The Survivors

Episode aired Oct 7, 1989
TV-PGTV-PG
45m

IMDb RATING

7.7/10

3.4K

YOUR RATING

John Anderson and Anne Haney in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

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The Enterprise responds to a distress call from Rana IV, a Federation colony that is under attack from an unknown alien ship. When they arrive, they find the entire surface of the planet des... Read allThe Enterprise responds to a distress call from Rana IV, a Federation colony that is under attack from an unknown alien ship. When they arrive, they find the entire surface of the planet destroyed, save for a single house and two occupants.The Enterprise responds to a distress call from Rana IV, a Federation colony that is under attack from an unknown alien ship. When they arrive, they find the entire surface of the planet destroyed, save for a single house and two occupants.

IMDb RATING

7.7/10

3.4K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Les Landau
Writers
- Gene Roddenberry
- Michael I. Wagner(showrunner)
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Brent Spiner and Wil Wheaton in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Brent Spiner, and LeVar Burton in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, and John Anderson in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Michael Dorn, Patrick Stewart, John Anderson, and Anne Haney in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

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

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

Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, LeVar Burton, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Trivia
John Anderson's wife had recently died when he worked on this episode. He later described his role in this episode as one of the hardest he ever had to play.

Goofs
When the Enterprise is leading the alien warship away from the planet at high warp, the view of the starfield from Counselor Troi's quarters is as though they are standing still.

Quotes
Kevin Uxbridge: [of Rishon] I saw her broken body. I went insane. My hatred exploded. And in an instant of grief... I destroyed the Husnock.
Doctor Beverly Crusher: Why did you try to hide this from all of us? Was it out of guilt for not helping Rishon and the others when they were alive?
Kevin Uxbridge: No, no, no, no, no, you-you don't understand the scope of my crime. I didn't kill just one Husnock, or a hundred, or a thousand. I killed them all. All Husnock, everywhere. - Are 11,000 people worth... 50 billion? Is the love of a woman worth the destruction of an entire species?

Connections
Referenced in Inglorious Treksperts: The Best of All Worlds: Trek's Greatest Seasons (2022)

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

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Review

Top review

9/10

An entertaining and emotional story

This is one of those episodes that made the series so entertaining. In this show we will learn that things are not exactly what they appear as the Enterprise is called to help two elderly people on a planet that has been attacked by aliens.

The two people, Kevin and Rishon Uxbridge, are living on the only spot of land that has not been destroyed by the passing aliens. They live in a nice house surrounded by trees when the rest of the planet is a wasteland. And right from the get-go we, as viewers, know that something just is not right about this situation.

Veteran actor John Anderson gives a stirring performance as the elderly Kevin Uxbridge that only wants to be left alone with his lovely wife. But before we learn the entire account of why the couple want no part of outside contact, we will be taken on an emotional trip that will lead to deception and remorse. An excellent story that was entertaining the entire time. One of the better episode we have seen this season.

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