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| aSelf = Manhunt
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|image = Picard and Lwaxana Troi.jpg
| sTitle = Manhunt
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|writer = [[Terry Devereaux]]
| sSeries = TNG
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|director = [[Rob Bowman]]
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|date = 42859.2 ([[2365]])
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Lwaxana Troi arrives on the ''Enterprise'', intent on finding a husband.
 
Lwaxana Troi arrives on the ''Enterprise'', intent on finding a husband.
   
 
== Summary ==
 
== Summary ==
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=== Teaser ===
[[File:Antedeans beam aboard.jpg|thumb|left|''"What a handsome race."'']]
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[[File:Antedians beam aboard.jpg|thumb|right|"''What a handsome race.''"]]
On a mission to deliver [[Antedean]] dignitaries (who are brought on in a catatonic state) to a conference, the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} is ordered to pick up [[Lwaxana Troi]] and to extend full diplomatic courtesies to her. Lwaxana will be representing the Betazed planet at the conference. Lwaxana draws the ire of her daughter, [[Deanna Troi|Deanna]], and then insinuates that [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]] is having 'naughty' thoughts about her.
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On a mission to deliver [[Antedian]] dignitaries from [[Antede III]] (who are brought aboard in a catatonic state) to a conference on [[Pacifica]], the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} is unexpectedly ordered by [[Starfleet]] to pick up [[Lwaxana Troi]] and to extend full diplomatic courtesies to her. Before they even get the order, Lwaxana has caught up with the ''Enterprise'' in a [[Federation]] transport. She is also going to the conference, representing [[Betazed]]. Lwaxana draws the ire of her daughter, [[Deanna Troi|Deanna]], and then insinuates that [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]] is having 'naughty' thoughts about her [[Haven (episode)|once again]].
   
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=== Act One ===
Lwaxana arrives on the ''Enterprise'' with her manservant, Mr. [[Homn]]. She compliments [[Captain]] Picard on his legs and insists that he carry her belongings, but Picard has no intention of doing so. [[Commander]] [[William T. Riker|Riker]] then offers to do so, but can hardly lift the luggage. He still manages to do so and brings it to Lwaxana's quarters. When everyone else has left, Lwaxana invites Picard to a dinner on the pretense that it will be a diplomatic event, when in fact it is her intention to seduce him.
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Lwaxana arrives on the ''Enterprise'' with her manservant, Mr. [[Homn]]. In her characteristic forward manner, she compliments [[Captain]] Picard on his legs and insists that he carry her belongings, but Picard [[Haven (episode)|has no intention of doing so]]. [[Commander]] [[William T. Riker|Riker]] then offers, but can hardly lift the luggage, as Picard had before. He still manages to do so and brings it through a [[corridor]] as the group escorts Lwaxana to her [[quarters]]. When most of everyone else has left, Lwaxana invites Picard to a dinner, saying it will be a diplomatic event. Picard happily accepts and leaves. Deanna then chides Lwaxana's description of Human men.
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[[File:Data, Wesley Crusher, and William T. Riker share a laugh.jpg|thumb|"''She knows what's on your mind and she lets you know what's on hers.''"]]
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On the [[bridge]], Picard catches Riker talking to [[Data]] and [[Wesley Crusher]] talking about Lwaxana's behavior in the [[transporter room]]. Picard reminds them that Lwaxana is an [[ambassador]], despite her eccentricities, and should be treated with all due respect that the title deserves. After a quick status report from [[Katherine Pulaski]] on the Antedians, he also reminds the bridge crew to wear [[dress uniform]]s for the dinner before quickly leaving, which confuses them since they don't know about it. Later, Picard goes to Lwaxana's quarters and slowly realizes from Homn that he is the only one joining.
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=== Act Two ===
 
At the dinner, Lwaxana tells Picard that Human males are extraordinary and they [[toast]] to it. Lwaxana's [[iris]]es are darker and larger than usual and seems to hunger for more than the food that she's cooked. Picard realizes that the dinner means something far more to her than to him, so begins to talk shop, inquiring about the [[Unnamed musical instruments#Betazoid chime|Betazoid chime]] Homn hits at dinner. Picard asks Lwaxana what she knows about other culture's ceremonies at dinner. She has no idea about much of them, so Picard says Data is a great talker and informative, so taps his [[combadge]] and calls him to the dinner. Thanks to Data, Lwaxana is so bored by his constant talking that she cannot seduce Picard.
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In the corridor, [[Counselor]] Troi informs Dr. Pulaski that Lwaxana is going through the [[Betazoid]] equivalent of menopause called [[The Phase]], which, for Betazoid women, leads to exceptional increases in their [[sex drive]]. Troi believes that she should warn Picard when she finds out he is at dinner with her mother alone, but Pulaski says that it would be important for the captain to stay quick on his feet.
   
 
[[File:Picard learns about Betazoid Phase.jpg|thumb|A moving target]]
 
[[File:Picard learns about Betazoid Phase.jpg|thumb|A moving target]]
 
Later in Picard's [[Captain's ready room|ready room]], Deanna informs [[Captain]] Picard and Riker about her mother's condition and says that the only option for her mother is to focus all her energy into one [[male]] with the goal of making him her husband. For him to spurn her would be considered a deep insult. Picard, sensibly, puts Riker in command of the [[bridge]], and runs to go hide on the [[holodeck]] as [[Dixon Hill]].
At the dinner, Lwaxana tells Picard that human males are extraordinary and they toast to it. Lwaxana's irises are darker and larger than usual and seems to hunger for more than the food that she's cooked. Picard realizes that the dinner means something far more to her than to him, so begins to talk shop. He says [[Data]] is a great talker and informative, so calls him to the dinner. Thanks to Data, Lwaxana is so bored she cannot seduce Picard.
 
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=== Act Three ===
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After settling in to the holodeck program, Picard checks in with Dixon Hill's assistant {{dis|Madeline|Dixon Hill}} and takes a breather at Hill's desk. He hasn't tried a Hill program [[The Big Goodbye (episode)|since]] [[2364|the previous year]]. The story continues, but the various scenarios the computer comes up are too violent for his current mood. For instance, a [[gangster]] named [[Slade Bender]] comes into Hill's office and reminds him of a recent [[murder]] and plans to kill Dixon Hill when he pulls out a [[gun]]. Picard calls out to the computer to freeze the program and adjust it so there is less excitement, since all Picard wants to do is relax. The program changes and Picard is immediately threatened by a character named [[Scarface]], who grabs him by his collar. Scarface wants Hill to do a job for him. Picard does not like this scenario much either, so has the computer eliminate the character and reconfigure the program again. However, Slade barges into Hill's office armed with a [[Thompson submachine gun]] and is ready to shoot. Picard has the program frozen again and the computer reminds him that the parameters of the program are limited to the stories told in the Dixon Hill series.
   
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Deanna informs Lwaxana that Picard is "busy" which prompts her to consider other options for herself, to Deanna's continued concern. William Riker? Already taken by her daughter. [[Lieutenant]] [[Worf]]? Wrong species. [[Ensign]] Wesley Crusher? Much too young for her tastes.
In the corridor, [[Counselor]] Troi informs Dr. [[Katherine Pulaski|Pulaski]] that Lwaxana is going through the [[Betazoid]] equivalent of menopause called [[The Phase]], which for Betazoid women, leads to exceptional increases in their sex drive. Troi believes that she should warn Picard when she finds out he in at dinner with her mother alone, but Pulaski says that it would be important for the captain to stay quick on his feet.
 
   
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Picard decides to leave the office, but not before inviting Hill's secretary {{dis|Madeline|Dixon Hill}} to [[Rex's Bar]] for a drink. She hands him a [[gun]] because he'll need it there. The Hill series obviously has mostly violent stories.
Deanna later informs [[Captain]] Picard about her mother's condition and says that the only option for her mother is to focus all her energy into one male with the goal of making him her husband. For him to spurn her would be considered an insult. Picard, sensibly, puts Riker in command of the [[bridge]], and runs to hide on the [[holodeck]] as [[Dixon Hill]].
 
   
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=== Act Four ===
[[File:Lwaxana claims Riker.jpg|thumb|left|''"You're overwhelmed with excitement. Believe me, I understand."'']]
 
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At Rex's bar, Picard is having fun remembering the previous cases and jargon of the Hill stories. It turns out there's a bad character that may come to the bar to confront Hill and the [[bartender]], [[Rex]]. They continue talking.
After settling in and dismissing various scenarios as too violent, Picard invites Hill's secretary [[Madeline]] to [[Rex's Bar]] for a drink. Meanwhile, when she can't find Picard, Lwaxana adopts her alternate plan: she goes on to other candidates. Commander William Riker? Already taken by her daughter, Deanna. [[Lieutenant]] [[Worf]]? Wrong species. [[Ensign]] [[Wesley Crusher]]? Too young for her tastes.
 
   
 
[[File:Lwaxana claims Riker.jpg|thumb|right|"''You're overwhelmed with excitement. Believe me, I understand.''"]]
Later, Lwaxana strolls on to the bridge looking for the captain, but not finding him, settles on having Riker as her husband, and announces that they will be married, much to his surprise, Deanna's horror, and the surprise of rest of the bridge. In the meantime, the Antedeans have been brought out of their catatonic state by Dr. Pulaski.
 
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In the meantime, the Antedians have been brought out of their catatonic state by Dr. Pulaski. She calls to the bridge to inform Riker, where Lwaxana has just entered looking for the captain, but not finding him. When he leaves to inform Picard of the Antedians, Lwaxana announces to the bridge crew that Riker and she will be [[married]], much to his surprise, Deanna's horror, and the surprise of rest of the bridge.
   
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=== Act Five ===
Not surprisingly, Riker flees with Data to the same holodeck to tell Picard about this development (and the revival of the Antedeans). Picard is unpleasantly surprised to hear this, but [[Rex]], the holographic bartender, thinks Riker has all the luck in the world.
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Without sticking around, Lwaxana leaves to prepare for her wedding. Riker decides to let the captain deal with the situation and flees with Data to the holodeck to tell Picard about this development (and the revival of the Antedians). Picard is unpleasantly surprised to hear this, but Rex thinks Riker has all the luck in the world.
   
[[File:Lwaxana and Rex.jpg|thumb|''"There is something you ought to know about Rex..."'']]
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[[File:Lwaxana and Rex.jpg|thumb|"''There is something you ought to know about Rex&hellip;''"]]
Lwaxana, using the ''Enterprise'' computer, finds Picard and Riker on the holodeck, but is quickly taken with Rex, since she cannot read his mind. She decides to marry Rex, but as they reach [[Pacifica]], Picard tells Lwaxana Rex doesn't exist.
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Lwaxana, using the ''Enterprise'' computer, finds Picard and Riker on the holodeck. Initially outraged, she is quickly taken with Rex, since she cannot read his mind and thus finds him the most fascinating man she has ever met. She decides to now marry Rex, but as they reach Pacifica, Picard tells Lwaxana that Rex doesn't exist.
   
As Lwaxana leaves, husbandless, and her mind much clearer than it ever was during the whole duration of her stay, she saves the conference by revealing the [[Antedeans]] are in fact [[assassin]]s (she states that the Antedeans' minds are so simple that she can read their minds in her sleep), and stops a plot to set off a bomb made with [[ultritium]] at the conference.
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As Lwaxana leaves, husbandless, and her mind much clearer than it ever was during the whole duration of her stay, she saves the conference by revealing the Antedians are, in fact, [[assassin]]s (she states that the Antedians' minds are so simple that she can read their minds in her sleep). She reveals they plan to set off a [[bomb]] made with [[ultritium]] located in their [[robe]]s at the conference. Lwaxana bids her daughter farewell, with Picard, Riker, Data and [[Miles O'Brien|O'Brien]] in the [[transporter room]]. While dematerializing in the transporter beam, Lwaxana chides Picard on his naughty thoughts in front of everyone.
   
=== Log Entries ===
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=== Log entries ===
 
* [[Captain's log, USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), 2365#Mission to Pacifica|Captain's log, USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701-D), 2365]]
 
* [[Captain's log, USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), 2365#Mission to Pacifica|Captain's log, USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701-D), 2365]]
   
== Memorable quotes ==
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== Memorable Quotes ==
(Staring at the Antedeans)<br />
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(Staring at the Antedians)<br />
 
"''What a handsome race.''"
 
"''What a handsome race.''"
 
: - '''Worf'''
 
: - '''Worf'''
   
   
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("Dixon Hill" is brought up to speed about a girl he was hired to locate &ndash; and did &ndash; for her boyfriend, whom Hill subsequently sniffed out as her killer…and who has dispatched an associate, Slade Bender, to Hill's office.)<br />
"''Yes, it's something Troi warned me about when we first started to see each other. A Betazoid woman when she goes through this phase... quadruples her sex drive.''"<br />
 
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"''&hellip;So he sent you here to &ndash; ask for a refund?''"<br />
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"''No. (pulls a gun) He sent me here to rub you.''"<br />
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"''Computer, freeze program&hellip;! This isn't what I wanted at all. It's much too violent. I'm here to relax, not to dodge bullets. Reconfigure. (Bender disappears) More ambiance, less substance.''"<br />
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(Bender rushes back in, this time with a tommy-gun!)<br />
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"''You're through ducking me, Hill!''"<br />
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"''COMPUTER! FREEZE PROGRAM&hellip;!! Perhaps I'm not clearly defining my intent.''"
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: - '''Slade Bender''' and '''Picard'''
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"''Last time I saw something like that it was served on a plate.''"
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: - '''Lwaxana Troi''', on the Antedians
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"''I still say they look better in sauce.''"
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: - '''Lwaxana Troi''', on the Antedians
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"''Betazoid women are ''full'' of surprises.''"
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: - '''Lwaxana Troi'''
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"''Data, you will never know how much I owe you for'' that."
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: - '''Picard''', after Data rescues him from Lwaxana Troi's advances
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"''But you better take this.''"<br />
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"''Why?''"<br />
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"''Because if we're goin' to Rex's Bar, you're gonna need it.''"
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: - '''Madeline''', handing '''Picard''' as Dixon Hill a revolver
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"''Then she actually complimented Captain Picard on his legs?''"<br />
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"''Hmm. I would have thought a telepath would be more discreet, sir.''"
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: - '''Wesley Crusher''', discussing with Riker and '''Data''' Lwaxana Troi's openness
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"''Yes, it's something Troi warned me about when we first started to see each other. A Betazoid woman when she goes through this phase&hellip; quadruples her sex drive.''"<br />
 
"''Or more.''"<br />
 
"''Or more.''"<br />
 
"''Or more? You never told me that.''"<br />
 
"''Or more? You never told me that.''"<br />
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== Background information ==
 
== Background information ==
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=== Production history ===
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* Script revisions: {{d|14|March|1989}}
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* Script revisions: [[16 March]] 1989
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* Script revisions: [[27 March]] 1989
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* Second revised final draft script: [[29 March]] 1989 {{Star Trek Minutiae|resources/scripts/145.txt}}
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* Filmed: [[31 March]] 1989 &ndash; {{d|11|April|1989}} (8 days)
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* Premiere airdate: {{d|19|June|1989}}
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* First UK airdate: {{d|4|September|1991}}
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=== Story and script ===
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* This episode is a sequel to two episodes [[Tracy Tormé]] had previously worked on: {{e|Haven}} and {{e|The Big Goodbye}}. The producers had looked for some time for a way for [[Lwaxana Troi]] ([[Majel Barrett]]) to return. Tormé thought it would be fun to reprise the well-received [[Dixon Hill]] setting in the same episode. (''[[Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages]]'', p. 181)
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* Tormé's draft was heavily inspired by [[Raymond Chandler]] and {{wt|film noir}}, including cynical voiceovers for Picard in his role as Hill. The holodeck plot was based on Chandler's novels {{wt|Farewell, My Lovely}} and {{wt|The Little Sister}}. (''[[Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages]]'', p. 181) These elements were removed in later revisions. The {{tngc|2|90}} suggests that the voiceovers were dropped so as to avoid confusion with the [[captain's log]].
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* As with {{e|The Royale}}, Tormé was greatly disappointed with the revisions to his script by [[Maurice Hurley]] and used a pseudonym in protest. (''[[Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages]]'', p. 181; {{tngc|2|90}}). "Manhunt" was the last episode written by Tormé as he left following the end of the season.
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* According to director [[Rob Bowman]], "''They changed it a great deal to accommodate Majel and sacrificed what Tracy and I thought were some of the ''noir'' nuances to the show. The emphasis was shifted from the ''noir'' to Majel. This is the [[Gene Roddenberry|boss]]'s wife and she only does it once a year, so it should be accommodating for her and that's what you did.''" (''[[Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages]]'', p. 182)
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=== Production ===
 
=== Production ===
* [[Tracy Tormé]] used a pseudonym to protest revisions of the episode, particularly with the way Dixon Hill was written. "Manhunt" would be the last episode written by Tormé as he left following the end of the season.
 
 
* When Captain Picard as Dixon Hill takes a look out of his office window, footage from an old movie is used to simulate the streetscape. When he did the same in {{e|The Big Goodbye}}, new footage on the Paramount lot was shot and inserted.
 
* When Captain Picard as Dixon Hill takes a look out of his office window, footage from an old movie is used to simulate the streetscape. When he did the same in {{e|The Big Goodbye}}, new footage on the Paramount lot was shot and inserted.
   
 
=== Cast and characters ===
 
=== Cast and characters ===
[[File:Mick Fleetwood and Allan A. Apone.jpg|thumb|Fleetwood with makeup artist [[Allan A. Apone]]]]
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[[File:Mick Fleetwood and Allan A. Apone.jpg|thumb|Fleetwood with makeup artist Allan A. Apone]]
* Rock star [[Mick Fleetwood]] of Fleetwood Mac appears in a cameo role under heavy makeup as an [[Unnamed Antedeans#Antedean dignitary|Antedean dignitary]].
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* Rock star [[Mick Fleetwood]] of {{w|Fleetwood Mac}} appears in a cameo role under heavy makeup as an [[Antedian dignitary 001|Antedian dignitary]]. Makeup artist [[Allan A. Apone]] recalled that Fleetwood was a huge [[Trekkie|fan]] of ''[[Star Trek]]'' and wasn't bothered by the fact that he would be unidentifiable. (''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation 365]]'', p. 111) The make-up process took approximately two and a half hours to apply. ({{tngc|2|90}})
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* "''I always loved ''Star Trek''.''" Fleetwood recalled. "''I played an Antedean &ndash; half-man, half-fish. Not that it was a huge part but I loved that I could be part of it in some shape or form. I shaved my beard to put all the prosthetics on. I said, 'I’ll shave my beard off if you promise me that I get to beam down or beam up &ndash; at least one of those things. Either up or down, you’ve got to promise me that it’s in the script.' And they do &ndash; they beam me down into the ship. So I shaved my beard off and I had a lot of fun."'' [https://vancouversun.com/news/staff-blogs/fleetwood-mac-mick-fleetwood-recalls-star-trek-experience-pays-tribute-to-leonard-nimoy]
* [[LeVar Burton]] ([[Geordi La Forge]]) [[Main character non-appearances|does not appear]] in this episode. He is only alluded to by Mr. Homn when Lwaxana tries to find a mate.
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* [[LeVar Burton]] ([[Geordi La Forge]]) [[TNG regular cast non-appearances|does not appear]] in this episode. He is only alluded to by Mr. Homn when Lwaxana tries to find a mate.
* This episode marks [[Robert O'Reilly]]'s first Star Trek appearance.
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* This episode marks [[Robert O'Reilly]]'s first ''Star Trek'' appearance.
* When [[Lwaxana Troi]] talks to the computer, [[Majel Barrett-Roddenberry]] is essentially talking to herself, as she plays both Lwaxana and the computer.
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* When Lwaxana Troi talks to the computer, Majel Barrett is essentially talking to herself, as she plays both Lwaxana and the computer.
   
 
=== Reception ===
 
=== Reception ===
* Director [[Rob Bowman]] recalls, "''This one was to be [[Majel Barrett]]'s episode and she's a fascinating woman. I was asked to make sure that she did her best, so every day that's what we worked on. There's really no story tie between her wants and Picard going to Dixon Hill. It was just a way for us to get to the past. We had a great time doing the '40s stuff. I had looked forward to that since 'The Big Goodbye'. I thought the episode came out just fine, although we did have some funky problems. The funny things is that you have characters that are several hundred years in the future from where we are now, who go back into that 'time warp' to the '40s, and it's ''not'' like Bogie back then. You have a man, Picard, who is so far advanced intellectually, dealing with what are, essentially, cave people. I found it to be rather fun and challenging, being a different point-of-view in that style, but no problem.''" ("Rob Bowman - Director of a Dozen", ''[[The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine]]'' Vol. 10, p. 20)
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* Bowman recalls, "''This one was to be Majel Barrett's episode and she's a fascinating woman. I was asked to make sure that she did her best, so every day that's what we worked on. There's really no story tie between her wants and Picard going to Dixon Hill. It was just a way for us to get to the past. We had a great time doing the '40s stuff. I had looked forward to that since 'The Big Goodbye'. I thought the episode came out just fine, although we did have some funky problems. The funny things is that you have characters that are several hundred years in the future from where we are now, who go back into that 'time warp' to the '40s, and it's ''not'' like Bogie back then. You have a man, Picard, who is so far advanced intellectually, dealing with what are, essentially, cave people. I found it to be rather fun and challenging, being a different point-of-view in that style, but no problem.''" ("Rob Bowman &ndash; Director of a Dozen", {{STNG|10|20}})
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* A mission report for this episode by John Sayers was published in {{STNG|9|47-50}}.
   
 
=== Video and DVD releases ===
 
=== Video and DVD releases ===
* Original UK VHS release (two-episode tapes, [[CIC Video]]): [[TNG Season 2 UK VHS|Volume 23]], catalogue number VHR 2506, {{d|7|October|1991}}.
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* Original UK VHS release (two-episode tapes, [[CIC Video]]): [[TNG Season 2 UK VHS|Volume 23]], catalog number VHR 2506, {{d|7|October|1991}}
* UK re-release (three-episode tapes, [[Paramount Home Entertainment]]): Volume 2.7, catalogue number VHR 4743, {{d|5|July|1999}}.
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* UK re-release (three-episode tapes, [[Paramount Home Entertainment]]): Volume 2.7, catalog number VHR 4743, {{d|5|July|1999}}
* As part of the [[TNG Season 2 DVD]] collection.
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* As part of the [[TNG Season 2 DVD]] collection
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* As part of the [[TNG Season 2 Blu-ray]] collection
   
 
== Links and references ==
 
== Links and references ==
 
=== Starring ===
 
=== Starring ===
* [[Patrick Stewart]] as [[Captain|Capt.]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]]
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* [[Patrick Stewart]] as [[Capt.]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]]
* [[Jonathan Frakes]] as [[Commander|Cmdr.]] [[William T. Riker|William Riker]]
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* [[Jonathan Frakes]] as [[Cmdr.]] [[William T. Riker|William Riker]]
   
 
=== Also starring ===
 
=== Also starring ===
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* [[Rod Arrants]] as [[Rex]]
 
* [[Rod Arrants]] as [[Rex]]
 
* [[Colm Meaney]] as [[Miles O'Brien]]
 
* [[Colm Meaney]] as [[Miles O'Brien]]
* [[Robert O'Reilly]] as [[Unnamed Dixon Hill characters#"Scarface"|Scarface]]
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* [[Robert O'Reilly]] as [[Scarface]]
* [[Rhonda Aldrich]] as [[Madeline]]
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* [[Rhonda Aldrich]] as {{dis|Madeline|Dixon Hill}}
   
 
=== Special guest appearance by ===
 
=== Special guest appearance by ===
* [[Mick Fleetwood]] as [[Unnamed Antedeans#Antedean dignitary|Antedean dignitary]]
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* [[Mick Fleetwood]] as [[Antedian dignitary 001|Antedian dignitary]]
   
 
=== Co-star ===
 
=== Co-star ===
* [[Wren T. Brown]] as [[Unnamed Starfleet personnel (24th century)#Shuttle pilot|Transporter Pilot]]
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* [[Wren T. Brown]] as [[Starfleet 24th transport pilot 001|Transport Pilot]]
   
 
=== Uncredited co-stars ===
 
=== Uncredited co-stars ===
* [[Peter Andrefsky]] as [[Unnamed Antedeans#Aide|Antedean aide]]
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* [[Peter Andrefsky]] as [[Antedian aide 001|Antedian aide]]
* [[Rachen Assapiomonwait]] as [[Nelson (Starfleet)|Nelson]]
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* [[Rachen Assapiomonwait]] as {{dis|Nelson|Starfleet}}
 
* [[Majel Barrett]] as {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} [[computer voice]]
 
* [[Majel Barrett]] as {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} [[computer voice]]
 
* [[James G. Becker]] as [[Youngblood]]
 
* [[James G. Becker]] as [[Youngblood]]
* [[Dexter Clay]] as an [[Unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) personnel#Security officer (2364-2365)|operations division officer]]
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[[geedus]]; [[Genovese's Flowers]]; [[Germany]]; "[[Idiom|getting on my nerves]]"; [[girlfriend]]; "[[Idiom|go ahead]]"; "[[Idiom|good God]]"; [[guest]]; [[gun]]; [[heir]]; "[[hello]]"; [[hero worship]]; [[hibernation]]; {{revname|Dixon|Hill}}; [[Dixon Hill landlord 001|Hill's landlord]]; [[Hitler]]; [[holodeck|Holodeck 3]]; [[holographic program]]; [[Holy Rings of Betazed]]; [[hour]]; "[[How High the Moon]]"; [[Human]]; [[husband]]; "[[Idiom|I don't know]]"; "[[Idiom|I see]]"; [[idea]]; "[[Idiom|if you ask me]]"; "[[Idiom|I'll see you later]]"; "[[Idiom|in a manner of speaking]]"; "[[Idiom|in fact]]"; "[[Idiom|in the flesh]]"; [[indictment]]; "[[inside track]]"; [[irrational]]; [[isolation]]; [[slang|jake]]; [[job]]; [[slang|joint]]; [[journey]]; [[jukebox]]; [[kayaking|kayak]]; [[Klingon]]; [[landlord]]; {{revname|Haircut|Lapinski}}; [[last name]]; [[leg]]; [[legend]]; "[[Let's Get Away from It All]]"; [[lie]]; [[logic]]; [[Madeline's mother 001|Madeline's mother]]; [[Madeline's family 001|Madeline's mother's cousin]]; [[main viewer]]; [[Marejaretus VI]]; [[mate]]; [[matrimony]]; "[[Idiom|matter of fact]]"; [[meal]]; [[melodrama]]tic; [[menopause]]; [[message]]; [[Milky Way Galaxy]]; [[mind]]; [[minute]]; [[mission]]; [[missus]]; [[mister]]; [[money]]; [[month]]; [[mood]]; [[moolah]]; [[moon]]; ''[[Moonlight Serenade]]''; [[slang|mug]]; [[murder]]; [[mystery]]; {{revname|Marty|O'Farron}}; [[Nails]]; [[name]]; "[[Idiom|no problem]]"; [[novel]] ("[[Dixon Hill novels]]"); [[number one]]; [[Nyack]]; "[[Idiom|of course]]"; "[[Idiom|oh my God]]"; [[oligarchy]]; [[Omicron system]]; "[[Idiom|on account of]]"; "[[Idiom|on my way]]"; "[[Idiom|on the cuff]]"; "[[Idiom|on the house]]"; "[[Idiom|on time]]"; [[Oolan]]s; [[opportunity]]; [[orbit]]; [[order]]; "[[Idiom|out of the way]]"; [[outrage]]; [[Pacifica]]; [[parameter]]; "{{revname|The|Parrot's Claw}}"; [[passenger]]; [[person]]; [[pharmacy]]; "[[Betazoid phase|the phase]]"; [[physical appearance]]; [[physical condition]]; [[physiology]]; {{dis|pi|number}}; [[pilot]]; [[plan]]; [[plate]]; [[prejudice]]; [[private investigator]] (aka [[private dick]]); [[problem]]; [[pulse]]; [[quantity]]; [[quarters]]; [[questioning]]; [[Quincy]]; [[race]]; [[range]]; [[rare earth element]]; [[reflex]]; [[refund]]; [[rent]]; [[reputation]]; [[respect]]; [[respiration]]; [[Rex's Bar]]; "[[Idiom|right now]]": [[river]]; [[robe]]; [[robot]]; [[rocketry]]; [[room]]; {{revname|Franklin D.|Roosevelt}}; [[rye and ginger]]; [[Sacred Chalice of Rixx]]; [[samarium]]; [[Saint Paul]]; [[San Antonio]]; [[San Francisco]]; [[sauce]]; [[scar]]; [[scotch]]; {{dis|secretary|occupation}}; [[security]]; [[senior officer|senior bridge officer]]; {{dis|setting|narrative}}; [[sex drive]]; [[sexual energy]]; [[shock]]; [[shore]]; [[sleep]]; [[sleeve]]; [[society]]; [[South America]]; [[spaceflight]]; [[space travel]]; [[square root]]; [[Stalin]]; [[star]]; [[Starfleet]]; [[stasis]]; {{stone}}; [[subject]]; [[surprise]]; [[table]]; "[[take a powder]]"; [[telepath]]; [[testimony]]; [[theme]]; [[thing]]; [[third power]]; [[Thompson submachine gun]]; [[thought]]; [[toast]]; {{dis|trailer|vehicle}}; [[transport]]; [[transporter]]; [[trauma]]; [[trenchcoat]]; {{dis|trip|event}}; {{revname|Ian Andrew|Troi}}; [[turbo tube]]; "[[Idiom|under control]]"; "[[Idiom|under the circumstances]]"; [[United States of America]]; [[ultritium]]; [[valet]]; [[violence]]; [[week]]; "[[Idiom|well in hand]]"; [[Western Sea]]; "[[Idiom|why not]]"; [[world power]]; [[world war]]; [[World War II]]; "[[Idiom|would you care to join me]]"; [[vermicula]]; [[VIP]]; [[year]]
[[1941]]; [[Alva]]; [[Antedean]]s; [[Antede III]]; [[Atifs IV]]; [[Altairian brandy]]; [[bar bill]]; [[Bermuda]]; [[Betazed]]; [[Betazoid]]s; [[Boston]]; [[brig]]; [[brown dwarf]]; [[California]]; [[Carlos (Dixon Hill)|Carlos]]; [[Chicago]]; [[Crab Nebula]]; [[Jimmy Cuzzo|Cuzzo, Jimmy]]; [[Earth]]; [[England]]; [[europium]]; [[Federation]]; [[fission]]; [[fork]]; [[Four Deities]]; [[French]]; [[gadolinium]]; [[slang|geetas]]; [[Genovese's Flowers]]; [[Germany]]; [[Dixon Hill|Hill, Dixon]]; [[holodeck|Holodeck 3]]; ''[[How High the Moon]]''; ''[[Let's Get Away from It All]]''; [[Haircut Lapinski|Lapinski, Haircut]]; [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler, Adolf]]; [[jukebox]]; [[Marejaretus VI]]; [[menopause]]; [[Milky Way Galaxy]]; [[moolah]]; ''[[Moonlight Serenade]]''; [[murder]]; [[Marty O'Farron|O'Farron, Marty]]; [[Nails]]; [[Nyack]]; [[Omicron system]]; [[Oolan]]s; [[Pacifica]]; "[[Betazoid phase|the phase]]"; [[pi]]; [[Quincy]]; [[Rex's Bar]]; [[rocketry]]; [[rye and ginger]]; [[Sacred Chalice of Rixx]]; [[Holy Rings of Betazed]]; [[samarium]]; [[Saint Paul]]; [[San Antonio]]; [[San Francisco]]; [[Dixon Hill series]]; [[scotch]]; [[South America]]; [[Josef Stalin|Stalin, Josef]]; [[transport]]; [[Ian Andrew Troi|Troi, Ian Andrew]]; [[ultritium]]; [[United States of America]]; [[Western Sea]]; [[World War II]]; [[vermicula]]
 
   
 
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Lwaxana Troi arrives on the Enterprise, intent on finding a husband.

Summary

Teaser

Antedians beam aboard

"What a handsome race."

On a mission to deliver Antedian dignitaries from Antede III (who are brought aboard in a catatonic state) to a conference on Pacifica, the USS Enterprise-D is unexpectedly ordered by Starfleet to pick up Lwaxana Troi and to extend full diplomatic courtesies to her. Before they even get the order, Lwaxana has caught up with the Enterprise in a Federation transport. She is also going to the conference, representing Betazed. Lwaxana draws the ire of her daughter, Deanna, and then insinuates that Picard is having 'naughty' thoughts about her once again.

Act One

Lwaxana arrives on the Enterprise with her manservant, Mr. Homn. In her characteristic forward manner, she compliments Captain Picard on his legs and insists that he carry her belongings, but Picard has no intention of doing so. Commander Riker then offers, but can hardly lift the luggage, as Picard had before. He still manages to do so and brings it through a corridor as the group escorts Lwaxana to her quarters. When most of everyone else has left, Lwaxana invites Picard to a dinner, saying it will be a diplomatic event. Picard happily accepts and leaves. Deanna then chides Lwaxana's description of Human men.

Data, Wesley Crusher, and William T

"She knows what's on your mind and she lets you know what's on hers."

On the bridge, Picard catches Riker talking to Data and Wesley Crusher talking about Lwaxana's behavior in the transporter room. Picard reminds them that Lwaxana is an ambassador, despite her eccentricities, and should be treated with all due respect that the title deserves. After a quick status report from Katherine Pulaski on the Antedians, he also reminds the bridge crew to wear dress uniforms for the dinner before quickly leaving, which confuses them since they don't know about it. Later, Picard goes to Lwaxana's quarters and slowly realizes from Homn that he is the only one joining.

Act Two

At the dinner, Lwaxana tells Picard that Human males are extraordinary and they toast to it. Lwaxana's irises are darker and larger than usual and seems to hunger for more than the food that she's cooked. Picard realizes that the dinner means something far more to her than to him, so begins to talk shop, inquiring about the Betazoid chime Homn hits at dinner. Picard asks Lwaxana what she knows about other culture's ceremonies at dinner. She has no idea about much of them, so Picard says Data is a great talker and informative, so taps his combadge and calls him to the dinner. Thanks to Data, Lwaxana is so bored by his constant talking that she cannot seduce Picard.

In the corridor, Counselor Troi informs Dr. Pulaski that Lwaxana is going through the Betazoid equivalent of menopause called The Phase, which, for Betazoid women, leads to exceptional increases in their sex drive. Troi believes that she should warn Picard when she finds out he is at dinner with her mother alone, but Pulaski says that it would be important for the captain to stay quick on his feet.

Picard learns about Betazoid Phase

A moving target

Later in Picard's ready room, Deanna informs Captain Picard and Riker about her mother's condition and says that the only option for her mother is to focus all her energy into one male with the goal of making him her husband. For him to spurn her would be considered a deep insult. Picard, sensibly, puts Riker in command of the bridge, and runs to go hide on the holodeck as Dixon Hill.

Act Three

After settling in to the holodeck program, Picard checks in with Dixon Hill's assistant Madeline and takes a breather at Hill's desk. He hasn't tried a Hill program since the previous year. The story continues, but the various scenarios the computer comes up are too violent for his current mood. For instance, a gangster named Slade Bender comes into Hill's office and reminds him of a recent murder and plans to kill Dixon Hill when he pulls out a gun. Picard calls out to the computer to freeze the program and adjust it so there is less excitement, since all Picard wants to do is relax. The program changes and Picard is immediately threatened by a character named Scarface, who grabs him by his collar. Scarface wants Hill to do a job for him. Picard does not like this scenario much either, so has the computer eliminate the character and reconfigure the program again. However, Slade barges into Hill's office armed with a Thompson submachine gun and is ready to shoot. Picard has the program frozen again and the computer reminds him that the parameters of the program are limited to the stories told in the Dixon Hill series.

Deanna informs Lwaxana that Picard is "busy" which prompts her to consider other options for herself, to Deanna's continued concern. William Riker? Already taken by her daughter. Lieutenant Worf? Wrong species. Ensign Wesley Crusher? Much too young for her tastes.

Picard decides to leave the office, but not before inviting Hill's secretary Madeline to Rex's Bar for a drink. She hands him a gun because he'll need it there. The Hill series obviously has mostly violent stories.

Act Four

At Rex's bar, Picard is having fun remembering the previous cases and jargon of the Hill stories. It turns out there's a bad character that may come to the bar to confront Hill and the bartender, Rex. They continue talking.

Lwaxana claims Riker

"You're overwhelmed with excitement. Believe me, I understand."

In the meantime, the Antedians have been brought out of their catatonic state by Dr. Pulaski. She calls to the bridge to inform Riker, where Lwaxana has just entered looking for the captain, but not finding him. When he leaves to inform Picard of the Antedians, Lwaxana announces to the bridge crew that Riker and she will be married, much to his surprise, Deanna's horror, and the surprise of rest of the bridge.

Act Five

Without sticking around, Lwaxana leaves to prepare for her wedding. Riker decides to let the captain deal with the situation and flees with Data to the holodeck to tell Picard about this development (and the revival of the Antedians). Picard is unpleasantly surprised to hear this, but Rex thinks Riker has all the luck in the world.

Lwaxana and Rex

"There is something you ought to know about Rex…"

Lwaxana, using the Enterprise computer, finds Picard and Riker on the holodeck. Initially outraged, she is quickly taken with Rex, since she cannot read his mind and thus finds him the most fascinating man she has ever met. She decides to now marry Rex, but as they reach Pacifica, Picard tells Lwaxana that Rex doesn't exist.

As Lwaxana leaves, husbandless, and her mind much clearer than it ever was during the whole duration of her stay, she saves the conference by revealing the Antedians are, in fact, assassins (she states that the Antedians' minds are so simple that she can read their minds in her sleep). She reveals they plan to set off a bomb made with ultritium located in their robes at the conference. Lwaxana bids her daughter farewell, with Picard, Riker, Data and O'Brien in the transporter room. While dematerializing in the transporter beam, Lwaxana chides Picard on his naughty thoughts in front of everyone.

Log entries

Memorable Quotes

(Staring at the Antedians)
"What a handsome race."

- Worf


("Dixon Hill" is brought up to speed about a girl he was hired to locate – and did – for her boyfriend, whom Hill subsequently sniffed out as her killer…and who has dispatched an associate, Slade Bender, to Hill's office.)
"…So he sent you here to – ask for a refund?"
"No. (pulls a gun) He sent me here to rub you."
"Computer, freeze program…! This isn't what I wanted at all. It's much too violent. I'm here to relax, not to dodge bullets. Reconfigure. (Bender disappears) More ambiance, less substance."
(Bender rushes back in, this time with a tommy-gun!)
"You're through ducking me, Hill!"
"COMPUTER! FREEZE PROGRAM…!! Perhaps I'm not clearly defining my intent."

- Slade Bender and Picard


"Last time I saw something like that it was served on a plate."

- Lwaxana Troi, on the Antedians


"I still say they look better in sauce."

- Lwaxana Troi, on the Antedians


"Betazoid women are full of surprises."

- Lwaxana Troi


"Data, you will never know how much I owe you for that."

- Picard, after Data rescues him from Lwaxana Troi's advances


"But you better take this."
"Why?"
"Because if we're goin' to Rex's Bar, you're gonna need it."

- Madeline, handing Picard as Dixon Hill a revolver


"Then she actually complimented Captain Picard on his legs?"
"Hmm. I would have thought a telepath would be more discreet, sir."

- Wesley Crusher, discussing with Riker and Data Lwaxana Troi's openness


"Yes, it's something Troi warned me about when we first started to see each other. A Betazoid woman when she goes through this phase… quadruples her sex drive."
"Or more."
"Or more? You never told me that."
"I didn't want to frighten you."
(Riker beams at Troi)

- William Riker and Deanna Troi, to Picard about Betazoid women

Background information

Production history

Story and script

Production

  • When Captain Picard as Dixon Hill takes a look out of his office window, footage from an old movie is used to simulate the streetscape. When he did the same in "The Big Goodbye", new footage on the Paramount lot was shot and inserted.

Cast and characters

Mick Fleetwood and Allan A

Fleetwood with makeup artist Allan A. Apone

  • Rock star Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac appears in a cameo role under heavy makeup as an Antedian dignitary. Makeup artist Allan A. Apone recalled that Fleetwood was a huge fan of Star Trek and wasn't bothered by the fact that he would be unidentifiable. (Star Trek: The Next Generation 365, p. 111) The make-up process took approximately two and a half hours to apply. (Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion (2nd ed., p. 90))
  • "I always loved Star Trek." Fleetwood recalled. "I played an Antedean – half-man, half-fish. Not that it was a huge part but I loved that I could be part of it in some shape or form. I shaved my beard to put all the prosthetics on. I said, 'I’ll shave my beard off if you promise me that I get to beam down or beam up – at least one of those things. Either up or down, you’ve got to promise me that it’s in the script.' And they do – they beam me down into the ship. So I shaved my beard off and I had a lot of fun." [2]
  • LeVar Burton (Geordi La Forge) does not appear in this episode. He is only alluded to by Mr. Homn when Lwaxana tries to find a mate.
  • This episode marks Robert O'Reilly's first Star Trek appearance.
  • When Lwaxana Troi talks to the computer, Majel Barrett is essentially talking to herself, as she plays both Lwaxana and the computer.

Reception

  • Bowman recalls, "This one was to be Majel Barrett's episode and she's a fascinating woman. I was asked to make sure that she did her best, so every day that's what we worked on. There's really no story tie between her wants and Picard going to Dixon Hill. It was just a way for us to get to the past. We had a great time doing the '40s stuff. I had looked forward to that since 'The Big Goodbye'. I thought the episode came out just fine, although we did have some funky problems. The funny things is that you have characters that are several hundred years in the future from where we are now, who go back into that 'time warp' to the '40s, and it's not like Bogie back then. You have a man, Picard, who is so far advanced intellectually, dealing with what are, essentially, cave people. I found it to be rather fun and challenging, being a different point-of-view in that style, but no problem." ("Rob Bowman – Director of a Dozen", The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine issue 10, p. 20)
  • A mission report for this episode by John Sayers was published in The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine issue 9, pp. 47-50.

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