Takara_Soong 4 Posted May 27, 2005 Series: Star Trek: The Next Generation Season: 1 Episode #: 22 Production #: 122 Episode Name: Skin of Evil Original Air Date: 04.25.88 Deanna Troi's shuttle crashes on a planet inhabited by an evil entity called Armus. Being unable to beam Troi and the pilot to the Enterprise, an away team is dispatched to investigate. During one rescue attempt, Armus attacks and kills Tasha Yar. 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 Denise Crosby as Natasha (Tasha) Yar Wil Wheaton as Wesley Crusher Guest Cast: Mart McChesney as Armus Director: Joseph L. Scanlan Teleplay By: Joseph Stefano and Hannah Louise Shearer Story By: Joseph Stefano Related Items: direct reticular stimulation neural stimulator Norep Vagra II neural stimulator Armus Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HRH The KING 0 Posted May 29, 2005 A poor episode. It did however acheive something urgently needed in TNG, the cutting of Tasha Yar. Although honestly, they should have taken the opportunity to kill off Deanna Troi too although having both characters killed by Armus (the black oil slick thingy) would have been a waste. They could have been killed in more dramatic and meaningful ways. I know what you are thinking, "That would have left Dr. Crusher as the only female". Well technically yes, but I would have eventually sent Wesley to Starfleet Academy and replaced him with a permanent female CONN officer. The scene where Riker was submerged in the black oil was well done. This episode gets a 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Takara_Soong 4 Posted June 6, 2005 Despite a moving funeral service for Tasha at the end, I wasn't sad to see her go. Denise Crosby's penchant for overacting was annoying. Also I was just so darn happy I would not have to listen to Tasha go on about the "rape gangs" of her home planet any longer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MANVERU 0 Posted September 5, 2005 No sir, I dont like it This episode brought me to tears, therefore, I didnt like it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stephen of Borg 2 Posted February 10, 2006 An average episode that had the pointless death of Tasha, even though it was just made so Denise could leave. Tasha's funeral was fitting and sad. It ended perfectly with Data standing quietly alone. Good ending to an okay episode. *** 1/2 out of ***** Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Odo 0 Posted February 10, 2006 Scale of one to ten a 1 Unwanted carecter stupid death Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
youbroughtheryouRiker 2 Posted February 11, 2006 Eh, never cared much for Tasha Yar. The death had to have pointless, but if Denise hadn't been leaving, it would have been "Ensign Ricky" or some such disposable character. Although, I'm glad Deanna lived. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
APW 0 Posted February 11, 2006 Hated this episode. At the time I was in love with tasha yar . I stopped watching TNG for about a year after this episode. I had read somewhere that Denise Crosby had gotten canned because she wanted a bigger role or something and Roddenberry said no. And since I was smitten by Yar/Crosby I took her side....for a while, anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
youbroughtheryouRiker 2 Posted November 27, 2007 Eh, never cared much for Tasha Yar. The death had to have pointless, but if Denise hadn't been leaving, it would have been "Ensign Ricky" or some such disposable character. Although, I'm glad Deanna lived. :P P.S. A 2 P.P.S. Where'd the poll for this episode go? I'm not seeing it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
