Just watched 'Yesterday's Enterprise'

[Sector 7]

I just finished watching Yesterday's Enterprise on WGN Chicago. This is one of my favorite TNG episodes, even though Tasha Yar is in it.

A few observations:
- those white belts look really gay (even Queer Eye for the Straight Guy professionals would cringe!)
- I like the darker, militaristic look-- lighting, set changes, etc. IMO they 'got it right' for setting the war time mood
- I still found myself grinning at the continuity error in the last scene: although we are back to the normal timeline... Geordi is wearing the altered timeline uniform with black cuffs, etc.

Overall it is TNG at its very finest-- acting, sets, lighting, story... it all just works for me! A+ for this episode!

 

[Tomalak]

- those white belts look really gay (even Queer Eye for the Straight Guy professionals would cringe!)

Weren't they silver and gold? I'd wear one down G-Bar.

 

[Sector 7]

They looked white on my 40" television, but I do not have HDTV here...
(I am gay, but I am not into the lifestyle or fashion... I am just a regular Joe Schmo so what do I know?)
IMO, the belts would have looked better in black, which would also match the boots and cuffs.

 

[tomalak301]

One thing I've wondered about Yesterday's Enterprise (And ships in general in Trek) is what was with all the rocks? When Riker bites it all the rocks go flying all over the place and I wonder were they came from.

 

[Tomalak]

That's so true! What the hell are those ships built from?

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

This reminds me of a really funny scene in the novel Q-Squared. Tasha Yar from 'Track A' (an alternate universe where Jack Crusher is captain of the Ent-D, Picard is his XO) meets the Tasha from 'Track C' (a variant of "Yesterday's Enterprise" where the Ent-C failed and the war with the Klingons continues). Tasha-A takes one look at Tasha-C, then starts cracking up and thinks "Why do I have my hair like that? My god, I look like a boy!"

 

[BillJ]

Never understood the love for this episode. But it did give us the Enterprise - C which is one of the better looking trek ships.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

But it did give us the Enterprise - C which is one of the better looking trek ships.

I'm a bit disappointed that the ship used for the Ent-C in the episode is not the same model as the one that appears on the briefing room wall in the Ent-D. I don't know why they changed it.

 

[Tomalak]

Money basically. They had to build a shooting model quickly and cheaply, and the smoother, more organic outline on the wall would have been too expensive. I don't think it matters much, as those gold ships are stylised anyway.

 

[Forbin]

Likewise, the Ent-B on the display wall was a straight Excelsior, without any of the assinine greeblies glued on.

 

[Doug Otte]

- I still found myself grinning at the continuity error in the last scene: although we are back to the normal timeline... Geordi is wearing the altered timeline uniform with black cuffs, etc.

Eh? Yet again I'm forced to admit that I missed something. In all the many times I've watched this episode in the past 20 years (including once a few weeks ago), I've never noticed this blooper. Or...maybe it was an intentional joke by the production team.

Doug

 

[Tomalak]

There was probably just no point having Burton change uniform for one tiny scene. Or maybe it was just a simple oversight.

 

[RapidNadion]

There was probably just no point having Burton change uniform for one tiny scene. Or maybe it was just a simple oversight.

Or they didn't have time to restore Burton's uniform to its pre-altered state, so they shot it as-is and figured no one would notice.

This makes a lot more sense if you envision some costumer saying, "well, we can just put him in his women-chasing holodeck leisure shirt for the Guinan scene if you want."

 

[Tom Riley]

One thing I've wondered about Yesterday's Enterprise (And ships in general in Trek) is what was with all the rocks? When Riker bites it all the rocks go flying all over the place and I wonder were they came from.

I think it's supposed to be broken bits of metal or plastic or something... or just some material the explodes into gravelly bits...

 

[Alrik]

^

How could I have not caught this before? Obviously the structure for the bridge stations are made from concrete.

 

[Sam_I_Am]

I'm a bit disappointed that the ship used for the Ent-C in the episode is not the same model as the one that appears on the briefing room wall in the Ent-D. I don't know why they changed it.

Maybe it was refitted at some point?

 

[Timewalker]

The rocks are obviously a concession to an unseen Horta crewmember, who needs something to tunnel through...

 

[Vanyel]

One thing I've wondered about Yesterday's Enterprise (And ships in general in Trek) is what was with all the rocks? When Riker bites it all the rocks go flying all over the place and I wonder were they came from.

Maybe the walls are made to be like Tempered Glass?

 

[RegFan]

I'm probably the only one who hates that episode and Tasha Yar. I've seen it a few times and I still can't enjoy watching it or even understand what's so great about it. Tasha Yar is probably a big reason for why that episode sucks. She isn't the most popular character in TNG but no one actually seems to dislike her. I find Wesley Crusher just boring and beginning with "Final Mission", he was a good character.

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

Well, there was a strain of fan mentality that cried out for "a fitting death" for Yar. What happened to her in "Skin Of Evil" would have been commonplace for more realistic dramas of the day - the way supporting characters might die on a drama like "NYPD Blue" for example - and that was probably GR's intent in this case. Trek is, fortunately or unfortunately, a kind of "moral comfort food" for lots of folks.