What Does Data Say In French In Time's Arrow

26th and 1st episodes of the fifth flavour of Star Expedition: The Side by side Generation

"Time's Pointer"

Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes

Information ponders his mortality

Episode nos.

Season v & vi
Episodes 26 & 1

Directed by

Les Landau

Story by

Joe Menosky

Teleplay by

Joe Menosky (Part I)
Michael Piller (Part I)
Jeri Taylor (Function II)

Featured music

Dennis McCarthy

Production lawmaking

226 & 227

Original air dates

June 15, 1992 (1992-06-15)
September 21, 1992 (1992-09-21)

Guest appearances

Whoopi Goldberg - Guinan
Jerry Hardin - Samuel Clemens
Michael Aron - Jack London
Barry Kivel - Doorman
Ken Thorley - Seaman
Sheldon Peters Wolfchild - Joe Falling Hawk
Jack Murdock - Ragamuffin
Marc Alaimo - Frederick La Rouque
Milt Tarver - Federation Scientist
Majel Barrett - Computer vocalization
Michael Hungerford - Roughneck
Pamela Kosh - Mrs. Carmichael
James Gleason - Apollinaire
Mary Stein - Devidian woman
William Boyett - San Francisco policeman
Alexander Enberg - Young reporter
Bill Cho Lee - Male patient

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"Fourth dimension'southward Arrow" is the 26th episode of the fifth season and the commencement episode of the sixth season of the American scientific discipline fiction telly series Star Trek: The Next Generation, it comprises the 126th and 127th episodes overall. A ii-role episode of Star Expedition: TNG, the first episode was a bewilderment season finale for the fifth season and the second episode was the premiere for the sixth season.

Ready in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet crew of the Federation starship Enterprise-D. In this episode, an engineering squad finds evidence that aliens visited Earth in 19th century San Francisco: Data's severed head, buried five hundred years ago.

The second part of the episode was nominated for three Creative Arts Emmy Awards, winning two: Outstanding Individual Achievement in Costume Design for a Serial, and Outstanding Private Achievement in Hairstyling for a Series.^[1] ^[2]

Plot [edit]

Office 1 [edit]

The Enterprise is recalled to Earth on a priority mission regarding evidence of aliens on the planet 500 years before. They are shown a cave nearly Starfleet Headquarters in San Francisco containing 19th century relics, and the disembodied caput of Information. Investigation reveals cellular fossils native to the planet of Devidia 2, indicating a race of shapeshifters were visiting Globe's past. The Enterprise leaves for the planet, taking Data's second caput. Upon arrival they detect a temporal disturbance on the planet. Though no life forms are visible, Deanna Troi senses the presence of suffering humans. The crew determine that the aliens are slightly out of phase with time. Data notes that his android torso has a phase discriminator that would allow him to encounter the aliens. Helm Picard reluctantly allows him to bring together the abroad team. Data establishes a ways of communicating what he sees to the rest of the crew. Once in phase with the aliens, Data describes them as absorbing strands of light from a device in the center of the cave, appearing otherwise benign. He describes two aliens inbound a time portal, that he is drawn into. Data finds himself on Earth in San Francisco on Baronial xi, 1893.

Information realizes he needs money to reach his goals. He wins a sizable corporeality beating carte du jour sharks at their own game in poker. Information takes upwards residence in a local hotel, befriending the bellhop (future author Jack London). Data claims to be a French inventor. He enlists London to acquire 19th century supplies under the pretense of edifice an automobile engine, when in fact Data is building a detector to discover the aliens. Data sees a photo of Guinan, the bartender from the Enterprise, in a paper. He goes to a reception she will be attending, assertive she also came back in fourth dimension from the time to come. Information interrupts her speaking with Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), speaking to her as if she is from the 24th century, which spark's Clemens' curiosity. Speaking privately, it becomes clear to Data that Guinan is native to 1893 and has yet to run across the Enterprise crew. Clemens is discovered eavesdropping on this conversation, and he becomes determined to find the truth backside Data and Guinan.

Meanwhile in the 24th century, the Enterprise crew has determined how to build a similar phase discriminator to Data's. This will allow them to see the aliens, and get back in fourth dimension to rescue Information. Guinan convinces Picard to join the pending abroad mission, warning that otherwise Picard and Guinan volition accept never met at all. The abroad team activates the phase discriminator and see the aliens as Data described. The strands of light are homo life forces, taken at the moment of death. The away team uses the time portal to travel dorsum to the by to put a stop to the aliens.

Part 2 [edit]

The abroad team is in 1893, investigating the electric current cholera outbreak. They decide that the alien shapeshifters are taking reward of the epidemic to mask their draining of life-force from 19th century humans. While investigating at a hospital, they run into ii shapeshifters. When confronted, the aliens escape, which alerts Data to their location and reunites him with the team. They use Data'south device to follow the aliens to the aforementioned cavern near San Francisco. They are followed past Guinan and Clemens. The aliens' cane-like device is used to open a time portal back to future Devidia II. In a struggle over the device, Information's head is discrete from his body and left in 1893. The away team follows one alien into the future, bringing Data'south body and the cane device. Clemens follows the others into the future, while Picard remains in 1893, disposed to an injured Guinan. Picard learns from the remaining shapeshifter that 19th century Earth would be in jeopardy if the aliens' habitat in the 24th century is attacked, due to amplifying the time shift event. Picard uses iron filings to place a binary bulletin in Data's static memory, to warn his crew in the futurity.

In the 24th century, Geordi La Forge reattaches Data'due south 500-year-erstwhile head onto his torso. Once conscious, Information discovers Picard's message and they engineer a solution. They determine that using photon torpedoes in phase with the alien habitat volition negate the dangerous time shift amplification. Riker decides to rescue Picard. After studying the portal-opening device, it is determined that only one person would be able to travel to the 19th century to exchange places with Picard. Riker allows Clemens to return to his native time. Clemens meets Picard in the 1893 cave. Picard thanks him for agreeing to have care of Guinan's injuries and settle their 19th century affairs, and he laments non having the opportunity to know Clemens. The author replies that his personality is written into his books. Picard returns to the future, and is transported to safety as the Enterprise fires the time-phased torpedoes, which destroys the conflicting habitat.

Reception [edit]

Critical response [edit]

In 2013, Slate magazine ranked "Time'south Arrow" one of the ten best episodes in the Star Trek franchise.^[3]

Writing for The Deseret News, television editor Scott D. Pierce constitute the kickoff part of the story "fresh and intriguing".^[4] Wired asked readers to select which episodes of the serial were their favorites, and "Time'south Pointer" was highlighted in their resultant article.^[five]

Variety listed "Time's Arrow" (Parts I & II) as one of the top 15 episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation in 2017.^[6]

In 2016, the "Time's Pointer" 2-function episode was ranked by SyFy Wire equally the ninth best Star Trek franchise episode involving time travel.^[7] Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) was ranked as one of the meridian seven time travelers of the franchise by Nerdist.com in 2019.^[8] They note that when he is taken to the future, he is glad there is no poverty, war, or prejudices.^[eight]

In 2016, Empire ranked this the 32nd all-time out of the top l episodes of all the 700 plus Star Expedition television episodes.^[9]

In 2018, CBR ranked this one of the top-twenty fourth dimension travel themed episodes of all Star Trek series.^[10]

In 2020, SyFy Wire noted in this episode the relationship between Picard and Information, in particular showing that Picard is reluctant to run a risk what they call his "robot bestie".^[11] They point out the episode begins with the shocking discovery of Data'due south caput on Earth, which causes a certain business among the crew that Data will die on ancient Earth somehow, leaving his severed caput to be discovered in the 24th century.^[11]

Awards [edit]

The second part of the episode was nominated for three Creative Arts Emmy Awards, winning two:

Scientific response [edit]

In his book Time Travel (2012), author David Wittenberg wrote favorably of the depiction of the logic of fourth dimension travel in the episode: "Star Expedition's 'Time's Arrow' is both cognizant and respectful of … concrete theory, offering a time travel loop in which causal lodge is not upset, or, in other words, in which no strictly logical paradoxes ensue."^[xiii]

Release [edit]

"Time's Arrow, Role I" and "Time'southward Pointer, Part II" was released on LaserDisc on the United Kingdom in Nov 1996.^[14] The PAL format optical disc had a runtime of 88 minutes using both sides of the disc, to includes both Parts (CLV).^[14] The 12 inch optical disc retails for 19.99 pounds when it came out.^[14]

"Times Arrow, Office I" was released in the United States on November 5, 2002, as role of the flavor five DVD box fix.^[xv] The Blu-ray release for Part I in the United states of america on November 18, 2013,^[xvi] followed by the United Kingdom the next day, November 19, 2013.^[17]

Star Trek The Next Generation DVD set, volume five, disc vii, pick two.
Star Trek The Next Generation DVD fix, volume six, disc ane, selection 1

Run across too [edit]

Roswell That Ends Well
Carbon Creek (Star Trek: Enterprise)
The City on the Edge of Forever
Little Light-green Men (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)

References [edit]

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^ ^a ^b Elber, Lynn (September xx, 1993). "Winners presented with Emmys in creative arts categories Saturday". Dominicus Periodical. Associated Press. p. 14 – via Google News Annal.
^ Yglesias, Matthew (2013-05-15). "Star Trek Movies, Series, and Characters Ranked". Slate Mag . Retrieved 2021-03-27 .
^ Pierce, Scott D. (September 26, 1992). "'Star Expedition: The Next Generation' beams down for its sixth flavour". The Deseret News. pp. D13 – via Google News Annal.
^ Thill, Scott (Oct 19, 2012). "Best Star Trek: The Next Generation Episodes, According to You". Wired. Archived from the original on March fifteen, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
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^ Granshaw, Lisa (2016-11-xv). "Ranking the 15 best Star Expedition time travel episodes". SYFY WIRE . Retrieved 2019-04-19 .
^ ^a ^b "The seven All-time Fourth dimension Travelers In STAR TREK". Nerdist . Retrieved 2019-06-23 .
^ "The 50 best Star Trek episodes ever". Empire. 2016-07-27. Retrieved 2019-06-29 .
^ "Star Expedition: Ranking the twenty Best Fourth dimension-Travel Episodes". CBR. 2018-eleven-30. Retrieved 2019-07-31 .
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^ Wittenberg, David (2012). Time Travel. Fordham University Press. p. 154. ISBN978-0823249961.
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