 |
||||||
 |
Mar 16, 2025 - [HOME] WeeklyTrek: STRANGE NEW WORLDS Starts Season 4 Filming Mar 15, 2025 - [TOS] TOS Season 1 Screencaps: Remastered Visual Effects Mar 14, 2025 - [TOS] Master Replicas Recreates Original STAR TREK Coffee Cup Mar 14, 2025 - [HOME] Fundraiser Success - Thanks to You! Mar 14, 2025 - [DS9] "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" Episode Trailers — Season 7 Mar 13, 2025 - [PRO] PRODIGY 213 Blu-ray Screencaps: "Cracked Mirror" Mar 13, 2025 - [PRO] PRODIGY 212 Blu-ray Screencaps: "A Tribble Called Quest" Mar 11, 2025 - [DS9] CherryTree Debuts DS9-Inspired Raktajino Mug Replica Mar 09, 2025 - [HOME] REVIEW: Fanhome's Stargazer and Farragut Models, Plus: Subscriptions Reopen March 10! Mar 08, 2025 - [LOW] LOWER DECKS S4 Screencaps: "Caves" Mar 08, 2025 - [DSC] DISCOVERY Season 5 Screencaps: "Labryinths" Mar 07, 2025 - [DS9] "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" Episode Trailers — 'Final Chapter' Mar 06, 2025 - [SNW] STRANGE NEW WORLDS Season 3 Character Portraits Arrive! Mar 05, 2025 - [HOME] INTERVIEW: Brian Volk-Weiss on Nacelle's New TREK Action Figures Mar 04, 2025 - [HOME] Nacelle Launches Preorders for New STAR TREK Action Figures Mar 04, 2025 - [HOME] 2025 TrekCore Fundraiser Begins Mar 03, 2025 - [SNW] STRANGE NEW WORLDS Begins Production on Season 4 Mar 03, 2025 - [MOV] STAR TREK: SECTION 31 Arrives on 4K and Blu-ray This April Mar 03, 2025 - [DS9] "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" Episode Trailers — Season 6 Mar 01, 2025 - [HOME] The KHAN Audio Drama Lives, Plus: New TREK Ship Models & Books Feb 26, 2025 - [HOME] Fanhome Reveals Next TREK Starships, Including USS Dauntless Feb 25, 2025 - [PRO] PRODIGY S2 Screencaps: "The Last Flight of the Protostar, Part 1" Feb 25, 2025 - [PRO] PRODIGY S2 Screencaps: "The Last Flight of the Protostar, Part 2" Feb 22, 2025 - [DS9] "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" Episode Trailers — Season 5 Feb 22, 2025 - [HOME] WeeklyTrek: STARFLEET ACADEMY Wraps Season 1 Production Feb 17, 2025 - [LOW] LOWER DECKS S4 Screencaps: "A Few Badgeys More" Feb 17, 2025 - [DSC] DISCOVERY Season 5 Screencaps: "Erigah" Feb 16, 2025 - [HOME] Interview: Ben Robinson on Master Replica's New TREK Figures Feb 14, 2025 - [PRO] PRODIGY Season 2 Screencaps: "The Devourer of All Things, Part 1" Feb 14, 2025 - [PRO] PRODIGY Season 2 Screencaps: "The Devourer of All Things, Part 2" |
 |
||||
 |
||||||
 |
Episode Synopsis |
 |
||||
 |
||||||
 |
TREKCORE
> TNG >
EPISODES >
THE ENSIGNS OF
COMMAND
>
Synopsis OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS from StarTrek.com The U.S.S. Enterprise receives a message from the Sheliak, who order the crew to remove all humans from the planet Tau Cygna V. According to a Federation treaty, the planet belongs to the alien race, who want to take control of their property and have given the crew four days to evacuate the men and women now living there. If the U.S.S. Enterprise does not complete the task, the Sheliak will kill all of the humans, whom they consider "vermin." Due to the high level of radiation on Tau Cygna V, which the colonists have adapted to over several generations, Data is the only crew member capable of surviving the mission. After Riker speculates that there should be about a dozen humans there, Picard sends the android down to the planet to commence evacuation procedures. But the matter is complicated by Data's reports that 15,000 colonists are living on Tau Cygna V and Worf's estimate that transporting them off the planet will take several weeks, far longer than the Sheliak ultimatum. What's worse, Data meets resistance to the evacuation plan from Gosheven, the leader of the colony, who refuses to abandon the planet. While Data tries to change Gosheven's mind, Picard's pleas for additional time from the Sheliak, who stick to every word of their 500,000 word treaty, are flatly refused. While a stirring speech by Data convinces some colonists to revolt against Gosheven, Picard buys time when he finds a clause in the treaty that allows him to demand third party arbitration of the evacuation dispute. He deliberately chooses a race in hibernation for six months, which forces the Sheliak's hand and they agree to give Picard three weeks to relocate the colonists.
|
|||||
 |
||||||
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
All STAR TREK images, trademarks and logos are owned by CBS Studios Inc. and/or Paramount Pictures.
All original TrekCore.com content (c) 2025 Trapezoid Media, LLC. - Terms & Conditions