Tapestry (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
Ranked 3 of 3 TV episodes by recommenders
Recommended for its story about regret, risk and a life not lived. Critics note one unnecessary romantic scene has aged poorly.
Recommended for its story about regret, risk and a life not lived. Critics note one unnecessary romantic scene has aged poorly.
10 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 90%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 9 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Themes of regret and risk
“It really hammered home how much of one's potential is lost when one never takes risks.”
Comment from 30 Oct 2026 in “Through Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Patrick Stewart taught us the measure of a man” “Whenever I catch myself having life regrets, Tapestry comes to mind.”
Comment from 1 Nov 2026 in “Patrick Stewart taught us what good men do with power” Named a favorite Picard episode
“My favorite episode of TNG was the one where Q shows him what his life would be like”
Comment from 29 Oct 2026 in “Patrick Stewart has died” “my favorite Picard episodes”
Comment from 29 Oct 2026 in “Patrick Stewart has died”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Romantic scene has aged poorly
“The latter episode hasn't aged well because of one unnecessary romantic/sex scene.”
Comment from 31 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: To Honor Sir Patrick Stewart, Enjoy the TNG Episode Guessing Game”
Other TV episodes people recommend
The two most recommended other TV episodes, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Measure of a Man | 15 | 1 | 94% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Inner Light | 15 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| Tapestry (Star Trek: The Next Generation)This page | 9 | 1 | 90% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
9 of the 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Whenever I catch myself having life regrets, Tapestry comes to mind.”
“The latter episode hasn't aged well because of one unnecessary romantic/sex scene.”
“"Tapestry" changed how I looked at life.”
“It really hammered home how much of one's potential is lost when one never takes risks.”
“my favorite Picard episodes”
“My favorite episode of TNG was the one where Q shows him what his life would be like”
“the TNG episode Tapestry also deserves a mention”
“sharing your weight updates probably effectively means sharing your data too”
“he stopped talking about it after the 4th major architecture shift”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.