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"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)Original Air Date:
27 April 1991 (Season 4, Episode 21)Plot:
A retired admiral boards the Enterprise in an effort to determine the actions aboard the ship surrounding and act of sabotage and possible treason. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
"...spreading fear in the name of righteousness..." moreUS TV Schedule:
| Sat. July 18 | 1:00 AM | WGNAMER | The Drumhead | #4.21 |
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(Episode Credited 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 |
 | Bruce French | ... | Sabin Genestra |
 | Spencer Garrett | ... | Simon Tarses |
 | Henry Woronicz | ... | J'Ddan |
 | Earl Billings | ... | Admiral Henry |
 | Jean Simmons | ... | Admiral Satie |
| Ann Shea | ... | Nellen |
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Capt. Picard: 500 years ago, military officers would up-end a drum on the battlefield, sit at it and dispense summary justice. Decisions were quick, punishments severe, appeals denied. Those who came to a drumhead were doomed. moreFAQ
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Sounds familiar? Like many TNG-episodes, this one isn't driving its point home very subtly, but does a good job at it nevertheless. One of the main factors has got to be Patrick Stewart's magnificent acting, especially in his interrogation scene. This guy is in a class of his own.
Yes, the whole way the villain collapses in a fit of rage in the end and lets her real ideas and purposes be seen clearly is not very realistic and obviously designed to bring the plot to an end in the last 5 minutes of the episode. Like so many other TNG episodes, the writers seemed to want to squeeze too much into the 45-minute time-slot and then they'd have to rush the ending.
What surprised me most were countless lines of dialog that have a very eerie quality with regards to our current political climate and especially the shift in politics in the US since 9/11. Considering the air-date (1991), this only confirms how true Picard's statement about how quickly people are willing to blindly trade their liberties for "security" really is.
8/10