“Well, it’s time for the long pants.” Star Trek: The Next Generation concludes the third season with what is essentially a graduate thesis on how completely the storytelling formidability of the series had evolved over the course of the year.…

“Words come later. It is the scent that first speaks of love.” I’m fairly sure I thought “Transfigurations” was Star Trek: The Next Generation’s third-season finale when it aired in 1990; and I remember thinking “wow, what an underwhelming last…

“I met him once, many years ago, very briefly at his son’s wedding.” “Sarek” was marked as the first true crossover between Star Trek: The Next Generation and its vaunted predecessor, which (with the exception of lending a few episode…

“Is that the purpose of existence? To care for someone?” “Tin Man” is probably best remembered in fan circles for its rather extraordinary musical score, which was Jay Chattaway’s first composition for Star Trek: The Next Generation and is such…

“From the moment I met you, I knew you were going to be trouble.” Captain Picard takes a vacation and ends up on an Indiana Jonesish adventure for a mythical artifact, accompanied by a beautiful sidekick and squared off against…

“An ale for me, and for my officers… in fact, ales for everyone!” I guess there’s nothing particularly wrong with “Allegiance,” except I don’t like it much. It has the feel of an old-style Star Trek science fiction story, and…