Galaxy's Child

Episode aired Mar 9, 1991
TV-PG
46m

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

3.3K

YOUR RATING

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As Geordi La Forge finally meets the real Dr. Leah Brahms, a tragic first contact leaves the Enterprise with a gigantic galactic infant suckling the ship's energy.As Geordi La Forge finally meets the real Dr. Leah Brahms, a tragic first contact leaves the Enterprise with a gigantic galactic infant suckling the ship's energy.As Geordi La Forge finally meets the real Dr. Leah Brahms, a tragic first contact leaves the Enterprise with a gigantic galactic infant suckling the ship's energy.

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IMDb RATING

7.0/10

3.3K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Before finding the holodeck program, Leah Brahms reviews an engineering log of modifications made to the ship by La Forge. The last entry on the list which is only seen very briefly is "Tonight on HBO."

Goofs
In Ten Forward, Geordi describes Dr. Brahms as unfriendly and too focused on her work, and says that she hates what he's done to her engines; yet, in their previous scene together, Brahms expresses admiration for one of Geordi's modifications, to the point of encouraging him to publish a paper.

Quotes
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: We're out here to explore, to make contact with other life forms, to establish peaceful relations but not to interfere, and absolutely not to destroy - and yet look at what we have just done.

Connections
Referenced in Star Trek: The Next Generation: Relics (1992)

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

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Review

Featured review

7/10

La Forge has issues

Here's a curious case of bringing back an obscure holodeck plot device (Dr. Leah Brahms, whose real self is even more attractive at maximum aloofness). All of the stuff about Geordi fantasizing about a hologram doesn't tend to make our Chief Engineer look well-adjusted (or his love life, but it all turns out alright in the end).

The better material lies in the other plot line, with the Enterprise being attacked by an expectant space organism . . . and then performing a phaser C-section after the being's been killed. This really hit upon the space exploration angle of Star Trek, and I thought was pretty well done.

7/10