The Wounded
- Episode aired Jan 26, 1991
- TV-PG
- 46m
After being fired upon by a Cardassian vessel, Picard races against time to find out the facts behind the Cardassian commander's claim that the Federation attacked one of their outposts.After being fired upon by a Cardassian vessel, Picard races against time to find out the facts behind the Cardassian commander's claim that the Federation attacked one of their outposts.After being fired upon by a Cardassian vessel, Picard races against time to find out the facts behind the Cardassian commander's claim that the Federation attacked one of their outposts.
- Doctor Beverly Crusher
- (credit only)
- Enterprise Computer
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Ensign Jae
- (uncredited)
- Science Division Officer
- (uncredited)
- Operations Division Ensign
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis is the first of five TNG episodes that served to set up the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) central storyline. The next episode is Ensign Ro (1991), followed by a reference in Unification I (1991), and finally Chain of Command, Part I (1992) & Chain of Command, Part II (1992).
- GoofsWhen O'Brien volunteers to beam to the Phoenix even though its shields are up, he explains that the Phoenix uses a high energy sensor system that cycles every 5.5 minutes, with a window of a fiftieth of a second between cycles. He thus disclosed highly sensitive information regarding a vulnerability in the shields of the Phoenix's class of starship in the presence of a Cardassian officer. Given that O'Brien earlier showed his mistrust of Cardassians, he would have been less specific in his explanation in order to avoid disclosing such information to the Cardassian.
- Quotes
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: When one has been angry for a very long time, one gets used to it. And it becomes comfortable, like... like old leather. And finally... becomes so familiar that one can't ever remember feeling any other way.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Emissary (1993)
- SoundtracksStar Trek: The Next Generation Main Title
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage
And before I continue, I just wanna say one thing before I continue to what makes this a great episode, and one that was a prototype of "DS9" (enemies working together in an uneasy cooperation), I completely disrespect any morons who think the Cardassians are less advanced than the major 3, because of the one battle between the D and the Galor (you can't jump to conclusions, and the ship gives the D a whipping in the butt several times). Also, it seems as though Gul Macet (played by Marc Alaimo) the Commander of the ship, staged this event. It's very likely this was an older ship, and that newer models were featured. But even so this ship did beat them. And this wreaks, again, of "Spaniards - whom the Cardassians are based on - are non-white, Hispanic, Latin with Latin English accents, and Nuyoricans and Italians - whom the Bajorans and Romulans - although Romulans are more the Romans than the people who came later - are whit with Penelope Cruz English accents."
Anyways, the episode: there is already an uneasy feeling among Picard and his crew when they're called to meet with a Cardassian cruiser who they are going to work with to find out why Captain Benjamin Maxwell, of the Nebula class Starship, the Phoenix has been going rogue and shooting down Cardassian ships (and btw, almost all the ships he's implying to have shot are cargo ships with guns, not actual Cardassian starships, morons). Picard tells a very funny story about a Cardassian ship, during the Cardassian-Federation War, threatening them. Apparently they were on a mission of peace, and the Cardassian ship shoots them down. All Hell breaks loose when a Cardassian ship shoots on the Enterprise and they do considerable damage to it, because Picard manages to disable (and that scenario is far more plot armor than realistic because, from what we know, the Cardassians could have shot them down easily). Through some contrivance, Picard disables the ship, and Gul Macet talks to them. Picard has an upper edge though and warns Macet that he'd be at a serious disadvantage. Macet starkly warns him that he has one hour to think of a plan to get Maxwell. This episode is a terrific thriller that's an analogy for Spain and their current meddling of the Third World, along with Denmark, Sweden and Russia. Basically Admiral Haden warns Picard that the Federation is not ready "for a sustained conflict."
I also want to note, that although Troi calls them allies, many people of the Federation's top allies are sometimes shown as plotting against the Federation (T'Paal is a classic example), and they're very arrogant and have an air about themselves on "TNG," although them being mean, although not enemies, to the Federation begins on "DS9" and "Voyager", so Cardassians are no different. But they are enemies. And many of America's allies are arrogant (Sweden, Denmark, Spain, the UK, Israel) towards Americans. Basically Gul meets with Picard and they agree to a party search but Macet escalates the situation and tries to get a chance to fire. And this is eerily similar to what Dukat tries to do to a cargo ship in the Maqui episode of "DS9." All in all the episode is a tense thriller that will leave you on the edge of your seat. They find Maxwell, but I leave it here. What's going to happen to him. Is all-out war about to happen. You have to see it for yourself. Side note: we see strong character development with O'Brien.
- robert-macc
- Jun 5, 2024
Details
- Runtime46 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1