How can Picard offer the use of the Enterprise to the professor? What if Starfleet comes up with fresh orders? I thought this gesture from Picard was a little too expansive.
I wonder why Picard and Beverly have this little ritual with the tea-set every breakfast? And does Beverly take milk with her tea or not? At one breakfast she apparently does, and at another she apparently does not. Hmmm.
Lo! Linda Thorson! The erstwhile Avenger is the third girly captain of the series so far, and manages to still look rather fetching even under all that make up. Still, she always did seem to wear a lot, so I suppose there's no change there . . .
Speaking of fragile objects like teapots, I wonder how Picard stores these things, together with priceless artefacts like the one he is given by Professor Galen, to keep them from being broken when the ship is fired upon? (He must keep them pretty well, as in the movie "Generations" after the Enterprise has been wrecked and Picard and Riker are poking about in the remains of his Ready Room ((poor fish!)) Picard finds, without comment, the lower portion of the head presented to him by Galen in this episode).
Once again the Universal Translator takes a hike while Klingon is being spoken.
But to get to the main theme, is it very Star Trek or is it very Roddenberry (which some would suggest is, in fact, very Gene L. Coon)? Interesting, perhaps, that with the benefit of hindsight we may now discern between the two.
Time's Arrow Part Two Realm of Fear Man of the People
Relics Schisms True Q
Rascals A Fistful of Datas
The Quality of Life Chain
of Command Part One
Chain of Command Part Two Ship in a Bottle Aquiel Face
of the Enemy Tapestry
Birthright Part One Birthright Part Two Starship Mine
Lessons The Chase Frame of Mind Suspicions
Rightful Heir Second Chances
Timescape Descent