Show notes by Miles (corrections to spelling the word ‘Ferengi’ by me):
Right, everyone quit Oo-moxing for two minutes because we’ve got another episode talking about those hyper-capitalist scamps, the Ferengi, literally one of the few times here on the show where we can say without doubt that it’s a metaphor for capitalism! Our brave casual explorers watch three Ferengi-based episodes of Star Trek without any Quark-based antics.
First up is probably TNG’s most successful attempt to try and sell these guys as the Big Bad as Captain Picard is forced to face his past as a revenge attempt leads him to relive ‘The Battle’.
After that, Trip Tucker gets to do a Home Alone/Die Hard as the worst trio of Ferengi try to pull an ‘Acquisition’ on the Enterprise NX-01.
Finally, the Lower Decks get to see what Ferengi TV and Miles’ AO3 account is like as ‘Parth Ferengi’s Heartplace’ makes us ask: do Rutherford and Tendi like each other… in a sexy way?
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Episodes discussed: THE BATTLE (12:09) ACQUISITION (41:31) PARTH FERENGHI’S HEARTPLACE (01:11:36)
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