Upon receiving a distress
signal from a Romulan science ship, Picard surprises
some crew members by sending an Away Team to help. The
Romulan officers are also surprised, but are also
relieved to be rescued. During the mission, Geordi
discovers that one of the ship's generators needs
replacement, so he and Ro prepare to beam back to the
U.S.S. Enterprise to replicate the part. However,
something goes wrong during the transport. After
dematerializing from the Romulan ship, the pair fail to
reappear on the Enterprise. After several failed
attempts to bring them back, Picard and the crew are
forced to accept the fact that their comrades are dead.
Later, Ro mysteriously appears in Sickbay, where Picard
and Dr. Crusher are signing her death certificate. She
tries to talk to them to tell them she is alive, but
they don't hear her. She stands in front of them, but
they don't see her. In fact, Picard actually walks right
through her. Because of this, Ro concludes she must be
dead.
Ro eventually runs into Geordi, who has been having the
same strange experiences. Although the pair can hear,
see and touch each other, they seem to be removed from
the rest of the ship. Ro tells Geordi she believes this
means that they are dead, and have returned to the ship
as spirits. Geordi, however, refuses to accept her
explanation and sets about trying to find a solution.
Data takes on the dual
task of planning a memorial service for his fallen
crewmates and investigating the mishap that caused their
deaths. Geordi is present when Data surmises that the
accident had something to do with the accident that
occurred aboard the Romulan ship. He and Worf return to
the ship to investigate, with the invisible Geordi and
Ro secretly tagging along. Once on the ship, the
Romulans act very secretive when Data asks to scan their
engine room. However, they talk freely once Data leaves
the room, unaware that Geordi and Ro can hear everything
they say. The invisible pair soon learn that the
Romulans are testing a new cloaking device that hides
things by dematerializing them. They realize that they
are not dead — just accidentally cloaked.
Unfortunately, the
pair must find a way to get uncloaked before the
Enterprise leaves the Romulan ship's area or they really
will be dead. Geordi finds a way back on the Enterprise,
when Data notices a high level of chroniton fields on
the ship. Geordi realizes that he and Ro create these
fields by making contact with objects aboard the ship.
He is further encouraged when Data sprays the
contaminated areas with a substance that gives Ro and
Geordi back some of their substance. They realize they
must work to create as many chroniton fields as possible
so that Data will spray enough of the chemical to force
them to rematerialize. The pair implement their plan at
their memorial service, which is more like a huge party.
They create a large number of chroniton fields, forcing
Data to use an large amount of spray to eliminate them.
When he does, their images reappear — but only for a
brief moment. Luckily, both Data and Picard see the pair
and realize what has happened. They flood the room with
the anti-chroniton chemical and Geordi and Ro
rematerialize, turning the memorial observance into a
celebration of life. |
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Production: 224
Season: 5 Episode: 24
Air Date: 05.18.1992
Stardate: 45092.4 |
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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
Whoopi Goldberg as Guinan |
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Michelle Forbes as Ro
Laren
Thomas Kopache as Mirok
Susanna Thompson as Varel
Kenneth Meseroll as Ensign McDowell
Shelby Leverington as Brossmer
Brian Cousins as Parem |
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Plot holes: Geordi LaForge and
Ro Laren are accidentally cloaked and phased, meaning
that they become invisible and their molecules pass
through other matter (in other words, they are like
ghosts). However, they are still able to see normal
matter, they are still able to walk about the ship (they
can pass through doors and walls, but floors still work
as usual?), they are still able to breathe air, and they
are still able to communicate with each other through
speaking (sound waves carried through the air)... none
of which should be possible if they are really cloaked
and phased (they shouldn't be able to interact with
light or matter in any way).
Continuity: In episode, "The
Next Phase", Transporter Chief Brossmer's transporter
console changes height between shots.
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STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"The Next Phase"
#40275-224
Written by
Ronald D. Moore
Directed by
David Carson
THE WRITING CREDITS MAY NOT BE FINAL AND SHOULD NOT BE USED
FOR PUBLICITY OR ADVERTISING PURPOSES WITHOUT FIRST CHECKING
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Copyright 1992 Paramount Pictures Corporation. All Rights
Reserved. This script is not for publication or
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FINAL DRAFT
MARCH 15, 1992
STAR TREK: "The Next Phase" - 3/15/92 - CAST
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"The Next Phase"
CAST
PICARD MIROK
RIKER VAREL
DATA PAREM
BEVERLY
TROI
GEORDI
WORF
Non-Speaking
N.D. ROMULANS
CHIEF BROSSMER
RO
ENSIGN McDOWELL
Non-Speaking
ENSIGN SOUSA
N.D. ENGINEERS
N.D. NURSES
SICKBAY PATIENTS
SUPERNUMERARIES
STAR TREK: "The Next Phase" - 03/15/92 - SETS
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"The Next Phase"
SETS
INTERIORS EXTERIORS
USS ENTERPRISE USS ENTERPRISE
MAIN BRIDGE
CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM ROMULAN SCIENCE SHIP
TRANSPORTER ROOM
CORRIDOR SHUTTLECRAFT
SICKBAY
BEVERLY'S OFFICE
ENGINEERING
TEN FORWARD
SHUTTLEBAY
ROMULAN SCIENCE SHIP
ENGINE ROOM
SHUTTLECRAFT
STAR TREK: "The Next Phase" - 03/19/92 - PRONUNCIATION
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"The Next Phase"
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
MUON MEW-ahn
*"mew" like the sound a kitten makes
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