"If you travel far enough, you'll eventually meet yourself" - Jean Luc Picard
I love episodes that deal with time because it can make your head spin if you delve into it. And it always makes for interessting angles. For example: because they meet the Picard from the future the events have already happened at least once. Which in turn means that the Enterprise we see in this episode is not, can not, be the same as in the previous ones. Those had already been destroyed. I like that kind of stuff. But in general the episode lacks a bit of depth. What is that vortex, it's purpose and why does it all of a sudden wants Picard? Those issues are not addressed satisfactory. While I can understand, or better imagine, how the occurrence of future Picard has an impact on present Picard I am irritated by his reluctance to accept him for what he is. After all he is an explorer and scientist himself and accepts the concept of time travel. That was a bit of a contradiction. Troi is again feeling lots of things and almost gives us a When Harry meets Sally performance. She also seems to be some kind of magican. She leaves the bridge towards the end after Picard yet when he arrives she's already waiting in sickbay for him. Either that or Picard took the scenic route.
Review by FinFanBlockedParentSpoilers2019-02-24T15:37:27Z
"If you travel far enough, you'll eventually meet yourself" - Jean Luc Picard
I love episodes that deal with time because it can make your head spin if you delve into it. And it always makes for interessting angles.
For example: because they meet the Picard from the future the events have already happened at least once. Which in turn means that the Enterprise we see in this episode is not, can not, be the same as in the previous ones. Those had already been destroyed. I like that kind of stuff. But in general the episode lacks a bit of depth. What is that vortex, it's purpose and why does it all of a sudden wants Picard? Those issues are not addressed satisfactory.
While I can understand, or better imagine, how the occurrence of future Picard has an impact on present Picard I am irritated by his reluctance to accept him for what he is. After all he is an explorer and scientist himself and accepts the concept of time travel. That was a bit of a contradiction.
Troi is again feeling lots of things and almost gives us a When Harry meets Sally performance. She also seems to be some kind of magican. She leaves the bridge towards the end after Picard yet when he arrives she's already waiting in sickbay for him. Either that or Picard took the scenic route.