Timescape

Season 6, Episode 25, Aired
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Stardate: 46944.2 ''''Picard, Geordi, Troi and Data return from a Federation conference to find the Enterprise frozen in time and under attack from a frozen Romulan Warbird.
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  • Time is frozen!

    9.0
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    By sherlock7369, Jun 17, 2011 Report Abuse
    "Timescape" is one of my favorite TNG episodes. After attending a conference away from the "Enterprise," Troi, Picard, Data and LaForge find that time is standing still for them aboard their shuttle. They discover the same thing has happened aboard the "Enterprise" as they assist a Romulan Warbird. One of the best parts of the episodes is watching the ship explode and then get put back again as time moves backward.
    I also liked the scene where Picard feels the effect of the 'temporal narcosis' and draws the happy face on the plasma cloud. Just a fun, exciting episode to watch.moreless

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  • Not a bad mystery, with some creepiness too.

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    By sephmerrittx, Feb 28, 2011 Report Abuse
    OK well, a few weird things in this episode! First of all, Picard's hand! What in the HELL! That was actually kinda scary! And not to mention the manic laughing and the screaming for help. That was pretty nuts.

    That said, the mystery was pretty neat (was it a Romulan attack or a rescue mission? we dont know until the end, really). There were a few things left unanswered though - we didn't really see Geordi at the end, just left with the assumption that he's back. And also, we don't really know what happened to the alien young. Did they die? Go back to their own time? I can't put my finger on it, but the episode was not as engaging as others. Maybe this particular type of plot just didn't grab me. It was like an action episode, but with no action. It had a decent mystery, but it had a deus-ex kinda ending with the power transfer being the source of all the problems (and the solution). Definitely some good acting, though. BTW, "he just kept talking in one long unbroken sentence moving from topic to topic"...hehe. Patrick Stewart can be the funniest guy on the show when he wants to be.moreless

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  • "The Next Phase", part II. An exciting episode though not all of it is necessary.

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    By pharoahsdance, Mar 07, 2009 Report Abuse
    This episode follows a similar outline to the season 5 episode "The Next Phase" - a small group of Enterprise officers encounters a weird scifi phenomenon triggered by a Romulan ship calling for aid. Overall, this is a better episode - particularly because it's a more interesting concept, but also because the small ensemble is stronger - not just Patrick Stewart and Brent Spiner, but also Marina Sirtis in one of her best acting jobs on the show. There's also a nice air of mystery that surrounds the episode - what the hell is going on, and how will this disastrous situation be resolved?

    The biggest drag is the underlying concept. Were those weird aliens really necessary? They just seem grafted on pointlessly and the story would have worked better without them.moreless

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  • While Geordi, Troi , Data and Picard are traveling back to the "Enterprise". Riker responds to a romulan warbird in distress. Troi notices everything stops moving but her. She tells the others aboard the runabout.moreless

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    By Pink_Floyd_AL, Sep 21, 2006 Report Abuse
    While Geordi, Troi , Data and Picard are traveling back to the "Enterprise". Riker responds to a romulan warbird in distress. Troi notices everything stops moving but her. She tells the others aboard the runabout. Then Troi does not move for a period of 3 minutes. Data and Geordi investigate and find there are space time rupture fragments all through the sector they are traveling. So they head back to where they think the "Enterprise" is and find it frozen in time. If you like the "twilight zone" series then you will enjoy this episode. I rate it a 10.0moreless

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    • If time for the Enterprise and the Romulan vessel has slowed down to the point where disruptor blasts and warp core breaches seem suspended in time, then the light emitted from them and indeed anything else, would also be suspended. So the crew wouldn't have been able to even see the ships or their interior. Edit
    • Trivia: Near the beginning of the episode while Counselor Troi recounts the first "frozen time" incident involving Captain Picard, Geordi, and Data, she takes a deep breath and taps behind her right ear several times. This is the Betazoid relaxation technique demonstrated in a counseling session to help Lt. Barclay overcome his transporter phobia in the episode "Realm of Fear." Edit
    • At the beginning of the episode when Picard, Data and Laforge appear to be frozen from Troi's point of view, she was sitting down before it happened. While they were frozen she stands up until they are unfrozen. From the frozen trio's point of view they would have seen Troi go from sitting down to standing up almost instantly and right next to them. This should have caused a shocking surprise to them but they just continue on with their conversation for a few seconds before reacting to Troi's concerned look. Edit

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    • The director, Adam Nimoy, is the son of actor Leonard Nimoy and his first wife, actress Sandra Zober. Edit
    • This is the only time, in either TNG or DS9, that we see the rear compartment of a runabout. Edit
    • This episode features DS9's Runabout-style ships, which was built on TNG's budget to help out with the new series. Edit

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    • Riker: I was trying to feed Spot. Beverly: Data's cat? Riker: I said I'd feed him while he was gone... I put down the food. Next thing, this hissing ball of fur came at my face. I hate cats. Edit
    • Geordi: Captain. I think this is gonna work, but it's gonna take some time. Picard: Well, Mr. LaForge, it seems that time is something that we have plenty of. Edit

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