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For me the abrupt ending works. From our original crew's perspective nothing much happened. For them it's just another day and the sudden ending really drives that home.

"Let's make sure that history never forgets the name... Enterprise!" Absolute boss quote. And history won't. It won't.

This is illegal. You cannot change Yesterday's Enterprise. 😄

"Prune Juice. Warrior's drink." -Worf Even in an episode he's barely in Worf still getting memorable lines

Very subtle thing that most don't comment on: how Picard drops his voice to a whisper when explaining the actual status of the war effort to Capt. Garrett. Less than a minute of dialogue exchange, but very effective.

This episode was so epic that the writers and producers actually regretted they hadn’t saved it for a TNG movie down the line.

Excellent TNG episode. Alex and Josh.” not good enough dammit, not good enough!”

I actually quite like how they ended the episode! When the ship first came through, you got the flashy-flash back and forth because the PROPER timeline was going off track, but the split second the ship goes back :POOF normal. The timeline is INSTANTLY right again. You *immediately* understand that what you just saw *never happened*.

I`ve got a feeling Josh will love DS9!

The Enterprise C fought the Romulans at Narendra III 2344. Worf lost his family at Khitomer to Romulans in 2353, 9 years after the Enterprise C was destroyed.

The screaming/time-shift/tshirt thing was so dumb and I LOVED IT. It's just so great to see you folks having so much fun with these episodes. Can't wait to see you react to... *suppressed-spoiler-screaming intensifies*

A lot of cool details, like how he calls him Commander instead of Number One. Also Wesley’s uniform.

Denise Crosby was on a recent podcast called The 7th Rule and answered nearly all your questions about this episode. Just make sure you finish the series first before watching it.

I think the reason for the hard cut back to the "normal" bridge after the other ship went back in time through the rift, was deliberately done to communicate to the audience, the fact that the present timeline crew did not experience anything out of the ordinary once the timeline had been repaired. They had no knowledge of the any of the events that otherwise taken place in the alternate timeline, or even any reason to suspect anything had even changed at that moment. From their perspective (barring that one communication from Guinan), everything was uninterrupted and business as usual as it had been for the past two decades. So you could argue, perhaps the producers sacrificed something more visually dramatic and impactful, for something more mundane, as they believed it would communicate the story better to the people watching the episode.

I think this story is a great example of why you shouldn't retcon bad stories because, while Skin of Evil wasn't the worst Season 1 had to offer, Code of Honor exists after all, it sure wasn't a very good episode and an even worse last outing for the character of Tasha Yar. However, without it, this episode wouldn't hit as hard. The alternate Timeline Tasha finding out that she died for nothing in the original timeline and deciding that if she has to die, she rather do it on her own terms for something that matters is a great bit of character drama. Also, I know you wanted the episode to end more spectacularly, but I really like how it ends with Guinan asking Geordie about Tasha because, as Guinan pointed out in the episode, she never knew the "real" Tasha, and it's great to see her take an interest in connecting with the crew over their love for a fallen comrade.

Keep in mind, even though TNG was a made for syndication show, it still followed the Nielsen Ratings system rules for setting advertising prices, so twice each season (generally in November and May) was what was called "sweeps Week," when each network (or local channel) would show big audience interest episodes in order to bump up their Nielsen ratings so they could bump up their ad prices. One way to bring in the (audience) numbers was to broadcast the 'hook' during the show's preview. This episode was one of those cases. The preview made it undeniable that Tasha would be back in this episode in the hopes the audience would tune in to find out HOW Tasha was back?

I like the choice of the sudden cut, conveying exactly how they felt the entire event and how you'd feel it. Really well done building it up right to that cut.

I like the abrupt cut back at the end, it’s a big emotional beat for me. Lots of people just sacrificed themselves for the crew to live, and the crew will never know it happened.

One thing you have to realize about the promo segments is they do not care very much about whether they spoiled anything in the episode. They were just there to hook you for returning next week. They would rather tell you Tasha was returning to get you to tune-in next week than keep it a secret.

Don't know if you all noticed the antagonism that exists between Riker and Picard. Not quite enemies nor even frienemies but the Battle-Hardened Picard doesn't seem to rely on or value the opinions of his first officer as much as he did in the "true" timeline. Its a subtle characterization that helps make this timeline real to us and the characters living it out.

I like one theory on Troi's absence. In "Skin of Evil", Troi was in the shuttlecraft that crashed and set off the events of the episode. In the new timeline, Picard never authorized the rescue mission, probably because of the war. Troi dies, Tasha is not killed by Armus, and a rift develops between Picard and Riker.

I always felt the abrupt cut to Picard at the end was to show that 1. It was just a regular day and 2. The crew would never remember any of this. If you think about it.... from the perspective of the crew....all they saw was a spatial anomaly, and then nothing happened. Sort of like when something significant happens and we don't know any of it....yet, it was pretty significant.

I like the jarring cut to the regular bridge. I think it was perfect to illustrate the abrupt shift to the very different regular timeline and how nobody (except Guinan) knew anything had happened.

Since you probably avoid write ups. Crosby left because after being featured in early Season One episodes, she felt her character started taking a back seat. Of course, Ronald D. Moore wasn't on the Star Trek team yet. With two many actors on the show fighting for screen time, Crosby asked to leave thinking it'll give the other characters more story opportunities. And I think she asked that her death be meaningless. Great story on the the script (edited to avoid any blurb on other possible scripts) Among the scripts submitted by freelance or aspiring writers was one by Trent Christopher Ganino. Ganino's speculative script, submitted to the office of pre-production associate Eric A. Stillwell in April 1989, was titled "Yesterday's Enterprise". The story involved the Enterprise-D's response to a crisis in the Golecian sector and an encounter with Enterprise-C, which had been destroyed 18 years earlier. The crew of the Enterprise-C is in awe of the newer ship's technology, and Picard is confronted with whether to reveal to his guests their ultimate fate. An Enterprise-C ensign accidentally discovers the fate of his vessel and panics, requiring Worf and Riker to capture him after he attempts to escape. When Golecian warships attack, Picard defends the Enterprise-C using the same maneuver that caused the vessel's destruction in the past. The ensign goes back to his ship, which returns to the past and its certain destruction. Due to the backlog of scripts, the processing of draft submissions could take anywhere from weeks to a year. Ganino's script was "logged" on May 2 and first read later that month by Richard Manning, a co-producer on the writing staff. Manning commented that the draft was "not horrible, not particularly original, but good in spots, lousy in others". This review was enough to keep the script in circulation. Executive story editor Melinda Snodgrass read Ganino's speculative script for "Yesterday's Enterprise" in June and attached a post-it note declaring the story an "interesting idea". A "coverage" of the script, which outlined the plot and provided creative feedback, was written in August. This analysis called the script a "good effort by an unrepresented writer", and considered the script's weak characterization and plot issues correctable. The main issue was whether the producers wanted to do a show with time travel. Ganino and Stillwell were asked to do a rewrite. They were particular fans of two episodes from the original Star Trek series, "Mirror, Mirror" and "The City on the Edge of Forever", and wanted to combine elements from them for a Next Generation episode. After Ganino and Stillwell pitched him the new script, Piller suggested to producer Rick Berman that the story, not the script, be purchased. In a meeting, Piller told Ganino that he wanted to make changes to the story, which included the addition of Tasha Yar. Fearing that what they considered a better story would be lost if the changes were made to "Yesterday's Enterprise", Stillwell talked to Piller and pitched their Guardian of Forever story. While intrigued by elements of the story, Piller felt the use of the Guardian was a "gimmick" and wanted The Next Generation to stand on its own. Instead, Piller suggested that they merge the two stories, with Stillwell and Ganino sharing writing credit. Piller suggested that the Enterprise crew would immediately undergo a transformation due to the presence of the older Enterprise, and that Guinan would be integral to the realization that something was wrong. Ganino and Stillwell were given two weeks to complete their new story. Ganino and Stillwell completed their new combined story in about a week. The writers spent hours each day at Stillwell's apartment working over every detail; they felt pressured to write a story Piller would find acceptable, as they wanted to have the opportunity to write the teleplay. The story treatment was turned in on October 10. Piller immediately decided to purchase the story and distributed the treatment to the writing staff while he discussed changes. Piller felt that Data's romantic feelings for Tasha Yar were over the top, and that an alien probe which served as a central part of the story was a cheat in terms of resolving Picard's dilemma. The writer wanted Ganino and Stillwell to enhance Guinan's role and to find another character arc for Tasha Yar. A revised treatment was submitted on October 29, incorporating Piller's changes. The writers were not involved in development of the teleplay. They were each paid the Writers Guild minimum of $2400. The production of the episode, originally scheduled for January 1990, was moved to December 1989 to accommodate the filming availability of Crosby and Whoopi Goldberg, who played Guinan. The task of writing and polishing the new treatment in half the time fell upon writer Ronald D. Moore, who submitted his first draft on November 9. Moore's script removed the alien probe and made the alternate universe militaristic, with the Federation and the Klingons at war. Some characters, such as Troi, appeared only briefly at the beginning of the episode to allow more screen time for the guest characters. The beat sheet for the episode, which detailed characters and scenes, was distributed on November 27. Due to time constraints, a team of writers was assigned to write the teleplay. In addition to the story credit to Ganino and Stillwell, Moore, Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler and Richard Manning would work on the teleplay, and Piller would provide the finishing touches. Because the Writers Guild would not allow more than three staff writers to appear in the credits (four after a special waiver was granted), Piller agreed to not feature his name in the credits. A partial first draft was submitted on November 30 so that preproduction for the episode could commence. The altered timeline provided a chance to show the Enterprise crew in a much more dramatic and human light than would be allowable in a normal episode. Behr explained that since the original timeline was to be restored, the writers had the freedom to include more action. "Even though it was an alternate universe, [Moore] and I got all excited because we realized we were going to kill everyone on screen", he said. Michael Okuda and Rick Sternbach submitted technical memos regarding the type of anomaly that might drag the Enterprise-C through time, and suggested interstellar, super-dense strings as a possibility. The first draft teleplay was completed by December 4, and a preproduction meeting was held the same day. Given the scale of the story, various departments argued over costs and what items could be cut to reduce the budget. The final draft was finished and submitted on December 8.

I love the ending as it was. Didn't want or need to see the -D explode.

One of my favourite speeches in B5 is also delivered by the actress who played Capt. Garrett. Chokes me up every time. Those who know, know.

A great episode that delvers in every way. A rare episode in an episodic format that can’t be shown as a “first exposure” to introduce a new fan. You have to already be familiar with the show to get the impact of Tasha’s story.

I always liked the change back being so anticlimactic. I thought it was an excellent way to emphasize the tragedy of the sacrifices just made, a sacrifice no one is going to remember. For the Enterprise C it was the most important day, for the Enterprise D it was a Tuesday.

I'm so glad someone finally mentioned Shooter McGavin. My head was gonna explode 😂

I bet sales would go up if some prune juice company were to get Worf as their mascot.

The Worf scene emphasized how Klingons and the Federation are able to get along and learn things from each other's cultures. We aren't just losing security chief Worf. We are losing Worf, a friend with a different perspective, and a living embodiment of an era of honorable peace.

Shout out to the Ambassador Class (the Enterprise C), one of my absolute favorite designs. To me it looks like the perfect mashup of the Constitution Refit, the Excelsior, and the Galaxy Class, really fitting into the evolution of those ships perfectly. I know that it was designed by Andrew Probert to look different and they didn't have time to build it as he saw it, so what we got was a compromise design where changes were made so the model could be built more quickly (circles instead of ovals for example). However I actually prefer what we got to what he intended, as I feel what he intended just looked like a smaller Galaxy Class whereas what we got looks like an older design, which it should given when it was built in-universe.

ok that opening with the Star Wars line, legit got a belly laugh.

You really want to nitpick something? When Beverly contacts the _Enterprise-D_ to get herself and Capt. Garret back to sickbay, her hand goes up towards her badge (as though she's going to tap it again to close communications) but then stops midway and drops again. Software programmer Phil Ferand noticed this back when the episode was first broadcast, which got him curious if there's a definite protocol about ending communicator conversations with the badges (analogous to flipping the communicator closed in TOS), and that led him to notice other oddities of all sorts in previous episodes...and the next thing you know, he'd founded the *Star Trek Nitpickers' Guild* and published two volumes detailing all the glitches and errors to be found in all of TNG, and a third volume for TOS.

After I watched your reaction to "Skin of Evil," I was really looking forward to your reaction to seeing Tasha on the bridge of the alternate Enterprise-D. You didn't disappoint! This is what people were talking about when they said the series gets good in season 3. From this point on, not only does the quality and consistency improve exponentially, but TNG starts emerging from the shadow of its predecessor and finding its own voice, identity, and a literal new generation of fans for which TNG, more than the original series, is Star Trek.

The reason it was so abrupt at the end is to imply that "now the timeline is restored, so literally nothing exists but our normal crew now". The effect of the portal never having opened in the first place is that there was literally never a "shift then shift back".

I think what you are missing about the end of the episode is - from the perspective of 'our' crew - it all happened in less than a second. The moment the Enterprise-C returned through the anomaly the Enterprise-D returned to the exact moment they first detected the ship emerging. So of course it was a hard cut back to reality with all the crew members in the exact places they were standing the moment the initial change occurred. As far as 'our' crew is concerned, none of the events of the episode ever happened.

*NEVER* watch the teasers _before_ the episode. Once I learned this lesson -- about three years into Trek -- all of my television viewing experiences of yore because that much more enjoyable.

I remember watching "Yesterday's Enterprise" when it first aired, without seeing that trailer. I was blown away. The next day in high school at lunch, it was the talk of the town. The general consensus amongst friends was that we just saw a movie. The cinematic effect was real.

I always felt the Riker/ Picard changed relationship was one of the BEST (subtle) touches. In the regular timeline, Picard MAY still be a "bit" aloof/ standoffish, but he has CLEARLY "warmed up" to Riker & they are "Friends"! Not just fellow officers. In the wartime reality, that "connection" NEVER formed, so they are MUCH more "antagonistic" (but not unprofessional) & COLD towards each other.

LOL LOVE the transition parody gents, excellent work!

Regarding the absence of Deanna Troi, it's pretty dark - the novel Q-Squared establishes that in the military timeline from this episode, Deanna Troi's absence from the Enterprise was due to the Betazoids being wiped out by the Klingons. (source: memory alpha)

I like how you caught the one crewman’s uniform being wrong but missed in the final scene between Geordi and Guinan where Geordi is still wearing the alternate uniform. 🤣

You have Ernie Anderson's voice at the beginning and you have my attention LOL the voice of ABC from the 80s

I am pretty grateful that those "Next time..." teasers didn't air on the channel I watched TNG on in Canada growing up. This episode was a complete surprise for me back in the day and immediately became one of my all-time favorites, even if there is a major error at the end with Geordi wearing the wrong (alternate timeline) uniform when Guinan sits down with him.

Alex is going to love a certain Riker episode, whenever we get there.

You know they probably wouldn’t have as much problems with the enterprise if they didn’t incorporate ROCKS into their electrical systems

The whole reason that the episode ended with the abrupt time shift was because once the Enterprise C reentered the time rift the time line was reset back to normal and the events we saw in the episode never happened for the crew as it is now. So they have no memory of it because nothing happened other than they found a temporal rift thought they detected something coming through the rift then it was gone and the rift closed. For the crew of the Enterprise D literally almost no time went by except for the few moments when they discovered the rift before the Enterprise C emerged and then the few moments after the C had already gone back and the rift closed. Perfect ending.

Back then, the teasers were used to increase the Nielsen ratings.

One thing I found interesting in this episode was how the relationship between the Picard and Riker has changed of being a captain and first officer relationship hardened by war as opposed to the more friendship relationship they have in the regular timeline

I think a strong reason why Picard trusted Guinan, is that it offered hope in a hopeless situation. Picard said that they were losing. Returning meant certain death, but remaining wasn't really that much better. Yes. It was a big sacrifice. Yes it was almost unbeilable that their reality was 'wrong'... But it was also possibly the best news he had heard from a long time. And it did make sense that having a spaceship out of their "time" was causing a problem.

There are certain definitive TNG episodes, and "Yesterday's Enterprise" is one of them. This episode is nearly perfect - well paced, well directed, well acted. It leaves you wanting more, but it hits every note it needs to. As you've noted, Season Three is when the show really hit its stride. The script was developed as a means to bring Denise Crosby back, as she really wanted Tasha Yar to have a better ending than being randomly killed by a pissed off tar monster. Apparently, the script went through several iterations, eventually landing on the premise that a ship from the past travels through time, inadvertently creating a timeline where the Klingons and the Federation are at war. One of the most impressive parts of the show is how they redesigned everything to make the Enterprise actually seem like a warship. And the characters are subtly changed as well - harder, more military. When the Klingons demand the Enterprise surrender, Picard comments, "That'll be the day." Patrick Stewart commented that this was a direct stab at Season One and Two Picard, who always seemed to be surrendering. Without giving too much away for the future, the Enterprise-C was not the ship that saved Worf at Khitomer. However, the sacrifice of the Enterprise-C at Narendra-3 led to the Federation aiding the Klingons in other Romulan attacks - leading to Worf's rescue and the eventual peace treaty.

The original story featured Captain Richard Garrett. The "Garrett" was named after a Pizza place the writer liked. That same writer was discussing the plot when someone commented on how there weren't any female captains, so "Richard" was changed to "Rachel," with no other changes to the character.

Yesterday's Enterprise is my favorite TNG episode, but there are lots of close contenders!

14:27 HELL yeah - let's hear it for Captain GARRETT! 🤩

Love the intro! Lol

I watched that Tasha pop about 5 times.

One thing I would change is - make the Klingon voice telling them to prepare to be boarded be Worf's voice.

I think you missed how critical and unavoidable it was that the Enterprise-D was about to explode from the WC containment failing. I think the way it was shot was best. Picard taking over for fallen crew personally with only Data still up, providing situational exposition. There was no futile attempt to abandon ship. Picard knew they were all going to die anyway, so Tasha's lines of, "it could be the seconds or minutes that change history" come back as it is the Enterprise-D which is fought to the last second to protect the Enterprise-C. We don't need to see any other characters in the last seconds of the battle, because it has been Picard who has had to make all the decisions to get us here, so we follow them to the last seconds before he and the whole crew of the Enterprise-D will die.

There were a couple times in the first 2 seasons where they did the “TOS shot” lighting directly on the eyes.

When I was a kid my grandmother always assumed I was constipated, and she would try to bride me with 50 cents to drink prune juice. I think she did that to my cousins as well, but she saw me more often.

I like how they focus on Worf to start with because the rest of the episode is about before there was peace with the Klingons.

FYI if anyone wonders why those 'Birds of Prey' were so big, they're called battlecruisers in the script. Fans have sized them anywhere from 400-600m depending on interpretation. Klingons get more ship models in later episodes.

Back when this first aired, I was blown away and very emotionally affected by the story. The scenes with Tasha and Guinan and the following scene with Tasha and Picard were very moving ( made even more so by the musical underscore ) and among my favorites in the series. Although I was not as disappointed by the abrupt transition back to the “prime” timeline as you guys were, I did think there was a missed opportunity. I thought it would have been really dramatic as the Enterprise - C is entering the time vortex, to show the Enterprise - D starting to be completely destroyed and blowing up. Then make the abrupt cut to Picard on the bridge which would have still been jarring but in an “Oh thank god!” kind of way.

Another great video, but the little skit at the start was utter gold, loved it.

Famous blooper: Gordie is still wearing his Klingon war uniform. You can tell by the sleeve cuffs.

On the topic of the show's atmosphere: I think you'll come to appreciate the general atmosphere of TNG eventually. The brightness of the ship makes it feel very comfortable and like home, which is pretty unique to TNG as a television show. It feels safe. DS9 and the following series do lean in to cinematic lighting and atmosphere and it works great for those shows! It just isn't the kind of show TNG is. TNG is the starfleet idealism. Every following show, even though they still have the idealism baked in, show that idealism under pressure and stress.

I think the ending is great the way it is, but I do have one idea that might be interesting. What if we got a shot of Guinan as the timeline shifted back. We could linger with her as she wonders if everything worked as intended. When she contacts the bridge it only cuts to them right as Picard responds reassuring Guinan as well as the audience. I don't think it's necessary, but it's a thought. Either way glad you enjoyed this episode. It's definitely one of the all time greats.

I cannot, cannot, cannot wait for you guys to start on Deep Space Nine, so many fantastic episodes.... you guys are gonna be blown away.

Fun Fact: There were actually supposed to be more characters killed at the end; Data would have been electrocuted and Wesley was supposedly to be decapitated (!!!!!) but was not included either for pacing or censor concerns.

You got the visual effect when the time-line was changed. At the end of the episode, there's no effect because the time-line didn't get changed, it just never happened in the first place.

How about this? The Enterprise-C goes through the spacetime rift, and then the scene does an old "spinning newspaper" cut and we see Lazarus A and Lazarus B fighting in the corridor between universes. Then the scene spins again and we're looking at a closeup of Picard's face. "But what of... whatever the hell that was?" he says. "What of whatever that was?"

The continuity of TNG from this point forward will amaze these guys. The next episode will be interesting to see the reaction.

I've never understood why Guinean felt it necessary to tell Tasha that her death was pointless. I can just barely justify telling her she should be dead, but "pointless" seems unnecessarily cruel.

I know that there are people who will swear that this episode is one of or the best episode of TNG. I personally think it's great. Alex and Josh both agree that it's a banger. But there's no need to get mad over them wanting a different transition between timelines. I was nervous that they might think it was mid or not even like it at all after what they have said they like/don't like about TNG. If the only complaint is that they wanted the screen to blackout and flicker to hammer home the timeline being reset, it's not that big a deal. We're allowed to have different opinions on episodes, even the ones that are 'perfect'. Thanks for the content! Engage!

And yeah, you're right about the transition. My guess would be they didn't have time or money. The money part is pretty clear, but time wise, they'd have to cut parts of the rest of the episode to fit the ending. They could probably have parsed down earlier parts here and there to make the extra 30 seconds or so, but it'd a weekly TV show with 26 episodes a year and they just didn't have time

Will Wheaton is now the same age Patrick Stewart was when he got the role of Captain Picard

There are episodes that I cannot wait for you two to discover, and this is one of those. Your reaction to the Tasha reveal did not disappoint. P.S. I left a longish comment on your "12 Angry Men" KZfaq video (Audience cut 003) that you might care to take a look at.

I love watching you two watching Star Trek! I get to relive watching Star Trek for the first time and remembering how much and why I loved it so! Thank you both for your genuine love for the show! Even though not all of them are bangers, even the ones that aren't quite the best have something to them and you two take the time and care to point out the good in the worst episodes and sometimes the bad In the best episodes.

The only thing to change IMHO. Is having worf being in charge of one of the birds of prey.

Well, again all I can say is just wait. Really looking forward to future discussion and analysis. Intriguing.

I think the focus should have been on Guinan's face when the ship went through, because she is the only one aware of any changes. She calls the bridge and then the reveal is that it's the bright regular bridge.

I disagree about the ending change back to the "right" Enterprise. I like the abrupt cut, like nothing ever happened. I don't feel it needed anything else. Certainly didn't need to repeat the effect from the beginning. To each their own.

I don't know. Captain Picard vaulting over the rail to take a station he probably hasn't worked in many years to continue fighting his ship was pretty good to me. Then suddenly back in front of his chair as everything goes back to normal

Others have said, the creators in retrospect with they had kept this plot for a movie, but they didn't know they'd get any movies at the time. Also this episode, as you may have guessed by the wall of writing credits, it had to get a LOT of passes and it was kind of a scramble to get it together and no one really thought it would turn out as great as it did, they were just happy to have a shooting script ready by the deadline which was a close call on this episode. Just one of those ones that came together amazing without anyone really trying to make it a special episode.

We needed a Data comment on how Dr. Soong wanted the Klingons defeated, so he was constructed as the ultimate combat machine.

CHANGE NOTHING! Except I'd keep that "Dark Alternate Bridge" for the rest of TNG👍🏾💯💯💯💯💯

A slight mistake in this episode is that Geordi is still wearing the alternate uniform when talking to Guinan in the final scene.

I guess they could have had Wayne and Garth do the wavy arms thing before returning to the regular TNG bridge. As it is, when the Enterprise C entered the rift the change back to the original timeline was instantaneous with no one but Guinan knowing anything happened. This is what was shown, the bridge and Picard's uniform returned to how they were in the original timeline.

05:43 "it's the same bridge..." In fact you'd think Guinan could have told Picard that the bridge was different. Stairs leading to the captains chair, no ramp to the security station, AND the fact that Tasha IS ON THE BRIDGE. Why didn't she tell Picard that she was supposed to be dead?! AND...It has to be an abrupt ending. Data: "if they succeed, we will not even realise these events occurred (talking about the new timeline)..." SO (Alex) there would be no moment where they would be caught thinking ''Oh, did it work" like you wanted..

Something that's different about the first time change and the second is that the first is supposed to be two realities that diverged, but are happening at the same equivalent moment in time. At the end, it seems like we jump back to where the jump happened. It doesn't seem like the same amount of time has passed.

The shrapnel that killed Captain Garret was an airplane wing from a Japanese macross Valkyrie model kit.

Two suggestions about Troi not being there: (1) Her father -- also in Star Trek -- was killed before she was conceived; and (2) Betazed fell to the Klingons and its populace was killed.

I like how Picard hops to the tactical station and is ducking and diving like he's in an intense back-and-forth battle but when they cut to the exterior the Enterprise is just sitting still not firing any weapons as the kligons very slowly shoot at them like the sitting duck they are lol. Patrick Stewart was putting in a performance for a larger VFX budget. but in fairness this episode was already an expensive one they designed built a miniature of the Enterprise C just for episode so I guess they just cut the Enterprise D firing back in that moment to save some cost

In regard to what you would like to change about the episode there were these: 1. Time and budget did leave some ideas out of the final episode. They originally wanted more character deaths: Data being electrocuted, and Wesley being decapitated. 2. The transition effect was added in post and was unscripted, due to time constraints they neglected the second transition effect. Originally, both transitions were supposed to be a straight cut. This is one of the top 10 episodes of all of TNG, and I'm glad you enjoyed this fan favorite.

According to the Star Trek TNG companion book, more cast members *were* supposed to die in the original script. I think their deaths got cut (or just not filmed) for time

I hope everyone has tissues ready for the next episode. 😢

Temporal Prime Directive... you can't change Yesterday's Enterprise! LOL

Totally forgot how hot Alex is when he loses the fuzz