The Loss

Episode aired Dec 29, 1990
TV-PGTV-PG
45m

IMDb RATING

6.0/10

2.7K

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

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As an unknown force drags the Enterprise, Deanna Troi struggles with the loss of her empathic abilities.As an unknown force drags the Enterprise, Deanna Troi struggles with the loss of her empathic abilities.As an unknown force drags the Enterprise, Deanna Troi struggles with the loss of her empathic abilities.

IMDb RATING

6.0/10

2.7K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Chip Chalmers
Writers
- Gene Roddenberry
- Hilary Bader(teleplay by)
- Alan J. Adler(teleplay by)
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Mary Kohnert in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Kim Braden in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Gates McFadden in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Whoopi Goldberg, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, and Marina Sirtis in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Whoopi Goldberg in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Trivia
According to Michael Piller, there was strong consideration to making Troi's loss of empathic abilities permanent.

Goofs
When Picard orders Worf to fire a half a dozen photon torpedoes into the path of the two dimensional creatures, the view screen and sound effects clearly indicate Worf only fired five.

Quotes
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Mr. Data, what velocity would put us back on schedule?
Lt. Commander Data: A resumption of our present course at warp six will place us in the T'lli Beta system in six days, thirteen hours, 47 minutes.
Commander William T. Riker: What, no seconds?
Lt. Commander Data: I have discovered, sir, a certain level of impatience when I calculate a lengthy time interval to the nearest second. However, if you wish...
Commander William T. Riker: No, no. Minutes is fine.

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

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6/10

Deanna Troi loses her edge

The Enterprise has encountered a cluster of two dimensional beings and as a result, Marina Sirtis loses her telepathic powers. At the same time the cluster is dragging the Enterprise toward something like a black hole that will suck the Enterprise to nowhereville and tear it apart.

The episode has Marina Sirtis as the primary focus as she struggles on how she will cope without telepathy. And how will the Enterprise cope with these creatures unless some way of communication can be found.

Sirtis does a great job of communicating the anguish of losing that part of herself that gives her an edge in many ways.

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