Where No One Has Gone Before

Production # 106

Original Air Date 10-26-87

Stardate 41263.1

Synopsis:

The U.S.S. Enterprise and crew travel to uncharted territory when a test on the ship's propulsion system backfires and blasts the starship more than a billion light years from their own galaxy.

The blame for the mishap is originally placed on an arrogant Starfleet propulsion expert. However, it is eventually discovered that the mental powers of a meek, humanoid alien (acting as the propulsion expert's assistant), was the true catalyst for this potential catastrophe.

Complicating the dilemma of being lost in space, the physical and mental world are integrated in this galaxy — what the crew thinks becomes real. After seeing his crew as well as himself experience alternate realities, the Captain orders the passengers of the starship to control their thoughts.

To make matters worse, their only hope of returning to their own galaxy lies in the mental abilities of the alien, who is exhausted and dying. The Captain and crew soon discover they must focus their thoughts on the assistant's recovery in order to discover a way back to their galaxy.

Cast:
Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard
Jonathan Frakes as William Thomas Riker
LeVar Burton as Geordi La Forge
Denise Crosby as Natasha "Tasha" Yar
Michael Dorn as Worf
Gates McFadden as Beverly Crusher
Marina Sirtis as Deanna Troi
Brent Spiner as Data
Wil Wheaton as Wesley Crusher

Guest Cast:
Eric Menyuk as Traveler
Stanley Kamel as Kosinski

Creative staff:
Director: Robert Bowman
Written By: Diane Duane & Michael Reaves
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