In "Schisms" an insomnia-riddled Riker shows major signs of fatigue while other crew members start exhibiting weird behavior as well. That, plus a strange subspace rift in one of the cargo bays, reveals that select members of the crew have been being abducted in their sleep by unidentified aliens and been experimented on.
This is a fun little high concept episode. Alien abduction is a classic of the sci-fi genre; having it be on TNG gives it a nice little twist though since we're so used to the presence of aliens all around us.
This is a Riker-centric episode which is something I feel we haven't gotten in a while. I love disheveled Riker in this one.
The main thing holding this one back from being a great episode is the cold open. Data's poem and the weird cut to the theme song is one of the worst and most bizarre opening scenes the show has ever had. I was also distracted by the direction of the ep. It's super showy, with a lot of fancy tracking shots that didn't really accomplish anything. Very flashy, but to what end? Still, I could see myself rewatching this one again. It's a fun one!
This is a fun little high concept episode. Alien abduction is a classic of the sci-fi genre; having it be on TNG gives it a nice little twist though since we're so used to the presence of aliens all around us.
This is a Riker-centric episode which is something I feel we haven't gotten in a while. I love disheveled Riker in this one.
The main thing holding this one back from being a great episode is the cold open. Data's poem and the weird cut to the theme song is one of the worst and most bizarre opening scenes the show has ever had. I was also distracted by the direction of the ep. It's super showy, with a lot of fancy tracking shots that didn't really accomplish anything. Very flashy, but to what end? Still, I could see myself rewatching this one again. It's a fun one!