History YMMV / StarTrekTheNextGenerationS7E19JourneysEnd

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: We're supposed to sympathize with the Native Americans for getting unfairly kicked off their land yet again even as we sympathize with the Federation for trying to avert a war in which millions may die. But the writers made the curious choice to note that the Native Americans knew before they settled on the planet that it was claimed by the Cardassians. This completely undermines the Native Americans' moral position, since ''they're'' the ones stealing land from a Cardassian perspective. The writers apparently didn't grasp the implications or the irony, because neither the Cardassians nor Picard use this against them when arguing for their removal.

** Plus the fact that they are simply being relocated for their own safety. And yet they treat their attempted relocation as being equivalent to an incident that led to many Native Americans being ''slaughtered.'' Hard to feel sorry for them when they have to be so hyperbolic to make their case. They also lose points for invoking ancrstral guilt on Picard.

* HarsherInHindsight: Wesley telling Picard "Maybe I am sick of following rules and regulations! Maybe I'm sick of living up to everyone else's expectations! Did you ever think of that?!" gained even sadder RealitySubtext when Creator/WilWheaton revealed that [[StageMom he got forced to go into acting by his]] AbusiveParents.

* FranchiseOriginalSin: Much like how "[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS02E15Paradise Paradise]]" over on ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' had prefigured the anti-technology aesop of ''Film/StarTrekInsurrection'', the Trail of Tears allegory that also prominently featured in that film's plot also appears here. However, it mostly takes a backseat to Wesley's story, is treated as an unfortunate side-effect of some political wrangling rather than the Native Americans having some divine right to be there, and Picard's reluctantly obeying his orders until he's able to broker a compromise is more in-character than his instantly siding with the Ba'ku, so the allegory generally rankles fans much less here.

* AccidentalAesop: Despite Picard's deeply internalized progressive mindset, he's being held personally responsible for the brutal actions of his ancestors. The episode gives off the notion that one is inherently guilty for ''any'' wrongdoings of their ancestors.

* HarsherInHindsight:
** Dorvan V would be one of the flashpoints for the later Maquis revolt, as it turned out that the Cardassians were (unsurprisingly) not kindly landlords.
** The Traveler's telling Wesley to let the settlers, Starfleet and Cardassians find their own solution to their problems can become this when you consider that what actually happens is that the settlers form the Maquis, who after a few years of scrapping with the Cardassians end up being completely annihilated by the Jem'Hadar.
* HilariousInHindsight: The equipment that Geordi shows off, which Wesley criticizes as being poorly designed, is what later explodes to signal the start of the warp core breach in ''Film/StarTrekGenerations''. Probably should have listened to him, Geordi.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: We're supposed to sympathize with the Native Americans for getting unfairly kicked off their land yet again even as we sympathize with the Federation for trying to avert a war in which millions may die. But the writers made the curious choice to note that the Native Americans knew before they settled on the planet that it was claimed by the Cardassians. This completely undermines the Native Americans' moral position, since from a Cardassian perspective, ''they're'' the ones stealing land. The writers apparently didn't grasp the implications or the irony, because neither the Cardassians nor Picard use this against them when arguing for their removal.

* FridgeLogic: Since the Natives are ''so'' efficient at researching a man's history right down to a single ancestor, how's it they were unable to research the very planet that is already inhabited by other Natives that Kirk had dropped off almost a century earlier?
** Picard is 33 generations removed from that ancestor. Since Picard would have had two parents, each of whom had two parents, and so on, Picard's problematic ancestor should be one among 2^33, or over 8 billion.

* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: No matter how many generations it's been, a person can still carry a stain of blood for the actions of their ancestors.

** The Traveler's telling Wesley to let the settlers, Starfleet and Cardassians find their own solution to their problems can become this when you consider that what actually happens is that [[spoiler:the settlers form the Maquis, who after a few years of scrapping with the Cardassians end up being completely annihilated by the Jem'Hadar]].

* FrideLogic: Since the Natives are ''so'' efficient at researching a man's history right down to a single ancestor, how's it they were unable to research the very planet that is already inhabited by other Natives that Kirk had dropped off almost a century earlier?

** The Traveller's telling Wesley to let the settlers, Starfleet and Cardassians find their own solution to their problems can become this when you consider that what actually happens is that [[spoiler:the settlers form the Maquis, who after a few years of scrapping with the Cardassians end up being completely annihilated by the Jem'Hadar]].