"Who Watches the Watchers" is a third season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation first broadcast on October 16, 1989. The episode is based around the Prime Directive.
The Enterprise arrives at the planet Mintaka III to resupply and repair a Federation outpost being used to monitor the Mintakan people, a Vulcan-like race near a Bronze Age of cultural development. As the Enterprise assists the outpost, an accident causes the holographic rockf...
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"Who Watches the Watchers" is a third season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation first broadcast on October 16, 1989. The episode is based around the Prime Directive.
The Enterprise arrives at the planet Mintaka III to resupply and repair a Federation outpost being used to monitor the Mintakan people, a Vulcan-like race near a Bronze Age of cultural development. As the Enterprise assists the outpost, an accident causes the holographic rockface to disappear, exposing the outpost to Liko, a Mintakan; Liko attempts to approach and is hit with an electrical shock, causing Dr. Crusher to transport him to the Enterprise to heal him despite the action violating the Prime Directive. Crusher is able to heal Liko and after wiping his memory of the incident, he is returned to the planet. The crew continue to monitor Liko and discover the mind wipe was not complete as he recalls an image of "the Picard", and has convinced other Mintakans that the Picard is their god.
Riker suggests that he...
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