The Host
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Contents (6 sections)
| Code | S04E23 (episode 97 overall) |
| Aired | 1991-05-13 (Wikipedia · Memory Alpha) |
| Stardate | 44821.3 |
| Director | Marvin V. Rush (Wikipedia · Memory Alpha) |
| Writer | Michel Horvat (Memory Alpha) |
| Arcs | Crusher |
| Transcript | read the transcript |
Synopsis
Ambassador Odan, who is Crusher's lover, is revealed to be a symbiont when his host dies. Riker volunteers as temporary host so Odan can mediate a moon dispute, which he does, preventing war. Odan then moves to a new host, Kareel, and Crusher ends the relationship.
Log entries
Captain's log, stardate 44823.8. Representatives of the two moons of Peliar Zel have agreed to come on board to meet the new Ambassador Odan.
Captain's log, stardate 44824.4. Governor Leka and the representatives of the two moons are ready to transport on board. We have learned that they each have troops massed and are ready for combat if this final effort at peace is not successful.
Characters (17 speaking)
| Character | Lines |
|---|---|
| Dr Beverly Crusher | 104 |
| Commander William T. Riker | 69 |
| Captain Jean-Luc Picard | 53 |
| Ambassador Odan | 34 |
| Counselor Deanna Troi | 21 |
| Lieutenant Worf | 13 |
| Lieutenant Commander Data | 11 |
| Leka | 10 |
| Kalin | 7 |
| Kareel | 7 |
| Lathal | 5 |
| Nurse Alyssa Ogawa | 4 |
| Nurse | 4 |
| Computer | 3 |
| Taggart | 2 |
| Woman | 1 |
| Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge | 1 |
Present without dialogue
Characters with no lines who appear according to the cast list or the stage directions.
- Ensign Gates (cast list)
Locations (31 scenes)
| Location | Scenes |
|---|---|
| Bridge | 6 |
| Odan's quarters | 4 |
| Ready room | 4 |
| Sickbay | 4 |
| Observation lounge | 3 |
| Shuttlecraft | 3 |
| Turbolift | 1 |
| Corridor | 1 |
| Beauty parlour | 1 |
| Shuttlebay | 1 |
| Ten Forward | 1 |
| Crusher's quarters | 1 |
| Crusher's office | 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
- Barbara Tarbuck as Leka Trion
- Nicole Orth-Pallavicini as Kareel Odan
- William Newman as Kalin Trose
- Patti Yasutake as Alyssa Ogawa (Nurse Alyssa Ogawa)
Uncredited co-stars
- Arratia as Alfonse Pacelli
- Rachen Assapiomonwait as Nelson
- Majel Barrett as USS Enterprise -D computer voice
- Joe Baumann as Garvey
- Karin Baxter, Gerard David, Jeremy Doyle, Elliot Durant III, Grace Harrell as operations ensign (5 performers)
- Thomas J. Booth, Michele Gerren, Mark Lentry, Ivonne Perez as civilian (4 performers)
- Michael Braveheart as Martinez
- Max Cervantes as operations officer
- Tracee Lee Cocco as Jae
- Cooper as Reel
- Buddy Daniels Friedman as Bolian barber
- Wendy Davies, Denise Deuschle, A. Flores, Keith Gearhart, Melanie Hathorn, Harry Young as sciences officer (6 performers)
- Vanessa Grayson as beauty attendant
- Robert Harper as Lathal Bine
- Dean Hirner as Ten Forward waiter
- Debbie Marsh, Richard Sarstedt, Karen Uchizono as command officer (3 performers)
- Michael Moorehead as sciences ensign
- Randy Pflug as Jones
- Denise Lynne Roberts as Patti
- Joycelyn Robinson as Gates (Ensign Gates)
- Talbot as Ten Forward waitress
- Guy Vardaman as Darien Wallace
- Natalie Wood as Bailey