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Star Trek: The Next Generation
S3.E18
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  • Episode aired Mar 24, 1990
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 45m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
2.9K
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Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
  • Action
  • Adventure
  • Sci-Fi
Picard is kidnapped and held with three different aliens and meanwhile replaced with a replica as impostor captain.Picard is kidnapped and held with three different aliens and meanwhile replaced with a replica as impostor captain.Picard is kidnapped and held with three different aliens and meanwhile replaced with a replica as impostor captain.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
2.9K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Winrich Kolbe
  • Writers
    • Gene Roddenberry
    • Richard Manning
    • Hans Beimler
  • Stars
    • Patrick Stewart
    • Jonathan Frakes
    • LeVar Burton
Top credits
  • Director
    • Winrich Kolbe
  • Writers
    • Gene Roddenberry
    • Richard Manning
    • Hans Beimler
  • Stars
    • Patrick Stewart
    • Jonathan Frakes
    • LeVar Burton
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 8User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    Patrick Stewart and Stephen Markle in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
    Patrick Stewart and Stephen Markle in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
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    Patrick Stewart, Jeff Rector, and Jerry Rector in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
    Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
    Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, and LeVar Burton in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
    Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
    Gates McFadden and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
    Patrick Stewart, Joycelyn O'Brien, and Reiner Schöne in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
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    Top cast

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    Patrick Stewart
    Patrick Stewart
    • Capt. Jean-Luc Picardas Capt. Jean-Luc Picard
    Jonathan Frakes
    Jonathan Frakes
    • Cmdr. William Rikeras Cmdr. William Riker
    LeVar Burton
    LeVar Burton
    • Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forgeas Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge
    Michael Dorn
    Michael Dorn
    • Lt. Worfas Lt. Worf
    Gates McFadden
    Gates McFadden
    • Dr. Beverly Crusheras Dr. Beverly Crusher
    Marina Sirtis
    Marina Sirtis
    • Counselor Deanna Troias Counselor Deanna Troi
    Brent Spiner
    Brent Spiner
    • Lt. Cmdr. Dataas Lt. Cmdr. Data
    Wil Wheaton
    Wil Wheaton
    • Wesley Crusheras Wesley Crusher
    Stephen Markle
    • Kova Thollas Kova Tholl
    Reiner Schöne
    Reiner Schöne
    • Esoqqas Esoqq
    Joycelyn O'Brien
    • Mitena Haroas Mitena Haro
    Jerry Rector
    Jerry Rector
    • Alien #1as Alien #1
    Jeff Rector
    Jeff Rector
    • Alien #2as Alien #2
    Michael Braveheart
    • Crewman Martinezas Crewman Martinez
    • (uncredited)
    Debbie David
    Debbie David
    • Ensign Russellas Ensign Russell
    • (uncredited)
    Eben Ham
    Eben Ham
    • Operations Division Ensignas Operations Division Ensign
    • (uncredited)
    Richard Sarstedt
    Richard Sarstedt
    • Command Division Officeras Command Division Officer
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Winrich Kolbe
    • Writers
      • Gene Roddenberry
      • Richard Manning
      • Hans Beimler
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Esoqq's outfit was modified and later became Morn's costume on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993).
    • Goofs
      Data describes the nearest pulsar as "a rotating neutron star of approximately 4.656 solar masses". This might anticipate a future breakthrough - current physics have been putting the maximum possible mass of neutron stars at 3 solar masses (the Richard Tolman-J. Robert Oppenheimer-George Volkoff limit, calculated in 1939).
    • Quotes

      Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Well. I think this charade has gone far enough.

      Captain Jean-Luc Picard: [to Haro] Don't you?

      Mitena Haro: I don't understand.

      Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Oh yes, you do. This isn't a holding cell. It's a laboratory maze, a carefully structured test. It's an experiment to see how well we react under pressure.

      Esoqq: How do you know?

      Captain Jean-Luc Picard: It's the only explanation. Look at the four of us. We do have something in common: we all react differently to authority.

      Captain Jean-Luc Picard: [to Tholl] You, the collaborator, defer to whoever has control.

      Captain Jean-Luc Picard: [to Esoqq] You, the anarchist, reject authority in any form. I, a Starfleet captain, trained to command.

      Captain Jean-Luc Picard: [to Haro] And you, a Starfleet cadet, sworn to obey a superior officer's authority. - Our captors have placed us here, and have devised obstacles for us to overcome. They give us food, which Esoqq can't eat, to make him a threat. They give us a door we can't open - until the four of us cooperate. And each time we succeed, they deal us reverses, to set us against each other again,

      Captain Jean-Luc Picard: [to Haro] while *you*... observe our reactions.

      Mitena Haro: Sir, I've been trying to help...

      Captain Jean-Luc Picard: I found it unlikely that a first-year cadet would know of the Enterprise's visit to Mintaka III, so I tested you. Starfleet has classified the Cor Caroli V plague a secret. No cadet would have knowledge of that incident.

      Mitena Haro: [whispering] Captain...

      Captain Jean-Luc Picard: So, you may as well drop this pretense. I'm not playing any further. I'm quitting this game! As far as I am concerned, this experiment is over!

      Mitena Haro: You are correct, Captain Picard.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Star Trek: Lower Decks: An Embarrassment of Dooplers (2021)
    • Soundtracks
      Star Trek: The Next Generation Main Title
      Composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage

    User reviews8

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    Fantastic épisode, especialy the second part !
    And others reviews dont give this one enough credit, it is one of the best of the first 3 Season, and an other great episode from the Amazing Season 3 , What a Season, what a Captain, what a show... 8.5/10.
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    • Oct 23, 2021

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 24, 1990 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Television
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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