"The Defector" | |
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Series Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 3, Episode 10 | |
File:TNG 3x10 001.jpg | |
Air date | December 30th, 1989 |
Writers | David Kemper; Michael Piller |
Director | David Carson |
Producers | Hans Beimler; Rick Berman; Peter Lauritson; David Livingston; Richard Manning; Michael Piller; Gene Roddenberry |
Starring | Patrick Stewart; Jonathan Frakes; LeVar Burton; Michael Dorn; Gates McFadden; Marina Sirtis; Brent Spiner; Wil Wheaton |
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"The Defector" is the tenth episode of season three of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and the fifty-fifth episode of the series overall. The episode was directed by David Carson and written by David Kemper and Michael Piller. It first aired in syndication on December 30th, 1989. In this episode, the Chief Engineer of the Federation Starfleet starship USS Enterprise , Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge is trapped on a life-threatening planet with a Romulan. The two adversaries must work together if they wish to survive. Meanwhile, on board the Enterprise, Chief of Security Lieutenant Worf is faced with a conflict between his duty as a Starfleet officer and his prejudice against Romulans.