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TNG Season 3 Tier List! We're back with another tier list, and this time for TNG season 3! Riker is at full power with both a beard and a collar, and this is the season many Star Trek fans claim is when TNG starts getting good. But how do its episodes actually stack up?!   We have a YouTube Membership and a Patreon! Both get you early access to new episodes, access to the private Newbie Star Trek Discord, and a bunch of other perks! YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClYIRsMyLf0G0ESkZw7z88w/join Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NewbieStarTrek    Check out our Bat'leth trucker hat, Sticker Pack Series 01, and fanart merch at https://FugitiveFrames.Store For a limited time, get free shipping on orders over $69 with offer code BF2025   Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast!   Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang   Catch our other projects (Would You Stay Tuned, etc.) at https://fugitiveframes.com/   0:00 - Intro 4:38 - Evolution 11:20 - The Ensigns of Command 17:50 - The Survivors 22:54 - Who Watches The Watchers 29:41 - The Bonding 34:34 - Booby Trap 41:01 - The Enemy 45:01 - The Price 52:36 - The Vengeance Factor 57:12 - The Defector 1:01:55 - The Hunted 1:08:36 - The High Ground 1:11:53 - Deja Q 1:15:08 - A Matter of Perspective 1:22:23 - Yesterday's Enterprise 1:27:46 - The Offspring 1:31:35 - Sins of The Father 1:35:02 - Allegiance 1:38:21 - Captain's Holiday 1:42:01 - Tin Man 1:44:03 - Hollow Pursuits 1:49:00 - The Most Toys 1:52:17 - Sarek 1:57:33 - Ménage à Troi 2:00:22 - Transfigurations 2:06:02 - The Best Of Both Worlds 2:15:06 - Final tier list and discussion 2:19:37 - Outro

Rivals! What is even happening in this episode? There's some sort of luck machine? Julian and Miles O'Brien play raquetball? Why are we spending so much time on Chris Sarandon?! Is this literally an episode of nothing but filler?!?!?!   We have a YouTube Membership and a Patreon! Both get you early access to new episodes, access to the private Newbie Star Trek Discord, and a bunch of other perks! YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClYIRsMyLf0G0ESkZw7z88w/join Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NewbieStarTrek    Check out our Bat'leth trucker hat, Sticker Pack Series 01, and fanart merch at https://FugitiveFrames.Store For a limited time, get free shipping on orders over $69 with offer code BF2025   Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Get a discount by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at https://Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website!    Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast!   Intro theme song: La Disfida by Nate Tang  "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang    Catch our other projects (Would You Stay Tuned, etc.) at https://fugitiveframes.com/   0:00 - Intro 15:19 - Around the Sun 29:02 - Sponsor (Ekster) 31:42 - Episode recap and discussion 1:15:22 - Mailbag 1:22:42 - Outro

Parallels! Oh my goodness, we've got the multiple Worfs of madness! How does it pan out when someone writes a late season 7 episode and it's... actually good?!   We have a YouTube Membership and a Patreon! Both get you early access to new episodes, access to the private Newbie Star Trek Discord, and a bunch of other perks! YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClYIRsMyLf0G0ESkZw7z88w/join Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NewbieStarTrek    Check out our Bat'leth trucker hat, Sticker Pack Series 01, other merch at https://FugitiveFrames.Store For a limited time, get free shipping on orders over $69 with offer code BF2025   Check out the new Enterprise-D LEGO set and, for a limited time, get a TNG Shuttlecraft set with the Ensign Ro minifig with it as well! Use our link here to go directly to the LEGO store for that deal: https://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=sAIQ8SbAjvg&offerid=1607075.10001110&type=3&subid=0   Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast!   Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang   Catch our other projects (Would You Stay Tuned, etc.) at https://fugitiveframes.com/   0:00 - Intro 4:27 - Sponsor (LEGO and their new Enterprise-D set!) 14:46 - Episode recap and discussion 1:07:16 - Mailbag 1:14:40 - Outro

Sanctuary! What happens when DS9 fumbles really hard at doing a refugee crisis allegory while pairing it with a bunch of super ugly aliens? This thing!    Check out this AWESOME fanart by SKELERANG! https://fugitiveframes.com/skelerang Tumblr @skelerangart Bluesky @skelerang   We have a YouTube Membership and a Patreon! Both get you early access to new episodes, access to the private Newbie Star Trek Discord, and a bunch of other perks! YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClYIRsMyLf0G0ESkZw7z88w/join Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NewbieStarTrek    Check out our "Dancing Doctor of Death" T-shirt and other merch at https://FugitiveFrames.Store   Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Get a discount by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at https://Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website!    Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast!   Intro theme song: La Disfida by Nate Tang  "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang    Catch our other projects (Would You Stay Tuned, etc.) at https://fugitiveframes.com/   0:00 - Intro 11:43 - Around the Sun 16:54 - Sponsor (Ekster) 22:49 - Episode recap and discussion 1:18:46 - Mailbag 1:20:56 - Outro

Inheritance! It turns out that Data has a mom! It turns out that his mom is a robot! That's... that's it.   We have a YouTube Membership and a Patreon! Both get you early access to new episodes, access to the private Newbie Star Trek Discord, and a bunch of other perks! YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClYIRsMyLf0G0ESkZw7z88w/join Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NewbieStarTrek    Check out our "Dancing Doctor of Death" T-shirt and other merch at https://FugitiveFrames.Store   Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Get a discount by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at https://Ekster.com! This offer stacks with other sales on the website!    Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast!   Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang   Catch our other projects (Would You Stay Tuned, etc.) at https://fugitiveframes.com/   0:00 - Intro 1:54 - Simpsons update 7:38 - Sponsor (Ekster) 10:32 - Episode recap and discussion 56:20 - Mailbag 1:01:32 - Outro