Over the past couple of days, I have been watching the first season of Star Trek: the Next Generation, and a couple of thoughts stand out to me. First of all, in comparison to the other seasons of the series, this one is terrible, yet it actually isn't that bad. I think the best way to describe the episodes is uneven. The writers, producers, and actors have yet to really discover who the characters are.
For example, Picard is a jackass this season. He seems much more aloof, and superior feeling. In the episodes I have been watching he has not reached that more fatherly figure he becomes later in the series. It is kind of disappointing.
Then for the episodes, they are very mixed. Within one episode, there are some really great moments and then some bad ones. In "Where No One Has Gone Before," there is a great montage of characters having hallucinations within the strange universe they explore. It is extremely well done, but then the rest of the episode is not as strong. Of course, other episodes are real clunkers like the first appearance of the Ferengi in "Last Outpost" and the one with the African tribe.
As for the character of Wesley Crusher, he had such potential, but it is so annoying that he notices things before the senior staff. How is that believable? However, I want to like Wesley because as a kid I would have loved to have his experience. Who wouldn't want to be a kid on a Starship?
Anyway, I'm only halfway through the first season. Perhaps, I will find some more observations worth writing about. Then again with this seasons... perhaps not.
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