This episode the Enterprise is in pursuit of the Ferengi and it turns out this is the first contact they've had with them. Captain Picard plays it cool, in his patient wise grandfather way, and throws in a reference to some ancient chinese proverb. Data also throws in a few references to 20th century earth (always about the US). This is not the first reference to the good ol days on earth, but, what is lacking is any reference to the past 600 years?! When is this supposed to take place, like 2600. There is no mention of the time between the year 2000 and 2600. That part of the show is lacking.
What is not lacking in this episode is Lt Yar. You know, the short haired security officer who likes to scowl? Well, she had lots of lines in this episode. But, I don't think she had a hard time memorizing them. I can't recall how many times she said, "Captain, I suggest we blast them with the phasers while we have the chance". If I had to guess, I'd say she requested to use the phasers and photon torpedoes at least a dozen times. That is all she said. Then when she finally gets to shoot with her hand held phaser thing when they go down to the mysterious planet (that is in constant thunder storm), her shots are thwarted by the mysterious power of some crystal things. Oh, poor Yar. Maybe next episode.
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