Was thrilled to bits when I was told Scotty was going to be in this and waited in eager anticipation. The brilliantly realized idea of how Scotty saved himself when his ship crashed 75 years ago was an amazing concept. When they return to the Enterprise, Scotty looks around in marvel of how farther technology has come. James Doohan brought warmth and so much depth to the already brilliant character for this episode. The poor man feels a little out of time though as his limited understanding of technology now frustrates poor Geordi in Engineering. Watch for the moment when Scotty tells Geordi to inflate repair times! When Scotty sits at the bar in Ten Forward he is aghast at the taste of his 'Scotch'!! Data quickly intervenes and explains about Synthehol, a alcohol replacement now being served. Scotty later has the Holodeck recreate the original USS Enterprise Bridge. Watch the poor man's face as he enters the Holodeck and look wistfully around and take another swig of his bottle of grog. Picard then enters and they converse about old times. Scotty later saves the ship and sacrifices his own, and later a new invigorated Scotty departs in a Shuttlecraft presented by Picard for sacrificing his to save theirs. Trivia, we hear of 3 Original Trek episodes mentioned by Scotty, 'The Naked Time' when he was in Engineering with Geordi, 'Elaan of Troyius' when he was shown his quarters and 'By Any Other Name' when Data offers him real alcohol which was 'green' in Ten Forward
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