Just let the kids age already, it was annoying to hear Ned talk about owning the Leftorium for 10 years now. They have almost exhausted the comedy in the 4th & 2nd graders. Let them start aging and maybe they’ll fine some new plots. As it is they have done dozens of episodes where they treat the kids like they are older anyway.
Sorry for a threadjack, but try Memory Alpha, or other fan site. There’s this big thing at the end of the episode, as they share their findings, yes, that area of space was more susceptible, but all subspace, gradually, over a period of perhaps centuries, is damaged by warp travel. They share the info with: the Romulans GROWL from Riker, the Klingons, *GRIM assent from Worf, they will restrict high warp, * and the Ferengi, to Troi’s GASP and confusion. She’s right of 'course the Ferengi, interested in a ecological concern, as if time weren’t money. This is a important point, in a general sort of way, for all TV production, because:
Thing is, FOX hates story arcs. Many other TV stations as well. They had them removed from the last couplea seasons of King of the Hill (which is why the quality went down, say some). FOX and other stations want to syndicate things in any order, story arcs ruin that. That’s one reason why shows like Firefly get killed, they aren’t as sale-able after first run.