Wednesday 28 December 2011

1x22: SKIN OF EVIL

>EPISODE INFORMATION
Original Air Date: 25 April 1988
Stardate: 41601.3
Teleplay By: Joseph Stefano and Hannah Louise Shearer
Story By: Joseph Stefano
Directed By: Joseph L. Scanlan

>ABOUT
While attempting to rescue Counselor Troi and a pilot in a shuttle on the planet Vagra II, Tasha Yar is killed by an entity known as Armus, as a demonstration of his power.

>TRIVIA

  • This marks Denise Crosby (Tasha Yar)'s final regular appearance on the show however Denise Crosby is still credited for her role for the remainder of the first season. 
  • This episode marks the final Season 1 appearance of Wil Wheaton (Wesley Crusher).
  • Mart McChesney (Armus) later plays the Sheliak Leader in the Season 3 episode "The Ensigns of Command".
  • This is the second episode that is directed by Joseph L. Scanlan. Scanlan later directed two more TNG episodes, those being the Season 2 episodes "Contagion" & "Time Squared".
  • A noticed filming error is when Picard tells Worf to go to Yellow Alert and the alert indicator's top and bottom has not light up. 
>STARRING
  • Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard
  • Jonathan Frakes as Commander William Riker
  • LeVar Burton as Lt. Geordi La Forge
  • Denise Crosby as Lt. Tasha Yar
  • Michael Dorn as Lt. Worf
  • Gates McFadden as Doctor Beverly Crusher
  • Marina Sirtis as Counselor Deanna Troi
  • Brent Spiner as Lt. Commander Data
  • Wil Wheaton as Wesley Crusher
>GUEST STARS
  • Mart McChesney as Armus
  • Ron Gans as Voice of Armus
  • Walker Boone as Leland T. Lynch
  • Brad Zerbst as Nurse
  • Raymond Forchion as Ben Prieto
I KNOW, IT WAS SAD TO SEE TASHA DIE. BUT WAS THIS EPISODE GOOD OR BAD? PLEASE ANSWER THAT QUESTION BY USING THE COMMENT BOX.

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