Star Trek: the Next Generation part two

[qtecuttlfish]

I was going to finish the series. I really was. But I got to an episode that I couldn't bring myself to finish. "Journey's End" is the twentieth episode of season seven. Up to this point, I had been enjoying the show much better than I had in the beginning. I liked the main cast very well. They got Picard to lighten up a bit, and made the questions

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[et_tu_lj]

I firmly believe that this episode is yet another example of an awful setup/tie in episode between the three spinoffs with overlapping time lines. Every time they try to set up the next series by introducing conflicts that will be important there, they do a piss poor job and it's a bad episode that both fits badly with the series it's on, and a shallow, mindless explanation of the deeper concepts they'll do well with on their own shows, where they are justified and explored in depth with multiple angles

[qtecuttlfish]

I am definitely letting Voyager explain the Maquis to me, though I'm not as far into the show as I'd like. Wifi problems are making watching the show a little difficult. But so far, I am enjoying Voyager far more than I enjoyed TNG. I can see where the writers learned their lessons with TNG and DS9, which have really improved the quality of their storytelling. I think DS9 will still be my favorite, but I am enjoying Voyager far more than I expected to.

[iawenbemerry]

I also get frustrated when the writers decide to veer a character off in a direction that defies everything about the character up to that moment. It's extremely frustrating, and you're right, it's bad writing. That is too bad. (And I agree, I don't feel the hatred for Wesley either.)

I'm looking forward to talking about Voyager with you! I'm glad you are enjoying it more this time around than the first time; this happened to me with DS9.

[qtecuttlfish]

:-) I now see your comment. And I'm looking forward to discussing it as well.