Manhunt
- Episode aired Jun 17, 1989
- TV-PG
- 45m
A midlife Betazoid condition renders Ambassador Troi hot on the hunt for romance and wedlock with Captain Picard - or any man.A midlife Betazoid condition renders Ambassador Troi hot on the hunt for romance and wedlock with Captain Picard - or any man.A midlife Betazoid condition renders Ambassador Troi hot on the hunt for romance and wedlock with Captain Picard - or any man.
- Lieutenant Geordi La Forge
- (credit only)
- Crewman Nelson
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaMick Fleetwood: The Fleetwood Mac legend appears under heavy make-up as an Antedian dignitary.
- GoofsIn The Big Goodbye (1988), Picard coughed immediately after lighting a cigarette - a normal reaction for a non-smoker. This time he puffs away without any problem. This may merely be an indication that, after playing Dixon Hill in several (not shown) adventures, Picard has either gotten used to smoking, or at least learned how to puff a cigarette without inhaling the smoke, thus avoiding the coughing. It's also possible that the holodeck has been configured to produce smoke that's only visual and not irritating to Picard.
- Quotes
Counselor Troi: [to Picard] My mother is beginning a physiological phase. It's one that all Betazoid women must deal with as they enter midlife.
Commander William T. Riker: Yes, it's something Troi warned me about when we first started to see each other. A Betazoid woman, when she goes through this phase... quadruples her sex drive.
Counselor Troi: Or more.
Commander William T. Riker: Or more? You never told me that.
Counselor Troi: I didn't want to frighten you.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Avatar Review (2010)
- SoundtracksStar Trek: The Next Generation Main Title
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage
Lwaxana has entered a Betazoid mid-life crisis where her sex drive dramatically increases and she goes around looking for a new husband - much to Captain Picard's chagrin, as he tries everything he can to avoid the wildly-lovesick Betazoid woman, from having Data crash a dinner party to wisking himself into a virtual pulp-fiction, hard-boiled detective universe.
Adding into the mix of chaotic comedy are the fish-headed Antedeans. Although they spent most of the episode frozen in a weird catatonic state, their bizarre appearences take the brunt of comedic banter, from Wesley Crusher's sightly sickened reaction to the appearence of the Antedeans' food (which looks like raw fish in cold water) to Lwaxana's startled, gasps to their appearence, followed by her comparisons to the Antedeans to seafood ("I still think they look better in sauce" and "I think I've seen something like that... on a plate!") Only Worf seems fascinated by the bizarre Antedeans, calling them a "handsome race" at one point.
In the end, the Antedeans turn out to be assasins (thanks to Lwaxana's super-sharp mindreading abilities). So, while she causes eccentric problems for the crew of the Enterprise, Lwaxana manages to prove herself helpful in saving an upcoming ambassadorial meeting from assasination attempts.
- nbrettel
- Apr 23, 2020
Details
- Runtime45 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1