Chain of Command, Part II

Episode aired Dec 19, 1992
TV-PG
45m

IMDb RATING

8.9/10

4.2K

YOUR RATING

Marina Sirtis, Ronny Cox, Patrick Stewart, and Tracee Cocco in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Action Adventure Drama Sci-Fi

While the humorless Captain Jellico leads the effort to prevent a Cardassian invasion, Picard is captured and tortured by a ruthless interrogator in an attempt to break him.While the humorless Captain Jellico leads the effort to prevent a Cardassian invasion, Picard is captured and tortured by a ruthless interrogator in an attempt to break him.While the humorless Captain Jellico leads the effort to prevent a Cardassian invasion, Picard is captured and tortured by a ruthless interrogator in an attempt to break him.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

8.9/10

4.2K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Patrick Stewart prepared for the scenes of torture by reviewing tapes provided by Amnesty International. He agreed to perform the first torture scene naked, but only as long as it was on a closed set.

Goofs
When Madred tells Picard "the Enterprise is burning in space", he probably uses a figure of speech rather than the literal meaning of "burning".

Quotes
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: [shouting defiantly] There... are... *four*... lights!

Connections
Featured in Star Trek: Generations Review (2008)

Soundtracks
Star Trek: The Next Generation Main Title
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage

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Review

Featured review

10/10

Unusual Integrity

Torture is a common plot device in American media. It is powerfully provocative. But while most media portray torture, falsely, as effective and fast though messy, TNG portrayts it truthfully as unreliable and spoiling of potential intelligence as well as a horrible crime.

Besides the incredible integrity shown in this episode so characteristic of the Star Trek franchise, and TNG especially, this episode contains superb acting and writing. The primary characters all appear to have depth and aren't easily distinguished as the "evil enemy" and the "great hero". It really goes to show that expensive production costs are not required for great dramatic performance.