Time's Arrow: Part 2 (19 Sep. 1992)

Picard and crew follow Data back to the 1800's to get him back, only to find the suspected alien visitors killing people of that time.

Director:

Les Landau

Writers:

Gene Roddenberry (creator), Jeri Taylor (teleplay),

Stars:

Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
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
Jerry Hardin	...	Samuel Clemens
William Boyett	...	Policeman
Pamela Kosh	...	Mrs. Carmichael
Michael Aron	...	Jack London
James Gleason	...	Dr. Appollinaire
Whoopi Goldberg	...	Guinan
Mary Stein	...	Alien Nurse
Alexander Enberg	...	Young Reporter

Storyline

In order to catch the malicious time-shifting aliens, Picard and some crew-members use their knowledge of their time-travel technique to follow Data ad the still unexperienced Guinan on earth in the 19th century, where author Dr. Samuel Clemens's persistent inquisitive suspicion is on to them. When the aliens' time-shift back is tested, Samuel Clemens is transported back aboard with the crew and starts pondering the advances made in 5 centuries of human and intergalactic progress, while Data is only retrieved after decapitation. In the past, the aliens try to put up a defense...

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Plot Keywords:

time travel | decapitation | second part | 24th century | historic san francisco

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Details

Release Date:

19 September 1992 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Pico House - 410 N. Main Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to production designer Richard D. James, a museum loaned out a horse-driven fire vehicle for the first time ever, thanks to the power of the words, "Star Trek".

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Goofs

When the crew make their getaway from the hospital, it is obviously a stunt man in make-up and not Brent Spiner driving the carriage.

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Quotes

Samuel Clemens: Any place that doesn't stock a good cigar doesn't rank high in my book.

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Connections

Featured in Star Trek: Science vs. Fiction: Zeitreisen (2006)

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Soundtracks

"Star Trek: The Next Generation Main Title"
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage

User Reviews

Picard and his past associations.

ST:TNG:127 - "Time's Arrow, Part II" (Stardate: 46001.3) - this is the 1st episode of the 6th season of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

In this closing part of a 2 part caper, The Enterprise crew (Picard, Riker, Troi, Crusher, Geordi) enter a time portal on the planet Devedia II in order to rescue Data (who went back in time in 1890s San Francisco) and to figure out why there are aliens inhabiting this era of Earth's history. Picard and crew, with the help of 1890s Guinan and Mark Twain, learn to figure out what's happening - and what they find out surprises us all.

Trivia note: Jack London (a pioneer in new world of commercial magazine fiction, he was one of the first Americans to make a huge financial success from writing) is the bellboy of a hotel Data is staying at (and under the suggestion of Mark Twain, he should go into writing himself).

Also, a mention is made to the not-yet-happened 1906 earthquake, with one guy scoffing that there hasn't been an earthquake for 30 years, not believing one is possible in the near future.