Monday May 23, 1994
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Stardate: 47988.0
Shortly after Picard is diagnosed with a long-term, potentially debilitating brain disorder, he starts experiencing bizarre shifts into three main time periods: 25 years into the future, a few days before the Enterprise-D is sent on its mission to Farpoint station, and the present. Picard realizes that Q is behind these shifts through time. Q finally reveals himself that humanity is still on trial, and that Picard must stop an event in the future that will end the "threat" of humanity once and for all.
A worthy finale - too bad the movies were rarely this good. hide show
Given that "All Good Things" is a 90 minute episode rather than a two-parter, it's odd to review the two halves separately. On balance, though, this is probably the better half, with lots more action.
The sequence with Q and Picard on board primitive Earth is one of their best together, recalling "Tapestry". The future Enterprise, with Riker and the rest of the crew suspecting Picard of descent into insanity but nevertheless giving him one last chance, is just as great as the past Enterprise introduced in the 1st half. And the closing scene - well, it provides the perfect cap to the series.
It was not a perfect series, but one that, at its best, showed what thoughtful scifi drama could achieve. Farewell, TNG.
we say goodbye to the crew of star trek tng. hide show
in this final episode in the long running series of star trek the next generation the captain is traveling threw space from the past to the present to the future with the help of our loveably Q. Q is showing him want could and will happen if they dont find out wants happening in each time line. this is a great final ending. we see the return off tasha and cheif obrein and a few others. its a great episode. my favourite scene is the end part which is a little emotional. as the crew sit down and play a game of poker and captain comes in. they ask if anything is wrong. he says no and wants to join them in a game. he looks around the table at each of him crew and says i should of done this a long time ago. its a very touching scenc.
In the final installment, Picard jumps through time because of Q in order to save humanity from the judgment of the Q Continuum. hide show
In perhaps one of the best episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, the ensemble cast pulls together and kicks butt. The seven principle characters all show why they have such great chemistry on the screen in this farewell episode that has the Enterprise-D sailing off into the sunset at the final shot. Picard has to solve the conundrum of "anti-time" and why Q is trying to show him a lesson. In the end, humanity is spared by Picard's glimmer of a thought that perhaps what Q is showing him what humanity just might accomplish in the millennia ahead. A great ending to a great show!
TNG deserved a better ending hide show
My friends talked for years about this episode. I thought it was good, such as the other star trek ending. But I found something mediocre. The only thing that is objectively good is the outstanding performance of Patrick Stewart: I've never seen an actor perform that way. The rest of this episode is predictable, I mean after a few minutes the plot was kinda revealed and the only big question is how Capt. Picard couldn't figure out what was happening. I must confess that most of the episode I found myself laughing at some surreal scenes. Not to mention the Q part... just pathetic. I never really loved this show but it has been a very good one and an important piece of modern sci-fi and I think it deserved a better series finale.
A fitting end to an awesome series hide show
All Good Things is an awesome episode of Star Trek TNG. This episode combines some of the best elements from the series, Q, Data's curiosity and unfamiliarity with human customs and phrases, and antagonism between the Federation and the Romulans and Klingons. The plot of this episode is truly original with Q making Picard move through the 3 main time periods in his life, when he first started commanding the Enterprise, the "present", and 25 years in the future where Picard is diagnosed with Irumadic Syndrome, a degenerative brain disease. One has to wonder if everything thing that occurs in this episode is hallucination caused by Q or if it really happens. Twice in the future time frame, a ship is ordered to go to warp 13, is theoretically impossible as warp 10 is the same as being everywhere at once. Warp 10 is broken by Lt. Tom Paris in Voyager, with disastrous consequences. This episode is fitting season and series finale. One is left to wonder, what else will happen to the Enterprise in the future since the episode ends with everything being as it was in the beginning. This episode is great way to spend 2 hours watching TV, I highly recommend it!
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