The Hunted

Episode aired Jan 8, 1990
TV-PG
45m

IMDb RATING

7.5/10

3.8K

YOUR RATING

Jeff McCarthy in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Action Adventure Drama Sci-Fi

Investigating a planet applying for membership into the Federation, the crew of the Enterprise finds a group of inhabitants who used to be soldiers, but now fight for their very existence.Investigating a planet applying for membership into the Federation, the crew of the Enterprise finds a group of inhabitants who used to be soldiers, but now fight for their very existence.Investigating a planet applying for membership into the Federation, the crew of the Enterprise finds a group of inhabitants who used to be soldiers, but now fight for their very existence.

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IMDb RATING

7.5/10

3.8K

YOUR RATING

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Featured review

8/10

You must have Klingon blood

Enterprise visits a planet that wants to join the Federation.

This is a strong episode with the crew up against a cool adversary and in another position of mediation.

The purpose of the story is the main theme of society's treatment of its servicemen and women. It does this well, with clear allegories to Vietnam and is relevant today like it would have been if it had been made in the 60s or 70s. There is a familiar plot structure of Picard and the crew mediating, but in a slightly more reluctant way than usual.

How it addresses the main theme reminds me a lot of the movie 'First Blood' with the guest character doing a John Rambo on board the Enterprise. One extended action sequence is by far the most cinematic part of the episode and puts him up against the entire Enterprise. I like it because it mostly emphasises the resourcefulness and cunning of the character more than his fighting prowess.

It ends in somewhat of an anticlimax but I do like the fact that Picard doesn't babysit the negotiation process and how it implies the Angosian government will do the right thing because they want to be part of the Federation.

snoozejonc
Jun 15, 2021
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Trivia
This TNG episode is the only one to feature a Jefferies tube which is large enough to walk upright in. Before this, they were simply known as access chute, access tunnel, or service chutes.

Goofs
When Danar beams aboard the Enterprise, he attacks O'Brien and the security team that is waiting for him. Several times, O'Brien calls for more security, but no one shows up, except Riker and Worf, who are already on their way.