It was!!!

Made it so.

And Picard's bio listed him as commanding officer of the D, along with Riker as Executive Officer, etc. It was so awesome to see.

Wish I had seen it. You know in the aftermath of everything, she probably was kept in service until she was retired at the Museum.

​@@johnbutler1323You technically can still see it. Just go to the history tab and pick a revision from that time period.

It's only my 10,793'rd time. I watch it when I need a pick me up. NEVER fails!

Well lit sets have to be flawless. So the dark murky are quicker to build, cheaper to construct, and appeals to the point and shoot gamer generation.

LOL

@@ericscottstevensI’m pretty sure that’s the reason the Enterprise bridge was made darker for Generations; the set flaws would be too noticeable on the big screen if it was bright.

@@gooberchilla499 It's also the type of set. For a movie, you can build the set with camera positions planned out mostly in advance, or have the time to adjust the set and camera as required for a shot. For a weekly television series in the old days with full-size cameras, you had to be able to pull out sections as needed and without a lot of time so you could stick a camera there, let alone to place the lights. That would inevitably leave flaws. It's much less of an issue these days. LED light panels can be stuck pretty much everywhere, and the size of the cameras means there's a lot more flexibility in placement, so you can build a more solid, enclosed set that can hold up to greater scrutiny, even with high-res. A standard large-format camera for film/TV production these days is the Alexa LF that, without the lens, is 7.8 kilos and about 14"x8"x6". "Picard" also used Alexa Minis where the camera (without lens) is 2.3 kilos and so freaking small the lens is by far the biggest part of the camera system. In comparison, a Panaflex Gold II 35mm film camera, which TNG was shot with, could weigh up to 27 kilos. So you needed bigger camera mounts, more room for the operators, and so on. An Alexa Mini can be stuck somewhere on a small, lightweight mount and be operated wirelessly, so the operator, theoretically, doesn't even need to be in the set with the actors.

@@ericscottstevens Well, it's easier on the eyes to work in a darker room when looking at screens all the time...

This is for TNG fans what the Luke Skywalker appearance at the end of Mandolorian season 2 was for Star Wars fans. Powerful stuff. I've been rewatching old TNG, there are a few dud episodes but a lot of it is good and some of it is absolutely great.

Yep. Must be 30 times already

BRAVO@@junelipinski2025

I've lost count on how many times I've watched this video too but it's one of the greatest moments in Star Trek history and I can watch the entire 3rd season as I bought the d.v.d. box set for this show and seeing the reactions of Seven of Nine and the surviving bridge officers on the Titan A when they find out the Enterprise D is back fighting the Borg one more time and Seven telling the others they need to do everything they can to assist them now that was awesome.

Awesome moment. @@nicholasmorsovillo2752

Any chance I get 🖖

Frederik Wiedmann was the composer for this episode. He's done some very fine work on Picard.

@@SGTBizarro I agree it tides back to the great score that the legend Jerry Goldsmith did for Star Trek the Next Generation

@@SGTBizarro Thank you so much, because of this comment I was able to find the actually soundtrack version of this: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h9Vyl8Jir6jGgXU.html

@@yaltschuler it’s on music streaming platforms, too 👍🏻

It is spectacular

Me, too!

Oh, yeah

Me too, I'll admit it.

"Make It So" ended up on Number 1 on my spotify wrap last year because of this scene. It's that damn good.

Same here

Here I am on 10/19/23 watching it for the thousandth time. I needed something to pick me up. Tears never felt so good.

Same ❤

I don't know if I will ever get over how good this season was. I never thought we would get another real shot with this crew.

Yup same here. I didn’t realize how emotional I would get hearing the sounds of the computers and Majel’s voice. That got me the most.

@@JosephVentura82 And it was VERY good. This is it. we'll never get Trek this good again. Im glad we got this final season, tho. My god, it was beautiful

How nice ❤😃

May she live long and prosper!

She's right

She's damn right.

It was so funny when dock 12 was opening my brother said right before it opens ‘it’s the enterprise.’ Which got me leaning forward and when the name was highlighted I cheered a bit and started saying ‘it’s the D, it’s the D, it’s the Big D!’

Precisely..

Definitely! I'm a huge fan of Star Trek: The Next Generation and this scene really nails it perfectly including the theme tune to it as well 😍!

And gave this crew the proper send-off that Nemesis failed to give.

Chill?! It's up there with Wrath of Khan pre-fix code for reliant scene! So good :)

The whole thing was beautiful. It was a masterclass in sci-fi and story telling. The score is also incredibly stirring.

It still sends chills and puts a smile on my face. She was my Enterprise as well

Not only did it give the Enterprise-D one final mission but also the final rest she deserved for all the times she saved the galaxy.

Remember that same chill when I saw the NCC-1701 coming out of refit in Star Trek The Movie sooooo many years ago. Remember the tears falling when I saw the Enterprise blowing up in Star Trek 3 and of course Spock's death in Star Trek 2. My sister and I could not believe they killed Spock.

Indeed. Many of us grew up with them, watching their adventures. Boldly going where no one has gone before.

Back then I didn't know Kirk scotty or the rest of the tos crew until much later to me this was my Enterprise and this was my crew and my home

She was our home. And she always will be.

I grew up with her, she's such a beauty

I also grew up watching her, seeing her suddenly come back in front of her old crew felt like finally they are all back together. Even though she’s a fictional ship, it’s gratifying to know that she retired with pride being the only ship to take on and take down 2 Borg cubes and one that I don’t know what it was(the Borg that worked with Lore) on it’s own saving Earth and the Federation numerous times.

Indeed. One of the most emotional scenes in all of SciFi.

yep

Epic tears and emotion it's been a ride farewell tng picard out

I actually had tears in my eyes the first time I watched it so had to run it again to see what was going on.😂

I know right…..I was thinking to myself that this must have been how my parents generation felt after watching the final scene of Star Trek 6

Yeah I’d always thought Sir Pat weakened his voice through S1 and 2 and a lot of 3. But here… 💥 he’s back. Our Picard. Reminiscent of First Contact 30 years ago…

"Don't let them promote you. Don't let them transfer you. Don't let them do *anything* that takes you off the bridge of that ship, because while you're there... you can make a difference." - oh you know who.

Much like Kirk after he was promoted to Admiral. He lost a bit of himself when he wasn't in the centre seat, but once he was in that chair he became himself again. He was home.

You could see the delight on Patrick Stewarts face the second he shouted "engage"

@@Gizimpywho said that?

They say that going to a place you used to call home is like mental time travel, you revert to how you were. The fact they Stewart and Burton captured this so well is a real testament to their acting skill and experience.

At 2: 27, Picard's voice changes and he is the Captain he once was

It's like going home for a family get together. It doesn't matter how rich and successful you are, when you are at home, none of that matters.

3:14 and yet proper rank is still observed. Captain Riker makes a request of Commodore LaForge, but Geordi holds the acknowledgment until Admiral Picard makes it a command with, "Make it so." I thought that was a really nice touch recognizing both their familiarity and the time passed. Now if only the engage control on the helm made the correct sound effect....... They got the computer query and response sounds right. So close!

It was that set that likely changed even the actors back to their old selves

❤❤

That's the thing about fictional characters/locations/ships/etc; people aren't just nostalgic for the thing itself. It's all of the memories we have associated with it. When they walked out on that bridge, I wasn't just remembering the set from TNG. I was remembering my family gathered around the living room, watching new episodes of TNG, in our old house that I haven't seen in 25 years. I remembered my best childhood friend, who went to see Generations with me the night before he and his family had to move a state away. We kept in touch, and have seen each other a few times since then, but this was really the last time we got to hang out with each other as best friends. We both loved Star Trek and had many fun afternoons fighting the Klingons, Romulans, and the Borg with our Enterprise-D toys (*The child's logic explanation was that Starfleet thought the Enterprise-D was so cool and neat and awesome that they built 2 identical ones lol). It's really amazing the memories that get attached to even fictional things, and how quickly those things can bring all those memories back.

I watched Generations with my mom too. She also passed away few Years later (cancer) She also introduced me to Star Trek and TNG was the first Star Trek I ever watched.

To bad she couldn't be here to watch this with you now.

I know how you feel there michael, my mother too loved the enterprise D back in the day, she too passed away from her second fight with cancer but i can safely say, if she had seen the old girl coming back today, she'd be in floods of tears. God rest to your mate there man.

And to their credit, had Majel voiced the computer from the start the impact of her being back here would have been lessened. Sometimes they know what they’re doing.

Her voice should always be the voice of Starfleet ships.

@@PKPhoenix83 Before she died, she recorded phoenetics so that her voice could always be the voice of Starfleet computers.

Amen to that. I believe she passed away about 15 years ago

She did pass away this is 90% most likely reused audio or something cut together

Before she died, she apparently recorded every phonetic sound just so they could use her voice as the computer voice.

I've only watched it a couple THOUSAND times and still go to it when I just need to feel better.

Neither will i😢

I've watched this countless times, always say I'm not going to cry...sometimes I make it to Data saying "it makes me feel...", I've never made it past "authorization acknowledged".

Never.

I agree this is the best scene in Trek history.

Voice of Star Trek!

Indeed.

I miss that voice

Voice of our future AI hopefully.

@@DrumToTheBassWoopThey tried to use her voice for Alexa, but the couldn’t find enough samples of her voice to make it work.

Yessir. it was!

From the Star trek generations the uss enterprise 1701 d were crash landing in the planet

It's all perfect.

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes.

Very well done

I watch it whenever I need to be cheered up.

She’s got the right name. You remember that y’hear. You treat her like a lady, and she’ll always bring you home.

@@spartacus36526 Thanks Bones! RIP!

CVN-80 will ensure that. (Carrier Enterprise, USN)

@@Romulan2469 That's ADMIRAL Bones t'you, son! *slap*

@@MaskedMan66 He's dead Jim!

The score altered to be extra triumphant is so perfect.

Jerry Goldsmith Thank you RIP

I wish I could upvote you twice. =)

Absolute PERFECTION! I've been waiting for this since 2004!

Falling in love all over again!

YESSS

Data should have called back this line as before he tool controls on his big flight

Captain Montgomery Scott said "Take good care of her and she will take care of you."

I heard somewhere that was intentional - that Terry Matalas directed Sir Patrick up to this point to play Picard "as an old man" ... and then had him play him with strength from this scene forward. Yes, season 1 episode 1 was the "return" of Picard, but this moment was the _true_ Return of Captain Picard!

The first time in all of Picard where I felt like he wasn’t just “an old man”

I know there are the Kirk fans and all that, but this is the definitive crew of the Enterprise. Kirk was a warm up. These guys are the real deal. There won't ever be a crew like them again.

I believe Terry said they filmed on this set first so i'm sure Patrick was well rested.

and it was fitting to hear majel barrett with this crew. besides being the computer voice lwaxana troi nurse christind chapel. she was the original number 1. she was with star trek at the beginkng witg nimoy. before kirk

Amen

Kinda funny that you bring him up as he hated the transporter. And it was the transporter that assimilated the fleet. He was smarter than everyone.

Hell yeah!!

As soon as the hanger bay doors opened and you saw the Enterprise-D that line from McCoy was all I could hear.

And the best part that was Deforest Kelly saying that as the Old Country Doctor he was

This scene, and the music in it, makes me cry with nostalgia.

This is honestly the best scene in the so called "nu-Trek."

She is the heart of the Enterprise all of them.

I thought the same thing! 😂❤ Awww... seriously this scene is absolute perfection. 🥹

And we are happy to have her ❤.

She will ALWAYS be a member of the Star Trek Family.

@@jamesb16616 She's the mother of the Star Trek family.

I was born 9 months before TNG first aired and that show and ship were the home of most of the things I ever dreamed about as a child. It was good to be back home again.

I grew up with TNG (Born in 85) this was like seeing home again

I was born in 87 and that ship always felt like home

I'm 39 and have only recently come back to Star Trek TNG which will always be my favourite. I couldn't watch this scene without tearing up.TNG really is a big part of my life.

I Love your Words

HUNDREDS. If I’m having a really lousy day I’ll spin this up.

​@@CoonassJedi68same. Watching the Big D return, is my drug of choice for a bad day. THAT music at the end always uplifts me.

Loooads. Probably up there with my most watched ST clips, if not the most

His voice seemed so much stronger

Excellent demonstration of "The Picard Maneuver" as well! (Pulling his shirt down!)

@@Algaean Now we need a "Riker Maneuver" and we'll be all set!

@@nicholasrudzwick4046 The engage and the pulling shirt down was perfect!

And the “Make it so!”

I right there with you my friend 🥲✊

Amen

@@KAIJUKING123 the enterprise-d was supposed to be destroyed in the movie Star Trek generations. Captain Picard himself even said in the movie it was not salvageable.

@@Angry.General1461Geordi said “hold my beer”

@@Angry.General1461 there are always possibilities

Me too

...because you were reunited with an old friend and family.

You are not alone there. I was only 17 and still in High School when the Enterprise-D died. I grew up watching TNG with my family. The 1701-D was my Enterprise, just as the original 1701 was my parents. I cried when she died, and I cried when I saw her resurrected.

I was 16,,,,,and the best Trek series of all,,,,,,I feel you brother 😢

It just reminds me of my farther and the nights we use to watch TNG. I was only a child and now a middle aged man with my own life. I’m so glad they are finally giving us the send off we all wanted.

I am 52 so I feel everything from what yo said.

I’m 48 and yes was 13 when this enterprise D entered my life and never left :) I had tears ..not gonna lie.

I'm a couple of years younger than you, mate, but TOTALLY the same! ENGAGE!

Damn, you're right. They copied that part of 'To Live Forever' perfectly. I just wish they'd kept the Generations bridge additions, but I'll take it.

Long overdue

so they renamed another galaxy class the enterprise? cus im pretty sure it got turned into explodium in Star trek: Generations in 2371.

The theme from Generations.. where the ship got destroyed because of a sorry ass recycled story element and shield hax? Such respect..

@@dustinherk8124 that is the actual salvaged Enterprise D saucer with a different repurposed drive section. Rebuilt by Geordi in his spare time to make her what she was during TNG and become the crown jewel of his fleet museum.

I have the painting on my wall and when I watched this scene I was like: hold on...

Or is it the final flight ever …..you never know with Trek. This series alone proves that.

Took me a moment to notice it was her. But damn that felt good.

Everything in this entire scene had me in tears. When I first saw Generations long ago, the Enterprise D’s destruction just hurt and never felt good to me. This more than satisfied the sadness I felt and as you said, it felt like coming home 🥲

Me too, when i saw Old epic legend Enterprise D and his "old" crew i was cry...

I don't blame you.

I think the last sentence of Picard before leaving the bridge ("I will miss this voice") surely refers to her in real life.

You know this comes right after ten thousands of people dying and everything is basically lost… why on earth are they so happy?

@@bingobongo1615 I don’t think tens of thousands just yet. See what happens next week.

I agree, like the final episode of Mash/

@@KimMoonbmwmoonie I don’t think I’ve seen Mash

@Guy Incognito why?

41 and a tear to mine as well.

Snort laughing over here 😂 all us 40 year olds, and our inner child still kicking. Amongst friends.

That last part - where they took their time getting the ship into position to warp, with that awesome music behind it - I can’t believe I’m actually crying over this. I had no idea how much I needed it.

The music playing as the Enterprise D leaves the dock gives me hero vibes 💪

As much as I loved this, the episode leaves a bitter taste with the unnecessary death of Captain No. Paramaount missed a huge opportunety here getting a Titan Show of the ground.

me too i got very nostalgic

i catch somme tears in my eays , I grove up with Admiral Jan Luc Picard ...... and ----- story go gon !

How great force awakens would have been if Han, Leia, and luke were all seen together

It seems so obvious too...

Yeah, but Disney wanted to have a brand new range of toys to sell.

JJ ruined Star Trek and followed it up by ruining Star Wars. This, and the Star Wars shows prove new blood is a good thing.

@@chrisml8105 Yeah, but the problem with the current Star Wars shows is that we know they're all leading towards the dreadful hellscape that is the sequels. It casts a shadow over everything as we know where it's going. I was hoping they would branch off in a different direction and let the sequels exist in their own "Kelvin timeline".

I wonder if it was a little in-joke about how dark every other Starfleet ship interior is. 😁

Honestly, it was like meeting an old friend again after decades. Those computer sounds, those fonts and display graphics - we were home.

Beverly was acting captain on so many "night shifts" So, she beeing the one, to power up the Enterprise ....just WOW.

Me, too …. Absolutely love it 🥰

@@thomasnieswandt8805 Beverly was the chief doctor - but made to do night shifts on the bridge as well. They really don’t F about on that ship.

@@jonnc9878 If you watch the TNG episode where Troi takes the bridge officer exam, Beverly enjoyed it. She volunteered often. And that helped in later episodes, where her tactical skills came into play when left in command.

Me: I don't really get the whole ASMR concept. Also Me: [Hears the 1701-D power up again after 30 years] Oh. Now I get it.

A seemingly final flare up of the best of what was. Now to be seen no more unless there is a major change in the current direction of Hollywood and tv writing in general. I’m grateful for the chance to say goodbye, most series never get that chance let alone decades later. Nu-trek hold no interest for me it’s like every other dour and at your convenience petty argument laden borderline personality stuffed sci fi staffed with baskets full of angry chiwawas.

@@IRMentatAmen to that... let us hope and pray Mr. Frakes and Mr. Matalas can make Legacy happen.

Yes we are, Number One! All hands to battle stations, let's go save the world again!

Same. I’ve been watching this crew since I was seven years old, and to see them in an intact Enterprise D bridge about to save the Federation one more time… let’s just say the Emotion Chip was working properly.

Well said. In the 90s, it had never occurred to me that we could one day see the TNG crew in a similar position as the TOS actors at that time, or that we the TNG fans would be in a similar position as the TOS fans. Just a huge stroke of luck that all of these actors are still with us and the Picard showrunners unwittingly left an actual fan in charge for S3.

im 26 and im crying

Well said. 👏👏👏

Very well said. I think there's another element, at least to our generation. The culture of the 90s was so hopeful and optimistic. Not without conflict, but it felt like there wasn't anything we couldn't handle. It's espoused through what we remember in media as well, including TNG.

Oi oi, I'm on my younger twenties and I still share the feeling of nostalgia

And the soundtrack turns dramatic like trying to say: "It's last mission"

It wasn't just epic. It was the first time in the series that Picard was finally Picard. In command, confident. The entire series Picard was unsure and indecisive. Finally he sat in the chair

I think the Picard maneuver had something to do with it as well

​@@TheDDD3DDD And his voice even sounded like a younger Patrick again...

@@TheDDD3DDDI wonder if that was all on purpose as if they knew exactly how they wanted it to end.

The lighting is still dark. It's lighter than anything we've seen in a long time... But its not the lighting of the TNG era. And I get it. film technology has developed low light camera's that remove the grain that B5 was known for when they had to crank up the ISO... So this speaks volumes about Secret Hideout's production practice on lighting a set. They don't use directional lighting to light up a set and subject. And in production terms that speeds up the shooting process since it means lights don't have to be moved into different configurations. The Bad Robot production method... If it can't be captured quick, it don't get filmed that way. Let the camera and the guy in the post editing suite worry about it. These sets cost money and we want to to collapse them ASAP.

looks like the seat for worf from generations movie got removed for authenticity lolol

​@Guy Incognito you mean the bounty

@Guy Incognito the victory is Laforge old ship. The HMS bounty is the stolen bop from st 3 and 4

​@Guy Incognito yeh the Terps still got innit after sl,thse yers snd shy des svdyone csl shios ladyes I never jbstrnec shy prop call ships jn sny sense a lady

Honestly, it felt like this was the moment where Picard's third season was revealed as TNG's long awaited eighth season.

“Chewie, we're home!”

​@@jayo1212 Only to be stabbed by an emo brat and tossed like trash. Don't compare that shameless cash grab to this tasteful tribute.

My Dad and I had the same reaction, I'm 43, and my dad just turned 74, and we had to break open a bottle of fine wine, and start reminiscing about how much TNG impacted our lives for the better.

wait but Dr. Palaski!??!?!

Every ... single..time.. You thnik "I've watched it many times now....".. then "ah..."

Me too .... Watching this now.... I don't know how many times. Still getting wet eyes.

If you look in the background as she's leaving, you'll see the NX-01, Archer's Enterprise, sitting on display. It's the juxtaposition of the old, first generation, the ship that started the Federation, watching the newer, and, if they fail, last generation rushing off to save the galaxy one last time.

Pretty sure Star Trek Online helped for a while.

Ironically, this line is taken directly from the episode "Chain of Command."

She IS the voice of the Enterprise.

She will be sorely missed

@@longshot7601 and the defient and uss voyager

It's absolutely timeless both inside and out, blows all the modern ship designs out of the water in my opinion.

This version of the bridge definitely looks different. The size and shape of the command chairs and even the Conn and Ops chairs are different. The conn and ops chairs aren't straight up and higher like the way how they were in seasons 2-7. Half of me was expected to see the Generations version of the bridge restored. However I totally understand why they went with the season 2-7 look. The ramps definitely look steeper than they were originally. All that aside it was beautiful not only to see the ship herself again but the bridge as well. The crew's reaction when they first see the D reminds me of when Kirk and Crew reacted to seeing the A for the first time at the sands of TVH.

I love this so much better than the perpetually dark bridges we’ve been getting in the new series so far (Strange New Worlds being the one exception). I like the 25th century bridges better when you can see things.

It was of its time, but also timeless because great design will always stand the test of time, and it was one of the best designs ever of a Bridge in Star Trek. I suspect the great designs will be true to DS9 just the same if they do decide to bring them back in future shows if possible.

Remember that episode with Scotty and he stood on the bridge of 1701? Yeah... This is the same feels.

Bei mir auch so

I'll happily admit it.

Not only smiled. I also started crying because of this scene

That was my favorite part. He said it before in this series and it's always been confident but it wasn't the same. But when he sat down and did the Picard maneuver by tugging on his shirt and then said it in that commanding tone, that was perfection.

The series has a lot of flaws but I do admit, I like how they’ve handled Picard’s character arc in slowly picking himself back up from rock bottom after the events of Nemesis.

How does Data age ?

@@johnkuehl6163 gracefully

@@johnkuehl6163 beautifully

You're not imagining that. I heard it too!

@@jessicacain2926Close your eyes, with an exception of Deanna’s more husky voice, your mind’s eye will make them all look how they did in the 80s.

Especially Picard's "Engage"

Just listen to Picard say "Engage". He was back with family!

You are absolutely correct. We watched episode after episode of Picard as an old man. Right here he stands up straight and takes command like he never missed a beat

One of my favorite movies is the Civil War drama Glory with Denzel Washington and Matthew Broderick about one of the Union's first regiments of Black soldiers. Before the climactic battle, they march to battle and one of the white regiments that formerly scorned them shout "Give 'em hell 54th!" complete with shouts and cannon fire. I heard that scene when I read your post.

Sick!!

Neither will I.

And neither will I, hard to believe I used to be ashamed when I was little of being a Star Trek fan. How small of me.. But now, at 40, I can’t watch it enough and I don’t give a damn who doesn’t like it

I know: I must have watched it 30 times

Kind of makes you feel a bit like a heel for all the bitching you guys have done dating all the way back to when Discovery first premiered

​@dightonazpeitia4350 NAH thats not Star Trek, thats SHIT Trek. Everything woke turns to shit... Season 3 of Picard is the 1st real Star Trek we've had since 2005.

@@dightonazpeitia4350 Discovery was and is a dumpster fire and it deservers every bit of criticism leveled at it. The success of season 3 of Picard has nothing to do with it.

@@DeltaV2TLI If there was no Discovery there would be no Picard revisit. Like it or not, it along with the Kelvin films, got the whole Trek ball rolling again. But of course, it’s embarrassing to admit how pigheaded you all were being so your response is expected.

@@dightonazpeitia4350 Go back to Orville and stay there, Zoomer.

I always loved the carpet❤💙

Couldn’t agree more. His best scene ever!!

This whole season tops all their movie outings.

it made me cry as corny as that sounds

@@guyfaux900 i dare say, while the entire season was fantastic, from this scene forward picard bested tng.

Stewart is 82, I believe. But yeah, aside from cameos in Star Trek: Legacy for some of them, Picard Season 3 was likely their last appearance.

I feel the same way.... I was born in 71 so the original series with kind of the show I first remember so they will always be my favorites but seeing them all together again bringing data back and getting the enterprise-d back I have to admit that was pretty emotional and pretty sweet

I will forever and foremost be a fan of the original crew, the original series, and the original/Refit/A versions of the Enterprise, but TNG will always hold a special place in my heart as I grew up watching it from beginning to end and all of the movies up to the Kelvin timeliness split. I dreaded seeing Refit and D destroyed. Both hold a special place in my heart. I'm glad we finally know what happened to A, and that D was resurrected. This scene was bitter sweet and it was done very well. It was very difficult for me to say goodbye to the original crew and to see them pass one by one. Now to see TNG crew take one final bow together is welcomed and in the same respect I'm saddened knowing they are passing the torch and fading into the sunset the the original crew did. I see my childhood that once was and realize that all things must end. It was an amazing run for them. They are now Star Trek History, and let no one forget the name Enterprise!! G-D bless them all and farewell my friends.

@JW Learning. You’ve already learned mate.

​@@Kris_AB The Enterprise-D was supposed to be destroyed in the movie Star Trek generations!

Terry Matalas and his team can take much of the credit for my happiest moment in almost 30 years on TV.

This whole series I have told people is the best season of TV, ever. Brought back Data and the Enterprise D! Also brought Q back!

They didn't make it happen, they made it so!

I watched every episode of TNG from start to finish when it first aired in 1987. I was 4 years old and we watched it as a family because my mom was a Trekkie growing up. The very last scene in All Good Things made me tear up because I thought it was over forever. Then, when the Enterprise D was destroyed I was pissed because it shouldn't have happened. And losing Data? How? This episode made me feel so many of those old emotions all over again, in a good way. My childhood has returned and I'm literally in tears while I write this.

Just a smattering of star trek DNA in all of us would go a long way in mankind being in a better place, thank you Gene for creating this masterpiece...

Well, hell, this is SUPPOSED to be entertaining for the fans!

I actually found the entire series at Walmart last week!!! I'm still stoked 😎

Fanservice should be the goal, not a dirty word.

after all the trash of modern writing, this season did the one thing fans asked, "Just respect the source material"

​@@theblacknothingIncredible what a difference that approach makes, isn't it?

Oh don’t worry, I do too!

We are seeing a friend we Havnt seen in a long time. I grew up with this Enterprise and was sadden by her loss. While I get why behind the scenes the made a new model, her death was BS. But she’s a friend who came home, cleaned house, and then took her rightful spot to inspire future generations of Starfleet and the Federation

i think we'll be revisiting this scene now and then for the rest of our lives. It's funny I only started watching TNG after it was off air but still I felt like part of my childhood was basically watching TNG. Of course the part where I watched voyager, ds9, enterprise now that I like to forget lol

She's our Enterprise. You're not silly.

This is our Enterprise. An in my opinion the greatest of them all

That's one of the reasons why I think the Enterprise D would be the best, most comfortable starship to travel through space

and all dark and BLUE. Whats with the blue. This is what they did to stargate universe. and now The Crow

The series grew up in an optimistic time. First aired in 1987, the Berlin wall fell two years later. You could feel a change in the tone of the episodes around then. And by the time the last episode came out in 1994 we all had internet access, most for the first time (admittedly, most just through dial-up). The mind boggled at how cool things could get from there. Then the Borg returned. In the TNG movies and in our own real life. Now we're back where we started- all of society struggling for its existence against a powerful enemy we only partly understand.

Red Squad?

River?

River? Who the hell is River?

@@hankgarza4975 Um....have I been summoned?

@@hankgarza4975 spoilers

That slow turn with the light reflecting off the warp engines as she turns and then warps out with the exact perfect sound effect is just what we’d been waiting 20 years or so to see,even the “helm warp 1” scene in generations wasn’t as good as this the only thing that would have made this scene even more fucking spectacular in my opinion would if we’d had the E right next to her both being used to whoop the Borge arse!!! 😂

Not only that, when it’s about to warp, it almost matches the exact pose as the old Enterprise D painting that Picard has

@@olivergruna7762 I have another one...just as she begins making her turn, listen to the score. If you don't hear that ominous heart pounding terrifying score from Best Of Both Worlds, you need to go compare the two. No WAY that wasn't a nod to Best Of Both Worlds.

I kind of agree with that statement.

Well maybe one of them.

He looked and sounded 30 years younger 👍

They all did

Was she a Trek fan? Sorry for your loss friend.

So sorry for your loss. May she rest in peace.

Same here feels like coming home I was 12 when TNG started and I never missed an episode good times , cried tears of joy with these episodes of Picard.

Praying for the peace of God in your heart and soul.

Patrick Stewart is too old man. Its a miracle he can still stand and remember his lines up to this point. But I doubt he would have the strength left to do a 4th season.

It's been the best season out of the 3 hands down.

If only this were season 1

​@@Cenkolino WTF are you talking about?

Act your age.

right there with you fellow treckie

I come back everytime I need a hit of dopanine, to see my beloved Enterprise D blast out with those beautiful warp engines one last time. And that soundtrack.., the final evolution of The Enterprise theme, we're waking up the heavens with all that Brass!

Yep. I come back to this every time I need a pick-me-up. The USS Enterprise and her crew convey HOPE.

I so loved the shirt tug!!!!

I only later realized the shirt tug. Love it!

​@@johnstory2760 The Enterprise-D was supposed to be destroyed in the movie Star Trek generations!

@@Angry.General1461Well, she’s back!!!

@@Angry.General1461 it was destroyed save for the saucer section.

this was still produced by secret hideout, not paramount. and i imagine they filmed this on the restored set "sci fi world" has.

It is not the sci-fi world set. Every detail is different here. Very well done. The only notable fault i can find is the arc of the tactical station is a little lets say saggy; too flat to the left and right of the peak.

Data’s and Geordi’s seats are the ones from Season 1 and 2 AFAIR

True

I don’t think they rebuilt it: there are at least 3 bridge set replicas known to exist

You're not the only one, friend

We all did.

I got goosebumps from start to finish. 🖖

Neither I am :D

My daughter doesn't seem to understand how a ship can make her old man cry. "It's just a ship." No, no, it's not.

"We're the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise. But more than that... we're your family."

Damn straight 🔥

No words? How about "Hello, old friend. We missed you." Obviously, referring to the return of the -D.

Yes! That was accurate. ❤

The summer of 1990 was a long wait for “the best of both worlds” part 2😅

I was 8 years old living in Texas and I remember my father took me out to eat at Golden Corral which was my favorite place back then. He then surprised me and took me to the theater to see Generation

We are in same boat.

39 years old over here, I and to teared up. I was 10 years old in 1993 when I first started watching TNG and always hated the destruction of the Enterprise-D so seeing these people on this ship again made me so happy!

42 here I couldn't agree more. Such a beautiful scene you can't help not to tear up.

Me too. I'm 50 years old and an aerospace engineer. I always dreamt of the day a united earth would build its first exploratory starships, maybe one with a very unique heritage.

I feel with you. My dad passed away 4 years ago and we shared our love for TNG. He would have deserved to see this scene.

I just have to rewatch this scene every now and again. I’m so glad this moment was earned too.

Me too

Luxurious is a word that comes to mind.

They made the carpet a bit too red here. it was a softer pink and grey in the show for season 2 on. I wondered why Geordie chose to restore it to this look and not the season 1 original with the reclining con and ops chairs and wood paneling on the side walls though.

And there is no lens flare all over the place!

TNG's D never had soft lighting though. It was bright at all times.

YEP!

"My friends, we've come home!"

Best Moment of 2023.

i agree its got a quality to it above all other dialogue

@@scottofengland There's kind of a wonder to how it's delivered. Will Riker always seemed to have a reverence about the Enterprise... that alchemy of ship and crew that together could accomplish ANYTHING. It's why he turned down something like four promotions to captain, it's because he knew that once it was gone, the magic would never come again. Except here he is now, on the bridge of that impossible ship, with that crew, and I bet right now he's absolutely 100% certain they can do ANYTHING together. Whatever happens next, I bet you Guinan won't be able to keep those Enterprise-D models in stock.

@@IsilmeTuruphant Exactly right. You nailed it. The alchemy. In all of Star Trek there isn't a single officer or crewman that didn't want to be assigned to The Enterprise of their time. The name and the ship are like a magnet that attracts only the best and most able individuals to make up the whole. Its like when Scotty says in Relics "I served aboard 11 ships. Freighters, Cruisers, Starships, but this is the only one I think of, the only one I miss."

"My friends, I can't ask you to go any further. Doctor McCoy and I have to do this, the rest of you do not." "Admiral, we're losing precious time." "What course, please, Admiral?" "Mr. Scott?" "I'd be grateful, Admiral, if you'd give the word." "Gentlemen... May the wind be at our backs. Stations please."

I am still holding out hope, the D survives this last episode, and a spinoff with Riker as Captain of her, retrofitted into the Enterprise D we saw in TNG: All Good Things 👍

The Falcon isn't truly the Falcon unless our beloved people are on it.

Kathleen Kennedy raped Star Wars. Terry Malalas saved Star Trek, at least for now, hopefully for good.

I think part of it is how with the Falcon we knew we were going to see it again. Same with Han and Chewie. But not with the Enterprise. We were led to believe that if we did see an Enterprise it would just be the F. And if they were going to take a ship it would be one of the ones surrounding Jupiter station in one of the rings. And while it would be interesting to see a functioning (but outclassed) Constitution clas Enterprise, Voyager, or even Defiant, it just wouldn't have the same emotional impact. I may not agree with everything they've done with the show, but bringing back Enterprise D in thus way was perfection. She gets to go on one last mission.

Honestly up till the shuttle bay doors opened, I thought it was going to be the E ... But the D was a welcome surprise, the old crew should go into battle with their old ship 👍

Because star wars was shit on by a new character ruining the nostalgia