Story: The Battle
Written By: Herbert J. Wright
Series: Star Trek: The Next Generation
Year: 1987
One of the highlights of the first season. We get a taste of Picard's past, and his old ship the Stargazer is a central element to the episode. He once destroyed an attacking ship, which is now identified as a Ferengi, and one of the deceased from that Ferengi ship’s father wants his revenge on Picard.
The episode is pretty solid, and the Ferengi seem a slightly more menacing (in terms of Bok) then they did in their first appearance, they are still no good as a main foe, but definitely an improvement here. At least with the second in command of the Ferengi ship we got a sense that they weren't all bad, they were just a little money hungry, which became their fun main attribute in the future.
The episode is good, but it does fall a tad short in the final act. But that aside it is an episode that truly showcased the potential of TNG as a show that could be its own, and not be just a rehash of The Original Series...or something totally awful each week.
NEXT TIME: The Return of Q
Written By: Herbert J. Wright
Series: Star Trek: The Next Generation
Year: 1987
One of the highlights of the first season. We get a taste of Picard's past, and his old ship the Stargazer is a central element to the episode. He once destroyed an attacking ship, which is now identified as a Ferengi, and one of the deceased from that Ferengi ship’s father wants his revenge on Picard.
The episode is good, but it does fall a tad short in the final act. But that aside it is an episode that truly showcased the potential of TNG as a show that could be its own, and not be just a rehash of The Original Series...or something totally awful each week.
NEXT TIME: The Return of Q