The Skin of Evil

[cyrano]

I was worried that this was going to be another 'humans encounter amazingly powerful alien entity but triumph by being plucky and human in their humanity' episode, but it didn't let me down. It was nice to see Troi using actual psychology. Also nice to see Picard not inviting himself on every away mission. But that alien landscape? Classic sixties Trek, right down to the styroprene boulders.
Oh yeah, and how can they still not have video from the away team? "I'm just going to describe this indescribable alien to you. If I abruptly stop talking, it probably ate me."