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Star Trek The Next Generation • Season 1The Next Generation • Season 1

When the Bough Breaks

Season 1 Episode 16 Production #tng117 Stardate41509.1 TZ ReleaseMay 22, 2013 US ReleaseFeb 15, 1988 In-Universe Year2364
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SYNOPSIS

Unable to reproduce themselves, the technologically advanced Aldeans kidnap Wesley and the other Enterprise children…

REVIEW

Oh dear… someone decided that Wesley needed an episode, and so this was an episode that just plodded along. A conflict was created that didn’t create a lot of tension, and was resolved – as usual – within the hour.

A couple of great Picard and kids moments though…

CAST & CREW
Starring:
Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Jonathan Frakes as Commander William T. Riker
Gates McFadden as Doctor Beverley Crusher
Brent Spiner as Lieutenant Commander Data
Denise Crosby as Lieutenant Tasha Yar
LeVar Burton as Lieutenant Geordi LaForge
Michael Dorn as Lieutenant Worf
Marina Sirtis as Counsellor Deanna Troi
Wil Wheaton as Wesley Crusher

Guest Cast:
Jerry Hardin
Brenda Strong
Jandi Swanson
Paul Lambert
Ivy Bethune

Written By:
Hannah Louise Shearer

Directed By:
Kim Manners