I’ve never been a raving Star Trek fan. I’ve always liked the movies, but the original series is way too cheesy. I occasionally watched TNG while it was in its original run, and got into it a bit more shortly after it ended, watching reruns. My girlfriend and I have recently been watching TNG on Netflix, and I’ve found that I’ve remembered about half of the episodes. She had never seen it before.
We’re in Season 7 now, and last night we saw “Sub Rosa” (one of the sillier episodes). As soon as it started, I said to my girlfriend “I remember this one! It’s about a ghost that gives Beverly an orgasm.” After the first “sex” scene, on board the ship, my girlfriend said “I’d hardly call that an orgasm.” “Wait,” I said, “there’s a much more intense scene on the way.”
I was referring to later in the episode, when Beverly is in the house on the planet, sitting in a chair in her robe, and the ghost starts his magic. A few second later Picard knocks on the door, then walks in. And that’s the end of it.
Now, the last time I saw this episode was sometime in the mid-'90s, so maybe I’m misremembering, but I would swear that scene went on for much longer. I recall Beverly writhing in the chair for a couple of minutes while the ghost rocked her world, not the few seconds of heavy breathing I saw last night. Has this episode been cut down? Googling has been unenlightening. Or is my memory just a product of wishful thinking?