16th episode second season american science fiction television series star trek generation episode aired broadcast syndication written executive producer directed marked appearance designed originally intended appear season episode neutral zone set 24th century series follows adventures starfleet crew federation starship enterprise episode entity known arrives enterprise decides captain acting arrogant manner sends ship galaxy crew contact enhanced race known crew fail defeat vessel forced help costume designs created developed worn actor heads designs reminiscent creations character lord television series captain power soldiers future episode went budget nearly required additional filming time watched million viewers critical reception positive episode described great episode series nominated emmy awards winning plot way quarters captain steps instead finding corridor onboard enterprise ends board controls demands returned enterprise refuses agrees hear requests transports forward recognizes warns trust reveals wants join crew assist push regions galaxy asserting ready threats encounter chooses way unknown rejects offer irritated arrogance sends enterprise thousands light years galaxy disappears commander data reports nearest years away maximum warp agitated warns set course home immediately curious explore new area discover nearby planet shows signs previous civilization stripped industrial mechanical elements met larger cube shaped vessel answer warns ship belongs powerful like race nearly wiped people scattering survivors galaxy urges leave immediately orders enterprise shields raised single transports engineering begins probe enterprise computer systems initially attempts set effect forced increase power kill instead immediately second appears continue computer proves immune fire completing mission strips components dead disappears ship contacts enterprise demands surrender refuses use cutting beam slice enterprise section remove cross section ship killing eighteen people orders return fire enterprise appears disable ship commander takes away team cube find active focusing attention repairing ship damage away team returns orders depart maximum warp ship immediately begins pursuit gaining enterprise appears bridge warns stop chasing defeated attempts fight avail finally admits needs help returning enterprise position federation space lesson blames deaths crew disappears reminding ill warns aware federation presence coming reflects right thing wrong reasons bringing forward encounter prepared federation lies ahead continue explore production episode featured appearance encounter hide written pseudonym introduced ensign intended recurring character manner chief miles brien played appeared episode appearance following episode character later appeared series went budget point eighth day shooting arranged subsequently cancelled episode elementary dear data resulted budget saving production clip shades gray director concerned saying didn know day day making winner keen use aliens original series developed main villains generation new aliens appearances decided comical suit role instead production team began looking new adversary starfleet writer executive producer developed idea race shared consciousness idea budget constraints idea mind remaining new race appear episodes generation film star trek contact appeared pilot star trek deep space star trek enterprise episode regeneration repeatedly star trek voyager end season onwards originally planned include season episode neutral zone writers guild america strike time write script cut short developed episode day half elements directly removed episode originally conceived having parts federation teaming second plan subsequently dropped plot linked aliens seen conspiracy neutral zone instead simply reference destruction series outposts unknown enemy design reminiscent lord television series captain power soldiers future designs designs new race created costume designer received script design showed suit tubes running left head design supervisor main costumes time different departments working times ensure matched base head pieces foam initially casts model kits electronic parts found effective use actual electronics damaged equipment designed latex attachment allow tubes attached skin great deal bare skin left actors bodies skin covered white base order achieve zombie like appearance reception shown broadcast syndication united_states watched million viewers making watched episode episodes earlier season watched viewers episode rest season episodes season reviewers watched episode following end series reviewed describing best hours called performance triumphant return said brought mystery depth role stewart kills said introduction phenomenal gave episode score zack_handlen writing said plot brilliant proved right thought crew able come sort solution strong episode forced great episode series admits humans arrogant weak gave episode grade sfx described episode thrilling review season blu ray release ign referred classic list great episodes generation created den geek listed fifth earliest episode series featured list episode nominated emmy awards winning outstanding sound editing series outstanding sound mixing drama series failed win outstanding special visual effects award going miniseries war remembrance instead home media cinematic release home media release vhs cassette appearing october united_states canada episode included dvd box sets season set released subsequently star trek fan collective march star trek fan collective june recent release season blu ray set december release included audio commentary episode featuring michael received cinematic release alongside extended version measure man night november promote blu ray release second time pair generation episodes received cinematic release promote release blu ray season box set
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