Rendez-vous à Farpoint (S01E01)

This pilot is quite funny because it doesn't know what to do. Here and there it shows the glaring naivety of gestures and replicas of the sixties, here and there (not very often) the nascent phenomenon of The Next Generation flashes, but it will still take a few episodes before it finds a solid shape. Even Jean-Luc Pickard is looking for his identity, and in Encounter at Farpoint he is rather a misanthropic and very introverted adventurer, whose charisma is somehow covered by an impenetrable cold. All the better - at least he has enough room to break out nicely later. The other characters that impress are Data (allusively) and counselor Troy with her aerobic outfit and poodle hairstyle. Otherwise, it's more of a laughable matter that seems much more archaic than the films about Kirk's crew. (02/03/2007)