants to runs some tests to determine that he's not a shape shifter or something sinister. The priest isn't thrilled about it, but Kahless is impressed with seeing his first star ship and happily consents. He knows who he is and has nothing to hide. Picard and Geordi already suspect that this Kahless is either a knowing or unknowing puppet for someone else's intentions and others like Riker and Data logically note that he doesn't appear to be supernatural, but Worf doesn't want to discount that he could really be Kahless because he wants to believe and observes the importance of faith in these matters. The temple is recreated on the holodeck for everyone's convenience and Worf and Kahless begin to bond, with Worf believing more and more as time passes. He warns Kahless that Gowron will oppose him, but his countenance is like that of a saint. He's sure of himself and his ability to unite the Klingon people once and for all.
Gowron arrives with a sacred knife that is said to have the blood of Kahless on it. Koroth throws a fit because nobody is allowed to touch this artifact, but Gowron wants irrefutable proof that this is the real Kahless and demands a DNA test. As an honored guest on board, Picard goes to Kahless to tell him what Gowron wants and, once again, he happily submits. Beverly gets everything set up and they run the test. There's a continuity error here, as with other DNA tests, the results usually took hours or days. In this episode it's done in minutes as she shows the matching DNA strands. Gowron is truly shocked and Worf finally believes and finds great joy in the discovery. The priest immediately want to start making plans with Kahless about what to do with the government, but Kahless would rather spend time with Worf. Worf offers him Warnog from the ship's replicator, apologizing for it not tasting exactly the same. But Kahless can't tell the difference. He also can't give Worf any details about Sto Vo Kor. Both of these things are puzzling, but Worf is still ready to accept his explanation of not having clear memories because he's a traveler on a transcendental plain. You can also see there's no malice in this character. He's convinced of his duty to the Klingon people and can't wait to start. Later, Worf tries to bring Gowron on board with the new era of things to come. Gowron is certain that Koroth is using Kahless to take control of the Empire, and Worf can see the sense in that. He also tries to impress on Worf the urgency of the fact that the Empire is already dividing, how his own men are turning away from him to serve Kahless, and that he can't stand against the increasing multitudes that want to be ruled by Kahless. But Worf clings almost naively to the idea of Kahless uniting the Klingon people once and for all and begs Gowron to just listen to him and hear him out.
Gowron goes to the recreated temple on the holodeck. Kahless is brought there to meet him. He sits in his throne and begins to tell a parable story about how he once found an old Klingon refusing to stand aside for a coming storm and was subsequently killed. His obvious hint is for Gowron not to make the same mistake. However Gowron, showing more intelligence than we're used to seeing from Klingons, asks him more details about the story since he was there. Like the name of the old Klingon. Kahless can't answer but insists that it doesn't matter to the cause that he has returned for. But Gowron challenges him and knives are drawn. They seem equally matched as well, but Gowron won't allow Kahless to break off the fight with a rallying cry as Worf did. Gowron is a superior fighter and quickly overpowers Kahless with intent to fight to the death. He is ready to kill him with his knife when Worf stops the fight. Gowron mocks the greatest Klingon warrior of all time and Worf can no longer deny that this is not Kahless. The memory gaps and the fact that he is not a great fighter are too much evidence to the contrary. But Kahless is confused now as well... even he is doubting himself with his mortal limitations. Both he and Worf want answers. Worf is very angry at Koroth and suggests that Gowron was right about him wanting to rule the empire through this fraud. But Koroth explains that he's not entirely a fraud; that he is Kahless returned, but that his memory problems have to do with the way he was returned. They'd cloned him. They found a way to program him with memories and experiences taken from the ancient texts. They also programmed in a memory of him coming to Worf in a vision because Worf had told Koroth of that when he first came to Boreth. Worf understandably feels violated and used. He's offended and outraged and decides to expose them. Koroth begs him not to because Gowron's corruption will infect all aspects of the Empire if they don't have a spiritual leader to rally around. It's this part of the underlying plot that seems like an inconsistency to me. In all of the previous Klingon culture episodes, it was the Duras family that was corrupt and scheming with Romulans. And although there was still some in-fighting and factions, Gowron was the legitimate and qualified head of the council. It's like we're missing a chunk of information here. He's definitely kind of a jerk like most Klingons are, but the audience hasn't experienced any of his "corruptions", so the priests' arguments seem baseless to me. I wonder if I'm the only one?
Worf leaves the discussion feeling more torn than ever. He goes to the recreated temple and sees some of Gowron's men there praying fervently. They still believe in Kahless and will pledge allegiance to him. Data is also there and his innocent questions and observations about faith help to bring things into perspective as he relates his own activation and how, upon being told he was only a machine, chose to believe that he could ultimately become more. Worf decides he knows how to deal with the situation. He enters a meeting in which Picard is trying to stop Gowron and Koreth from coming to blows over bringing Kahless to the homeworld. He announces that Kahless is a clone to everyone. Gowron is pleased and immediately begins to talk of putting Koroth and Kahless to death. But Worf also reminds him that the damage is done and that half of the Klingon population believes in Kahless and are willing to side with him. As a compromise, he suggests while Gowron remains the head of the council and the true leader of the Klingon Empire and that Kahless be elevated to the position of Emporer. It's a title that hadn't been used in thousands of years, but he would be regarded as Kahless' rightful heir and a spiritual figurehead with no actual political sway. Gowron asks Korath if it's acceptable and he defers to Kahless. Kahless declares that it is acceptable and proudly finds his purpose again. The priest and his assistant bow to Kahless and after a moment Gowron does as well since it's obvious that Kahless' heart is pure. As Worf takes Kahless to the transporter room, he's feeling empty again after the experience of finding Kahless and then finding out his existence isn't entirely genuine. And Kahless leaves him with the notion that Kahless' teaching are perhaps more important than Kahless himself and since his spirit is in the heart of every Klingon, it probably doesn't matter if he ever actually returns or not.
I mean, it's naturally a little disagreeable to me as a person of faith and sadly, there are a lot of Christians that feel this way about Jesus and his teachings. And showcasing the fact that the cloned Kahless had none of the supernatural abilities that Worf or anyone else had attributed to him fits in with the argument that Jesus was only a man. That's why I suspect this is a subtle attack on Christianity even though the Klingon faith was set up to resemble the Norse gods. Disagreeable but not surprising. So I think my biggest disappointment at this episode comes from the fact that even though they were more willing at this point to make some of the characters religious, they insisted on visibly declawing the religions. They sterilized the Bajoran faith at the outset of DS9 by establishing first thing that the entities in the wormhole were aliens, not gods. Fine, whatever... but then they felt the need to back track into TNG to make damn sure the Klingon faith was invalidated at any cost - including monkeying around with their own timeline regarding the Klingon civil war and suddenly making Gowron a dubious character when up til now he'd been on the up and up. It's bad writing, if nothing else. That's every bit as unacceptable to me as an attack on my faith. And it's just sad to see the lengths that athiests, militant or benign (I think benign in this case), went to to impose their own religion on the show. Three and a half stars.
