Earl Grey 45: Decorative Useless Helmets

Cardassians on TNG.

Galor-class warships. The occupation of Bajor. The Demilitarized
Zone. Marc Alaimo in the armor uniform. These aspects of the
Cardassians are seen throughout Deep Space Nine, but they all
originated on The Next Generation. In this week's episode of Earl
Grey, Phillip Gilfus, Darren Moser, and Daniel Proulx review all
the TNG episodes featuring this species, how they rate as
villains for the Enterprise-D crew, and whether the Cardassians
stood on their own on TNG or were merely setup characters for
future Deep Space Nine and Voyager storylines.


 


Chapters


First Impressions (3:30)


The Wounded 


Ensign Ro (16:23)


Chain of Command (21:40)


The Chase (28:10)


Parallels (30:08)


Lower Decks (31:20)


Journeys End (34:20)


Preemptive Strike (37:20)


Ranking (41:03)


Setup for DS9/VOY? (47:00)