Takara_Soong 4 Posted May 27, 2005 Series: Star Trek: The Next Generation Season: 5 Episode #: 4 Production #: 204 Episode Name: Silicon Avatar Original Air Date: 10.14.91 Review not yet available. Cast: Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard Jonathan Frakes as William Thomas Riker Brent Spiner as Data LeVar Burton as Geordi La Forge Michael Dorn as Worf Gates McFadden as Beverly Crusher Marina Sirtis as Deanna Troi Guest Cast: Ellen Geer as Dr. Kila Marr Susan Diol as Carmen Director: Cliff Bole Teleplay By: Jeri Taylor Story By: Lawrence V. Conley Related Items: Melona IV Boreal III Brechtian Cluster Forlat III Kallisko rations, camp wine Melona IV Omicron Theta Crystalline entity Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HRH The KING 0 Posted June 5, 2005 Another very powerful emotional episode. I felt real sympathy for the doctor who's son was killed by the Crystalline Entity and I totally could understand her hostility and mistrust of Data. Special credit must go to Ellen Geer as Dr. Kila Marr who's performance was stellar and world-class. The scene where the Entity was attacking the ship and we could hear their screams of terror was profound, especially when the camera switched to the doctor who was obviously distraught and thinking about what happened to her son. The Crystalline Entity was a SUPERB villain alien, and it never even said a word. To the day, when I see a picture of it, I get the creeps. Seriously. Like the episode that would come later with "Hugh", this is one of those rare episodes where I actually disagreed with Picard's conduct. I would have absolutely killed the Crystalline Entity and thought that the actions of the doctor were completely justified. At times I feel that Picard's sense of personal honour and his explorationary spirit were misplaced and he needed to remember his military duty too. Anyway, I'm going on too long here. Gold Standard Episode. Rating = 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
youbroughtheryouRiker 2 Posted January 26, 2008 For me, this episode painted itself into a corner to where by the time they figure out how to establish contact, I knew I wouldn't be happy with the outcome of this episode either way (and I've seen it before, mind you, but you get what I'm saying.) Either it wimps out with the peaceful negotiation, or a violent outburst where the Enterprise would have had to destroy it, or someone on the Enterprise proves to be the aggressor. The last, which happens, is the least predictable, but still kinda so given the character of Marr. Geer's acting was phenomenal, and I think no one could have pulled it off as well as she did. Even so, I might have been able to give it a 5 if they had changed the ending between Marr and Data. That just disappointed me, and I think it needed some fixing. Other than that, good episode. 4. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites