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* The ''Enterprise''-D shows off why she was the Flagship pretty damn well in the movie. She was always shown to be tough as nails in the series, taking on and surviving shots no other ship had a hope in hell of coming through on the other side anywhere near intact. In the movie, it takes some of the trickiest moves Soran and the Duras sisters have just to have a fighting chance against her. And she ''still'' takes a beating no other ship would have been able to ''and'' manages to keep almost the sheer entirety of her crew alive despite the crash. She may have just been a ship, an inanimate object at best, but she reminded us of why people were always actively shown feeling hope and relief anytime she came to the rescue in the series. She went out like a badass before her time...but she kept the people who called her home safe. Nobody could have asked more of the ''Enterprise''-D than that, and she delivered in ''spades'' when it counted. Like McCoy said at ''Encounter at Farpoint'':

--> '''McCoy''': You treat her like a lady, and she'll always bring you home.

* The ''Enterprise''-D shows off why she was the Flagship pretty damn well in the movie. She was always shown to be tough as nails in the series, taking on and surviving shots no other ship had a hope in hell of coming through on the other side anywhere near intact. In the movie, it takes some of the trickiest moves Soran and the Duras sisters have just to have a fighting chance against her. And she ''still'' takes a beating no other ship would have been able to ''and'' manages to keep almost the sheer entirety of her crew alive despite the crash. She may have just been a ship, an inanimate object at best, but she reminded us of why people were always actively shown feeling hope and relief anytime she came to the rescue in the series. She went out like a badass before her time...but she kept the people who called her home safe. Nobody could have asked more of the ''Enterprise''-D than that, and she delivered in ''spades'' when it counted.

* The ''Enterprise''-D shows off why she was the Flagship pretty damn well in the movie. She was always shown to be tough as nails in the series, taking on and surviving shots no other ship had a hope in hell of coming through on the other side anywhere near intact. In the movie, it takes some of the trickiest moves Soran and the Duras sisters have just to have a fighting change against her. And she ''still'' takes a beating no other ship would have been able to ''and'' manages to keep almost the sheer entirety of her crew alive despite the crash. She may have just been a ship, an inanimate object at best, but she reminded us of why people were always actively shown feeling hope and relief anytime she came to the rescue in the series. She went out like a badass before her time...but she kept the people who called her home safe. Nobody could have asked more of the ''Enterprise''-D than that, and she delivered in ''spades'' when it counted.

---> [[ThisIsGonnaSuck "We are cloaking!"]]
---> "What?!"
---> [[OhCrap "Our shields are down!"]]

** And since Worf is at tactical he gets to fire, and gets more revenge on the house of Duras.

--->'''Riker''': ''(calm)'' [[PreMortemOneLiner Fire.]]

* The fandom will probably [[NeverLiveItDown never let her forget it]], but the fact that Deanna Troi was at the helm when the ''Enterprise''-D saucer went down, not in a safe and planned descent but a sudden jolt knocking them out of space and down to the planet below, something that was untested and probably considered something of a worst case scenario, and made through with only light casualties (an exact number isn't given, but the novelization said seventeen, out of a crew of over one thousand) is a pretty impressive feat. (Technical manuals confirm that this is, in fact, a last-ditch effort to save the crew--and even if that part is successful, the saucer is not expected to be salvageable afterwards.)

* Speaking of, the crash of the ''Enterprise''-D saucer is a [[SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome Visual Effect Of Awesome]] when you remember that it was done entirely with physical models, not CGI. She may have gone before her time, but the ''Enterprise''-D's final flight was quite the sight to see.

--->'''Riker''': [[PreMortemOneLiner Fire.]]

* Speaking of, the crash of the ''Enterprise''-D saucer is a [[VisualEffectsOfAwesome Visual Effect Of Awesome]] when you remember that it was done entirely with physical models, not CGI. She may have gone before her time, but the ''Enterprise''-D's final flight was quite the sight to see.

* Data (and probably the rest of the crew, but mainly Data), when they finally defeat the Klingon ship, Data yells out "YES! UGGH!" with accompanying fist in the air.
** Throughout the battle, the Klingons clearly revel in their advantage - making it that much sweeter when Data exploits a little technobable to trigger their cloaking device and force their shields to drop. After the Klingons have their OhCrap moment, the movie cuts back to Riker.
--->[[PreMortemOneLiner "Fire."]]
** Hell, the dialogue on the Klingon ship as they realise they are screwed sets it up perfectly.

* And who can forget Data's [[spoiler: "Oh...SHIT!"]]?
* Kirk and Picard's conversation in the Nexus, where Picard talks the old captain into one last mission, and Kirk offers career advice. The galaxy's two greatest heroes sharing the screen is quite a sight to behold.
** It was no accident that this scene was the clip most widely seen in ads, interviews and reviews at release.

* The opening sequence with the ''Enterprise-B'' attempting the rescue of the transport ships caught in the Nexus. Not only packing enough action and suspense in 15 minutes than most movies do in 90, but also packing CharacterDevelopment for Kirk in the form of angst that he is no longer THE Captain of the ''Enterprise''.

--->'''Kirk''': Wait. [[MoreExpendableThanYou Your place is on the bridge of your ship]]. (stands up) [[HeroicSacrifice I'll take care of it]].

*** When you think about it, really think about it. In the end a bridge drop was really the most appropriate way for Kirk to go in the grand scheme. I mean what caused the Bridge Drop scene? Kirk risking his life to protect and preserve the lives of innocents. Basically, what he'd been doing for his entire tenure in Starfleet. So in the end, DroppedABridgeOnHim actually ''is'' a dignified way to go, well at least for Kirk.
*** Kirk could have died in interphase on the USS Defiant. He could have died in a wrestling match with a Gorn. He could have blown to pieces by a 90s dictator. Instead, he died saving 230 million people.
* The fandom will probably [[NeverLiveItDown never let her forget it,]] but the fact that Deanna Troi was at the helm when the Enterprise saucer went down, not in a safe and planned descent but a sudden jolt knocking them out of space and down to the planet below, something that was untested and probably considered something of a worst case scenario, and made through with only light casualties (an exact number isn't given, but the novelization said seventeen, out of a crew of over one thousand) is a pretty impressive feat. (Technical manuals confirm that this is, in fact, a last-ditch effort to save the crew--and even if that part is successful, the saucer is not expected to be salvageable afterwards.)
** More than impressive when you consider that she's the ''ship's counsellor''. Yes, she's had training to be considered the Rank of Commander, but she's not a pilot and every single time we've seen her in these kind of situations (''Disaster'', ''Face of the Enemy''), she's obviously felt out of her depth- and yet always manages to pull through with sheer willpower.
* Speaking of, the crash of the Enterprise saucer is a [[VisualEffectsOfAwesome Visual Effect Of Awesome]] when you remember that it was done entirely with physical models, not CGI. She may have gone before her time, but the Enterprise's final flight was quite the sight to see.
* Captain Kirk and Captain Picard working together to defeat Soran. There is just something so damn ''cool'' about seeing two of Star Trek's most famous characters fighting side by side against a common foe. Also doesn't hurt that Kirk, now getting well along in years, can still best someone in a fistfight.
--> '''Soran''': (''walks along the walkway as before, and is now confronted by Kirk'') Just who the hell are you?

** It's gets even better, in the original ending. Soran was actually supposed to ''beat'' Kirk in their fist fight and kill him with a cheap shot. Test audiences didn't like that ''at all''. So the script was re-written at the last minute to include the more awesome [[spoiler: DroppedABridgeOnHim scene instead]].

** Hmm...Riker sounding a bit like Xanatos there?
* The Duras sisters get one, using Geordi as a living camera to obtain the shield frequency of the ''Enterprise''.

--> '''Picard''': He's James T. Kirk. Don't you read history?

*** When you think about it, really think about it. In the end a bridge drop was really the most appropriate way for Kirk to go in the grand scheme. I mean what caused the Bridge Drop scene? Kirk risking his life to protect and preserver the lives of innocents. Basically, what he'd been doing for his entire tenure in Starfleet. So in the end, DroppedABridgeOnHim actually ''is'' a dignified way to go, well at least for Kirk.

* The fandom will probably [[NeverLiveItDown never let her forget it,]] but the fact that Deanna Troi was at the helm when the Enterprise saucer went down, not in a safe and planned descent but a sudden jolt knocking them out of space and down to the planet below, something that was untested and probably considered something of a worst case scenario, and made through with only light casualties (an exact number isn't given, but the novelization said seventeen, out of a crew of over one thousand) is a pretty impressive feat.

* The Sisters get one, using Geordi as a living camera. They'd bluffed the ''Enterprise'' with a nanomachine in his heart (to make them think ''that'' was the trap), and instead got the shield frequency of the ''Enterprise''.

Their faces say it all.

*** Kirk could have died in interphase on the USS Defiant. He could have died in a wrestling math with a Gorn. He could have blown to pieces by a 90s dictator. Instead, he died saving 230 million people.

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** More than imrpessive when you consider that she's the ''ship's counsellor''. Yes, she's had training to be consdiered the Rank of Commander, but she's not a pilot and every single time we've seen her in these kind of situations (''Disaster'', ''Face of the Enemy''), she's obviously felt out of her depth- and yet always manages to pull through with sheer willpower.

** It's gets even better, in the original ending. Soran was actually supposed to ''beat'' Kirk in there fist fight and kill him with a cheap shot. Test audiences didn't like that ''at all''. So the script was re-written at the last minute to include the more awesome [[spoiler: DroppedABridgeOnHim scene instead]].