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Season 1 Episode 26
Episode: "The Neutral Zone"
After decades of dormancy there appears to be evidence that the Romulans have crossed the Neutral Zone and are threatening the Federation outposts that are stationed there to monitor it; the Enterprise has been ordered to confirm that this is so.
Hours before that mission kicks off however, Data and Worf investigate an ancient space capsule, a derelict drifting through the local space, apparently of Earth origin. To their surprise they discover a dozen cryogenic stasis pods, three of which are occupied; Data has them beamed aboard the Enterprise. This trio of visitors despite having been found technically dead are successfully revived and it emerges that they are from the tail end of the 20th century; now they have to figure out how to adjust to living in the 24th century.
Ralph Ophenhaus, one of the patients who have awoken from their 3 century stint in a cryonic stasis tube is absolutely desperate to make contact with his lawyer so that he can ascertain the status of his wealth and is therefore making a pain in the ass of himself to Captain Picard. With his meeting interrupted, Picard visits Ophenhaus to give him a lesson on what it means to be a human being in the 24th century.
Gene Roddenberry's philosophy permeates Picard's words throughout this scene; it strikes a chord with me. - Really memorable.
Season 1 Episode 26
Episode: "The Neutral Zone"
After decades of dormancy there appears to be evidence that the Romulans have crossed the Neutral Zone and are threatening the Federation outposts that are stationed there to monitor it; the Enterprise has been ordered to confirm that this is so.
Hours before that mission kicks off however, Data and Worf investigate an ancient space capsule, a derelict drifting through the local space, apparently of Earth origin. To their surprise they discover a dozen cryogenic stasis pods, three of which are occupied; Data has them beamed aboard the Enterprise. This trio of visitors despite having been found technically dead are successfully revived and it emerges that they are from the tail end of the 20th century; now they have to figure out how to adjust to living in the 24th century.
Ralph Ophenhaus, one of the patients who have awoken from their 3 century stint in a cryonic stasis tube is absolutely desperate to make contact with his lawyer so that he can ascertain the status of his wealth and is therefore making a pain in the ass of himself to Captain Picard. With his meeting interrupted, Picard visits Ophenhaus to give him a lesson on what it means to be a human being in the 24th century.
Gene Roddenberry's philosophy permeates Picard's words throughout this scene; it strikes a chord with me. - Really memorable.
