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- Episode aired Oct 12, 1991
- TV-PG
- 45m
The Crystalline Entity returns, and the Enterprise takes aboard a scientist to help track it down, but her personal agenda does not match Capt. Picard's.The Crystalline Entity returns, and the Enterprise takes aboard a scientist to help track it down, but her personal agenda does not match Capt. Picard's.The Crystalline Entity returns, and the Enterprise takes aboard a scientist to help track it down, but her personal agenda does not match Capt. Picard's.
- Crewman Garvey
- (uncredited)
- Command Division Officer
- (uncredited)
- Ensign Jae
- (uncredited)
- Enterprise-D Ensign
- (uncredited)
- Melona IV Technician
- (uncredited)
- Sciences Officer
- (uncredited)
- Jones
- (uncredited)
- Raymond 'Renny' Marr
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Melona IV Colonist
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaEllen Geer (Dr. Kila Marr) is the daughter of Herta Ware, who previously played Captain Picard's mother Yvette in Where No One Has Gone Before (1987).
- GoofsAt one point when Dr. Kila Marr scans the cave with Data, she holds the tricoder upside down.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Dr. Kila Marr: [addressing her son through Data] Tell me... that you understand, Renny. That... that you know I d... I did it for you, 'cause I love you, because I wanted to give you peace at last.
Lt. Commander Data: I do not find such a file in your son's journals, Doctor; however, from what I know of him, by his memories and his writing, I do not believe he would be happy. He was proud of your career as a scientist, and now you have destroyed that. You say you did it for him, but I do not believe he would have wanted that. Yes... I believe your son would be very sad now. I am sorry, Doctor, but I cannot help you.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Star Trek: First Contact Review (2009)
- SoundtracksStar Trek: The Next Generation Main Title
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage
Soon, Dr. Kila Marr (Ellen Geer--daughter of Will Geer, by the way) comes to the Enterprise to monitor the entity as they pursue it. It seems that in addition to knowing more about the killing machine that anyone, her son was also killed by it--and she is ticked! However, Picard soon makes it clear that his goal is NOT to kill it (even though it basically eats planets) and wants to try to establish contact with the crystalline entity). Naturally Dr. Marr is NOT pleased with Picard's namby-pamby attitude. What's next?
This episode was unusual in that I really found myself hating Picard. I understand about the Federation's whole Prime Directive thing, but the creature eats planets...and he wants to try to be it's pal! He also seems indifferent to the thousands (and perhaps billions) of folks it's killed. And, at the end, SHE is seen as a baddie because Dr. Marr wants to kill it. I say KILL IT!!! A strangely unsatisfying episode.
- planktonrules
- Nov 21, 2014
Details
- Runtime45 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1