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Star Trek - The Next Generation, Episode 127: Time's Arrow, Part II [VHS]

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This two-parter was a great set! The plot line was ok, but the episode was totally made by the appearance of Samuel Clemens aka Mark Twain, and the explination of Picard's and Guinan's relationship. I love any story when they are back on Earth.

I guess I loved it mainly because it features my three favorite characters: Brent Spiner(Data), Whoopie Goldberg(Ginen), and Patrick Stewart(Jean-Luc Picard). It is a suspensful story that keeps you on your seat. I have it on video already!

Without a doubt, Time's Arrow 1 and 2 are a favorite of mine. Part 2 starts the 6th season off with the finale of the Enterprise crew vs. energy-eating vampire aliens. We finally find out why Data's head was found in the cavern in part 1. And of course, it's fun seeing the interaction of our heroes with Mark Twain or Jack London. Plot: After the rest of the senior crew (barring Worf, which is a good thing, since it would have been a challenge to explain to someone about his alien appearance) step through the time portal, they have to track down the nasty alien-vampires and stop them. The humor is great, including Mrs. Carmichael address our dear captain as "Mr. Pickerd", Mark Twain's statement of seeing Worf, etc. I very enjoyable episode.

this is my favorite episode, It keeps me on the edge of my seat, I had to order it to complete my season. Highly recommended!

In "Time's Arrow, Part I," the fifth season's finale, Picard led an Away Team that followed a pair of alien predators into the past: 19th-Century San Francisco to be precise. There they join Data and Guinan (the Guinan of the past not the present Guinan who is still in the future). Together they discover the cave that would contain all of the artifacts, including Data's head, which were found in the 24th-Century at the start of this story. Unfortunately, at the key moment Samuel Clemens (Jerry Hardin) intervenes and the time portal opens. The resulting blast sends Data's body, but not his head, back to the future. Picard stays behind to take care of a wounded Guinan, while the rest of the team follows Data's body, quickly followed by Clemens.

"Time's Arrow" was the least exciting cliffhanger in STNG's long run, so it is not surprising that the conclusion is above average but nothing special. We do see the "first" meeting between Guinan and Picard, but, of course, that is only from HER perspective, so it is not like we have uncovered a key moment in their history. Jerry Hardin does a marvelous job as Mark Twain, certainly capable of giving Hal Holbrook a run for his money and the significance of Data's head being buried for 500 years does have an interesting explanation. This is an enjoyable two-parter, but hardly a STNG classic.

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