'Family' is one of my favorite TNG episodes; partly because it's deceptively uneventful, but mostly because it's a brilliant human drama. The acting is impressive from everyone involved, but especially Patrick Stewart. This shore leave story feels entirely necessary after the dust settles from 'The Best of Both Worlds' and Picard takes this opportunity to reconnect with his roots.
A contentious sibling relationship is something we can all relate to, but Robert is the presence Picard needs to finally come to terms with what he was forced to do:
"You don't know, Robert. You don't know... They took everything I was. They used me to kill and to destroy and I couldn't stop them!"
This is a show-stopping scene and renews the explorer in Picard. And that restless sense of adventure doesn't stop with his generation.
It's an amazingly cathartic episode.
10/10.
A contentious sibling relationship is something we can all relate to, but Robert is the presence Picard needs to finally come to terms with what he was forced to do:
"You don't know, Robert. You don't know... They took everything I was. They used me to kill and to destroy and I couldn't stop them!"
This is a show-stopping scene and renews the explorer in Picard. And that restless sense of adventure doesn't stop with his generation.
It's an amazingly cathartic episode.
10/10.