Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series)

Yesterday's Enterprise (1990)

Denise Crosby: Lieutenant Natasha 'Tasha' Yar

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• Guinan : Tasha, you're not supposed to be here.

  Natasha Yar : Where am I supposed to be?

  Guinan : Dead.

  Natasha Yar : Do you know how?

  Guinan : No. But I do know it was an empty death. A death without purpose.

• [Tasha Yar has requested to be transferred to the Enterprise-C] 

  Capt. Picard : The Enterprise-C will be destroyed.

  Natasha Yar : But Captain, at least, with someone at Tactical, they will have a chance to defend themselves well. It may be a matter of seconds or minutes, but those could be the minutes that change history. Guinan says I died a senseless death in the other timeline. I didn't like the sound of that, Captain. I've always known the risks that come with a Starfleet uniform. If I'm to die in one... I'd like my death to count for something.

  Capt. Picard : Lieutenant. Permission granted.

• Natasha Yar : I've been working with one of the officers on the Enterprise-C. He's, he's nice, I, I like him. I'm worried about what's going to happen to him.

  Lt. Commander Data : We may never know what happens. If they succeed, we will not even realize that these events occurred.

• Natasha Yar : [on the ship coming through the anomaly]  Definitely Federation starship. Accessing registry...

  Commander William T. Riker : Looks like they had a rough ride.

  Natasha Yar : "NCC 1701 - C... USS - Enterprise"...

• Lt. Richard Castillo : Most everyone calls me "Castillo"... my mother calls me "Richard".

  Natasha Yar : OK, Castillo.

  Lt. Richard Castillo : No... I think maybe I'd like it better if you called me "Richard".

  Natasha Yar : Richard.