As the principles of the Enterprise return from a conference, there are some disruptions in time. Crew members freeze up and lose time as the others watch. When they arrive back at the Enterprise, something is going on with a Romulan ship. The Enterprise appears to have been boarded by Romulans but everyone is frozen in place. Riker is being assaulted by a Romulan and Beverly is being fired on (or so it appears) by another. There appears to be chaos on board. Not only that, but Worf is transporting more Romulans (who seem to be injured) on board the ship. To complicate things, too long an exposure seems to affect the brain. Picard begins laughing hysterically, having drawn a smiley face in a cloud emanating from the core. Because the returning crew can't figure things out immediately, they must be very careful to keep the status quo for a time lest they exacerbate an already dangerous situation. This calls for some careful planning. Oh, there is also an alien presence on the ship that must be dealt with.
14 Reviews
Broken Time
Tweekums25 August 2015
Warning: Spoilers
As this episode opens the Enterprise receives a distress call from a Romulan war bird; Riker orders the ship to head to their aid but to also to assume it could be a trick. Meanwhile Picard, Data, La Forge and Troi are aboard a runabout returning from a conference. As they share anecdotes about the various boring lectures they attended something strange happens; for about five seconds Picard, Data and Geordi appear to freeze. Troi tells them but they have no idea that anything happened. It soon becomes apparent that they have entered an area of space that contains numerous temporal anomalies. They manage to negotiate their way through them and eventually get to the Enterprise; it appears to be frozen in time along with the Romulan ship. They manage to create a device that enables them to enter the 'time bubble' and beam onto the Enterprise. It looks as though a Romulan attack is underway but that isn't the most important worry; the warp core has breached and it is established that time hasn't actually stopped, it is merely moving incredibly slowly so this breach will destroy the ship
and as the breach has occurred that destruction is unavoidable... or is it?
This is an enjoyable episode that plays with the way time works in an interesting way. The opening set up nicely leads us to believe that the Romulans are likely to be the cause of the problems just by telling us they are in the area. This is reinforced when those in the runabout return and find Romulans on the Enterprise and in their frozen state it looks as though they are attacking. While we can guess that ultimately a solution will be found and the Enterprise saved it is intriguing to guess just how this could be achieved since the core has been breached. This breach also gives us one of the funniest and most surreal moments in all of 'Star Trek' Picard starts laughing uncontrollably and as the others turn to see why we see he has drawn a 'happy face' in the vapour coming from the breach don't worry this strange behaviour is explained. Interestingly this episode refers back to a previous instalment when Troi uses her knowledge of Romulan ships to enable them to see what is happening in their engine room and ultimately learn the truth behind what is happening and save the day. Overall a tense episode which is carried by the main cast of four.
This is an enjoyable episode that plays with the way time works in an interesting way. The opening set up nicely leads us to believe that the Romulans are likely to be the cause of the problems just by telling us they are in the area. This is reinforced when those in the runabout return and find Romulans on the Enterprise and in their frozen state it looks as though they are attacking. While we can guess that ultimately a solution will be found and the Enterprise saved it is intriguing to guess just how this could be achieved since the core has been breached. This breach also gives us one of the funniest and most surreal moments in all of 'Star Trek' Picard starts laughing uncontrollably and as the others turn to see why we see he has drawn a 'happy face' in the vapour coming from the breach don't worry this strange behaviour is explained. Interestingly this episode refers back to a previous instalment when Troi uses her knowledge of Romulan ships to enable them to see what is happening in their engine room and ultimately learn the truth behind what is happening and save the day. Overall a tense episode which is carried by the main cast of four.
He just kept talking in one increidbly long and unbroken sentence...
snarky-trek-reviews26 February 2019
Its a mystery akin to Clues and Remember Me that I wont give away on the off chance you haven't seen this episode already. More than anything, Timescape deserves credit for emphasizing the science side of science fiction. Artificial singularities (kugelblitz) make for an engaging internet deep dive and their utilization in this episode is rather creative. Once the mystery is resolved and homeostasis is restored the episode reflects on its self and the human condition through the eyes of Data. An engaging episode ending on a contemplative note, Timescape isn't just among the better TNG episodes its science fiction done right.
Verdict: Best the first time through. Rewatchable and memorable.
Fun Facts: 1. Phasers are kept by the entrance to sick bay.
2. Tricorders can detect aging down to the minute.
3. Crusher is a cat person, Riker is not.
4. Troi confuses the saucer section with the port nacelle. An honest mistake.
5. Picard draws a smiley in the warp core breach, as is tradition.
6. People don't have internal chronometers.
Verdict: Best the first time through. Rewatchable and memorable.
Fun Facts: 1. Phasers are kept by the entrance to sick bay.
2. Tricorders can detect aging down to the minute.
3. Crusher is a cat person, Riker is not.
4. Troi confuses the saucer section with the port nacelle. An honest mistake.
5. Picard draws a smiley in the warp core breach, as is tradition.
6. People don't have internal chronometers.
Another great time episode.
russem3130 April 2006
Warning: Spoilers
ST:TNG:151 - "Timescape" (Stardate: 46944.2) - this is the 25th episode of the 6th season of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
In another very intriguing episode that characterizes the greatness of the 6th season of TNG, this time it's again about the unique effects of time (pardon the pun!).
Picard, Data, Geordi, and Troi, on their return via shuttlecraft from a symposium, encounter ripples in time where time either slows down or speeds up. Quickly returning to the Enterprise, they see that the ship is frozen in time, firing and being fired upon by a Romulan Warbird (which is also frozen in time)! Now it's up to them to get on the Enterprise without becoming frozen themselves figuring out what in the name of time is happening!
Trivia note: this is another episode directed by Adam Niomy (Leonard "Spock" Nimoy's son). Riker also gets a deep scratch by Data's cat Spot! Picard recalls Troi knowing more about a Romulan Warbird since she was on one in "Face Of The Enemy".
In another very intriguing episode that characterizes the greatness of the 6th season of TNG, this time it's again about the unique effects of time (pardon the pun!).
Picard, Data, Geordi, and Troi, on their return via shuttlecraft from a symposium, encounter ripples in time where time either slows down or speeds up. Quickly returning to the Enterprise, they see that the ship is frozen in time, firing and being fired upon by a Romulan Warbird (which is also frozen in time)! Now it's up to them to get on the Enterprise without becoming frozen themselves figuring out what in the name of time is happening!
Trivia note: this is another episode directed by Adam Niomy (Leonard "Spock" Nimoy's son). Riker also gets a deep scratch by Data's cat Spot! Picard recalls Troi knowing more about a Romulan Warbird since she was on one in "Face Of The Enemy".
Great sci-fi concept and nicely weird
snoozejonc28 December 2021
Picard, Data, Troi and Geordie experience time standing still.
This is a solid time and space episode with a strong concept and some good character moments.
This episode is slightly reminiscent of the original series episode 'Wink of an Eye', but this one is stronger as it makes a better story out of a similar sci-fi concept. It also contains some memorable weird moments and an overall creepy atmosphere.
All the cast are great, especially in the opening scenes where the characters are relaxed and interacting more informally than usual.
Visually it is excellent, with great set design, and some cool eerie scenes where the crew members are frozen in time.
Due to the nature of the episode it is very exposition heavy and the technobabble comes thick and fast.
For me it's a 7.5/10 but I round upwards.
This is a solid time and space episode with a strong concept and some good character moments.
This episode is slightly reminiscent of the original series episode 'Wink of an Eye', but this one is stronger as it makes a better story out of a similar sci-fi concept. It also contains some memorable weird moments and an overall creepy atmosphere.
All the cast are great, especially in the opening scenes where the characters are relaxed and interacting more informally than usual.
Visually it is excellent, with great set design, and some cool eerie scenes where the crew members are frozen in time.
Due to the nature of the episode it is very exposition heavy and the technobabble comes thick and fast.
For me it's a 7.5/10 but I round upwards.
What a wild ride!
bernlin20005 May 2021
Talk about an episode that will keep you guessing what is next! Very fun to see Captain Picard get "giddy" (why? Tune in to find out!) and all sorts of strange time-based occurrences...definitely a must-see episode of TNG, even though it's entirely self-contained.
REVIEW 2022
iamirwar30 September 2022
Warning: Spoilers
Riker's been feeding Spot and he's got the scratches to prove it. For the uninitiated, that's Data's cat. We're picking-up a distress call from the Romulans. Are they trying to lure us into a trap. Meanwhile Picard, La Forge, Troi and Data are in transit, returning to the Enterprise after attending a three-day conference on the psychological effects of long-term deep space assignments. I have to say at this juncture that Data and his quizzical face expressions often remind me of Stan Laurel.
Temporal anomalies could be causing havoc with time. My favourite type of episode are those that include strange time & space distortion anomalies. The weirder the better.
I seem to prefer those stories where there is no discernible enemy or threat. Something in space is having a strange effect on everything around it, and we have been sucked in.
Beaming back to the Enterprise we find that bad things are being acted out, or they would be if everything wasn't frozen in time. What's going on?
An excellent episode and one I enjoyed very much. This is my idea of what Star Trek should be. As I have been rewatching the entire TNG run in chronological order of the episodes original air-dates, I have to say that overall, season six has been the strongest by far. There have been a couple of weaker stories, or what we sometimes call fillers, but overall the quality of the story-telling has been exceptional. Taking into account the fact that I am watching these episodes again for the first time in many years, I have to also appreciate that all of these shows are almost 30 years old now. They were written and originally pitched to a teenage or younger audience and for that reason they could never be too frightening, or complex, or pornographic, or silly, and yet they do certainly stand-up to the test of time (pun intended).
When I have completed my review of the entire seven series, my plan is to take the top six shows from each season, and then review them again in comparison with each other. Eventually this will help me determine what IMHO is the best Star Trek: Next Generation episode of all. However, finding just six episodes from season six to put forward to the final cut, may prove very difficult.
*As the end of season-six finale forms a double-bill which will be concluded as part of season seven, I will not review part one until I have watched both parts and then include my review with part-two. I don't want to stumble across any spoilers pre-viewing.
This Episodes Clue: 'Maybe you just got to know how to HANDLE them.' (A Tough one)
(Answer's to all episode clues will appear in the reviews of season seven, episode 25: All Good Things, Part One.)
Temporal anomalies could be causing havoc with time. My favourite type of episode are those that include strange time & space distortion anomalies. The weirder the better.
I seem to prefer those stories where there is no discernible enemy or threat. Something in space is having a strange effect on everything around it, and we have been sucked in.
Beaming back to the Enterprise we find that bad things are being acted out, or they would be if everything wasn't frozen in time. What's going on?
An excellent episode and one I enjoyed very much. This is my idea of what Star Trek should be. As I have been rewatching the entire TNG run in chronological order of the episodes original air-dates, I have to say that overall, season six has been the strongest by far. There have been a couple of weaker stories, or what we sometimes call fillers, but overall the quality of the story-telling has been exceptional. Taking into account the fact that I am watching these episodes again for the first time in many years, I have to also appreciate that all of these shows are almost 30 years old now. They were written and originally pitched to a teenage or younger audience and for that reason they could never be too frightening, or complex, or pornographic, or silly, and yet they do certainly stand-up to the test of time (pun intended).
When I have completed my review of the entire seven series, my plan is to take the top six shows from each season, and then review them again in comparison with each other. Eventually this will help me determine what IMHO is the best Star Trek: Next Generation episode of all. However, finding just six episodes from season six to put forward to the final cut, may prove very difficult.
*As the end of season-six finale forms a double-bill which will be concluded as part of season seven, I will not review part one until I have watched both parts and then include my review with part-two. I don't want to stumble across any spoilers pre-viewing.
This Episodes Clue: 'Maybe you just got to know how to HANDLE them.' (A Tough one)
(Answer's to all episode clues will appear in the reviews of season seven, episode 25: All Good Things, Part One.)
Time out of joint
Mr-Fusion2 August 2017
Warning: Spoilers
I have to admit to being somewhat let down by 'Timescape' in how it solved the big mystery. Misunderstanding, aliens futzing with space- time; the pay-off was weak in relation to its buildup. But that lead-up was definitely intriguing.
The best thing about this is its effective use of imagery.Like the away team returning to an Enterprise frozen in time and under Romulan attack (the glow of the Enterprise's nacelles is striking and really enhances the overall eeriness of both ships in stasis. Not to mention the unmoving crewmembers.
7/10
The best thing about this is its effective use of imagery.Like the away team returning to an Enterprise frozen in time and under Romulan attack (the glow of the Enterprise's nacelles is striking and really enhances the overall eeriness of both ships in stasis. Not to mention the unmoving crewmembers.
7/10
Fascinating but nonsensical episode
Nominahorn11 March 2016
Warning: Spoilers
Picard, Geordi, Troi, and Data are returning from a conference via runabout when they begin to encounter bubbles of space-time distortion where time travels at varying rates. After a brief search they find the Enterprise apparently locked in combat with a Romulan warbird, with both frozen in time. Upon further investigation, they realize that The Enterprise is in the process of a warp core breach. The four members must find a way to save the ship from the doom that has already happened.
This is yet another episode with an amazing premise that falls short in the execution. I love any story that involves playing around with time, and this is one of the most fascinating and creative of those such episodes. However, most time-warping ideas make no sense when you think about them, and this episode is sadly no exception.
THE GOOD
-The four main cast members featured in this epp all do a great job. Even Troi is useful for a change thanks to her knowledge of warbird layout and technology gained in "The Enemy."
-The idea behind this episode is so incredibly tantalizing. The storytelling possibilities of different pockets of space passing time at different rates excite the imagination like few others.
-The mystery and suspense are very well done and using the Romulans as a red herring is genius.
-Love seeing the runabout on TNG. I wonder why they never use the set for the aft compartment on DS9, though. It really goes to show how much nicer runabouts are than shuttles.
-Michael Dorn's performance as a statue is honestly incredible. That may sound odd, but compared to how all the other supposedly frozen actors constantly move and blink, Dorn's performance is flawless. I would 100% believe it if I learned he was actually played by a wax figure.
THE BAD
-The way the pockets of space time distortion are portrayed make no sense. The movements of the runabout and the characters in the first act make it impossible to reconcile them with the positions, shapes, and sizes of the supposed bubbles.
-The "time aliens" are not explained at all. Nothing about them make sense to me. Neither is it ever explained why the warbird is firing on the Enterprise.
-The ending, where they make time run backwards and then forwards again, is also nonsensical. They go well past the point of the warp core breach and yet are never engulfed, inexplicably giving Picard time to fly the runabout into the energy beam.
-All the excuses given for why they can't just shut off the beam seem contrived and far-fetched. Breaking the beam would tear the ship apart? Really, Riker? Maybe I'm just bitter that they thought it was necessary to destroy a beautiful and perfectly good runabout.
THE UGLY
-I know it's unavoidable, but most of the actors do a very poor job of appearing "frozen." The worst by far is one particular Romulan on the bridge. When Picard is pulling up data on the tactical console (in complete contradiction with Data's assertion only seconds earlier that the consoles don't work, another ugly inconsistency), the Romulan in the background is swaying dramatically and even blinks. I imagine this wasn't very noticeable when broadcast on 90's TVs, but in 1080p HD it is painfully obvious.
-The scene where Picard's fingernails grow to grotesque lengths within seconds is probably one of the most memorable in all of TNG, but you can see that he already has the fingernail extension props on when he walks into the room and again when he sits down at the console. Lazy, sloppy work on the part of the director.
-Data repeatedly asserts that objects frozen in time can't be scanned (which makes sense, since the scanning beams would also be trapped), but then on the Enterprise and again on the Romulan ship, the crew members use their tricorders multiple times with no apparent issues.
-Going off the above "ugly," there are many issues that would be encountered that the writers didn't consider. For example, communication transmissions would also be dramatically slowed within the bubble, making communication impossible. Same goes for transporter beams. In fact, even light photons would be slowed to the point that everything would probably look like a red blur (or may not even be visible at all) to those in normal time. Gravity would likewise be affected.
-It's interesting to note that the distortion bubbles seem to operate similarly to warp bubbles, as does the protective shield that the crew uses to operate outside the time distortions. This means that most likely a ship with an active warp field would NOT be affected by the distortions, since it is projecting a protective distortion of its own.
This is yet another episode with an amazing premise that falls short in the execution. I love any story that involves playing around with time, and this is one of the most fascinating and creative of those such episodes. However, most time-warping ideas make no sense when you think about them, and this episode is sadly no exception.
THE GOOD
-The four main cast members featured in this epp all do a great job. Even Troi is useful for a change thanks to her knowledge of warbird layout and technology gained in "The Enemy."
-The idea behind this episode is so incredibly tantalizing. The storytelling possibilities of different pockets of space passing time at different rates excite the imagination like few others.
-The mystery and suspense are very well done and using the Romulans as a red herring is genius.
-Love seeing the runabout on TNG. I wonder why they never use the set for the aft compartment on DS9, though. It really goes to show how much nicer runabouts are than shuttles.
-Michael Dorn's performance as a statue is honestly incredible. That may sound odd, but compared to how all the other supposedly frozen actors constantly move and blink, Dorn's performance is flawless. I would 100% believe it if I learned he was actually played by a wax figure.
THE BAD
-The way the pockets of space time distortion are portrayed make no sense. The movements of the runabout and the characters in the first act make it impossible to reconcile them with the positions, shapes, and sizes of the supposed bubbles.
-The "time aliens" are not explained at all. Nothing about them make sense to me. Neither is it ever explained why the warbird is firing on the Enterprise.
-The ending, where they make time run backwards and then forwards again, is also nonsensical. They go well past the point of the warp core breach and yet are never engulfed, inexplicably giving Picard time to fly the runabout into the energy beam.
-All the excuses given for why they can't just shut off the beam seem contrived and far-fetched. Breaking the beam would tear the ship apart? Really, Riker? Maybe I'm just bitter that they thought it was necessary to destroy a beautiful and perfectly good runabout.
THE UGLY
-I know it's unavoidable, but most of the actors do a very poor job of appearing "frozen." The worst by far is one particular Romulan on the bridge. When Picard is pulling up data on the tactical console (in complete contradiction with Data's assertion only seconds earlier that the consoles don't work, another ugly inconsistency), the Romulan in the background is swaying dramatically and even blinks. I imagine this wasn't very noticeable when broadcast on 90's TVs, but in 1080p HD it is painfully obvious.
-The scene where Picard's fingernails grow to grotesque lengths within seconds is probably one of the most memorable in all of TNG, but you can see that he already has the fingernail extension props on when he walks into the room and again when he sits down at the console. Lazy, sloppy work on the part of the director.
-Data repeatedly asserts that objects frozen in time can't be scanned (which makes sense, since the scanning beams would also be trapped), but then on the Enterprise and again on the Romulan ship, the crew members use their tricorders multiple times with no apparent issues.
-Going off the above "ugly," there are many issues that would be encountered that the writers didn't consider. For example, communication transmissions would also be dramatically slowed within the bubble, making communication impossible. Same goes for transporter beams. In fact, even light photons would be slowed to the point that everything would probably look like a red blur (or may not even be visible at all) to those in normal time. Gravity would likewise be affected.
-It's interesting to note that the distortion bubbles seem to operate similarly to warp bubbles, as does the protective shield that the crew uses to operate outside the time distortions. This means that most likely a ship with an active warp field would NOT be affected by the distortions, since it is projecting a protective distortion of its own.
Time and space do a hiccup
bkoganbing10 November 2018
In this TNG story Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner, Geordi LaForge, and Marina Sirtis
are all on a space shuttle heading back to the Enterprise after a galactic space
conference and the four are regaling each other with stories of the past. Time
and space kind of stand still for a few seconds and then a few more.
When they reach the Enterprise it looks like it is frozen in time in a battle with a Romulan warbird. Only some careful investigation shows exactly what the problem is and it's not an act of aggression by the Romulans.
Nice story, but while our four regulars were doing their thing, just who was piloting the shuttlecraft?
When they reach the Enterprise it looks like it is frozen in time in a battle with a Romulan warbird. Only some careful investigation shows exactly what the problem is and it's not an act of aggression by the Romulans.
Nice story, but while our four regulars were doing their thing, just who was piloting the shuttlecraft?
"I've been testing the aphorism 'A watched pot never boils'."
classicsoncall3 April 2024
Warning: Spoilers
Good luck trying to keep up with the pseudo-scientific gobbledy-gook in this episode. It's fraught with all manner of temporal disturbance anomalies that affect all the players at one time or another as the action moves from a shuttlecraft bringing Captain Picard, Commander Data, Commander LaForge and Counselor Troi to a rendezvous point with the Enterprise, but when they get there, their ship appears to be frozen in battle with a Romulan warbird. To board the Enterprise, Geordi comes up with a 'time pocket' that prevents the other three members of the crew from being frozen in place, but after a temporal necrosis affects the Captain, they all beam back to the shuttle, and then prepare to board the Romulan vessel, but this time with Captain Picard staying behind. At the bottom of all this time disturbance foofaraw was some sort of alien presence that placed their young in the warp core of the Romulan ship to use as a nesting area. This all sounded pretty specious to me, and because the aliens didn't have a corporeal form of their own, the entire premise didn't seem very reasonable to this viewer. The episode scores pretty high marks from the majority of Next Generation fans here, so I'll have to bow to some wisdom I can't fathom. The big question mark for me was why the writers suddenly changed the name of the shuttlecraft to that of a roundabout.
More craptastic stuff involving the space-time continuum.
planktonrules30 November 2014
I hate episodes like this one, though I should note that "Timescape" has a very respectable score on IMDb. Shows about time and space anomalies never leave me satisfied.
A runabout with several crew members is away from the ship to some boring conference. In the meantime, the Enterprise responds to a distress call from a Romulan ship--something which worked out BADLY in the past on this show. When the runabout returns with these folks who attended the conference, they see the Enterprise and the Romulan ship in what appears to be a space battle...and they and the crew inside the ships are frozen in time! What gives? And, how can they right things?
Not only did I think that this episode was amazingly static, but I also thought the ending was awfully flat and anticlimactic. Not a terrible episode but not a very good one either.
A runabout with several crew members is away from the ship to some boring conference. In the meantime, the Enterprise responds to a distress call from a Romulan ship--something which worked out BADLY in the past on this show. When the runabout returns with these folks who attended the conference, they see the Enterprise and the Romulan ship in what appears to be a space battle...and they and the crew inside the ships are frozen in time! What gives? And, how can they right things?
Not only did I think that this episode was amazingly static, but I also thought the ending was awfully flat and anticlimactic. Not a terrible episode but not a very good one either.
A Senior Trekker writes.................
celineduchain3 March 2022
Warning: Spoilers
The Golden Age of Star Trek: we had the 6th Season of The Next Generation and the 1st Season of Deep Space Nice on our televisions, Generations on view in our cinemas and First Contact due out soon. This season of TNG contains some excellent stand-alone episodes and several spectacular two-parters, with only the occasional make-weight. Despite the length of time it had already been on the air, it still represents some of the highest standard of television Science Fiction ever broadcast.
The biggest mystery in this episode is why it gets such a high overall score when the reviewers who have actually posted their thoughts are mostly less than ecstatic. Have all the positive clicks been boosted by Brannon Braga fans? Adam Nimoy fans? Or even, dare I say it - Doctor Who fans? It's certainly a bit too "wibbly wobbly timey wimey" for my taste although it does have some good Science Fiction ideas, some very clever special effects and...........
.............it DOESN'T involve us having to watch the same scenes over and over again.
Personally, I was less than impressed by the lack of guest actors and the use of unnamed, background aliens and crew members. Especially when they were supposed to be frozen in time pockets but accidentally made a small movement or two. If I could pick this up without using pause and re-wind or slow-motion, it must have been pretty bloody obvious to everyone else.
The rapidly decaying contents of the fruit bowl and Picard's extra long fingernails were pretty cool though.
Senior Trekker scores every episode with a 5.
The biggest mystery in this episode is why it gets such a high overall score when the reviewers who have actually posted their thoughts are mostly less than ecstatic. Have all the positive clicks been boosted by Brannon Braga fans? Adam Nimoy fans? Or even, dare I say it - Doctor Who fans? It's certainly a bit too "wibbly wobbly timey wimey" for my taste although it does have some good Science Fiction ideas, some very clever special effects and...........
.............it DOESN'T involve us having to watch the same scenes over and over again.
Personally, I was less than impressed by the lack of guest actors and the use of unnamed, background aliens and crew members. Especially when they were supposed to be frozen in time pockets but accidentally made a small movement or two. If I could pick this up without using pause and re-wind or slow-motion, it must have been pretty bloody obvious to everyone else.
The rapidly decaying contents of the fruit bowl and Picard's extra long fingernails were pretty cool though.
Senior Trekker scores every episode with a 5.
Nothing but technobabble
stevesheldon-2255713 September 2021
It's just a long and tedious discussion of technical gobbledegook. I kept looking at the clock. As others have pointed out, there are numerous technical things that break the internal logic of the episode, but honestly I don't care so much about that sort of thing as long as I'm entertained.
The only reason to watch this episode is Captain Picard. He does a very impressive and funny impression of a boring convention speaker, and also shows his acting chops when his fingernails grow and when he has an unexpected encounter that makes him temporarily loopy.
The only reason to watch this episode is Captain Picard. He does a very impressive and funny impression of a boring convention speaker, and also shows his acting chops when his fingernails grow and when he has an unexpected encounter that makes him temporarily loopy.
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