An excellent episode that should be a fan favourite. But the writing and some of the interactions on the show are nothing but disappointing.
First of all the title, Relics. This is a slap at the TOS basically describing Scotty as a has been, and no where near as good as LaForge or the Next Gen crew. LaForge is written entirely out of character, acting like an engineer on a modern nuclear aircraft carrier, talking with a cold war engineer. Laforge should have reverence for this man, as being the prototype miracle worker. On top of it, they paint Scotty as always over estimating his repair times, so he gets more respect. What??? I for one am shocked that Doohan would have allowed his character to be portrayed this way. The fact he was smart enough to keep himself alive by using a transporter in diagnostic mode shows Scotty indeed knew his stuff. The interaction with Picard saves this episode, comparing first commands or first loves of old starships and sharing a wee dram on the holodeck. The fact that Picard had to "chew out" Laforge once again shows how much Laforge was out of character. This could of been so much better. But the Next Gen writers had to keep their anti-TOS agenda going.
First of all the title, Relics. This is a slap at the TOS basically describing Scotty as a has been, and no where near as good as LaForge or the Next Gen crew. LaForge is written entirely out of character, acting like an engineer on a modern nuclear aircraft carrier, talking with a cold war engineer. Laforge should have reverence for this man, as being the prototype miracle worker. On top of it, they paint Scotty as always over estimating his repair times, so he gets more respect. What??? I for one am shocked that Doohan would have allowed his character to be portrayed this way. The fact he was smart enough to keep himself alive by using a transporter in diagnostic mode shows Scotty indeed knew his stuff. The interaction with Picard saves this episode, comparing first commands or first loves of old starships and sharing a wee dram on the holodeck. The fact that Picard had to "chew out" Laforge once again shows how much Laforge was out of character. This could of been so much better. But the Next Gen writers had to keep their anti-TOS agenda going.