To be fair to TNG, in my mind, it’s a trilogy with “family” where they actually had some continuity.
I hated that episode when I was a kid because after the big adventure it seemed boring. I can now appreciate it and Patrick Stewart acting still gets me when he breaks down in front of his brother.
Of course they forgot about it next episode and never talked about it again but…
I bought WIng commander blind and loved it, I was irrationally unhappy I didn’t have a hand to control the joystick (if you know, you know. 2 was another level again and my computer struggled, the spirit cutscene slowed to a slideshow unfortunately which killed the impact a bit.
It was a while later when I walked into a store to see the opening cutscene for 3. I amazed and bought it straight away. I was unhappy with the spy reveal though, I loved that character and felt it wasted the them. The cutscenes were amazing for the time, I lost just to see the alternate cut scenes. If only they could’ve realised that vision in the movie.
4 was ok but I missed the kilrathi.