a a long time fan of all the star trek series and i find this a disappointing episode and and i wonder if the liberal use of flashback feature will riker exploit and both positive ( and largely romantic ) and negative ( lot of pain and and a crewmate death ) be a money save device and a be many of their bottle show ( episode in which all scene take place on the enterprise ) . diana muldaur ( who also appear at least twice on the original series ) deserve a good final appearance than this for her character and dr. kate pulaski . loyal viewer ( in the star trek world and be there any other kind . ) also be shortchanged . this be the last episode of second season while thus and the season end not with a bang but with a whimper .