Star Trek: The Next Generation

Summary

Star Trek : The Next Generationseason 2 is when the show began to discover its foothold , as the eccentric and their position aboard the USS Enterprise - D are solidified . TNGseason 1 is considered the show ’s worst , but it had its momentsand did a solid job of introducing audiences to Captain Jean - Luc Picard ( Patrick Stewart ) and the work party of the USS Enterprise - D. go into season 2,TNG’swriters remained in flux and the 1988 WGA Strike sure did n’t facilitate matters . Still , TNGseason 2 , installment 1 , " The Child , " goes a long way to set up the future of the show .

Star Trek : The Next Generation ’s time of year 2 premiere , " The baby , " may not be the best instalment ofStar Trekor the best season premiere , but it does at least one thing correct . While the actors and characters ofTNGhad still been finding themselves in season 1,everyone feels more established and confident with the beginning ofTNGseason 2 . The chief fib of " The Child " focuses on Counselor Deanna Troi ( Marina Sirtis ) and an unexplained pregnancy , with a subplot about dangerous infestation strains the Enterprise must ship . Although neither of these plots are particularly memorable , they dish as a okay way to update the audience on everything that has changed betweenTNGseasons 1 and 2 .

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Star Trek: TNG Season 2’s Premiere Sets Up The Show’s Status Quo

The Enterprise crew takes up the roles they would hold for the rest of the series.

Star Trek : The Next Generation’s"The nipper " puts almost all of the characters in the positions they will retain for the rest of the serial and establishes the new condition quo . Lt . Worf ( Michael Dorn ) officially take aim his place as Chief of Security , after theTNGseason 1 destruction of Lt . Tasha Yar(Denise Crosby ) . Worf will stay in this lieu , wear upon the Au uniform with a metal baldrick , untilTNGends and Worf carry-over toStar Trek : Deep Space Ninefollowing the Klingon ’s forwarding to Lt . Commander inStar Trek Generations . Lt . Geordi La Forge ( LeVar Burton ) has been promoted to Chief Engineer , giving the character more to do afterTNGseason 1 often did n’t know what to do with him .

First Officer Commander William Riker ( Jonathan Frakes ) now has a whiskers , which he will keep for the rest of the serial . Although Miles O’Brien ( Colm Meany ) is not yet named , he appear in what will become his usual position , as the transporter chief . TNG’sseason 2 premiere also bring in Ten Forward , the couch blank on the Enterprise - D , as well asGuinan ( Whoopi Goldberg ) as Ten Forward ’s bartender . Guinan put up advice to the young Ensign Wesley Crusher ( Wil Wheaton ) , who resolve to remain on the Enterprise even though his female parent , Dr. Beverly Crusher ( Gates McFadden ) , left to head up Starfleet Medical .

The only pregnant change fromTNGseason 1 that wo n’t stick is the character of Dr. Katherine Pulaski ( Diana Muldaur ) , who will depart after season 2 . Dr. Crusher come back as Chief Medical Officer forTNGseason 3 and remains for the residue of the series .

Picard and Troi from The Child in Star Trek The Next Generation

Troi’s TNG Season 2 Premiere Story Was Recycled From Star Trek: Phase II

When theWGA Strike of 1988came to an conclusion , the squad behindStar Trek : The Next Generationwanted to begin film time of year 2 quickly . To do this , they looked to oldStar Trekscripts that had never been bring forth . In the former seventies , there had been plan for the story ofStar Trek : The Original Seriesto go on inStar Trek : Phase II , but this serial was offset before it began . Several of the ideas fromPhase IIwere incorporated intoStar Trek : The Motion Picture , and later intoTNG.WhenTNG’swriters were looking for ideas , they turned to the unproduced scripts fromPhase II .

Star Trekcreator Gene Roddenberry had also pitched a fib forTOSthat sport one of the distaff crew member being impregnated by an alien , but it was never made .

The character of Counselor Deanna Troi had been partly revolutionise by one of the suggest characters forPhase IInamed Ilia , who subsequently appeared inStar Trek : The Motion Pictureplayed by Persis Khambatta . One of the scripts forPhase IIfeatured a story in which Ilia was impregnate by an alien lifespan form , and this story eventually became " The kid . “Although the main storyline in " The Child " revolves around Troi , she has very little bureau , mostly just reacting as things happen to her . With a tidy sum of clip devoted to an unconnected subplot , " The Child " also fails to address the full implications of Deanna ’s pregnancy and her lack of consent . While the main story ofStar Trek : The Next Generation’sseason 2 premiere may not be the show ’s best , the instalment mark the tone for the rest of the show moving forwards .

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