ST:TNG:178 - "All Good Things . . ." (Stardate: 47988) - this is the 26th and last episode of the 7th and last season of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
In this 2-part episode, Captain Picard still finds himself unwillingly moving back and forth through time - one minute he's on the Enterprise in the present, next he's an old man 25 years into the future, and then he's the new captain again of the Enterprise right before it's first mission to Farpoint station (we see certain scenes from that episode here).
As the crew from all 3 timelines suspects Picard is suffering from a mental disease that will become debilitating over time, he must convince all of them to investigate a temporal anomaly in the Neutral Zone, even though he doesn't know exactly why himself.
As they do so, Picard is suddenly visited by Q, who has set this time anomaly in motion . . . but for what purpose? Watch this great last episode of The Next Generation, an episode that I consider one of the best of the series (and would have made a better first movie than Star Trek: Generations).
Trivia note: Denise Crosby reprises her Tasha Yar role, Andreas Katsulas returns as Commander Tomalak, Clyde Kusatsu as Admiral Nakamura, Patti Yasutake as Nurse Alyssa Ogawa, and Colm Meaney as Chief Miles O'Brien.
Also, the Worf-Troi romance continues here and is one of the focal points for this episode. Geordi no longer needs the VISOR, and is married to Leah (could this be Dr. Leah Brahams from "Galaxy's Child"?). Data is now the head of Cambridge, a position held by Sir Isaac Newton and Stephen Hawking (whom he played poker with in "Descent"). Admiral Norah Satie ("The Drumhead") is mentioned. We see Picard taking care of the family vineyard (which we last saw in "Family") in France. We see that the Federation has cloaking technology in the future. And, we the see the crew poker game, one last and very fitting time.
In this 2-part episode, Captain Picard still finds himself unwillingly moving back and forth through time - one minute he's on the Enterprise in the present, next he's an old man 25 years into the future, and then he's the new captain again of the Enterprise right before it's first mission to Farpoint station (we see certain scenes from that episode here).
As the crew from all 3 timelines suspects Picard is suffering from a mental disease that will become debilitating over time, he must convince all of them to investigate a temporal anomaly in the Neutral Zone, even though he doesn't know exactly why himself.
As they do so, Picard is suddenly visited by Q, who has set this time anomaly in motion . . . but for what purpose? Watch this great last episode of The Next Generation, an episode that I consider one of the best of the series (and would have made a better first movie than Star Trek: Generations).
Trivia note: Denise Crosby reprises her Tasha Yar role, Andreas Katsulas returns as Commander Tomalak, Clyde Kusatsu as Admiral Nakamura, Patti Yasutake as Nurse Alyssa Ogawa, and Colm Meaney as Chief Miles O'Brien.
Also, the Worf-Troi romance continues here and is one of the focal points for this episode. Geordi no longer needs the VISOR, and is married to Leah (could this be Dr. Leah Brahams from "Galaxy's Child"?). Data is now the head of Cambridge, a position held by Sir Isaac Newton and Stephen Hawking (whom he played poker with in "Descent"). Admiral Norah Satie ("The Drumhead") is mentioned. We see Picard taking care of the family vineyard (which we last saw in "Family") in France. We see that the Federation has cloaking technology in the future. And, we the see the crew poker game, one last and very fitting time.