229: Repurposed Leather Couches

"The Wounded"

In the season four The Next Generation episode "The Wounded,"
we're introduced to the Cardassians, a species that has until
recently been at war with the Federation and which will become
very important in Deep Space Nine. Captain Benjamin Maxwell of
the Phoenix has ordered his ship to carry out attacks inside
Cardassian space and the Enterprise-D, along with Cardassian
military observers on board the ship, pursue the Phoenix. We also
learn more about Chief O'Brien's background and his involvement
in the Cardassian War as he tries to deal with what he went
through during a traumatic time.



In this episode of Earl Grey, hosts Richard Marquez, Amy Nelson,
and Justin Oser discuss the powerful and important episode "The
Wounded." We talk about our thoughts on the look of the
Cardassian ships, uniforms, and the Cardassians themselves,
O'Brien's struggle with his feelings toward a former enemy, and
whether Maxwell is more motivated by exposing what the
Cardassians are doing or by what happened to his family. We also
discuss the theme of racism in the episode and what we learn
about Picard's history and his diplomatic skills.



Chapters 
Introduction (00:01:23)


Babel Conference Feedback (00:02:07)  


The Wounded (00:06:56)  


Three Points of View (00:10:45)  


O’Brien (00:17:26)  


Diplomat (00:24:22)  


Maxwell Coming to Peace (00:31:12)  


Maxwell’s Mindset (00:40:39)  


Picard (00:45:41)  


Racism (00:52:12)  


Random Thoughts (01:10:50)  


Final Thoughts (01:13:46)  


 


Runtime: 1 hour 24 minutes 7 seconds


 
Hosts
Richard Marquez, Justin Oser, Amy Nelson
 
Production
Richard Marquez (Editor and Producer) Justin Oser (Producer) Amy
Nelson (Producer) Tony Robinson (Producer) C Bryan Jones
(Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken
Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer)
Michael E Hueter (Associate Producer) Thomas Appel (Associate
Producer) Justin Oser (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez
(Production Manager) Tony Robinson (Show Art) Brandon-Shea Mutala
(Patreon Manager)