The Arsenal of Freedom
- Episode aired Apr 9, 1988
- TV-PG
- 46m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
3.7K
YOUR RATING
The Enterprise encounters a planet long dead, but technical equipment still functions for the purpose of selling off its arsenal, along with self sufficiency.The Enterprise encounters a planet long dead, but technical equipment still functions for the purpose of selling off its arsenal, along with self sufficiency.The Enterprise encounters a planet long dead, but technical equipment still functions for the purpose of selling off its arsenal, along with self sufficiency.
Wil Wheaton
- Wesley Crusher
- (credit only)
George De La Pena
- Lt. Orfil Solis
- (as George De La Peña)
James G. Becker
- Youngblood
- (uncredited)
Richard Sarstedt
- Command Division Officer
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe sand in the cavern was infested with fleas, which made the shoot an utterly miserable experience for Patrick Stewart and Gates McFadden, who were under constant attack by the minute bloodthirsty creatures.
- GoofsWhen Picard tells the peddler that he's interested in buying the weapon, it shuts down and the ground weapon vanishes. However, the space weapon not only remains, but continues to be a threat, despite the 'demonstration' having ended.
- Quotes
Captain Paul Rice: Tell me about your ship, Riker. It's the Enterprise, isn't it?
Commander William T. Riker: No, the name of my ship is the Lollipop.
Captain Paul Rice: I have no knowledge of that ship.
Commander William T. Riker: It's just been commissioned. It's a good ship.
- ConnectionsEdited into Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Transinium Challenge (1989)
- SoundtracksStar Trek: The Next Generation Main Title
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage
Featured review
We're going to have company any minute, and this time I don't know how we're going to stop it
Enterprise receives a recorded message from planet Minos.
This is an mostly good episode with a number of strong character moments but the production design and some performances let it down at times.
The plot is solid and based on a very interesting subject of weapons manufacturing. It starts in a fairly uninspired way, but when Picard leaves Enterprise to join the away team, the plot gets more interesting.
I enjoyed the scenes with Picard and Dr Crusher, which give some nice background on Crusher and has an interesting dynamic of patient looking after the doctor. Geordie's time in command also has some cool moments for his character.
Where I struggled is on the surface of the 'densely forested' planet Minos. Not only are the performances fairly weak, particularly from Denise Crosby, but the set and tech design is very poor. Considering this was made long after the original series, it appears to be more dated.
The above problems generally contribute to a distinct lack of threat offered by the technology described as a highly and advanced perfect killing machine.
Patrick Stewart is as strong as ever. LeVar Burton gives another likeable performance and carries the bridge scenes well. Gates McFadden is solid and likewise Marina Sirtis. Jonathan Frakes appears to be going through the motions in some quite bland exchanges with Crosby.
This is an mostly good episode with a number of strong character moments but the production design and some performances let it down at times.
The plot is solid and based on a very interesting subject of weapons manufacturing. It starts in a fairly uninspired way, but when Picard leaves Enterprise to join the away team, the plot gets more interesting.
I enjoyed the scenes with Picard and Dr Crusher, which give some nice background on Crusher and has an interesting dynamic of patient looking after the doctor. Geordie's time in command also has some cool moments for his character.
Where I struggled is on the surface of the 'densely forested' planet Minos. Not only are the performances fairly weak, particularly from Denise Crosby, but the set and tech design is very poor. Considering this was made long after the original series, it appears to be more dated.
The above problems generally contribute to a distinct lack of threat offered by the technology described as a highly and advanced perfect killing machine.
Patrick Stewart is as strong as ever. LeVar Burton gives another likeable performance and carries the bridge scenes well. Gates McFadden is solid and likewise Marina Sirtis. Jonathan Frakes appears to be going through the motions in some quite bland exchanges with Crosby.
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- snoozejonc
- May 23, 2021
Details
- Runtime46 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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