Goofs

When Picard, Worf and O'Dell stand in front of the Turbolift, the door says they are on Deck 10, but the door to the right shows Deck 36.

If the Bringloidi have a primitive agrarian culture complete with spinning wheels and domesticated animals, they would appear not to be able to send a distress call to Earth; however, this is a way of life by choice. As their ancestors launched from Earth in 2123, together with the technologically versed Mariposan colonists, it stands to reason that they would at least have had or borrowed a distress beacon for the event of an emergency.

There is no reason for the Bringloidi to be forced to remain in the cargo bay. Throughout the series, expected and unexpected guests, even enemies, are afforded full use of the Enterprise for as long as they are aboard. In this case, however, they have animals that need looking after, so they must spend a certain amount of time in the cargo bay.

When transporting several Bringloidi and their animals and livestock from the planet surface, they appear on the transporter pad on the Enterprise standing atop a layer of hay. This is clearly a goof, in that when crew members transport up from the surface of a planet, they do not bring with them dirt, grass or the like that they were standing on during the transporter process.

When Worf collapses at the start of the show, Data calls for medical help from Dr. Pulaski in sickbay without using his com badge. He just speaks into thin air.

The back story for WWIII and the formation of the United Earth government is inconsistent with other references throughout the Trek universe. Here these events are said to have happened in the 22nd century, most other Star Trek references place them in the 21st.

Situated in the Earth year 2365, Troi says that the colonists' life style is that of 300 years ago (circa 2065), but it's only 242 years from the time they left Earth (2123). The appraisal seems a bit off since the life style is generally pre-industrial (1760-1840), a minimum of 525 years.

When O'Brien beamed the first Bringloidi up, the group had some animals with them: a goat, a sheep, and a chicken (being held by a young girl). Before they've finished materializing, typical farm animal sounds are heard. It's been established that beings cannot move until they've finished transport. So the animals shouldn't've been able to make sounds.

Even after they've materialized, the sounds continue. Yet shots of the animals show they're quite docile and not making sounds.

It's stated that the more advanced group of people were sterile, and could not have kids. They later say that they suppressed the natural sex drive with drugs and punitive laws. WHY?

By 1978, when this episode premiered, IVF (In vertical fertilization was available. There was no reason the advanced group would have needed Toto have sexual relations.

The Mariposans ask Riker and Pulaski for cell samples to increase their stock of clone-able people, but they refuse. Later, the Enterprise sends an entire team of technical specialists to help repair the Mariposans' failing machinery, but they only take cell samples from Riker and Pulaski. They would have sampled as many people as they could, certainly all of the repair team.

There is a visible hole/tear in the armpit of Worf's uniform after Data turns him over after Worf "faints".

After Riker and Pulaski are stunned by the minister's henchmen, Riker looks at the camera as he is being dragged off screen.

While on the planet the second time, Geordi was looking for Riker and Pulaski. The communicators are obviously not broken. He could easily tap it and ask for either.

When informed by Pulaski that, for an optimal gene pool, each woman should have a child by at least 3 different men, Danilo remarks that he'll go see about his "three wives." Pulaski only said each woman should have at least 3 partners. She made no mention of each man also having multiple partners.