sigh.
the beauty of the writing on "star trek: the next generation" never ceases to amaze me. i mean, yeah, it was hit-and-miss. but the hits were so good! take this gem: in the series finale q is once again putting humanity on trial. after successfully saving humanity, picard hopes that he will never find himself in that courtroom again.
q: you just don't get it, do you, jean-luc? the trial never ends. we wanted to see if you had the ability to expand your mind and your horizons ... and for one brief moment you did.
picard: when i realized the paradox.
q: exactly. for that one fraction of a second, you were open to options you had never considered. that is the exploration that awaits you: not mapping stars and studying nebulae, but charting the unknown possibilities of existence.
sometimes ideas are so beautiful they make me want to cry. is that ok?
p.s.i found a wonderful parody of this, my fav episode of st:tng. enjoy! it only makes sense if you've seen the ep, or read the script.
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