What are some of Picard's best "engage"s in an emergency?

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Shadoecat150@reddit

First star to the right and straight on till morning.

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watanabe0@reddit

I mean the best one is really Riker's from BoBW:

RIKER: Fire up the engines. Half impulse until we clear the nebula, then punch it to warp nine!

Otherwise the two best of Picard's are in Generations and First Contact.

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Shadoecat150@reddit

Was that in the Briar Patch? I remember an early Starfleet mission in STO where you had to use half impulse because of Metron gas clouds

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Republiconline@reddit

Love that one! Magneto-metric guided charges always sounds so cool.

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LOUDCO-HD@reddit

I’ve been watching ST:TNG for over 35 years. When originally broadcast, through reruns in syndication to having captured every episode on my DVR.

For me the best line is……no line, from a nameless Ensign at the Conn. They are escaping the Dyson Sphere and the door is rapidly closing and it is obvious the opening is too small. The Ensign calmly leans over, pushes a button and the Big E rolls 90° to fit through the remaining opening.

Gawddamn, gives me chills even writing about it!

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Republiconline@reddit

Ensign Gates was one of the best.

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Bklyn78@reddit

The one from Generations

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Republiconline@reddit

“Helm, warp one. Engage!”

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hot_toddy_2684@reddit

So glad this is mentioned! Def a good one

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poptophazard@reddit

Moore and Braga pointed out in their commentary track that Stewart is half-smiling when he says that (in what's supposed to be a last-second escape) and now I can never unsee it when watching.

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JediSnoopy@reddit

The one from "Q Who".

Picard realizes that the Borg ship is repairing itself and it will be back in full form momentarily. He leaps up and yells at the transporter room to beam the away team directly to the bridge, tells Wesley maximum warp on his mark and barks, "Engage!" as soon as the away team arrives.

Tense stuff.

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BigMrTea@reddit

It's such a solid early TNG episode. A definite sign the show could be better. The the new guard came in for S3 and things really got good.

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snuggl3ninja@reddit

It really was, to the extent that when they message starfleet command when the Borg enter the federation seasons later to "let them know we have engaged the Borg" I got chills.

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BigMrTea@reddit

Right??

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BeCurious7563@reddit

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explodingtuna@reddit

Not an "engage", but for the transporter:

"Now would be a good time, Mr. O'Brien"

as his shuttle is spinning out of control.

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spud9mn@reddit

[Picard has rescued Lwaxana from DaiMon Tog]

Lwaxana Troi: Thank you, Jean-Luc. You were most convincing. You certainly convinced me.

Captain Jean-Luc Picard: I am truly grateful, Mrs. Troi, that you risked your life to save my people. I'll have you home in a few hours.

Lwaxana Troi: Oh, no, no, no, no, that won't be necessary. I'd just love to hear more of your poetry.

Captain Jean-Luc Picard: [disentangling himself from Lwaxana] Uhh... Perhaps another time. Please.

[offers her his chair, then walks up to Wesley at the helm]

Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Mr. Crusher, set course for Betazed.

Captain Jean-Luc Picard: [low voice] Warp nine.

He never says "engage," but he totally says it during a major personal emergency.

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