“Ugly bags of mostly water” is a memorable line from an early TNG episode that hits some great science fiction notes, whilst also giving us a solid ensemble piece for the series. Astronomer and TV presenter Chris Lintott joins us for this podcast.

Picard wonders if he should have had the ceiling heightened in sickbay, instead of soundproofing Wesley.

Episode synopsis:  22nd February 1988.

Quote:  “I’m Luisa Kim, gardener of Eden.”

Score: 7

MP3 can be downloaded here. More episode info on IMDB, Memory Alpha, and Wikipedia