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Raumschiff Enterprise: Das nächste Jahrhundert
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Sub Rosa

  • Episode aired Jul 4, 1994
  • 12
  • 46m
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4.8/10
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Gates McFadden in Raumschiff Enterprise: Das nächste Jahrhundert (1987)
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Dr. Crusher meets the man in her dead grandmother's life when she tries to put her affairs in order, whom one of the local people warn her to stay away from by not lighting a candle that has... Read allDr. Crusher meets the man in her dead grandmother's life when she tries to put her affairs in order, whom one of the local people warn her to stay away from by not lighting a candle that has been lit for generations.Dr. Crusher meets the man in her dead grandmother's life when she tries to put her affairs in order, whom one of the local people warn her to stay away from by not lighting a candle that has been lit for generations.

  • Director
    • Jonathan Frakes
  • Writers
    • Gene Roddenberry
    • Brannon Braga
    • Jeri Taylor
  • Stars
    • Patrick Stewart
    • Jonathan Frakes
    • LeVar Burton
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.8/10
    3.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jonathan Frakes
    • Writers
      • Gene Roddenberry
      • Brannon Braga
      • Jeri Taylor
    • Stars
      • Patrick Stewart
      • Jonathan Frakes
      • LeVar Burton
    • 47User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Gates McFadden and Ellen Albertini Dow in Raumschiff Enterprise: Das nächste Jahrhundert (1987)
    Shay Duffin in Sub Rosa (1994)
    Duncan Regehr in Sub Rosa (1994)
    Michael Dorn in Sub Rosa (1994)
    Jonathan Frakes and Patrick Stewart in Sub Rosa (1994)
    Brent Spiner and LeVar Burton in Sub Rosa (1994)
    Marina Sirtis in Raumschiff Enterprise: Das nächste Jahrhundert (1987)
    Gates McFadden in Raumschiff Enterprise: Das nächste Jahrhundert (1987)
    Marina Sirtis in Raumschiff Enterprise: Das nächste Jahrhundert (1987)
    Gates McFadden in Raumschiff Enterprise: Das nächste Jahrhundert (1987)
    Gates McFadden in Raumschiff Enterprise: Das nächste Jahrhundert (1987)
    Brent Spiner and Ellen Albertini Dow in Raumschiff Enterprise: Das nächste Jahrhundert (1987)

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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
    • Lieutenant Commander Data
    Michael Keenan
    Michael Keenan
    • Maturin
    Shay Duffin
    Shay Duffin
    • Ned Quint
    Duncan Regehr
    Duncan Regehr
    • Ronin
    Ellen Albertini Dow
    Ellen Albertini Dow
    • Felisa
    Michael Braveheart
    • Crewman Martinez
    • (uncredited)
    Cullen G. Chambers
    Cullen G. Chambers
    • Command Division Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Tracee Cocco
    Tracee Cocco
    • Lt. Jae
    • (uncredited)
    John Copage
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    • (uncredited)
    Elliot Durant III
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    • (uncredited)
    Fumiko Hamada
    • Command Division Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Gary Hunter
    • Sciences Officer
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    • Director
      • Jonathan Frakes
    • Writers
      • Gene Roddenberry
      • Brannon Braga
      • Jeri Taylor(showrunner)
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    • Trivia
      Names on the tombstones include "Vader" and "McFly."
    • Goofs
      Maturin had very good eyesight. The nearest point of the Highlands to Glamis Castle is well over 50 miles away. Equally, to recreate the Highlands using foundation stones from Inverness, Fort William and Wick would have been more useful than the Lowland cities mentioned.
    • Quotes

      [Crusher describes to Troi a very sensual dream she had after reading a rather erotic chapter in her grandmother's journal]

      Doctor Beverly Crusher: I wonder if I'll have another dream tonight.

      Counselor Deanna Troi: I'd read two chapters.

    • Connections
      Featured in Treksperts Briefing Room: Sub Rosa (2021)
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      Star Trek: The Next Generation Main Title
      Composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage

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    2/10
    Among the very worst episodes of the series...and evidence that perhaps they were running out of ideas
    I thoroughly hated "Sub Rosa" and feel it's among the most embarrassing and stupid episodes of "Star Trek: The Next Generation". My wife didn't hate it quite as much as me, but she thought the show was indeed inferior.

    Beverly Crusher goes home to a colony where she grew up in order to attend her grandmother's funeral. Here, you learn she's of Scottish descent--which is odd as it was never mentioned before or after. It all seemed very contrived as soon she was caught up in what was a Gothic Scottish romance combined with a paranormal story. While this combination MIGHT work, putting it in outer space and on this series was awfully bad. What follows is a ghost-like story along with LOTS of heaving bosoms and perplexing romance. All in all, it was just god- awful and Gates McFadden didn't do much to help this story.

    UPDATE: By the way, it isn't just me who hated this episode. At the 50th anniversary Star Trek convention in Las Vegas, this was voted as one of the 10 worst of all episodes from every Trek franchise! That is some ignoble designation!
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    • Why do fans consider Sub Rosa the worst episode of The Next Generation?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 4, 1994 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Paramount Television
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    • Runtime
      46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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