Skin Of Evil
- Episode aired Apr 23, 1988
- TV-PG
- 45m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
4.3K
YOUR RATING
Counselor Troi is held captive on a deserted planet by a slick, black, oily, sentient and immortal puddle of evil.Counselor Troi is held captive on a deserted planet by a slick, black, oily, sentient and immortal puddle of evil.Counselor Troi is held captive on a deserted planet by a slick, black, oily, sentient and immortal puddle of evil.
Majel Barrett
- Enterprise Computer
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
James G. Becker
- Youngblood
- (uncredited)
Juliet Cesario
- Lt. Baji
- (uncredited)
Dexter Clay
- Operations Division Officer
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWhen Riker was sucked into Armus, Jonathan Frakes was in fact submerged in a pool of Metamucil and printer's ink. During a break in filming while Frakes was lying on the beach, covered in the sludge, LeVar Burton approached him and said "Frakes, I never would have done that!"
- GoofsWhen starting up the warp engine, Lt. Cmdr. Lynch sets the ratio for the matter-antimatter injectors at 25:1, yet, in Coming of Age (1988) it was established that there is only one ratio with matter-antimatter - 1:1.
- Quotes
Lt. Tasha Yar: [her final words] Death is that state in which one exists only in the memory of others, which is why it is not an end. No goodbyes. Just good memories. Hailing frequencies closed, sir.
Capt. Picard: Au revoir, Natasha.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next (1988)
- SoundtracksStar Trek: The Next Generation Main Title
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage
Featured review
Previous reviews seem to be from fanatics who are original series purists and are not objective at all. This episode is perhaps one of the great episodes of the TNG series. Never mind all of the mumbo jumbo about the writers' and producers' intent, the STORY is an excellent portrayal of good versus evil. Never in the Star Trek universe have our heroes encountered a creature as purely evil as Armus. As a matter of fact, the primitive set and props has exactly the feel of the original Star Trek and the situation is one that explores the very depths of the human psyche the way that Roddenberry's original Star Trek explored many issues in human life. An excellent episode if you see it for what it is - an EPISODE! and not try to judge it for how it "fits" into the Star Trek universe.
Details
- Runtime45 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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