Skin of Evil

Episode aired Apr 23, 1988
TV-PG
45m

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

4.2K

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Marina Sirtis in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

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Counselor Troi is held captive on a deserted planet by a slick, black, oily, sentient and immortal puddle of evil.Counselor Troi is held captive on a deserted planet by a slick, black, oily, sentient and immortal puddle of evil.Counselor Troi is held captive on a deserted planet by a slick, black, oily, sentient and immortal puddle of evil.

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

4.2K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
When Riker was sucked into Armus, Jonathan Frakes was in fact submerged in a pool of Metamucil and printer's ink. During a break in filming while Frakes was lying on the beach, covered in the sludge, LeVar Burton approached him and said "Frakes, I never would have done that!"

Goofs
When starting up the warp engine, Lt. Cmdr. Lynch sets the ratio for the matter-antimatter injectors at 25:1, yet, in Coming of Age (1988) it was established that there is only one ratio with matter-antimatter - 1:1.

Quotes
Lt. Tasha Yar: [her final words] Death is that state in which one exists only in the memory of others, which is why it is not an end. No goodbyes. Just good memories. Hailing frequencies closed, sir.
Capt. Picard: Au revoir, Natasha.

Connections
Featured in The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next (1988)

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

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Featured review

7/10

Well, it's certainly memorable...

While the engine room is undergoing repairs, a distress call is received from a shuttlecraft containing Troi which crashes on the inhabited world of Vagra II. Her rescue is complicated, however, by a malevolent black lifeform that prevents the away team from treating her - which leads to tragic consequences...

Possibly the most famous episode of season one, this drama features some of the most emotional scenes TNG would ever produce. The story is a bit light on detail and the effects can't match the ambition of the script but it remains one of the most important shows in the show's history. It also demonstrates that this iteration of Trek was not afraid of killing its main cast off, giving it more of an edge over the original series.