Stardate: 43173.5 - 43174.2
Rating: 12 Humour: + Action: - Tension: + Romance: -
| Alternate Titles: |
German: |
"DER GOTT DER MINTAKANER" |
| Written By: |
Beimler, Hans
Manning, Richard |
| Director: |
Wiemer, Robert |
| Executive: |
Berman, Rick
Roddenberry, Gene |
| Line-Producer: |
Livingston, David |
| Co-Producer: |
Beimler, Hans
Manning, Richard |
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Plot
A new race, currently at the Bronze Age level are being watched by
Federation scientists hidden away in a cavern. The Enterprise is sent to
fix their reactor but, unfortunately, does not arrive in time to prevent the
reactor from exploding and killing most of the scientists. As the Enterprise
team begins to tend to the injured and replace the reactor, two of the
natives discover the existence of the Federation. Startled, one of them
falls and is injured. Dr. Crusher takes him to the Enterprise where he
accidentally sees Picard and hears him order the search for a missing
scientist continued. Picard also orders Dr. Crusher to erase the short-term
memory of the native to preserve the Prime Directive. After he is recovered,
Liko is returned to his people where he tells them of his journey and of
"the Picard", a god from their old legends. The natives find the missing
scientist and hold him captive in order to force "The Picard" to make an
appearance. Riker and Troi are beamed down to recover the scientist, but
Troi is captured while Riker makes his escape with him. Picard now must
decide between Troi's life and maintaining the Prime Directive. The leading
scientist tries to make Picard go down and give the Mintakan's a sign of
what he wants as a god, Picard refuses but instead decides to bring the
leader of the race onboard the Enterprise and prove to her that he's not a
god, while he's trying to do that Liko grows impatient to try an please the
new god, and wants to kill Troi as a offer to "the Picard".
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Quotes
| Troi: |
"A very sensible people. For example, Mintakan women precede their mates. It's a signal to other women." |
| Riker: |
"'This man is taken, get your own'?" |
| Troi: |
"Not precisely. More like, 'If you want his services, I'm the one you have to negotiate with.'" |
| Riker: |
"What kind of services?" |
| Troi: |
"All kinds." |
| Riker: |
"They are a sensible race." |
| Liko: |
"I believe I have seen The Overseer. He is called 'The Picard'." |
| Riker: |
"The Mintakans are starting to believe in a god, and the one they've chosen is you." |
| Data: |
"There are 8 Mintakans in your area, 7 are motionless, 1 is moving towards south, is Nuria one of these 8 ??" |
| Troi: |
"Hmmm-Hmmm" |
| Riker: |
[Smiles] |
| Data: |
"Was that ment as a conformation ??" |
| Riker: |
"Yep." |
| Data: |
"Is Nuria the one closest to you ??" |
| Troi: |
"Mmmm-Mmmm" |
| Riker: |
"Negative" |
| Data: |
"Is she the one in motion ??" |
| Troi: |
"Ahmm, Hmmm-Hmmm." |
| Riker: |
[Yes] "Lock scanners on her.." |
| Barron: |
"Without guidance, that religion could degenerate into inquisitions, holy wars, chaos." |
| Picard: |
"Horrifying" |
| Nuria: |
"Who......" |
| Picard: |
"I am Jean-Luc.........Picard." |
| Nuria: |
[Kneels before Picard] |
| Picard: |
"Nuria, stand up, don't kneel for me.." |
| Nuria: |
"You don't like it ??" |
| Picard: |
"I don't deserve it.." |
| Troi: |
"Liko, you don't want to kill me." |
| Troi: |
"That's the problem with believing in a supernatural being. Trying to determine what he wants." |
| Nuria: |
"Perhaps one day, my people will travel among the stars too.." |
| Picard: |
"Of that I have no doubt.." |
| Picard: |
"I neither desire your obedience, nor your worship." |
| Picard: |
"If you believe I am all-powerful, then you cannot hurt me. If, however, I am telling the truth...and I...am a mortal...you will kill me. But if the only proof you will believe is my death, then shoot." |
| Nuria: |
"Why does a civilization so advanced as yours want to study us ??" |
| Picard: |
"We once lived in caves, studing you teaches us about ourselves.." |
| Nuria: |
"But why do you hide from us ??" |
| Liko: |
"Becouse it wound interfere with us.." |
| Picard: |
"Well we'll be leaving you soon.." |
| Nuria: |
"Please don't, you have so much to teach us.." |
| Picard: |
"Now THAT would be interference. |
| Nuria: |
"You have shown us that nothing is out of reach.." |
| Nuria: |
"Please, remember my people.." |
| Picard: |
"Allways.." |
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