The Last Generation

What a fine finale. Everything is left so several characters have a spin off in them. The sheer joy the cast showed on the Enterprise was so clear to see. These actors have a personal relationship and connection with each other and it shows. They enjoy being together.

The cgi was movie quality, hell I'd love to see this on the big screen. For once the end of the galaxy stuff felt real and not arbitrary. Most everything felt right and that's all that matters.

And definitely stay through the end credits or you will miss one of the best teaser or cliff hanger I've seen in years. I doubt anyone will see this coming. And I have to know what 7's command is!!

This season was such a wonderful send off for the Next Generation. Completely restored the goodwill that both Insurrection and (especially) Nemesis squandered.

The final two TNG films reeked of milking the corpse of a once great show. This season showed the proper respect to a show that reached the heights of TOS, and yes I'm aware I'm vaguely paraphrasing Sirtis.

The final two TNG films just made it like it was a Picard/Data/Worf show. Here, the rest of the ensemble is given lots of room. Particularly Beverly, but also Riker, Deanna and Geordi.

Picard and Data weren't best friends, Geordi and Data were!

I've got minor quibbles but this probably isn't the place.

Although I understand the critiques I have seen, I cannot walk away from this episode expressing anything other than love. This season wasn't without flaws, but it was also the most fun I've had with Star Trek in quite some time. For that reason alone, I offer a sincere and heartfelt thanks to Terry and the cast; it was a blast from start to finish.

As mentioned above, I have seen a bit of negative commentary regarding this season and I hope we're all now adult enough to accept that not everyone is going to agree with one another. Not only is that fine, but it is an absolute fact of life. With that being said, I did find some of the comments a bit aggressive or lacking in compassion. For those raging, try replacing the phrasing of "fan service" or "fan-made" with "making loyal fans happy". For example, "I cannot believe so much of this season was dedicated to 'making loyal fans happy'. I mean, why would they waste their time on that!?"

Makes it sound a bit odd, right? Well, I personally think we all need to face the fact that sometimes it's not unreasonable to try and make people who have supported a franchise and/or business for years "happy". Should media be approachable for broader audiences? Of course. Should we aspire to bring new and creative ideas to TV? Absolutely! But I'm still confused as to when it became a sin to take care of a dedicated audience and throw them a bone sometimes. "How dare they try to take care of their core audience. The audacity!"

Listen, rant aside, this season was the best thing I've watched in a long time. I walked away with a huge smile and a sense of hope. I cannot remember the last show I watched where hope was the ultimate outcome.

Thanks once more to Terry Matalas and crew. You gave us something better than we deserved. I can confidently state that we will all remember and appreciate this season for years to come.

I ugly cried and then stood up and clapped at my TV. This was the greatest possible ending to the TNG universe that I could have ever possibly imagined. I have been a massive fan of TNG from the moment it aired in 1987, and I even went to a Trekky convention and met Gates McFadden back in the early 90s. I know a thing or two about this universe, and they brought their A-game with this final season and this final episode. Kudos to the cast and crew and to the producers! You nailed it! If you've been a fan of TNG for 36 years as I have, you'll ugly cry too. That's all I'm going to say about that.

What a wonderful way to end a story that spans decades. I didn't watch seasons 1 and 2, but season 3 of Picard was fan service done right. From the music, cast, concluded plots, character development, and just telling an entertaining story, thank you.

Terry accomplished something anther long running and famous Sci-Fi space franchise didn't do. He got all the primary cast back together, not just for a scene, but all back to the original bridge, together.

Terry also wrapped up all the movies that proceeded the series, and brought the story of this crew back to the original series finale. Everyone gathering together for a game of poker.

I never realized how important Star Trek was to me, especially The Next Generation. To get to see this crew say goodbye like this means more than I could have ever imagined. Thank you, for this Terry.