Downvote me into oblivion, I don't care. I didn't like this episode. I have no idea why people love it so much.
I've heard "it's a good episode about overcoming the language barrier". No, it's not. There could have been a much better episode about overcoming a language barrier than this. The fact that this race can only use a few words in "metaphor" in order to communicate makes no sense. If the episode had been Picard stranded on a pre-warp civilization's planet with people who speak such a language, then I would have believed it. But this whole situation with an advanced race randomly stranding them down on the planet as a means of learning how to communicate? What? Nope, doesn't make sense to me.
Good idea, poor execution. There are much better ways to do this. And I mean, a LOT of better ways. The acting is good, that's about it.
I've heard "it's a good episode about overcoming the language barrier". No, it's not. There could have been a much better episode about overcoming a language barrier than this. The fact that this race can only use a few words in "metaphor" in order to communicate makes no sense. If the episode had been Picard stranded on a pre-warp civilization's planet with people who speak such a language, then I would have believed it. But this whole situation with an advanced race randomly stranding them down on the planet as a means of learning how to communicate? What? Nope, doesn't make sense to me.
Good idea, poor execution. There are much better ways to do this. And I mean, a LOT of better ways. The acting is good, that's about it.