The Defector

This Story: Season 3 Episode 10 (production code 158)
TNG Overall: Episode 58
Trek Overall: Story 158, Episode 160
Airdate: 1 Jan 1990
Written by Ronald D. Moore
Directed by Robert Scheerer

Notes

• The first episode that aired in the 1990’s – specifically on 1 Jan.
• The second episode written by Ronald D. Moore, and the one that won him a job on the permanent writing staff.
• Wesley does not appear in this episode.
• The planet of Nelvana III was named after the famous Canadian animation studio, “Nelvana“.
• The Henry V character was played by Patrick Stewart under prostethics.  It was supposed to be Data as Sherlock Holmes, but issues with the Doyle estate at the time prevented that.
• The second (of four) appearance of Andreas Katzulas as the Romulan Tomalak.
• The events of the episode “The Enemy” are briefly referred to here.
• The first episode that references the treaty of Algeron.
• Alidar Jarok was played by James Sloyan. He played played Alexander Rozhenko (Worf’s son) in the future in the episode “Firstborn“.

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