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* [[Artistic License: Biology]]: "Genesis". '''AND HOW.'''
* [[Artistic License Physics]]: "The Royale". -291 degrees Celsius. (Absolute Zero, the coldest temperature theoretically possible, is -273 degrees.)
** [[Science Marches On]]: It is [possible to go below 0 Kelvin, but it requires adding energy to the item instead of taking energy away.
* [[Author's Saving Throw]]
** 'I, Borg', in which they study a Borg drone separated from the collective. Changes them from [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot|cyborg zombies]] into [[Starfish Aliens]].
** [[Gene Roddenberry]] never liked that he used the Klingons as the "Race of Black Hats" in [[Star Trek: The Original Series|The Original Series]], and thus made Worf as a Klingon main character and the first season episode "Heart of Glory" completely redefined their place as a [[Proud Warrior Race Guy|Proud Warrior Race]].
* [[Base Breaker]]: Captain Edward Jellico from the two-part episode "Chain of Command" is one of ''[[Star Trek]]''{{'}}s most polarizing characters. His fans see him as a bold, effective officer who magnificently outwitted the Cardassians. His detractors consider him a huge [[Jerkass]] who had no business [[Replacement Scrappy|filling in for Picard]] and [[Tyrant Takes the Helm|making changes to the way things were run]] on the ''Enterprise''.
** Considering that he was depicted as an actual military officer in a [[Mildly Military]] service, ''both'' viewpoints are accurate.
* [[Creator's Pet]]: Wesley Crusher, the former [[Trope Namer]], also [[Exaggerated Trope|an especially severe case]] since, by varying amounts, he fits ''EVERY'' criterion of both [[Creator's Pet]] and [[The Scrappy]].
** He might have been more tolerable if he hadn't been given an "important" role in so many episodes. Indeed, the episodes that actually focus on him are [[So Okay It's Average]], so he's
** Despite her being [[Dr. Jerk]], crewmembers would often mention how "caring" and "nice" Dr. Pulasky was. [[Informed Attribute|Not that we really saw it]].
** In the case of Wesley himself, they alternated between praising Wesley for no reason and [[Not Now, Kiddo|rudely dismissing]] Wesley for no reason, depending on which would make Wesley look better.
** Back in the days before he parlayed hating the character into his new career, [[Wil Wheaton]] actually pointed out that Wesley's reputation for saving the ship was ridiculously overblown, having actually done so "one and a half times"... and then going on to say it was the character's general level of pretentiousness and involvement in the rest of the crew's lives that was more the problem.
* [[A Day in the Limelight]]
* [[Designated Villain]]: See [[Base Breaker]] above.▼
** "Face of the Enemy" is the reason that TNG is the [[Trope Namer]], "Good Troi Episode".▼
* [[Establishing Character Moment]]: ''The Child'' for Dr. Pulaski. Her highly irregular entry onto the ship and her treatment of Data establish her as the [[Dr. Jerk|polar opposite]] of Dr. Crusher.▼
* [[Fan Dumb]]: Many fans complain about how "pointless and offhanded" Tasha Yar's death was. [[Completely Missing the Point|That was the point]], to show how arbitrary and cruel the universe could be. Considering that many of these fans are also the ones who sneer about disposable redshirts, you'd think they'd appreciate the show for once taking a chance and showing the same thing happening to a main character... but no.▼
* [[Mary Sue]]: For no readily apparent reason, the entire creative staff thought Whoopi Goldberg was God's greatest gift to humanity. This led to them not only forcing Guinan scenes into any episode whose filming coincided with an availability in her schedule, but to them having Guinan as (apparently) the wisest person in the entire galaxy, and capable of taking an omnipotent being in a fight if she actually wanted to.▼
* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: First Officer William T. Riker, and he knows it.▼
▲** "Face of the Enemy" is the reason that TNG is the [[Trope Namer]].
** "Dark Page" is not only a Good Troi Episode for both Deanna and Lwaxana, but one of the few good episodes from TNG's seventh season.
▲* [[Designated Villain]]: See [[Base Breaker]] above.
* [[Ensemble Darkhorse]]: Both Data and Worf came to share the spotlight with Picard among fans. Originally the series focused more on Picard, Riker and Dr. Crusher.
** Then, there's Miles O'Brien, a completely minor character, but got so much fan attention, he became a main character in ''Deep Space Nine''.
** Q seems to have a good fanbase despite him appearing in only eight episodes on TNG and then four episodes outside of it.
** Reg Barclay, who was initially written as a one-shot character, but kept coming back as a recurring character and ended up featuring briefly in ''Star Trek: First Contact'' and played a significant recurring role in ''Voyager''.past
▲* [[Establishing Character Moment]]: ''The Child'' for Dr. Pulaski. Her highly irregular entry onto the ship and her treatment of Data establish her as the [[Dr. Jerk|polar opposite]] of Dr. Crusher.
▲* [[Fan Dumb]]: Many fans complain about how "pointless and offhanded" Tasha Yar's death was. [[Completely Missing the Point|That was the point]], to show how arbitrary and cruel the universe could be. Considering that many of these fans are also the ones who sneer about disposable redshirts, you'd think they'd appreciate the show for once taking a chance and showing the same thing happening to a main character... but no.
* [[Foe Yay]]:
** Picard/Q.
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* [[Magnificent Bastard]]: Q in all his appearances, to one degree or another, often with [[Hilarity Ensues|very entertaining results.]] Omnipotent, yet petty; cruel but not vicious; causing devastation yet helpful at times, you really couldn't help but love the bastard(s).
** As Tim Lynch [http://timlynchreviews.wikia.com/wiki/Conundrum points out], "MacDuff" in "Conundrum" is a pretty extraordinary villain. He boards the Enterprise, manipulates the crew, and comes very, very close to single-handedly winning the war his race has been fighting. His only real miscalculation was {{spoiler|overestimating Worf's blood-lust and underestimating his devotion to duty}}.
▲* [[Mary Sue]]: For no readily apparent reason, the entire creative staff thought Whoopi Goldberg was God's greatest gift to humanity. This led to them not only forcing Guinan scenes into any episode whose filming coincided with an availability in her schedule, but to them having Guinan as (apparently) the wisest person in the entire galaxy, and capable of taking an omnipotent being in a fight if she actually wanted to.
* [[Memetic Mutation]]: Picard has become an image for the [[Face Palm]] ([[Gallifrey Base]] actually has a Picard facepalm [[Emoticon]]) and general disbelief on the stupidity of a situation.
** '''[[Punctuated! For! Emphasis!|THERE... ARE...]]''' '''''[[Punctuated! For! Emphasis!|FOUR...]]''''' '''[[Punctuated! For! Emphasis!|LIGHTS!]]'''
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** The Tamaranian sayings from "Darmok", especially "Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra!" and "Shaka, when the walls fell".
** When Wil Wheaton is being an idiot online (which is often), a frequent reply by commenters is "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3Y6SUh8saQ Shut up, Wesley]."
▲* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: First Officer William T. Riker, and he knows it.
* [[MST3K Mantra]]: In literal effect in "The Next Phase".
* [[My Real Daddy]]: The series truly came into its own after Michael Piller took over the writing staff in Season 3.
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* [[Took the Bad Film Seriously|Took The Bad Episode Seriously]]: [[Patrick Stewart]] is this trope incarnate; his greatest strength as an actor, as the old cliche goes, is his ability to deliver bad dialogue with utter conviction. Nowhere was that more evident than during the low points of this series.
* [[Tough Act to Follow]]: Averted ''and'' played straight. It managed to step out of TOS's shadow as a highly successful series, but it made every subsequent Trek franchise feel rather lacking.
* [[Unfortunate Implications]]:
** The intent may have been to show the new era is more peaceful, but in retrospect it may not have been a good idea to have the ''French'' Captain [[Cheese-Eating Surrender Monkeys|surrender to the enemy]] in the very first episode.
** Keiko and O'Brien in ''Rascals''. Miles is understandably disturbed that his wife now has the body of a child. She doesn't seem to get it.
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** So how do you explain "Justice", which has the Edo repeatedly described as a "perfect society" and populated solely by blond haired, blue-eyed, ''white'' people?
** In "Who Watches the Watchers", Picard has an anti-religious rant that ''seems'' to not-so-lightly imply that, on Earth, every bad thing ever was because people believed in God/religion.
** "The Drumhead"
** Not quite so. It is stated it is because he ''lied'' about his heritage that is what might jeopardize his career.
* [[The Woobie]] - Several throughout the series' run, but special mention has to go to medical technician Simon Tarses in the episode ''The Drumhead''. {{spoiler|Accused of conspiracy against the Federation, put through a witch-hunt trial, and suspended for 6 months for falsifying his application - those adorable ears came from a Romulan grandfather, not a Vulcan one... but admitting that would have made a career in Starfleet out of the question.}} Sure, lying is bad, but holy disproportionate punishment. [http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20060421065535/startrek/images/3/31/SimonTarses.jpg And just look at that face.]
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** [[Iron Woobie]]: Captain Picard.
** Troi. She's been raped no less than three times throughout the franchise (once when she was impregnated by an energy being and twice mentally but still represented as a sexual assault) and frequently falls victim to the psychic powers of the [[Villain of the Week]].
* [[What Measure Is a Non-Badass?]]: Alexander is [[Non-Action Guy|not a warrior type]], and this causes both tension with his father and
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