7.09 Force of Nature

Rating: 2.5

The disappeance of a medical transport ship in an area of space known as the Hekaras corridor leads the Enterprise to an alien civilization that believes warp drive has the potential to destabilize vast regions of space.

Comments

In Phastasms, Data tells Worf that Spot prefers Feline Supplement 25. In this episode, Data orders Feline Supplement 221 from the replicator and Spots digs in greedily. It’s not really a nit, just an observation; Spot may very well have changed her mind since then.

Nits

I’m not going to try to work out the numbers here, but suffice it to say that there are ‘issues’ with the Enterprise being able to transport the crew of the Flemming while maintaining warp speed. There just isn’t time.

Picard asks Worf, "Is everyone off the Flemming?" Worf replies, "The last of the crew has beamed aboard, sir." Why the long-winded answer from the usually succinct Worf? Wouldn’t a simple, "Yes, sir" have conveyed the same information?

Memorable Moments

•    Sarova’s beautiful subspace rift

Quotable Quotes

Geordi: I’ve got an idea. How ‘bout a phaser; a low stun setting at just the right moment might do the trick.
Data: Geordi! I cannot stun my cat!

Riker: Data, what if we forced an EPS discharge through the impulse reactor. Would that be enough to get us out of here?
Data: I do not believe so, sir. And the resulting explosion would likely destroy the saucer section in the process.
(Got any other great ideas, Riker?)