Starship Nomadic, Northern Ireland STARSHIP NOMADICA NORTHERN IRELAND STAR TREK FAN GROUP
TNG · SEASON 77×22

Bloodlines

NOMADIC PICK · FOR COMPLETISTSA minor Picard family drama.
FIRST SHOWN (US)
2 May 1994
ON
First-run syndication
STARDATE
47829.1
DIRECTED BY
Les Landau
PRODUCTION NO.
274

WRITTEN BYWritten by Nicholas Sagan

Credited on screen as Nicholas Sagan; he is better known as Nick Sagan.

IN BRIEF

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An old Ferengi enemy vows revenge on the son Picard never knew he had, and the captain must protect a young man who wants nothing to do with him.

SYNOPSIS

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DaiMon Bok, the Ferengi whose son died in battle with Picard's old ship the Stargazer, sends a message threatening to kill Picard's son. Picard has no son, he thinks, until a search turns up Jason Vigo, the child of a former lover, Miranda Vigo. Tests appear to confirm Picard is the father. Jason, a drifter with a record for petty crime, is wary of the stranger who suddenly wants to know him, and Picard struggles to connect. Bok kidnaps Jason with an advanced subspace transporter. Dr Crusher, treating Jason for an inherited condition, realises the disease does not come from either supposed parent: Bok had altered Jason's DNA to make him appear to be Picard's son, so the revenge would hurt more. Confronted aboard Bok's ship, his crew find no profit in the scheme and turn on him. Jason is not Picard's son after all, but the two part on warmer terms.

DID YOU KNOW?

  1. 01A sequel to the first-season episode “The Battle”, which introduced Bok and his grudge against Picard.
  2. 02Lee Arenberg replaced Frank Corsentino, who played Bok in “The Battle”.
  3. 03Writer Nick Sagan named the fictional Forrester-Trent syndrome after Larry Forrester, writer of “The Battle”, and Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor.
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