Face Of The Enemy 

Deanna awakes to find herself altered to look like a Romulan, immediately unaware she's involved in a cat-and-mouse game as a member of their intelligence agency.

Director:

Gabrielle Beaumont

Writers:

Gene Roddenberry (created by), Naren Shankar (teleplay by)

Stars:

Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Patrick Stewart	...	Capt. Jean-Luc Picard
Jonathan Frakes	...	Cmdr. William Riker
LeVar Burton	...	Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge
Michael Dorn	...	Lt. Worf
Gates McFadden	...	Dr. Beverly Crusher
Marina Sirtis	...	Counselor Deanna Troi
Brent Spiner	...	Lt. Cmdr. Data
Scott MacDonald	...	Sub-Cmdr. N'vek
Carolyn Seymour	...	Cmdr. Toreth
Barry Lynch	...	Ensign Stefan DeSeve
Robertson Dean	...	Khazara Pilot Palteth
Dennis Cockrum	...	Corvallen Freighter Captain
Pamela Winslow Kashani	...	Ensign McKnight (as Pamela Winslow)
Majel Barrett	...	Computer (voice)

Storyline

Counselor Deanna Troi's startled to awake and find herself aboard a Romulan ship, having been surgically altered to appear as one. Subcommander N'vek admits he's responsible for having taken the action, while Deanna attended a conference to have her play the part of Major Raqal of the feared intelligence organisation, the Tal Shiar, in order to help prevent an action which could cause chaos on Romulus.

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Plot Keywords:

romulan | disguised as a romulan | darkened room | wall mounted mirror | four word episode title | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Mystery | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Carolyn Seymour played a different Romulan in Star Trek: The Next Generation: Contagion (1989).

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Goofs

It has been well established that a Romulan warship cannot overcome the shields of a Galaxy class star ship with a single shot. It has also been established that there is a moment of vulnerability as a Romulan ship decloaks. As the Enterprise is at red alert, with shields up and weapons ready (both are part of the "red alert" protocol) the result of a Romulan ship decloaking and firing would most likely be the destruction of the Romulan ship.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Counselor Deanna Troi: Computer, lights.

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Connections

References Star Trek: The Next Generation: Unification II (1991)

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Soundtracks

Star Trek: The Next Generation End Credits
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage

User Reviews

TNG's "The Enterprise Incident"

Troi wakes up having been surgically altered to look like a Romulan in order to fulfill some secret mission. Meanwhile, a human who defected to the Romulans returns to coordinate the Enterprise's side.

This is a nice spy thriller, reminiscent of TOS's "The Enterprise Incident." Though, this episode isn't as good as that one, it is one of season 6's best episodes.

Troi is the focus here. I know many dislike her character, but I find Troi-centric episodes like this, "The Price", and "The Loss" to be very enjoyable.

Carolyn Seymour returns as a Romulan commander, a role she had in season 2's "Where Silence Has Lease." It's a different character, perhaps to avoid paying royalties.

We perhaps learn more about the Romulans in this episode more than in any other.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 February 1993 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

46 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1