"Star Trek: The Next Generation" Chain of Command: Part 2 (1992)

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8.3/10   

Director:

Les Landau

Writers:

Gene Roddenberry (creator)
Frank Abatemarco (writer)

TV Series:

"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)

Original Air Date:

19 December 1992 (Season 6, Episode 11)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Picard's team has been lured to the Cardassian planet Celtris 3's fake 'metagenic' biological weapon-installation...

Plot Keywords:

Torture | Knife | Bathrobe | Injection | Slap In The Face

Cast

Patrick Stewart	...	Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Jonathan Frakes	...	Commander William T. Riker
LeVar Burton	...	Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
Michael Dorn	...	Lieutenant Worf
Gates McFadden	...	Doctor Beverly Crusher
Marina Sirtis	...	Counselor Deanna Troi
Brent Spiner	...	Lt. Commander Data
Ronny Cox	...	Captain Edward Jellico
John Durbin	...	Gul Lemec
David Warner	...	Gul Madred
Heather Lauren Olson	...	Jil Orra
Majel Barrett	...	Enterprise Computer (voice)

Trivia:

During Picard's torture, he sings the first two lines of the French song "Sur le pont d'Avignon".

Quotes:

Captain Jean-Luc Picard: [shaking violently with pain inflicted by Gul Madred's device] You are six years old - you are weak and helpless! You cannot... hurt me!
Gul Madred: How many?
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: [singing despite his agony] "Sur le pont... d'Avignon, on... on y danse...!"

Great performances continued.

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

ST:TNG:137 - "Chain Of Command, Part II" (Stardate: 46360.8) - this is the 11th episode of the 6th season of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Picard, who is on a secret mission for Vice Admiral Alynna Nechayev (played by Natalia Nogulich, who appeared in Part I of this 2-part episode), having had to relinquish his command of the Enterprise to do this, continues his amazing performance as he is ruthlessly tortured by the Cardassian Gul Madred (played ingeniously by Star Trek veteran David Warner).

Meanwhile, Captain Jellico (played smartly by Ronny Cox of "Beverly Hills Cop", "Robocop", "Total Recall" fame) and Riker continue to conflict, since Jelico is more stern and hot-headed than Picard ever was.

Watch this exciting conclusion to a spectacular 2-part episode.