Who Watches the Watchers
- Episode aired Oct 14, 1989
- TV-PG
- 45m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
4.4K
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A proto-Vulcan culture worships Captain Picard and prepares to offer Counselor Troi as a sacrifice.A proto-Vulcan culture worships Captain Picard and prepares to offer Counselor Troi as a sacrifice.A proto-Vulcan culture worships Captain Picard and prepares to offer Counselor Troi as a sacrifice.
Wil Wheaton
- Wesley Crusher
- (credit only)
Pamela Adlon
- Oji
- (as Pamela Segall)
Michael Braveheart
- Crewman Martinez
- (uncredited)
Lorine Mendell
- Crewman Diana Giddings
- (uncredited)
Tim Trella
- Palmer
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe Mintakan tapestry that is given to Picard by Nuria and the villagers is seen on Captain Picard's chair in his quarters in many subsequent occasions on Star Trek: The Next Generation. After the Enterprise-D is destroyed in Star Trek: Generations (1994) Picard keeps the tapestry on the back of his chair in the ready room of the Enterprise-E, it can been seen in both Star Trek: First Contact (1996) and Star Trek: Insurrection (1998).
- GoofsWhen Dr. Crusher contacts the Enterprise to beam up the injured Liko, the reply can be clearly heard as, "Yes, Captain" rather than "Yes, Doctor." This error has been corrected in the remastered release.
- Quotes
[Liko is about to shoot Picard to prove that the latter is a supernatural being]
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: If you believe I am all-powerful, then you cannot hurt me. If, however, I am telling the truth, and I am mortal... you will kill me. But if the only proof you will believe is my death... then shoot.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Star Trek Insurrection Review (2009)
- SoundtracksStar Trek: The Next Generation Main Title
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage
Featured review
A True Challenge for Those That Do the Right Thing.
Living under the prime directive should preclude carelessness. The people researching a race of people (who look like Vulcans) end up blowing their cover. This draws the Enterprise crew into the mix and they are observed by the inhabitants. Beverly, following her Hippocratic oath beams up a native who falls from a precipice when startled. When he awakens on board the Enterprise he sees Picard in a soft light and assumes he is a god who has used his powers to save him. Of course,things get truly complicated because the confusion that ensues presents complex moral situations that need to be remedied.To complicate things, Riker and Troi, dressed like the inhabitants, are stuck on the planet. As they bide their time, trying to convince these people that their beliefs are simply superstitions, a man is captured who had disappeared when all hell broke loose. Since "the Picard" is seen as a god, they have to figure out what to do with this incapacitated stranger. Jean-Luc beams the female leader aboard to do what he can to try to show her that they are not gods, the Enterprise isn't Valhalla, and he is only a human at a different stage of history. The prime directive certainly complicates things. It's sort of like the U. S. Bill of Rights. It may not allow you to do what you interpret as right, but at its foundation it is right and proper. Without it, all sorts of bad stuff can happen and civilizations would be changed forever. It also keeps those who think they have all the answers in check. Excellent episode.
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- Hitchcoc
- Aug 14, 2014
Details
- Runtime45 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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