Danilo Odell manages to elevate what would be considered an average episode to passably good with his memorable absurd performance as a half cut Irishman full of zest for life. His daughter Brenna also provides a memorable performance as a sharped tongue absolutely gorgeous Irish Lass.
Riker bangs Brenna because .... ... well, why not, right? It's just a roll in the hay and there are no mixed feelings about Brenna pursuing a life of child rearing.
Apparently, this episode was originally supposed to be a commentary about immigration but it morphed into an under baked commentary about personal choice (?).
There's several good laughs and a stunner of an actress to enjoy in this episode but any real message is lost in the production/alterations in this episode.
To the episode (actors) credit, you can say, "Hey, you remember that episode with that drunk Irishman and headstrong redhead?" and anyone with a passing knowledge of trek will instantly remember the high points of this episode.
I am also heart warmed that an Englishman is playing an Irishman being true to trek spirit. We have a Irishman playing a Scottish Engineer, and an Englishman playing a Frenchman, a Mexican playing an Indian Sikh. What we really need now is a Englishman playing a Southern American ---- can we afford Andrew Lincoln?
Riker bangs Brenna because .... ... well, why not, right? It's just a roll in the hay and there are no mixed feelings about Brenna pursuing a life of child rearing.
Apparently, this episode was originally supposed to be a commentary about immigration but it morphed into an under baked commentary about personal choice (?).
There's several good laughs and a stunner of an actress to enjoy in this episode but any real message is lost in the production/alterations in this episode.
To the episode (actors) credit, you can say, "Hey, you remember that episode with that drunk Irishman and headstrong redhead?" and anyone with a passing knowledge of trek will instantly remember the high points of this episode.
I am also heart warmed that an Englishman is playing an Irishman being true to trek spirit. We have a Irishman playing a Scottish Engineer, and an Englishman playing a Frenchman, a Mexican playing an Indian Sikh. What we really need now is a Englishman playing a Southern American ---- can we afford Andrew Lincoln?