May 23, 1994
"All Good Things..." comprises the
25th and 26th episodes of the seventh season and
the series finale of the syndicated Americanscience fiction television series Star
Trek: The Next Generation.
It is the 177th and 178th episodes of the series overall. The title is derived
from the expression "All good things must come to an end",
a phrase used by the character "Q"
during the episode itself. Capt. Jean-Luc
Picard inexplicably finds his mind jumping between the present (stardate 47988)
and the past just prior to the USSEnterprise-D's first mission six
years earlier at Farpoint Station and over twenty-five
years into the future, where an aged Picard has retired to the family vineyard in Labarre, France. These jumps occur without
warning, and the resulting discontinuity in Picard's behavior frequently leaves
him and those around him confused.
In the present, Picard is ordered to take the Enterprise to
the edge of the Romulan Neutral Zone to investigate
a spatial anomaly.
In the future, he gains passage on the USS Pasteur, which is
under the command of his now ex-wife, Dr. Beverly
Picard, whom he convinces to find the anomaly.
In the past, despite having the Enterprise's mission to Farpoint
Station cancelled by Starfleet to investigate the anomaly, Picard insists
on continuing, believing the impending encounter with Q to
be more important. After reaching the place where he had first encountered the
Q in the form of a net near Farpoint Station and finding nothing there, Picard
enters his ready room, only to find himself once again in Q's courtroom. Q
reveals that the trial started seven years ago never concluded, and the current
situation is humanity's last chance to prove themselves to the Q Continuum,
but secretly reveals that he himself is the cause of Picard's time jumping. Q
challenges Picard to solve the mystery of the anomaly, cryptically stating that
Picard will destroy humanity.
As Jean-Luc Picard arrives at the anomaly in all three time periods, he
discovers that the anomaly is much larger in the past, but does not exist at
all in the future. As the past and present Enterprises scan
the anomaly with tachyon beams, the USS Pasteur is attacked
by Klingon ships,
but the crew is saved due to the timely arrival of the future Enterpriseunder
the command of Admiral William Riker. He fires
on several of the attacking Klingon warships, which causes them to flee the
neutral zone. It is revealed that Riker and Worf are in a feud over the
late Enterprise counselor Deanna Troi,
with whom both had a serious relationship and who had died years earlier. Q
once again appears to Picard and takes him to billions of years in the past
on Earth,
where the anomaly, growing larger as it moves backwards in time, has taken over
the whole of the Alpha Quadrant and has prevented the formation
of life on Earth. When Picard returns to the future, he discovers the anomaly
has appeared, created as a result of his orders, and the tachyon pulses from
the three eras are sustaining it. Data and
Geordi determine that they can stop the anomaly by having all three Enterprises fly
into the centre of it and create static warp shells. Picard relays the orders
to each Enterprise. Each ship suffers warp core breaches, with Q
telling the future Picard that "all good things must come to an end"
just before the future Enterpriseexplodes.
Picard finds himself facing Q in the courtroom as before. Q congratulates
Picard for being able to think in multiple timelines simultaneously to solve
the puzzle, which is proof that humanity can still evolve, much to the surprise
of the Q Continuum. Q admits to helping Picard to solve it with the time
jumping since he was the one that put them in this situation, and then goes on
to explain that the anomaly never actually existed and that his past and
present have been restored. He then withdraws from the courtroom and bids
farewell to Picard by saying "See you ... out there". Picard then
returns to the Enterprise of the present and no longer jumping
through time.
As the senior staff plays their regular poker game, they
reflect on the future the captain told them, to prevent them from drifting
apart. For the first time ever, Picard decides to join the game, expressing
regret he had not done so before, saying "...and the sky's the
limit," suggesting more adventures lay ahead for the crew.
May 23, 1994
"All Good Things..." comprises the 25th and 26th episodes of the seventh season and the series finale of the syndicated Americanscience fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation.
It is the 177th and 178th episodes of the series overall. The title is derived
from the expression "All good things must come to an end",
a phrase used by the character "Q"
during the episode itself. Capt. Jean-Luc
Picard inexplicably finds his mind jumping between the present (stardate 47988)
and the past just prior to the USSEnterprise-D's first mission six
years earlier at Farpoint Station and over twenty-five
years into the future, where an aged Picard has retired to the family vineyard in Labarre, France. These jumps occur without
warning, and the resulting discontinuity in Picard's behavior frequently leaves
him and those around him confused.
In the present, Picard is ordered to take the Enterprise to
the edge of the Romulan Neutral Zone to investigate
a spatial anomaly.
In the future, he gains passage on the USS Pasteur, which is
under the command of his now ex-wife, Dr. Beverly
Picard, whom he convinces to find the anomaly.
In the past, despite having the Enterprise's mission to Farpoint
Station cancelled by Starfleet to investigate the anomaly, Picard insists
on continuing, believing the impending encounter with Q to
be more important. After reaching the place where he had first encountered the
Q in the form of a net near Farpoint Station and finding nothing there, Picard
enters his ready room, only to find himself once again in Q's courtroom. Q
reveals that the trial started seven years ago never concluded, and the current
situation is humanity's last chance to prove themselves to the Q Continuum,
but secretly reveals that he himself is the cause of Picard's time jumping. Q
challenges Picard to solve the mystery of the anomaly, cryptically stating that
Picard will destroy humanity.
As Jean-Luc Picard arrives at the anomaly in all three time periods, he
discovers that the anomaly is much larger in the past, but does not exist at
all in the future. As the past and present Enterprises scan
the anomaly with tachyon beams, the USS Pasteur is attacked
by Klingon ships,
but the crew is saved due to the timely arrival of the future Enterpriseunder
the command of Admiral William Riker. He fires
on several of the attacking Klingon warships, which causes them to flee the
neutral zone. It is revealed that Riker and Worf are in a feud over the
late Enterprise counselor Deanna Troi,
with whom both had a serious relationship and who had died years earlier. Q
once again appears to Picard and takes him to billions of years in the past
on Earth,
where the anomaly, growing larger as it moves backwards in time, has taken over
the whole of the Alpha Quadrant and has prevented the formation
of life on Earth. When Picard returns to the future, he discovers the anomaly
has appeared, created as a result of his orders, and the tachyon pulses from
the three eras are sustaining it. Data and
Geordi determine that they can stop the anomaly by having all three Enterprises fly
into the centre of it and create static warp shells. Picard relays the orders
to each Enterprise. Each ship suffers warp core breaches, with Q
telling the future Picard that "all good things must come to an end"
just before the future Enterpriseexplodes.
Picard finds himself facing Q in the courtroom as before. Q congratulates
Picard for being able to think in multiple timelines simultaneously to solve
the puzzle, which is proof that humanity can still evolve, much to the surprise
of the Q Continuum. Q admits to helping Picard to solve it with the time
jumping since he was the one that put them in this situation, and then goes on
to explain that the anomaly never actually existed and that his past and
present have been restored. He then withdraws from the courtroom and bids
farewell to Picard by saying "See you ... out there". Picard then
returns to the Enterprise of the present and no longer jumping
through time.
As the senior staff plays their regular poker game, they
reflect on the future the captain told them, to prevent them from drifting
apart. For the first time ever, Picard decides to join the game, expressing
regret he had not done so before, saying "...and the sky's the
limit," suggesting more adventures lay ahead for the crew.
Stay Tuned
Tony Figueroa
Tony Figueroa
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