“If we’re going to be damned, let’s be damned for what we really are”: Encounter at Farpoint (TNG) vs. Emissary (DS9)

In the first episode of TNG, Picard wants to see what’s out there, and in the first episode of DS9, Sisko’s not afraid to get his hands dirty.

“Is there a John Luck Pickurd here?”: Yesteryear (TAS) vs. Tapestry (TNG)

Young Spock learns that the needs of an injured pet outweigh the needs of its owner, and young Picard learns that getting stabbed through the heart can be good, actually.

“Right, but at the wrong time”: City on the Edge of Forever (TOS) vs. Past Tense (DS9)

Kirk and Spock come to some horrible realizations, in a timeless classic; Sisko and Bashir make some disturbing observations, and give us a timely warning.