A subspace distress
signal that seems to be emanating from a Starfleet ship
lures the U.S.S. Enterprise to a seemingly uninhabited
moon. The last recorded Starfleet presence in the area
was the disappearance of the U.S.S. Essex two centuries
before, but Troi insists she senses life. A fierce storm
makes beaming to the surface impossible, so Riker, Troi
and Data attempt to land on the moon in a shuttlecraft.
The craft crashes, Riker breaks his arm and all
communication with the Enterprise is lost. Still, Troi
feels something powerful, and she decides it is
approaching with a particularly severe-looking storm
cloud. Meanwhile, on the Enterprise, O'Brien volunteers
to risk his life and transport through the storm to
rescue the others. As he attempts to beam them off the
moon, the cloud envelops them and strange energy rings
appear around the group.
O'Brien is successful, and the Away Team returns. Once
back on board however, Data, Troi and O'Brien insist the
Enterprise conduct a systematic survey of a polar region
of the moon — a notion Riker, Picard and the rest of the
crew consider absurd. When Riker questions their
reasons, the three stage a violent revolt and take
command of the ship.
By holding crew
members hostage, Data, Troi and O'Brien are able to
force Picard to listen to their demands and change the
direction of the ship. Meanwhile, Dr. Crusher and Riker
determine that he was not affected because his broken
arm somehow repelled whatever force inhabited the other
three crew members. Later, the force reveals itself when
Troi, the leader of the mutinous trio, identifies
herself as Captain Bryce Shumar of the Starship Essex.
Troi explains that the
spirits of the Essex crew were trapped in the magnetic
currents that surround the moon when the ship
disappeared two centuries before. By safely transporting
their bones back to earth, Picard will free them from
their spiritual imprisonment. But their violent behavior
prevents Picard from believing their intentions are as
friendly as they say. At the same time, Dr. Crusher
decides that delivering a powerful jolt of pain to the
bodies of the three may have the same effect that
Riker's broken arm did and ward off the forces. Geordi
and Ensign Ro work on the computer to deliver a shock to
the three, but Data is not hit. The android then
threatens to kill everyone in the room, and Picard
weakly agrees to take them where they want to go.
As they near the
moon's surface again, Riker reminds the trio that the
same problems that prevented them from beaming to the
surface in the first place still exist. O'Brien says he
can successfully reach the moon with a Transporter Pad,
and the three take off for a cargo bay with three
hostages, including Picard. Once in the cargo bay, Troi
reveals that her people are actually condemned spirits,
the moon is a condemned penal colony, and she plans to
use the bodies of the Enterprise crew members as a means
of escape. Picard insists he will open the cargo bay
doors and kill himself rather than risk the lives of his
crew. With no other choice, the spirits leave the
Enterprise for their banishment on the moon, and Troi,
Data and O'Brien are returned to normal. |
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Production: 215
Season: 5 Episode: 15
Air Date: 02.24.1992
Stardate: 45571.2 |
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Patrick Stewart as
Jean-Luc Picard
Jonathan Frakes as William Riker
Brent Spiner as Data
LeVar Burton as Geordi La Forge
Michael Dorn as Worf
Gates McFadden as Beverly Crusher
Marina Sirtis as Deanna Troi |
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Colm Meaney as Miles
O'Brien
Rosalind Chao as Keiko O'Brien
Michelle Forbes as Ro Laren
Majel Barrett as Computer Voice
Ryan Reid as Transporter Technician |
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| Marina Sirtis (Counselor
Deanna Troi) broke her coccyx while shooting the episode
"Power Play". She broke it filming the opening scene
where Troi is "hit" by an energy force and thrown back.
Continuity: When Troi, Data, and
O'Brien escape from the turbo lift, they leave behind
their communicators so it will be harder to trace their
movements. But when in 10-forward, they suddenly have
them on again. |
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STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Power Play"
(f.k.a. "The Invaders", "Terror In Ten-Forward"
and
"Feeling Poorly")
#40275-215
Story by
Paul Rubin and Maurice Hurley
Teleplay by
Rene Balcer and Herbert J. Wright & Brannon Braga
Directed by
David Livingston
THE WRITING CREDITS MAY NOT BE FINAL AND SHOULD NOT BE USED
FOR PUBLICITY OR ADVERTISING PURPOSES WITHOUT FIRST CHECKING
WITH THE TELEVISION LEGAL DEPARTMENT.
Copyright 1991 Paramount Pictures Corporation. All Rights
Reserved. This script is not for publication or
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lost or destroyed, please notify the Script Department.
FINAL DRAFT
NOVEMBER 26, 1991
STAR TREK: "Power Play" - 11/26/91 - CAST
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Power Play"
CAST
PICARD
RIKER
DATA
BEVERLY
TROI
GEORDI
WORF
O'BRIEN
KEIKO
ENSIGN RO
TRANSPORTER OFFICER
Non-Speaking
A NURSE
BABY MOLLY
CREWMEMBERS IN TEN FORWARD
CIVILIANS IN TEN FORWARD
N.D. SECURITY
N.D. MEDICAL
SUPERNUMERARIES
STAR TREK: "Power Play" - REV. 11/27/91 - SETS
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Power Play"
SETS
INTERIORS EXTERIORS
USS ENTERPRISE USS ENTERPRISE
MAIN BRIDGE
CARGO BAY SHUTTLE
CORRIDOR
CRAWL SPACE MAB-BU SIX MOON SURFACE
READY ROOM
SICKBAY
TEN FORWARD
TURBOLIFT
TRANSPORTER
SHUTTLE
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