ST:TNG s06-e19 Picard showing some pro skillz. Looks like someone is holding the flute for him haha. And notice how she tricked him into playing. PART 2: • Star Trek Captain Pica...
I have the goosebumps. Then I read your comment to tell you that I have the goosebumps. Picard lived 2 lives and also was connected to the Borg collective. He has more life experience than anyone in history. There could be a show dedicated to just studying his brain lol
@@talkingbull10 That man... he still functions, can you imagine the mental gymnastics he had to perform to stay "sane?" Or at least functional? I'm a chronic illness patient, and I've lost my blinking mind. Picard, whatever they do to him in the "reboot" (yes please, poop further on my childhood and have starfleet officers say "f{_}ck" ....there ARE. FOUR. LIGHTS!
I know right... one see why Picard likes her She has all the best qualities that you'd see in a wonderful mother (possibly) of one's children. Nurturing, encouraging and kind.
She pushes Capt. Picard ever gently more and more out of his comfort zone. She was perfect for him. Trying that flute, knowing she couldn't succeed just to lure him into demonstrating it to her. Then gently nudge him into sharing music and emotions of a life time. It would've been easier for Picard to never have such interactions and never be confronted with his locked up feelings. But if he was ever to open up, she was the perfect woman to guide him. I love Inner Light + Duet, it's a work of art and genius.
And how after he fails the first time she suggest Frère Jacques to appeal to Picard’s French side. That writers really did amazing with this scene. Also just noticed that they turned down the ambient noise of the engines that’s present is most scenes in the series.
Did you know patrick stewart can play a lot of instruments, but the flute/recorder happens to one patrick stewart cannot play, so they had to get someone else to do it instead?
I wouldn't know, but it must be amazing to be in a relationship with someone when you both know how to play compatible musical instruments and have the ability to have wonderful moments like this.
Maybe for the Federation such things as a roll-up keyboard were considered archaic thechnology. One can't see a lot of people running around with floppy disks nowadays either, so one would say it's remarkable to see it every once in a while.
@@FarkasAbel91 yes. It would be akin to going to someone's house and seeing an old gramophone. You'd probably think remarkable even though older technology.
I don't know why this scene is so lovely and amazing. She's casually trying to get closer to him and open up. And she uses all sorts of cute but sophisticated moves to get closer to him.
It Definitely would have killed the mood if he would have told her they are from a long extinct civilization, that died When there Sun went supernova. For which I'd lived an entire lifetime In just a matter of minutes inside my head, so how was your day.
Oh no.....very saddened to hear this....She reminded me of a music teacher who encouraged me to play....the style she used on the show with with just a simple melody that any good Frenchman like Jean Luc Picard would know, the song "Frère Jacques".
2018 and I’m still reliving this episode. Great scene and acting and when I realize that Wendy Hughes is gone it brings tears to my eyes that our childhood heroes continue to leave us.
"You're not used to playing with anyone, are you?" "Just the computer... " "Hmmm... I may not be as precise as a computer but... I think you'll enjoy it more." Sexual Tension... ENGAGED!!!
My favorite scene from one of my favorite episodes. I'm not sure why I enjoy "musical" scenes so much, but they really resonate with me. One of my favorites from "Voyager" was the Doctor and Seven of Nine singing You Are My Sunshine
Same as you. Also, there was an old movie from the 80s called Racing the Moon and there's a scene were Sean Penn teaches Elizabeth McGovern Heart & Soul on the piano and its the same feeling.
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@@Silavite congratulations on making me listen to classical style composition. But it is a rather dark interpretation of such a light childrens' song until about half way through when it becomes some kind of Russian melody?
0:22 - "It's, ah... Ressikan..." "I've never seen one before." "They're not made anymore..." Ouch. Fucking ouch. About one thousandth the follow up that "Inner Light" deserved, but still. Ouch.
I found out recently that Wendy Hughes (Commander Daren) died March 8, 2014 after a battle with cancer. I never knew this, but it turns out that she was Australian. Her American english accent is very good.
That's very sad. She was a good character in a touching episode of this beloved show. This scene in particular shows the power of love and art to bring people together in harmony. Some may say this notion to be cliched and hippyish, but it is something I believe in sincerely with the entirety of my being. May it be so in the world to come.
@@ebannaw sometimes the powerful points don't have to be complicated. They can be made very simply (even to the level of cliche) and straightforwardly, and hit hard and true, when they're about the basic drives of humanity. I remember during a shaky time in my life, I saw the Adam Sandler movie Click. Yeah that's right, an Adam Sandler movie. But it engaged, and shook me to the core.
On some days I can totally tear up from the beauty of this scene. It's so nice to get to see the tender, vulnerable side of Picard and how this she brings it out of him. Very very sweet. ❤❤☺
Patrick Stewart's various facial expressions -- delight, confusion, 'yes, ma'am', WTF -- proves that he's a consummate actor. He didn't need pages of dialogue, grand gestures or a CGI soundstage. All he needed was a look.
Picard is my favorite Captain, unlike Kirk who goes after the ladies, the ladies come swarming to Picard, and he acts all cute and shy lol, with the exception of his younger days pre-faux heart ahahahaha!!
Frederick Schenk Of course, the problem are the kids, not the teachers... Poor teachers, these evil kids don't want to learn! Now serious, if a kid don't want to learn and get bored, it's not his problem, he is being forced to go to school!!! The problem comes from the educational system and from the teacher.
+Frederick Schenk I'm not sure what this has to do with Star Trek, but I disagree. First off to tell if the child truly learned anything is very subjective. I did pretty well in school (I was tested as gifted) in any case I was able to recite facts, at the time of the tests, but today I for the life of me can't remember those facts, because that's all they were...facts. There is no way to quantify whether the child has really "learned" anything with our current mode of testing. And putting another restriction on children is another means of control. I don't want to go off on a rant here, but haven't we as a society had enough restrictions put on us? We Americans were getting too liberal about our civil liberties. The government tried to control society in the late 60' early 70's but the masses resisted. so how do you get the keys to the castle? You capitalize of a huge tragedy and have the masses give you the keys. I used to be able to walk my sister to the gate at the airport to see her off, not anymore, I used to go to the government building (my bank is located there) and go through a metal detector, now I have to take off my shoes, belt, (I figure soon were're going to have to strip butt naked and still walk through a metal detector to get into any Government building). We have enough control. All I did with my children was instill a love of learning at an early age, praise them when they were learning their ABC's, had them read me a bedtime story, and so on. Now my son is in College, and my daughter is a Sophmore in high school and an A-B student. I don't think I did anything any reasonable parent didn't or hadn't.
And that piano now exists, like many things Star Trek predicted. When a Science Fiction show often predicts technology, that gentlemen, is True Science Fiction. And there is nothing like this anymore.
They existed in the 80’s. So it’s not a prediction at all. They sounded like crap. The idea that one would exist that sounded like an actual piano 200 years in the future doesn’t take much imagination.
I feel exactly the same way. I still remember watching it for the first time totally engrossed by it. It was surprising to me how attached I became to the character Daren and how I felt a personal joy for Picard knowing he finally found someone he could share his experience with. Just wonderful.
i think i know why patrick stewart is smiling here a bit more than he is suppose to in the script, i think his hands in the complicated parts are just a bit darker :) . but still the inner light was a mastepice for all to remember
ohh ya , now i read it. sometimes all we remember from a past series is one melody in one master peace , the series is called the next generation and the chapter 25 this one is all about family and making a next generation
The success of romance-of-the-week storylines is really on the backs of the casting director and actor. The chemistry here sparkles and the music is delightful. Magnificent scene. This episode inspired me to get a piano and learn to play a little. RIP Wendy Hughes 😢
One of my favorite episodes and favorite scenes, I always come back to it. It always hits me when Picard is terrified that he lost Darren then relieved he didn’t then devastated again knowing he has to give her up. There are few times we see Picard more vulnerable.
Rather than an astrophysicist, Nella reminds me more of a music teacher I had in primary school. This is one of my favorite episodes. It is so nice to see the otherwise serious and dedicated captain Picard open his heard to a wonderful lady....
The callback to The Inner Light episode was heart warming to see. The episode clearly meant a lot to the writing staff and Patrick Stewart. It makes sense the experiences of living another life would stick with Picard forever.
When Picard is learning to play the flute on Kitaan, “Frere Jacques” was one of the songs he played. Had to smile when he smiled when she started playing it.
Duet when they’re in the Enterprise Jefferies Tube is my fave moment for Picard and Nella Daren. Had forgot this scene. They practiced before they got to that epic romantic moment. Understated seeming, but man, it meant a lot of me.
This episode was another of my favorites of tng. Captain Picard's relationship with Lt commander Nella Daren was cool. They shared a common love for music and fell in love. But their relationship came to the point when a emergency situation arose and Picard had to make a difficult decision to send her on a dangerous mission where the chances of survival was very low. He feared the worst at first after hearing reports of surviving personel were returning and Nella was not among them but she did survive. It was sad that they broke up. They would had made a great couple.
His playing the flute alone is symbolic of his lonely life. The flute represents the Enterprise which is the instrument he breathes into amidst the vacuum of space, and which transforms his oxygen into the music of his command. His music alone is good, but playing with her made him realize that love could unlock so much more of his music, and amplify it to levels he couldn’t have imagined.
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even though it isn't his arms, I love their duets! it must have been hard to keep a straight face with a guy practically in your lap playing the flute for you lol
I came here thinking that's all the comments would be saying. Like nearly noone seems to have noticed! I can't watch the scene without crying...from laughter.
I like this scene so much, it probalby only works if you know his character by now, but if you do, it is very impactful in it's subtilety and just beautiful.
Picard has had many romances in Star Trek, but to me, this one feels special, not just because I can relate to how music can bring people together, but because with the help of the music, these two characters had a special kind of chemistry that felt a lot more... real than most of the things you can expect from a 40 minute episode. And this was made possible by the producers actually having the courage to just show them sit down, talk and play for an extended period of time, with no additional explosions or political/diplomatic drama to serve as a distraction. Awesome stuff.
Amazing how much of the technology that we use and take for granted originally came from Star Trek, cell phones, tablets etc. The roll up piano, depicted in the scene is now a reality. Amazing the inspiration that Science Fiction turns into Science reality.
Fuck, remembering just how good this show is brought a tear to my eye. Every week waiting for the next episode, hearing that guys voice on the preview commercial say "on the next episode of star trek, the next generation...." really do miss that....
As a music nerd one little detail I would've loved is if Daren had Picard play a few specific things so she could get a grip of the alien musical system and re-tune her instrument to match before improvising an accompaniment to something original played by Picard. That's a bit of a tall order for a non-musician on a tight budget though and I understand it's not important to the story, which is fantastic through and through
