Final Mission

Episode aired Nov 17, 1990
TV-PG
46m

IMDb RATING

6.7/10

3.5K

YOUR RATING

Wil Wheaton and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Action Adventure Drama Sci-Fi

Before leaving for Starfleet Academy, Wesley Crusher accompanies Captain Picard on a dangerous mission.Before leaving for Starfleet Academy, Wesley Crusher accompanies Captain Picard on a dangerous mission.Before leaving for Starfleet Academy, Wesley Crusher accompanies Captain Picard on a dangerous mission.

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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

3.5K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Originally, the setting of the stranding was to be on an ice planet, but producers determined that such a setting would look too hokey on screen. Rick Berman suggested the desert planet setting feeling it would come across as more realistic looking.

Goofs
When Wesley stops in the desert to start a tricorder scan for energy readings, automobile tracks are clearly visible in the sand where Wesley and Dirgo stand as the camera sweeps behind Picard.

Quotes
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Oh, I envy you, Wesley Crusher... You're just at the beginning of the adventure.

Connections
Featured in Young Sheldon: A Live Chicken, a Fried Chicken and Holy Matrimony (2020)

Soundtracks
Star Trek: The Next Generation Main Title
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage

User reviews30

Featured review

7/10

Tired of People Hating on Wesley Crusher!

A fine episode and showcase for Wil Wheaton.

I have never, and do not care to know why there is so much hate directed at Wesley Crusher. It is herd mentality at its most obvious and pathetic. Furthermore it is bullying and it disgusts me. Most of us have been watching this show since the 80s. How many people on here can honestly say that 30-odd years ago during this shows first run we would complain about Wesley Crusher? I never did, nor did anybody I know. Now there's all this hate.

It is sickening. This is the same kind of stuff that Rose Tico has to endure for no reason other than that she won a role in popular franchise. If you are a grown adult on here promoting hatred and hostility at a person who was basically just a kid on this show, you need help. You need to ask yourself what truly is so bad about Wheaton's perdormance and the Wesley Crusher character specifically. Also ask yourself if your complaints merit bullying an actor, who incidentally has not had an easy life, 30 years on.

If you are new to this show, do not let bullies taint your experience. That is all a hater is good for. Form your own opinion. Be an individual. Think for yourself.

I invite anyome on here to tell me why I'm wrong.

Bullies are the lowest form of human life.

Wil Wheaton did a good job on this show. He is a fine actor.