Sixth Season - Episode 136

CHAIN OF COMMAND PART I

Stardate: 46357.4 - 46358.2
Rating: 13 Humour: - Action: + Tension: ++ Romance: -

Alternate Titles: German: "GEHEIME MISSION OF CELTRIS 3 TEIL 1"

Teleplay By: Moore, Ronald D.
Story By: Abatemarco, Frank
Director: Scheerer, Robert
Executive: Berman, Rick
Piller, Michael
Co-Executive: Taylor, Jeri
Supervisor: Abatemarco, Frank
Livingston, David
Producer: Lauritson, Peter
Line-Producer: Howard, Merri D.
Co-Producer: Moore, Ronald D.
Neuss, Wendy

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
Ed Jellico: Ronny Cox
Admiral Necheyev: Natalia Nogulich
Gul Lemec: John Durbin
Solok: Lou Wagner
Gul Madred: David Warner

Plot

The Cardassian's are massing troops for an attack and the Federation sends their flagship, the Enterprise, to negotiate a peace. However, Admiral Necheyev relieves Captain Picard of command of the Enterprise turning over the ship to Captain Jellico. Picard has been relieved of command in order to head a secret commando team consisting of himself, Dr. Crusher and Lt. Worf - their mission is to infiltrate a secret installation in Cardassian space suspected of developing metagenic weapons and to destroy that installation. Jellico turns out not to be a very good captain for the Enterprise, he quickly ends on collision curse with most of the crew while trying to establish talks with the Cardassians. Meanwhile Picard, Crusher and Worf discovers that everything has just been a setup for a nice trap, Crusher and Worf escapes but Picard is captured.

Goofs

  • The tunnels were underground, yet, they never once used a flashlight, and there was light down there.
  • Also, when Worf opens up the door that was magnetically sealed, it opened inward like a normal door, yet, when they started to run out, the door slid closed. Trick door?

Quotes

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