Just came in here to say the same thing. Every time I'm flipping through the channels and see a re-run of this show, I always say "John Luck Pickerd !!" in my best Q accent when he makes an appearance.
The story about Jean-Luc being stabbed in the heart was first told in season 2. In that episode he and Wesley are travelling to a Starbase together in a shuttle and Jean-Luc tells Wesley he has an artificial heart and how he got it. He even mentioned that he laughed when he saw the blade in his chest.
Yep. The episode is called “Samaritan Snare” and Picard needs a routine surgery to upgrade his mechanical heart. (Spoiler: The surgery doesn’t go as planned).
well,to get all the things you will have to watch it all,not only single episodes told you by others:( and sitting there with merchandise pretend to be a fan but not even watching a third of TNG? and dont say things about time,if there is something you really want/need you will take the time you need for it
@@chrisrey2930 You can be a fan of a show without watching many episodes. For example, I've watched Doctor Who off and on for years, never seeing any season all the way through. I call myself a Doctor Who fan, but by your logic, I'm not - and that's so wrong and silly! And with me, yes, it is a time thing! I watch so many different shows, movies, etc, and haven't had the will to commit to watching through every single episode of Who. And that's okay! I can still call myself a fan without "really wanting/needing" to watch it in its entirety. Furthermore, Cass has said multiple times that she wants to and might watch through more of Star Trek on her own time - just not do reactions for them so the channel doesn't just become "Star Trek reaction channel."
We sang it as a child - it's an old hymn they altered a bit. "Spirit of God, as Strong as the Wind, Gentle as is the Dove" is the song. E: im not religious, i just mean we sang that at school as kids in the early 80s - so the music definitely older than TNG.
It's amazing because there was already an episode about Jean Luc Picard's heart. Back then, he barely escaped with his life and had to be saved by Dr. Pulaski. Even then, when he told Wesley the story of the fight, he mentioned that, surprisingly, he only laughed out loud when he saw the blade in his chest. The point is: he told it in episode S02E17, a whole four seasons before. It's really amazing how they wrapped the "laugh scene" into its own story in the sixth season.
Especially because the way it is framed. First we see younger Jean-Luc get stabbed and seeming to laugh it off and then we see how all this came to be and that the laugh is really: relief.
When you first watch TNG, you will see Q as the episodes villain. Some pain that just likes to jerk other around. When you re watch Star Trek, you can actually see Q as a guide for humanity. Every time Q shows up, the crew are better off in some way or another. He warned them about the Borg, placed the falling moon back in orbit and in Tapestry, removed the regrets Picard had about his life. In the end he helped Picard understand that the mistakes he made in his past helped shape the person he is today. It's a hell of a gift to change a persons outlook on life. Instead of dwelling about his past, he can now look to the future. The difference is Q goes about it in a way that no one says "Boy, I wish Q was around to solve our problems for us." Q shows up and everyone thinks "Damn, I wish this omnipotent being would piss off." In the end Q helps humanity but no one worships Q.
Preaching would not work anyway. They would not listen and do anything else, but not what he would preach. So he plays the jerk and provokes them into doing the right thing. It's more fun this way anyway.
When he "warned" them about the Borg, he also made the Borg aware of humans quite a bit earlier then they normally would have become. Yes, the cube was already on a general course towards Federation territory, but that doesn't mean it would have actually travelled there without any significant detours, or even all the way at all. Yes, the Borg sooner or later _would_ have found the Federation, and being prepared for that way in advance definitely helped - but he also sped up that contact and conflict. Also, having Guinan know about them and *not* having warned anyone was, in my opinion, bad writing... if she _knew_ this well how much of a threat they were, even that one cube (that was originally intended to be the one and only Borg ship - it wasn't intended that there were any more, let alone a whole empire), having wiped out her entire planet, would absolutely have come up in a conversation *_with her friend Picard_* at the very least. "Hey, you know, my entire race was wiped out by this one giant ship crewed by uncaring cybernetic organisms called the Borg, you might want to keep an eye out for them in case they ever get near any planets we care about..."
@@Wolf-ln1mlalthough, they retconned this in Enterprise with the Borg on Earth and to a lesser extent in Voyager with Seven's parents. The Borg would have known by then, so it only looked like Q did us dirty.
@@rogerschneider5971 Oh, yep, the later writing (more Borg than just the one cube, the Hansons, and of course Enterprise just had to add them to the "actually, _we_ made first contact with race/threat xyz" list) made this even worse, but it's already pretty damn bad if you just look at it at this point in TNG....
There is a fun fact to Picard's laughing while seeing the blade sticking out of his chest: I think it's amazing because there was already an episode about Jean Luc Picard's heart. Back then, he barely escaped with his life and had to be saved by Dr. Katherine Pulaski. Even then, when he told Wesley the story of the fight, he mentioned that, surprisingly, he only laughed out loud when he saw the blade in his chest. The point is: he told it in episode S02E17, a whole four seasons before. It's really amazing how they wrapped the "laugh scene" into its own story in the sixth season.
Don't think it is amazing. It is just consequent written. When they come back to a certain piece of the story, they have to present it in line with what they have told before. It would be a surprise if the tell in season 2 a detail and won't use this in a later season when they use this story line again.
32:13 Cassie went through all phases of grief in 1 minute Shock - Transfer - NO!! Anger - We're giving up too easy!!! Bargaining - Don't be so noble, let's turn this around! I'm sure there won't be THAT many times to put her life in danger!!!!! Depression - CONFLICTED - SAD!!!!! Acceptance --- was really nice to see him happy.........he was smitten....... Maybe Crusher is still interested??? :D You're the best Cassie!!!!
If you look closely when the first concert is held (where Data plays the violin), as Picard starts to fall in love with her, behind him is Deana and you can see her eyes glance towards him as she telepathically senses what he is feeling. A lovely touch.
@@llamallama1509 And that is why Dwight Schultz did amazing work playing Barclay. Barclay is the guy that is difficult to connect with, and in an franchise where everyone is a super star, it is great there has been a character that is genuinely very capable, but also struggling in accepting he rightfully is assigned to the be on one of the most prestigious posting out there. I found it a wonderful addition for the audience. I do hate how his re-assignment to Jupiter station really caused a regression. Not fair because I would expect Barclay to have grown enough to find help outside Deanna Troi, and he has been assigned both on the Enterprise D and E for good reasons. I will point towards it being a product of its time and being made by TV persons, not people that have experience in real life technical fields or education where being on the spectrum is far more common. In TV business there simply is no time for that, even for technical or advisory crew.
@@Tuning3434 But the Jupiter Station posting was a side quest that led him to his Pathfinder Project triumph. Also, The Jupiter Station posting was temporary as he helped create the EMH and then returned to the Enterprise. It was probably an interim assignment between the Enterprise-D's destruction and the Enterprise-E's launch.
Tapestry is a great episode, and it is a really strong hint that Q considers Picard as a friend. I really hope you'll watch "Ship in a bottle" and "Face of the enemy" on your own, these are great episodes that shouldn't be missed.
"Why is he doing this?" Because, in his own way, Q cares, and as loath as he'd be to admit it, he'd hate if the adventures ended, be it through death or simply lack of imagination and adventurous spirit.
Q is my favourite character. There's a method to his madness. He cares a great deal for Picard and is constantly challenging and teaching him. Picard comes out of every encouter with Q as a better man.
I had a friend who was depressed and borderline “self deleting”, due to childhood traumas from his abusive mother. I got him to sit down and watch “tapestry”, that was ten years ago…now he’s happily married with his second kid on the way. He even thanked me AND the episode in his wedding speech for saving g him from that dark place
That's so strange to me because the message I get from the episode is if you don't take drastic measures and do bad things then your life will be meaningless. Honestly, the older I get the episode makes me more suicidal and not less. I mean, I get what the episode THINKS it's saying, and why you had him watch it (because your pain makes you you, so don't let it define you, just grow from it), but it still bugs me. But then, your friend has a life and I don't so what do i know.
One (of many) things that I love about the Tapestry episode is that the lesson that Picard learns through it and his opening up to Riker at the end of it is like an echo of the experience Patrick Stewart had with the TNG show: Stewart recounted that when he first started the series, he took his part and his work on the show V ERY SERIOUSLY. So much so that he was setting himself appart from the rest of the cast who would joke, dance and goof off between takes and got very close off the set. But he was annoyed by this behavior and thought they should be more professional. As time went on, he realized that he was the odd man out and that he had been missing out on tons of pleasureful moments, not only with the cast and crew of TNG, but many other people he worked with in the past (Which, given his advanced age even back when TNG started, must have been a very long list of missed opportunities). Stewart, in the interviews, credited that experience on the show had changing much about his outlook on life and friendship and helped to open him up to many less serious roles than what he had perused in the past; so I have no doubt that, without his time on TNG, Stewart might have never accepted comic appearances on shows like Frasier, Family Guy, American Dad and many, many more!
@@darthken815 ☝🤓Actually, there is no Klingon god of vengeance, or any other Klingon god. According to Klingon myth, the Klingons killed all their gods.
20:36 "I noticed that the applause this evening exceeded average decibel levels" This is one of the many reasons you gotta love Data. He's has been my favorite ever since the show first aired. Cool character, sick name.
Seeing Nella and Beverly side by side in sickbay made me realize. Red hair, blue eyes, science division uniform, early 40s.....Picard certainly has a type.
Yeah, I saw an interview with Patrick Stewart laughing about it. That was the Christie's Auction - which erroneously sold a dollar store sun visor as Data's poker dealing visor (it was a big dust-up after Brent Spiner mentioned that it was obviously not the correct prop.
Yrah I remember all that, I purchased The Christie's auction catalogs and watched the story with the Akuda's (spelling)?) Preparing all the auction pieces, it was a bittersweet Star Trek moment
"Lessons" always brings a bittersweet tear to my eye because Picard finally finds love after losing his "wife" of 40+ years in the episode "The Inner Light" and then loses her in the end. We care about Jean Luc and want to see him happy. Great episode!
Cassie, you make watching TNG feel new again, as a former analyst, I struggled with why that was. I have come to the conclusion that it's not just that it's new to you but more about your wholesome and sweet personality that enhances the experience for me. Thank very much for sharing that with us.
Sadly, Wendy Hughes, the actress who played Nella Darren passed away in 2014 at the age of 61. She was Austrailian, but I didn' know that until I read her bio.
The good news is that she'll live on forever as Nella Daren. Short as her time on the show was, she made a real impression and is a very beloved character.
That's such sad news. 😥 I just found this tribute to her. It's just pictures from her life and career with background music. Very beautiful th-cam.com/video/pgUIKxhluU0/w-d-xo.html
With Jean-Luc and Beverly, they've been friends for a very long time - he was close friends with both Beverly and her late husband Jack years before they married and had Wesley; Jack Crusher served on the U.S.S. Stargazer, Picard's previous ship, and was basically Jean-Luc's best friend. Their relationship has been strictly platonic for over thirty years at this point.
Cassie witnessed two well adjusted people accepting that sometimes love isn't enough if it interferes with life and responsibilities. In other words, Cassie saw the death of romance in the face of true selfless sacrifice for someone you care for.
@@jsharp3165 And at the end of the video, Cassie said she was still confused about why they broke up. As much as Cassie's brain understood, the majority of Cassie is a romantic movie fan... and those movies will brainwash you. lol
Eh. Some people don't put career ahead of love and family, some do. IMO, Picard jumped quickly into loving her but she didn't feel quite the same. Her main concern was boosting her career.
Q is not evil. In this case he showed how the mistakes we make in the past make us who we are. If we make no mistakes take no risks we don't grow. Q knows that.
YES! Tapestry one of my favorite episodes of TNG. To better understand the lesson Q gives Picard. I live be this lesson everyday "To live a fulfilled life one must take risks, because often times those risks will reward you in return, therefore make your life worth living"
that's a terrible lesson, to me. But it plays into the stereotype of masculinity. Apparently you can't be a worthwhile man unless you're out there breaking rules and starting fights and being a dick. Screw that noise.
@@TrekBeatTK lol wrong this lesson applies to any risk and circumstances people take and experience to live a fulfilled life. Every action, every choice influences our outcome in life. Picard's upbringing was simply a rogue/maverick like outlook on life until his faced near death to learn the flaws in his masculinity and Q points that out several times. By your logic living a sheltered life, covered in bubble wrap is better for a man. Nah screw that noise.
Yes, but a person needs to be careful and have good judgement about when is the right time to take a risk, whether the risk is worth the reward, and when it is not.
@@TrekBeatTK taking risks is not exclusive to only men, and stop making arguments based on narrow definitions that _YOU_ create. You don't have to "break rules" or start fights or be a "dick" to take risks.
I think the main lesson Picard took from being stabbed was that "I could die anytime." That thought terrified him especially when his life was just getting started. And THAT is what pushed him to stand out and accoplish his goals of being a commander.
I watched this Q episode when it aired at a snack shop when I was a recruit in Air Force technical training. They had a tv on the wall and it was playing, so I watched it from the bar. It was a warm feeling I got being able to watch a new episode of something I'd been watching since middle school. That next episode, I forgot she didn't die. I was fully expecting her to not come back from that mission, leaving the door open for Beverly. It just seemed like that was the way it was going. One thing I always liked about this series was that it's often unpredictable, in a good way.
This episode certainly shows that Q is more than just a trickster. He genuinely cares about Picard. That's why this episode is so good. It did so much for Q as a character.
Can you imagine modern Star Trek writers crafting ANYTHING this emotionally mature, structurally sound, or narratively compelling? MAN I miss writers with actual life experience and wisdom... 😢
When Daren said, "I was afraid I had misread you", that really struck a note with me. It actually allowed Picard respectful agency in his decisions, something that was rarely demonstrated in people I've encountered and had in my life, at least back then. Up to that time I was so used to relationships with pushy people that are so quickly offended and demand loyalty in a bullying way. In many ways TNG continued to remind me of the better path I could have been on. I don't waste my time with those people anymore. It's been decades, and except for a couple weeks of wondering what I was doing, I have had no reason to consider going back. Life hasn't exactly been like TNG at all, but I've taken the steps I wanted. More to come.
I hear you. People are so quick to judge and always think they know the full story. Not often enough do they take the time to fully understand someone's meaning or intentions. So much that is wrong with the world today could be resolved with effective communication and not rushing to judgment.
"Lessons" is very special to me. My mom was a music teacher ... and she taught recorders early in her career (Cass, you did the Hot Cross Buns song during The Inner Light reaction). This episode, Nella playing piano and Picard playing his flute, made me smile. I remember my mom playing the piano and hearing the richness of the music she played. Mom passed away on December 8, 2021. I miss her, I miss her playing, but it's so nice to know there are memories and other good things in life that still continue. Picard was entitled to his happiness which made me smile, too. A great episode!
It's ironic she'd mention the vampire thing. If you're 50 and you make out with a teenager you're a pervert, but if you're 200 and you make out with a teenager it's romantic.
Fair, but look at it from the vampire's point of view: how many other 200 year olds are out there? Think it's hard to find someone on Tinder as is? They don't have an undead group. Plus, you could date a 50 year old when you're 200 and it's the same problem.
@@Tantalus010 Fair point, nicely said; plus how many people have an emotional and/or intellectual age that matches their physical age? Whom is to say that a specific 50 year old is not as/or more naive and socially gauche than the specific 18 year old next to them. ^^ [However, since it feels rather intrusive to me to determine this kind of psychological data on a state/national lvl, physical age might be a usable indicator. E.g. the German law has different protection ages [
RIte? I didn't check through the comments to see if anyone else mentioned it, but I'm pretty sure that "Marta" was 17 in that scene where she kisses a 52-ish year-old Sir (a few more yeas after that) Patrick. Ok. I scrolled down and someone else did mention it. Can always count on the comments around here!
Australian actor Wendy Hughes played Nella Darren, and GOD it shows!....she had such a magnetism about her. Sadly we lost her to cancer on 8 March 2014!
I never knew it, so I guess it wasn't obvious (to me). And it makes sense -- on the abbreviated shooting schedule of a weekly series, it's far easier to use a little trickery than to train an actor how to play an instrument convincingly, in addition to learning the script and doing the blocking for that episode.
🔔 CASSIE @ 27:48 "I thought (the woman) was going to be under the table" ❤ 🔔 CASSIE @ 28:18 reacts to same woman saying to Picard "What about that special dessert you promised me?" ❤
Star Trek has never done romance episodes that well, but "Lessons" is one of the best in the whole franchise. Rather than just providing swoon material, Picard's relationship with Nella explored his character in a meaningful way.
In a previous episode video, you said you might not be a true Trekkie or Trekker. I think I would say for the community of Trekkers and trekkies that you're absolutely one of us. You've enjoyed the shows you're enjoying the movies, you're getting a kick out of antics and caring for different characters and character development. You are fully invested. you're definitely one of us. But what do I know? I've only been a fan for 45 years. Lol
Season 7 Episode 8 "Attached" will give you your fill of Picard and Crusher together. They knew the series was coming to an end and in many of the episodes the last season they were trying to tie up some of the long existing storylines. It's an episode you won't want to miss.
Ron Moore, one of the producers of this episode, said “I liked the relationship with Nella and wanted it to continue aboard the Enterprise-D, but that view was in the minority. I thought that she matched up well with Picard and that we should've just played it out over several episodes.” What could have been, eh Cassie?
33:14 "Maybe that was the push for (Beverly) to admit her true feelings, and go for it." I think Beverly has always known her true feelings at this point, and enjoys serving with Jean-Luc, being that close to him, having this very deep friendship with a romantic edge to it. However, she knows if she lets things progress with Jean-Luc as far as Nella did, she'll be putting him into the same conflicted position as Nella did -- putting them both into it, because she loves her career, too, serving as the chief medical officer aboard the flagship of the Federation. Also, Beverly wisely realizes Jean-Luc _can_ make a command decision now that may send her into danger, and have it not devastate him. Perhaps she thinks it would be selfish of her to raise the heat and put him through that. She does love him, but just keeps the fires banked a bit more than Nella did, and perhaps saw and understood that Nella had not thought this all through during their interaction in sick bay. Beverly is wisely choosing to keep things at their current level, playing for time, in order to not hasten them both toward an end that she knows will result in a decision, the career over the personal. Because she knows, or fears, what her beloved captain will choose. And what she may choose. What they have now is good. Why risk losing that in pursuit of the perfect?
Speculation is that the reason Q is doing this is to pay Picard back for protecting him the time he lost his powers. Picard refused previous attempts, but ultimately when Vash decided to join Q for an adventure, Picard stated that he'd consider the debt settled if Q made sure no harm came to her. It could be that, because Vash got fed up and bailed on Q soon after, that Q felt he had to do another favor for Picard, hence we have this episode. The other possibility is suggested by an episode you haven't watched yet but I'm sure it will be one of the ones you watch with us.
I love Tapestry. I remember seeing it the night it aired . It was an episode that had comedy but such a serious message. I wish Jean Luc had contacted Cory and Marta after he debriefed with Riker
Also a great Data-centric episode is Thine Own Self. I think she might like that too- it shows Data being creative like he was in the 2 episodes with Mark Twain.
Tapestry is a TNG version of “It’s a Wonderful Life”. Our mistakes, decisions, make us who we are. If we are happy with our life, we should be grateful for them. We all experience hard times. The difference is: was the journey worth it? “Why do I feel like I’m going to cry……. Whoa!”. I laughed! It’s a lovely episode. She’s very much his type: Elegant. Thoughtful. Strong. And they just vibe together. Who can’t be happy for him who has also felt that…. Wish you saw “The Perfect Mate”. It’s one of my favorites and is a fun episode.
I'm so happy you've watched "Tapestry". And with regard to your comments about Q's relationship to Jean-Luc, I think you will have a wonderful time when you eventually get to Season Two of "Star Trek: Picard"!
Thanks for watching these, two of my favorites. I recently watched the "reactors read mean comments," and couldn't disagree more about the ones directed at you and your sister. You both are intelligent, thoughtful reactors... with lovely faces.
The first episode mentioned a Dr Salar. Although not seen, the Character is Vulcan, and the actress who eventually plays her is the same actress who plays Worf's wife. She is also married in real life to the actor who plays Q. She plays a third character as well but I won't spoil it.
I hope the Kai Wynn episodes are skipped like Reginald Barclay's are skipped here. Focus on Garak and Julian, Kira and Odo, Worf and Jadzia, Dukat and Sisko... skip all the Bajoran mumbo jumbo with the wormhole gods. they mostly sucked and led nowhere as fundamentalism typically does. also i hope TNG s7 includes Ro Laren's return and the Maquis cell episode. the connection with hasperat was a much better cultural discussion about Bajor than most of the religious episodes on DS9.
@@asmrhead1560 eh, it could work if we count two-parters as one episode. "Emissary" and "Duet" for season 1; "Cardassians" and/or "Necessary Evil" and "The Wire" and "The Jem'Hadar" for season 2; "The Search", "Second Skin", "Improbable Cause" and "The Die is Cast" (and hopefully, "Explorers" too) for season 3; "The Way of the Warrior", "The Visitor", "Indiscretion", "Home Front/Paradise Lost" two-parter for season 4; "Apocalypse Rising", "Nor the Battle to the Strong", "Rapture", "In Purgatory's Shadow"/"By Inferno's Light" two-parter and "Call to Arms" for season 5. Season six is where it breaks down and Cassie would have to watch the first six episodes of season 6 at least plus "In the Pale Moonlight" and "Tears of the Prophets". That's only 8 episodes which is comparable to 4 single episodes and 2 two-parters, which I think she's done for TNG. Season seven would be tricky but doable, and I think which episodes would vary the most amongst fans of any season up to this point. I'd suggest "Treachery, Faith and the Great River", "The Siege of AR-558", "Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges", "Tacking in to the Wind" (for its importance to Worf's storyline), maybe "What You Leave Behind" (personally, not a huge fan of the way DS9 ended, though it's an amazing series and those last episodes are particularly good for the Cardassian resistance storyline). For laughs, I wouldn't mind seeing her react to "Take me out to the Holosuite" plus it's the episode where the DS9 fandom gets one of it's most well-known nicknames, Niners. I think that list of episodes would give much of the meat of DS9 without losing too much. Obviously the series has much more to it than that but so does TNG, I think Cassie would get the gist and a lot of the main characters most important moments happen in those episodes. 4 or 5 more episodes in total would allow for most of the Maquis storyline too.
True love is making sure that person has the best and safest life... even if it means not being with them. Otherwise it's not love... it's selfish obsession. Two good episodes with a much deeper meaning. You will find this is why Picard's enterprise/series is much loved, as there is far more to come from him and his crew.
Best life? Agreed. But the safest life? That's exactly the mistake Picard made in Tapestry. You don't do anyone a favor by making their entire life 'safe'. The result is that the person doesn't build character, avoids all risk and never grows as a person. I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy. Okay maybe I would, but I certainly wouldn't wish it on someone I love. It's natural to want to protect someone, but it's also good to allow someone to learn from their mistakes.
@@Bonez0r "You don't do anyone a favor by making their entire life 'safe'" Actually it's the best life... that's why those people live the longest. Which raises the possibility of you thinking just because you had a hard life... others needlessly should... which is a scenario that will never be allowed to fruition. "but it's also good to allow someone to learn from their mistakes." Not when it harms them... and you allowing that makes you a horrid person. People can learn from education 1000 times better than a known or predictable mistake... as they can learn before making that mistake. It's called evolution. People make mistakes to pass on the knowledge to not make that mistake. Bypassing that is not evolution... it's stupidity... the opposite. If you go to a random far away country and start eating all the berries you see growing across the country... are you first... 1) Going to use the internet or a book to research the knowledge of others on bad and good berries, who made the mistake centuries ago so you don't. 2) Do such a thing and never come home. 3) Refuse because you know from the education of others (Contradicting the point anyways) that you would have to choose from 1 or 2. If you KNOW harm is going to come... allowing it will always make you the bad guy... there is ZERO scenario's where it will be tolerated or accepted.
@@babalonkie it actually makes you a horrid person if you keep a loved one weak, yes, _weak,_ by overprotecting them. Oh sure it will make _you_ feel better about yourself, and so it's actually a selfish act, but the person you're 'protecting' will never become resilient that way, and will not know how to handle normal problems. I'm not talking about a hard life, just normal every day problems, and of course you want to protect from dangers that are too big and could seriously harm that person. But don't overdo it, I think that's common sense. If you want an analogy, think about your immune system. It needs practice to be effective. If you grow up in a sterile environment, your immune system will not learn what invading microorganisms look like and you'll be completely vulnerable and helpless if a pathogen does come along because your immune system won't know how to handle the situation. Similarly you don't want your loved ones to be so unresilient and weak that they'll have a mental breakdown at the first minor obstacle or inconvenience that comes along. Gradual exposure is the key.
Cassie - Don't forget that after the movies is Star Trek: Picard, which ran for three seasons. And the third season reunites the entire TNG crew for a final adventure, but the first two seasons have several cameos and callbacks to the original series. Very good series that cannot be missed, especially since it ties up many loose ends that you might not have even realized we're loose ends. Very good show :)
This whole episode is a huge continuity pull for Picard. In season 2 Picard is going to a star base for a procedure on his mechanical heart. While Wesley is going for Academy entry exams. They take a shuttle together. Picard tells Wesley the story of getting stabbed in the heart in a bar room brawl. Then laughing when he looked down at the knife. Then there his Picard's uniform. It's wrong. He is wearing a white undershirt, with shoulder strap and left cuff. That is for senior officers. Captain and above. He should have red Jr. officer in training for command, if not mustard engineering/helm, or grey sciences/communications. The cuff strap is for time in service pips and dashes. Instead it looks like they put a petty officers badge above it.
Picard was no longer a cadet. He was a fully commissioned officer with the rank of ensign. White isn't just for senior officers, it denotes anyone in the Command division. You're forgetting we've seen lower-ranking officers wearing white before, IE Lt. jg Castillo in Yesterday's Enterprise. Jack Crusher also wore white in the recording he made for Wesley as a Jay Gee. And red isn't just for cadets on the Command track, either. Valeris was in operations and wore red alongside her grey department colors, and engineering cadets had red trim on their suits.
Ever since watching Tapestry, I keep wondering if Q had offered me that choice to change a vital moment in my life: would I have taken it? And would I have been happy with whatever came afterwards? Only in my case, I am the Picard in the blue uniform.
@@samellowery This is my biggest pet peeve, yes. I have a softspot for Generations, and I honestly think First Contact works as a good spectacle movie (helped by THE villain race). But considering the average movie featured on this channel, and what aspects really seems to click with Cassie, makes me think: "Why not keep watching TNG and watch the movies in 6 months, or a year, or never at all?" I don't really see the downsides of that train of thought.
It's difficult to see so many memorable episodes skipped, but I understand the decision for the channel, and I'm glad we're now ALL on the SAME PAGE about how GREAT TNG is!!! ❤❤❤
And so his life was worthy after all, saving his brother from drowning, so the brother saved those men on the transport in WWII. And then he saved Bedford Falls from becoming Pottersville.
Fun fact: The actress that played the Ensign that Picard sleeps with was 17 years old at the time of filming “Tapestry.” That always amazed me. That woman seems older than that to me.
Oh. Lessons is one of my all time favorites. I get so emotional when they play together in Picard's quarters and the Jeffries tube. I was absolutely devastated when the actress who plays Nella Daren passed away in 2014.
The complicated relationship between Picard and Q gets even more complicated in the recent show Picard. I highly recommend it for your own viewing pleasure. But you cant skip episodes or youll get lost.
"John Luck Pickard" is such a great line delivery by John De Lancie
Just came in here to say the same thing. Every time I'm flipping through the channels and see a re-run of this show, I always say "John Luck Pickerd !!" in my best Q accent when he makes an appearance.
It's like Stan Lee's best Marvel cameo, "I'm looking for a Tony Stank.."
Except, since Q was reading Picard's name as English, he should have pronounced "Jean" as "jeen", not "jon".
I met him in 2016 and told him how much I loved this episode.
"You seem unimpaled so far" also great
The story about Jean-Luc being stabbed in the heart was first told in season 2. In that episode he and Wesley are travelling to a Starbase together in a shuttle and Jean-Luc tells Wesley he has an artificial heart and how he got it. He even mentioned that he laughed when he saw the blade in his chest.
Yep. The episode is called “Samaritan Snare” and Picard needs a routine surgery to upgrade his mechanical heart. (Spoiler: The surgery doesn’t go as planned).
well,to get all the things you will have to watch it all,not only single episodes told you by others:( and sitting there with merchandise pretend to be a fan but not even watching a third of TNG?
and dont say things about time,if there is something you really want/need you will take the time you need for it
@@chrisrey2930 You can be a fan of a show without watching many episodes. For example, I've watched Doctor Who off and on for years, never seeing any season all the way through. I call myself a Doctor Who fan, but by your logic, I'm not - and that's so wrong and silly! And with me, yes, it is a time thing! I watch so many different shows, movies, etc, and haven't had the will to commit to watching through every single episode of Who. And that's okay! I can still call myself a fan without "really wanting/needing" to watch it in its entirety.
Furthermore, Cass has said multiple times that she wants to and might watch through more of Star Trek on her own time - just not do reactions for them so the channel doesn't just become "Star Trek reaction channel."
@@chrisrey2930please stop being a gatekeeper. It's not up to you to decide who qualifies as a fan
@@chrisrey2930 lame take.
The moment he trusted her enough to play *that* flute piece. Gets me every time.
Ever since that episode, that music... whew... yeah, such a beautiful piece.
It never fails. Every single time I hear that flute and that melody... so emotional. 😭
We sang it as a child - it's an old hymn they altered a bit. "Spirit of God, as Strong as the Wind, Gentle as is the Dove" is the song.
E: im not religious, i just mean we sang that at school as kids in the early 80s - so the music definitely older than TNG.
"Tapestry" is one of my favorite TNG episodes. 🥰
Fun fact: Tapestry is Christian Slater's favorite episode too ‼️
Same here
Agreed, it's a masterpiece, Patrick Stewart and John DeLancie knock it out of the park.
It is my personal favorite. Even more than "The Inner Light"
@@BillKrayer12thMan Same with Indian Jones's.... he goes searhing for them in the last crusade
Picard laughing with the dagger sticking out of his chest is truly iconic and super badass!
It's amazing because there was already an episode about Jean Luc Picard's heart. Back then, he barely escaped with his life and had to be saved by Dr. Pulaski. Even then, when he told Wesley the story of the fight, he mentioned that, surprisingly, he only laughed out loud when he saw the blade in his chest.
The point is: he told it in episode S02E17, a whole four seasons before. It's really amazing how they wrapped the "laugh scene" into its own story in the sixth season.
@@vornamenachname4298They really leveled up the writing staff in those 4 years
Especially because the way it is framed. First we see younger Jean-Luc get stabbed and seeming to laugh it off and then we see how all this came to be and that the laugh is really: relief.
I can't get enough of your Star Trek reactions.
Agreed!
Hopefully she does DS9!
When you first watch TNG, you will see Q as the episodes villain. Some pain that just likes to jerk other around. When you re watch Star Trek, you can actually see Q as a guide for humanity. Every time Q shows up, the crew are better off in some way or another. He warned them about the Borg, placed the falling moon back in orbit and in Tapestry, removed the regrets Picard had about his life. In the end he helped Picard understand that the mistakes he made in his past helped shape the person he is today. It's a hell of a gift to change a persons outlook on life. Instead of dwelling about his past, he can now look to the future. The difference is Q goes about it in a way that no one says "Boy, I wish Q was around to solve our problems for us." Q shows up and everyone thinks "Damn, I wish this omnipotent being would piss off." In the end Q helps humanity but no one worships Q.
Preaching would not work anyway. They would not listen and do anything else, but not what he would preach. So he plays the jerk and provokes them into doing the right thing. It's more fun this way anyway.
When he "warned" them about the Borg, he also made the Borg aware of humans quite a bit earlier then they normally would have become. Yes, the cube was already on a general course towards Federation territory, but that doesn't mean it would have actually travelled there without any significant detours, or even all the way at all. Yes, the Borg sooner or later _would_ have found the Federation, and being prepared for that way in advance definitely helped - but he also sped up that contact and conflict.
Also, having Guinan know about them and *not* having warned anyone was, in my opinion, bad writing... if she _knew_ this well how much of a threat they were, even that one cube (that was originally intended to be the one and only Borg ship - it wasn't intended that there were any more, let alone a whole empire), having wiped out her entire planet, would absolutely have come up in a conversation *_with her friend Picard_* at the very least. "Hey, you know, my entire race was wiped out by this one giant ship crewed by uncaring cybernetic organisms called the Borg, you might want to keep an eye out for them in case they ever get near any planets we care about..."
@@Wolf-ln1ml 😂💯
@@Wolf-ln1mlalthough, they retconned this in Enterprise with the Borg on Earth and to a lesser extent in Voyager with Seven's parents. The Borg would have known by then, so it only looked like Q did us dirty.
@@rogerschneider5971 Oh, yep, the later writing (more Borg than just the one cube, the Hansons, and of course Enterprise just had to add them to the "actually, _we_ made first contact with race/threat xyz" list) made this even worse, but it's already pretty damn bad if you just look at it at this point in TNG....
There is a fun fact to Picard's laughing while seeing the blade sticking out of his chest:
I think it's amazing because there was already an episode about Jean Luc Picard's heart. Back then, he barely escaped with his life and had to be saved by Dr. Katherine Pulaski. Even then, when he told Wesley the story of the fight, he mentioned that, surprisingly, he only laughed out loud when he saw the blade in his chest.
The point is: he told it in episode S02E17, a whole four seasons before. It's really amazing how they wrapped the "laugh scene" into its own story in the sixth season.
Don't think it is amazing. It is just consequent written. When they come back to a certain piece of the story, they have to present it in line with what they have told before.
It would be a surprise if the tell in season 2 a detail and won't use this in a later season when they use this story line again.
32:13 Cassie went through all phases of grief in 1 minute
Shock - Transfer - NO!!
Anger - We're giving up too easy!!!
Bargaining - Don't be so noble, let's turn this around! I'm sure there won't be THAT many times to put her life in danger!!!!!
Depression - CONFLICTED - SAD!!!!!
Acceptance --- was really nice to see him happy.........he was smitten....... Maybe Crusher is still interested??? :D
You're the best Cassie!!!!
Tapestry and Lessons will be excellent episodes in terms of character development -- specifically, Picard's.
Finally, the Picard-in-relationships storylines she wanted all this time.
Wait till “Picard” series …. It makesvsense
This is the better one. I don't know if Cassie would be as happy with Vash.
@@kevinschwabe4201 I never was. Daren was a much better fit.
And then she didn't understand it 🤦
@@kevinschwabe4201 Ba´ku girl woman in Insurrection was also a good mate for Picard.
If you look closely when the first concert is held (where Data plays the violin), as Picard starts to fall in love with her, behind him is Deana and you can see her eyes glance towards him as she telepathically senses what he is feeling. A lovely touch.
It's a strong consideration for ship's medical staff that the Captain is experiencing the destabilizing emotions and mentality of 'romantic love'.
I'm amazed no Barclay episode was ever chosen on this channel for a reaction.
Yeah :( She's being very scarce, missing on great episodes.
Broccoli is an acquired taste
@@llamallama1509 And that is why Dwight Schultz did amazing work playing Barclay. Barclay is the guy that is difficult to connect with, and in an franchise where everyone is a super star, it is great there has been a character that is genuinely very capable, but also struggling in accepting he rightfully is assigned to the be on one of the most prestigious posting out there. I found it a wonderful addition for the audience.
I do hate how his re-assignment to Jupiter station really caused a regression. Not fair because I would expect Barclay to have grown enough to find help outside Deanna Troi, and he has been assigned both on the Enterprise D and E for good reasons. I will point towards it being a product of its time and being made by TV persons, not people that have experience in real life technical fields or education where being on the spectrum is far more common. In TV business there simply is no time for that, even for technical or advisory crew.
@@Tuning3434 But the Jupiter Station posting was a side quest that led him to his Pathfinder Project triumph. Also, The Jupiter Station posting was temporary as he helped create the EMH and then returned to the Enterprise. It was probably an interim assignment between the Enterprise-D's destruction and the Enterprise-E's launch.
She could at least have seen the episode where everyone deevolves, & Barclay turns into an insect!
Tapestry is a great episode, and it is a really strong hint that Q considers Picard as a friend.
I really hope you'll watch "Ship in a bottle" and "Face of the enemy" on your own, these are great episodes that shouldn't be missed.
"Why is he doing this?"
Because, in his own way, Q cares, and as loath as he'd be to admit it, he'd hate if the adventures ended, be it through death or simply lack of imagination and adventurous spirit.
Very similar to that a master and his beloved pet. 🤣
Q is my favourite character. There's a method to his madness. He cares a great deal for Picard and is constantly challenging and teaching him. Picard comes out of every encouter with Q as a better man.
I had a friend who was depressed and borderline “self deleting”, due to childhood traumas from his abusive mother.
I got him to sit down and watch “tapestry”, that was ten years ago…now he’s happily married with his second kid on the way.
He even thanked me AND the episode in his wedding speech for saving g him from that dark place
Wow! What a wonderful story of the gift this show can be! Thank you!
@@SteveBrant55indeed, this episode especially can be quite profound and powerful with its message.
So, I guess you were like Q to his Picard then. 😉
That's so strange to me because the message I get from the episode is if you don't take drastic measures and do bad things then your life will be meaningless. Honestly, the older I get the episode makes me more suicidal and not less. I mean, I get what the episode THINKS it's saying, and why you had him watch it (because your pain makes you you, so don't let it define you, just grow from it), but it still bugs me. But then, your friend has a life and I don't so what do i know.
And I thank you, Cmdr. trayolphia ^^
One (of many) things that I love about the Tapestry episode is that the lesson that Picard learns through it and his opening up to Riker at the end of it is like an echo of the experience Patrick Stewart had with the TNG show:
Stewart recounted that when he first started the series, he took his part and his work on the show V ERY SERIOUSLY. So much so that he was setting himself appart from the rest of the cast who would joke, dance and goof off between takes and got very close off the set. But he was annoyed by this behavior and thought they should be more professional. As time went on, he realized that he was the odd man out and that he had been missing out on tons of pleasureful moments, not only with the cast and crew of TNG, but many other people he worked with in the past (Which, given his advanced age even back when TNG started, must have been a very long list of missed opportunities). Stewart, in the interviews, credited that experience on the show had changing much about his outlook on life and friendship and helped to open him up to many less serious roles than what he had perused in the past; so I have no doubt that, without his time on TNG, Stewart might have never accepted comic appearances on shows like Frasier, Family Guy, American Dad and many, many more!
So TNG gave us Sir Patrick Stewart as King Richard the Lionheart. "From this day, all the toilets in the land will be known as.....JOHNS."
Tapestry really feels like it ties into the season finale. It's not about starships and civilizations. It's about expanding past your personal limits.
"Who were they attacked by? I'll kill 'em!" I like Cassie going Mama Bear.
Thou shalt not anger the Klingon Goddess of Vengeance.
@@darthken815 ☝🤓Actually, there is no Klingon god of vengeance, or any other Klingon god. According to Klingon myth, the Klingons killed all their gods.
@@pepperVenge Maybe so, but Cassie is the Klingon Mama Bear from THE House of Quark!
@@pepperVenge Ooo, super-nerd, comin' in HOT! But even though I knew exactly the same information, I'm not a nerd.
@@pepperVenge excellent use of emojis! LOL
20:36 "I noticed that the applause this evening exceeded average decibel levels" This is one of the many reasons you gotta love Data. He's has been my favorite ever since the show first aired. Cool character, sick name.
Shouldn't it have been datum? Unless it's a they/them situation?
Seeing Nella and Beverly side by side in sickbay made me realize. Red hair, blue eyes, science division uniform, early 40s.....Picard certainly has a type.
I think JLP always liked the mature looking women, even his 21 year old self was that way in Tapestry. Though I think Vash is an exception.
They look like sisters for sure.
Picard's flute prop, which isn't even a real instrument and can't play anything, sold at auction for something like a quarter of a million dollars.
Yeah, I saw an interview with Patrick Stewart laughing about it.
That was the Christie's Auction - which erroneously sold a dollar store sun visor as Data's poker dealing visor (it was a big dust-up after Brent Spiner mentioned that it was obviously not the correct prop.
Yrah I remember all that, I purchased The Christie's auction catalogs and watched the story with the Akuda's (spelling)?) Preparing all the auction pieces, it was a bittersweet Star Trek moment
It may not be a playable instrument, but this one time, at Band Camp....
@@jasoncaldwell5627weird that a big auction like Christie's would be so sloppy with provenance 😳
@@SilentBob731 🤣🤣🤣
"Lessons" always brings a bittersweet tear to my eye because Picard finally finds love after losing his "wife" of 40+ years in the episode "The Inner Light" and then loses her in the end. We care about Jean Luc and want to see him happy. Great episode!
Cassie, you make watching TNG feel new again, as a former analyst, I struggled with why that was. I have come to the conclusion that it's not just that it's new to you but more about your wholesome and sweet personality that enhances the experience for me. Thank very much for sharing that with us.
Well said
simp
Ditto here😊
Sadly, Wendy Hughes, the actress who played Nella Darren passed away in 2014 at the age of 61. She was Austrailian, but I didn' know that until I read her bio.
The good news is that she'll live on forever as Nella Daren. Short as her time on the show was, she made a real impression and is a very beloved character.
That's such sad news. 😥 I just found this tribute to her. It's just pictures from her life and career with background music. Very beautiful th-cam.com/video/pgUIKxhluU0/w-d-xo.html
I'm very sorry to hear that, may she rest in peace. And I _thought_ I detected some sort of accent in Darren.
With Jean-Luc and Beverly, they've been friends for a very long time - he was close friends with both Beverly and her late husband Jack years before they married and had Wesley; Jack Crusher served on the U.S.S. Stargazer, Picard's previous ship, and was basically Jean-Luc's best friend.
Their relationship has been strictly platonic for over thirty years at this point.
"Thank you so much for watching."
Thank YOU. Spending time with you, and your sister, is always a delight.
Cassie witnessed two well adjusted people accepting that sometimes love isn't enough if it interferes with life and responsibilities. In other words, Cassie saw the death of romance in the face of true selfless sacrifice for someone you care for.
But her response was "Stop being so noble!"
"I'm sure there won't be THAT many times you have to put her life in danger!"
@@jsharp3165 And at the end of the video, Cassie said she was still confused about why they broke up. As much as Cassie's brain understood, the majority of Cassie is a romantic movie fan... and those movies will brainwash you. lol
She had watched Roman Holiday and did not get it then ... a romantic at heart. Can't blame her.
Eh. Some people don't put career ahead of love and family, some do. IMO, Picard jumped quickly into loving her but she didn't feel quite the same. Her main concern was boosting her career.
“Thought she was going to be under the table hiding” 😂😂😂
Oh my!
Or police academy style
Q is not evil. In this case he showed how the mistakes we make in the past make us who we are. If we make no mistakes take no risks we don't grow. Q knows that.
Not evil, just an ass.
It was pointless.
YES! Tapestry one of my favorite episodes of TNG. To better understand the lesson Q gives Picard. I live be this lesson everyday
"To live a fulfilled life one must take risks, because often times those risks will reward you in return, therefore make your life worth living"
that's a terrible lesson, to me. But it plays into the stereotype of masculinity. Apparently you can't be a worthwhile man unless you're out there breaking rules and starting fights and being a dick. Screw that noise.
@@TrekBeatTK lol wrong this lesson applies to any risk and circumstances people take and experience to live a fulfilled life. Every action, every choice influences our outcome in life. Picard's upbringing was simply a rogue/maverick like outlook on life until his faced near death to learn the flaws in his masculinity and Q points that out several times. By your logic living a sheltered life, covered in bubble wrap is better for a man. Nah screw that noise.
Yes, but a person needs to be careful and have good judgement about when is the right time to take a risk, whether the risk is worth the reward, and when it is not.
@@TrekBeatTK taking risks is not exclusive to only men, and stop making arguments based on narrow definitions that _YOU_ create. You don't have to "break rules" or start fights or be a "dick" to take risks.
I think the main lesson Picard took from being stabbed was that "I could die anytime." That thought terrified him especially when his life was just getting started. And THAT is what pushed him to stand out and accoplish his goals of being a commander.
I watched this Q episode when it aired at a snack shop when I was a recruit in Air Force technical training. They had a tv on the wall and it was playing, so I watched it from the bar. It was a warm feeling I got being able to watch a new episode of something I'd been watching since middle school.
That next episode, I forgot she didn't die. I was fully expecting her to not come back from that mission, leaving the door open for Beverly. It just seemed like that was the way it was going. One thing I always liked about this series was that it's often unpredictable, in a good way.
This episode certainly shows that Q is more than just a trickster. He genuinely cares about Picard. That's why this episode is so good. It did so much for Q as a character.
It's actually an object lesson for the audience.
love how she gets emotional listening him playing the melody from inner light
Can you imagine modern Star Trek writers crafting ANYTHING this emotionally mature, structurally sound, or narratively compelling? MAN I miss writers with actual life experience and wisdom... 😢
Even writers who are actually human are an endangered species.
has she seen any modern Star Trek?
But... but... woke!
Woke is so much better!
"Q is not my idea of heaven."
Well, if John de Lancie greets me at the gate, I'm not entering - I'll just hang out right there. 🤣🤣
When Daren said, "I was afraid I had misread you", that really struck a note with me.
It actually allowed Picard respectful agency in his decisions, something that was rarely demonstrated in people I've encountered and had in my life, at least back then.
Up to that time I was so used to relationships with pushy people that are so quickly offended and demand loyalty in a bullying way.
In many ways TNG continued to remind me of the better path I could have been on.
I don't waste my time with those people anymore. It's been decades, and except for a couple weeks of wondering what I was doing, I have had no reason to consider going back.
Life hasn't exactly been like TNG at all, but I've taken the steps I wanted. More to come.
I hear you. People are so quick to judge and always think they know the full story. Not often enough do they take the time to fully understand someone's meaning or intentions. So much that is wrong with the world today could be resolved with effective communication and not rushing to judgment.
"Lessons" is very special to me. My mom was a music teacher ... and she taught recorders early in her career (Cass, you did the Hot Cross Buns song during The Inner Light reaction). This episode, Nella playing piano and Picard playing his flute, made me smile. I remember my mom playing the piano and hearing the richness of the music she played. Mom passed away on December 8, 2021. I miss her, I miss her playing, but it's so nice to know there are memories and other good things in life that still continue. Picard was entitled to his happiness which made me smile, too. A great episode!
"Even Gods have their favourites Jean-Luc, and you've always been one of mine".....
I think that line is from Star Trek Picard.
@@cvonbarronit is, and therefore counts as a spoiler 😅
I see what you did there, Cmdr. Dorsett ^^
Yes, you can buy the earth creature known as a man flowers and also chocolate is safe for them to digest.
Lol your reaction to her asking about a "special dessert"!😂
It's ironic she'd mention the vampire thing. If you're 50 and you make out with a teenager you're a pervert, but if you're 200 and you make out with a teenager it's romantic.
Fair, but look at it from the vampire's point of view: how many other 200 year olds are out there? Think it's hard to find someone on Tinder as is? They don't have an undead group. Plus, you could date a 50 year old when you're 200 and it's the same problem.
If you’re a 50-15 couple: gross. 200-15 couple: fantasy that can’t happen, so some people can allow it in their romance stories
@@Tantalus010 Fair point, nicely said; plus how many people have an emotional and/or intellectual age that matches their physical age? Whom is to say that a specific 50 year old is not as/or more naive and socially gauche than the specific 18 year old next to them. ^^
[However, since it feels rather intrusive to me to determine this kind of psychological data on a state/national lvl, physical age might be a usable indicator. E.g. the German law has different protection ages [
@@Tantalus010what makes you think there’s no VampMatch, we just don’t advertise it.
RIte? I didn't check through the comments to see if anyone else mentioned it, but I'm pretty sure that "Marta" was 17 in that scene where she kisses a 52-ish year-old Sir (a few more yeas after that) Patrick.
Ok. I scrolled down and someone else did mention it. Can always count on the comments around here!
Darren standing next to Crusher...
I love that Picard has a type. 😂
Yup, I bet he'd love to keep a couple Irish Setters in his retirement.
It's a nice type, not gon' lie.
@@danielavery1272 Also, Vash.
@@ithinkihadeight yes, I almost mentioned her, too. She's not as close a match as Darren, but I still feel like she fits.
There is another Q episode in season 6 called “True Q”. It’s a good episode to watch if you want to gain some insights about the Q Continuum.
Q gave a great lesson. Every time I regret my past I remember Q's lesson.
Australian actor Wendy Hughes played Nella Darren, and GOD it shows!....she had such a magnetism about her.
Sadly we lost her to cancer on 8 March 2014!
Once you notice you will never unsee it.
The close up of Picard playing the flute is some one else's hands lol.
This is cursed knowledge. If you don't know it you probably won't notice, but once you know, you can never watch this episode quite the same.
I didn't notice that those weren't his hands but I did notice that his lips looked funny and I was wondering why. Now I know why!
I only just learned of this and UGH I hope nobody else finds out lol
I could tell the way his face was and that’s not his arms also it’s the back of someone’s arms
I never knew it, so I guess it wasn't obvious (to me). And it makes sense -- on the abbreviated shooting schedule of a weekly series, it's far easier to use a little trickery than to train an actor how to play an instrument convincingly, in addition to learning the script and doing the blocking for that episode.
🔔 CASSIE @ 27:48 "I thought (the woman) was going to be under the table" ❤
🔔 CASSIE @ 28:18 reacts to same woman saying to Picard "What about that special dessert you promised me?" ❤
Ok. I'm writing before the premiere here.
I love Tapestry. It's one of my most favorite episodes of any fiction.
Feels like "Lessons" was two-thirds of a perfect episode for Cassie. Romance AND seeing Picard happy? Heck yes.
I have always seen Q as our advocate in the trial of human existence because of episodes like tapestry
Yeah in a similar way to how some humans can get super stoked about ants
Star Trek has never done romance episodes that well, but "Lessons" is one of the best in the whole franchise. Rather than just providing swoon material, Picard's relationship with Nella explored his character in a meaningful way.
They could have, but didn't concentrate on romance. I'm glad.
In a previous episode video, you said you might not be a true Trekkie or Trekker. I think I would say for the community of Trekkers and trekkies that you're absolutely one of us. You've enjoyed the shows you're enjoying the movies, you're getting a kick out of antics and caring for different characters and character development. You are fully invested. you're definitely one of us. But what do I know? I've only been a fan for 45 years. Lol
I knew Cassie ‘crossed over’ to the Star Trek realm when she made the “See you next ‘Pon Far’ (wink, wink)joke ! 😂😂😂
Season 7 Episode 8 "Attached" will give you your fill of Picard and Crusher together. They knew the series was coming to an end and in many of the episodes the last season they were trying to tie up some of the long existing storylines. It's an episode you won't want to miss.
Ron Moore, one of the producers of this episode, said “I liked the relationship with Nella and wanted it to continue aboard the Enterprise-D, but that view was in the minority. I thought that she matched up well with Picard and that we should've just played it out over several episodes.” What could have been, eh Cassie?
….I wasn't around for the Voting of Season 6, but the episode “The Chase” has some wonderful writing
Seconded. If not a reaction then she should at least watch it on her own. Especially now it has connotations for Disco.
33:14 "Maybe that was the push for (Beverly) to admit her true feelings, and go for it." I think Beverly has always known her true feelings at this point, and enjoys serving with Jean-Luc, being that close to him, having this very deep friendship with a romantic edge to it. However, she knows if she lets things progress with Jean-Luc as far as Nella did, she'll be putting him into the same conflicted position as Nella did -- putting them both into it, because she loves her career, too, serving as the chief medical officer aboard the flagship of the Federation.
Also, Beverly wisely realizes Jean-Luc _can_ make a command decision now that may send her into danger, and have it not devastate him. Perhaps she thinks it would be selfish of her to raise the heat and put him through that. She does love him, but just keeps the fires banked a bit more than Nella did, and perhaps saw and understood that Nella had not thought this all through during their interaction in sick bay. Beverly is wisely choosing to keep things at their current level, playing for time, in order to not hasten them both toward an end that she knows will result in a decision, the career over the personal. Because she knows, or fears, what her beloved captain will choose. And what she may choose. What they have now is good. Why risk losing that in pursuit of the perfect?
Speculation is that the reason Q is doing this is to pay Picard back for protecting him the time he lost his powers. Picard refused previous attempts, but ultimately when Vash decided to join Q for an adventure, Picard stated that he'd consider the debt settled if Q made sure no harm came to her. It could be that, because Vash got fed up and bailed on Q soon after, that Q felt he had to do another favor for Picard, hence we have this episode.
The other possibility is suggested by an episode you haven't watched yet but I'm sure it will be one of the ones you watch with us.
Q was teaching Picard to have no regrets. And yes Q does like Picard in a funny kind of way lol
I think he loves him.😂😂😂
I love Tapestry. I remember seeing it the night it aired . It was an episode that had comedy but such a serious message. I wish Jean Luc had contacted Cory and Marta after he debriefed with Riker
No lie, Cassie watching Star Trek has been one of my favorite things about 2024 🥰
I love musician scenes where players enjoy and explore the space. Lessons was one of those moments.
22:23 The Canadian jumped out 😂
2 exceptional episodes.. I can't forget that tune(The Inner Light). It triggers strong emotions.
Q being Q.. and making us question ourselves.
Also a great Data-centric episode is Thine Own Self. I think she might like that too- it shows Data being creative like he was in the 2 episodes with Mark Twain.
Tapestry is a TNG version of “It’s a Wonderful Life”. Our mistakes, decisions, make us who we are. If we are happy with our life, we should be grateful for them. We all experience hard times. The difference is: was the journey worth it?
“Why do I feel like I’m going to cry……. Whoa!”. I laughed! It’s a lovely episode. She’s very much his type: Elegant. Thoughtful. Strong. And they just vibe together. Who can’t be happy for him who has also felt that….
Wish you saw “The Perfect Mate”. It’s one of my favorites and is a fun episode.
I'm so happy you've watched "Tapestry". And with regard to your comments about Q's relationship to Jean-Luc, I think you will have a wonderful time when you eventually get to Season Two of "Star Trek: Picard"!
Thanks for watching these, two of my favorites. I recently watched the "reactors read mean comments," and couldn't disagree more about the ones directed at you and your sister. You both are intelligent, thoughtful reactors... with lovely faces.
Hopefully going to be a part 3?!? Ship in a bottle, fistful of data's, and rascals are all must see's from this season!
I like all of those better than these 2. They were the least liked episodes by me of the season
I love “Prushers” escape where they can read eachothers mind & he hates big breakfasts
The first episode mentioned a Dr Salar. Although not seen, the Character is Vulcan, and the actress who eventually plays her is the same actress who plays Worf's wife. She is also married in real life to the actor who plays Q. She plays a third character as well but I won't spoil it.
The actor who plays Q is married to Marnie Mosiman, not Suzie Plakson.
@@gpaje Yes, also a Star Trek Guest actor (TNG S2E5 "Loud as a Whisper") just like her and John's son, who appeared as Q Jr. in Voyager's "Q2".
Susie Plakson first played Dr Selar in The Schizoid Man 2-06.
I love “Lessons.” As I get older I increasingly find that I get quite emotional watching certain Star Trek episodes, and this is one of those.
If you love The Next Generation, then you absolutely have to watch Deep Space Nine, Sisko will always be my favorite captain of all time. ❤
Q "You hit me! Picard never hit me," Sisko "I'm not Picard!"
The worst thing about it is I think I can live with that.
It couldn't be this "4 episodes per season" thing though, DS9 has a lot of plot threads that you kinda need to watch all the episodes for.
I hope the Kai Wynn episodes are skipped like Reginald Barclay's are skipped here. Focus on Garak and Julian, Kira and Odo, Worf and Jadzia, Dukat and Sisko... skip all the Bajoran mumbo jumbo with the wormhole gods. they mostly sucked and led nowhere as fundamentalism typically does.
also i hope TNG s7 includes Ro Laren's return and the Maquis cell episode. the connection with hasperat was a much better cultural discussion about Bajor than most of the religious episodes on DS9.
@@asmrhead1560 eh, it could work if we count two-parters as one episode. "Emissary" and "Duet" for season 1; "Cardassians" and/or "Necessary Evil" and "The Wire" and "The Jem'Hadar" for season 2; "The Search", "Second Skin", "Improbable Cause" and "The Die is Cast" (and hopefully, "Explorers" too) for season 3; "The Way of the Warrior", "The Visitor", "Indiscretion", "Home Front/Paradise Lost" two-parter for season 4; "Apocalypse Rising", "Nor the Battle to the Strong", "Rapture", "In Purgatory's Shadow"/"By Inferno's Light" two-parter and "Call to Arms" for season 5.
Season six is where it breaks down and Cassie would have to watch the first six episodes of season 6 at least plus "In the Pale Moonlight" and "Tears of the Prophets". That's only 8 episodes which is comparable to 4 single episodes and 2 two-parters, which I think she's done for TNG.
Season seven would be tricky but doable, and I think which episodes would vary the most amongst fans of any season up to this point. I'd suggest "Treachery, Faith and the Great River", "The Siege of AR-558", "Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges", "Tacking in to the Wind" (for its importance to Worf's storyline), maybe "What You Leave Behind" (personally, not a huge fan of the way DS9 ended, though it's an amazing series and those last episodes are particularly good for the Cardassian resistance storyline). For laughs, I wouldn't mind seeing her react to "Take me out to the Holosuite" plus it's the episode where the DS9 fandom gets one of it's most well-known nicknames, Niners.
I think that list of episodes would give much of the meat of DS9 without losing too much. Obviously the series has much more to it than that but so does TNG, I think Cassie would get the gist and a lot of the main characters most important moments happen in those episodes. 4 or 5 more episodes in total would allow for most of the Maquis storyline too.
"You're lucky I don't cast you out, or smite you, or something."
One of his best lines.
True love is making sure that person has the best and safest life... even if it means not being with them. Otherwise it's not love... it's selfish obsession.
Two good episodes with a much deeper meaning. You will find this is why Picard's enterprise/series is much loved, as there is far more to come from him and his crew.
Best life? Agreed. But the safest life? That's exactly the mistake Picard made in Tapestry. You don't do anyone a favor by making their entire life 'safe'. The result is that the person doesn't build character, avoids all risk and never grows as a person. I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy. Okay maybe I would, but I certainly wouldn't wish it on someone I love. It's natural to want to protect someone, but it's also good to allow someone to learn from their mistakes.
@@Bonez0r "You don't do anyone a favor by making their entire life 'safe'"
Actually it's the best life... that's why those people live the longest. Which raises the possibility of you thinking just because you had a hard life... others needlessly should... which is a scenario that will never be allowed to fruition.
"but it's also good to allow someone to learn from their mistakes."
Not when it harms them... and you allowing that makes you a horrid person. People can learn from education 1000 times better than a known or predictable mistake... as they can learn before making that mistake. It's called evolution. People make mistakes to pass on the knowledge to not make that mistake. Bypassing that is not evolution... it's stupidity... the opposite.
If you go to a random far away country and start eating all the berries you see growing across the country... are you first...
1) Going to use the internet or a book to research the knowledge of others on bad and good berries, who made the mistake centuries ago so you don't.
2) Do such a thing and never come home.
3) Refuse because you know from the education of others (Contradicting the point anyways) that you would have to choose from 1 or 2.
If you KNOW harm is going to come... allowing it will always make you the bad guy... there is ZERO scenario's where it will be tolerated or accepted.
@@babalonkie it actually makes you a horrid person if you keep a loved one weak, yes, _weak,_ by overprotecting them. Oh sure it will make _you_ feel better about yourself, and so it's actually a selfish act, but the person you're 'protecting' will never become resilient that way, and will not know how to handle normal problems. I'm not talking about a hard life, just normal every day problems, and of course you want to protect from dangers that are too big and could seriously harm that person. But don't overdo it, I think that's common sense.
If you want an analogy, think about your immune system. It needs practice to be effective. If you grow up in a sterile environment, your immune system will not learn what invading microorganisms look like and you'll be completely vulnerable and helpless if a pathogen does come along because your immune system won't know how to handle the situation.
Similarly you don't want your loved ones to be so unresilient and weak that they'll have a mental breakdown at the first minor obstacle or inconvenience that comes along. Gradual exposure is the key.
@@Bonez0r The fact you are even trying to justify avoidable harm says everything...
24:47 as a someone that grew up with this on tv.
That melody does bring a tear to my eye to this day.
Q for the win.
That scene in the Jeffries tube with the flute always makes me cry...
Seeing you get all the girly giggles over Picard kissing is why I watch.
Cassie - Don't forget that after the movies is Star Trek: Picard, which ran for three seasons. And the third season reunites the entire TNG crew for a final adventure, but the first two seasons have several cameos and callbacks to the original series. Very good series that cannot be missed, especially since it ties up many loose ends that you might not have even realized we're loose ends. Very good show :)
19:42 - "Crupard"?? 🤣
This really made me smile! I also love the solid, foundational friendship that Prusher has.
#TeamBeverely 💯
Q is one of my favourite characters - never underestimate his lessons
This whole episode is a huge continuity pull for Picard. In season 2 Picard is going to a star base for a procedure on his mechanical heart. While Wesley is going for Academy entry exams. They take a shuttle together. Picard tells Wesley the story of getting stabbed in the heart in a bar room brawl. Then laughing when he looked down at the knife.
Then there his Picard's uniform. It's wrong. He is wearing a white undershirt, with shoulder strap and left cuff. That is for senior officers. Captain and above. He should have red Jr. officer in training for command, if not mustard engineering/helm, or grey sciences/communications. The cuff strap is for time in service pips and dashes. Instead it looks like they put a petty officers badge above it.
Picard was no longer a cadet. He was a fully commissioned officer with the rank of ensign. White isn't just for senior officers, it denotes anyone in the Command division. You're forgetting we've seen lower-ranking officers wearing white before, IE Lt. jg Castillo in Yesterday's Enterprise. Jack Crusher also wore white in the recording he made for Wesley as a Jay Gee.
And red isn't just for cadets on the Command track, either. Valeris was in operations and wore red alongside her grey department colors, and engineering cadets had red trim on their suits.
Ever since watching Tapestry, I keep wondering if Q had offered me that choice to change a vital moment in my life: would I have taken it? And would I have been happy with whatever came afterwards?
Only in my case, I am the Picard in the blue uniform.
I hope Attached makes the cut for next season... along with Lower Decks, Pegasus, Journey's End and All Good Things...
Lower Decks is a must watch episode!
:') I'm so glad you watched "Lessons". It brings tears to my eyes every time.
Season 4 and 5 deserved so much more love tbh
I know right can’t believe she’s missed q’pid
She's speed running the show to watch the movies and in so doing missing great episodes to watch some mediocre movies.
@@samellowery "mediocre" is being generous, imo.
@@samellowery This is my biggest pet peeve, yes.
I have a softspot for Generations, and I honestly think First Contact works as a good spectacle movie (helped by THE villain race). But considering the average movie featured on this channel, and what aspects really seems to click with Cassie, makes me think: "Why not keep watching TNG and watch the movies in 6 months, or a year, or never at all?" I don't really see the downsides of that train of thought.
@@Little-Larry777 I know right. Anything after first contact is trash at best
It's difficult to see so many memorable episodes skipped, but I understand the decision for the channel, and I'm glad we're now ALL on the SAME PAGE about how GREAT TNG is!!! ❤❤❤
And so his life was worthy after all, saving his brother from drowning, so the brother saved those men on the transport in WWII.
And then he saved Bedford Falls from becoming Pottersville.
And he stopped the druggist from killing that kid with the wrong pills.
I love Q, I really do. Such a great antagonist without being a villain. Almost as great of an antagonist as Scorpius from Farscape.
Ooh another TNG reaction, yessssss
Picard becomes intrigued and then involved with a brilliant new crew member, creating complications when a potentially deadly mission arises.
Fun fact: The actress that played the Ensign that Picard sleeps with was 17 years old at the time of filming “Tapestry.”
That always amazed me. That woman seems older than that to me.
The music of this episode has been with me for decades. I still find myself whistling it from time to time without realizing it.
26:28 "Buckle Up" lol. I love this payoff of The Inner Light so much. It really hits the feels
Star Trek DS9 is totally worth it. My personal favorite of the franchise
Oh. Lessons is one of my all time favorites. I get so emotional when they play together in Picard's quarters and the Jeffries tube. I was absolutely devastated when the actress who plays Nella Daren passed away in 2014.
W00t woot
The complicated relationship between Picard and Q gets even more complicated in the recent show Picard. I highly recommend it for your own viewing pleasure. But you cant skip episodes or youll get lost.
Did they really choose Lessons over The Chase?