The Traveler was supposed to enter the formula faster than any human, but he seemed rather slow.

They went faster than warp 10, but none of the crew turned into amphibians like Paris and Janeway on the Star Trek: Voyager episode, Threshold.

That must have been a very interesting trip, Geordi says they went past Triangulum (a small constellation), and Data says they passed through 2 galaxies before stopping at M33, which is interesting since M33 is one of the nearest galaxies to us and, as far as I can tell, none of the nearer ones are between us and M33. So either Data is mistaken about the ship being in M33 or the ship did not travel in a straight line.

The Traveler says that thought is the basis of reality. So rocks think? Water thinks? Rotting fruit thinks?

The Traveler is trying to explain to Picard why Wesley is so special and he says he saw something in "your ship's library" about Mozart. When did the Traveler have time to go through the Enterprise's library? He and Kosinski come on board, go to the Engine Room and he accidentally sends the ship to M33, then to the place of clouds and lights, then collapses unconscious. I fail to see when he could have had time to read some good books on child prodigies. (Well, maybe he picked up a magazine in Dr. Crusher's waiting room before she treated him? You know how those doctors love to keep patients waiting.)

Before heading home Picard tells the crew to focus their thoughts either on their duty or on the Traveler. How many crew members do you think said, "Who the hell is the Traveler?" I don't remember any scene where Picard explains to the crew who this person is or what he can do.

Keith (me again hehehe)

Maybe the traveller went through a library on the Ajax or another ship, since he would have had some more free time on his hands there (not having to send those ships to a galaxy far, far away hehehe)

Geordi says they are going faster than warp 10, but that is probably just an instrument error or assumption on his part. Moments later Data says that readings are "off the scale."

When Picard tells Wesley to sit at helm, Riker tells him that would be against the rules- rules set down by Captain Picard. Shouldn't Picard be able to change his own rules? Admittedly, they mention later that regulations require a commissioned officer, but Riker specifically states that Picard set down the rules that prevented Wesley from sitting at helm (unless Picard wrote the regs?). Also, can ONLY a commissioned officer sit at helm? What about crewmen? NCOs? Cadets?

(not having to send those ships to a galaxy far, far away hehehe)

What a missed opportunity!

When Kosinski is in main engineering for the first time and is explaining to Argyle and Riker what he thinks they think about him, he is walking in front of the warp core. In one shot his right arm is bent, his left arm is behind his back. In the following shot, his right arm is bent and his left arm is hanging down.

When Riker decides, whether Kosinski may do the experiments, Kosinski’s right arm is bend in one shot and just hanging down in the following shot. This changes from camera angle to camera angle.

Shortly before Riker announces, that Wesley knew that something was happening to the Traveller during the experiments, he is looking down at the Traveller. Than, in the next shot, he is suddenly looking at Kosinski.

And before Dr. Crusher is reporting, that the Traveller is unconscious, Riker is looking at Wesley in one shot and at the Traveller the next shot.

When the Traveller is trying to get the Enterprise home, he is waving Wesley to come over to him. His left hand is lying on the master systems display (the billiard table) in one shot, in the next shot, he is putting his left hand on the table.

Then, when he begins to phase, he is no longer working the controls, his hands are just lying on edge of the table, but in one shot, he is suddenly working the controls on the raised part of the master systems display.

When Worf's targ fantasy disappears, there are two spots left on the carpeting.

At the end of the show, Picard calls Wesley up from engineering and less than 10 SECONDS later Wesley pops onto the bridge! In other episodes, it takes several minutes to go only a few decks.

This is similar to the classic episode "The Menagerie, Part 2" where Spock takes Pike out of the briefing room and less than 5 SECONDS later, Pike is down on Talos 4!

What was that Mozart piece the guy in the cafeteria was playing? Very nice piece , Anyone know the title of it?

I believe it was Eine Kleine Nachtsmusik

It was. I have it on tape.

Did anyone else find it strange that although the Enterprise ended up 'millions of light-years' away from Federation space (on their first high-speed jaunt), Geordi calculated that it would take (only) 300 years to get back? Leah Brahms should have been on Voyager's engine design team as well - then they'd heve been back home in time for tea!

This episode reminds me of a version of "Peter Pan" that I saw on TV once. I forgot who played Peter Pan, but SHE was pleading with the viewers to clap their hands if they believe in Tinkerbell so she would live. (I think it was Cathy Rigby or Mary Martin--can't remember) UGH!

Not really a nit, but a commentary on Starfleet arrogance. When the Traveler is in Sickbay, he tells Riker that his kind have visited Earth before. Riker doesn't believe it, citing how they have no records of creatures like him ever coming to Earth. To this the Traveler calls this "marvelous human arrogance." He's right; that's darn arrogant of Riker to say that. Does he think nobody else could invent the Prime Directive? Perhaps the Traveler's species has a similar rule, and observed humans while in disguise, until they got to a point were they would accept people like him as something other than gods.

Stanley Kamel's arrogant putz character has been a staple of television for quite some years. He was Heather Locklear's boss, Bruce, on "Melrose Place," that is, until he hung himself. He killed Luke Perry's father on "Beverly Hills 90210," and is currently playing Dr. Kroger on the detective comedy "Monk."

Biff Yeager was in the classic Seinfeld episode "The Library" where he was the old gym teacher that gave George a wedgie and is now a bum.

During the end, all I could think of was ~1000 crewmen/women going click, click, click; there's no place like home, there's no place like home.

Here is Diane Duane's behind the scenes account of the writing of this episode, and several early drafts:
http://www.dianeduane.com/outofambit/2006/10/28/star-trek-the-next-generation-where-no-one-has-gone-before/

It does contain some strong language.

On the Last Day page, the only portion of the above post is "Here is Diane Duanes behi". I'm like, What?? This is a family-friendly site!

Well, clearly a little late, but... RIP Stanley Kamel.

One thing I would like to know, which is on the same level as Phil's observation, which was essentially, how did Picard know how many light-years away from the Federation they had traveled? But that is when they reach what I call "The Region Of The Universe Where Thought Becomes Reality". It's not a very scientific sounding title, but I think it is appropriate for this situation.

The dialogue was that they had travelled "over a billion years from our galaxy". Now, I ask you, how could anybody have known how many light-years away from the Milky Way they were? As Phil said, later on, Picard admitted that he didn't know where they were!

Also, as a Marvel Comics buff, I say that's too bad that the Enterprise decided not to explore Galaxy M-33, also known as Triangulum, because in the Marvel Universe, that is where the Shi'ar Imperium are thought to be from. Granted, the Shi'ar are not as violent as the Kree or the Skrulls (they are long-time allies of the X-Men), but all three empires, who all inhabit their own galaxy, have gone to war with the others at some point in the history of the comics.

Anyway, Star Trek takes place primarily just within the Milky Way galaxy. Sometimes, inhabitants of other galaxies come to either invade and conquer, like the Kelvans (from Andromeda) or just to explore, like the Nacene (the Caretaker and his mate Suspiria). And other times, the Galactic Barrier is breached, causing Starfleet officers to develop god-like powers (Gary Mitchell & Elizabeth Dehner), so as a result, the Federation decides that it is a good idea to remain within the Milky Way.

I did like that Picard's Maman appeared in one of his thoughts that became real. We would also see his father in "Tapestry", but after he had died, so Q showed him his past, which Maurice Picard was a part of.

One more thing. I'd like to know more about Tau Alpha C, the Traveler's homeworld. Is it even reachable, or does one have to transcend to a higher plane of existence to get there? I mean, is it possible to travel there in a starship, or do you have to "phase" in and out of existence, and then, voila, you're there?

I think that's worth thinking about.