Legacy

Episode aired Oct 27, 1990
TV-PG
45m

IMDb RATING

6.7/10

3.4K

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Gates McFadden, Brent Spiner, and Beth Toussaint in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Action Adventure Drama Sci-Fi

The crew of the Enterprise enters into orbit around the home planet of their former crewmate, Tasha Yar, where they encounter her sister.The crew of the Enterprise enters into orbit around the home planet of their former crewmate, Tasha Yar, where they encounter her sister.The crew of the Enterprise enters into orbit around the home planet of their former crewmate, Tasha Yar, where they encounter her sister.

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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

3.4K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
As the 80th episode, this pushed 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' beyond the 79 episodes of 'Star Trek: The Original Series', unless one counts the unaired pilot "The Cage."

Goofs
When Dr. Crusher takes a DNA sample from Ishara, she says the test to see if Ishara is related to Tasha will take a few hours. However, other instances of DNA being analysed had nearly instantaneous results.

Quotes
[last lines]
Commander William T. Riker: In all trust, there is the possibility of betrayal. I'm not sure you were... prepared for that.
Lt. Commander Data: Were you prepared, sir?
Commander William T. Riker: I don't think anybody ever is.
Lt. Commander Data: Hm... Then it is better not to trust?
Commander William T. Riker: Without trust, there's no friendship, no closeness. None of the emotional bonds that make us who we are.
Lt. Commander Data: And yet you put yourself at risk.
Commander William T. Riker: Every single time.
Lt. Commander Data: Perhaps I am fortunate, sir, to be spared the emotional consequences.
Commander William T. Riker: Perhaps.

Connections
References Battleship Potemkin (1925)

Soundtracks
Star Trek: The Next Generation Main Title
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage

User reviews18

Featured review

4/10

Too Much Talk

I'm beginning to wonder if the Enterprise works for AAA; seems like a lot of the episodes begin with them answering a distress call. This confuses me, because of the "Prime Directive". They trot it out when they don't want to help people, but the rest of the time they evacuate people, help them fight, give them supplies, etc. I just honestly have no idea what the Prime Directive is; it seems utterly confusing and extremely hypocritical. And why is everyone obsessed with Tasha Yar? She died ages ago and was a boring, uninteresting character to begin with, yet they had a whole pointless episode that "brought her back" from the past, and now we're on her home planet with her sister. Most of the story is everyone sitting around talking about Yar. Boring and pointless episode, just trying to dredge up emotion over someone who is long gone.