To be fair to TNG, in my mind, it’s a trilogy with “family” where they actually had some continuity.
I hated that episode when I was a kid because after the big adventure it seemed boring. I can now appreciate it and Patrick Stewart acting still gets me when he breaks down in front of his brother.
Of course they forgot about it next episode and never talked about it again but…
To be fair to TNG, in my mind, it’s a trilogy with “family” where they actually had some continuity.
I hated that episode when I was a kid because after the big adventure it seemed boring. I can now appreciate it and Patrick Stewart acting still gets me when he breaks down in front of his brother.
Of course they forgot about it next episode and never talked about it again but…