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** We get Troi and Crusher discussing something that Riker picked up on his ''latest'' trip to Risa, (a sex-tourist hotspot), before it's revealed they were actually talking about the titular game. Considering the infectious and addictive nature of that game though...

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** We get Troi and Crusher discussing something that Riker picked up on his ''latest'' trip to Risa, Risa (a sex-tourist hotspot), before it's revealed they were actually talking about the titular game. Considering the infectious and addictive nature of that game though...
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* HilariousInHindsight: Wesley is the only one who manages to resist the sway of the evil video game long enough to save the day. Wil Wheaton would eventually become famous as an avid gamer.

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* HilariousInHindsight: Wesley is the only one who manages to resist the sway of the evil video game long enough to save the day. Wil Wheaton Creator/WilWheaton would eventually become famous as an avid gamer.
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Did you notice [[NearVillainVictory how close these aliens came]] to taking over not only the Enterprise but Starfleet Academy as well? Possibly ''all'' of Starfleet? And ''all'' of this could've potentially been achieved with something as [[RedHerring seemingly]] [[WithThisHerring innocuous]] as a ''video game trend''? The Klingons and the Romulans have literal ''doomsday weapons'', and yet they never got this close to achieving galactic domination. Who are these Ktarians, and what was their plan once they took over Starfleet? They could have become one of the greatest threats in the galaxy with their MindControl games! [[EnsembleDarkhorse Give these guys some more screentime!]]

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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Did you notice [[NearVillainVictory how close these aliens came]] to taking over not only the Enterprise but Starfleet Academy as well? Possibly ''all'' of Starfleet? And ''all'' of this could've potentially been achieved with something as [[RedHerring seemingly]] [[WithThisHerring innocuous]] as a ''video game trend''? The Klingons and the Romulans have literal ''doomsday weapons'', and yet they never got this close to achieving galactic domination. Who are these Ktarians, and what was their plan once they took over Starfleet? They could have become one of the greatest threats in the galaxy with their MindControl games! [[EnsembleDarkhorse [[EnsembleDarkHorse Give these guys some more screentime!]]
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Did you notice how close these aliens came to taking over not only the Enterprise but Starfleet Academy as well? Possibly ''all'' of Starfleet? The Klingons and the Romulans never got this close. Who are these Ktarians, and what was their plan once they took over Starfleet? They could have become one of the greatest threats in the galaxy. [[EnsembleDarkhorse Give these guys some more screentime!]]

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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Did you notice [[NearVillainVictory how close these aliens came came]] to taking over not only the Enterprise but Starfleet Academy as well? Possibly ''all'' of Starfleet? And ''all'' of this could've potentially been achieved with something as [[RedHerring seemingly]] [[WithThisHerring innocuous]] as a ''video game trend''? The Klingons and the Romulans have literal ''doomsday weapons'', and yet they never got this close. close to achieving galactic domination. Who are these Ktarians, and what was their plan once they took over Starfleet? They could have become one of the greatest threats in the galaxy. galaxy with their MindControl games! [[EnsembleDarkhorse Give these guys some more screentime!]]
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Did you notice how close these aliens came to taking over not only the Enterprise but Starfleet Academy as well? Possibly ''all'' of Starfleet? The Klingons and the Romulans never got this close. Who are these Ktarians, and what was their plan once they took over Starfleet? They could have become one of the greatest threats in the galaxy.

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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Did you notice how close these aliens came to taking over not only the Enterprise but Starfleet Academy as well? Possibly ''all'' of Starfleet? The Klingons and the Romulans never got this close. Who are these Ktarians, and what was their plan once they took over Starfleet? They could have become one of the greatest threats in the galaxy. [[EnsembleDarkhorse Give these guys some more screentime!]]

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* AccidentalInnuendo: We get Troi and Crusher discussing something that Riker picked up on his ''latest'' trip to Risa, (a sex-tourist hotspot), before it's revealed they were actually talking about the titular game. Considering the infectious and addictive nature of that game though...

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We get Troi and Crusher discussing something that Riker picked up on his ''latest'' trip to Risa, (a sex-tourist hotspot), before it's revealed they were actually talking about the titular game. Considering the infectious and addictive nature of that game though...though...
** Additionally, the entire plot, including the fact that the game stimulates the brain's pleasure centers, makes the plot of this episode align perfectly with a genre of erotic fiction centered on mind control.
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* HilariousInHindsight: Wesley is the only one who manages to resist the sway of the evil video game long enough to save the day. Wil Wheaton would eventually become famous as an avid gamer.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Young Creator/AshleyJudd as Wesley's crush, Ensign Robin Lefler.
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* FridgeLogic: How did The Game actually manage to affect Geordi? The Game is by all appearances highly depended on visual stimuli, or at the very least a working optic nerve, yet the famously blind guy somehow ends up being enthralled by it as well.

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* FridgeLogic: How did The Game AccidentalInnuendo: We get Troi and Crusher discussing something that Riker picked up on his ''latest'' trip to Risa, (a sex-tourist hotspot), before it's revealed they were actually manage to affect Geordi? The Game is by all appearances highly depended on visual stimuli, or at talking about the very least a working optic nerve, yet titular game. Considering the famously blind guy somehow ends up being enthralled by it as well.infectious and addictive nature of that game though...
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* FridgeLogic: How did The Game actually manage to affect Geordi? The Game is by all appearances highly depended on visual stimuli, or at the very least a working optic nerve, yet the famously blind guy somehow ends up being enthralled by it as well.

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* FridgeLogic: How did The Game actually manage to affect Geordi? The Game is by all appearances highly depended on visual stimuli, or at the very least a working optic nerve, yet the famously blind guy somehow ends up being enthralled by it as well.well.
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* FridgeLogic: How did The Game actually manage to affect Geordi? The Game is by all appearances highly depended on visual stimuli, or at the very least a working optic nerve, yet the famously blind guy somehow ends up being enthralled by it as well.

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