Wacky introductions notwithstanding, this episode has a pretty serious tone. The famed negotiator Riva is revealed to be deaf and has three interpreters who speak his words through telepathic communication. Riva's lusty voice keeps crushing on Troi, but Riva acts cocky to everyone else until they get to the planet and loses his interpreter chorus. The rest of the episode is all about how Riva and the crew respond, and our cultural bridge crew has mixed feelings but we all agree the portrayal of handicapped characters Riva and Geordi was great to see. Greg hosts and doesn't care for Riva at all, Kate was skeeved out by lusty boy, Jimmie just wants to know more about the chorus, while Erik appreciated Riva's performance immensely, perhaps because Howie Seago is from Tacoma, WA.

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Host: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG)

Panel: Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter), Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG), Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG)

Audio Editor: Krista Curry (@kristafromglee on Twitter, krista.curry on IG)

Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com

Theme music: Ryan Marth

Next up is "The Schizoid Man" s2e6 hosted by Kate!