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Star trek: The next generation 1.06a - Haven

Stardate 41294.5
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The Enterprise arrives at Haven, a paradise planet renowned throughout the galaxy. Suddenly, Deanna Troi is sent a talking chest from the planet, informing her that her mother, Lwaxana (Majel Barrett) and her fiancé, Wyatt Miller (Rob Knepper) are below. Her arranged marriage is imminent, after which she must leave the Enterprise.

When Deanna meets Wyatt for the first time he is surprised by her appearance. Since he was a child, he's seen a face in his mind, and he expected that that face belonged to Deanna.

Meanwhile, a Tarellian ship appears. The Tarellians are victims of an old biological war, the disease which they carry is both contagious and incurable. The Haven authorities require Picard to destroy it before the Tarellians can infect the planet...

Persons of interest

Patrick Stewart .... Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Jonathan Frakes .... Commander Will Riker
Michael Dorn .... Lieutenant Worf
Brent Spiner .... Lieutenant Commander Data
Gates McFadden .... Commander Doctor Beverly Crusher
Marina Sirtis .... Lieutenant Commander Counsellor Deanna Troi
LeVar Burton .... Commander Geordi La Forge
Wil Wheaton .... Wesley Crusher
Denise Crosby .... Lieutenant Natasha "Tasha" Yar
Majel Barrett .... USS Enterprise-D computer voice, Lwaxana Troi
Rob Knepper .... Wyatt Miller
Nan Martin .... Victoria Miller
Robert Ellen Stein .... Steven Miller
Carel Struycken .... Mister Homn
Anna Katarina .... Valeda Innis
Raye Birk .... Wrenn
Danitza Kingsley .... Ariana
Michael Rider .... Transporter Chief
lan O'Kun .... Storywriter
Tracy Torme .... Storywriter, Screenwriter
Richard Compton .... Director

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Haven:

A shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary.
A place where ships can take on or discharge cargo.

Marina Sirtas' turn to be the star and Gene Roddenberry's girlfriend's turn to get some steady acting work. Sure, Majel was in Star trek long before she and Gene hooked up but that's still the reason she got the job. Not that she's bad at it but nepotism should always be mentioned.

Haven is, unsubtly, both a place and a state of existence. Starfleet has been Deanna's haven from her interfering mother and from her own, badly-managed love life. At least it was a haven until she signed onto the Enterprise and ran into Will Riker again. And now, to force some action, Lwaxana has turned up with a fiancé for her daughter in tow. Oh joy, there's nothing like an arranged marriage to put a spanner in the works. A haven is also the place that the Tarellians are seeking: a place where they can find a solution to their terminal problem. Running two stories at the same time, both of which illuminate the other, is an old writers trick and perfectly valid. It's obvious, but it's valid. Be wary of using it too often or people will think that you can't write one story without having to write another story to explain it.

As for the precognitive dreams of Wyatt and Ariana, well, let's just say that it's all part of the fundamental interconnectedness of things and leave it at that.