{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Short # 80 - ST Next Gen 2.10: The Dauphin","description":"Wherein Andy and Justice court disappointment in their rewatch of Star Trek: The Next Generation season two episode ten, &quot;The Dauphin.&quot; This is among the most forgettable episodes of the series. Case in point: we forgot that we recorded this review and moved on to &quot;Contagion.&quot; Why do the writers continually pitch Wesley's personal life as something interesting? Why does he seek romantic advice from Geordi, who has even less game than him? Why would a Klingon mating ritual help a teenage human? And finally, why does the Enterprise have no interest in learning about the seemingly remarkable species that they are transporting to a diplomatic event? This one's a stinker. ","author_name":"Mismatched Texts","author_url":"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MismatchedTexts","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/42036485\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/203982500"}