Lessons (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
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| Star Trek: TNG episode | |
| "Lessons" | |
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| Episode no. | 145 |
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| Prod. code | 245 |
| Airdate | April 5, 1993 |
| Writer(s) | Ron Wilkerson & Jean Louise Matthias |
| Director | Robert Wiemer |
| Guest star(s) | Wendy Hughes |
| Year | 2369 |
| Stardate | 46693.1 |
| Episode chronology | |
| Previous | "Starship Mine" |
| Next | "The Chase" |
"Lessons" is an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, the nineteenth episode of its sixth season.
Picard becomes enamored with Lt. Commander Nella Daren, a Starfleet officer in Stellar Sciences, who shares his love of music. He is forced to send her on a dangerous mission because of her special expertise, and suffers incredible loss and pain when he hears that she has died during the mission. Upon her safe return, Picard realizes that he is incapable of carrying out a relationship with someone under his command. He fulfills his duty to Cmdr. Daren and requests a transfer. She leaves, but urges Picard not to give up playing the flute.
"Lessons" brings out of storage Picard's beloved Ressikan flute, which he learned to play during the critically acclaimed episode "The Inner Light".
A highlight of the episode is the duet with Picard on the flute, and Daren playing her keyboard (the actual performance you hear is one later compiled based on the theme).
[edit] External links
- Lessons article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
- Lessons (Star Trek: The Next Generation) at StarTrek.com
