Half a Life
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| Code | S04E22 (episode 96 overall) |
| Aired | 1991-05-06 (Wikipedia · Memory Alpha) |
| Stardate | 44805.3 |
| Director | Les Landau (Wikipedia · Memory Alpha) |
| Writer | Story by: Ted Roberts (Wikipedia · Memory Alpha) and Peter Allan Fields (Wikipedia · Memory Alpha) Teleplay by: Peter Allan Fields |
| Arcs | Troi family, Prime Directive |
| Transcript | read the transcript |
Synopsis
Lwaxana becomes close to Timicin, a Kaelon Two scientist expected to end his life at sixty under the Resolution. She urges him to refuse and he seeks asylum, but after his daughter's rebuke he returns home, and Lwaxana goes with him.
Log entries
Captain's Log. Stardate 44805.7. For generations, the people of Kaelon Two have been working to revitalise their dying sun. The Federation has offered to assist in testing what may be a solution to this problem.
Captain's log, stardate 44807.5. The Enterprise has arrived at the Praxillus system, where we will conduct Doctor Timicin's helium ignition test.
Captain's log, stardate 44812.6. We have returned to Kaelon Two, and established contact with Science Minister B'tardat.
Characters (13 speaking)
| Character | Lines |
|---|---|
| Lwaxana Troi | 88 |
| Dr Timicin | 88 |
| Captain Jean-Luc Picard | 42 |
| Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge | 22 |
| Counselor Deanna Troi | 22 |
| Lieutenant Commander Data | 12 |
| Lieutenant Worf | 9 |
| Commander William T. Riker | 8 |
| B'Tardat | 8 |
| Dara | 8 |
| Chief Miles O'Brien | 2 |
| Ensign | 1 |
| Dr Beverly Crusher | 1 |
Present without dialogue
Characters with no lines who appear according to the cast list or the stage directions.
- Ensign Gates (cast list)
- Mr Homn (cast list)
Locations (38 scenes)
| Location | Scenes |
|---|---|
| Bridge | 12 |
| Engineering | 11 |
| Corridor | 3 |
| Transporter room | 3 |
| Lwaxana's quarters | 2 |
| Ready room | 2 |
| Timicin's quarters | 2 |
| Observation lounge | 1 |
| Turbolift | 1 |
| Ten Forward | 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
- Majel Barrett as Lwaxana Troi (Lwaxana Troi)
- Michelle Forbes as Dara
- Terrence E. McNally as B'Tardat
- Colm Meaney as Miles O'Brien (Chief Miles O'Brien)
- Carel Struycken as Homn (Mr Homn)
Uncredited co-stars
- Rachen Assapiomonwait as Nelson
- Karin Baxter, Jeremy Doyle, Noriko Suzuki as operations ensign (3 performers)
- Thomas J. Booth as civilian
- Debbie David as Russell
- Michael Braveheart as Martinez
- Cameron as Kellogg
- Max Cervantes as operations officer
- Tracee Lee Cocco as Jae
- Cooper as Reel
- Nyra Crenshaw as operations officer
- A. Flores, Michele Gerren, Melanie Hathorn, D. Kai, Jeri McBride as sciences officer (5 performers)
- Kast, Debbie Marsh, Karen Uchizono as command officer (3 performers)
- Tim McCormack as Bennett
- Michael Moorehead as sciences ensign
- Randy Pflug as Jones
- Joycelyn Robinson as Gates (Ensign Gates)
- Georgina Shore as Van Mayter
- Talbot as Ten Forward waitress
- Curt Truman as civilian
- Guy Vardaman as Darien Wallace