Q; Why didn't they lock onto Tasha's comm.. badge and beam her back when she first went missing?
A; I believe that the Enterprise didn't lock onto Tasha's communicator to beam her back immediately after she was kidnapped as there was no guarantee that she would still be wearing it.
Q; Why does Picard first praise Ligonian culture, then condemn it?
A; Picard apparently contradicts himself by first praising and then condemning Ligonian culture because, in the first instance, (we might assume) he was exercising his well known diplomatic skills. By the time of the second instance, of course, all that had gone out of the window.
Q; After the battle Tasha may be clearly seen to have her weapon in her left hand when she dematerialises, yet when she materialises on the Enterprise it has moved to her right. How can this be?
A; Here I think we have no choice but to assume that Tasha's weapon went from her left to her right hand during transport because she moved it. Why? I dunno, but bearing in mind she'd just been through a fight to the death she may have had a little discomfort in her left hand. People apparently are able to move while in the transport beam (Barclay comes to mind here), it's just that generally, they don't.
One has to wonder just why Tasha is so aggressive when the Ligonians beam aboard and offer the vaccine for inspection. Wrestling the guy to the ground is not exactly the best way of breaking the ice between the cultures, is it?
How could Picard, an historian, get mixed up between the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries? We might assume that the writers hadn't properly got a handle on his character yet.
I thought it curious that Picard should describe setting off photon torpedoes high above the ground as an act of display. No EMP then?
Why are all the Ligonians black?
Curious that Tasha told the Ligonian girly that Starfleet physical training was second to none. I wonder why everyone attends Worf's Mok'Bara classes then?
The Enterprise's sensors are supposedly trained upon the Ligonians encampment. Strange, then, that whenever we see a shot of the ship she is flying counter to the revolution of the planet. What do the sensors do, see round corners?
When they have secured the vaccine and are leaving for the stricken planet, Riker gives the order to fly at warp three. Warp three? Aren't they supposed to be in a tearing hurry because millions will die if they don't get there immediately? Why not warp nine?