devil star trek generation devil 13th episode fourth season american science fiction television series star trek generation originally aired february broadcast syndication united_states based episode written planned star trek phase television series adapted generation directed set 24th century series follows adventures crew starfleet starship devil crew enterprise confront individual claiming mythological entity planet claims planet enterprise legal property agreement signed thousand years earlier captain crew reveal con artist leading arrest authorities numerous changes original script general theme episode remaining originally pitched use season following changes added season critical reception episode mixed generally thought reminiscent star trek original series plot uss enterprise receives distress leader federation scientific delegation population state panic convinced world soon end enterprise arrives rescue clarke brings date thousand years ago according history population entered deal mythology devil exchange ending wars restoring ecological balance improving heavily planet population personal slaves thousand years later millennium come close planet recently begun experiencing mild earthquakes seeing images skies said signs arrival captain commander data discuss matter leader woman appears chamber announcing proves identity starting earthquake transforming christian devil states come claim planet instantly suspicious orders data examine contract supposedly signed leaders planet thousand years ago returns enterprise appears bridge sitting captain chair security chief tries remove success data returns confirms language contract claim planet including orbit including enterprise later meeting senior staff expresses belief con artist points powers recreated theatrically delivered technology meeting goes bed evening sleeps appears tries seduce rejects transports planet dressed data comes collect shuttle unable transport normal way data attempt return enterprise ship disappears knowing return planet citing old legal precedent calls arbitration hearing agrees long data acts act agrees course hearing chief clarke discover ship nearby technology simulate magic known criminal away team led commander control ship giving control powers demonstrates fraud taken custody local authorities explains leader planet people improved planet gradually hard work dedication production episode originally developed premise cancelled star trek phase underwent significant changes appeared memo dated august status update cancelled series episode redeveloped generation child season original version enterprise visits meets planet leader concerned captain alien called return days destroy world suddenly collapses doctor tries help energy surrounds doctor head runs wall disappears landing party search avail enterprise doctor chapel attempts help energy appears passes discuss energy realise wants die attacked helps pair beam planet investigate palace met discover archive shows original agreement philosophers including younger thousand years earlier note philosophers energy attacked doctors later version star trek generation agreement correct pollution planet return ownership planet thousand years later decide life support table ask volunteers apparent attack attempt save volunteer alien strength attacked manage attach life support machine life signs immediately improve tells contract planet surface challenges appears agrees trial enterprise computer acting judge realises created philosophers remaining control manages defeat creature releases stunned crewmen finds trapped wall releases enterprise departing shortly story brought story pitch season generation modified staff writers changes including making devil character female cast considered previously appeared episode member race episode illustrates law sufficiently advanced technology indistinguishable magic reception home media reviewers watched star trek generation end series watched episode thought performance reason episode way barely thought episode felt similar original series story normal generation story episode origins said overall dumb gave score zack_handlen thought positively episode reviewed think captain pretending captain episode didn real drama silly goofy fun thought episode cute gave overall score nominated primetime emmy award outstanding costumes series work episode instead awarded work murphy brown episode life win award following years episodes cost living time arrow episode released vhs cassette episode later included star trek generation season dvd box set released united_states september blu ray release united_kingdom july followed united_states july
Devil's Due (Star Trek: The Next Generation)