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'"The Naked Now"' is an episode from ''. It was the second episode broadcast of the series, and was first aired on October 5, 1987. It is episode #3, production #103.
This episode is a sequel to the '' episode "The Naked Time". The author of that episode, John D.F. Black, took a story credit on the episode, which was otherwise written by D. C. Fontana (using the pseudonym J. Michael Bingham). It was directed by Paul Lynch.
'Overview:' A bizarre virus causes impaired judgment in the crew of the ''Enterprise''.
On stardate 41209.2, the USS ''Enterprise'' responds to the SS ''Tsiolkovsky'' which has been monitoring the collapse of a supergiant star. The final message from the ship is outrageous laughter that is abruptly cut off by an explosion — later identified as a hatch being opened to vacuum. An away team beams over to find the crew frozen to death and in various stages of undress — what Data describes as evidence of a "wild party". Geordi finds a fully clothed female frozen in a shower whose body falls and he instinctively catches her.
Suspicious of contamination, Dr. Crusher orders the away team to undergo full examinations. Everyone checks out except for Geordi who is sweating profusely and complaining the room is too hot. Crusher confines him to sickbay, but he manages to slip out and enters Wesley Crusher's lab who is working on a portable tractor beam device. Wesley shows him a digital sampler device containing recordings of Captain Picard barking various orders saying he uses it to pretend he's on the bridge. Amused, Geordi places an encouraging hand on Wesley's shoulder, but suddenly he complains the room is too hot and leaves once again.
Eventually, Lt. Tasha Yar finds Geordi on an observation deck staring off into space. After he grabs her arms and begs for her to help rid his mind of the "wild thoughts", Geordi is returned to sickbay where Crusher remains at a loss to explain his condition. Her only conclusion is that he is showing signs of intoxication. Later, it is discovered a similar medical condition is mentioned in the logs of the old USS ''Enterprise'' commanded by Captain Kirk where the crew suffered impaired judgment and wild behavior after investigating a planet in the midst of a gravitational break up. It was theorized the gravity distortions created polywater, a complex water molecule that caused a chemical imbalance in the minds of the crew. Luckily, the report contains the complete medical data for a cure.
Later, a clearly-affected Lt. Yar is walking through a corridor, her usually straightforward stride replaced with a sexy saunter. Other personnel run through the hallways laughing and acting childish. Tasha grabs a crewman as he passes and plants a passionate kiss upon him. It is obvious that the boisterous behavior is spreading rapidly through the ship. In engineering, Wesley uses his recordings of Picard to lure Chief Engineer MacDougal and her attendant, Mr. Shimboda, away from their stations. When MacDougal reports "as ordered" to Picard, Picard hears his own words coming over the main intercom stating he has given full control of the ship to "Acting Captain Wesley Crusher".
More odd reports come in and Picard realizes the crew is losing their minds. He orders Data to find Yar and restore order immediately. Shimoda returns to engineering and finds Wesley has activated a force field with his tractor beam device that blocks the doorway. Shimoda, acting loopy himself, hails "Captain Wes", and Wesley deactivates the field to let him in. Elsewhere, Data arrives at Yar's quarters where she has changed to a revealing gown and throws her arms around him. She pulls the bewildered android into her bedroom telling him she wants "gentleness and love."
At engineering, Commander Riker and MacDougal work to bypass Wesley's force field device, but suddenly, counselor Troi arrives and distracts Riker with passionate advances. He carries her to sickbay as Crusher tests the old ''Enterprise'' serum on Geordi, but is shocked when it doesn't work. Dismayed over the serum's failure, Riker puts a confiding hand on her shoulder while she ponders why the polywater agent is no longer affected by the old antidote formula. She discovers physical contact is what spreads the virus, then is horrified when she realizes Riker has just infected her.
From the bridge, Picard tries to reason with Wesley, explaining the urgency of returning control, but Wesley ignores him telling him everything is safe in his hands. Data finally returns to the bridge looking disheveled and incoherent from his encounter with Yar. His biomechanical functions have likewise been impaired from exposure to the polywater agent.
In space, the star explodes, and large chunk of stellar matter is headed directly at the ''Enterprise''. With moments until impact, MacDougal finally deactivates the force field and rushes in to regain control. She is furious when she finds Shimoda has removed and scattered all the isolinear chips from the computer bank. Replacing them correctly could take hours, and without the computer, the ''Enterprise'' is dead in space. Wesley indicates that Data could replace them faster than anyone so Data is rushed to engineering to reinsert the chips. He does so at lightning speed, however there are too many to deal with and time is running out.
In sickbay, Picard arrives as Crusher has prepared a more potent antidote and injects Geordi who pops to attention. Crusher then injects herself and then the Captain and they rush off with hypos to inject the others. Picard enters engineering where Data is still "shuffling" the chips. Picard injects him with the cure and he continues his work even faster, but it is clear that he will not have the chips replaced in time.
Wesley clears his mind long enough to modify the ship's tractor beam and uses it to push the ''Tsiolkovsky'' away. The force pushes the two starships apart and allows the ''Enterprise'' to drift to safety as the stellar matter collides with the ''Tsiolkovsky'' and destroys her. With the chips replaced, the ''Enterprise'' returns to normal functions along with everyone else. Later however, Data is approached by an embarrassed Lt. Yar who quickly informs him "it never happened."
★ This episode uses a specific sound effect to indicate that a crew member had been affected by the contaminant. However, when Doctor Crusher infects Captain Picard in his ready room, no sound effect is heard. Dr. Crusher also does not physically touch Capt. Picard in this scene, only stands extremely close. Picard not only gets the infection, the onset of effects is much quicker than the other crew members.
★ Riker, on the other hand, is infected but maintains a clearer mind throughout the rest of the episode than any other crew members. This was likely necessary to have an officer that could save the ship while still dealing with the contaminant.
★ The contaminant in this episode was originally introduced in the '' episode, ''The Naked Time''
★ Years later, during the movie '', the Borg Queen asked Data how long it had been since he had sex. Data gave the length of time from his encounter with Lt. Yar to that moment in the film as eight years, seven months, sixteen days, four minutes, and twenty-two seconds.
★ Until it was established in the episode "Datalore" that Data could not use contractions, Data used them several times. An example of this is shown here when Riker comments about the bridge crew being sucked out into space. Data replies "Correction, that's blown out."
★ Despite Picard's insistence that Mr. Data's android physiology makes him immune, no explanation, except Data's own explanation-under-the-influence, is given as to how the contaminant infects him, causing him to behave in an intoxicated manner after his sexual encounter with Lieutenant Yar.
★ As the episode opens Picard says "Captain's log stardate 41209.2: We are running at warp seven to rendezvous with the science vessel SS ''Tsiolkovsky''...", however, the ''Enterprise'' is clearly moving at impulse power rather than warp as he states this.
★ Although the ship was referred to as the ''Tsiolkovsky'' in the episode, its dedication plaque, seen briefly in the background when the away team first beams aboard, is rendered in Cyrillic: ''К. Э. Циолковский''.
★ Troi calls Riker "Bill" in this episode; she would do so once more in "Haven".[1]
★ Worf is the only regular cast member not infected and does not leave the bridge throughout the episode.
1. The Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion, , Larry, Nemecek, Pocket Books, 1995,
★
★ Wil Wheaton's review of '"The Naked Now"' at TV Squad
'"The Naked Now"' is an episode from ''. It was the second episode broadcast of the series, and was first aired on October 5, 1987. It is episode #3, production #103.
This episode is a sequel to the '' episode "The Naked Time". The author of that episode, John D.F. Black, took a story credit on the episode, which was otherwise written by D. C. Fontana (using the pseudonym J. Michael Bingham). It was directed by Paul Lynch.
'Overview:' A bizarre virus causes impaired judgment in the crew of the ''Enterprise''.
| Contents |
| Plot |
| Notes |
| References |
| External links |
Plot
On stardate 41209.2, the USS ''Enterprise'' responds to the SS ''Tsiolkovsky'' which has been monitoring the collapse of a supergiant star. The final message from the ship is outrageous laughter that is abruptly cut off by an explosion — later identified as a hatch being opened to vacuum. An away team beams over to find the crew frozen to death and in various stages of undress — what Data describes as evidence of a "wild party". Geordi finds a fully clothed female frozen in a shower whose body falls and he instinctively catches her.
Suspicious of contamination, Dr. Crusher orders the away team to undergo full examinations. Everyone checks out except for Geordi who is sweating profusely and complaining the room is too hot. Crusher confines him to sickbay, but he manages to slip out and enters Wesley Crusher's lab who is working on a portable tractor beam device. Wesley shows him a digital sampler device containing recordings of Captain Picard barking various orders saying he uses it to pretend he's on the bridge. Amused, Geordi places an encouraging hand on Wesley's shoulder, but suddenly he complains the room is too hot and leaves once again.
Eventually, Lt. Tasha Yar finds Geordi on an observation deck staring off into space. After he grabs her arms and begs for her to help rid his mind of the "wild thoughts", Geordi is returned to sickbay where Crusher remains at a loss to explain his condition. Her only conclusion is that he is showing signs of intoxication. Later, it is discovered a similar medical condition is mentioned in the logs of the old USS ''Enterprise'' commanded by Captain Kirk where the crew suffered impaired judgment and wild behavior after investigating a planet in the midst of a gravitational break up. It was theorized the gravity distortions created polywater, a complex water molecule that caused a chemical imbalance in the minds of the crew. Luckily, the report contains the complete medical data for a cure.
Later, a clearly-affected Lt. Yar is walking through a corridor, her usually straightforward stride replaced with a sexy saunter. Other personnel run through the hallways laughing and acting childish. Tasha grabs a crewman as he passes and plants a passionate kiss upon him. It is obvious that the boisterous behavior is spreading rapidly through the ship. In engineering, Wesley uses his recordings of Picard to lure Chief Engineer MacDougal and her attendant, Mr. Shimboda, away from their stations. When MacDougal reports "as ordered" to Picard, Picard hears his own words coming over the main intercom stating he has given full control of the ship to "Acting Captain Wesley Crusher".
More odd reports come in and Picard realizes the crew is losing their minds. He orders Data to find Yar and restore order immediately. Shimoda returns to engineering and finds Wesley has activated a force field with his tractor beam device that blocks the doorway. Shimoda, acting loopy himself, hails "Captain Wes", and Wesley deactivates the field to let him in. Elsewhere, Data arrives at Yar's quarters where she has changed to a revealing gown and throws her arms around him. She pulls the bewildered android into her bedroom telling him she wants "gentleness and love."
At engineering, Commander Riker and MacDougal work to bypass Wesley's force field device, but suddenly, counselor Troi arrives and distracts Riker with passionate advances. He carries her to sickbay as Crusher tests the old ''Enterprise'' serum on Geordi, but is shocked when it doesn't work. Dismayed over the serum's failure, Riker puts a confiding hand on her shoulder while she ponders why the polywater agent is no longer affected by the old antidote formula. She discovers physical contact is what spreads the virus, then is horrified when she realizes Riker has just infected her.
From the bridge, Picard tries to reason with Wesley, explaining the urgency of returning control, but Wesley ignores him telling him everything is safe in his hands. Data finally returns to the bridge looking disheveled and incoherent from his encounter with Yar. His biomechanical functions have likewise been impaired from exposure to the polywater agent.
In space, the star explodes, and large chunk of stellar matter is headed directly at the ''Enterprise''. With moments until impact, MacDougal finally deactivates the force field and rushes in to regain control. She is furious when she finds Shimoda has removed and scattered all the isolinear chips from the computer bank. Replacing them correctly could take hours, and without the computer, the ''Enterprise'' is dead in space. Wesley indicates that Data could replace them faster than anyone so Data is rushed to engineering to reinsert the chips. He does so at lightning speed, however there are too many to deal with and time is running out.
In sickbay, Picard arrives as Crusher has prepared a more potent antidote and injects Geordi who pops to attention. Crusher then injects herself and then the Captain and they rush off with hypos to inject the others. Picard enters engineering where Data is still "shuffling" the chips. Picard injects him with the cure and he continues his work even faster, but it is clear that he will not have the chips replaced in time.
Wesley clears his mind long enough to modify the ship's tractor beam and uses it to push the ''Tsiolkovsky'' away. The force pushes the two starships apart and allows the ''Enterprise'' to drift to safety as the stellar matter collides with the ''Tsiolkovsky'' and destroys her. With the chips replaced, the ''Enterprise'' returns to normal functions along with everyone else. Later however, Data is approached by an embarrassed Lt. Yar who quickly informs him "it never happened."
Notes
★ This episode uses a specific sound effect to indicate that a crew member had been affected by the contaminant. However, when Doctor Crusher infects Captain Picard in his ready room, no sound effect is heard. Dr. Crusher also does not physically touch Capt. Picard in this scene, only stands extremely close. Picard not only gets the infection, the onset of effects is much quicker than the other crew members.
★ Riker, on the other hand, is infected but maintains a clearer mind throughout the rest of the episode than any other crew members. This was likely necessary to have an officer that could save the ship while still dealing with the contaminant.
★ The contaminant in this episode was originally introduced in the '' episode, ''The Naked Time''
★ Years later, during the movie '', the Borg Queen asked Data how long it had been since he had sex. Data gave the length of time from his encounter with Lt. Yar to that moment in the film as eight years, seven months, sixteen days, four minutes, and twenty-two seconds.
★ Until it was established in the episode "Datalore" that Data could not use contractions, Data used them several times. An example of this is shown here when Riker comments about the bridge crew being sucked out into space. Data replies "Correction, that's blown out."
★ Despite Picard's insistence that Mr. Data's android physiology makes him immune, no explanation, except Data's own explanation-under-the-influence, is given as to how the contaminant infects him, causing him to behave in an intoxicated manner after his sexual encounter with Lieutenant Yar.
★ As the episode opens Picard says "Captain's log stardate 41209.2: We are running at warp seven to rendezvous with the science vessel SS ''Tsiolkovsky''...", however, the ''Enterprise'' is clearly moving at impulse power rather than warp as he states this.
★ Although the ship was referred to as the ''Tsiolkovsky'' in the episode, its dedication plaque, seen briefly in the background when the away team first beams aboard, is rendered in Cyrillic: ''К. Э. Циолковский''.
★ Troi calls Riker "Bill" in this episode; she would do so once more in "Haven".[1]
★ Worf is the only regular cast member not infected and does not leave the bridge throughout the episode.
References
1. The Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion, , Larry, Nemecek, Pocket Books, 1995,
External links
★
★ Wil Wheaton's review of '"The Naked Now"' at TV Squad
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