Episode Behind the Scenes

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"Contagion" 's story was conceived by fan Beth Woods who at the time worked in Star Trek offices in the computer department.
   

Carolyn Seymour (Taris) will turn up as another Romulan in "Face of the Enemy" and also guest stars as Mirasta Yala in "First Contact".
   

A couple of milestones in this episode - Picard puts in his first order for "Tea - Earl Grey - Hot", and there's the first named Romulan ship in over 23 years of Trek.
   

Mention is made to earlier guest star Commander Bruce Maddox (see "The Measure of a Man").
   

The Iconian Gateway, designed by Rick Sternbach is made up of Japanese inscriptions.
   

Writers Steve Gerber and Beth Woods are mentioned in the Yamato's logs as first and second officer.

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