Who Watches the Watchers
- Episode aired Oct 14, 1989
- TV-PG
- 45m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
4.4K
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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.
Wil Wheaton
- Wesley Crusher
- (credit only)
Pamela Adlon
- Oji
- (as Pamela Segall)
Michael Braveheart
- Crewman Martinez
- (uncredited)
Lorine Mendell
- Crewman Diana Giddings
- (uncredited)
Tim Trella
- Palmer
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe 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).
- GoofsWhen Dr. Crusher contacts the Enterprise to beam up the injured Liko, the reply can be clearly heard as, "Yes, Captain" rather than "Yes, Doctor." This error has been corrected in the remastered release.
- Quotes
[Liko is about to shoot Picard to prove that the latter is a supernatural being]
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: If you believe I am all-powerful, then you cannot hurt me. If, however, I am telling the truth, and I am mortal... you will kill me. But if the only proof you will believe is my death... then shoot.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Star Trek Insurrection Review (2009)
- SoundtracksStar Trek: The Next Generation Main Title
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage
Featured review
Eye opening episode
This episode puts the history of humanity into perspective. Religion, superstition, ignorance, desperation; these are all topics expressed in this episode, with masterful writing and directing. This episode does not hold your hand, it forces you to come to your own conclusions and find your own solutions. Just as some episodes of TNG show humanity to be extremely primitive (even in the 2300s), this episode displays them as supreme beings, gods even. It puts the history of our species into perspective. Perhaps our gods are just aliens that didn't follow the prime directive.
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Details
- Runtime45 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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