The final season of Star Trek, the Next Generation gave us some splendid episodes and also a fair share of stinkers. Everyone knew by this stage that they would not be renewed and attempts were made to wrap up various story lines before they said their final goodbyes. There is still a great deal to be enjoyed.
Now here's one that richly deserves it's share of lower scores. Personally, I gave up caring about the Picard/Crusher romance about four seasons back. Actually, it may be even longer, the last time the two exhibited any real chemistry was in Season 1 episode, The Big Goodbye. Whoever though that having them able to listen to each other's intimate thoughts was a good idea was clearly looking down the back of the sofa for ideas by this stage.
The rest of the episode is pretty standard Trek fare with:
(a) two races of interesting looking aliens in conflict with one-another
(b) some welcome outdoor scenes (even if the landscape does look rather Californian)
(c) good use of the fibreglass rock formations in sound stage B
If the silver haired alien with the line down his forehead looks familiar it is because Canadian born actor Robin Gammell had already played parts in just about every long-running TV show of the day. Alas, he only made the one appearance in Star Trek but, on the other hand, Lenore Kasdorf, who played his opposite number, may be recognisable to viewers of Babylon 5.
Senior Trekker scores every episode with a 5.
Now here's one that richly deserves it's share of lower scores. Personally, I gave up caring about the Picard/Crusher romance about four seasons back. Actually, it may be even longer, the last time the two exhibited any real chemistry was in Season 1 episode, The Big Goodbye. Whoever though that having them able to listen to each other's intimate thoughts was a good idea was clearly looking down the back of the sofa for ideas by this stage.
The rest of the episode is pretty standard Trek fare with:
(a) two races of interesting looking aliens in conflict with one-another
(b) some welcome outdoor scenes (even if the landscape does look rather Californian)
(c) good use of the fibreglass rock formations in sound stage B
If the silver haired alien with the line down his forehead looks familiar it is because Canadian born actor Robin Gammell had already played parts in just about every long-running TV show of the day. Alas, he only made the one appearance in Star Trek but, on the other hand, Lenore Kasdorf, who played his opposite number, may be recognisable to viewers of Babylon 5.
Senior Trekker scores every episode with a 5.