The Dauphin
- Episode aired Feb 18, 1989
- TV-PG
- 45m
Wesley falls for the young future leader of Daled IV, unaware just how dangerous the girl's protective and overly restrictive guardian can be.Wesley falls for the young future leader of Daled IV, unaware just how dangerous the girl's protective and overly restrictive guardian can be.Wesley falls for the young future leader of Daled IV, unaware just how dangerous the girl's protective and overly restrictive guardian can be.
- Salia
- (as Jamie Hubbard)
- Furry Animal
- (as Cindy Sorensen)
- Ensign Gibson
- (as Jennifer Barlow)
- Crewman Martinez
- (uncredited)
- Operations Division Officer
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDaled IV rotates only once per revolution around its sun, shrouding one side of the planet in eternal night, while It is always day on the other side. This condition, which does exist in nature, is called "tidal locking". Because most planetary bodies have a natural tendency to become tidally locked to their host body over a long enough time, it is thought that such planets may be common and could possibly host life, particularly in systems orbiting red and brown dwarf stars, which have lifespans much longer than other main sequence stars. Daled IV might be an "eyeball planet", a hypothetical type of tidally locked planet where the tidal locking has led to features that make it resemble an eyeball.
- GoofsBoth Worf and Dr. Pulaski are surprised by the existence of shapeshifters, with the latter treating the concept as something from a zoological textbook. However, the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise (NCC-1701) encountered shapeshifters in The Man Trap (1966), Whom Gods Destroy (1969) and The Survivor (1973). Captain James T. Kirk and Dr. Leonard McCoy also encountered one in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991).
- Quotes
Wesley Crusher: [to Riker] What should I say? How do I act? What do I do?
Commander William T. Riker: Guinan, I need your help. Could you step over here a minute?
Guinan: Sounds simple enough.
Commander William T. Riker: [to Wesley] Now, first words out of your mouth are the most important. You may want to start with something like this.
[to Guinan]
Commander William T. Riker: You are the most beautiful woman in the galaxy...
[to Wesley]
Commander William T. Riker: But that might not work.
Guinan: Yes! Yes, it would.
Commander William T. Riker: [to Guinan] You don't know how long I've wanted to tell you that.
Guinan: But you were afraid.
Commander William T. Riker: Yes.
Guinan: Of me?
Commander William T. Riker: Of us. Of what we might become...
[Wesley tries to interrupt]
Commander William T. Riker: ... or that you might think that was a line.
Guinan: Maybe I do think it's a line.
Commander William T. Riker: Then you think I'm not sincere.
Guinan: I didn't say that. There's nothing wrong with a line. It's like a knock at the door.
Commander William T. Riker: Then you're inviting me in.
Guinan: I'm not sending you away.
Commander William T. Riker: That's more than I expected.
Guinan: Is it as much as you hoped?
Commander William T. Riker: To hope is to recognize the possibility; I had only dreams.
Guinan: Dreams can be dangerous.
Commander William T. Riker: Not these dreams. I dream of a galaxy where your eyes are the stars and the universe worships the night.
Guinan: Careful. Putting me on a pedestal so high, you may not be able to reach me.
Commander William T. Riker: Then I'll learn how to fly. You are the heart in my day and the soul in my night.
Wesley Crusher: [interrupting] I don't think this is my style.
Guinan: Shut up, kid!
[to Riker, saucily]
Guinan: Tell me more about my eyes.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Star Trek: The Next Generation: Shades of Gray (1989)
- SoundtracksStar Trek: The Next Generation Main Title
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage
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- Jun 7, 2020
Details
- Runtime45 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1