History Recap / StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E16GalaxysChild

* PhlebotinumAnalogy: The TropeCodifier is La Forge and Brahms' "souring the milk" explanation--if the baby creature is "nursing" on the ''Enterprise'', then they need to make the energy it's feeding on unappetizing so it will leave.

[[caption-width-right:350:La Forge walks in on both his programmed, holodeck dream-girl, "Leah", and the absolutely furious, real-life engine designer, Dr. Leah Brahms. Oh shit...]]

[[caption-width-right:350:La Forge is confronted with both his fantasy dream-girl, "Leah", and the actual (furious) person, Dr. Leah Brahms. It doesn't go well...]]

[[caption-width-right:350:The woman of Geordi's dreams... and the actual Dr. Brahms.]]

Meanwhile, the ''Enterprise'' funs across a starship-sized creature that seems to dwell in space as its natural habitat. Picard is overjoyed to discover a new, exotic lifeform and orders the ship closer to examine it. The space slug is not so enthused to see the ''Enterprise'', however, and attacks. With no other option, Picard orders the ship to fire phasers at their lowest setting, which unfortunately kills the creature. Picard is mortified that his mission of discover has led to a death.

* OhCrap: Geordi has two in succession, the first when he finds that his crewmember has showed Dr. Brahms the holo-simulation, and the second (even bigger one) when he finds Dr. Brahms already there. His feet momentarily break the other way upon this discovery as if they almost want to say ScrewThisImOuttaHere.

While that mess is going on, the bridge has detected that the dead space slug was pregnant, and the offspring is trying to be born. The crew use the ship's phasers to perform the galaxy's larges-scale caesarian-section. However, the newly born slug immediately imprints on the ''Enterprise'' and begins feeding on its energy like it would its mother. They find a nearby asteroid field with minerals that would likely sustain the creature, so they begin shepherding the creature there.

* NonverbalMiscommunication: This is what inadvertently leads the crew to kill the space creature.

* AesopAmnesia: In "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E6BoobyTrap Booby Trap]]," Geordi learned [[YouWereTryingTooHard he was trying too hard]] in his attempts to woo Christy Henshaw. In "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E25Transfigurations Transfigurations]]," he finally gains the confidence to pursue a relationship with Henshaw. In this episode, he slips back into trying too hard, going into intricate detail preparing his dinner date with Leah. He even thinks of playing a Johannes Brahms song once again, which was something he'd done during his first date with Henshaw. There is, in fact, no mention of Henshaw or what became of their relationship.

* CassandraTruth: Leah refuses to believe Geordi's reassurances that her holographic counterpart was not created for romantic/sexual reasons.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Geordi is apparently singly again, with no mention at all of his relationship with Christy Henshaw, even though this episode explicitly references the episode that introduced her.

'''Leah:''' Well, if you had, then I never would have had the chance to see the look on your face when you walked in on me, and me, in the holodeck.\\

* NotWhatItLooksLike: In the previous episode, Geordi had genuinely not been trying to hook up with holo-Leah. While he did ask the computer to add elements of her real personality, he didn't choose to simulate her (the computer instead making the decision) and even after developing feelings for her never tried to pursue a romantic/sexual relationship with her. Of course, for Leah walking in at the end of the show, it looked more like Geordi had intentionally used her image to generate a Leah love toy.

* OtherMeAnnoysMe: Leah finds her holographic self from "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E6BoobyTrap Booby Trap]]," who repeats that episode's closing lines, [[InnocentInnuendo "Every time you look at this engine, you're looking at me. Every time you touch it, it's me."]] She feels understandably violated, and at that point, nothing La Forge could say would convince her that he didn't do more than collaborate with her holo-self.

* StalkerWithACrush: Leah thinks Geordi is this after seeing the holodeck recreation of herself.

* WhamLine: Leah telling Geordi she's actually married.

* AesopAmnesia: In "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E6BoobyTrap Booby Trap]]," Geordi learned [[YouWereTryingTooHard he was trying too hard]] in his (initially) unsuccessful relationship with Christy Henshaw. In this episode, he slips back into trying too hard, going into intricate detail preparing his dinner date with Leah. He even thinks of playing a Johannes Brahms song once again, which was something he'd done during his date with Christy.

Geordi is delighted to welcome starship engine designer Dr. Leah Brahms aboard the ''Enterprise''. He's a big fan, having "collaborated" with a holographic recreation of her back in "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E6BoobyTrap Booby Trap]]." She is less enthused. There's nothing creepy about beaming onto a strange starship and finding out the Chief Engineer knows Every Single Thing About You, right? Sure there isn't. Brahms thinks Geordi is a crazed stalker and is understandably less than charmed. She is also married. Then she finds his Holodeck Brahms program--ouch. Meanwhile, the ''Enterprise'' inadvertently destroys a space creature and helps to deliver its newborn child with unexpected results.

* HappilyMarried: Leah breaks the news to Geordi once she finally susses out his intentions.
-->'''Leah:''' I thought you knew. I mean, you know everything else about me. But Commander, if I'm hearing what I ''think'' I'm hearing, then you should know that I'm... married.

* AesopAmnesia: In "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E6BoobyTrap Booby Trap]]," Geordi learned [[YouWereTryingTooHard he was trying too hard]] in his (initially) unsuccessful relationship with Christy Henshaw. In this episode, he slips back into trying too hard, going into intricate detail preparing his dinner date with Leah.