Inner Light was a terrible episode.
Dont get why it is so hyped. It was self indulgent by the writers to give Picard this alternative life he never chose. And get to put him in relationships that people wanted him to have but couldnt because of the plot restrictions. It abandoned all of the preceps of the universe to tell a completely different story around a charactor we like. Self indulgent, just like the whole flash sideways in lost. It allowed the writers to tell a story without consequences. And then the next episode all is forgotten except for the stupid flute even though living a whole separate life should really change a person.
This was at least handled better in DS9 when obrien was forced to have a virtual life sentance and came out traumitized.
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