Being a look back at cards from the Star Trek CCG, and what I thought of them back when they were fresh and new... in EPISODE order. Do you spot the Easter Egg on this one?
PICTURE: Popsickle Tasha (think they'll ever make an action figure version?) is a cool, if not chilling, picture (couldn't resist), whose Easter Egg is fairly clever. Can't see it? In her hair are the words "White X-Mas", a reference to the song made famous by Denise Crosby's grandfather, Bing Crosby, but it's pretty difficult to read. Above par: 3.3.
LORE: An odd title, almost sounds like it's a little joke about our non-Tsiolkovskyed Tasha, and to keep this article rated PG, I'll let the double-entendres speak for themselves. Kind of in bad taste if it is. The lore itself is pretty darn short. À propos, but not particularly inventive. Under par: a 2.5.
TREK SENSE: There's no actual Trek sense in having Q "threaten" to use his powers in this fashion (he just does things impulsively), but the effect itself, had it been at interrupt speed, is dead on. Q chooses a Security who's making a fuss (like Tasha) and places it in suspended animation. At the next Q-Flash (i.e. when Q gets bored, either of the trick or of Picard's nagging), he lets go. This is one stasis where Dead in Bed makes sense actually. One could die while frozen. And I won't come down hard on the "threat" aspect (sits on table until interrupt played), because it works well. The interrupt is the Security's move against Q, and the threat is the one always present when Q's on your bridge. The Fire Sculptor's cure is a cute one, as heat melts the ice, but remains unsupported by the show. All in all, a 4.2.
STOCKABILITY: Stasis until the next Q-Flash? Is it worth it? Sure. For one thing, it's only one of many Q-cards encountered in any given Q-Flash. It immediately "hits" by going to the table. It acts as insurance. Next time your opponent plays an Interrupt, you disable your choice of any (usually valuable) SECURITY personnel. You might never get the chance to use it, but it still holds some power. And not many people stock Fire Sculptor I'd wager, since it mostly takes care of low-powered cards like this one, that are rarely expected. At least can be an annoyance to you opponent and so a 3.5 here.
TOTAL: 13.5 (67.5%) I knew there was a reason it was uncommon.
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