The Loss
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Contents (6 sections)
| Code | S04E10 (episode 84 overall) |
| Aired | 1990-12-31 (Wikipedia · Memory Alpha) |
| Stardate | 44356.9 |
| Director | Chip Chalmers (Wikipedia · Memory Alpha) |
| Writer | Teleplay by: Hilary J. Bader (Memory Alpha) and Allan J. Adler & Vanessa Greene (Wikipedia · Memory Alpha) Story by: Hilary J. Bader |
| Arcs | Troi family |
| Transcript | read the transcript |
Synopsis
Troi loses her empathic sense and tries to resign as counsellor. Meanwhile the Enterprise is towed by two-dimensional beings toward a cosmic string fragment. Troi suggests they are drawn to it by instinct, a simulated string frees the ship, and her sense returns as the beings reach it.
Log entries
Captain's log, stardate 44356.9. Sensor diagnostics have been completed and indicate that all systems are normal. There remains no explanation for the images which appeared in our path.
Captain's log, stardate 44359.5. What began as a curious inconvenience has turned into a serious threat. At current speed, the two-dimensional beings and the Enterprise will be drawn into the cosmic string fragment in seven hours.
Captain's log, supplemental. If our speed and course remain unchanged, in one hour the Enterprise will be torn apart by the gravitational forces of the cosmic string fragment.
Characters (11 speaking)
| Character | Lines |
|---|---|
| Counselor Deanna Troi | 105 |
| Commander William T. Riker | 51 |
| Captain Jean-Luc Picard | 49 |
| Lieutenant Commander Data | 48 |
| Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge | 31 |
| Dr Beverly Crusher | 23 |
| Brooks | 19 |
| Ensign Allenby | 18 |
| Guinan | 16 |
| Lieutenant Worf | 12 |
| Computer | 2 |
Present without dialogue
Characters with no lines who appear according to the cast list or the stage directions.
- Ensign Gates (cast list)
Locations (51 scenes)
| Location | Scenes |
|---|---|
| Bridge | 18 |
| Engineering | 12 |
| Troi's office | 7 |
| Sickbay | 4 |
| Observation lounge | 3 |
| Ready room | 2 |
| Troi's quarters | 2 |
| Ten Forward | 2 |
| (untitled) | 1 |
Cast
From Memory Alpha. Linked where the credit could be matched to a transcript label.
Starring
- Patrick Stewart as Capt. Jean-Luc Picard (Captain Jean-Luc Picard)
- Jonathan Frakes as Cmdr. William Riker (Commander William T. Riker)
Also starring
- LeVar Burton as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge)
- Michael Dorn as Lieutenant Worf (Lieutenant Worf)
- Gates McFadden as Dr. 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
- Kim Braden as Janet Brooks
- Mary Kohnert as Allenby (Ensign Allenby)
Special guest star
- Whoopi Goldberg as Guinan (Guinan)
Uncredited co-stars
- Majel Barrett as USS Enterprise -D computer voice
- Karin Baxter as operations division ensign
- Michael Braveheart as Martinez
- Debbie David as Russell
- Cameron as Kellogg
- Tracee Lee Cocco as Jae
- Denise Deuschle, A. Flores, Michele Gerren, D. Kai as sciences officer (4 performers)
- Mark Kosakura as operations division ensign
- Teri Noel as operations division officer
- Keith Rayve as command division ensign
- Joycelyn Robinson as Gates (Ensign Gates)
- Guy Vardaman as Darien Wallace