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Face Of The Enemy

  • Episode aired Feb 6, 1993
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 46m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
2.7K
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Marina Sirtis in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
2.7K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Gabrielle Beaumont
  • Writers
    • Gene Roddenberry
    • Naren Shankar(teleplay by)
    • René Echevarria(story by)
  • Stars
    • Patrick Stewart
    • Jonathan Frakes
    • LeVar Burton
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  • Director
    • Gabrielle Beaumont
  • Writers
    • Gene Roddenberry
    • Naren Shankar(teleplay by)
    • René Echevarria(story by)
  • Stars
    • Patrick Stewart
    • Jonathan Frakes
    • LeVar Burton
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    • 15User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    Marina Sirtis in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
    Marina Sirtis, Robertson Dean, Scott MacDonald, and Carolyn Seymour in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
    Marina Sirtis in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
    Gates McFadden and Marina Sirtis in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
    Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
    Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
    Marina Sirtis and Scott MacDonald in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
    Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
    Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
    Marina Sirtis, Robertson Dean, Scott MacDonald, and Carolyn Seymour 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
    Scott MacDonald
    Scott MacDonald
    • Sub-Cmdr. N'vekas Sub-Cmdr. N'vek
    Carolyn Seymour
    Carolyn Seymour
    • Cmdr. Torethas Cmdr. Toreth
    Barry Lynch
    • Ensign Stefan DeSeveas Ensign Stefan DeSeve
    Robertson Dean
    Robertson Dean
    • Khazara Pilot Paltethas Khazara Pilot Palteth
    Dennis Cockrum
    Dennis Cockrum
    • Corvallen Freighter Captainas Corvallen Freighter Captain
    Pamela Winslow Kashani
    • Ensign McKnightas Ensign McKnight
    • (as Pamela Winslow)
    Majel Barrett
    Majel Barrett
    • Computeras Computer
    • (voice)
    Cameron
    • Ensign Kelloggas Ensign Kellogg
    • (uncredited)
    Kerry Hoyt
    Kerry Hoyt
    • Romulan Aideas Romulan Aide
    • (uncredited)
    Gary Hunter
    • Khazara Romulan Officeras Khazara Romulan Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Arvo Katajisto
    • M'retas M'ret
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Gabrielle Beaumont
    • Writers
      • Gene Roddenberry
      • Naren Shankar(teleplay by)
      • René Echevarria(story by) (story editor)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Worf's ponytail makes its debut here. Something he would keep for the remainder of this series and keep when he moved on to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993). Michael Dorn wanted the change because he was tired of "looking like a Klingon who's just been to the beauty salon!"
    • Goofs
      Troi goes undercover as a Romulan, presumably relying on the Universal Translator to make her language sound like theirs. It has been established that the Translator takes the voice of whoever is speaking and translates the words to the listener's language. Therefore, to the Romulans, Troi would look like a character in a poorly dubbed foreign movie, with the spoken words not matching the mouth movements, which would make the disguise impossible to keep up, but no one seems to notice. However, it is never specifically stated that Troi is using the Translator, so it could be the case that Troi speaks Romulan and is able to pass herself off as one. The Commander's suspicions about Troi's background could be based on her accent, which a non-native speaker would surely possess.

      This, of course, would ignore all of the other instances across all of Star Trek in which the crew communicate readily with species never before encountered, but at least this occurrence has a plausible explanation.
    • Quotes

      Counselor Deanna Troi: We're not playing it your way anymore, N'Vek. I've been kidnapped, surgically altered, put in danger. I've gone along with all your plans; now *you* are going to listen to me! You find a way to let the Enterprise track us, or I will go to Toreth and tell her I've discovered you're a traitor! I'll have you ejected into space, is that clear, Subcommander?

    • Connections
      Referenced in Star Trek: The Next Generation: Timescape (1993)
    • Soundtracks
      Star Trek: The Next Generation Main Title
      Composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage

    User reviews15

    Review
    Top review
    4/10
    So unnecessary
    I really disliked the premise of the show with Counselor Troi on board a Romulan ship disguised as a Rmulan and a member of tjeir Tal Shiar no less. And having no idea what is going on.

    She's on a mission to deliver three dissident Romulans to the Enterprise, but has to be guided n this by a Romulan. So unnecesary, why not just have her on a mission as a straightforward proposition.

    Marina Sirtis owns this episode and does a fine job. But the premise was no good.
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    • bkoganbing
    • Jun 9, 2020

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 6, 1993 (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
      46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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