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Star Trek: The Next Generation
S7.E13
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Homeward

  • Episode aired Jan 15, 1994
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 46m
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Paul Sorvino and Penny Johnson Jerald in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
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In an attempt to preserve a race of people on a planet being bombarded by storms that would kill them, Worf's foster brother violates the Prime Directive, leaving the Enterprise crew in a di... Read allIn an attempt to preserve a race of people on a planet being bombarded by storms that would kill them, Worf's foster brother violates the Prime Directive, leaving the Enterprise crew in a difficult position.In an attempt to preserve a race of people on a planet being bombarded by storms that would kill them, Worf's foster brother violates the Prime Directive, leaving the Enterprise crew in a difficult position.
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    • Alexander Singer
  • Writers
    • Gene Roddenberry
    • Naren Shankar(teleplay by)
    • Spike Steingasser(television story by)
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    • Patrick Stewart
    • Jonathan Frakes
    • LeVar Burton
    • Alexander Singer
  • Writers
    • Gene Roddenberry
    • Naren Shankar(teleplay by)
    • Spike Steingasser(television story by)
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    • Patrick Stewart
    • Jonathan Frakes
    • LeVar Burton
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    Patrick Stewart
    Patrick Stewart
    • Captain Jean-Luc Picard
    Jonathan Frakes
    Jonathan Frakes
    • Commander William Thomas 'Will' Riker
    LeVar Burton
    LeVar Burton
    • Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge
    Michael Dorn
    Michael Dorn
    • Lieutenant Worf
    Gates McFadden
    Gates McFadden
    • Doctor Beverly Crusher
    Marina Sirtis
    Marina Sirtis
    • Counselor Deanna Troi
    Brent Spiner
    Brent Spiner
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    Penny Johnson Jerald
    Penny Johnson Jerald
    • Dobara
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    Brian Markinson
    Brian Markinson
    • Vorin
    Edward Penn
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    • Dr. Nikolai Rozhenko
    Susan T. Collins
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    Majel Barrett
    Majel Barrett
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    Joyce Agu
    Joyce Agu
    • Ensign Gates
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    Pam Blackwell
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    Michael Braveheart
    • Crewman Martinez
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    Uriah Carr
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    David Paul Christian
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      • Alexander Singer
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    • Trivia
      Paul Sorvino's request to appear on the series came just as the role of Nikolai was set to be cast. Producers immediately felt that Sorvino was an actor who best embodied what they were looking for in the character.
    • Goofs
      After Vorin leaves the holodeck, no one inside the holodeck appears to be missing him at all.
    • Quotes

      Lieutenant Worf: [of the holodeck malfunctions] It is the sign... of La Forge.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
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      Star Trek: The Next Generation Main Title
      Composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage

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    Prime Directive Doesn't Apply Here
    The problem with this episode is that Picard clearly misinterprets what the Prime Directive is all about. The Prime Directive is about non-interference with a planetary society's culture. However, it says nothing about allowing an entire species to become extinct because of forces outside of that society's control (such as the natural disaster threatening to extinguish life from the surface of the planet in this episode). Essentially, his view would be that if a culture hasn't developed space flight capability on its own and a planetary disaster falls upon them, they should be allowed to die off.

    Clearly, that view flies in the face of the Original Series episode "All Our Yesterdays" where the Enterprise tried to save some of the people of the planet Sarpeidon when its sun was going supernova. Star Fleet had ordered Kirk to rescue at least some of the people there, people who had not developed space flight capability.

    So with the precedent already established in the Original Series, Picard's strained view simply doesn't hold any water especially since Worf's brother came up with a fairly ingenious way to transport the people without impacting their culture.
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      • January 15, 1994 (United States)
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      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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      • Paramount Television
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