Picard gets broken. You get trauma. Everyone wins.
Tensions rise as a possible Cardassian attack looms, and Picard, Dr. Crusher and Worf are sent on a secret mission to find and destroy suspected biological weapons. The headstrong replacement captain, Edward Jellico, is cold and demanding -- to the dismay of the remaining crew. But when Picard is captured by the Cardassians and tortured for information, dismay turns to anger and resistance as Jellico's plans exclude a rescue mission. With his options running out, Picard must fight to save his sanity and ultimately his life.
Acting
Stewart and Warner's four lights scene is masterclass torture.
Writing
Jellico isn't wrong, just awful. Delicious moral complexity.
Direction
Two directors, one seamless nightmare of institutional rot.
Director
Robert Scheerer
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