This is a really wonderful episode. I absolutely adore it. My fifth favourite TNG episode.
One of Star Trek's best romances, it is a beautifully written story which is phenomenally well acted by Patrick Stewart and the late Wendy Hughes, who sadly died in 2014. The scene in which Picard tells Nella about his life as Kamin is probably my favourite as it is such a moving scene and it shows how close they have become in a short period of time.
In spite of their short time together, I was entirely convinced when Picard said that he loved Nella towards the end of the episode. Conversely, I was entirely unconvinced when Worf said that he loved Ba'el in "Birthright, Part II", only two episodes earlier. It seemed to me more like Worf and Ba'el kind of fancied each other as opposed to being in love.
With the sole exception of Edith Keeler from the TOS classic "The City on the Edge of Forever", I found Nella more memorable than any other one episode love interest in the entire franchise. Had things been different, I have no doubt that Picard and Nella would have liked happily ever after.
One of Star Trek's best romances, it is a beautifully written story which is phenomenally well acted by Patrick Stewart and the late Wendy Hughes, who sadly died in 2014. The scene in which Picard tells Nella about his life as Kamin is probably my favourite as it is such a moving scene and it shows how close they have become in a short period of time.
In spite of their short time together, I was entirely convinced when Picard said that he loved Nella towards the end of the episode. Conversely, I was entirely unconvinced when Worf said that he loved Ba'el in "Birthright, Part II", only two episodes earlier. It seemed to me more like Worf and Ba'el kind of fancied each other as opposed to being in love.
With the sole exception of Edith Keeler from the TOS classic "The City on the Edge of Forever", I found Nella more memorable than any other one episode love interest in the entire franchise. Had things been different, I have no doubt that Picard and Nella would have liked happily ever after.