Time's Arrow, Part II
- Episode aired Sep 19, 1992
- TV-PG
- 45m
Captain Picard and crew follow Data back to the late 1800s to get him back, only to find the suspected alien visitors killing people of that time.Captain Picard and crew follow Data back to the late 1800s to get him back, only to find the suspected alien visitors killing people of that time.Captain Picard and crew follow Data back to the late 1800s to get him back, only to find the suspected alien visitors killing people of that time.
- Corpse
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAccording to production designer Richard D. James, a museum loaned out a horse-driven fire vehicle for the first time ever, thanks to the power of the words "Star Trek."
- GoofsPicard is changing lamps and is questioned by a doctor. The doctor responds, "There hasn't been an earthquake here in thirty years." This is set in August 1893, and according to the Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco, on June 6, 1893, there was a "strong earthquake...and many men in downtown offices rushed to the streets." There were in fact dozens of earthquakes in the 30 years prior to 1893, including sizable earthquakes in 1892, 1890, 1889, 1888, 1885, 1883 (the strongest since 1868), and on with noticeable earthquakes nearly every year.
- Quotes
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: I wish... I wish time would've allowed me to know you better.
Samuel Clemens: Well, you'll just have to read my books. What I am is pretty much there.
[Picard then turns towards Guinan]
Guinan: I'll see you in 500 years, Picard.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: And I'll see you... in a few minutes.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Star Trek: Science vs. Fiction: Zeitreisen (2006)
- SoundtracksStar Trek: The Next Generation Main Title
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage
In fact, this teaser threw me for a loop, I had been expecting Twain to react differently. I had thought he was more of a progressive gent, but then again, he was acting on a perceived threat. And that is what made the characterization great.
Of course, Picard's away team is also acting on the same perceived threat, but with Landladies and crooked policemen (Played by William Boyett of "The Big Goodbye") interfering, it was harder for their little Shakespearean Acting Troop. But the meat of this story is all laid out here, where Data's history coincides with the Away Team's history, and both coincide to 1893's "Cholera Epidemic". This part of the story moves a lot more rapidly, as it is less Discovery and more Solution. And of course, includes Picard's very first meeting with Guinan.
Meanwhile, Twain is investigating Data, so eventually all blazes get let loose when all parties involved including the Dividia-II aliens meet up in the Mining Shaft. It's kind of an Er, "Explosive" situation. Which gives Twain a unique opportunity to meet a "were-Worf" I think such "time shifts" would drive normal people mad.
But the idea was to solve this conundrum and have fun at the same time, and it was a success in that respect. As a Fan of both Twain and Trek I was tickled. These two episodes speak for themselves, this is again the Heart of Trek- Prevent Alien Incursions, and Have Fun with Historical Figures.
- XweAponX
- Jun 9, 2015
Details
- Runtime45 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1