Who Likes 'Relics'?

[Timo]

How about today? I can certainly see something of Scotty at the mirror. Except for the waistline, perhaps. (Should I get a taller mirror?)

"This isn't the Scotty we used to know" is rather the point here, now isn't it? It's been two decades since TOS for Scotty biologically at the very least. He probably wouldn't be much better off trying to cling to his self-esteem back in the 2290s.

Timo Saloniemi

 

[Loyalkat]

I liked the episode especially seeing Scotty again! He did help to save the Enterprise and it's crew in this episode. I think maybe they should have continue on with a few more episodes with him. Maybe having him telling some stories of his years on the first Enterprise under the command of Captain Kirk and telling them of his first hand account of missions they went on. I just think maybe they should have got to know Scotty better and maybe they would have realized what a very special person he was.

Loyalkat

 

[Captain Rob]

I just want to know if he got back pay for all of those years stuck in the transporter buffer.

 

[Loyalkat]

If he didn't get back pay for it he should have!

Loyalkat

 

[Indysolo]

He got a free shuttlecraft!

Neil

 

[benjaminh]

I feel very mixed about this episode. It was great to see Scotty again, but I feel like the teleplay was making fun of him for most of the episode. I didn't like that.

 

[DarKush]

I enjoyed the episode. It was great seeing Scotty again and his interaction with Geordi. I also liked the novelization.

 

[Avro Arrow]

I just want to know if he got back pay for all of those years stuck in the transporter buffer.

I'm not even sure if 24th century Starfleet actually pays anyone. But I'm sure he got seventy-five years worth of back self-enlightenment.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

How much range could a dinky little shuttlecraft like that actually have? They should have given Scotty a runabout.

 

[Timewalker]

I'm not even sure if 24th century Starfleet actually pays anyone. But I'm sure he got seventy-five years worth of back self-enlightenment.

If nobody gets paid, how could Beverly Crusher have bought that godawful ugly piece of cloth in "Encounter at Farpoint"?

 

[topcat]

I believe scotty was merely finishing his trip to the colony planet he was on originally when the transport crashed.

The thing I believe the episode was all about is this.
A transition episode. Don't get me wrong, scotty was useless in the enterprise d engine room.
But on the crashed transport ship, HE WAS GOD.

 

[Avro Arrow]

If nobody gets paid, how could Beverly Crusher have bought that godawful ugly piece of cloth in "Encounter at Farpoint"?

Travel expense allowance? I don't really know, it was more just a riff on Picard's oft-mentioned stance that 24th century humans work to better themselves, rather than for money. (As opposed to TOS, where it's fairly clear Starfleet officers get paid.)

I believe scotty was merely finishing his trip to the colony planet he was on originally when the transport crashed.

Actually, the dialogue in the episode establishes that he's specifically *not* going there. At least not right now, anyway.

 

[HIjol]

If he didn't get back pay for it he should have!

Loyalkat

I just want to know if he got back pay for all of those years stuck in the transporter buffer.

No Dice!...No Dough in the 24th Century...

@Indysolo "...free shuttlecraft!"

 

[Ghel]

Although I felt bad for Scotty in the episode, I enjoyed the episode. Although part of me didn't care for the Ent D's crew's (read: Geordie) behavior towards Scotty, to me it makes sense. Some have stated Scotty should be a very notable character and hero in the TNG timeframe. My thought is that even if he is an engineering hero, that may not impact Geordie's frustration. Imagine you are an electrician and suddenly meet Nicholi Tesla. At first you are excited to meet this person and happy to talk all about electrical systems but soon you are running late for work. You go outside to your car to find that Tesla has pulled the battery and/or wiring out your vehicle. You attempt to put your car back together to salvage your day to find Tesla in the passenger seat. You get to your customer's house where the contractor isn't thrilled that you've put him behind. You are trying to play catch up on wiring, but Tesla is next to you the whole time asking questions, poking at wires and giving job "advise" that is at least a full generation out-of-date. No matter how high you regard Tesla, eventually you are probably going to find yourself less than pleased with your new friend.

 

[T'Girl]

and telling them of his first hand account of missions they went on

...so there I was in a Argelius alley, a dead stripper at my feet, the bloody murder weapon clenched in my hand ...

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[Timo]

If nobody gets paid, how could Beverly Crusher have bought that godawful ugly piece of cloth in "Encounter at Farpoint"?

I'm sure she could replicate some baubles or credits to impress the poor primitives who still rely on such means of trade.

For that matter, LaForge could probably replicate a spare shuttlecraft to impress Scotty.

How much range could a dinky little shuttlecraft like that actually have? They should have given Scotty a runabout.

Perhaps LaForge didn't settle for giving him a short-range dinghy that would stall in deep space, but actually placed a bomb aboard? I know I'd want to make sure!

OTOH, the final scene reminds me of Moriarty setting sail for the unknown. Perhaps Scotty, too, was bottled up on a holodeck where he'd live the rest of his life happily and harmlessly?

Timo Saloniemi

 

[HIjol]

...so there I was in a Argelius alley, a dead stripper at my feet, the bloody murder weapon clenched in my hand ...

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...just trying to have a quiet drink with some of my crew mates...and this Klingon starts talking loudly and trying to start a ruckus...Chelov was getting mad, but...

 

[Indysolo]

"So then for some reason I took him to the bridge and not sickbay."

Neil

 

[HIjol]

"Ah...the keyboard!...how quaint!..."

 

[In_Correct]

I did not like that episode. It has very boring music.