Chain of Command (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
| "Chain of Command" | |
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| Star Trek: The Next Generation episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 6 Episode 10 and 11 |
| Directed by |
Robert Scheerer (Part I) Les Landau (Part II) |
| Written by | Frank Abatemarco (Part II) |
| Teleplay by | Ronald D. Moore (Part I) |
| Story by | Frank Abatemarco (Part I) |
| Featured music | Jay Chattaway |
| Production code | 236 and 237 |
| Original air date | December 14, 1992 December 21, 1992 |
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"Chain of Command" is a two-part episode of the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. It aired as the tenth and 11th episodes of the sixth season, the 136th and 137th episodes of the series. In this episode, Jean-Luc Picard is taken from command of the Enterprise for a covert mission, and his replacement is assigned to deal with the Cardassians openly. The second part is noted for the intense performance of Patrick Stewart and its depiction of brutal torture and interrogation scenes.
Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart), Worf (Michael Dorn), and Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden) are assigned by Starfleet on a covert mission to destroy a Cardassian biological weapons installation on Celtris III, a Cardassian border world. In Picard's place, Starfleet assigns Captain Edward Jellico (Ronny Cox), who exhibits a vastly different style of command and decorum to the Enterprise crew, particularly to William Riker (Jonathan Frakes). Under Jellico's command, the Enterprise patrols the border near Minos Korva, a tactically significant Federation planet, and holds negotiations as to the fate of the planet with Cardassian representatives.
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