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Episode aired Feb 20, 1988
TV-PG
46m

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6.8/10

3.3K

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Gates McFadden, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, LeVar Burton, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Action Adventure Sci-Fi

On Velara III, Geordi and Data discover a microscopic life form responsible for the death of an engineer stationed on the base.On Velara III, Geordi and Data discover a microscopic life form responsible for the death of an engineer stationed on the base.On Velara III, Geordi and Data discover a microscopic life form responsible for the death of an engineer stationed on the base.

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

3.3K

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Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, Gerard Prendergast, and Mario Roccuzzo in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Walter Gotell, Elizabeth Lindsey, and Gerard Prendergast in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

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Trivia
The crystalline life form's description for humanoids in the episode spawned the phrase, "ugly bags of mostly water", which has been used as the title of a documentary about Star Trek fans, and as the name of a song by the band Streetnix, as well as being referenced by Dream Warriors in the lyrics of My Definition of a Boombastic Jazz Theme.

Goofs
Everyone (including the ship's computer) acts like this is the first non-carbon-based life form the Federation has ever encountered. However, in The Devil in the Dark (1967), the obvious inspiration for this story, a silicon-based life form (the Horta) was discovered on a Federation mining colony and identified by Mr. Spock.

Quotes
Inorganic Life-form (voice): Ugly. Ugly giant bags of mostly water.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Bags of mostly water?
Lt. Commander Data: An accurate descriptions of humans, sir. You are over 90% water surrounded by a flexible container.

Connections
Featured in re: View: Star Trek The Next Generation Season One (2021)

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

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5/10

Fascinating Story Ruined by Terrible Guest Actress

I love the story. I'll always be a Star Trek fan no matter what so I'm easy to please. However, one of the guest stars of this episode, Elizabeth Lindsay (who plays Louisa, a terraforming scientist) is so utterly wooden and gives such a stiff, stilted and monotone performance, that she ruins every scene she's in.

Someone in casting must've owed her a favor.

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