The Perfect Mate

Episode aired Apr 25, 1992
TV-PG
45m

IMDb RATING

7.3/10

3.6K

YOUR RATING

Famke Janssen and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Action Adventure Drama Sci-Fi

Ferengi machinations unleash a diplomatic gift aboard the Enterprise - the rare, empathic perfect mate, ready to bond with any male around her.Ferengi machinations unleash a diplomatic gift aboard the Enterprise - the rare, empathic perfect mate, ready to bond with any male around her.Ferengi machinations unleash a diplomatic gift aboard the Enterprise - the rare, empathic perfect mate, ready to bond with any male around her.

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IMDb RATING

7.3/10

3.6K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Famke Janssen was supposed to play Jadzia Dax in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) the following year. Janssen turned down the role to focus on her film career, and it eventually went to Terry Farrell. When initial make-up tests with the original Trill make-up from The Host (1991) were thought to be unconvincing, the staff remembered Kamala's spots and used them on DS9, which is why Kamala almost looks like a Trill with her spots.

Goofs
When Picard meets the ambassador from Valt, the star field in the window slowly moves in shots focusing on the captain but does not in shots focusing on the ambassador.

Quotes
Commander William T. Riker: [aroused from his encounter with Kamala] Riker to bridge, if you need me, I'll be in holodeck 4.

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

User reviews34

Featured review

7/10

Starts off very silly, then becomes a very good Picard episode

This episodes starts off on a bad foot, with goofy Ferengi shenanigans, Riker the Lothario making another appearance, and some cringy "humina humina awoooga!" performances from some extras, but then it settles into an interesting character study and brings with it a fantastic Picard performance.

This episode initially tackles some familiar ground of Trek, with the crew coming to grips with "draconian" rules of an alien society while their own notions contrast with it, but it also shows a new kind of challenge for the crew and why Picard is the man that he is, and why he's the perfect captain for the Enterprise.

This episode is on the better end of the spectrum of "filler" TNG episodes.