Identity Crisis (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
| "Identity Crisis" | |
|---|---|
| Star Trek: The Next Generation episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 18 |
| Directed by | Winrich Kolbe |
| Story by | Timothy De Haas |
| Teleplay by | Brannon Braga |
| Featured music | Dennis McCarthy |
| Production code | 192 |
| Original air date | March 25, 1991 |
| Guest appearances | |
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"Identity Crisis" is the 92nd episode of the American
Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet crew of the Federation starship Enterprise-D. In this episode, Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge and an old friend reunite and find that disturbing events have happened to members of an away team mission they were on.
Plot
On the surface, Leijten and La Forge discover another shuttlecraft, empty; strange footprints are seen near it. Leijten starts feeling ill, and they return to the Enterprise. Leijten improves immediately, but Dr. Crusher finds evidence of alien skin in Leijten's body, not indigenous to the planet. While reviewing the data on the original Victory away team, Leijten becomes jittery, insists they return to the planet, and starts exhibiting bright blue veins across her body, three of her fingers fusing together on either hand and her nails becoming claws. In Sick Bay, Dr. Crusher restrains Leijten, determines she is mutating into another species, and worried that this fate will also befall La Forge. La Forge continues to study the data and discovers an anomaly in the original mission recording. He notices a shadow that does not appear to belong to anyone on the mission. Starting to feel the same effects as Leijten, La Forge has the computer utilise the mission data to recreate the scene in the
Dr. Crusher discovers that Leijten's metamorphosis was triggered by an alien
Reception
In 2012, this episode was noted by Forbes, as an alternative top ten Star Trek: The Next Generation episode selection.[1] They described it as "suspenseful and creepy".[1]
In 2012, Wired magazine said this was one of the best episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation.[2]
In 2020, ScreenRant ranked this the 6th most frightening episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, calling it a "terrifying episode" [3]
Home video
This episode was released in the United States on September 3, 2002, as part of the Star Trek: The Next Generation season four DVD box set.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b Pinchefsky, Carol. "The OTHER Top 10 Best 'Star Trek: Next Generation' Episodes (and None Are 'The Inner Light')". Forbes. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
- ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
- ^ "Star Trek TNG: The 10 Most Frightening Episodes Of The Entire Show". ScreenRant. December 23, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
- ^ Ordway, Holly E. (September 9, 2002). "Star Trek the Next Generation – Season 4". DVD Talk. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
External links
- "Identity Crisis" at IMDb
- "Identity Crisis" rewatch by Keith R. A. DeCandido
- "Identity Crisis" at Memory Alpha
