Star Trek: The Next Generation, Season 5, Episode 14 - "Conundrum"

Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast

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🗓️ 13 October 2016

⏱️ 82 minutes

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In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Conundrum," the crew of the Enterprise is struck with amnesia. Worf commands! Picard leads! Data makes drinks! And MacDuff sounds the charge to carry out their mission, and destroy the Lysian Central Command. But who are these Lysians? And - come to think of it - who is MacDuff? Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Mission Log, a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast, where we explore the Star Trek universe one episode at a time. Each week, Mission Log examines a single episode of Star Trek, diving into its ethical subtext, metaphors, and cultural significance. From the show's most iconic moments to its hidden gems, we analyze what makes Star Trek one of the greatest science fiction sagas of all time. In this Episode of Mission Log we'll... Recap the story and analyze key moments. Discuss the moral dilemmas presented. Debate whether the episode holds up and if the messages are still relevant. Join the Conversation: What are your thoughts on this episode? Share your take on the ethical questions and themes explored, and let us know how it fits into the broader Star Trek narrative. We'd love to hear from you! For as little as $1 a month, you can gain access to our Mission Log Discord Community! There, we continue the discussion with dedicated channels and a weekly video chat with the hosts. Become a member of our Patreon today! Want to share your thoughts on an upcoming episode? Email us at for a chance to be featured during the episode. Follow us on Social Media: X INSTAGRAM THREADS FACEBOOK Did you know Roddenberry Podcasts is on YouTube? Find the video versions of your favorite shows like Mission Log: Prodigy, Mission Log: The Orville, as well as exclusive content only available on YouTube. Subscribe now! Our shows are part of the Roddenberry Entertainment family. For more great shows and to learn how we live the legacy of Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek, follow us here: RODDENBERRY PODCASTS https://www.instagram.com/RoddenberryPodcasts RODDENBERRY ENTERTAINMENT https://x.com/roddenberry RODDENBERRY FOUNDATION https://x.com/RoddenberryFdn Subscribe and Stay Updated: Never miss an episode! Subscribe on your preferred podcast player, leave a review, and join Mission Log on the journey of weekly deep dives into the Star Trek universe. Produced by Roddenberry Entertainment | All Rights Reserved

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0:00.0	This episode of Mission Log is brought to you by the official Star Trek Starships collection.
0:05.3	Get the Enterprise D for only 495 when you sign up today at ST-Hiphonhips.com slash Mission Log.
0:15.0	Mission. Something. A podcast, maybe?
0:19.6	episode number.
0:21.0	Something.
0:22.3	Conundrum.
0:23.0	Welcome,
0:25.0	Welcome,
0:28.0	Welcome into Mission Log, a Rotenberry Star Trek podcast. I'm sitting behind a mic and in front of a computer and inexplicably seem to know what I'm doing.
0:42.0	And me too.
0:44.8	So according to some notes that I found each week on Mission Log,
0:48.7	we watch an episode of Star Trek, which I guess is a thing that people watch, and we take it apart for messages, morals, and
0:59.8	meanings, and figuring out whether the whole thing stands the test of time.
1:04.0	Yeah, my notes say that this week we're hitting the episode,
1:10.0	conundrum.
1:11.0	How are we going to do this without knowing who we are?
1:14.0	And it's a pickle.
1:16.0	Oh, oh, wait, I have an idea.
1:18.0	Let's just say that our memories have been restored.
1:23.0	You think that'll work really?
1:25.0	Yeah, it's worth a shot.
1:27.0	Hey, um,
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