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The Enterprise is picking
up plasma plague samples from the Federation Research
Station on Audet IX. The plague samples have to be
transported urgently to science station Tango Sierra in
the hope of finding a cure for a deadly virus spreading
through the densely populated Rochellis System. |
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Wesley can see the
Lorenze Cluster and Epsilon Indi from Ten Forward. |
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First
appearance of the Enterprise's new Chief Medical Officer
Doctor Katherine "Kate" Pulaski, played by Diana Muldaur,
who replaces Gates McFadden in the second season. |
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First
appearance of El-Aurian bartender Guinan played by
Oscar-winning actress Whoopi Goldberg. |
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First
appearance of the new Ten Forward (located at Deck 10,
Forward Station 1), and also the main Shuttlebay. |
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Geordi is
promoted from his first season rank of Lieutenant (Junior
Grade) to the rank of Chief Engineer as from this
episode. |
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Worf has had a
uniform change and is now "officially" the Enterprise's
Chief of Security. |
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This episode marks the
first appearance of Worf's silver baldric, which he
would wear throughout the remainder of The Next
Generation, throughout his four years on
Star Trek: Deep Space
Nine, and in all four of the TNG movies. |
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Riker has grown a beard
since "The
Neutral Zone". It stays with him all the way through
to
Star Trek: Insurrection
where Troi helps him shave it off. The look doesn't last
however, and we see him sporting it again in
Star Trek:
Nemesis. |
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Wesley's uniform has
changed to the gray "acting ensign's" uniform, which
he'll wear until the end of the third season episode "Ménage
à Troi", after which he's promoted to full Ensign
with a command uniform. In addition, this is the first
episode where Wesley wears a communicator pin, even
though he was made an acting ensign in Season 1. |
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Beverly
Crusher has gone to take up a position at Starfleet
Medical on Earth. Wesley was due to go and join her, but
decides to stay on the Enterprise under the guidance of
the senior staff. |
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Deanna names
her new baby after her father, Ian Andrew. |
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Speculation is
plentiful about the Enterprise's ten-forward hostess
Guinan - Wesley has apparently heard that she is from
Nova Kron, very old and that she knew Captain Picard on the
Stargazer. She only denies the last statement. |
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The lifeform
which impregnated Counselor Troi was comprised mostly of
Eichner Radiation. |