Fifth Season - Episode 105

DISASTER

Stardate: 45156.1
Rating: 13 Humour: + Action: ++ Tension: ++ Romance: -

Alternate Titles: German: "KATASTROPHE AUF DER ENTERPRISE"

Teleplay By: Moore, Ronald D.
Story By: Jarvis, Ron
Scorza, Philipp A.
Director: Beaumont, Gabrielle
Executive: Berman, Rick
Piller, Michael
Roddenberry, Gene
Supervisor: Taylor, Jeri
Producer: Livingston, David
Co-Producer: Lauritson, Peter
Menosky, Joe
Moore, Ronald D.

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
O'Brien: Colm Meaney
Keiko: Rosalind Chao
Ensign Ro Laren: Michelle Forbes
Marissa: Erika Flores
Jay Gordon: John Christian Graas
Patterson: Max Supera
Ensign Mandel: Cameron Arnett
Lt. Monroe: Jana Marie Hupp

Plot

The Enterprise encounters a cosmic filament which disrupts all major systems on the ship. Most of the senior officers are trapped in different places on the ship leaving Troi in command on the bridge. Picard is trapped in a turbolift with three children - winners of a science program. Riker, Data, Worf and Keiko are trapped in ten-forward and Geordi and Dr. Crusher are trapped in a cargo hold. As the crew begin to recover, they realize that they are trapped in dif- ferent areas of the ship and without any communication with other crew members. Each trapped group has its own major crises to overcome: Geordi and Dr. Crusher discover a plasma fire in the hold which is giving off radi- ation and the cargo in that hold explodes if it receives too much radiation; Picard and the children need to leave the turbolift before it begins to fall; Data and Riker try to get to the engineering section; Keiko goes into labor in ten-forward and Worf has to act as a mid-wife with no practical experience; the bridge crew consisting of Chief O'Brien, Ensign Ro, Ensign Mandel and Troi attempt to re-establish power, computer operation and a critical anti-matter containment field in the engines that can cause the ship to explode if not stabilized.

Goofs

  • In the scene where Dr. Crusher and Geordi are evacuating all the air out of the cargo bay, Geordi hits the button that closes the cargo bay. The pushing of the button and resulting door closing are audible, even though sound doesn't travel in a vacuum. (Probably dramatic reasons) You can also hear their footsteps when they tries to get to the panel.
  • Also, when the ship starts shaking, they cut to Ten Forward, where the stars are shaking right along with the ship.
  • Also, while in the turbo lift, when Picard gives out the pips to the girl (whose name escapes me), look closely (actully it's fairly obvious once you notice it). Her collar has two small holes where the pips go, before the pips were put on. Either they punched some holes to make it easier to put them on (since the collar looks fairly stiff) or it's a product of having to do the shot in several takes.
  • In the last scene, Picard is leaving the bridge heading for his ready room, the door closes too early, and the sound comes too late.

Quotes

Marissa: "The crew has desided that we all leave, or we all stay.."
Picard: "Allright, I'll try... But you know, this is mutiny..."

Keiko: "..I'm going into labor.."
Worf: "This is not a good time Keiko.."
Keiko: "It's not open for debate.. Like it or not, this baby is comming.."

Worf: [Looks at baby] "I think she looks like Chief O'Brien.."

Keiko: "You're wonderfull Worf, I could not have done it without you.."

[Troi walks towards the captains chair]
Riker: "You just can't stay away from the big chair, can you ??"
Troi: "I don't think I'm cut out for captain...... First officer maybe.... I understand there are not so many qualifications......."
Riker: [Looks at Worf]
Worf: [What]
Riker: "Captain to the bridge..... PLEASE.."
Troi: [Big smile at Riker]

[Picard has resived a plaqe from the 3 children.]
Picard: "You have the bridge, number one..."
Marissa & Riker: "Aye, Sir.."
Picard: [What.]
Marissa: "ahm..." [Smiles, looks at Riker.]
Riker: [Big Smile.]
Picard: [Big Smile, Blinks at Marissa.]

Worf: "You bore that well."

Worf: "You are ten centimenters dilated. You may now give birth."

Worf: "You will feel a sharp pain while I remove the placenta."

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