In "Haven" Troi's mother shows up to announce that Troi's arranged marriage is ready to come to fruition. Troi is engaged to an Earth couples' son, a medical doctor named Wyatt Miller. Troi reluctantly agreed to the marriage since it is part of Betazoid tradition. Riker is upset by all this. The marriage is supposed to take place aboard the Enterprise in a few days once the guests have arrived.
Meanwhile, the Enterprise is orbiting a planet known as Haven, a beautiful planet so renowned for its surface that many believe it contains healing powers. An unidentified ship is soon seen approaching the planet at sub-warp speed. It is revealed to be a ship full of humanoid refugees, possibly the last ship of it's kind from a planet where the citizens tore each other apart with biological warfare. Every ship is a possible disease carrier and Haven refuses to allow the ship to land on the planet's surface
The Enterprise puts the ship in its tractor beam and make video contact. Wyatt sees the survivors on the ship and recognizes one of the woman as a woman he's had dreams about since he was a child. He secretly beams over to the ship to meet her while also trying to help the survivors find a cure. He'll never be able to return or marry Troi but this is his destiny and he is content. The wedding party leaves and the Enterprise takes off for its next mission with Troi still aboard.
Sometimes an episode can be bad yet still entertaining and that's kind of how I feel about this one. Troi's mother is an unbearable character yet still a but amusing in small doses. I find the scenes where the two talk telepathically together pretty hilarious. Also Mr. Homn throwing back alcohol and hanging out with Data is pretty great.
There's not really a whole lot that happens in this episode. We learn a bit more about Betazoids. Since they're a new culture to the Star Trek universe, it's nice to have at least a little background to their race.
Riker pouting around the ship the whole time is also pretty great. He's had his chances with Troi yet isn't dating her so why's he acting like Troi betrayed him?
As entertaining as I found this whole thing, it's still not a good episode. Some of the comedy hits, some of it is unintentional, and some just falls flat. The story doesn't really go anywhere and no deeper meaning is ever really conveyed.
Meanwhile, the Enterprise is orbiting a planet known as Haven, a beautiful planet so renowned for its surface that many believe it contains healing powers. An unidentified ship is soon seen approaching the planet at sub-warp speed. It is revealed to be a ship full of humanoid refugees, possibly the last ship of it's kind from a planet where the citizens tore each other apart with biological warfare. Every ship is a possible disease carrier and Haven refuses to allow the ship to land on the planet's surface
The Enterprise puts the ship in its tractor beam and make video contact. Wyatt sees the survivors on the ship and recognizes one of the woman as a woman he's had dreams about since he was a child. He secretly beams over to the ship to meet her while also trying to help the survivors find a cure. He'll never be able to return or marry Troi but this is his destiny and he is content. The wedding party leaves and the Enterprise takes off for its next mission with Troi still aboard.
Sometimes an episode can be bad yet still entertaining and that's kind of how I feel about this one. Troi's mother is an unbearable character yet still a but amusing in small doses. I find the scenes where the two talk telepathically together pretty hilarious. Also Mr. Homn throwing back alcohol and hanging out with Data is pretty great.
There's not really a whole lot that happens in this episode. We learn a bit more about Betazoids. Since they're a new culture to the Star Trek universe, it's nice to have at least a little background to their race.
Riker pouting around the ship the whole time is also pretty great. He's had his chances with Troi yet isn't dating her so why's he acting like Troi betrayed him?
As entertaining as I found this whole thing, it's still not a good episode. Some of the comedy hits, some of it is unintentional, and some just falls flat. The story doesn't really go anywhere and no deeper meaning is ever really conveyed.