6.18 Starship Mine

Rating: 4

The Enterprise is docked at the Remmlar array, undergoing a routine procedure to remove baryon particles. Picard makes a last minute trip back to the supposedly deserted ship to grab his saddle for horse-riding, but instead finds that those people assigned to install baryon equipment are still there and are planning on sabotaging – or stealing – the ship. Meanwhile, the remainder of the senior staff is held hostage on the array.

Comments

Tim Russ (Devore) is one of the people from the array assigned to install equipment for the baryon sweep. A few years later, he would become regular cast member Tuvok on VOY.

Any episode featuring the great delivery of Patrick Stewart is always a notch above the rest.

Nits

Toward the end of the episode, when Picard enters Ten Forward with two terrorists, he walks across a blue strip on the floor. The strip has nothing on it. After he crosses, the terrorist behind him walks over the strip. The strip now magically has four small globs on it that explode when the terrorist steps near them.

Memorable Moments

•    The prosthetics for the multi-nostriled alien. If you like to pick your nose, this is the race for you!

Quotable Quotes

"Mr LaForge, I cannot excuse my entire senior staff! Mr Worf beat you to it."
- Picard, vetoing LaForge’s attempt to avoid Commander Hutchinson’s small talk

Devore: You’re Starfleet! You won’t kill me.
Picard: You sure?