TNG Episode - Force of Nature

Series :

The Next Generation

Rating :

Disc No :

7.3

Episode :

160

First Aired :

15 Nov 1993

Stardate :

47310.2

Director :

Robert Lederman

Year :

2370

Writers :

Naren Shankar

Season :

Guest Cast :

Joyce Robinson as Ensign Gates	Lee Arenberg as DaiMon Prak
Margaret Reed as Dr. Serova	Michael Corbett as Dr. Rabal
Tracee Lee Cocco as Lieutenant Jae

Plotline :

Some Hekaran scientists emulate Greenpeace when they realise that warp drive is polluting the universe.

Analysis :

A fair premise drowns under the weight of the technobabble.

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YATI :

So the Enterprise is going to get a "kick" out of its warp engine and cruise out of the rift at warp speed, beaming the crew off the Flemming as they pass. I thought you had to exactly match warp speeds to use transporters, as O'Brien's dialogue in "Best of Both Worlds, Part I" indicates?

Worst Moment :

The whole 'technobabble as plot' syndrome which plagued later Trek is showcased here. The warp speed limit is an utterly silly idea, especially as they seem to ignore it at will in future episodes.

Body Count :

One, Serova kills herself to prove her theory.

Datapoints :

Food :	Feline Supplement 221, Feline Supplement 74
Planets :	Hekaras II
Scitech :	Subspace Instabilities, Subspace Rift, Subspace, Tetryon, Verteron, Warp coil
Ship Classes :	Hekaran Ship
Ship Names :	Wambundu Class : NCC 20316 USS Fleming
Species :	Hekaran