Cost of Living
- Episode aired Apr 18, 1992
- TV-PG
- 46m
As undetectable parasites devour the ship, Deanna's mother arrives, taking young Alexander under her wing en route to meeting a man she's blindly agreed to marry.As undetectable parasites devour the ship, Deanna's mother arrives, taking young Alexander under her wing en route to meeting a man she's blindly agreed to marry.As undetectable parasites devour the ship, Deanna's mother arrives, taking young Alexander under her wing en route to meeting a man she's blindly agreed to marry.
- Ensign Gates
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaMajel Barrett's husband Gene Roddenberry passed away four months before "Cost of Living" was filmed. When Lwaxana gives a speech about how loneliness is a terrible thing at her age, some fans construed it as autobiographical for the actress.
- GoofsAs Picard and Data discuss the time it would take to reach the Pelores asteroid belt, Data states it would take over five hours at Warp 9, but a few minutes later on the bridge it's stated that it would take a little over three hours at Warp 6.5. Given the logarithmic scale of each level of Warp, the time at 6.5 would have been weeks or months at the very least to reach the asteroid belt.
- Quotes
Capt. Picard: I will not have that woman continuing to use this ship for her convenience simply because her daughter happens to be one of my officers!
Commander William T. Riker: Apparently, Deanna being on board is only part of the reason.
Capt. Picard: The other reason being?
Commander William T. Riker: She thinks the honor of giving away the bride should fall on YOU.
Capt. Picard: [comes to a halt, considering this] Permission for an on-board wedding is granted, Number One. Nothing would please me more than to give away Mrs. Troi.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Toys That Made Us: Star Trek (2018)
- SoundtracksStar Trek: The Next Generation Main Title
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage
Majel Barrett is always fun as mother Troi. She injects herself in the middle of Deanna's counseling sessions with Worf and his son Alexander. Stripped of all the futuristic trappings it's the story of a widowed father trying to raise a son. Hard enough for humans, Klingons are a whole other experience.
There are some nice scenes with Barrett and Brian Bonsall as young Alexander. Marina Sirtis and Michael Dorn seem at a loss here as Barrett is the one who really connects with the lad. She also finds maybe she doesn't want to get remarried especially after seeing what a drip her proposed new husband is.
Not a great episode, but a more relaxed one and vastly entertaining.
- bkoganbing
- Oct 19, 2018
Details
- Runtime46 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1