is Hard Time. And I know it's a fan favorite, but I would do the same to Inner Light in TNG. Allow me to explain:
Imagine the effect 20 years of "living another life" would have on you. Would have on your personality and the rest of your life. But in both these cases the characters were literally fine by the next episode! Would you be fine?!
The funny thing is, as Inner Light is one of Stewart's finest acting moments, Hard Time is EASILY the best performance Meany gave during his run. It is so sad that these episodes were never followed through properly. Ok Picard plays his little flute a couple of times, but it was not nearly enough.
If I was a producer on the show, I would have fought so hard to add just one line at the end:
"I can already feel the memories beginning to fade..."
Imagine the effect 20 years of "living another life" would have on you. Would have on your personality and the rest of your life. But in both these cases the characters were literally fine by the next episode! Would you be fine?!
The funny thing is, as Inner Light is one of Stewart's finest acting moments, Hard Time is EASILY the best performance Meany gave during his run. It is so sad that these episodes were never followed through properly. Ok Picard plays his little flute a couple of times, but it was not nearly enough.
If I was a producer on the show, I would have fought so hard to add just one line at the end:
"I can already feel the memories beginning to fade..."
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