arsenal freedom 21st episode american science fiction television series star trek generation originally aired april broadcast syndication written based story episode directed set 24th century series follows adventures crew starfleet starship enterprise episode crew investigates disappearance uss drake travel planet away team ship separately attacked demonstration automated weapons system saw episode commentary sale iran intended doctor reveal feelings captain episode changed created model seen episode container bottle opinions critics mixed singled appearance praise plot enterprise sent search uss drake vanished surveying planet ship reaches planet met pre recorded figure advertising arsenal freedom invites crew surface commander data beam surface investigate separates met drake captain asks ship realizes trick told life signs detected away team tells captain good ship questioned armament captain disappears revealing floating probe fires field data destroy field prevents enterprise captain doctor travel surface left command enterprise meet away team attempt free probe appears fires separated data fall hole severely injured data discover second probe powerful requires combined power destroy attempts tend injuries data manages release field data attacked new probe requiring combine power destroy data probe learns tactics destroy prior stronger probe enterprise attacked ship subsequent attack gets stronger ship shields chief comes bridge demand enterprise flee planet attempts command pretext higher rank correctly states people relieve command commands chief engineering resume duties soon attacks threaten disable shields resigned appearing forge asks logan return bridge logan assumes given command orders separation leaving logan charge escaping remaining bridge crew helm battle bridge star drive section returns discovers computer terminal causing salesman appear explains witnessing demonstration echo system intelligent weapons able upgrade response enemy threat drake destroyed weapon unsuccessfully attempts end demonstration data able find hole leading location jumps try assist examining computer data concludes set target power source explosion probably area including away team attempts negotiate salesman eventually agreeing buy weapons system satisfied salesman disappears computer system uses planet atmosphere reveal location space born probe destroys away team return star drive section set course rendezvous section command remarks left ship intact like returned condition production story editor saw plot arsenal freedom commentary sale american iran taken ultimate conclusion purchased missiles billion transaction prevented going bankruptcy united_states congress longer funding project iran country united_states use planes original story injured revealing feelings trying save dying creator want love story changed suggestion switch roles order elements assistant director staff member production team direct episode arsenal freedom model echo created eggs container bottle hand animated model instead motion control photography years training movements fluid order blend background wore pair green whilst manually moving model screen reception arsenal freedom aired broadcast syndication april received rating meaning seen percent households new episode weeks previous episode heart glory receiving rating reviewers watched episode end series reviewed episode july highlighted appearance saying totally owns scene thought situation left forge charge enterprise contrived said doesn good excuse going planet script calling gave episode score fun enjoyable episode zack_handlen reviewed episode criticised episode saying kinds problems biggest episode doesn act moral superiority crew display frustrating summed moral story played episode saying appeal weapon supposed know violence violence gave episode grade watched episode website den geek march recalled good episode found wasn good watch review thought plot reminiscent plot novel thought away team sequences planet little boring exception data jumping pit reviewed episode website august thought scenario forge forced described treat said cast didn stretch pleased visuals star drive section enters planet atmosphere
The Arsenal of Freedom