First Contact: The Next Generation Introcast
Sep 3, 2026 · 33 min · 8 segments
 Riker can’t sleep. You can…
Is that it?
Is there any more? There's a little bit more that happens.
You can tell because his hair looks messed up.
Even worse, he's late for meetings.
Multiple crew members are experiencing lost time, including data, and they're also getting feelings of dread when they see scissors and shiny surfaces.
Diana puts all her training to work and brings together all the affected on the holodeck to recreate their experience.
Turns out they all remember a table with some arms, a light, and some unpleasant noises.
It seems like they've all been to the dentist.
Do they have dentists on board the Enterprise? We see a hairdresser, but we never see a dentist.
We don't see a toothbrush, do we? No,
Discovery has toothbrushes.
We know that because that is what the gay couple do together.
They enjoy spending their time brushing their teeth.
It makes all of New Star Trek worth it.
representation.
Gay people do normal things like brushing their teeth.
It's really powerful.
Whereas in the
24th century, nobody brushes their teeth.
They've got special gas that cleans it.
They've got sonic toothbrushes.
Is that it?
Is there any more? There's a little bit more that happens.
You can tell because his hair looks messed up.
Even worse, he's late for meetings.
Multiple crew members are experiencing lost time, including data, and they're also getting feelings of dread when they see scissors and shiny surfaces.
Diana puts all her training to work and brings together all the affected on the holodeck to recreate their experience.
Turns out they all remember a table with some arms, a light, and some unpleasant noises.
It seems like they've all been to the dentist.
Do they have dentists on board the Enterprise? We see a hairdresser, but we never see a dentist.
We don't see a toothbrush, do we? No,
Discovery has toothbrushes.
We know that because that is what the gay couple do together.
They enjoy spending their time brushing their teeth.
It makes all of New Star Trek worth it.
representation.
Gay people do normal things like brushing their teeth.
It's really powerful.
Whereas in the
24th century, nobody brushes their teeth.
They've got special gas that cleans it.
They've got sonic toothbrushes.
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