Genesis ©1994 Paramount Pictures. All rights reserved. |
Journey's End ©1994 Paramount Pictures. All rights reserved. | ||
Episode | 171 | Episode | 172 |
Airdate | March 21, 1994 | Airdate | March 28, 1994 |
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Genesis | |
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Directed by | Gates McFadden |
Written by | Brannon Braga |
Executive Producers | Rick Berman, Michael Piller & Jeri Taylor |
Starring | Patrick Stewart Jonathan Frakes |
Also Starring | LeVar Burton Michael Dorn Gates McFadden Marina Sirtis Brent Spiner |
Guest Stars | Patti Yasutake and Dwight Schultz as Barclay |
Stardate 47653.2 While conducting field tests of the ship's new weapons systems, a torpedo veers off course. Picard (Patrick Stewart) and Data (Brent Spiner) set off in a shuttlecraft to retrieve it. Soon after they depart, Worf (Michael Dorn) begins to act irritable, demonstrating signs of primordial behavior. An investigation reveals that bizarre behavioral changes are occurring all over the ship. Returning to the Enterprise, Picard and Data are surprised to find the ship adrift in space. On board, eerie, animal-like sounds permeate the vessel and Data discovers that a synthetic T-cell has infected the crew, and is somehow causing t hem to de-evolve. Now he and Picard must find a cure before the "beast" Worf finds them! |
Journey's End | |
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Directed by | Corey Allen |
Written by | Ronald D. Moore |
Premise by | Shawn Piller and Antonio Napoli |
Executive Producers | Rick Berman, Michael Piller & Jeri Taylor |
Starring | Patrick Stewart Jonathan Frakes |
Also Starring | LeVar Burton Michael Dorn Gates McFadden Marina Sirtis Brent Spiner |
Special Appearance by | Wil Wheaton |
Guest Stars | Tom Jackson Natalija Nogulich Ned Romero George Aguilar Richard Poe Eric Menyuk Doug Wert |
Stardate 47751.2 As a result of a recent peace settlement, Admiral Necheyev (Natalija Nogulich) orders Picard (Patrick Stewart) to evacuate a colony of Native Americans caught in Cardassian territory. Meanwhile, Wesley Crusher (Wil Wheaton), on break from Starfleet Academy, alienates everyone on board with his moody behavior. Sensing his troubled spirit, a visiting Indian elder invites him to the village for a vision quest. Unfortunately, the arrival of a Cardassian landing party threatens to destroy the peace process. While Picard searches for a nonviolent resolution, Wesley begins his spiritual odyssey and soon realizes that he is at his journey's end with Starfleet. It is time to find a new path with The Traveler. |