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Season 1 Episode 21
Episode: "The Arsenal of Freedom"
The Enterprise is in orbit of the planet Minos, believed to be the last known location of the USS Drake, a starship now missing. A transmission from the apparently lifeless planet invites a party from the Enterprise to visit, to which Commander Riker leads a small team. Shortly upon their arrival however Riker is incapacitated by a cunning autonomous weapon that continues to prowl the planet's surface. Accounting for the possibility that Riker may need medical attention, Captain Picard and Beverly Crusher beam down to the planet with Lieutenant LaForge left in command of the Enterprise. The situation deteriorates when the landing party are faced with yet another series of drones stalking them whilst at the same time one is taking a good crack at the Enterprise in orbit.
Finding himself struggling more and more in dealing with the Enterprise taking a severe beating by the alien weapon, LaForge orders the Enterprise be taken out of orbit to vacate the area. Pulling a safety, LaForge opts to send the bulk of the crew to the ship's saucer, separate the ship and return to Minos with the ship's battle section to deal with the drone and hopefully retrieve the stranded away team. Before his plan gets going however, LaForge shares a quiet visit from Counsellor Troi, to whom he offers a minor confession with respect to what the ship may face when it gets back to the planet.
Season 1 Episode 21
Episode: "The Arsenal of Freedom"
The Enterprise is in orbit of the planet Minos, believed to be the last known location of the USS Drake, a starship now missing. A transmission from the apparently lifeless planet invites a party from the Enterprise to visit, to which Commander Riker leads a small team. Shortly upon their arrival however Riker is incapacitated by a cunning autonomous weapon that continues to prowl the planet's surface. Accounting for the possibility that Riker may need medical attention, Captain Picard and Beverly Crusher beam down to the planet with Lieutenant LaForge left in command of the Enterprise. The situation deteriorates when the landing party are faced with yet another series of drones stalking them whilst at the same time one is taking a good crack at the Enterprise in orbit.
Finding himself struggling more and more in dealing with the Enterprise taking a severe beating by the alien weapon, LaForge orders the Enterprise be taken out of orbit to vacate the area. Pulling a safety, LaForge opts to send the bulk of the crew to the ship's saucer, separate the ship and return to Minos with the ship's battle section to deal with the drone and hopefully retrieve the stranded away team. Before his plan gets going however, LaForge shares a quiet visit from Counsellor Troi, to whom he offers a minor confession with respect to what the ship may face when it gets back to the planet.
