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* TheCameo: Brevelle and Mendez in their mutated forms were portrayed by Mark Thompson and Brian Phelps, the hosts of the popular radio talk show ''The Mark and Brian Show''.
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** Brevelle and Mendez in their mutated forms were portrayed by Mark Thompson and Brian Phelps, the hosts of the popular radio talk show ''The Mark and BrianShow''.Show''.
** Mona Grudt, the 1990 Miss Universe winner from Norway, appears as the helmsman, Ensign Graham.
** Brevelle and Mendez in their mutated forms were portrayed by Mark Thompson and Brian Phelps, the hosts of the popular radio talk show ''The Mark and Brian
** Mona Grudt, the 1990 Miss Universe winner from Norway, appears as the helmsman, Ensign Graham.
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* ForcedTransformation: The parasites injected into the humans begin re-writing their DNA, slowly mutating them into something non-human.
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* TheCameo: Brevelle and Mendez in their mutated forms were portrayed by Mark Thompson and Brian Phelps, the hosts of the popular radio talk show ''The Mark and Brian Show''.
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* LikeBrotherAndSister: Geordi's relationship with Susanna Leijten is clearly this.
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* BittersweetEnding: Geordi and Leijten are safe, but the other two crewmen can never be returned to normal. The most the crew can do is leave them in peace and set up a warning marker.
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* BittersweetEnding: Geordi and Leijten are safe, but the other two crewmen can never be returned to normal.normal and Hickman died trying to get back to the planet; Geordi mentioned previously that he had a family, and now they'll never see him again. The most the crew can do is leave them in peace and set up a warning marker.
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* AbsenteeActor: Troi doesn't appear in this episode.
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* AuthorAppeal: Writer Creator/BrannonBraga seems to have a thing for humans mutating/evolving into alternate life forms; he also wrote the seventh season's [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS7E18Genesis "Genesis"]], as well as the infamous ''[[Series/StarTrekVoyager Voyager]]'' turkey [[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS2E15Threshold "Threshold"]]. And was also executive producer on the short-lived series ''Series/{{Threshold}}''.
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* AuthorAppeal: Writer Creator/BrannonBraga seems to have a thing for humans mutating/evolving into alternate life forms; he also wrote the seventh season's [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS7E18Genesis "Genesis"]], as well as the infamous ''[[Series/StarTrekVoyager Voyager]]'' turkey episode [[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS2E15Threshold "Threshold"]]. And was also executive producer on the short-lived series ''Series/{{Threshold}}''.
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'''Original air date:''' March 25, 1991
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* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: Leijton to Mutated!Geordi. Reversed and Downplayed earlier with Geordi to a slightly-mutated Leijton.
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* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: Leijton to Mutated!Geordi.the Alien-Geordi. Reversed and Downplayed earlier with Geordi to a slightly-mutated Leijton.
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* VisibleInvisibility: Mutated!Geordi employs the Film/{{Predator}} Cloak.
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* VisibleInvisibility: Mutated!Geordi The Geordi-Alien employs the Film/{{Predator}} Cloak.
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The ''Enterprise'' crew investigates the disappearance of three crew members who were part of an away mission that Geordi was involved in five years ago while serving the USS ''Victory''. His former shipmate, Lt. Cmdr. Susanna Leijten, joins him in trying to learn what happened.
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The crew arrives just in time to see Hickman barreling his stolen shuttlecraft recklessly into the planet. Picard tries to talk him down, but the fugitive burns himself up in
Crusher notes that Leijten is having a histamine reaction to biological material from the planet and attempts to treat her. Leijten remains jittery and becomes increasingly fixated on returning to the planet. She begins to have another psychotic break, causing her to collapse into Geordi's arms, where he notices that she's physically transforming into an alien form. In Sick Bay, Crusher confirms that Leijten is transforming into an alien, one whose skin is highly sensitive to light and reacts to it with radiance of its own. Crusher tells La Forge that his own transformation is likely imminent.
La Forge decides to spend what
The Chief Engineer's transformation has already completed. The Geordi-Alien turns invisible and beams itself down to the planet. An away team is sent to recover him. Using UV lights brought by Data, they manage to locate the invisible aliens. Leijten leverages her relationship with Geordi to contact the small remnant of himself still lingering in the alien body. He embraces Leijten and allows himself to be returned to the ship.
After getting his parasite removed, the newly restored Geordi states that within a few minutes, his mind would have been completely lost. The former Starfleet officers and colonists are irrevocably transformed, so Picard has warning beacons placed around the planet and leaves them in peace. Geordi thanks Leijten for all of her big sisterly help.
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* LetsSplitUpGang: When Leijten goes missing on the planet, the other members of the away team split up to look for her. Nobody seems to worry that this makes them vulnerable to being picked off one by one.
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* ContinuityNod: For the scenes set in 2362, the ''Victory'' crew are wearing the one-piece jumpsuits and carrying the older "dustbuster" phasers. Geordi is also wearing an older-model VISOR.
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* ContinuityNod: For the scenes set in 2362, the ''Victory'' crew are wearing the one-piece jumpsuits and carrying the older "dustbuster" phasers. Geordi is also wearing an older-model VISOR.VISOR as well as a red uniform, like he did in season 1 before he transferred to engineering.
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* AuthorAppeal: Writer Brannon Braga seems to have a thing for humans mutating/evolving into alternate life forms; he also wrote the seventh season's [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS7E18Genesis "Genesis"]], as well as the infamous ''[[Series/StarTrekVoyager Voyager]]'' turkey [[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS2E15Threshold "Threshold"]]. And was also executive producer on the short-lived series ''Series/{{Threshold}}''.
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* AbsenteeActor: Troi doesn't appear in this episode.
* AuthorAppeal: WriterBrannon Braga Creator/BrannonBraga seems to have a thing for humans mutating/evolving into alternate life forms; he also wrote the seventh season's [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS7E18Genesis "Genesis"]], as well as the infamous ''[[Series/StarTrekVoyager Voyager]]'' turkey [[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS2E15Threshold "Threshold"]]. And was also executive producer on the short-lived series ''Series/{{Threshold}}''.
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* EnhanceButton: Executed somewhat more plausibly than the norm. In order to determine the source of a particular shadow in a video log, Geordi has to feed the holodeck computer a series of assumptions and speculations -- and even then, the result is somewhat inconclusive (as seen above).
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* EnhanceButton: Executed somewhat more plausibly than the norm. In order to determine the source of a particular shadow in a video log, Geordi has to feed the holodeck computer a series of assumptions and speculations -- and speculations--and even then, the result is somewhat inconclusive (as seen above).
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* SendInTheSearchTeam: What kicks off the whole plot -- the ''Victory'' was sent in five years ago to find out what caused the entire crew of an outpost to disappear.
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* SendInTheSearchTeam: What kicks off the whole plot -- the plot--the ''Victory'' was sent in five years ago to find out what caused the entire crew of an outpost to disappear.
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* ViralTransformation: How the entities on Tarchannen III reproduce -- they infect visitors with a parasite that eventually compels them to return to the planet and slowly mutates them into another creature.
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* ViralTransformation: How the entities on Tarchannen III reproduce -- they reproduce--they infect visitors with a parasite that eventually compels them to return to the planet and slowly mutates them into another creature.
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* WhamShot: When Riker, Worf and Data go looking for [=LaForge=] on the holodeck. Worf calls out, then holds up [=LaForge's=] torn uniform and VISOR.
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* WhamShot: When Riker, Worf and Data go looking for [=LaForge=] on the holodeck. Worf calls out, then holds up [=LaForge's=] torn uniform and VISOR.VISOR.
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* CastsNoShadow: Inverted; the normally invisible creatures do cast shadows.
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* EnhanceButton: Executed somewhat more plausibly than the norm. In order to determine the source of a particular shadow in a video log, Geordi has to feed the holodeck computer a series of assumptions and speculations -- and even then, the result is somewhat inconclusive.inconclusive (as seen above).
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* AuthorAppeal: Writer Brannon Braga seems to have a thing for humans mutating/evolving into alternate life forms; he also wrote the seventh season's [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS7E18Genesis "Genesis"]], as well as the infamous ''[[Series/StarTrekVoyager Voyager]]'' turkey [[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS2E15Threshold "Threshold"]]. And was also executive producer on the short-lived series ''Series/{{Threshold}}''.
* BalefulPolymorph: The parasites injected into the humans begin re-writing their DNA, slowly mutating them into something non-human.
* BalefulPolymorph: The parasites injected into the humans begin re-writing their DNA, slowly mutating them into something non-human.
* EnhanceButton: Executed somewhat more plausibly than the norm. In order to determine the source of a particular shadow in a video log, Geordi has to feed the holodeck computer a series of assumptions and speculations -- and even then, the result is somewhat inconclusive.
* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: Leijton to Mutated!Geordi. Reversed and Downplayed earlier with Geordi to a slightly-mutated Leijton.
* InvisibilityFlicker: When illuminated by blacklight. A more brief instance is when an invisible Geordi uses the transporter.
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* SendInTheSearchTeam: What kicks off the whole plot - the ''Victory'' was sent in five years ago to find out what caused the entire crew of an outpost to disappear.
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* ViralTransformation: How the entities on Tarchannen III reproduce - they infect visitors with a parasite that eventually compels them to return to the planet and slowly mutates them into another creature.
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* ShapeshifterModeLock: Of course, once the human DNA has been completely overwritten, there's no going back.
* ShapeshiftingExcludesClothing: See WhamShot, below.
* ViralTransformation: How the entities on Tarchannen III reproduce- -- they infect visitors with a parasite that eventually compels them to return to the planet and slowly mutates them into another creature.creature.
* VisibleInvisibility: Mutated!Geordi employs the Film/{{Predator}} Cloak.
* ShapeshiftingExcludesClothing: See WhamShot, below.
* ViralTransformation: How the entities on Tarchannen III reproduce
* VisibleInvisibility: Mutated!Geordi employs the Film/{{Predator}} Cloak.
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* FaceFullOfAlienWingWong: The Tarchannen III aliens reproduce by implanting a parasite that transforms other organisms into a member of their species. This happens to the inhabitants of a Federation outpost and several Starfleet officers sent to investigate.
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* BittersweetEnding: Geordi and Leijten, but the other two crewmen can never be returned to normal.
* BodyHorror: Oh, yeah. We see the beginnings of Geordi's transformation, and he's quite horrified by it.
* BodyHorror: Oh, yeah. We see the beginnings of Geordi's transformation, and he's quite horrified by it.
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* BittersweetEnding: Geordi and Leijten, Leijten are safe, but the other two crewmen can never be returned to normal.
normal. The most the crew can do is leave them in peace and set up a warning marker.
* BodyHorror: Oh, yeah. We see the beginnings of Geordi's transformation, and he's quite horrified and pained by it.
* BodyHorror: Oh, yeah. We see the beginnings of Geordi's transformation, and he's quite horrified and pained by it.
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* BittersweetEnding: Geordi and Leijten, but the other two crewmen can never be returned to normal.
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* LossOfIdentity: The end result of the ViralTransformation. The creatures that remain are nothing more than instinctive animals.
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* LossOfIdentity: The end result of the ViralTransformation. The creatures that remain are nothing more than instinctive animals. Geordi remarks that he was only a few minutes away from completely losing his humanity.
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* WhamShot: When Riker, Worf and Data go looking for [=LaForge=] on the holodeck. Worf calls out, then holds up [=LaForge's=] torn uniform and VISOR.he
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* WhamShot: When Riker, Worf and Data go looking for [=LaForge=] on the holodeck. Worf calls out, then holds up [=LaForge's=] torn uniform and VISOR.he
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* InvisibleMan: The creatures are invisible in normal light (though they do cast shadows), but can be seen using ultraviolet light.
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* WasOnceAMan: [[spoiler:Their shipmates mutated into aliens.]]
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* ComingInHot: Hickman's shuttle enters Tarchannen [=III's=] atmosphere too steeply and burns up.
* ContinuityNod: For the scenes set in 2362, the ''Victory'' crew are wearing the one-piece jumpsuits and carrying the older "dustbuster" phasers. Geordi is also wearing an older-model VISOR.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: When the ''Enterprise'' crew beams down the first time, they find the shuttles Mendez and Brevelle stole along with a pair of torn Starfleet uniforms.
* InvisibleMan: The creatures are invisible in normal light (though they do cast shadows), but can be seen using ultraviolet light.
* LossOfIdentity: The end result of the ViralTransformation. The creatures that remain are nothing more than instinctive animals.
* PainfulTransformation: The initial symptoms include tremors, panic, and the fusing together of the victim's fingers. Then the ''real'' pain kicks in.
* SendInTheSearchTeam: What kicks off the whole plot - the ''Victory'' was sent in five years ago to find out what caused the entire crew of an outpost to disappear.
* TheShadowKnows: When Geordi starts reviewing the ''Victory'''s recording in the holodeck, he notices a shadow that doesn't belong to any of the people or objects present. He activates the computer's EnhanceButton, but all it can do is project a vague shape of the source.
* ViralTransformation: How the entities on Tarchannen III reproduce - they infect visitors with a parasite that eventually compels them to return to the planet and slowly mutates them into another creature.
* WasOnceAMan:[[spoiler:Their shipmates mutated into aliens.]]Mendez and Brevelle are too far gone to be saved by the time the ''Enterprise'' figures out what the cause is.
* WhamShot: When Riker, Worf and Data go looking for [=LaForge=] on the holodeck. Worf calls out, then holds up [=LaForge's=] torn uniform and VISOR.he
* ContinuityNod: For the scenes set in 2362, the ''Victory'' crew are wearing the one-piece jumpsuits and carrying the older "dustbuster" phasers. Geordi is also wearing an older-model VISOR.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: When the ''Enterprise'' crew beams down the first time, they find the shuttles Mendez and Brevelle stole along with a pair of torn Starfleet uniforms.
* InvisibleMan: The creatures are invisible in normal light (though they do cast shadows), but can be seen using ultraviolet light.
* LossOfIdentity: The end result of the ViralTransformation. The creatures that remain are nothing more than instinctive animals.
* PainfulTransformation: The initial symptoms include tremors, panic, and the fusing together of the victim's fingers. Then the ''real'' pain kicks in.
* SendInTheSearchTeam: What kicks off the whole plot - the ''Victory'' was sent in five years ago to find out what caused the entire crew of an outpost to disappear.
* TheShadowKnows: When Geordi starts reviewing the ''Victory'''s recording in the holodeck, he notices a shadow that doesn't belong to any of the people or objects present. He activates the computer's EnhanceButton, but all it can do is project a vague shape of the source.
* ViralTransformation: How the entities on Tarchannen III reproduce - they infect visitors with a parasite that eventually compels them to return to the planet and slowly mutates them into another creature.
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* WhamShot: When Riker, Worf and Data go looking for [=LaForge=] on the holodeck. Worf calls out, then holds up [=LaForge's=] torn uniform and VISOR.he
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The ''Enterprise'' crew investigates the disappearance of three crew members who were part of an away mission that Geordi and another crew member were involved in five years ago.
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The ''Enterprise'' crew investigates the disappearance of three crew members who were part of an away mission that Geordi and another crew member were was involved in five years ago.ago while serving the USS ''Victory''. His former shipmate, Lt. Cmdr. Susanna Leijten, joins him in trying to learn what happened.
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* WasOnceAMan: [[spoiler:Their shipmates mutated into aliens.]]
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* WasOnceAMan: [[spoiler:Their shipmates mutated into aliens.]]
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