Yesterday's Enterprise

Can't say enough good things about this episode, all the things that made TNG so great, and the entire franchise magical. Required viewing for any Trekkie.

This is what Star Trek is meant to be. The interaction between Stewart and Goldberg is dynamic. It feels like a culmination on their relationship. It's also a pleasant welcome back for LT Yar. It presents a well-told story of mystery, friendship, loyalty and duty.

Emerging from a dogfight 22 years earlier in a time rift is the previous Enterprise whose captain is Tricia O'Neill. Only problem is that the Enterprise then was destroyed and all hands lost.

Only the ancient and wise Whoopi Goldberg as Guinan knows there is something wrong. We know it too because former series regular Denise Crosby as Tasha Yar is on the bridge in her old job as security chief. And she gets a bit of romance from Christopher McDonald a junior officer on the previous Enterprise.

All the Star Trek franchise shows have a time paradox or three among their episodes, this is one of the best. McDonald and Crosby make a nice pair of ill fated lovers whose romance was never meant to be.

One of the better TNG episodes out there.

Good story holds together well. The story is good. The acting's great. The characters are excellent and this episode and have a lot of clever dialogue. Worf discovering a new drink is an excellent scene. The environmental changes to adapt to the timeline are excellent and appropriately disturbing.

Starting Star Trek so late I knew I was probably missing something, but this episode has gone beyond all expectations

Even the previous episodes had exceeded expectation but this was something else. What a fascinating journey.