Journey's End (Star Trek: The Next Generation) Journey's End (Star Trek: The Next Generation) "Journey's End" is the 172nd episode of the American science fiction television series "", and is the 20th episode of the . Wesley Crusher questions his future as the "Enterprise" is under orders to forcibly remove the descendants of native North Americans (here called 'Indians') from a planet being yielded to the Cardassians. The Federation has agreed to turn several colonized planets over to the Cardassians as part of a long-disputed treaty. The "Enterprise", among other Starfleet ships, is assigned the task of relocating these Federation colonists. Admiral Alynna Nechayev warns Captain Picard
Lessons (Star Trek: The Next Generation) of the stellar cartography on board the "Enterprise", but the set would be completely replaced for its reappearance in the movie "Star Trek Generations". James Van Hise and Hal Schuster wrote in their 1995 book, "The Complete Next Generation", that they thought the relationship between Picard and Daren was believable, and that the story itself was very effective. They thought that the loneliness Picard feels at the end of the episode was part of an ongoing story which would culminate in the subplot about Picard's loneliness in "Star Trek Generations". Several reviewers re-watched "Star Trek: The Next Generation" after the