The Masterpiece Society
| "Masterpiece Society" | |
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| Star Trek: The Next Generation episode | |
The Enterprise crew tries to save "The Masterpiece Society".
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| Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 13 |
| Directed by | Winrich Kolbe |
| Teleplay by |
Adam Belanoff Michael Piller |
| Story by |
James Kahn Adam Belanoff |
| Featured music |
Jay Chattaway Chopin's Fourth Prelude in E Minor |
| Production code | 213 |
| Original air date | February 10, 1992 |
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"The Masterpiece Society" is the 113th episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. The 13th episode of the fifth season.
In this episode, while the crew of the USS Enterprise saves an isolated genetically engineered society from immediate destruction, the cultural contamination resulting from their interaction may still ultimately doom the colony.
The Enterprise has been assigned to the Moab sector to track a stellar core fragment from a disintegrated Neutron star. They find the fragment is due to pass near Moab IV, threatening a human colony on the planet. On contacting the colony to arrange for evacuation, its leader Aaron Conor (John Snyder) refuses, though allows an away team down to discuss the matter. Conor explains that the colony was formed 200 years prior to create a perfect society using genetically engineering and selective breeding, and he and the other leaders feel that evacuation would destroy the perfect order they have achieved. They discuss other alternatives and Enterprise Chief Engineer Geordi La Forge is introduced to Hannah Bates (Dey Young), a scientist. Bates proposes using a multi-phase tractor beam, powered by the Enterprise's warp core, to push the fragment from its path, which La Forge agrees would be a possible solution. After some deliberation, Bates is allowed to leave the colony to the Enterprise to oversee the process. Meanwhile, Deanna Troi and Conor start to develop a romantic attraction as they try to convince the other leaders that evacuation is the best option.
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