"The Child" was the 26th episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, the premiere episode of the show's second season, first aired on 21 November 1988. The episode was written by Jaron SummersMA, Jon PovillMA, and Maurice HurleyMA, and directed by Rob BowmanMA.
Summary
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References
Characters
- Boliska • Wesley Crusher • Daneeka • Data • Hester Dealt • Diana Giddings • Gladstone • Guinan • Geordi La Forge • Martinez • Miles O'Brien • Alfonse Pacelli • Jean-Luc Picard • Katherine Pulaski • William T. Riker • Deanna Troi • Ian Andrew Troi II • Darien Wallace • Worf, son of Mogh • unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) personnel and residents (USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) personnel)
- Referenced only
- Rob Bowman • Maurice Hurley • Susan Nuress • Jon Povill • Jaron Summers • Ian Andrew Troi • Lwaxana Troi
Starships and vehicles
- USS Enterprise (Galaxy-class explorer) • D'Alison (type-7 shuttlecraft) • USS Repulse (Excelsior-class cruiser)
- Referenced only
- USS Stargazer (Constellation-class cruiser) • NCC-7100
Locations
- 'aucdet IX ('aucdet star system, the galaxy's Alpha or Beta Quadrant) • Science Station Tango Sierra (Rachelis star system, the galaxy's Alpha or Beta Quadrant)
- Referenced only
- Arneb • Earth (Sol, sector 001, Alpha Quadrant) • Epsilon Indi • Oby VI (Oby) • Alvacorn Major • Nova Kron • Denkir IV (Denkir system) • Lorenze Cluster • Morgana Quadrant • Prometheus
Shipboard locales
- USS Enterprise-D
- bridge • transporter room (#3) • ten-forward • cargo bay • corridor • quarters (Troi's) • sickbay • shuttlebay (#3) • ship's school
Races and cultures
Technology and weapons
- communicator • biobed • intercom • combadge • tricorder • sensors • starship • viewscreen • transporter • phaser • containment module • microscope • subspace phase inverter
Materials and substances
- atmosphere • blood • cyanoacrylate • gas • oxygen • DNA
States and organizations
Ranks and titles
- captain • chief engineer • chief medical officer • commander • commanding officer • counselor • doctor • engineer • Federation Starfleet ranks • Federation Starfleet ranks (2350s-2360s) • first officer • lieutenant • lieutenant commander • lieutenant junior grade • medical practitioner • operations manager • flight controller • officer • scientist • second officer • security chief • weapons officer • tactical officer • acting ensign • medical trustee
Other references
- Eichner radiation • anatomy • beaming • boot • captain's log • captain's log, USS Enterprise-D • clothing • government • humanoid • jumpsuit • language • lifeform • log entry • matter • nation-state • orbit • pants • planet • quadrant • races and cultures • rank • space • star • star system • stardate • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2350s-2366) • technology • title • uniform • universe • weapon • abortion • Delovian souffle • dog • slang • beaver • etiology • fetus • Hutzel infection • Legato infection • litter • Mareuvian tea • The Merchant of Venice • mutation • nectar • number one • nursery • plasma plague • rape • vaccine • saucer separation • standard orbit • trimester
Chronology
- 2294
- 2295
- 2364
- stardate 42073.1, 2365 (2360s chronology, Enterprise-D voyages)
- Rendezvous of Enterprise and Repulse.
Appendices
Related stories
- TNG episode: "The Arsenal of Freedom"
- The Lorenze Cluster, mentioned in "The Arsenal of Freedom", is mentioned again in "The Child".
- TNG episode: "The Neutral Zone"
- The previous episode was the TNG season 1 finale, and was the last appearance of Beverly Crusher until TNG episode: "Shades of Gray". "The Neutral Zone" was also the last appearance of Worf in his 2350s command division bridge officer uniform and his 23rd century-style Klingon baldric, until TNG episode: "Shades of Gray" and "All Good Things". The season 1 finale was also the last episode where Geordi La Forge served as flight controller and wore his 2350s command division uniform until TNG episode: "Shades of Gray" and "Identity Crisis". TNG video game: The Transinium Challenge takes place on the interim between "The Neutral Zone" and "The Child", after those changes were made, but before the departure of Beverly Crusher, and before William T. Riker grew his beard.
- TNG episode: "Where Silence Has Lease"
- The next episode mentions the trip to Morgana Quadrant that was first referenced in "The Child".
- TNG episode: "Unnatural Selection"
- Captain Taggert references Pulaski's reasons for taking her shuttlecraft voyage seen in "The Child".
- TNG episode: "Shades of Gray"
- The TNG season 2 finale featured flashbacks to Ian Troi's death in this episode.
- TNG novel: Vendetta
- The next appearance of the Repulse
- TNG - Strange New Worlds IV short story: "Prodigal Son"
- TNG movie: Generations
- The Lorenze Clusteris seen in a graphic.
- ST - Destiny novel: Gods of Night
- Troi learns her reproductive system was damaged by Eichner radiation.
Images
Episode image.
Repulse and Enterprise.
'aucdet IX.
Ian.
Shuttle D'Alison.
Gladstone.
Shuttlebay #3.
Containment module.
Pacelli and Daneeka followed by entity.
Sleeping crewman.
Engineer.
Boliska.
Timeline
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous episode: The Neutral Zone |
TNG episode produced | Next episode: Where Silence Has Lease |
| Previous episode: The Neutral Zone |
TNG episode aired | Next episode: Where Silence Has Lease |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: The Transinium Challenge |
Memory Beta Chronology | Next Adventure: Strike Zone |
| Previous Adventure: Vulcan's Soul: Exodus Chapter 1 |
Next Adventure: Strike Zone | |
External links
- "The Child" article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- The Child article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.