Remember when a mysterious probe zapped Barclay? Well that kind of thing happens to Picard. But instead of becoming a super genius, he ends up living a life on an alien planet.

This episode has nothing to do with Star Trek, yet it is very, very good. I can’t explain it. Normally having an entire show that ditches the Enterprise and every character but one would make me kind of mad.

I summarize the plot and point out and explain all the references so you don’t have to