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(Redirected from Allegiance (TNG episode))
"'Allegiance'" is the title of an episode from the third season of ''.
Having completed a recent mission, Picard retires to his quarters, and goes to sleep. Suddenly a strange rectangular device appears, hovers over the sleeping form on the Captain, scans him and disappears - taking Picard with it. The Captain awakens in a cell of some kind, with other two captives. The other prisoners are Haro, a female Starfleet cadet from Bolarus IX and Kovar Tholl, who identifies himself as a philosopher from Mizar Two. Both are just as bewildered by their capture as Captain Picard is and have no explanation as to what happened.
Meanwhile, on the ''Enterprise'' a duplicate Picard has replaced the Captain in his bed, and soon sets to work fulfilling Picard's role. No one seems to suspect the swap as the doppleganger Picard orders the ship to go to a nearby pulsar at a very slow speed.
The real Picard, meanwhile, is trying to figure out how to get out of the cell when a fourth captive suddenly pops in from nowhere. His name is Esoqq, and he is a rather aggressive native of Chalnoth. Picard convince Esoqq that they are all in the same predicament, but Esoqq and Tholl don't get along very well.. particularly when Esoqq suggests Tholl might make a good meal.
On the ''Enterprise'', the alternate Picard is acting stranger and stranger, and asks Troi to keep an eye on the crew. He also starts to make romantic advances to Doctor Crusher, inviting her to have dinner in his quarters. When Picard starts singing a drinking song along with some of the crew in Ten Forward, the command staff starts to get suspicious, but the fake Picard comes up normal on all scans.
Working together, the captives manage to override the lock on the cell door, but succumb to stunning beams that prevent their further progress. Frustrated, the captives begin to accuse one another of secretly being one of their captors.
The ''Enterprise'' finally nears the pulsar, and the impostor Picard orders the ship to move close to the phenomenon - so close that the ship would be endangered. The fake Captain Picard relieves Commander Riker of duty and orders Worf to escort and quarantine Riker to his quarters. However, Riker and Worf do not follow the order. Riker then orders Ensign Wesley Crusher to move the Enterprise away from the pulsar.
Picard and Haro manage to turn off the cell's stun beam, and together the captives open the door, which exasperatingly leads only to a blank wall. At this point, Picard pieces together some discrepancies and realizes that Haro is an impostor and accuses her.
"Haro" suddenly vanishes, and three aliens appear. The aliens explain that they were doing a study in the concept of authority, and were using doubles of the captives as part of the experiment.
One of the aliens returns Picard to the ''Enterprise'', but Picard turns the table and is able to get the crew to take both him and the duplicate Picard (who is in fact another studying alien) captive. The aliens don't like being cooped up, and after Picard is able to explain how unpleasant it is to be captured, he orders them to leave.
The premise of powerful aliens capturing members of the crew for experimentation appears several times in Star Trek beginning with the original pilot "The Cage".
★ A similar concept was used in an episode of ''The Twilight Zone'' and the movie Cube.
★ The old drinking song sung by Picard's Doppelganger is Heart of Oak.
★ "Allegiance" was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in Makeup for a Series.
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"'Allegiance'" is the title of an episode from the third season of ''.
| Contents |
| Plot |
| Recurring Trek Theme |
| Trivia |
| Awards |
| External links |
Plot
Having completed a recent mission, Picard retires to his quarters, and goes to sleep. Suddenly a strange rectangular device appears, hovers over the sleeping form on the Captain, scans him and disappears - taking Picard with it. The Captain awakens in a cell of some kind, with other two captives. The other prisoners are Haro, a female Starfleet cadet from Bolarus IX and Kovar Tholl, who identifies himself as a philosopher from Mizar Two. Both are just as bewildered by their capture as Captain Picard is and have no explanation as to what happened.
Meanwhile, on the ''Enterprise'' a duplicate Picard has replaced the Captain in his bed, and soon sets to work fulfilling Picard's role. No one seems to suspect the swap as the doppleganger Picard orders the ship to go to a nearby pulsar at a very slow speed.
The real Picard, meanwhile, is trying to figure out how to get out of the cell when a fourth captive suddenly pops in from nowhere. His name is Esoqq, and he is a rather aggressive native of Chalnoth. Picard convince Esoqq that they are all in the same predicament, but Esoqq and Tholl don't get along very well.. particularly when Esoqq suggests Tholl might make a good meal.
On the ''Enterprise'', the alternate Picard is acting stranger and stranger, and asks Troi to keep an eye on the crew. He also starts to make romantic advances to Doctor Crusher, inviting her to have dinner in his quarters. When Picard starts singing a drinking song along with some of the crew in Ten Forward, the command staff starts to get suspicious, but the fake Picard comes up normal on all scans.
Working together, the captives manage to override the lock on the cell door, but succumb to stunning beams that prevent their further progress. Frustrated, the captives begin to accuse one another of secretly being one of their captors.
The ''Enterprise'' finally nears the pulsar, and the impostor Picard orders the ship to move close to the phenomenon - so close that the ship would be endangered. The fake Captain Picard relieves Commander Riker of duty and orders Worf to escort and quarantine Riker to his quarters. However, Riker and Worf do not follow the order. Riker then orders Ensign Wesley Crusher to move the Enterprise away from the pulsar.
Picard and Haro manage to turn off the cell's stun beam, and together the captives open the door, which exasperatingly leads only to a blank wall. At this point, Picard pieces together some discrepancies and realizes that Haro is an impostor and accuses her.
"Haro" suddenly vanishes, and three aliens appear. The aliens explain that they were doing a study in the concept of authority, and were using doubles of the captives as part of the experiment.
One of the aliens returns Picard to the ''Enterprise'', but Picard turns the table and is able to get the crew to take both him and the duplicate Picard (who is in fact another studying alien) captive. The aliens don't like being cooped up, and after Picard is able to explain how unpleasant it is to be captured, he orders them to leave.
Recurring Trek Theme
The premise of powerful aliens capturing members of the crew for experimentation appears several times in Star Trek beginning with the original pilot "The Cage".
Trivia
★ A similar concept was used in an episode of ''The Twilight Zone'' and the movie Cube.
★ The old drinking song sung by Picard's Doppelganger is Heart of Oak.
Awards
★ "Allegiance" was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in Makeup for a Series.
External links
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