The Battle
- Episode aired Nov 14, 1987
- TV-PG
- 46m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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Beware Ferengi bearing gifts. Capt. Picard receives the Stargazer, a ship considered lost that he once commanded.Beware Ferengi bearing gifts. Capt. Picard receives the Stargazer, a ship considered lost that he once commanded.Beware Ferengi bearing gifts. Capt. Picard receives the Stargazer, a ship considered lost that he once commanded.
Douglas Warhit
- Kazago
- (as Doug Warhit)
Michael Bailous
- Enterprise-D Officer
- (uncredited)
James G. Becker
- Youngblood
- (uncredited)
Dexter Clay
- Operations Division Officer
- (uncredited)
Jay Crimp
- Stargazer Officer
- (uncredited)
James Davison
- Stargazer Officer
- (uncredited)
Jeffrey Deacon
- Command Division Officer
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Gene Roddenberry(showrunner)
- Herbert Wright
- Larry Forrester
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe term "Picard Maneuver" is used to describe a tactic of making a micro warp jump before firing weapons. Later, as a private joke among the cast, this term was used to refer informally to the way that Patrick Stewart's uniform shirt would constantly ride up and he would tug it back down.
- GoofsDeanna Troi is able to sense deception and evil intent on the part of DaiMon Bok. Earlier in The Last Outpost (1987) Troi states that she is unable to sense the Ferengi's emotions, she says that they may be able to shield their minds from telepaths. It is later established in Trek lore that Ferengi are immune to Betazoid mind-reading and empathy. In Ménage à Troi (1990) Lwaxana Troi, Deanna's mother, says it is thought that Betazoids can't read Ferengi's thoughts and emotions because of their four-lobed brain, she also states in The Forsaken (1993) that Betazoid telepathy doesn't work on any species with a four-lobed brain.
- Quotes
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Where is Bok?
Commander William T. Riker: Removed from command, sir, and placed under guard for his act of personal vengeance. Seems there was no profit in it.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: In revenge there never is.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Star Trek: The Next Generation: Peak Performance (1989)
- SoundtracksStar Trek: The Next Generation Main Title
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage
Featured review
There is not much profit when it comes to revenge.
This episode begins with something very strange--the Ferengi want to GIVE something away! As folks familiar with the show would realize later, the Ferengi would NEVER just give something away...and obviously there is a catch. In this case, they return a lost Federation ship, the Stargazer, back to Picard--a man who served aboard the ship during an encounter at Maxia where the ship destroyed a Ferengi vessel that attacked them. Obviously this is an attempt by DaiMon Bok to exact revenge for this incident...but how will this result in his punishing Picard?
Had the Federation come upon the Ferengi offer of a 'gift' later in the series, it obviously would have been seen as a trap. However, this was only the second encounter with this annoying species--so the humans have no idea what's REALLY going on in this episode. So, it is not a weak episode--just one that explains just who the Ferengi are and how they think.
This is a very good episode--not just because of what it has to say about revenge but because it gives some wonderful insights into the psyche of the Ferengi. All in all, one of the better episodes of season one.
Had the Federation come upon the Ferengi offer of a 'gift' later in the series, it obviously would have been seen as a trap. However, this was only the second encounter with this annoying species--so the humans have no idea what's REALLY going on in this episode. So, it is not a weak episode--just one that explains just who the Ferengi are and how they think.
This is a very good episode--not just because of what it has to say about revenge but because it gives some wonderful insights into the psyche of the Ferengi. All in all, one of the better episodes of season one.
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- planktonrules
- Nov 10, 2014
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- Runtime46 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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