Episode complete credited cast: | |||
Patrick Stewart | ... | Capt. Jean-Luc Picard | |
Jonathan Frakes | ... | Cmdr. William Riker | |
LeVar Burton | ... | Lt. Geordi La Forge | |
Michael Dorn | ... | Lt. Worf | |
Marina Sirtis | ... | Counselor Deanna Troi | |
Brent Spiner | ... | Lt. Cmdr. Data | |
Wil Wheaton | ... | Wesley Crusher | |
Diana Muldaur | ... | Doctor Pulaski | |
Seymour Cassel | ... | Lt. Cmdr. Hester Dealt | |
Whoopi Goldberg | ... | Guinan | |
R.J. Williams | ... | Ian Andrew Troi | |
Colm Meaney | ... | Transporter Chief | |
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Dawn Arnemann | ... | Ms. Gladstone |
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Zachary Benjamin | ... | Young Ian Andrew Troi |
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Dore Keller | ... | Crewman |
The ship has a new chief medical officer, Dr. Katherine Pulaski, now that Beverley Crusher has been made head of Starfleet Medical. The Enterprise is on an emergency mission to collect plague samples for analysis but Counselor Troi unexpectedly finds herself pregnant. She also finds her pregnancy advancing very quickly with conception to birth expected to take no more than 48 hours. Once born the child, whom Troi names Ian Andrew after her father, grows at a rapid rate proceeding through childhood in a matter of hours. Meanwhile Guinan, who tends the bar in Ten Forward, a crew lounge, gives Wesley Crusher some advice. Written by garykmcd
The episode was just weird. Not sure what they were thinking making this the opener of season 2. The more I think about the plot, the more I realize how ridiculous it was.
The acting has improved considerably since season one. The newly added characters seem solid. This is not a good reflection on a pretty well written season 2.