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The viral outbreak aboard the USS Enterprise, challenging the medical staff to contain a mutating virus threatening crew survival, with escalating operational consequences and leadership transitions due to Captain Picard’s illness.

The viral outbreak aboard the USS Enterprise, challenging the medical staff to contain a mutating virus threatening crew survival, with escalating operational consequences and leadership transitions due to Captain Picard’s illness.

11 events in this arc

Events in This Arc

S1E3 · The Naked Now
Enterprise Intercepts Distress Signal from Tsiolkovsky

The Enterprise races at Warp 7 to rendezvous with the science vessel S.S. Tsiolkovsky, responding to erratic, unsettling transmissions that initially suggest a chaotic party atmosphere but abruptly end with …

S1E3 · The Naked Now
Bridge Chaos and the Race to Reassemble Control Chips

As the contagion ravages the Enterprise bridge crew, Riker desperately maintains control amidst collapsing systems. MacDougal reports the catastrophic loss of isolinear control chips essential for ship operations, with no …

S1E3 · The Naked Now
Enterprise Saved by Data’s Precision and Wesley’s Ingenuity

As the imminent disaster from star debris threatens the Enterprise, Data completes the critical reassembly of the ship’s engine isolinear chips, restoring power just in time to evade destruction. Simultaneously, …

S1E14 · Datalore
Data’s Concealed Off-Switch Unveiled and Lore’s Awakening

In Sickbay, Data reveals the existence of a hidden off-switch on his back to Dr. Beverly Crusher, entrusting her with this secret as a symbol of his vulnerability and autonomy. …

S1E14 · Datalore
Lore Awakens and Declares Rivalry with Data

In Sickbay, the newly assembled android, later revealed as Lore, awakens and immediately asserts himself as Data's superior and intended replacement. This bold proclamation unsettles everyone present, especially Data, whose …

S1E15 · Angel One
Wesley's Illness Deepens as Beverly Battles the Unknown Virus

As the mysterious viral outbreak tightens its grip aboard the Enterprise, Beverly Crusher administers hypo shots to Wesley's ailing friend while carefully explaining the unprecedented nature of the infection and …

S1E15 · Angel One
Worf’s Declining Health Forces Command Shift Amid Engineering Crisis

As Captain Picard succumbs to a debilitating viral illness, Lieutenant Geordi La Forge assumes temporary command of the Enterprise bridge, managing mounting operational pressures. Meanwhile, Worf struggles with worsening symptoms …

S1E15 · Angel One
Riker Urgently Returns, Assessing Crew’s Fragile Recovery

Commander Riker, Counselor Troi, and Lieutenant Tasha Yar materialize back aboard the Enterprise transporter room after a tense away mission on Angel One. Dr. Beverly Crusher stands ready to inoculate …

S1E24 · We'll Always Have Paris
Picard Uncovers Manheim’s Dimensional Rift and Dispatches Away Team

Captain Picard and his senior officers grapple with the discovery of a volatile dimensional 'window' emanating immense energy from Manheim's laboratory on the planet. Data's analysis reveals chaotic beams linked …

S1E24 · We'll Always Have Paris
Deadline at the Brink: The Chip Swap Against Time

In a harrowing race against the laboratory's self-destruction countdown, Commander Riker ascends a towering, heat-radiating cylinder to swap critical microchips that will reverse the failsafe triggering the explosion. Worf, embodying …

S1E24 · We'll Always Have Paris
Away Team Returns: Confirmation of Lab's Destruction

The away team rematerializes aboard the transporter pad, their palpable relief and camaraderie underscoring the perilous mission they've just survived. William Riker urgently seeks assurance about the status of Manheim's …