| Series : |
The Next Generation |
Rating : |
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| Disc No : |
4.4 |
Episode : |
88 |
| First Aired : |
18 Feb 1991 |
Stardate : |
Unknown |
| Director : |
Cliff Bole |
Year : |
2367 |
| Writers : |
Marc Scott Zicree |
Season : |
4 |
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| Guest Cast : |
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| Plotline : |
Picard must tread delicately in a First Contact situation. But with an undercover Riker lying wounded in a Malcorian hospital, the Captain may have to sacrifice his first officer for the good of the mission. |
| Moral : |
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| Guest Reviews : |
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| YATI : |
At one point calls a Malcorian a Marconian. |
| Great Moment : |
The woman who wants to have sex with Riker. |
| Body Count : |
Zero, although one Malcorian gets stunned and Riker almost dies. |
| Factoid : |
The Nurse role in this episode was written specially for longtime Trek fan Bebe Neuwirth. |
| Quote : |
"I will have to say... this morning I was the leader of the universe as I knew it. This afternoon I am only a voice in a chorus. But I think it was a good day." - Chancellor Avel Durkem to Picard on meeting aliens for the first time. |
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| Images : |

Architecture Malcorian City
Species Malcorian
People Berel
People Tava
People Krola
People Nilrem
People Chancellor Avel Durken
People Mirasta Yale
People Lanel
Planets Malcor III
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