S3.E4

Who Watches The Watchers

Episode aired Oct 14, 1989
TV-PG
45m

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Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

A proto-Vulcan culture worships Captain Picard and prepares to offer Counselor Troi as a sacrifice.A proto-Vulcan culture worships Captain Picard and prepares to offer Counselor Troi as a sacrifice.A proto-Vulcan culture worships Captain Picard and prepares to offer Counselor Troi as a sacrifice.

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Trivia
The Mintakan tapestry that is given to Picard by Nuria and the villagers is seen on Captain Picard's chair in his quarters in many subsequent occasions on Star Trek: The Next Generation. After the Enterprise-D is destroyed in Star Trek: Generations (1994), Picard keeps the tapestry on the back of his chair in the ready room of the Enterprise-E (it can been seen in both Star Trek: First Contact (1996) and Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)).

Goofs
The weapon is a compound bow, one that has wheels or cams to increase power. Some might suggest that this would be inconsistent with the presumed stage of development of this culture. As these people are "proto-Vulcans" and, as seen by Oji's sextant, more prone to scientific discovery, there is no reason to doubt that they would apply the knowledge of a pulley to the development of a hunting bow.

Quotes
Counselor Deanna Troi: Mintakan emotions are quite interesting. Like the Vulcans, they have highly ordered minds. A very sensible people. For example, Mintakan women precede their mates. It's a signal to other women.
Commander William T. Riker: "This man's taken, get your own"?
Counselor Deanna Troi: Not precisely. More like, "If you want his services, I'm the one you have to negotiate with".
Commander William T. Riker: What kind of services?
Counselor Deanna Troi: All kinds.
Commander William T. Riker: They *are* a sensible race.

Connections
Featured in Star Trek Insurrection Review (2009)

Soundtracks
Star Trek: The Next Generation Main Title
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage

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Contrast this episode with Rightful Heir

In this episode, religion is depicted as useless, counterproductive, and irrational. In the episode Rightful Heir, religion is depicted as useful for what it teaches, regardless of its supernatural basis. Data even says he experienced a "leap of faith", an idea very far removed from the attitude expressed in Who Watches the Watchers.