Takara_Soong 4 Posted May 27, 2005 Series: Star Trek: The Next Generation Season: 3 Episode #: 11 Production #: 159 Episode Name: The Hunted Original Air Date: 01.08.90 The planet Angosia is seeking admission into the United Federation of Planets and the Enterprise has been sent to review their application. While in orbit, a prisoner named Roga Danar escapes from a penal colony on Lunar V. Deanna Troi finds herself drawn to the violent escapee and soon realizes there is more to the situation than meets the eye. This was James Cromwell's first Star Trek appearance. He later played Jaglom Shrek in Birthright, Parts I and II, Hanok in the Deep Space Nine episode Starship Down but is best known for playing Zefram Cochrane in Star Trek: First Contact. He later reprised that role in the Enterprise pilot, Broken Bow. Jeff McCarthy (Roga Danar) also appeared in the Voyager pilot, Caretaker, Part I as Doctor Fitzgerald. J. Michael Flynn (Zaynar) portrayed Commander Nijil in the Enterprise episodes Babel One, United and The Aenar. 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 Wil Wheaton as Wesley Crusher Guest Cast: Colm Meaney as Miles O'Brien Jeff McCarthy as Roga Danar James Cromwell as Nayrok J. Michael Flynn as Zaynar Andrew Bicknell as Wagnor Director: Cliff Bole Written By: Robin Bernheim Related Items: anesthizine gas Angosia III Angosia III Asteroid Lunar V (5) Angosian Angosian transport vessel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HRH The KING 0 Posted May 30, 2005 Incredibly ANOTHER superb episode. This third season of TNG was excellent. Another sympathetic character with depth in Danar. The idea of the hero soldier being mistreated upon their return to society is very much an echo of what happened after Vietnam and their are obvious "First Blood" overtones to this episode. Excellent thoughtful episode. Rating = 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
youbroughtheryouRiker 2 Posted December 13, 2007 5. The chase scene was the best. Just really was the highlight of this episode. Danar exposition and characterization was wonderfully executed. The tenseness at the end just capped it off beautifully. Exemplary episode. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GhostofMajorHayes 10 Posted December 13, 2007 (edited) I gave it a 5. Very well written Vietnam war parable. Picard was good in this one. The moral to be garnered here is "what do we do with our soldiers once they return home from war and find it hard to re-assimilate?" A great question. Makes one ponder the gravity of such a situation. Edited December 13, 2007 by GhostofMajorHayes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites