Captain Picard returns home to the family vineyard and Lieutenant Worf receives a visit from his parents.
This is a great reflective and emotional episode with a number of memorable character moments.
The story is driven by the mental state of three characters as we see them helped through the aftermath of traumatic events. All plot threads are done in a fairly slow but touching way by some great interactions with family.
Picard's scenes are the strongest as we witness him in a different environment, a different frame of mind following the events of the past two episodes and also we see him away from the duties of command. His relationship with his brother is less straightforward than the other family situations depicted which is what makes it the most compelling. I love how Picard's life path is heavily contrasted with his brother, both of whom have richly fulfilled lives in very different ways.
Visually it works well, particularly the scenes in France which depicts exactly the place you imagine Picard to originate from.
Patrick Stewart is brilliant, playing very well off Jeremy Kemp and Samantha Eggar. Michael Dorn, Will Wheaton, Gates McFadden and Marina Sirtis all give strong performances.
For me it is an 8.5/10 but I round upwards.
This is a great reflective and emotional episode with a number of memorable character moments.
The story is driven by the mental state of three characters as we see them helped through the aftermath of traumatic events. All plot threads are done in a fairly slow but touching way by some great interactions with family.
Picard's scenes are the strongest as we witness him in a different environment, a different frame of mind following the events of the past two episodes and also we see him away from the duties of command. His relationship with his brother is less straightforward than the other family situations depicted which is what makes it the most compelling. I love how Picard's life path is heavily contrasted with his brother, both of whom have richly fulfilled lives in very different ways.
Visually it works well, particularly the scenes in France which depicts exactly the place you imagine Picard to originate from.
Patrick Stewart is brilliant, playing very well off Jeremy Kemp and Samantha Eggar. Michael Dorn, Will Wheaton, Gates McFadden and Marina Sirtis all give strong performances.
For me it is an 8.5/10 but I round upwards.