We'll Always Have Paris
- Episode aired Apr 30, 1988
- TV-PG
- 45m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
3.5K
YOUR RATING
A scientist's experiment in time goes awry, reuniting Picard with an old flame, now married to the scientist.A scientist's experiment in time goes awry, reuniting Picard with an old flame, now married to the scientist.A scientist's experiment in time goes awry, reuniting Picard with an old flame, now married to the scientist.
Denise Crosby
- Lieutenant Natasha 'Tasha' Yar
- (credit only)
Wil Wheaton
- Wesley Crusher
- (credit only)
Isabel García Lorca
- Gabrielle
- (as Isabel Lorca)
Majel Barrett
- Enterprise Computer
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
James G. Becker
- Youngblood
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe menu at the Café des Artistes includes such delicacies as "Croissants D'ilithium", "Klingon Targ a la mode," "Tribbles dans les blankettes," and "L'Antimatter Flambé."
- GoofsWhen Data puts the antimatter in the stream, he asks for a 27 second count down. Data has an internal chronometer and is notorious for giving arrival times down to the second. He is also capable of handling multiple calculations and thoughts at the same time without distraction. Why would he need an external audio countdown? Data requested the external audio countdown before the time distortion occurred because he knew that, when it occurred, there would be more than one of him and then could link his chronometer with the correct dimension.
- Quotes
Jenice Manheim: I've thought a lot about this over the years, and perhaps you're leaving out your greatest fear - the real reason you left.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Which was?
Jenice Manheim: That... life with me would have somehow made you... ordinary.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: [ponders this, then laughs embarrassed] You're wonderful. And am I that transparent?
Jenice Manheim: Only to me.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Viden om: Teleportation (1999)
- SoundtracksStar Trek: The Next Generation Main Title
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage
Featured review
Life with me would have somehow made you... ordinary.
Enterprise encounters time distortions and Captain Picard is faced by someone from his past.
This is an interesting episode with a good focus on Picard and a strong sci-fi concept.
The story follows two plot threads of the time ripples and a lady from Picard's past. It feels that both are thematically linked with time and reliving past moments which I thought was a good. Whether or not any of it is compelling is debatable. Personally I found it enjoyable because I'm rather nerdy about space and time, but how the story unfolds is probably not in the most riveting way. Once you get into the emotions of the love interest plot it kind of sucks all the life out of it in the next scene with a lot of technobabble.
Some of it is reminiscent of the original series episode 'The Alternative Factor', but this is far better.
Picard has a number of good scenes that provides a bit of backstory and shows him in a more emotional and sensitive light than other episodes.
Data is pretty cool as he contributes to the story in an important way.
Dr Crusher has some scenes that explicitly state she has feelings for one individual. Personally I would have rather left this unsaid and let it be implied in their behaviour towards each other in later episodes.
Deanna Troi does have the unique ability to kill the momentum in all her scenes. It's not the fault of the actress, it's the way she's written into plots to analyse how everyone feels. This does ruin the flow of several episodes.
The visuals are good, particularly in the more sci-fi heavy scenes and on the holodeck.
Patrick Stewart is excellent in this episode and whilst everyone else is solid, he stands out significantly with this type of material.
This is an interesting episode with a good focus on Picard and a strong sci-fi concept.
The story follows two plot threads of the time ripples and a lady from Picard's past. It feels that both are thematically linked with time and reliving past moments which I thought was a good. Whether or not any of it is compelling is debatable. Personally I found it enjoyable because I'm rather nerdy about space and time, but how the story unfolds is probably not in the most riveting way. Once you get into the emotions of the love interest plot it kind of sucks all the life out of it in the next scene with a lot of technobabble.
Some of it is reminiscent of the original series episode 'The Alternative Factor', but this is far better.
Picard has a number of good scenes that provides a bit of backstory and shows him in a more emotional and sensitive light than other episodes.
Data is pretty cool as he contributes to the story in an important way.
Dr Crusher has some scenes that explicitly state she has feelings for one individual. Personally I would have rather left this unsaid and let it be implied in their behaviour towards each other in later episodes.
Deanna Troi does have the unique ability to kill the momentum in all her scenes. It's not the fault of the actress, it's the way she's written into plots to analyse how everyone feels. This does ruin the flow of several episodes.
The visuals are good, particularly in the more sci-fi heavy scenes and on the holodeck.
Patrick Stewart is excellent in this episode and whilst everyone else is solid, he stands out significantly with this type of material.
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- snoozejonc
- May 25, 2021
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- Runtime45 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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