Working together to prevent the annihilation of a perfectly balanced, isolated society (with no contingency for outside visitors) may, in fact, destroy it.Working together to prevent the annihilation of a perfectly balanced, isolated society (with no contingency for outside visitors) may, in fact, destroy it.Working together to prevent the annihilation of a perfectly balanced, isolated society (with no contingency for outside visitors) may, in fact, destroy it.
Joyce Agu
- Ensign Gates
- (uncredited)
Larry De Russy
- Moab IV Colonist
- (uncredited)
Gunnel Eriksson
- Moab IV Colonist
- (uncredited)
Daniel Fawcett
- Matthew
- (uncredited)
Star Halm
- Moab IV Colonist
- (uncredited)
Grace Harrell
- Operations Division Officer
- (uncredited)
Andray Johnson
- Moab IV Colonist
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSince Gene Roddenberry had proposed that zippers would no longer exist in the future, they are generally hidden in the clothes worn on and off the Enterprise. However, in this engineered society under the biosphere, perhaps to show their less-than-perfect and less technologically advanced society, zippers are a prominent aspect of their outfits.
- GoofsAs the landing party enters the lab to meet Dr. Hannah Bates for the first time, Will Riker, not watching where he's going, walks very fast with his head down and almost walks into the wall to the left of the doorway. He looks up at the last moment and avoids bumping into the wall, jumping through the doorway just in time. Although his character could be smiling at the occasion of meeting Dr. Bates, it sure looks like he's trying to suppress a laugh at his near miss with the wall.
- Quotes
Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge: Oh, that's perfect.
Hannah Bates: What?
Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge: If the answer to all of this is in a VISOR created for a blind man who never would have existed in your society. No offense intended.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Treksperts Briefing Room: The Enemy w/ David Kemper (2022)
- SoundtracksStar Trek: The Next Generation Main Title
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage
Featured review
The Nazis Would Have Loved This
The Enterprise crew receives a distress signal from a city that is covered by a dome. They are the descendants of a culture that has been involved in genetic engineering, creating a "perfect" society. Everyone has a role in the total makeup of the culture. Those that have been born with defects or lacking intelligence enough to contribute, have been eliminated. They have kept strangers out of mix because they feel they would prove contaminants. What is missing, however, is the need for creativity and challenge. The Enterprise has arrived because a star fragment threatens to destroy their world. At first, they are turned away but their leader realizes that without the aid of the crew, they are doomed. Into the mix comes Deanna Troi who develops feeling for the leader and he for her. Also, a young female engineer assists Jordi and starts to see that challenge and threat are an important part of life's journey. They have never had to face any such issues since their culture is stable and unchanging. This becomes the issue as this society has to face its unhappiness. A very interesting episode.
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- Hitchcoc
- Sep 1, 2014
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- Runtime46 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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