The Outcast
The Outcast
This Story: Season 5 Episode 17 (production code 217)
TNG Overall: Episode 117
Trek Overall: Story 214, Episode 219
Airdate: 16 Mar 1992
Written by Jeri Taylor
Directed by Robert Scheerer
Notes
- I believe this is the first episode where we see a shuttlecraft fire a phaser.
- The first episode where the founding of the Federation is dated – 2161.
- The first episode where Geordi wears a beard.
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[ Wikipedia | Memory Alpha | IMDB | Amazon US DVD | Amazon US Blu-Ray ]#StarTrekMarathon #StarTrek TNG Ep 117 - The Outcast - 16 Mar 1992 1/2 Trek finally does "the gay story" (at least it was called that at the time). Fans had been after them to have a gay character, & the show always seemed unwilling to touch on that. While non binary/same sex stuff was tackled much
— Joe Siegler (@joesiegler.blog) January 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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#StarTrekMarathon #StarTrek TNG Ep 117 - The Outcast - 16 Mar 1992 2/2 stronger in later incarnations, this was the first attempt at broaching that subject. Riker falls in love with someone from a species who is prosecuted for gender identity. Good story, but it took shit at the time (pro & con).
— Joe Siegler (@joesiegler.blog) January 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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