Imaginary Friend
- Episode aired May 2, 1992
- TV-PG
- 45m
A powerful, potentially dangerous energy life form, intent on scouting out the Enterprise, steps into the role of a girl's imaginary friend.A powerful, potentially dangerous energy life form, intent on scouting out the Enterprise, steps into the role of a girl's imaginary friend.A powerful, potentially dangerous energy life form, intent on scouting out the Enterprise, steps into the role of a girl's imaginary friend.
- Crewman Nelson
- (uncredited)
- Crewman Martinez
- (uncredited)
- Gardener
- (uncredited)
- Ensign Russell
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn early drafts, Isabella was much more benign and curious. This was changed in part due to the producers feeling the resulting story was dull, and also because they felt it was too similar to The Child (1988).
- GoofsWhen Troi confronts "Isabella" and Clara tells Troi "Isabella's" threatening response, Clara is clearly scared--and Troi, being an empath, should be able to sense Clara's fear. Yet in the next scene, she acts as if Clara was just acting out.
- Quotes
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: [to "Isabella," the energy life form] You are seeing this ship, all of us, from a unique perspective - from a child's point of view. It must seem terribly unfair and restrictive to you. As adults, we don't always stop to consider how everything we say and do shapes the impressions of young people, but if you're judging us, as a people, by the way we treat our children - and I think there can be no better criterion - then you must understand how deeply we care for them. When our children are young, they don't understand what might be dangerous. Our rules are to keep them from harm, real or imagined, and that's part of the continuity of our Human species. When Clara grows up, she will make rules for *her* children, to protect them - as we protect her.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Star Trek: Voyager: Collective (2000)
- SoundtracksStar Trek: The Next Generation Main Title
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage
As a different life form from humanoid Astar mistakes discipline for cruelty and vows to destroy the Enterprise and its crew. Takes some patent diplomacy to see that doesn't happen from Patrick Stewart.
Nice performances from both little girls.
- bkoganbing
- Jun 4, 2020
Details
- Runtime45 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1