The battle between the
Krios and Valt Minor Systems is set to end aboard the
neutral ground of the U.S.S. Enterprise in a Ceremony of
Reconciliation. The Kriosian Ambassador Briam arrives
first with a gift for the Valtese leader Alrik, a
fragile and irreplaceable item he asks to have declared
off-limits. While on course to meet Alrik, the
Enterprise is summoned to aid a Ferengi shuttle and
beams aboard its two passengers. Picard and the crew
learn their arrival was no coincidence when one of the
Ferengi is caught trying to steal the gift. After being
bumped by the Ferengi, the cocoon-like structure that
houses the gift dissolves, revealing an exotic and
beautiful woman.
The woman, Kamala, explains that she is an empathic
metamorph, a rare creature born with the ability to
sense what her mate desires and become what he wants her
to be. From birth, she has been raised to be a gift to
Alrik, whom she will imprint herself to as a token of
peace. However, since her seal was broken prematurely,
she is in a vulnerable state, sending out powerful
sexual signals to every man she comes in contact with.
Briam requests that she be confined to her room until
Alrik arrives, but this horrifies Beverly Crusher, who
tells Picard that he is helping to transport Kamala into
a life of virtual prostitution. She convinces him to
talk to the woman and release her from her quarters.
Picard has a difficult
time resisting his attraction to Kamala, so he assigns
Data, who will be immune to the woman's charms, to act
as her escort. Data brings Kamala to the bar, where
every man in sight is drawn to her. Kamala realizes she
is creating havoc and volunteers to return to her
quarters. Meanwhile, as Picard and Geordi help prepare
for the upcoming ceremony, the Ferengis try to bribe
Briam for Kamala. When he refuses to accept the bribe,
he is knocked unconscious.
With Briam unable to
perform his duty, Picard is asked to step in for him
during the peace negotiations. Unfortunately, the
captain knows little of the customs and rituals of the
Kriosian people, and must turn to Kamala for help. As
they work together, Picard finds it difficult to resist
his attraction for her. Kamala confesses that she is
also struggling, and finds it ironic to have met a man
like Picard the day before she is to meet the man she
must spend the rest of her life with.
Alrik arrives, and
Picard is called upon to hand Kamala to her new mate in
the Ceremony of Reconciliation. However, when he arrives
in her room, she tells Picard that she is in love with
him and has already imprinted herself to him. He asks
her if she plans to go through with the ceremony anyway,
and she tells him she must put her duty to her fellow
man ahead of her own desires. |
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Season: 5 Episode: 21
Air Date: 04.27.1992
Stardate: 45761.3
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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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Roger Rignack as Miner #2
April Grace as Transporter Chief Hubbell
Charles Gunning as Miner #3
David Paul Needles as Miner #1
Tim O'Connor as Briam
Max Grodenchik as Par Lenor
Mickey Cottrell as Airik
Michael Snyder as Qol
Famke Janssen as Kamala |
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Famke Janssen Trivia:
Her two sisters are blonde and
blue-eyed, while she is the only brunette.
Was cast as Serleena in Men in
Black II (2002), but had to drop out due to a death in
the family. Lara Flynn Boyle was cast in her place.
Speaks Dutch, German, English
and French.
Offered the lead female role in
_Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)_ , but turned
it down.
Sisters Antoinette Beumer and
Marjolein Beumer are a director and actress
respectively.
Wears size 11 shoes. Because of
their large size, her shoes had to be specially made for
her for the film GoldenEye (1995).
Measurements: 36-24-36 (Source:
Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
Provides the Dutch-language
narration for the Studio Tram Tour at Disney parks.
While appearing on "Late Night
with Conan O'Brien" (1993) to promote her role of the
sex-crazed assassin in the James Bond film GoldenEye
(1995), Famke gave Conan a first hand experience of her
character's signature moves by performing them on him
using the top of his desk. When she asked him if he
would like the demonstration, Conan responded with "This
is what we in the industry call a 'no-brainer'."
Has a puppy named Licorice.
Ranked #69 in Stuff magazine's
"102 Sexiest Women In The World." [2002]
Her sister was visiting
South-East Asia during the Tsunami on December 26th,
2004 and had to flee the water to save her life.
Originally, Famke Janssen cast
for the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine series after her work
on the star Trek: Next Generation episode, "The Perfect
Mate", and was to reprise her role as Kamala. However,
she wanted to leave herself open for feature film work
and turned the role down. Jadzia Dax's role was created
to take the place of this character, performed by
actress Terry Farrell.
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STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"The Perfect Mate"
#40275-221
Story by
Rene Echevarria and Rueben Leder
Teleplay by
Rueben Leder and Michael Piller
Directed by
Cliff Bole
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FINAL DRAFT
FEBRUARY 10, 1992
STAR TREK: "The Perfect Mate" - 2/10/92 - CAST
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"The Perfect Mate"
CAST
PICARD BRIAM
RIKER ALRIK
DATA KAMALA
BEVERLY QOL
TROI PAR LENOR
GEORDI MINER #1
WORF MINER #2
MINER #3
TRANSPORTER OFFICER
Non-Speaking Non-Speaking
SUPERNUMERARIES HAROD IV MINERS
MEDICAL TEAM
NURSE
STAR TREK: "The Perfect Mate" - 2/10/91 - SETS
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"The Perfect Mate"
SETS
INTERIORS EXTERIORS
USS ENTERPRISE USS ENTERPRISE
MAIN BRIDGE
CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM
OBSERVATION LOUNGE
TRANSPORTER ROOM
VARIOUS CORRIDORS
CARGO BAY
SICKBAY
TURBOLIFT
TEN FORWARD
PICARD'S QUARTERS
KAMALA'S QUARTERS
FERENGI QUARTERS
HOLODECK
TEMPLE OF AKADAR CEREMONIAL CHAMBER
STAR TREK: "The Perfect Mate" - 2/12/92 - PRONUNCIATION
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"The Perfect Mate"
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
LES EYZIES lay-ZAY-zee
ALRIK AWL-rik
BRIAM BREE-um
FINIIS'RAL fin-is-RAHL
KAMALA kah-MAH-lah
KRIOSIAN kree-OHSH-ee-an
LAPEONGICAL lah-pee-ONJ-ih-kahl
LUDUGIAL luhd-DOOG-ee-all
PAR LENOR pahr lehn-OHR
PALORIS pahl-OHR-is
QOL KWOHL
TARGHEE tar-JZEE
TORZE-QUA TORHRZ-kwah
VENTANAN ven-TAHN-un
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