Second Season - Episode 041

PEN PALS

Stardate: 42695.3 - 42741.3
Rating: 5 Humour: - Action: - Tension: - Romance: +

Alternate Titles: German: "BRIEFFREUNDE"

Teleplay By: Snodgrass, Melinda
Story By: Shearer, Hannah Loui
Director: Kolbe, Winrich
Executive: Roddenberry, Gene
Co-Executive: Berman, Rick
Hurley, Maurice
Producer: McCullough, Robert L
Line-Producer: Livingston, David

Cast

Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Patrick Stewart
Cmd. William T. Riker: Jonathan Frakes
Lt. Geordi LaForge: LeVar Burton
Lt. Worf: Michael Dorn
Counselor Deanna Troi: Marina Sirtis
Lt.Cmd. Data: Brent Spiner
Wesley Crusher: Wil Wheaton
Doctor Katherine Pulaski: Diana Muldaur
O'Brien: Colm Meaney
Davies: Nicholas Cascone
Sarjenka: Nikki Cox
Hildebrandt: Ann H. Gillespie
Alans: Whitney Rydbeck

Plot

The Enterprise is exploring geologic activity in several planetary systems when Data, working on a project to boost sensor output, picks up a faint signal which turns out to be from an alien girl without knowledge of extra- terrestrial cultures. Talking with her, much less saving her from the seismic activity on her planet, would be a violation of the Prime Directive. Meanwhile, Wesley is given his first command, in charge of the team doing the planetary mineral surveys and discovers the difficulties of being in command.

Quotes

Wesley: "May I walk with you ?"
Troi: "Yes.."
Wesley: "I need a little advice.."
Riker: "That's free.."
Wesley: "Walking or the advice ??"
Riker: "Both.."

Wesley: "So you don't just have to understand the job.. You also have to be ships counselor.."
Troi: "Sometimes.."

Data: "I will be removing that equipment to my quarters.."
Worf: "Good.."

LaForge: "So what are you saying? That the Dremans are fated to die?"
Riker: "It's something that needs to be considered."
LaForge: "Well consider it considered and rejected."

Pulaski: "Data's friend is in danger, that means something.."
Worf: ".. To Data.."

Sarjenka: "Data! Data! Where are you? Why won't you answer? Are you angry with me? Please...please...I'm so afraid! Don't leave me."
Picard: "Wait. Oh, Data. That whisper in the darkness has become a plea. We cannot turn our backs."

Picard: "In for a penny, in for a pound, is that what you're saying, Mister Data?"

Picard: "Oops."

Riker: "O'Brien, take a nap. You didn't see *any* of this, you're not involved."
O'Brien: "Right, sir. I'll be here in the corner, dozing off."

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