Image Owner/Creator: Paramount Pictures and/or CBS Studios.Picard's mission is twofold. Satisfy Q humans are no longer savages and establish what is behind the mystery of the Bandi who have fronted themselves as builders of Farpoint. The mind twister here is where did the undisciplined leader "Groppler" get the technological tools and skill to build such a fascinating station? Captain Picard orders Riker to investigate the Bandi on the planet below who are negotiating admission to the Federation. However Farpoint's enigma deepens when counsellor Troi senses deep emotional distress within the walls of the new city and intense anger from a strange spaceship creature in outerspace.
Image Owner/Creator: Paramount Pictures and/or CBS Studios.Later on we discover that the outerspace lifeform was in fact rushing to the rescue of his "Farpoint Station" mate. When interstellar alien arrives it reacts rather badly and fires upon the old Bandi city instead of supplying energy to its buddy....perhaps it needed to vent its frustration? Picard and Troi realise just in the nick of time whats happening. The Enterprise places itself between the spaceship creature to quell its angry emotional outbursts directed at the old Bandi city. Meanwhile Q is strutting around the bridge taunting Picard, doing his level best to bait him into making mistakes with ambitions of exposing the savage impulses in humans. Q's masterplan backfires. The captain doesn't buckle under pressure who instead orders Tasha Yar to direct an energy beam at the "Farpoint Station."
Image Owner/Creator: Paramount Pictures and/or CBS Studios.Viewers witness the Farpoint Station transforming itself into an alien creature capable of spaceflight. Freed from captivity and re-energized by Tasha Yar the creature achieves higher orbit and reunites with its twin reducing the lovely Counsellor Troi to weepy tears of joy!
It really was hard for Q to swallow his Omnipotent pride and admit defeat in the face of a victorious Picard, so the captain saves him the trouble telling him "Get off my bridge". How Starfleet's boldest must have enjoyed that moment!
"I do so only because it pleases it me, Picard" admits Q who scrams the scene deeply wounded.
Image Owner/Creator: Paramount Pictures and/or CBS Studios.The space creatures are extremely grateful and wave goodbye to the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC 1701-D and her crew. There are times when I pause and wonder about Troi and Riker communicating telepathically but this is vintage Star Trek TNG so you can't help but love it. Who cares if counsellor "Commander" Deana Troi looks slightly out of place in her cheerleader's costume which really compensates her shapely form....
Image Owner/Creator: Paramount Pictures and/or CBS Studios.Remember this is Star Trek's TNG pilot and Deanna does change many times later on in the series. However, it was just too bad when the Crusher boy, Wesley tripped and fell into a stream on the U.S.S. Enterprise-D Holodeck and survived. It was amusing seeing him looking like a drowned rat.... If I wanted to be mean I could almost call Wesley's mishap a missed opportunity but to be fair the geekster has his moments.
Image Owner/Creator: Paramount Pictures and/or CBS Studios.Dr Leonard "Bones" McCoy cameo appearance from Star Trek TOS was sweet. The Admiral makes a special trip out to the middle of the sticks on the U.S.S. Hood but for a very good reason. He chats with Data and puts the USS Enterprise-D through her paces obviously for personal reasons. Admiral "Bones" gives the Enterprise his blessing and official send off expediting the starship into the great unexplored mass of the galaxy.
"Well it's a new ship - but she's got the right name. Now you remember that, you hear?"
Live Long and Prosper, Trekkies, Niners and Trekkers.
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