Descent
©1993 Paramount Pictures. All rights reserved.
Descent
Part II

©1993 Paramount Pictures. All rights reserved.
Episode 152 Episode 153
Airdate June 21, 1993 Airdate September 20, 1993

Catalog Number PLTEB-35401
Format Extended Play CLV
  
Table of Contents
Theatrical Trailer
Running Time 88 minutes
Side Running Time
1 44min 02sec
2 45min 08sec
89min 10sec
Pressing Location Pioneer LDC - Japan
Retail Price £19.99
Issued January 1996

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Descent
Directed by Alexander Singer
Teleplay by Ronald D. Moore
Story by Jeri Taylor
Executive Producers Rick Berman & Michael Piller
Starring Patrick Stewart
Jonathan Frakes
Also Starring LeVar Burton
Michael Dorn
Gates McFadden
Marina Sirtis
Brent Spiner
Guest Stars John Neville
Jim Norton
Natalija Nogulich
Brian J. Cousins and
Professor Stephen Hawking as Himself
Stardate 46982.1
Responding to a distress call from Ohinaka III, the Enterprise confronts an ominous-looking alien vessel orbiting the planet. When efforts to communicate with the ship prove fruitless, an Away Team transports to the surface where they discover a group of Borg who are both hostile and self-aware. A battle ensues during which Data (Brent Spiner) experiences his first emotion, rage.

Fearing an invasion, the Federation prepares for an all-out attack. meanwhile, one of the Borg is captured and establishes a peculiar bond with Data, ultimately convincing him that feeling emotion is worth any price. When the two escape on a shuttlecraft, the crew tracks them to an explored planet - and the descent into darkness begins. Part one of two.

Descent, Part II
Directed by Alexander Singer
Written by René Echevarria
Executive Producers Rick Berman, Michael Piller & Jeri Taylor
Starring Patrick Stewart
Jonathan Frakes
Also Starring LeVar Burton
Michael Dorn
Gates McFadden
Marina Sirtis
Brent Spiner
Guest Stars Jonathan Del Arco
Alex Datcher
James Horan
Brian Cousins
Stardate 47025.4
Conclusion. After deserting the Enterprise, Data (Brent Spiner) joins forces with his evil brother, Lore (Brent Spiner), who has assumed command of a group of renegade Borg. Together they capture the Away Team that was send to find him. Overwhelmed by feelings of rage and betrayal, Data begins to conduct deadly neurological experiments on Geordi (LeVar Burton).

Meanwhile, Riker (Jonathan Frakes) and Worf (Michael Dorn) are shocked to discover another band of renegade Borg led by Hugh (Jonathan Del Arco), the young Borg who spent time aboard the Enterprise. As the rest of the crew desperately struggle to save their comrades, Lore asks Data to prove his loyalty by killing Picard (Patrick Stewart). Will Data complete his descent into darkness?


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