History YMMV / StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E4Relics

* IdiotBall: Scotty grabs it hard with his plan to sacrifice the ''Jenolan'' to rescue the ''Enterprise''. The plan relies on the assumption that the ''Enterprise'' was still intact enough to escape under its own power, when Geordi had not yet even contacted the ship. The Dyson Sphere's access hatch is automated, and repeated hails would likely produce the same response cycle; once the door opened, the two of them could have simply hailed the ''Enterprise'' and coordinated an escape plan with Captain Picard in which the ''Enterprise'' flew out through the hatch after the tractor beams shut down.
* MemeticMutation: "NCC-1701. No bloody 'A', 'B', 'C', ''or'' 'D'!". Since ''Film/StarTrekFirstContact'', fans also add "or 'E'!".

* CanonFodder: Geordi's comment that the ''Jenolan'' would probably still be in service is a reminder that while Star Trek series tend to focus on state-of-the-art flagships of their times, the Federation's fleet undoubtedly operates a number of [[WhatAPieceOfJunk venerable old ships]] retrofitted and jury-rigged into relevancy far beyond their prime years. Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine would later explore this less glamorous side of the Federation, following the drama of daily life on a rickety second-hand space station turned vital military and diplomatic outpost, and the idea continues to be prime subject matter for both canon stories and fanwork.

* IdiotBall: Scotty grabs it hard with his plan to rescue the Enterprise. The plan relies on the assumption that the Enterprise was still intact enough to escape under its own power when Geordi had not yet even contacted the ship. The Dyson Sphere's access hatch is automated and repeated hails would likely produce the same response; once the Dyson Sphere's door opened, the two of them could have simply hailed the Enterprise and coordinated an escape plan with Captain Picard in which the Enterprise flies out through the hatch after the tractor beams shut down.

* CanonFodder[=/=]FanficFuel: Geordi's comment that the ''Jenolan'' would probably still be in service is a reminder that while Star Trek series tend to focus on state-of-the-art flagships of their times, the Federation's fleet undoubtedly operates a number of [[WhatAPieceOfJunk venerable old ships]] retrofitted and jury-rigged into relevancy far beyond their prime years. Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine would later explore this less glamorous side of the Federation, following the drama of daily life on a rickety second-hand space station turned vital military and diplomatic outpost, and the idea continues to be prime subject matter for both canon stories and fanwork.

* MemeticMutation: "NCC-1701. No bloody 'A', 'B', 'C', ''or'' 'D'!".

* EvilFormerFriend: The last scene before Scotty's departure from the Enterprise saw him bid his farewells to the Enterprise crew then notice a seemingly cold shoulder he gave towards Lt. Worf. Worf reciprocated the gesture as well.
** Some TNG newbies may have found this startling until one remembers that Scotty belonged to the TOS era when Klingons were adversaries with the Federation at the time. So it's understandable that Scotty may have still carried that mindset and Worf was made aware of this behaviour.
** Of course, it would have been awesome for Scotty to have a DeletedScene conversation together with Worf.

* EvilFormerFriend: The last scene before Scotty's departure from the Enterprise saw him bidding his farewells to the Enterprise crew then notice a seemingly cold shoulder he gave towards Lt. Worf. Worf reciprocated the gesture as well.