The Price

Love the Wormhole thing. However on entrance of Devinoni Ral i had to fight the immediate impulse to puke. Not in the least in how he looks. As the episode evolves it becomes clear that the character's immoral way of negotiating only adds to this premenition...

Some interesting and entertaining elements here (wormhole, Ferengi), but the episode is marred by the predominance of soap opera elements in which Troi becomes even more annoying than her usual Captain Obvious role.

On the plus side, there's not much Wesley and no Whoopi, so the episode gets double what it would otherwise deserve.

If you like soap operas... well, it's not even good soap opera, so I still can't really recommend it.

Think about this episode the next time you see Matt McCoy selling insurance on TV. Not so much that the product is defective, but that you're listening to an actor.

Will Riker's prowess at poker has stood him in good stead. But Jonathan Frakes is up against it when during negotiations over a possible stable wormhole where he has to pinch hit for the regular Federation rep, he's up against Matt McCoy.

McCoy is a telepath a fact he keeps secret from all even Marina Sirtis. This makes him one good negotiator with a big advantage. The planet Barzan of which Elizabeth Hoffman rules is not as technologically advanced so someone has to purchase the rights from them. McCoy is working for one group.

The Ferengi are in the hunt as well. Three of the schemingest, scurviest of the species you ever saw.

What happens in the end. In the case of the Fergengi pure delight for the viewer.

This is pure vileness. A guy "oozes" his way into the life of Deanna Troi. How did she even let this walking slime enter her room, let alone her life. He is disgusting.

I would say this episode just ruins her strong character. "Oh you have big blue eyes... therefore I will sleep with you!" I do not think any thought went into this episode at all. It is a disgrace.

If there is anything in the episode, it is totally ruined by this tacky "character". I use the word "character" loosely. He is more like a cartoon caricature.. It basically just revolves around smut. It is like a bad porn movie with no actual sex scenes.

The scene involving Riker is pretty pointless. The fact that Troi even considered this guy palatable is amusing at best. Vomit bags at the ready for this episode.