We'll Always Have Paris (30 Apr. 1988)

The crew of the Enterprise races against time, itself, when a scientist experiments with time, and claims to have opened a window into another dimension, which must be closed. And Picard ... See full summary »

Director:

Robert Becker

Writers:

Gene Roddenberry (creator), Deborah Dean Davis,

Stars:

Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Patrick Stewart	...	Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Jonathan Frakes	...	Commander William T. Riker
LeVar Burton	...	Lieutenant Geordi La Forge
Denise Crosby	...	Lieutenant Tasha Yar (credit only)
Michael Dorn	...	Lieutenant Worf
Gates McFadden	...	Doctor Beverly Crusher
Marina Sirtis	...	Counselor Deanna Troi
Brent Spiner	...	Lt. Commander Data
Wil Wheaton	...	Wesley Crusher (credit only)
Michelle Phillips	...	Jenice Manheim
Rod Loomis	...	Dr. Paul Manheim
Isabel García Lorca	...	Gabrielle (as Isabel Lorca)
Dan Kern	...	Lt. Dean
Jean-Paul Vignon	...	Edouard
Kelly Ashmore	...	Francine

Storyline

The crew of the Enterprise races against time, itself, when a scientist experiments with time, and claims to have opened a window into another dimension, which must be closed. And Picard races against his past, as the scientist's wife turns out to be an old flame that almost turned him away from Starfleet.

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Plot Keywords:

24th century | speaking klingon

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Details

Release Date:

30 April 1988 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

47 reference: Data estimates that the next time distortion will occur in 28 to 47 minutes.

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Goofs

One of many incidents which contradict the notion that Data cannot use contractions: when he drops the anti-matter in the time rift he says, "It's me!" Data also uses bad grammar - the line should read, "It is I!"

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Quotes

Counselor Deanna Troi: Are you all right?
Doctor Beverly Crusher: Why wouldn't I be? I've got one of the medical wonders of the galaxy dying in my sickbay.
Counselor Deanna Troi: That's not what I meant.
Doctor Beverly Crusher: I don't think I wanna talk about what I think you mean.
Counselor Deanna Troi: Captain Picard...
Doctor Beverly Crusher: I can't compete with a ghost from his past. No one could.
Counselor Deanna Troi: She's not a ghost. She's here right now.
Doctor Beverly Crusher: She may be in the here and now; but it's the ghost he sees.

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Connections

Referenced in Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Best of Both Worlds: Part 1 (1990)

User Reviews

Welcome back Picard

ST:TNG:24 - "We'll Always Have Paris" (Stardate: 41697.9) - here is another episode that deals with Picard's past - this time concerning Picard's first love - that of Jenice Manheim, the wife of Dr. Paul Manheim (played by Rod Loomis - he is best known as Dr. Sigmund Freud in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure), who in this episode has caused a temporal disturbance which the Enterprise tries to fix. Both story A and B are very intriguing, A because we get to see Picard's softer and emotional side (as Troi notes in this episode, Picard finds it difficult confronting deep issues), as he must deal with the woman whom he stood up years ago because of his career. And story B is interesting because it deals with time mechanics, which I personally find very intriguing in any episode or film. Trivia: this is the first time we see Picard's hobby - that of fencing.