@misnomer I always thought this was a perfect episode after the action filled Borg two-parter. It gave time to go with Picard on his healing journey of what have been a traumatic experience. It is really classic Trek as it draws parallels to how people who have been raped or were in battle deal with what the experienced.
@finfan I wouldn't call it "classic Trek", but I reckon it was somewhat of a necessary episode, showing a bittersweet aftermath after the harsh encounter with the Borg. It just didn't work for me as much as it worked for others, your own description of it reeks of "filler" to me, though Picard was a joy to watch on screen, as always.
@misnomer I understand your point. Truth be told, I thought the same when I watched it first. It felt like a let down after so much action. But I liked the Picard background (as you mentioned, always good having a Picard episode because Patrick is such an amazing actor) and I was really dissapointed that they killed his family in Generations.
But it's always nice having different opinions - otherwise there would be no discussion.
Shout by kinkyVIP EP 6BlockedParent2018-07-17T16:43:05Z
An emotionally heavy filler episode. It served its purpose in giving us some background on a few characters. Apart from that, I feel there isn't much to see here.