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episodicnostalgia · 6 months

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Star Trek: The Next Generation, 114 (Jan. 30, 1988) - “11001001”

Written by: Maurice Hurley & Robert Lewin Directed by: Paul Lynch

The Breakdown

The Enterprise is overdue for a software upgrade, and the crew need some downtime, so Picard decides to dock at station 74 and kill two birds with one stone. While everyone preps for shore leave, Picard and Riker stay behind in case they need to assist the Bynars, who will perform the upgrade. We Learn that the Bynar people have effectively hooked their brains up to the cloud, and as a result they think and speak in binary, and always travel/work in pairs. They seem harmless enough, but when Picard explains they need to leave sooner than planned (due to a time sensitive mission), the Bynars starting acting REAL SUS and then bring on a second Bynar-pair to help speed things up.

Not one to be easily distracted, Riker begins to suspect that something is awry, and keeps close watch on the Bynar’s progress. So they proceed to easily distract Riker by upgrading the holodeck so he can go play in his own little custom sandbox. That’s right folks! we finally get a chance to see Riker’s deepest desire, which is apparently to play Jazz Trombone in a 20th century New Jersey bar for the benefit of a personalized, sentient, totally life-like, sex doll. And let me tell you folks, she is AROUSED by Riker, because apparently the algorithm designed her to be, based on our horny first officer’s browser history. Also, the whole situation it is NOT-AT-ALL troubling, nor should it raise any serious ethical questions. Thankfully Picard interrupts with an impromptu visit, just as things are getting steamy, and finds himself equally intrigued by Riker’s new companion. Minuet (her name) then regales both men over drinks, with her lifelike beauty and charm.

Meanwhile, the Bynars have been busy stealing the Enterprise. Unable to reach Picard or Riker (due to trickery), Data orders an evacuation because of an impending antimatter breach. The whole thing is revealed to be a ruse orchestrated by little math nerds, and simply wanted everyone off before they hightailed it back to their home planet. They also programmed Minuet to distract Riker and Picard so they wouldn’t leave the ship. Once Picard figures out what’s going on, he and Riker jump to into action, and beam themselves onto the bridge for the fight of their lives (they even prepare to blow up the Enterprise if need be), only they discover the Bynars are all dying.

It turns out they just wanted the Enterprise to store a back-up of their iCloud account, because a solar flare was about to EMP-the-shit out of their plantary hard drive, without which the Bynar’s brains will overload and shut down. After realizing the Bynars had always intended for him (and Riker because it’s a two person job) to upload the Enterprise’s backup into the Bynar systems, he proceeds to do so, and the day is saved just in the nick-of-time. So why didn’t the Bynars simply ask for help? Because they believe in “Better to beg forgiveness, than ask permission.” Seriously that’s the reason. They afraid the Federation would say no, so they leapt straight into grand-theft-starship.

Epilogue: Riker goes back to the holodeck to be with Minuet, only to discover that the software upgrades are gone, leaving her a mindless shell of what she had been. Riker returns to the bridge to a saddened man, and Picard is like “dude it never would have worked,” but since she meant so much to poor William I’m sure she’ll be referenced again frequently over the show’s remaining six-and-a-half seasons.

The Verdict.

This episode is very much split down the middle for me.

The main story is quite engaging, at least right up until the climax where things get silly. The crew having to make emergency command decisions, in the absence of the captain and first officer is pretty exciting. There’s also plenty of tension built up around the fate of Picard and Riker. The result is an episode that makes great use of it’s ensemble cast, including those with less screen time. For starters the performances all feel more casual, and the dialogue less forced (something which I attribute largely to the actors in this instance). The ship feels like a place with real community, and each character gets to show a side of themselves and their interests beyond their professional ambitions. If the reason for the Bynar’s deception wasn’t so ridiculous, I’d be tempted to give this episode a 4 star rating. Except…

…for the parts with Riker on the holodeck. We spend a WHILE just watching Riker swipe left on a bunch of holo-models as, as the computer works to construct his perfect fantasy girl. Once he finally gets her (aka Minuet), he constantly pontificates at her about how real and perfect she seems, all while very obviously undressing her with his eyes. It honestly just seems a little... icky. Predatory, even. After Picard joins, the tone becomes less sexually charged, but then the two men spend their time discussing Minuet right in front of her as if she’s not there, or nothing more than an intellectual curiosity.

Perhaps I’m thinking too much about it. Many of my favourite episodes involve and feature holodeck characters, and similar objections could (and have) been raised there too, but there’s just something about the way Riker and Picard openly objectify an intelligence that, for all they know, is both sentient, and also at their mercy. I will concede that I don’t think that subplot was intended to come off as creepy, nor does it outright ruin the episode for me. You win some, you lose some, and sometimes you break even. At the very least it’s mostly fun, just not beyond criticism.

2.5 Stars (out of 5)

Additional Observations

Picard has come a long way in these past 14 episodes. At first he always seemed kinda grumpy, but lately he’s been more relaxed. In this episode he has nothing but praise for his entire crew, and especially Riker. As I indicated above, their dynamic feels a lot more natural in this episode, and it’s nice to see Picard develop into a friend and mentor to Riker.

I realize the shots of station 74 are recycled from Star Trek III, but it’s a great visual, and even the Enterprise looks especially breathtaking here. Visually a very impressive episode all around.

I find Wesley so unintentionally funny. Riker tells him to keep an eye on the Bynars, and he takes those instructions literally. Every time we return to the bridge to check in on Wes, he’s standing in the same spot just glaring at the Bynars suspiciously, as if he’s not being super obvious, and it just cracked me up.

Inconsistent technology: This episode makes a point of showing us that Minuet is simply an elaborate puppet without the Bynar’s upgrades. I’m not bothered by later episodes/spin-off-series depicting holograms who are undeniably sentient, as that can be explained as a natural progression of the technology. However, in “the big goodbye” Picard has a conversation with a holo character who expresses genuine concern that he and his loved ones may cease to exist when the program shuts off. All of that sounds something that's selfaware and sentient to me. So then why is Minuet so much less interactive sans-Bynars? The only way I can reconcile this is to suggest that Minuet's file got corrupted after the Bynars left, and any attempt to rewrite the program would result in a new “person”. There, did I do it? Did I save the continuity?

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gatespage · 4 months

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Gates McFadden discusses her departure at the end of the first season of TNG (x)

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stairnaheireann · 2 months

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#OTD in 1921 – The Clonmult Ambush | Twelve IRA volunteers were killed in Clonmult, near Midleton, Co Cork by British soldiers and Auxiliaries.

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techniiciian · 7 months

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TITLE: Statistical Character Personality Quiz

take the linked quiz from the perspective of your character, then select 5-10 results from the complete matches list that you feel resonate with your character the most.

Maurice (Beauty and the Beast): 92% Cameron James (10 Things I Hate About You): 89% Arthur Weasley (Harry Potter): 87% Hugo 'Hurley' Reyes (LOST): 86% Bumblebee (Transformers): 86% Rubeus Hagrid (Harry Potter): 85% Miguel (Coco): 83% Rex (Toy Story): 82% Chien-Po (Mulan): 82% Luke Skywalker (Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope): 81%

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tagging: @prodigalren ; @fcalty ; @acharnemcnt ; @alootus ; @stillsolo ; @skysaunter ; @prvtocol ; & everyone & anyone else

#i've made a lot of friends here ( dash games )#( i SCREAMED when i saw there was 81% luke skywalker HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH so cute anyway )#( i'm pretty pleased with this lol )

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alex99achapterthree · 13 days

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One day in the ready room...

You know, I can really hear her delivering that response, all without a hint of empathy or concern. The Pulaski character was a total misfire and a waste of Diana Muldaur's talents, all because showrunner Maurice Hurley had a "problem" with Gates McFadden.

@STDeltaShift on Twitter.

#tv #star trek

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scratchybeardsweetmouth · 9 months

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I was tagged by @movrings (@looking-for-a-sword) whose main I cannot seem to tag for some reason O_o. thank you! ♥

Tagging: @thank-god-and-you @spookylasso @lady-of-the-spirit - at your discretion :) if anyone else is in the mood for a test/quiz, go ahead!

Take this test https://openpsychometrics.org/tests/characters/ and present yourself with who you got:

(only posting the first 10 ones)

Flynn White (Breaking Bad): 89%

Peeta Mellark (The Hunger Games): 88%

Steve Brady (Sex and the City): 88%

Harvey Kinkle (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina): 88%

Morty Smith (Rick and Morty): 88%

Leopold 'Butters' Stotch (South Park): 88%

Alfredo Linguini (Ratatouille): 88%

Hugo 'Hurley' Reyes (LOST): 87%

Landry Clarke (Friday Night Lights): 87%

George O'Malley (Grey's Anatomy): 86%

Posting 10 characters I'm more familiar with based on the show.

14. Charles Boyle (Brooklyn Nine-Nine): 86% 15. The Tin Man (The Wizard of Oz): 86% 28. Petrie (The Land Before Time): 85% 32. Forrest Gump (Forrest Gump): 84% 49. Samwell Tarly (Game of Thrones): 82% 60. Maurice (Beauty and the Beast): 81% 100. Leslie Higgins (Ted Lasso): 78% 122. Pam Beesly (The Office): 76% 343. Chidi Anagonye (The Good Place): 67% 371. Chandler Bing (Friends): 65% --------- 138. Jorah Mormont (Game of Thrones): 75% 200. Ted Lasso (Ted Lasso): 73%

the first list is all men while the bottom list only has one lady. lol what the ef does that say about me? Or there aren't much women characters with the traits chosen along these lines.

#movrings #tag games

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rivertalesien · 4 months

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While this isn't new about Gates McFadden being fired, it doesn't mention *why* Maurice Hurley "hated" Gates or her character: McFadden has been open that she was critical of the sexist writing and Hurley wasn't too happy with her questioning his production.

The frustrating part of this though, is how it is implied that Gates had some input into her character's development in Picard season 3, but all we ever get is the Matalas quote about how he envisioned her returning: under attack, guns blasting. That's it. No one ever discusses how it all went downhill from there, relying on the same sexist tropes that affected Crusher throughout TNG. Did McFadden really sign off on the secret kid with Picard and how, just like Wesley, that character would shove hers in the background? Again (if she did, did she think it was done well)?

And no one ever brings up Jack or how this bland nepo baby was completely unnecessary for her story or even for her reintroduction to Picard and Co. Beverly and Jean-Luc barely interacted in season 3 and when they did, especially toward the end, it was to make decisions their characters would never have even considered in TNG or beyond.

If anyone gets to bring her back to anything for any reason, I hope they leave the kid and the captain behind and actually give her a story that makes the most of her talents and knowledge: having her investigate the Daystrom Institute's "black sites" as part of the original storyline would have been well in keeping with her character's development -- not having her "disappear" for 20 years for no good reason (gotta have that secret kid).

#beverly crusher #star trek: the next generation #gates mcfadden #star trek picard

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tngbabe · 10 months

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Ok, SOME people don't understand why I can't stand dr pukelaski , THAT woman and I've been torturing myself rewatching the season WITHOUT Dr Beverly Crusher uh sorry, season 2, and I just saw the " Samaritin Snare" episode where Picard goes for a heart replacement again of which things go wrong ( let's face it it wouldn't be star trek if it didn't) in surgery so they quick need a special specialist so when many moons ago I watched this episode for the 1st time I'm like "oh it's going to be Beverly I yell at the TV and then THEN it's that, THAT woman! HER! My Beverly is nowhere in sight! Thus, I hate that wo..woman even MORE!!

THEN!! They brought her back! Told that fuck Maurice hurley to FUCK OFF the fans want Gates McFadden! Dr Beverly Crusher !! Sigh, ok. So that's why, well, one reason I hate her.

#star trek the next generation #tng #dr beverly crusher #gates mcfadden #pulaski #season 2 #star trek #rant #it was worth it tngbabe #star trek tng #hate

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thegreaterlink · 1 year

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Reviewing Star Trek TNG - S3E1 "Evolution"

^ I admit this image doesn't have much to do with the episode's plot, but it looks really damn cool, so it's staying.

Look, I know I did this one already, but I accidentally deleted it a while ago, then Tumblr pulled some fuckery where it was in some weird limbo of existing and not existing, so I decided to repost it just to be safe.

THE PREMISE

The Enterprise approaches the Kavis Alpha binary star system to perform astrophysics research under the guidance of Dr Paul Stubbs, analysing the decay of neutronium as a result of a stellar explosion which occurs once every 196 years and is due to occur again in a few hours. Stubbs plans to launch a probe, dubbed "the Egg," to gather the data.

As the explosion nears, the ship starts to malfunction, and the issue is traced back to the computer core. Wesley Crusher realises that he may have accidentally released two nanites from his school experiments loose on the ship.

WHAT'S TO SEE IN SEASON 3?

The changes are nowhere near as numerous as season 2, but they're still enough to show that the series is continuing to evolve.

Doctor Beverly Crusher, once again played by Gates McFadden, has returned as the ship's Chief Medical Officer after a year at Starfleet Medical. Not so coincidentally, this is immediately after the departure of Maurice Hurley, who had fired her in the first place.

Also, since we now once again have two Crushers on the ship, I'm probably going to be calling her Beverly in episodes where she and Wesley both appear.

I want to make it absolutely clear that I have no animosity towards Diana Muldaur, who unfortunately left the series on less-than-amicable terms (though I can't say for certain if she was fired) and did not seem to enjoy her time playing Dr Pulaski. I think she's a talented actress with a character who has really grown on me despite a somewhat shaky debut. I'm glad she has fans who appreciate her character all these years later, and I wish her all the best.

The crew's uniforms have been redesigned from one-piece spandex to two-piece wool after complaints of fatigue and back pain from the main cast. The uniforms are now slightly baggier, but at least Data and Wesley don't have to slump all the way down in their chairs anymore.

The opening credits have been given a complete visual overhaul and now look much better in my opinion. I was going to include a clip, but the last time I did that Tumblr threw a hissy fit and kinda deleted the whole review, so we’re not doing that.

In fact, the entire series seems to have taken a step-up in lighting and cinematography.

Let's take a look at the actual episode now, shall we?

MY REVIEW

It was only a matter of time before this science fiction series explored the concept of nanotechnology. The nanites were programmed to find ways to work together and evolve, and a scan reveals that they have infiltrated the computer core and found a way to replicate themselves.

In other words... Wesley Crusher is to blame for most of the problems in this episode. His haters must have had a field day with this one. Also, by "problems" I mean complications in the plot, not the episode's actual flaws. This episode is much better than "Shades of Gray," even though that's a very low bar to clear.

But while the idea of nanotechnology is certainly interesting, it feels somewhat underdeveloped here. The ship-wide system malfunctions are essentially a re-tread of the virus from "Contagion," only with an origin that makes more sense. It's like they were just looking for another way to have the ship stop working.

Speaking of which, Picard tells Stubbs that the experiment will only go ahead as long as it is safe to do so, and that the safety of the Enterprise and its crew come first.

Now, Dr Paul Stubbs (played by Ken Jenkins, who played another doctor, Bob Kelso, on Scrubs) is a pretty standard visionary scientist type to start off with, but he's likable enough I suppose. But when Picard gives him this update... let's just say he doesn't take it well. He wants the nanites destroyed, but Picard is against destroying what may be sentient life.

But the scene that pushes him over the edge is when Stubbs goes down to the computer core, where they're attempting to slow down the nanites' productivity with low-energy gamma bursts. Knowing that a high-energy burst will kill the nanites, he fires directly upon the core, killing a bunch of the nanites and prompting them to release nitrogen oxide gas to protect themselves. It's here that Stubbs crosses the line from determined scientist to self-righteous prick, smugly telling Picard that now his only option is to destroy the nanites to save the crew. Picard tells him as formally as possible where to shove it and that he'll have his head if any of the crew are harmed.

I suppose I should also mention that Picard and Stubbs' differing views on the nanites' sentience is similar to the central argument of "The Measure of a Man," but it's less of a central theme here and more so a way to ramp up the conflict between them. Picard has Stubbs confined to his quarters, and Troi visits him to offer her help, but it just devolves into a discussion about how much of a self-centred twat he is. Fortunately he gets his comeuppance when the nanites screw with the electronics in his quarters and electrocute him.

Just as it looks like they'll have to resort to exterminating the nanites, Data succeeds in establishing contact with them. He allows them to inhabit his body for proper communication. While he acknowledges the risk of it, it would also be a sign of trust. Picard agrees. The nanites start to speak through Data. Long story short: they were looking for materials to continue the replication process and meant no harm, and interpreted Stubbs' actions as an attack, which only happened because the crew mistook their actions for attack, so the whole thing was just a big misunderstanding.

Stubbs apologises, they repair the damage to the core, Picard agrees to relocate the nanites to a safer space, and the experiment goes ahead as planned.

But even though this review is already long as hell, I'm still not done. I wouldn’t blame you if you just want to skip to the end at this point.

Basically, the episode loosely revolves around Wesley Crusher (when I'm done reviewing this series, I'm going to tally up the amount of episodes focused on each character, because I feel like Wesley is cropping up way more than he has any right to) and his mother's return to the ship.

Beverly is concerned about how Wesley has been progressing in her absence and whether a Federation Starship is a good environment for a teenage boy, while Wesley somewhat resents his mother for being absent - it's not her fault, dude. She was fired. Anyway, it's also shown that Wesley is working himself to the bone, subtly foreshadowed at the beginning of the episode, which implies that Wesley had fallen asleep at his desk and overslept.

Of course they manage to work out their problems with some help from Guinan, and the episode ends with Beverly happily watching her son from afar as he socialises with some other teenagers, with a girl seemingly taking a special interest in him. Let's hope that goes better than his last romance...

7/10 - A decent enough start to the new season.

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yoshimickster · 6 months

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The rapid climb in quality from season 2 to 3 of Star Trek TNG is AMAZING. Firing Maurice Hurley and rehiring Gates McFadden were both GREAT calls.

#star trek #star trek tng #star trek the next generation

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episodicnostalgia · 4 months

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Star Trek: The Next Generation, 120 (Apr. 11, 1988) - “The Arsenal of Freedom”

Teleplay by: Richard Manning & Hans Beimler Story by: Maurice Hurley & Robert Lewin Directed by: Les Landau

The Breakdown

The USS Drake has gone missing after being sent to investigate a planet (Minos) whose entire population has ALSO gone missing; so naturally the Enterprise has been sent to figure out why there are so many missing people connected to one planet. On a probably-unrelated-note, it turns out the Minosians were arms dealers who sold super advanced weaponry, but I’m sure that won’t be relevant to the following 45 minutes. Anyways, the Enterprise arrives at Minos to find zero signs of life, except for a hailing frequency originating on the planet’s surface. Obviously Picard accepts the call, but it just turns out to be one of those un-skippable YouTube advertisements for a highly advanced weapons system, and Picard is like “That was weird. We should send some people to the surface to check that out.”

For what must be a first for this ENTIRE crew, Tasha makes a rational security decision in convincing Riker to keep the away team as small as possible, in the interest of general ship safety (since there is absolutely no sign of the missing Drake, which I honestly think is a MUCH bigger red flag than Picard is making it out to be). Riker agrees (taking only himself, Tasha, and Data), but gets himself caught in a statis field almost immediately, so Picard throws caution to the wind and beams himself AND Dr. Crusher down to help out… somehow. Although, credit where credit is due, Picard does have the foresight to leave Geordi in charge of the Enterprise with orders to abandon him and the away team if it means protecting the ship.

Naturally all this leads to a double-jeopardy situation. Down below, the away team keeps getting attacked by little killer drones that regenerate-and-adapt every time one gets shot down; meanwhile separate drone starts attacking the Enterprise, slowly picking away at the shields (oh, and it can cloak, making it tough to kill). Geordi finally figures out a way to outsmart his mechanical nemesis by using the displacement of Minos’ upper atmosphere to reveal the drone’s location. At the same time Picard conveniently falls into a pit that happens to contain a control panel that activates the holographic salesman (from the aforementioned automated message) who prompts him to finalize the purchase of their killer drones, in order to “end the demonstration”; thus completing what has apparently been a VERY high-stakes sales pitch.

At this point it’s been concluded that the Minosians accidentally created a killing machine that was so effective it accidentally murdered their entire species, in addition to anyone who came poking around. Since the Enterprise is now safe, and the mystery of the Drake’s disappearance is solved (in that the crew are confirmed to have met a nightmarish end), we can chalk this up to another happy ending!

The Verdict

There’s something to be said for a straightforward adventure story, and ‘arsenal of freedom’ successfully delivers on that front. I can’t say there’s enough going on here for me to classify this episode as one of “the greats,” but it makes good use what it does have.

The highlight of this episode has to be Geordi’s command of the Enterprise. It’s nice to see some genuine progression for a character that I’ve often felt gets overlooked, made all the better by the fact that I found his solution to the drone battle refreshingly plausible! Usually when Star Trek is dealing with cloaked adversaries, it gets resolved with some kind of tachyon-scanner-upgrade-techno babble. That’s all well-and-good AS LONG the writers also take care not to abuse such genre-conventions (which is another matter entirely), but I still tend to prefer solutions that adhere to the laws of physics. As for Geordi’s time in command, I also appreciate how this episode builds on his previous experiences, in throwing him a greater challenge to overcome.

The away team’s adventure definitely makes up the weaker half of the episode, but even that is at least cheesily entertaining, avoiding any glaringly cringy moments. My main criticism would be over how convenient Picard’s discovery of the control panel was, allowing him to call off the drones; but this is far from the most egregious deus ex machina on a Star Trek show, and it certainly won’t be the last.

But yeah, fun stuff.

3 stars (out of 5)

Additional Observations

I’ve gotta say, the skies of Minos are a beautiful shade of bluescreen- I mean blue.

TNG always suffered from a “women character problem”, in that the writers seldom knew what to do with them, so I was pleasantly surprised with this episode. It’s not so much that writers did anything groundbreaking with the ladies here, but this has been their best overall use of them up to this point, by my reckoning. Tasha is shown to be competent and reliable, Crusher is able to keep her wits about her after she’s injured (even getting some added backstory), and even Deanna’s council to Goerdi isn’t half bad (which is really saying something for these early episodes). The show still has a tremendous amount of work left to do in this regard, but it’s at least a tiny step in the right direction.

BATTLE BRIDGE: This is only the second time we’ve been shown the Enterprise’s saucer section separating from the rest of the ship. It’s a pretty cool feature that will be seldom used, but it’s an effective way to sell the raised stakes of a given situation, and thoughtfully applied here.

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juarezesdeporte · 6 months

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Miners Rally from 14 Down, as Buzz Beats Bearkats 37-34 on FG in Final Seconds

HUNTSVILLE, Texas – Freshman kicker Buzz Flabiano hit a 32-yard field goal with three seconds left as UTEP rallied back from 14 points down to defeat Sam Houston 37-34 on Wednesday night in Elliott T. Bowers Stadium.

“It was an exciting game for us to keep battling and make the kind of plays we did,” UTEP Head Coach Dana Dimel said. “And then to come from behind to take the lead and all of a sudden, we turn the ball over and let [Sam Houston] back into the game. But then responded with a stop and then the score.”

Cade McConnell completed a 37-yard pass to Jeremiah Ballard to the SH 19 to set up Flabiano’s career-best third field goal with just under minute remaining.

McConnell made his third consecutive start, throwing for 206 yards including a 25-yard score to Kelly Akharaiyi to tie the game at 27 early in the fourth quarter. Akharaiyi finished with 126 yards on six receptions. Backup QB Kevin Hurley added a one-yard score that gave the Miners a 34-27 lead early in the fourth.

The Miners (3-6, 2-3 Conference USA) kept their bowl hopes alive after gaining 222 yards on the ground led by Deion Hankins’s game-high 117 yards with a touchdown. Hankins hit back-to-back 100-yard performances for the first time in his career after going for 120 last week.

The last time UTEP rallied from 14 points down on the road came at UTSA on Oct. 22, 2016 when the Miners won 52-48 in quadruple overtime. The Miners also won consecutive road games in the same season for the first time since posting three straight road victories in 2004.

“We celebrated everyone’s efforts that they gave, obviously to come back on the road like that,” Dimel said. “We celebrated everyone who made big plays and it ended with the freshman kicker hitting some big kicks tonight. Cade [McConnell] had a good game and did some good things for a guy with limited experience. The second-half adjustments by the defense were tremendous and was really good on third-down plays down the stretch which was huge for us. And then JB (Jeremiah Ballard) made a huge catch at the end there.”

The Bearkats (0-8, 0-5 CUSA) stayed winless on the season after taking a 27-13 lead. SH gained 354 yards, but most of that came during the first half. The UTEP defense, after allowing 7-for-11 on third down conversions, allowed only 1-of-5 during the fourth quarter. UTEP outscored the Bearkats 17-7 in the fourth, and 24-7 overall.

Tyrice Knight, after a slow start in the first half, led the Miners with 12 tackles, while Maurice Westmoreland recorded a sack and 2.5 tackles for loss. Westmoreland now has a team-best 5.5 sacks on the season. Josiah Allen recorded six tackles, while AJ Odums chipped in with a career-high five stops.

Sam Houston, on its second possession of the game, took a 7-0 lead on a John Gentry 28-yard touchdown run. The Bearkats drove the ball 65 yards on a 11 plays.

UTEP answered after Sam Houston kicked the ball out of bounds, giving the Miners the ball at the 35. Torrance Burgess Jr. got the Miners within striking distance of the end zone when he took a 17-yard rush on a second-and-10 to the SH 24. The Miners then found themselves on a fourth-and-1 situation in which Hankins got the first down on a five-yard gain to the SH 10. Hankins followed with an eight-yard rush to the two-yard line and capped the 65-yard, 13-play drive with a two-yard rushing score to open the second quarter.

For Hankins, it was his third rushing touchdown of the season and 21st in his career. He now ranks tied seventh on the program’s all-time touchdowns rushing list with Donald Buckram and Owen Price.

The Bearkats then took a 14-7 advantage on the ensuing possession. SH drove the ball 75 yards on 12 plays (5:02) that was capped by another Gentry TD, this time on an 18-yard reception from Keegan Shoemaker with just over nine minutes left in the second half. Initially Colby Sessums hit a 44-yard field goal, but Logologo Va’a ran into the kicker. The penalty continued the drive that led to the eventual touchdown.

UTEP got within four points on a Buzz Flabiano 23-yard field goal at the 2:45 mark. The Miners used an 83-yard, 13-play drive that took 7:07 off the clock that resulted in Flabiano’s first field goal of the night.

The Bearkats, following a bad kickoff by Flabiano out of bounds, drove 65 yards on eight plays that resulted in a Malik Phillips six-yard touchdown reception from Shoemaker, his second TD toss of the half.

The Miners, down 21-10 right before the half, went 49 yards on five plays that resulted in a career-long 43-yard field goal as time expired in the first half. Emari White played a major role on the drive, hauling in a career-long 32-yard reception to the SH 43 with 44 seconds remaining. White then followed with his first career rush, a play that went for 17 yards to the SH 26.

Sam Houston led UTEP 21-13 going into the locker room.

UTEP received the ball to start the second half, but went three and out, losing three yards on the drive.

SH followed with a 22-yard field by Sessums with 10:45 left in the third to make the score 24-13. The Bearkats, after an Emon Allen 21-yard punt return, led to another Sessums’s field goal, a 31-yarder to give SH a 27-13 lead with 6:14 left in the third.

The Miners would go on the score the next 14 points to tie the game at 27-27.

UTEP answered with a 68-yard, 10-play drive that was capped by a Mike Franklin three-yard touchdown run to make the count 27-20 with 1:07 left in the third. Hankins set up the score with a 28-yard run to the SH 3. Earlier in the drive, the Miners converted a fourth-and-3 with a McConnell 13-yard pass to Akharaiyi to the SH 36.

The UTEP defense forced a Sam Houston punt after allowing only 21 yards on five plays. McConnell then engineered an 80-yard, five play drive that resulted in a 25-yard Akharaiyi touchdown to tie the game with 11:25 left in the contest.

Following that excitement, James Neal intercepted his first career pass and returned it to the SH 1 that led to backup QB Kevin Hurley’s one-yard touchdown to give the Miners a 34-27 lead with 9:57 left in the contest.

McConnell recorded his first turnover of the season, an interception at the midway point of the fourth at the UTEP 36. The turnover led to Sam Houston tying the game at 34 with 6:02 left. Noah Smith ran four yards to the end zone.

Flabiano went a perfect 3-for-3 on field goal makes, a career best for the redshirt freshman. Burgess Jr. tallied a team-high 134 all-purpose yards (52 rush, 5 rec., 71 KR). Ballard added 48 yards on three catches.

Gentry led SH with 71 yards and scored multiple touchdowns for the first time in his career. Shoemaker threw for 202 yards (22-39) and two scores, while Smith tallied 67 yards on seven receptions. Da’Marcus Crosby led the defense with 10 tackles.

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UTEP will return to the 915 to host WKU in the 91st Homecoming Game on Saturday, Nov. 4. The Miners and Hilltoppers are set for a 7 p.m. kick in the Sun Bowl Stadium. It’s the first meeting since the 2018 season, while it’s the first trip back to El Paso for WKU since the 2017 campaign.

(Drew Bonney)

(Photo: UTEP Athletics Department)

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Birthdays 6.10

Beer Birthdays

None Known

Five Favorite Birthdays

Maurice Sendak; writer, artist, illustrator (1928)

Eliot Spitzer; politician (1959)

Kate Upton; model (1992)

Howlin' Wolf; blues singer (1910)

E.O. Wilson; biologist (1929)

Famous Birthdays

F. Lee Bailey; attorney (1933)

Clyde Beatty; circus performer, lion tamer (1903)

Saul Bellow; writer (1915)

Bill Burr; comedian (1968)

Jimmy Chamberlain; rock drummer (1964)

Gustave Courbet; artist (1819)

Kim Deal; rock bassist (1961)

Dan Fouts; San Diego Chargers QB (1951)

Judy Garland; actor, singer (1922)

Gina Gershon; actor (1962)

Joao Gilberto; Brazilian singer, guitarist (1931)

Rich Hall; comedian (1954)

Elizabeth Hurley; model, actor (1965)

Lionel Jeffries; actor (1926)

Tara Lipinski; figure skater (1982)

Frederick Loewe; composer (1904)

Herman Schlegel; German ornithologist (1804)

Jacques Marquette; French explorer (1637)

Hattie McDaniel; actor (1895)

James McDivitt; astronaut (1929)

Fairfield Porter; artist (1907)

Maxi Priest; reggae singer (1960)

Jurgen Prochnow; actor (1941)

Terrence Rattigan; playwright (1911)

William Rosenburg; Dunkin’ Donuts founder (1916)

Ken Singleton; Baltimore Orioles RF (1947)

Leelee Sobieski; actor (1982)

Jeanne Tripplehorn; actor (1963)

Shane West; actor (198)

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