Third Season - Episode 056

THE PRICE

Stardate: 43385.6
Rating: 7 Humour: + Action: - Tension: - Romance: -

Alternate Titles: German: "DER BARZANHANDEL"

Written By: Shearer, Hannah Loui
Director: Scheerer, Robert
Executive: Berman, Rick
Roddenberry, Gene
Co-Executive: Piller, Michael
Line-Producer: Livingston, David
Co-Producer: Beimler, Hans
Manning, Richard

Cast

Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Patrick Stewart
Cmd. William T. Riker: Jonathan Frakes
Lt.Cmd. Geordi LaForge: LeVar Burton
Lt. Worf: Michael Dorn
Doctor Beverly Crusher: Cheryl Gates McFadden
Counselor Deanna Troi: Marina Sirtis
Lt.Cmd. Data: Brent Spiner
Wesley Crusher: Wil Wheaton
O'Brien: Colm Meaney
Devinoni Ral: Matt McCoy
Premier Bavani: Elizabeth Hoffman
Dr. Mendoza: Castulo Guerra
Daimon Goss: Scott Thomson
Dr. Arrido: Dan Shor
Leyor: Kevin Peter Hall

Plot

A race of beings known as the Barzan have discovered the only known stable wormhole and are willing to sell it to the highest bidder. The Enterprise carries several delegates to the site of the wormhole including a hired representative of the Chrysalian people who takes an interest in Troi. Geordi and Data enter the wormhole and discover that it is not truly stable. Meanwhile, Troi discovers that the representative of the Chrysalians, Ral, is part Betazoid and empathic and has been using his ability to gain unfair advantage in the negotiations.

Goofs

  • When the Ferengi Daimon talks to Picard about putting photon torpedoes through the worm hole, he says, "Casualties of war, Captain", however, his mouth looks as if he is saying "Picard."
  • Also, when Troi and someone is having dinner, at one point, one of them lifts up a fork and takes a bite, without anything on the fork. Must be a tasty fork!

Quotes

Troi: "God forbid I should miss my first look at the wormhole."

Goss: "I am Daimon Goss. And these are my counsels Kole and Doctor Arridor. We'll need chairs."
Picard: "I'm Captain Picard of the Enterprise. I am serving as host for these proceedings."
Goss: "Good. Then see to it we get some chairs."
Picard: "Let me explain."
Goss: "Fine, fine. Just have your Klingon servant get us some chairs."
Worf: "I am in charge of security."
Goss: "then who gets the chairs?"
Picard: "Daimon, due to the delicate nature of these negotiations, all parties have agreed that one representative will suffice. Now, I will be happy to provide your counsels with accommodations, and you may have my chair."

Ral: "I never play the opening rounds anyway, inconsequential. Besides, there are much better things to negotiate on this ship. Like dinner tonight?"
Troi: "What about your travelling companion?"
Ral: "My travelling companion is...travelling. I sent her home?"
Troi: "Why?"
Ral: "You know why."

Mendoza: "You must play poker, Commander."
Riker: "Poker? That a game of some sort?"

Goss: "Doctor, you surprise me. I have no wish to kill anyone. A short term crippling will suffice."

Ral: "Am I moving too fast for you?"
Troi: "No, I'm moving too fast for me."
Ral: "I like that better."
Troi: "I haven't been able to stop thinking about you all day."
Ral: "You must have had a nice day."
Troi: "Anticipation is fun."

Riker: "A card game doesn't exactly prepare me for this."
Picard: "Yes, the stakes are higher, but then isn't that where the game gets interesting, Commander?"

Ral: "I tucked my heart away, I didn't need it, I didn't want it. At the negotiating table...it can be fatal to have a heart. But I never realized how much I need mine until I looked at you."

Beverly: "You're unusually limber this morning."
Troi: "I'll say. Devinoni Ral. It's ridiculous and wonderful. I feel completely out of control. Happy, terrified, but there's nothing rational about this."
Beverly: "Who needs rational when your toes curl up."
Troi: "I'm afraid I'm going to lose myself. I can't get enough of him. Is it possible to fall in love in one day?"
Beverly: "I did."
Troi: "It was like this for you and Jack?"
Beverly: "No, it was another fellow. I fell in love in day, it lasted a week. But what a week! Then I met Jack. Took months to figure it out with him."
Troi: "Well then, maybe I should slow down, catch my breath, not let this thing get out of control."
Beverly and Troi: "Nah."

Riker: "Deanna is just the woman to bring some meaning to your sorry existence, if you're smart enough to take it. I doubt you are."

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