Star Trek: The Next Generation
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InStar Trek : The Next Generationseason 2 , episode 17 , " Samaritan Snare , " Captain Picard move to Starbase 515 for a cardiac replacement surgery , leavingCommander William Riker ( Jonathan Frakes ) in command . When the Enterprise have a distraint call from a Pakled ship , Riker underestimates the speechless aliens , and Lt . Geordi La Forge ( LeVar Burton ) is take surety . Although Riker has proven himself to be a capable commanding officer in the past times , he makes several questionable decisions throughout " Samaritan Snare , " behaving out of role in service of the plot .
In its seven - time of year run , Star Trek : The Next Generation produced some truly amazing episodes of sci - fi television but which 1 truly stand out ?
3 Star Trek Writers Decided To Write Their Own TNG Episode After Seeing “Samaritan Snare”
Dennis Russell Bailey, David Bischoff, and Lisa Putman White went on to write TNG’s “Tin Man.”
According toCaptains ' Logs : The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyagesby Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman , " Samaritan Snare " inspired writers Dennis Russell Bailey , David Bischoff , and Lisa Putman White to pen their ownStar Trek : The Next Generationepisode . When peach about " Samaritan Snare , " Nathaniel Bailey said:“None of the plot could have happened if all of the characters had n’t suddenly become morons that week . “Morons may be a bit harsh , but Commander Riker does commit the Chief Engineer alone to an alien ship they jazz little about . He also ignores the advice of both Lt . Worf ( Michael Dorn ) and Counselor Deanna Troi ( Marina Sirtis ) , which is , again , out of character .
In the subaltern storyline , Captain Picard ’s operating theater has complications , andDr . Katherine Pulaski ( Diana Muldaur)has to travel to the Starbase to complete the surgical procedure . ab initio , Picard refused to have Pulaski do the surgery on the initiative because he did not want to come along weak in front of the crew . Although it ’s put forward multiple times that the procedure is workaday , something still goes faulty and none of the doctors on the Starbase are outfit to handle it . This is another element that Dennis Russell Bailey aim out as being unmated , and he eventually determine to spell his own instalment . Together with David Bischoff and Lisa Putman White , Bailey then wrote the script that becameStar Trek : The Next Generationseason 3 , episode 20 , " Tin Man . "
The story for " Tin Man " was based on a short narration calledTin Woodmanby Dennis Russell Bailey and David Bischoff . Co - writer Lisa Putman White was not formally credit for the episode , but Bailey was name as Dennis Putman Bailey .
“Tin Man” Is A Much Better Star Trek: TNG Episode
The name of the episode is inspired by the Tin Woodman from L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
TheStar Trek : The Next Generationseason 3 episode " Tin Man " may not be perfect , but it ’s a good episode than season 2 ’s " Samaritan Snare . “When the Enterprise - D see a living alien ship , Betazoid Federation envoy Tam Elbrun ( Harry Groener ) come on base to the aid with first contact . Because of his extremely knock-down telepathic abilities , Elbrun struggles to tune out the voices of the manycrewmembers on the Enterprise - D. He forms a connection with Lt . Commander Data ( Brent Spiner ) , whose thoughts Elbrun can not get a line .
Tam Elbrun was the first male Betazoid seen on screen . Actor Harry Groener also appeared as different characters in sequence ofStar Trek : VoyagerandStar Trek : Enterprise .
Elbrun start out communicate with the sentient ship , who is initially referred to as Tin Man before reveal his name to be Gomtuu . In the end , Elbrun helps save Gomtuu and finally decides to stay with the foreign ship creature . Elbrun is a fascinating character and Gomtuu makes for a truly exotic lifeform . The account of " Tin Man " is Hellenic science fable , and the episode forfend the out - of - grapheme behaviors that harry " Samaritan Snare . " Not every installment ofStar Trek : The Next Generationwas a winner , but sometimes even the defective episodes led to something great .
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