Third Season - Episode 071

SAREK

Stardate: 43917.4 - 43920.7
Rating: 13 Humour: - Action: -- Tension: + Romance: +

Alternate Titles: German: "BOTSCHAFTER SAREK"

Teleplay By: Beagle, Peter
Story By: Cushman, Marc
Jacobs, Jake
Director: Landau, Les
Executive: Berman, Rick
Roddenberry, Gene
Co-Executive: Piller, Michael
Producer: Behr, Ira Steven
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
Sarek: Mark Lenard
Perrin: Joanna Miles
Ki Mendrossen: William Denis
Sakkath: Rocco Sisto
Crewman: John H. Francis

Plot

Ambassador Sarek comes aboard the Enterprise with his staff and new, human wife, to complete treaty negotiations with the Legarans who insisted on him mediating. Soon after his arrival, the crew of the Enterprise begin to suffer from bouts of violence and other emotional outbursts. Eventually, the crew discovers that Sarek is suffering from a rare Vulcan disease that erodes all emotional control in Vulcans. Since Vulcans are highly telepat- hic, he has been broadcasting emotions to the crew. But, because of his illness, the important treaty with the Legarans is in jeopardy. A sparkling performance is seen by Patrick Stewart in the climax of this episode, hire it realy shows just how great an actor he is..

Goofs

  • The music recital in this episode contained several errors. First, the quartet seating is towards the audience, not toward each other. Classical music was originally developed with the performers facing each other in order to get visual cues. Performing in front of the audience did not come about until much later. Second, the Allegro is by Brahm's, not Mozart. Third, the Allegro is a sextet, not a quartet.
  • Also, in this story, Geordi and Wesley are setting up this pool, and Wesley says that the temperature is 150 degrees celsius, which is 302 degrees Farenheit. However, there was no obvious radiant heat because Geordi and Wesley stand close to the pool and peer inside.

Quotes

Riker: "Is it my imagination, or has tempers gone a little fright on the ship lately."
Worf: "I Haven't noticed."
[Walks into a Big fight in Ten-Forward]
Worf: "I see what you mean.."
[Frees Geordi from the fight]
Riker: "What the hell's going on."
LaForge: "I wish I knew.."

[Having found out about Sarek's condition]
Riker: "Someone has to confront him.."
Picard: "Not a task that I'm looking forward to..."

[Having told about the mind-melt plan]
Beverly: "I can't say I approve this."
Picard: "I didn't expect you to."

[After the mind-melt has been terminated]
Sarek: "We shall always retain the best part of the other inside us."
Picard: "Seams like I've got the better part of that bargin.."

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