First Time Watching ALL of Star Trek - Episode 170: Yesterday's Enterprise (TNG S3E15)

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  • @targetaudience
    @targetaudience  2 месяца назад +34

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    • @seanbumstead1250
      @seanbumstead1250 2 месяца назад +1

      What if worf is on one of the Klingon ships 😮

    • @GopherBaroque61
      @GopherBaroque61 2 месяца назад +1

      Josh, you are 100% correct about those few who dislike TOS, but love TNG. Those are *_usually_* the ones who grew up watching TNG and *_then_* went back to watch TOS. Which makes me appreciate the way both of you are choosing to watch Star Trek in Release order.

  • @tobbiecassin
    @tobbiecassin 2 месяца назад +399

    The show didn't truly start until Worf tried prune juice

    • @DarrenBenfer
      @DarrenBenfer 2 месяца назад +14

      The best opening of the entire series imo

    • @ammaleslie509
      @ammaleslie509 2 месяца назад +18

      "Drink the prune juice" can be a new saying for the opposite of "jump the shark"

    • @pokes404
      @pokes404 2 месяца назад +9

      @@DarrenBenfer It's almost unfair that an episode that's already this good also has such a great/iconic character moment that isn't related to the plot. Even the unessential, throwaway moments are legendary in this episode.

    • @RoToRa
      @RoToRa 2 месяца назад +19

      @@ammaleslie509 There is already the trope "growing a beard" for that.

    • @garr_inc
      @garr_inc 2 месяца назад +4

      @@RoToRa
      Guess where it came from.

  • @starfleetcaptain5413
    @starfleetcaptain5413 2 месяца назад +182

    The crew of the Enterprise-C sacrificed themselves for the future and the crew of the Enterprise-D sacrificed themselves to help them do it. One of the finest episodes television ever produced.

    • @Jerkwad152
      @Jerkwad152 2 месяца назад +9

      The parallels between the C and D were great.
      The D was in a fight it couldn't win because it was crippled by having to protect the C.
      The C was in a fight it couldn't win because it was crippled by having to protect Narendra III.

    • @Super_Synthesis
      @Super_Synthesis Месяц назад

      It was needless. These ships would be fully automated.

    • @DiggerTheDwarf
      @DiggerTheDwarf Месяц назад

      @@Super_Synthesis Except they clearly aren't, so I'm not really sure what your point is. :/

  • @Polymathically
    @Polymathically 2 месяца назад +184

    And that, kids, is how you redeem a pointless, meaningless death. Watching this episode when it originally aired was a magical experience. No one ever expected Tasha Yar to come back, let alone her being involved in something that drastically altered the timeline. High stakes, iconic quotes, great character moments and set designs... Yesterday's Enterprise has everything.

    • @ObsidianBlk
      @ObsidianBlk 2 месяца назад +5

      @@JeremyClark-wu6eb I agree... and more brutal, if you think about it, than what originally killed her.

    • @silikon2
      @silikon2 2 месяца назад +2

      @@ObsidianBlkYou two should delete those posts. Oilerishspay.

    • @karidrgn
      @karidrgn 2 месяца назад

      ​@JeremyClark-wu6eb please delete your post.

  • @pokes404
    @pokes404 2 месяца назад +121

    "Let's make sure history never forgets the name ... Enterprise."
    One of my favorite moments in the whole franchise. "Enterprise" isn't just a ship, but a fraternity in his statement. History may never know what the crew of the Ent-D did, but by getting the Ent-C home, history will remember their name.

  • @SpectacleDifficulty
    @SpectacleDifficulty 2 месяца назад +187

    the non-climactic ending is brilliant. it emphasizes how completely the timeline was shifted back. and the moment with Guinan asking about Tasha is a beautiful memorial.

    • @greenbrown7776
      @greenbrown7776 2 месяца назад +5

      Agreed.

    • @rhaedas9085
      @rhaedas9085 2 месяца назад +30

      Exactly, Dragging it out to show transition for everyone would be insulting to the viewer, at this pint we get it. It worked. Having Worf be conveniently on one of the ships would be heavy-handed too. It makes it more realistic to not see everything, and let the viewer work out the rest or speculate.

    • @Gankhisprawn
      @Gankhisprawn 2 месяца назад +12

      @@rhaedas9085 Exactly. This aspect of storytelling is all but absent from modern programming. Actions and important events, you show. Smaller details, you can leave to the viewer's imagination. The art of knowing what to show and what not to is becoming lost.

    • @Gregory11811
      @Gregory11811 2 месяца назад +6

      Plus not seeing the ending to this episode leads to [SPOILER] and [SPOILER], which leads to [SPOILER].

    • @rhaedas9085
      @rhaedas9085 2 месяца назад +2

      @@Gregory11811 Points as well. Here is probably where TNG and Star Trek in general becomes more interconnected with each episode's plot. Not all of them, still a few on their own, but there is much more of a bigger story going on from here on out.

  • @jean-paulgibeau8149
    @jean-paulgibeau8149 2 месяца назад +111

    Something I didn't pick up on until recently - it's obvious that Picard & Riker don't get along that much here. But Picard never calls him "Number One", simply "Commander". They have no real connection here.

    • @shinyagumon7015
      @shinyagumon7015 2 месяца назад +21

      I like to imagine that in this Universe he get saddled with Riker because no one wants such a opinionated First Officer in wartime.

    • @mjbull5156
      @mjbull5156 2 месяца назад +10

      Perhaps Troi smooths over their relationship in the standard timeliness, and she is not on Battleship Enterprise.

    • @jsharp3165
      @jsharp3165 2 месяца назад +5

      Riker may have replaced a KIA first officer and Picard may have subconscious resentment toward him.

    • @aaronwells6608
      @aaronwells6608 2 месяца назад +20

      Picard has spent basically his entire Starfleet career at war. He needs to not be attached to people and especially needs that command distance.

    • @willvgo2950
      @willvgo2950 2 месяца назад +7

      @@shinyagumon7015 I think that in this situation, Riker would have been ordered into, not just offered, a command of his own. His combat proficiency would have been needed.

  • @evenAndre
    @evenAndre 2 месяца назад +125

    I like Red Letter Media's take on this episode. "It's like a full movie they somehow crammed into 45 min". It's so brilliant efficient storytelling, it blows my mind.

    • @greenbrown7776
      @greenbrown7776 2 месяца назад +17

      Not a single word or moment wasted. Strunk & White would be proud.

    • @Real_LiamOBryan
      @Real_LiamOBryan 2 месяца назад +4

      @@greenbrown7776 Do people even know Strunk and White besides us nerds?

    • @MikeJF85
      @MikeJF85 2 месяца назад +7

      Ron Moore once said that he was kinda sad that they'd done Yesterday's Enterprise just because they would've done something similar for Generations if it hadn't already happened. (although presumably the D's crew wouldn't have been changed with the rest of the timeline)

    • @ianjohns9398
      @ianjohns9398 2 месяца назад +2

      ​@@Real_LiamOBryanwell it's not Strunk, and White without a superfluous Oxford comma

    • @Real_LiamOBryan
      @Real_LiamOBryan 2 месяца назад

      ​@@ianjohns9398 Hey! You watch it. I will have no disrespect of the Oxford comma.

  • @TheElderBlotch
    @TheElderBlotch 2 месяца назад +66

    Patrick Stewart was on another level on this episode. Great reactions to a legendary episode guys, your minds getting blown by the opening hook alone was awesome!

  • @joepolymath2308
    @joepolymath2308 2 месяца назад +30

    I *knew* you guys were gonna jump out of your seats when Tasha first appeared.
    PS: this will NOT be the only time you jump out of your seats for the rest of season 3.

    • @belkyhernandez8281
      @belkyhernandez8281 2 месяца назад +1

      No hints.

    • @joepolymath2308
      @joepolymath2308 2 месяца назад +2

      @@belkyhernandez8281 None given.

    • @harrysarai3947
      @harrysarai3947 2 месяца назад

      @@belkyhernandez8281 Spoilers..............................hints like Jakes mom dies soon

  • @MTLMedia
    @MTLMedia 2 месяца назад +5

    Prune juice is the perfect joke. It implies that Worf is always grumpy because he is constipated.. so Guinan offers him Prune juice.

  • @silikon2
    @silikon2 2 месяца назад +13

    Enormous blooper: at the end with Geordi in Ten Forward, he's wearing the alternate uniform.
    People read a lot into it, but it was just a blooper.

  • @EricTheSaylorman
    @EricTheSaylorman 2 месяца назад +53

    The chill that went down my spine when Geordi says, "Who knows if we're dead or alive?" and the cut to Tasha overhearing that. Bravo!

    • @willvgo2950
      @willvgo2950 2 месяца назад +4

      another take on LaForge being awkward with women

    • @qam2024
      @qam2024 2 месяца назад +2

      It would have been terrible if Geordi said "I hope I am still with my wife and kids in the other timeline"

    • @EricTheSaylorman
      @EricTheSaylorman 2 месяца назад +3

      @busimagen sorry, I'm not a cinematography expert, so excuse my incorrect wording, but the same emotional feeling applies regardless of the filmmaking terminology.

    • @EricTheSaylorman
      @EricTheSaylorman 2 месяца назад +2

      @@qam2024 now that would have been dark! LOL

  • @atrus3823
    @atrus3823 2 месяца назад +23

    “Warrior’s drink” is probably my favourite line of the series.

    • @ShamrockParticle
      @ShamrockParticle 2 месяца назад

      I'll stick with Metamucil 😂

    • @Xerxes2005
      @Xerxes2005 2 месяца назад +1

      @@ShamrockParticle The Pakleds love it. "It will make us go..."

  • @lsmit6121
    @lsmit6121 2 месяца назад +19

    Here's a minor detail of this episode that I greatly appreciated: Picard asks Data, "How long before the Enterprise C enters the rift?", and Data responds, "52 seconds, sir." When I was first watching this, I started counting then, and the timing was perfect - the Enterprise C entered the rift exactly 52 seconds later.
    It always bothers me when a show or movie gives an exact timing until something is supposed to happen and then the scene doesn't hold to the countdown. I loved the precision that this episode gave us with that.

  • @JohnSmith-wl8ts
    @JohnSmith-wl8ts 2 месяца назад +43

    great episode, Picard - "that'll be the day" you could tell he enjoyed that

  • @jamessatter7418
    @jamessatter7418 2 месяца назад +22

    I dig that you even spotted Wesley in full uniform in the alternate timeline!

    • @silikon2
      @silikon2 2 месяца назад +6

      It's a hint that things aren't going well in the war that at his age he was fast tracked into being an officer.

    • @kathyastrom1315
      @kathyastrom1315 Месяц назад +1

      @@silikon2 He wouldn’t have been brought onto the Enterprise with his mom, so he would have had to get there on his own. I think that he was fast-tracked through school and Starfleet Academy and was assigned to the Enterprise as an ensign out of the Academy.

  • @XRos28
    @XRos28 2 месяца назад +49

    "Not good enough, damn it! Not good enough!" And "Let's make sure history never forgets the name... Enterprise." are two of the best Picard lines I remembered VIVIDLY from the original air time of the show. Amazing! One of the most praised episodes of the show altogether.

    • @harrysarai3947
      @harrysarai3947 2 месяца назад +1

      spoliers..................................................................s3 ep 24, has a nice speech by Sir Patrick Stewart. 1 cowriter of that episode and the name of that episode is a real life ," too much information" and " ok thats weird", moment.

  • @williampilling2168
    @williampilling2168 2 месяца назад +17

    There is a Star Trek IV reference in this. Over the PA, you hear someone being asked to report to Cetacean Ops, meaning the Enterprise has whales on board.

    • @dadrock4409
      @dadrock4409 2 месяца назад +3

      In The Official Enterprise Technical Guide book (I think that’s what it was called) you can see the whale tank in the Enterprise D blueprint schematic that is used often in the show.

    • @thewinner7382
      @thewinner7382 2 месяца назад +4

      I believe it is again references in "The Perfect Mate"?

    • @harrysarai3947
      @harrysarai3947 2 месяца назад +2

      @@thewinner7382 spoilers.............................................................................thats a good episode Jean Grey's and Xavier's first meeting

    • @williampilling2168
      @williampilling2168 2 месяца назад +1

      @@thewinner7382 Geordi asks if she has seen the dolphins.

  • @toddjh
    @toddjh 2 месяца назад +23

    Since Worf wasn't going to be in the bulk of the episode, I really appreciate that the writers gave Michael Dorn such a fun scene in the cold open to make up for it. We hardly ever get to see Worf completely relaxed and comfortable with himself.

    • @OpenMawProductions
      @OpenMawProductions 2 месяца назад +2

      The contrast of his absence is absolutely intended.

  • @sinimsdp
    @sinimsdp 2 месяца назад +26

    After he starts the prune juice, Worf becomes an unstoppable fighter. Nothing can block him.

    • @choalithikanthe2422
      @choalithikanthe2422 2 месяца назад

      And somewhere, a Ferengi is laughing. Briefly.

    • @Lans32485
      @Lans32485 2 месяца назад +2

      Too bad it gave him a weakness to barrels.

  • @Sinocthehodgeheg
    @Sinocthehodgeheg 2 месяца назад +64

    Great episode, great reaction.
    Love how uncomfortable Picard is in a war timeline - no friendliness with officers, making mistakes, quick to anger. Subtle changes but noticeable.

    • @paul_andrews
      @paul_andrews 2 месяца назад +9

      Riker seemed constantly annoyed at Picard too. Perhaps there was some exposition they dropped due to runtime.

    • @user-be7tc2bd6e
      @user-be7tc2bd6e 2 месяца назад +10

      Did you notice in the different time-line how crowded the Enterprise is ??? Halls are filled with crew members,Ten-Forward and the bridge also. Wish SNW had episodes like this.

    • @maxshenkwrites
      @maxshenkwrites 2 месяца назад +1

      @@user-be7tc2bd6e Uhhhhh... have you seen "A Quality of Mercy"?

    • @Zikar
      @Zikar 2 месяца назад +9

      @@user-be7tc2bd6e My guess is that they needed a higher crew compliment, soldiers, for boarding parties, military action on planets etc and making sure they have enough replacements any time someone is killed.
      By comparison the D in our timeline is very empty because it's meant to be ready to receive large diplomatic groups at any time.

    • @rhaedas9085
      @rhaedas9085 2 месяца назад +6

      @@paul_andrews I like to think that they still respect each other as officers and abilities, but they have never had a chance to become friends since there's a war. They clashed a bit in the first episode since they have different styles, so it makes sense to carry that further in a different environment.

  • @mjbull5156
    @mjbull5156 2 месяца назад +56

    An interesting take on a time paradox where our heroes are in the timeline being affected rather than the ones causing the change.

    • @tjkhanks
      @tjkhanks 2 месяца назад

      I agree. I'm not sure if I've ever seen another show that has done that, but no one's done it this good.

    • @harrysarai3947
      @harrysarai3947 2 месяца назад

      @@tjkhanks spoilers.................the krenim Imperium did it, but it was no where near this good.

    • @tjkhanks
      @tjkhanks 2 месяца назад

      @@harrysarai3947 Krenim Imperium.... is that from Farscape? I'm sad to say I've not seen that series. 😕

    • @harrysarai3947
      @harrysarai3947 2 месяца назад

      @@tjkhanks ...............spoilers.........
      .........no, it's from StarTrek Voyager. from the episode with the guy from RoboCop/That 70's show.

  • @seanbumstead1250
    @seanbumstead1250 2 месяца назад +59

    One of the best if not the best episode of TNG

    • @user-be7tc2bd6e
      @user-be7tc2bd6e 2 месяца назад +1

      AGREED.

    • @maxshenkwrites
      @maxshenkwrites 2 месяца назад +2

      I only rank one episode ahead of it, and in my all-time all-TREK list (every episode of every series up to SNW), it's in my top five.

    • @cashflowhustles
      @cashflowhustles 2 месяца назад +1

      And with this statement I would heartily agree.

    • @jowbloe3673
      @jowbloe3673 2 месяца назад +5

      Definitely one of the best, but not THE best, imo. They have some better episodes to look forward to, and I am looking forward to those reactions (patience is a virtue).

    • @jimt6498
      @jimt6498 2 месяца назад +1

      Def in the top 5 of TNG.

  • @jamessatter7418
    @jamessatter7418 2 месяца назад +38

    Kudos for remembering Dr. Selar!

    • @targetaudience
      @targetaudience  2 месяца назад +13

      Us forget a character name? Never!

    • @robslack5468
      @robslack5468 2 месяца назад +1

      Suzie made a super sexy Vulcan, no lie

  • @SPVFilmsLtd
    @SPVFilmsLtd 2 месяца назад +22

    "I wish it was lit like this all the time"
    Careful what you wish for.....
    30 years of submarine-lighting on STAR TREK has nearly all of us hankering for the lovely five star hotel-in-space vibes of TNG

    • @DarrenBenfer
      @DarrenBenfer 2 месяца назад +6

      Cries in Discovery

    • @greenbrown7776
      @greenbrown7776 2 месяца назад +2

      Yes!

    • @miguelvelez7221
      @miguelvelez7221 2 месяца назад +2

      The change in cinematography in season three is something that I thinks help to distinguish TNG era Trek. And yeah, compared to so much sci Fi, including Trek going with a Star Wars, gun metal gray aesthetic for ships and general settings the past thirty plus years, I am glad TNG is so bright and the production design for the Big D isn't going for "efficiency" but to be open, bright and "home" like.

  • @jeffeffa78
    @jeffeffa78 2 месяца назад +13

    Reliving the Tasha reveal through you guys is just exquisite. Thank You. 😊 Good job to the fan base for not ruining it for you.

    • @greenbrown7776
      @greenbrown7776 2 месяца назад +2

      I'm truly amazed this did not get ruined for them. There sure were enough half-hints and such dropped for them. Maybe the TA assistants are steering J&A away from the spoilers.

    • @harrysarai3947
      @harrysarai3947 2 месяца назад +1

      i like hints that people who havnt seen the show wont get. like soon the Jennifer thing is going to happen, to them who is Jennifer,. to us it's oh Jakes Mom, then now it's who TF is Jake?

  • @ConditionsCloudy
    @ConditionsCloudy Месяц назад +3

    "Let's make sure history never forgets the name... Sarek."

  • @OptionZero
    @OptionZero 2 месяца назад +14

    Patrick Stewart was spittin’ banger line after banger line
    History did remember the name….Enterprise

  • @dongilleo9743
    @dongilleo9743 2 месяца назад +3

    Good catch on Wesley being in an official Star Fleet uniform. That, combined with Picard stating that there are no "children" on the Enterprise would suggest that with the war going so badly for the Federation, they are desperately rushing young teenage cadets through a much shorter training regimen and sending them into battle.
    With "half of Star Fleet ships destroyed", that presents other problems. Any military force that suffers that level of casualties isn't hampered just with a need for more recruits. There is also a severe degradation of the officer corps. You need experienced officers with the training and technical knowledge to command and operate ships, and to train and lead the masses of new recruits. As that core group of trained and experienced officers is spread thinner and thinner and subject to relentless attrition in combat, it means that the remaining ships, and whatever new ships that can be constructed, are being commanded and operated by less effective, less capable crews. That leads to ships with lower combat capability and survivability, which in turn means more losses and an acceleration into defeat.

  • @rburton76
    @rburton76 2 месяца назад +8

    I can’t tell you how happy I am that Tasha wasn’t spoiled for you. Loved that reaction to seeing her.

  • @VieVentar
    @VieVentar 2 месяца назад +17

    I love that they gave Picard a classic Nelsonian style line before the battle.
    "Ensure every man does his duty"
    "Lets make sure History never forgets the name Enterprise"
    Even in a wartorn awful timeline, the speech making ability remains intact. Just coloured differently by his alternate life experience.

  • @wisconsinfirenerd
    @wisconsinfirenerd 2 месяца назад +2

    A banger of an episode. Not often that you see a TV series explicitly critiquing one of its earlier episodes as stupid, but also paying off on that stupid premise to deliver something great.

  • @more-reasons6655
    @more-reasons6655 2 месяца назад +15

    Just the best 45 minutes of Star Trek to ever grace our screens, absolute perfection and shows the perfect example of "the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few"

    • @maxshenkwrites
      @maxshenkwrites 2 месяца назад +1

      It's in my all-time all-TREK top five, and while I don't rank it # 1, I would never argue with anyone who ranked it there.

    • @greenbrown7776
      @greenbrown7776 2 месяца назад

      @@maxshenkwrites / Same!

    • @rhaedas9085
      @rhaedas9085 2 месяца назад +1

      @@maxshenkwrites I never rank things like this, it's just a lot of them go into the pile marked "Excellent".

  • @mjbull5156
    @mjbull5156 2 месяца назад +20

    The Alternate Picard's rousing speech takes on an interesting note that no one will remember what the crew of that version of Enterprise-D did, as history says that Enterprise-C was lost with all hands.

  • @destinycaptain247
    @destinycaptain247 2 месяца назад +15

    Watching you guys was almost as good as seeing it for the first time back in the day…

  • @RetroRobotRadio
    @RetroRobotRadio 2 месяца назад +16

    Worf was saved by Starfleet officers when he was a child... So in this universe he probably was never saved.

    • @TopGunZero
      @TopGunZero 2 месяца назад

      @@jkhoover Don't think you're understanding the timeline.

    • @TopGunZero
      @TopGunZero 2 месяца назад +2

      @@jkhoover I love how someone can say they understand the timeline and then prove that they don't...
      Worf is rescued in 2346. The Enterprise-C is destroyed in 2344. The entire point of Worf's character not being in the episode is that he was never rescued by the federation and thus never joins starfleet and is never assigned to the enterprise.

    • @marcharkness6101
      @marcharkness6101 2 месяца назад

      In this timeline, the Romulans may not have raided Khitomer, with the Klingons going to WAR with the Federation.

  • @scgreek1114
    @scgreek1114 2 месяца назад +5

    Definitely a favorite. Some of the best acting from all of the cast members, especially Denise Crosby.
    It's not "Mirror Mirror," it's "City on the Edge of Forever."

  • @5ilver42
    @5ilver42 2 месяца назад +6

    I think this is the first episode since Mirror Mirror where we have the regular cast play a different character. While, yes, they are still them, with 22 years of different galactic history we can also say that they are not the same person. Beyond the potential for crazy good scripts I think the idea also allows the cast to have fun doing something that is outside of the norm for them in the series.

    • @harrysarai3947
      @harrysarai3947 2 месяца назад

      it is not. Picard on the Holodeck (henry V play) with Data during The Defector. Stewart was playing 2 different characters in that scene, he was Picard and a person around the camp fire. and DataLore, Spiner played Data and Lore. there is also the Troi's marriage box with the taking face, that person played the first ferengi in "The Last Outpost". and Majel Barrett-Roddenberry was #1, Nurse Chapple in TOS and Troi's mom and the computer voice.

    • @5ilver42
      @5ilver42 2 месяца назад

      @@harrysarai3947 Individually, for a scene or two, sure. I meant as an ensemble, for the whole episode. Trek has more episodes where everyone plays a different person, most often it is "everyone minus one", with the one being our fish-out-of-water perspective character.

  • @mattparsons433
    @mattparsons433 2 месяца назад +4

    My only complaint is they didn’t decide to make this a mid-season two part episode. Can you imagine another 45 minutes of this?! 🤯

  • @TimelyAbyss
    @TimelyAbyss 2 месяца назад +10

    My only criticism about this episode is that it should have been a two parter because, as you said, once it starts all you want is more.

    • @greenbrown7776
      @greenbrown7776 2 месяца назад +6

      Better to leave them with wanting more than wishing they had seen less. But yes, I wanted more too.

  • @bobsta
    @bobsta 2 месяца назад +3

    It was literally a perfect episode in every sense of the word.

  • @martinbraun1211
    @martinbraun1211 2 месяца назад +21

    There are still so many great episodes to come. I can't wait to see your reactions to these. 😄👍

  • @Stay_at_home_Astronaut81
    @Stay_at_home_Astronaut81 2 месяца назад +9

    I always thought it was funny, that Geordi was still wearing his alternate universe uniform at the end of the episode, while he was talking to Guinan. Minor oversight. 😆

  • @clearsmashdrop5829
    @clearsmashdrop5829 2 месяца назад +18

    Lighting, crew carrying sidearms, overhead speakers calling crew, a busy bustling 10 Foward.... all nice details.

  • @StarlancerAstro
    @StarlancerAstro 2 месяца назад +4

    Now THIS is Star Trek!

  • @MichaelJShaffer
    @MichaelJShaffer 2 месяца назад +8

    Geordi being in the alternate timeline uniform at the end with Guinan was always funny to me.

  • @brendandax
    @brendandax 2 месяца назад +16

    Been waiting for this for so long! My highlights:
    - The harsher streak in Picard: a weary wartime captain. Notice Riker is always addressed by rank.
    - The lighting & score
    - Captain Garrett actress Tricia O'Neil
    - Denise!
    Other deaths were planned (or recorded and cut) incl Data being electrocuted.
    My one niggle:
    I know the D was protecting the C but the visuals are not in line with an epic fight [one where history should never forget the name Enterprise...] It's just sitting there taking a pounding.
    But what an incredible episode.

    • @wyrmshadow4374
      @wyrmshadow4374 2 месяца назад +2

      Yes, the effects were cheap. They made the BoP over powered but slow and made the Enterprise a glass cannon.

    • @Gankhisprawn
      @Gankhisprawn 2 месяца назад +3

      @@wyrmshadow4374 The reason for the BoP being OP but slow is that those are the larger and much more powerful K'Vort class battlecruisers. The smaller scout Bird of Prey is called the B'rel class, and that's the one from Star Trek 3, 5, and 6.

  • @botz77
    @botz77 2 месяца назад +5

    This is probably my favorite episode of the entire series. This or the series finale.

    • @maxshenkwrites
      @maxshenkwrites 2 месяца назад +2

      Agreed. Hard to pick which one is tops.

  • @airmaildolphin7013
    @airmaildolphin7013 2 месяца назад +7

    Imagine if this had been done as one of the TNG movies. Damn, would have been awesome!
    I remember hearing a story that Jonathan Frakes said at a Star Trek convention that he had a dinner party to attend after they filmed his "death" scene and he didn't have a chance to get out of makeup. When he arrived they were so worried for him because of the neck wound! They thought he had gotten into a car accident on the way to the party!

  • @Arcege
    @Arcege 2 месяца назад +3

    You may not know how long how many of us were just waiting for this cold open reveal.

  • @brianfuls6049
    @brianfuls6049 2 месяца назад +2

    As someone who grew up with Kirk, Spock, and McCoy in syndication after school each day, THIS was the moment that TNG surpassed TOS. This has to be a top 5 episode for all of Star Trek.

  • @frakking
    @frakking 2 месяца назад +6

    Ira Steven Behr recently revealed in a podcast that the writers wanted to write scenes where each of the major characters died, but the producers nixed the idea.

    • @ShamrockParticle
      @ShamrockParticle 2 месяца назад +2

      Pillar, Behr, Moore, and so many really elevated TNG in this third season ❤

  • @johnkirwan7205
    @johnkirwan7205 2 месяца назад +10

    Thats almost exactly how I thought you guys would react when Tasha appears 😂

  • @jcortese3300
    @jcortese3300 2 месяца назад +2

    Your reaction in the teaser was everyone's: "WTF?! WHAT'S GOING ON?!" This was the one where it became clear that the show was prepared to just drop you in and expect you to keep up. Beautiful piece of work. It was all everyone could talk about for at least a month when I was in grad school. It places in the top five episodes ever consistently. It's definite in my top three.
    The change in atmosphere was amazing, too: everyone was walking around armed, Tasha was back, Wes was in a legit uniform -- a real marker that they were desperate enough to draft kids.
    And interesting how you guys brought up Worf in the altered timeline -- it was bandied around at the time of filming that the voice that demanded surrender from the Klingon ship be Michael Dorn's. Don't know why they decided not to go with that.

    • @paul_andrews
      @paul_andrews 2 месяца назад +1

      If Worf’s alternate existence was as a captain in a powerful Klingon empire that brought the Federation to its knees, if the next scene had him stood at the back again it would’ve been a bit sad

  • @majkus
    @majkus 2 месяца назад +12

    Without a doubt, the most eventful and intriguing teaser segment ever. Prune juice, an anomaly, a shift to an alternative universe, Tasha, and ending with Enterprise C.

  • @chaseforliberty
    @chaseforliberty 2 месяца назад +7

    Now we start cooking.
    This is in my personal top 10 TNG episodes of all time.

    • @personzorz
      @personzorz 2 месяца назад

      It was part of the top five viewers choice marathon when the series concluded.

  • @jpotter2086
    @jpotter2086 2 месяца назад +9

    Been watching this series and this episode in particular and am always amazed that they fit a feature film into this runtime, and the pacing feels perfect. SO much happens, yet it doesn't feel rushed. A perfect piece of writing. The procustion is also strikingly cinematic. A huge leap from "typical" episodes. "What? Childern on the Enterprise?!?" ... it took a nightmare to make Picard's dream come true! :D

    • @greenbrown7776
      @greenbrown7776 2 месяца назад +2

      Every word. Every moment of every scene put to great use.

  • @dankeefer8859
    @dankeefer8859 2 месяца назад +5

    This is about as close to perfect as an episode can get IMO. This is my favorite time travel story not just in Trek but all of TV. Like I can't even fully say why right now because..... I'm trying not to spoil anything but I feel like even saying that much is spoilery... ok if you guys don't know about the "reset button," you're gonna learn about it, why Trek fans hate it, and why this episode is an exception to that rule. Lets just say this episode gets even better over time.

  • @uclagymnastx-ing
    @uclagymnastx-ing 2 месяца назад +16

    Yesterday's Enterprise, today! Yes!!!

  • @bahrsoap73
    @bahrsoap73 2 месяца назад +3

    I remember watching this episode as a kid and being so scared when Picard talked about the war with the Klingons going so badly.

  • @Gregory11811
    @Gregory11811 2 месяца назад +17

    The Enterprise-C was destroyed defending a Klingon outpost from Romulans 22 years prior. That was the battle the time vortex sucked them away from. The Klingons were impressed by the Enterprise-C’s bravery and honor in defending them, even though they failed, that the Klingon Empire began to pivot away from being enemies more and more to being allies. That’s how the Enterprise-C prevented the war.

  • @suicunesolsan
    @suicunesolsan 2 месяца назад +3

    I agree adding Worf as a commander of an enemy ship would have been a cherry on top.

  • @dlrhas21
    @dlrhas21 2 месяца назад +11

    Based on the last couple of reactions being not what I expected, here's my reaction prediction...
    "Come on... bringing back a dead character just feels like a cheap stunt."
    "Yeah, and the multiverse thing is totally played out..."
    "And it could have used a court room scene."
    "Agreed. Won't be on my top ten list or anything but I guess it was OK."

    • @greenbrown7776
      @greenbrown7776 2 месяца назад +1

      LOL. I'm delaying my grocery shopping on my day off for an hour for this! I hope we get something better!

    • @dlrhas21
      @dlrhas21 2 месяца назад +2

      @@greenbrown7776 Staying up 2 hours past bedtime here. Know the feeling.

    • @robslack5468
      @robslack5468 2 месяца назад +3

      lol epic

  • @probably_afk
    @probably_afk 2 месяца назад +67

    It's happening!!! Everyone just CALM DOWN!!!! Ok.. we've been waiting for this one. They are definitely gonna like it. Nothing to worry about.. just brea----the.... iiiiiiiiin... and oooouuuuuutttttt.... (shakes hands)... phew... ok let's do this!!

    • @jasoncaldwell5627
      @jasoncaldwell5627 2 месяца назад +8

      ((breathes into paper bag))

    • @bobbybobbatunday9959
      @bobbybobbatunday9959 2 месяца назад +5

      Prediction . At the end they will realize no character development and complain. :P

    • @seanbumstead1250
      @seanbumstead1250 2 месяца назад +2

      You never know maybe worf was on the Klingon ships 🤔

    • @rhaedas9085
      @rhaedas9085 2 месяца назад +3

      @@seanbumstead1250 He would have died on Narendra III.

    • @djpob
      @djpob 2 месяца назад +3

      @@rhaedas9085 He wasn't on Narendra III. Worf was on Khitomer. Different Romulan attack.

  • @SoupSultan
    @SoupSultan 2 месяца назад +5

    This episode is in my top 5. It’s so damn good, both for what it is and for what it sets up for the future.

  • @ErisRising
    @ErisRising 2 месяца назад +5

    To me, this is the first truly great episode of the show. There had been good ones before, but this was the first to take full advantage of both the talented cast and the rich setting.

    • @greenbrown7776
      @greenbrown7776 2 месяца назад +6

      For me, it was "Measure of a Man." But I do get what you're saying. This episode is EPIC.

  • @professorbugbear
    @professorbugbear 2 месяца назад +10

    They finally gave Tasha a proper send off. "A death that means something."

  • @RetroRobotRadio
    @RetroRobotRadio 2 месяца назад +4

    Lieutenant Worf was saved by Federation officers at a different battle.

  • @hagbardceline7118
    @hagbardceline7118 2 месяца назад +8

    This is my favorite tng episode.

  • @BolianAdmiral
    @BolianAdmiral 2 месяца назад +7

    Fun fact, in an early draft of the script, Wesley’s head was gonna explode.

    • @Silentnarcotic
      @Silentnarcotic 2 месяца назад +3

      He was actually going to be decapitated when the Klingons boarded.

  • @ericmartin3521
    @ericmartin3521 2 месяца назад +4

    I love how you guys come out of your chairs when unexpected things happen.

  • @richardb6260
    @richardb6260 2 месяца назад +2

    Worf was found at the Khitomer base when it was attacked by Romulans a few years later. The USS Intrepid found him when they answered a distress call. But there were no Romulan ships were there when they arrived.

  • @FireDragons42
    @FireDragons42 2 месяца назад +2

    This is the episode we have all been waiting for you to watch since Tasha died in season 1. That transition from Worf to Picard, and then the shift revealing Tasha where Worf once was. We all knew you would shout at that moment.
    And one of my favourite lines in the series, "Let's make sure that history never forgets the name Enterprise."

  • @GregPrice-ep2dk
    @GregPrice-ep2dk 2 месяца назад +9

    The producers admitted that the lack of a transition effect WAS a production mistake. They'd planned to do it but forgot. Your theory about Worf being on Narendra III was a very common one among fans back in the day.

    • @ianjohns9398
      @ianjohns9398 2 месяца назад +1

      glad they forgot would've been totally unnecessary

  • @chrisfraser5088
    @chrisfraser5088 2 месяца назад +6

    Aaaaaaand….here we go! 😃 One of the best TNG episodes! Certainly a massive fan favourite. TNG really cooking now!

  • @jasoncaldwell5627
    @jasoncaldwell5627 2 месяца назад +2

    The model for the Enterprise C (Ambassador class) is a thing of beauty.
    You guys should Google it compared with the Enterprise D- it's a perfect design stepping stone between the more militaristic look of the TOS movies towards the start of TNG, where there's no hard edges on anything and the ship is this spacious place to serve.

  • @shamenbilly
    @shamenbilly 2 месяца назад +32

    if only shooter showed this much poise he woulda beat happy

  • @paulonius42
    @paulonius42 2 месяца назад +6

    There have been good episodes so far, and even a couple of great ones, but this is the first truly excellent episode of tng. When the show was first on, this was a turning point for a lot of viewers like me who were losing some interest in the show despite its improvements. Then they hit us with this, and cemented TNG as its own great show.

  • @EricTheSaylorman
    @EricTheSaylorman 2 месяца назад +11

    Well, jeez! The thumbnail spoiled it for everyone!!
    I'm just kidding, obviously. We all knew what was coming today. When you guys started S3, I even put in my calendar when i thought you would put out Yesterday's Entrerprise.

  • @richtea615
    @richtea615 2 месяца назад +7

    I love how Picard and Riker dislike one another in this timeline.

  • @Adam_Le-Roi_Davis.
    @Adam_Le-Roi_Davis. 2 месяца назад +8

    Worth waiting for, Alex and Josh? This is one of the best episodes of this season, and all of TNG for me.

  • @DataCab1e
    @DataCab1e 2 месяца назад +1

    Nice recognition of DoFP. Years ago, I made a 2-panel meme in which Logan says "Patrick Stewart sent me back in time to end a war before it starts," to which Tasha replies "Welcome to the club."

  • @jamessatter7418
    @jamessatter7418 2 месяца назад +4

    I love your initial thought that this was the Mirror, Mirror universe. Great guess.

  • @vincejaramillo1271
    @vincejaramillo1271 2 месяца назад +4

    This is one of my very favorite episodes of TNG.

  • @TheWrongHands18
    @TheWrongHands18 2 месяца назад +2

    Congratulations! You hit the series turning point. One of the best episodes off the series. The surprises from this episode don’t end here…

  • @ArlanKels
    @ArlanKels 2 месяца назад +1

    I love how they utilized so much dark lighting because in lore they're trying to conserve power.
    They're that desperate for an edge they'll live in almost darkness if it means one more inch of strength.

  • @BuddyHoyt
    @BuddyHoyt 2 месяца назад +2

    Now THAT is one of the BEST episodes of the series!! You guys have officially leveled up to top tier TNG! Congrats!!!

  • @komradewirelesscaller6716
    @komradewirelesscaller6716 2 месяца назад +5

    It wasn't just Worf that this episode turned onto prune juice but me too back in the day! Let's make sure that history never forgets the name...Enterprise! One of my all time favorite Trek lines from any Trek series ever!

  • @AwakeningComics
    @AwakeningComics 2 месяца назад +3

    The one we've been waiting for, biting our tongues! The thumbnail image looked pretty much just like I thought it would!

  • @quoniam426
    @quoniam426 2 месяца назад +1

    "We need something to high up the stakes, show us seomeone dying"
    =>Boom, Riker dies when the tactical console explodes.
    You were saying?

  • @noneofyourbz4007
    @noneofyourbz4007 2 месяца назад +3

    after watching this episode, now you'll understand why your ranking of the Matter of Perspective was such a head shaker to many.

  • @HopemanGG
    @HopemanGG 2 месяца назад +6

    07:05 Blasphemy! The bright lighting is appreciated and fits the more positive outlook on the future. Every other show is dimly lit. We don't need another. D:

    • @mothbreeder641
      @mothbreeder641 2 месяца назад +1

      Yeah, nu-Treks might as well just be every other modern sci-fi show. Soulless and generic.

    • @voxdraconia4035
      @voxdraconia4035 2 месяца назад +1

      They might like Bab5 then ... well, who does not except silly Sheldon Cooper?

  • @morebaileyskim
    @morebaileyskim 2 месяца назад +1

    I can't believe having watched this so many times that I never noticed Troi was also absent from the alternate timeline

  • @philly83
    @philly83 2 месяца назад +1

    The original design of the Enterprise -C is one of the models that is normally in the observation lounge. There were issues with them not being able to build a shooting model in time for the episode so they had to have another design for filming which is drastically different.

  • @anthonynoel57
    @anthonynoel57 2 месяца назад +3

    You were wondering if the battle the Enterprise C was involved in was the one where Worf's family dies. It's not, the battle the C is involved in takes place about 2 years before that one. Meaning in the alternate timeline Worf would not have been rescued by Starfleet meaning he was either dead, or rescued by Klingons and is a member of the Empire.

  • @SupremeCleave
    @SupremeCleave 2 месяца назад +18

    If you guys dunk on this episode I won't know what the heck to think anymore. :)

  • @ficialintelligence1869
    @ficialintelligence1869 2 месяца назад +6

    Again, it's a joy watching you experience these episodes for the first time. And yes, we knew you were going to LOVE this one. Hold on to your hats, there's three more that you will be your top pics for this season.

  • @dkocuj
    @dkocuj 2 месяца назад +3

    It is very interesting that your first thoughts were like some thought of writers of this episode. They wanted to make dead of most of the crew but the didn't because of budget (of course). Also they thought at first to have Worf. But he supposed to be on the other side of the conflict. He supposed to be Klingon who order the Enterprise do surrender. But they decided to not doing this during writing of this episode. And maybe it is for good.
    The transition effect from the normal to military bridge was not in screenplay. It was added by someone else than writers (maybe director, I am not sure). Maybe it is the reason why it is not at the end because there was no plan for showing this entire damaged bridge at the end before another transition. I suppose that there was always budget reason because showing entire bridge almost destroy costed too much - much more that showing Picard with some fire near the camera lens.

  • @NerdydanDotCom
    @NerdydanDotCom 2 месяца назад +1

    "The war is not going well for the Federation" Gives me chills every time.

    • @NerdydanDotCom
      @NerdydanDotCom 2 месяца назад +1

      Did you catch how they gave them a pasting at archer 4 in the other timeline, but then they were going there in the regular one?

    • @NerdydanDotCom
      @NerdydanDotCom 2 месяца назад

      I can't wait for y'all to get to Seasons 4 and 5.... But this was one of my favorite episodes.