The Neutral Zone
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| Code | S01E26 (episode 26 overall) |
| Aired | 1988-05-16 (Wikipedia · Memory Alpha) |
| Stardate | 41986.0 |
| Director | James L. Conway (Wikipedia · Memory Alpha) |
| Writer | Story by: Deborah McIntyre (Memory Alpha) & Mona Clee (Memory Alpha) Teleplay by: Maurice Hurley (Wikipedia · Memory Alpha) |
| Arcs | Romulan |
| Transcript | read the transcript |
Synopsis
The Enterprise revives three humans frozen since the 20th century and makes first contact in decades with the Romulans, who say they have also lost outposts to an unknown enemy; Federation outposts have been destroyed too.
Continuity
- Leads to Q Who? (S02E16): Outposts along the Neutral Zone were carried off in The Neutral Zone; in Q Who? Data compares a stripped planet to them just before the Borg cube appears.
Log entries
officer's log, stardate 41986.0. We are awaiting the return of Captain Picard who was summoned to Starbase 718 for an emergency conference. Meanwhile, our sensors are monitoring an ancient capsule floating in our vicinity which appears to be from Earth.
Captain's log, supplemental. We have arrived at the edge of the Neutral Zone, where we will now have an opportunity to learn firsthand what happened to our distant outpost.
Characters (13 speaking)
| Character | Lines |
|---|---|
| Captain Jean-Luc Picard | 93 |
| Commander William T. Riker | 51 |
| Lieutenant Commander Data | 46 |
| Ralph Offenhouse | 41 |
| Sonny | 34 |
| Lieutenant Worf | 27 |
| Dr Beverly Crusher | 24 |
| Clare | 23 |
| Counselor Deanna Troi | 18 |
| Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge | 16 |
| Tebok | 7 |
| Thei | 6 |
| Computer | 3 |
Locations (37 scenes)
| Location | Scenes |
|---|---|
| Bridge | 11 |
| Guest lounge | 6 |
| Cryo chamber | 3 |
| Sickbay | 3 |
| Corridor | 3 |
| Ready room | 3 |
| Clare's quarters | 3 |
| Observation lounge | 2 |
| Derelict ship | 1 |
| Sonny's quarters | 1 |
| Turbolift | 1 |
Cast
From Memory Alpha. Linked where the credit could be matched to a transcript label.
Starring
- Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Captain Jean-Luc Picard)
- Jonathan Frakes as Commander William T. Riker (Commander William T. Riker)
Also starring
- LeVar Burton as Lt. Geordi La Forge (Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge)
- Michael Dorn as Lt. Worf (Lieutenant Worf)
- Gates McFadden as Doctor Beverly Crusher (Dr Beverly Crusher)
- Marina Sirtis as Counselor Deanna Troi (Counselor Deanna Troi)
- Brent Spiner as Lt. Commander Data (Lieutenant Commander Data)
Guest stars
- Marc Alaimo as Tebok
- Anthony James as Thei
- Leon Rippy as L.Q. Clemonds
- Gracie Harrison as Clare Raymond
Uncredited co-stars
- Majel Barrett as Computer Voice
- Darrell Burris, Dexter Clay, Susan Duchow as operations division officer (3 performers)
- Jeffrey Deacon as command division officer
- David Eum as Wright
- Shana Ann Golden as command division officer
- Peter Lauritson as Thomas Raymond (photograph)
- Nora Leonhardt as science division ensign
- Tim McCormack as Bennett
- James McElroy as Romulan officer
- Lorine Mendell as Diana Giddings
- Susan Sackett as science division ensign
- Guy Vardaman as Darien Wallace