So I already covered Evolution during my Random Trek Rewatch but it is the first episode of Season 3 to be aired (The Ensigns of Command was the first one produced as I recall). So there’s more to cover:

first is the change in lighting on the bridge, from the beige-y tones to the much more dramatic white glare that would stay through the series (Star Trek Generations would go back to Beige):

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It make a hell of a difference

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The senior staff gets the new uniforms but are, for the next few episodes still fitted as seen above by Riker. Everyone benefits from having the Collar:

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Picard looks more commanding now, this is the right fit.

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And Data wears the hell out of this mustard.

Oh and notice the panel behind Data, it used to be beige too, now it’s grey:

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That is also the most dramatic carpet the series has had at this point (I think throughout the entire series but I’m not sure)

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Dramatic Carpet

Finally, a shot of this very 1989 drinking glass.

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There should be a pink flamingo decal on that glass.