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Tensions mount as Counselor Troi's arranged marriage nears, and her mother takes a liking for Captain Picard. Meanwhile, a plague ship threatens the planet where they are meeting.

Summary

Troi meets Miller family — Meet the parents

The USS Enterprise-D arrives at the planet Haven where Deanna Troi encounters her mother Lwaxana Troi and is compelled to submit to her late father's marriage arrangement. When she was a child, she was promised as wife to Wyatt Miller, who is now a handsome young medic. Deanna decides to fulfill this promise, although Commander Riker is very reluctant to this due to his feelings towards her.

In the meantime, Deanna's mother, Lwaxana and the Miller family arrive on the Enterprise to make the necessary arrangements for the wedding. However, Lwaxana's eccentric behavior causes friction as she demands the traditional Betazoid marriage ceremony, during which all participants are expected to be nude, be respected. Additionally, Lwaxana has the gift of annoying almost everyone, including the calm and peaceful Captain Picard.

As Deanna finally decides to embrace her future life with Wyatt Miller, the latter is less inclined towards this perspective. Ever since he was a child, Wyatt had dreams about a mysterious young woman, whom he believes will be his future wife. Because he knew about his bonding with a Betazoid girl, he had always thought it was Deanna who telepathically projected those images into his mind. Naturally, he is a bit disappointed to see that Deanna was not the woman from his dreams, which she instantly senses and confronts him about.

Petty bickering — *"Could you please continue the petty bickering?"*

He is afraid that Deanna would always know what he thinks, and she admits that sometimes this would indeed be the case. Nonetheless, he accepts the commitment. Even Lwaxana and the Millers reach a compromise, consenting the wedding be half-Human, half-Betazoid and only Lwaxana and Wyatt's father will go naked. So, everyone is happy except Riker who realizes this will mean unbinding his ties to Deanna, his imzadi.

In the midst of the wedding arrangements, an unknown vessel enters the Haven system. Picard recognizes the ship: a Tarellian ship, a surprising find, since the entire Tarellian civilization was wiped out decades ago by a devastating plague. All of the surviving Tarellians had tried to flee, carrying with them the infection which affected every planet they visited. The last Tarellians were believed to have been wiped out by the Alcyones eight years prior. It was very likely that this ship was carrying a plagued crew... and was heading directly towards Haven, probably due to the fact this planet was believed to have curative properties.

Wyatt Miller on Tarellian ship — Wyatt embraces his destiny

The Enterprise holds the Tarellian vessel with a tractor beam and Picard attempts to negotiate with the crew. Its captain replies that the eight people remaining on his ship wish to live their last days on an isolated beach. However, Wyatt is surprised to find out the woman from his dreams was aboard that vessel. Without any hesitation, he beams aboard the Tarellian vessel without authorization and decides to remain there, to try to cure the Tarellians. Everyone is shocked but they respect his decision. The Tarellians agree to move on, removing the threat to Haven, and are released to return to space.

Log Entries

Memorable Quotes

"Look at your father, Wyatt. He just can't wait to rip off his clothes for that barbaric ceremony!"

- Victoria Miller

"Your mother relented. And I just caught my father practicing naked in front of his mirror."

- Wyatt Miller, on how a compromise on the traditional Betazoid nude wedding was structured

"They must not be permitted to destroy us. Or the planet."

- Picard, upon viewing a Tarellian plague ship

"Actually, Bill was concerned that you might be upset that I care deeply for him, too."

- Deanna Troi, referring to Commander Riker as "Bill" when explaining the Commander's outburst on the holodeck

"Hello, Wyatt. We always thought you were a dream."

- Wrenn

"How could you let this happen? My son surrounded by those horrible lepers!"

- Victoria Miller, to Picard after her son Wyatt beams over to the Terellian plague ship

"Thank you for the drinks."

- Homn, to Picard, his only spoken line in the entire series

"Stop this petty bickering, all of you! Especially you, mother!"
"Could you please continue the petty bickering? I find it most intriguing."

- Deanna Troi and Data

"That was meant as a joke, captain."
"I was not amused."

- Deanna Troi and Picard

Background information

Production history

Revised final draft script: 13 July 1987
Second revised final draft script: 15 July 1987
Filmed: 27 July 1987 – 4 August 1987
Premiere airdate: 30 November 1987
UK premiere (BBC2): 14 November 1990

Story and script

A working title of this episode was "Eye of the Beholder". The name had previously been used for Star Trek: The Animated Series's episode TAS: "The Eye of the Beholder". This name was also later reused for an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation's seventh season.
The original story for this episode by Lan O'Kun was titled "Love Beyond Time And Space". (Creating the Next Generation: The Conception and Creation of a Phenomenon, p. 49)

Cast and characters

Michael Dorn (Worf) and Wil Wheaton (Wesley Crusher) do not appear in this episode. The final script draft contained several lines for the characters that were either cut or reassigned to other characters.
This marks the first appearance of Majel Barrett as Lwaxana Troi.
Armin Shimerman's appearance as the Betazoid Gift Box marks his only non-Ferengi role on Star Trek (except the DS9 episode "Far Beyond the Stars") and his first role in the show, because "Haven" was filmed before "The Last Outpost".
Director Richard Compton, in addition to appearing twice in Star Trek: The Original Series, later went on to produce and direct Sliders, which was co-created by the writer of this story, Tracy Tormé.

Props and effects

The command chair on the bridge of the Tarellian ship was created by Peter Opsvik and was later re-used as a chair in Worf's quarters in the episodes "Peak Performance", "Family", "Reunion", "Redemption", "New Ground", "Cost of Living", "A Fistful of Datas", "Birthright, Part I", "Parallels", "Genesis", and "Firstborn". [1] [2]
According to Robert Legato, 110 visual effects shots were used in this episode. ("Departmental Briefing Year Five - Visual Effects"), TNG Season 5 DVD special feature)
This episode features the only usage of the Enterprise-D's dining room. In future seasons, formal events would almost always be held in Ten Forward.

Continuity

This is the second and last time in which Commander Riker is referred to as "Bill." He was previously called "Bill" in "The Naked Now".
This is the one and only time that Homn speaks.
The MSD in engineering is replaced with a wall and a fake cargo bay-type door in this episode, to give the illusion of a corridor lounge.
Curtains made of pearl strings, as seen in Lwaxana Troi's quarters, appear only in this episode.
This episode was produced as the third episode after the pilot, but aired later in the season. This creates a small error in continuity, as Deanna hadn't seen her mother for some time. However, in the previous episode to air, "Hide and Q", Deanna is away visiting her home in Betazed.

Music

Dennis McCarthy, who composed the score for this episode, noted that Rick Berman strongly disliked his approach to the episode – so much so that McCarthy was certain he would be fired. [3] The score was recorded on 1 October 1987 at Paramount Stage M. [4] The complete episode score appears on Disc One of the Star Trek: The Next Generation Collection, Volume One.

Reception

A mission report by Will Murray was published in The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine Vol. 3, pp. 59-63.

Awards

For this episode, Richard Sabre was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for a Series in 1988.

Video and DVD releases

Original UK VHS release (two-episode tapes, CIC Video): Volume 6, catalog number VHR 2397, 1 October 1990
UK re-release (three-episode tapes, Paramount Home Entertainment): Volume 1.4, catalog number VHR 4645, 15 June 1998
As part of the TNG Season 1 DVD collection
As part of the TNG Season 1 Blu-ray collection

Links and references

Starring

Also starring

LeVar Burton as Lt. Geordi La Forge
Denise Crosby as Lt. Tasha Yar
Gates McFadden as Doctor Beverly Crusher
Marina Sirtis as Counselor Deanna Troi
Brent Spiner as Lt. Commander Data

Guest stars

And

Carel Struycken as Mr. Homn

Co-starring

External links

"Haven"
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"Haven" at Wikipedia
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""Haven"" at MissionLogPodcast.com, a Roddenberry Star Trek podcast

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