Journey's End (TNG episode)
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| Star Trek: TNG episode | |
| "Journey's End" | |
 An evacuee fires on a Cardassian officer. |
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| Episode no. | 172 |
|---|---|
| Prod. code | 272 |
| Airdate | March 28, 1994 |
| Writer(s) | Ronald D. Moore |
| Director | Corey Allen |
| Guest star(s) | Wil Wheaton (Wesley Crusher) Eric Menyuk (The Traveler) Doug Wert (Jack Crusher) Tom Jackson (Lakanta) Natalia Nogulich (Alynna Nechayev) Ned Romero (Anthwara) George Aguilar (Wakasa) Richard Poe (Gul Evek) |
| Year | 2370 |
| Stardate | 47751.2 |
| Episode chronology | |
| Previous | "Genesis" |
| Next | "Firstborn" |
Journey's End is a seventh-season Star Trek: The Next Generation episode.
Summary: Wesley questions his future as the Enterprise is under orders to forcibly remove Native Americans from a planet being given to the Cardassians.
As a result of a long-disputed treaty with the Cardassians, the Federation has agreed to return several planets to Cardassian control. One such planet, Dorvan V, is inhabited by the descendants of Native Americans. They do not wish to leave their new home, which they had spent many years searching for. Picard pleads with them, saying that the Cardassians insist on the removal of all inhabitants.
Meanwhile, Wesley has returned from Starfleet Academy for a vacation. He's out-of-character though, snappy and caustic in manner. He is rude to La Forge in the engine room. Dr. Crusher tries to talk to her son, but gets nowhere.
On the planet, Wesley comes in contact with Lakanta, a Native American holy man of sorts. He guides Wesley on a journey of self-discovery, in which he talks to his long-dead father.
Eventually his guide reveals himself as The Traveler, with whom Wesley had contact years ago. Wesley decides to leave Starfleet and explore the universe with him.
The Native Americans, still insistent on staying on the planet, decide to forego Federation citizenship and remain on the planet under the Cardassians' control.
[edit] Trivia
- This is Wesley's last appearance in TNG, though he does return for a cameo in Star Trek: Nemesis.
- This episode lays the groundwork for the Deep Space Nine conflict between the Federation, the Cardassians, and the Maquis separatist group.
- The Pueblo Revolt of 1680 mentioned in the episode (Picard's ancestor, Javier Maribona-Picard, was one of the Spanish soldiers participating in the conflict) was a real historical event.
[edit] External links
- Journey's End article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.
- Journey's End (TNG episode) at StarTrek.com
