I hadn't watched this pilot episode in about 20 years, and it hasn't aged well for me. Slow, dull, and plodding in a lot of spots; but the high definition remaster added a lot to the special effects overall. That said, I found myself wanting more and more for the episode to just get over with already.
The introduction of Q was pretty great, but besides some flexing of superpowers that went on way too long, there was nothing to be gained here that couldn't have been summed up in a scene half as long.
I would literally rather be watching Star Trek: The Motion Picture or Star Trek V: The Final Frontier than this, possibly the worst pilot episode in all of Star Trek. I'm amazed (and pleased) that it made it past Season 1.
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