Fifth Season - Episode 120

THE COST OF LIVING

Stardate: 45733.6
Rating: 12 Humour: + Action: + Tension: + Romance: +

Alternate Titles: German: "HOCHZEIT MIT HINDERNISSEN"

Written By: Fields, Peter Allen
Director: Kolbe, Winrich
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
Lwaxana Troi: Majel Barrett
Alexander: Brian Bonsall
Campio: Tony Jay
Mr. Homn: Carel Struycken
Protocol Master Ercoh: David Oliver
Juggler: Albie Selznick
Erko: Patrick Cronin
Young Woman: Tracey D'Arcy
Poet: George Ede
1st Learner: Christopher Halsted

Plot

Lwaxana Troi has decided to get married again and has decided to use the Enterprise for her wedding ceremony. While the Enterprise conveys her to meet her beau, she takes Alexander under her wing and attempts to undermine the teachings of his father and her daughter. Meanwhile, the rest of the crew tries to determine the reason for several critical components disinte- grating mysteriously.

Goofs

  • In the turbolift where Picard and Data got trapped, due to the metal parasites, look closely: Picard, in this scene only, is wearing only three pips.
  • Also, Picard is told that the inertial dampers had failed, after which he orders the Enterprise out of warp. If the inertial dampers had failed, they would have been splattered all over the bridge.
  • Also, when Lwaxana and Alexander are in the mudbath, Alexander is holding an edible glass with a bite in it. One shot shows the bite pointing to the right and another shot shows it pointing to Alexander's left.

Quotes

Picard: "Nothing will please me more than to give away Mrs. Troi...."

Data: "We have reached the bridge, sir..."

Picard: "If we don't get more speed, or there won't be a ship to reach the Pellorish Field..."

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