via Star Trek The Next Generation: Wesley Crusher Finally Gets What He Deserves – Geekologie.
little known fact: I actually do hate Will W, due to the fact that he blocked me on twitter for calling him out for spoiling an episode of Eureka.
god I hate that manchild.
“Grow the beard” is an antonym of “jump the shark.” In other words, it’s when a show that starts off in Suck Town hits its stride. The term comes from Star Trek: The Next Generation, which started off terrible but began to get better when Commander Riker grew a beard at the beginning of season two.
– Urban Dictionary: grow the beard