Synopsis: The Enterprise picks up a passenger who proceeds to bang all the female staff before they find out he’s a fugitive on two planets.
Memory Alpha Summary: Now that’s sex appeal. Or something.
Review: This episode, despite being a bit hackneyed, is fun because Okona (William Campbell) is as charming as he advertises. I love how Riker recommends that Okona gets limited access to the ship, but that apparently didn’t extend to all the vaginas that Riker was likely trying to keep for himself.
There are three awkward moments, however. The first one comes when Riker tells Wesley that Okona has good eyes after he ogles the transporter girl. Talk about inappropriate talk about a subordinate. The second one comes when Worf catches Okona making it with another crew member and he says, “I like that, but I have my orders.” What the fuck? Gross, and inappropriate as well.
But the third is different, as Troi gives a speech about how some cultures still hold an arcane view of procreation. And by that she means “mating for life” is arcane. While I believe it is not the only option in nature, I certainly can’t imagine that in 400 years it will be obsolete or even a bad idea. And for realsies, Troi’s culture still has arranged marriages. Get off your soapbox Deanna.
I almost forgot that there’s a subplot with Data getting advice from Guinan and Joe Piscopo on how to be funny. Data is mildly amusing as he tries his hand at stand-up comedy, but it gets old after about nine seconds.