Picard at the Helm in an Asteroid Field! - Star Trek The Next Generation

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Well, well... here it is -
One of the best scenes in Star Trek TNG (The Next Generation) and the Star Trek universe in general!
This is from the 3rd season episode "Booby Trap", where the Enterprise gets stuck in an asteroid field filled with Aceton assimilators, left there 1,000 years before by the Menthars, as a trap for their enemies - the Promellians.
In this famous scene, Picard (Patrick Stewart) is taking the helm himself, navigating the Enterprise out of the trap, using nothing but the ship's thrusters, and some audacity, proving why he will always rule!
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[@PhantomSavage]

You know its a pretty damn incredible move when even data didn't calculate it as a possibility and then tells you "excellent!" after you flawlessly execute it. Picard was one hell of a Captain.

[@andyt2k]

It wasn't a technical solution, it was a pilot trick, very different kind of skill/knowledge

[@HulklingsBoyfriend]

Data would be able to think of it, but would not recommend it unless as a last resort.

[@shoaibb8862]

The background music is unreal ..credit to the composers ….”thank you mr data”…classic!!! So calm and poised at the comm…one amazing scene

[@soylentteal]

That was Ron Jones, the best composer any of the “new” ST series ever had. Unfortunately, Rick Berman thought his work was too “showy” and fired him shortly after.

[@richardlahan7068]

Conn. Not "comm".

[@soylentteal]

Maybe he was thinking of comm-posers.

[@cbspock1701]

Ron Jones did some of the best scoring on TNG, but they dumped him because berman wanted the scores to be like wallpaper

[@robertodeleon-gonzalez9844]

When the captain takes the helm and shows the crew who's the man - er, who's the master of calm.

[@fuferito]

I've heard that, in space, the only thing you can hear is Picard's mic drop.

[@TheTrekkiesTrek]

ha ha! nice

[@BigDiesel330]

That one time Picard hit the spin move.

[@TheTrekkiesTrek]

Almost took the rims off :)

[@RickMattison314]

That maneuver is called a "gravity assist."

[@FLAME4564]

@@RickMattison314 quite right ofc combine that with the involvement of the Gravitational slinghot in most situations.

[@Redshirt434]

The beauty of the 6 foot Enterprise D model.

[@TheTrekkiesTrek]

:)

[@andrewshouse9840]

@@TheTrekkiesTrek This is at least S3, wasn't this the 4 ft model?

[@okankyoto]

@@andrewshouse9840 Hull shape is the 6 foot model with the thinner nacelle pylons.

[@jefferyrowland5579]

Ahh the classic piloting skill of the Tokyo Drift. In space. Star Fleet can make a utopian system but there will always be true gangster ls

[@Inthatgoodway]

Picard be like: for family...

[@Padge112]

"Mr Worf drop a beat and light up a fatty" "And Data buckle up mother fuck...make it so."

[@UnusedChar]

Picard:fine. I'll do it myself

[@afroteddybear]

"You have the conn, Mr Crusher", Picard says, rising triumphantly. His mic succumbed to the artificial gravity.

[@dadevi]

You gotta give it to the writers here. A spaceship's true power demonstrated by asteroid field navigation isn't something most would think of.

[@bugen5]

Picard's got that "shut the hell up, I know what I'm doing" aura about him 😆

[@drg8687]

Troy must be like, "fuck, why didn't I take the cushy gig in San Franciso."

[@keirfarnum6811]

San Franciso? Where’s that?!

[@KH4444444444N]

Alameda?!? Where is Alameda?

[@mikeb6902]

I think at 0:59 that was the first time on TV that they showed a starship using a thruster.

[@andrewshouse9840]

and then fail to show the subsequent port thruster.

[@mikeb6902]

@@andrewshouse9840 oh good, Im glad Im not the only one who noticed that LOL

[@andrewk2250]

Patrick Stewart can make sitting at a desk entertaining.

[@xx3868]

"Shut down ALL systems" Red alert, environment, bridge lighting and main computer to fire thrusters plus many more are still going! haha TNG really is the best even allowing for the OS was so good on very little money. Great cast ans chemistry

[@kennethjenkins5578]

THIS is the scene that made me fall in love with star trek, been a fan for 30 years now. The problem solving, teamwork, picards clever maneuver. Prime star trek here.

[@cyclingzealot]

290 m/s is 1044 kph (649 mph). That feels fast even for thrusters. But agreed, it's a big ship.

[@patrickschulz2193]

For having shut down all systems, theirs sensors were working fairly well, lol

[@TheTrekkiesTrek]

hmm...

[@jeffmac9642]

Data was turned on too. An obvious risk , indeed .

[@RealSilvernight]

I think the intention was to shut down the engines and non essential parts of the ship

[@thegrimmretails3777]

@@RealSilvernight like the daycare

[@RealSilvernight]

@@thegrimmretails3777 oof i forgot about that

[@msbae]

2:38 It's called 'gravity assist', Mr. Data.

[@Orca19904]

Who else was reminded of this scene in Picard season 3 "No-Win Scenario"?

[@ReaperChi3f]

This is 100% the inspiration for that episode.

[@jamieking8011]

Gotta love impressing an android.

[@toomanyaccounts]

its a real world method of propulsion around objects in outer space. used today by NASA for probes for example

[@TheTrekkiesTrek]

Bill and Ted: "Excellent!"

[@nuclearwinter391]

This is where you need a joystick instead of a touchscreen.

[@TheTrekkiesTrek]

Yep. They tried that in Insurrection though.

[@jamesspring4610]

@@TheTrekkiesTrek this was probably the inspiration for it when the Sovereign Class was being developed.

[@TheTrekkiesTrek]

@@jamesspring4610 yep... in case any other traps show up...

[@OpenMawProductions]

A starship is not a jet. You don't just "fly" it like that.

[@davew6949]

@@OpenMawProductions Unless you've entered... The Danger Zone!

[@gibsonjean70]

The moment he took wesley of the con you knew it was real

[@TheTrekkiesTrek]

haha :) you knew it is going down!

[@_Tree]

💯💯💯💯

[@Deltaflot1701]

I read that title and thought "Temba, his arms wide" :D

[@victorpradha9946]

Picard...his eyes wide...his sails unfurled!

[@Constitution1789]

Picard achieved what a computer couldn't.

[@renatoyap]

" Asteroids don't concern me Admiral ".. - Gandalf

[@vegandmac733]

Picard-“you have the con mr crusher.” Wesley-Please my I go change my under pants first please sir?”

[@JoshuaCasso]

Excellent. Data was really impressed.

[@JOHNN01.82]

One of the best episodes definitely a top five

[@Saddler1944]

I know it translates better and adds more tension on to the scene that he is using the view screen to steer his ship. In reality is insane to think that anyone could eyeball it on a ship that bigger than a skyscraper.

[@AndrewChapman]

This episode marked the debut of the final version of the revised TNG uniforms. Though only Picard wears it in this episode (and looks badass wearing it in this scene) while the others still wear the earlier version from the start of S3. If you look at shots where Picard and Riker stand together during this episode, you can tell the difference between the earlier version with double seams running down the chest and the final version with these seams now gone. Plus the final version also included the addition of a belt/waistband for male officers to wear. Extras however still wore the S1-2 uniforms.

[@sinreaper123]

Deja Vu! I've just been in this place before Higher on the street And I know it's my time to go Calling you, and the search is a mystery Standing on my feet It's so hard when I try to be me, woah Whooooaaa!!

[@heene]

I have always thought it was a bit odd that the Doctor spent so much time on the bridge.

[@davidsiepel6774]

compared to Bones?

[@bobsmith962]

She's Picards Bae

[@bobsmith962]

Gf

[@Johnnypeace]

Bones lived on the bridge.

[@blakjack3053]

"Excellent!" was Data's politically correct way of say "frickin ay dog that move kicked some serious ass!"

[@thomascox-doc9122]

Picard pulls off the Tokyo drift maneuver flawlessly, looks at Dr. Crusher, who's juiced herself sitting in her chair, and says...I'll demonstrate another "Maneuver" to you, later.

[@barbados3592]

you deserve more likes

[@cocokatdaddy42]

🤣😛

[@Johnnypeace]

@@barbados3592 “Than you shall have it”

[@epa316]

You’re not going IN to an asteroid field?!

[@Simgor2]

I miss this version of Picard. Nu Trek castrated the living hell out of him.

[@matthewcreech8259]

Well he is in his 80's in Picard

[@Simgor2]

@@matthewcreech8259 Age would slow down a man like that physically yes but not mentally.

[@kentcampbell122]

@@Simgor2 um no age is in fact know for slowing people down mentally lol

[@Simgor2]

@@kentcampbell122 He admittedly seems a bit more like his old self in Season 3, but you're missing the point. The old Picard would never take being treated the way he has.

[@shogun2215]

Which is why he didn't. He resigned. The UFP was not the same UFP that he represented in TNG, it was much more reclusive and paranoid. Honestly, some Trek fans are just as bad as Star Wars fans when it comes to new stuff.

[@Scottoest]

The ships computer would never have thought to use gravity! lol

[@MatthewGagnon1980]

Isn't it amazing how much more thrilling and full of tension this slow brew "action" sequence is than any of the hyperactive, CGI-laden action shlock garbage you find in New Trek? Alex Kurtzman can burn in hell for what he has done to this franchise.

[@excrono]

When you sufficiently raise the stakes, you can aim for understated. The audience knows what happens next if Picard fails here.

[@stepstv4466]

it has one of TNGs greatest soundtracks

[@robinneugebauer617]

You enjoyed that!

[@twobeerandomland856]

Hey do you get copyright claims? and if you do you go around it? As when in DID my tos? I disputed it they unblocked me but with TNG they refused to unblock me? DO I appeal under fair use or?

[@vect0r858]

Picard knows how to hug the donkey

[@kenbaker3952]

Great episode. Another starship could have helped out. Hail them. Help!

[@michaelreilly7106]

Waiting for a high five

[@musashi4856]

I think they underpowered Data which would have been a better helmsman for this task.

[@mokko759]

Deja vu!

[@999benhonda]

Star trek..back when ships were big, massive, realistic machines...not like in modern trek where ships fly like they have no weight, mass or there are no laws of physics to deal with.

[@okankyoto]

Yet are almost always shown as at least 2x as huge as this ship- for the "cool" factor

[@MrMikellsof88]

@@okankyoto like the interior of Discovery's turbolift shaft where you see a cavernous open space with lift cars going in every direction. The fuck!?

[@19Harun80]

Die Hintergrundmusik hört sich nach Rambo an 😁🤣

[@sadpaperface7159]

Yeah, so when Picard ordered Ryker to perform a manual saucer section docking on his first day, that was the easy test.

[@soylentteal]

FYI, their initial speed was about 302 miles per hour.

[@marcstratmann9806]

I don't believe it is mentioned in Star Trek TNG that we was a pilot on his previous starships or that he had hundreds of hours of flight experience. In any case.. even if he did - he would have been out of practice for decades.Very unlikely he could have pulled this off. This is my super ultra mega nerdiest comment for this year.

[@jefferyyoung2580]

That. Cool. Pisard. Fly

[@gerardcousineau3478]

I'm the 500th like. 🙂

[@mezanine10]

Picard stole the slingshot move from Kirk. The difference is he didn't travel back in time and get some whales named George and Gracie.

[@birkinsmith88]

wasnt Picard originally a helmsman?

[@HunterBidenCocaineBag]

Zero chance that actually cleared them of the asteroids from the view shown earlier - asteroids in front, left and right. But, hey, whatever Picard has to do to get Crusher to disrobe.

[@DrewPicklesTheDark]

I loved this episode besides the Geordie sub-plot.

[@Sirenhound]

Was there a reason he couldn't go over the top?

[@dariuszgrzybowski9994]

AWAROT.,METAMORFOZY.,OCHRONA!!

[@robjackson5245]

Gangsta

[@ddmarty]

Asteroid fields like this are Hollywood. In reality, asteriods are thousands of miles apart from each other.

[@hanshaperle6075]

And the next problem would be it should not work. Slingshot good and dandy but you need to lose some mass to get a boost out of it or you wont get out.

[@ddmarty]

@@hanshaperle6075 I didn't think about that. Thanks.

[@adius256]

Was looking for this comment, thank you lol. Of course Star Trek was never really hard sci fi anyway..

[@ddmarty]

@@adius256 hahaha, that's true. :)

[@cda133]

Isn’t Riker the best pilot they have by far though?

[@Maria-un9wl]

@Gil Gunderson But it's Picard's ship. Every once in a while the captain has to flex and show why he gets the big chair.

[@alphanerd7221]

This crew doesn't have any good pilots.

[@andrewshouse9840]

Picard is. Picard was originally a helmsman.

[@silversnail1413]

Riker is an excellent pilot but even he doesn't know the slingshot move. I guess Picard felt like he had to do this one himself because it was such a big risk and he needed to act immediately, no time to give orders or lead from the rear.

[@iainwhite8617]

That was when Picard wasn't on the Ship. I think Picard's specialty as a Pilot is extremely tight controlled maneuvers. Even if Riker is the better pilot, Picard might have been better for the job at hand.

[@phoenixfire9176]

An asteroid that size would have no noticeable gravity though

[@1984avalentine]

Size!= Mass

[@1984avalentine]

@@FATillery != Means not equal so size is not equal to mass,

[@FATillery]

@@1984avalentine Please excuse my ignorance. I was not familiar with that symbol. Being in my mid-sixties, there may be other symbols used to designate 'not equal' that I do not know. I realize older symbols may not be recreated easily digitally particularly the equal sign with a slash so, again, excuse me. I simply type the words 'not equal to' or 'greater than or equal to', etc...in order to avoid such misunderstandings when communicating on social media.

[@OpenMawProductions]

How do you know? It depends on what the asteroid is made of.

[@isellburritos123]

density of mass ;)

[@soylentteal]

This series lost so much when Berman tossed Ron Jones out.

[@user-bm3og1ne5q]

Здравствуйте Мистер Picard,,Вам не стоит пускать ядерные лучи на астэроид,Вам нужно проверить от создателей галактики, почему такое нарушение.Благодарю ,что Вы на связи.

[@michaelplumb8821]

Why didn't they use the phasers in the asteroid field

[@AMC2283]

The boobytrap reflected all energy back at the source as radiation

[@theoneyoudontsee8315]

showoff!

[@darrenholcomb2266]

And then what do they do? They've already deactivated the battlecruiser's distress call but this region is still dangerous. Do they quarentine the area? Use tractor beams to move the aceton equiped asteroids thus disassembling the booby trap? No, they do none of those and instead fire a volley of photon torpedos and obliterate the battlecruiser - a singularly unique archeological find containing a wealth of information, the loss of which to the historical and scientific fields is an act of unforgivable dereliction if not betrayal of duty by the captain of a space science/exploration vessel mandated to contact alien races and learn their cultures. Tantamount to shredding and burning the Magna Carta and Emancipation Proclamation and sinking the Arizona memorial. Picard should have been stripped of his captaincy, lost his Star Fleet commission and done some time in prison for this act.

[@TheTrekkiesTrek]

There is a lot of truth to what you say

[@bobwhite2754]

@@TheTrekkiesTrek And the Captain is a deep archeological/historian, how/why did he??? They could have put a warning buoy out in space to mark the dangerous area for now until the Federation decided what to do with the area - Captain Kirk did it at least once. A complete tragedy!

[@wdbldr67]

Agreed. That frustrated me also. They made it in there coasting and did not set off the trap until they tried to leave and raised shields. So let the trap power down and send in a ship equipped to tow the craft out manually using only cables and thrusters. They survived so the reaction is to blow it up?

[@JOHNN01.82]

They destroyed the ship to destroy the booby trap

[@TheTrekkiesTrek]

@@wdbldr67 biggest problem is how all of a sudden they can move... suddenly they fire impulse engines and here we go, even though they told us for 38 mins they can't move...