In "Menage a Troi" the Enterprise heads to Betazed to a conference in which the Ferengi are invited. One of the Ferengi delegates becomes smitten with Lwaxana and attempts or woo her for romantic and economical purposes, planning to use her telepathy in negotiations. While Riker and Troi are on shore leave, the pair (plus Troi's mom) are kidnapped by a Ferengi vessel intent on taking Lwaxana. Meanwhile the Enterprise is out of communication range on a routine mission.
What's worse than a Lwaxana episode? One that is also a Ferengi episode. I find both extremely annoying. To make matters worse the subplot is all about Wesley and his entrance into Star Fleet Academy. They tease him leaving the show (which would have been great and saved this episode) and then pull a switcheroo at the end, so now we're still stuck with Boy Wonder! I hate all the plotlines here and can't even find a bright spot in this snoozefest. I guess my highlight is the inclusion of 3-D chess? Not much of a silver lining...
What's worse than a Lwaxana episode? One that is also a Ferengi episode. I find both extremely annoying. To make matters worse the subplot is all about Wesley and his entrance into Star Fleet Academy. They tease him leaving the show (which would have been great and saved this episode) and then pull a switcheroo at the end, so now we're still stuck with Boy Wonder! I hate all the plotlines here and can't even find a bright spot in this snoozefest. I guess my highlight is the inclusion of 3-D chess? Not much of a silver lining...