The Defector
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"The Defector" is a Star Trek: The Next Generation episode centered on a Romulan officer seeking asylum and warning the Federation of a potential Romulan plot, exploring themes of loyalty, deception, and the brink of war.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Star Trek: The Next Generation episode ⓘ |
| airDecade | 1990s ⓘ |
| airYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinSeries |
follows "The Vengeance Factor"
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precedes "The Hunted" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdForFranchise | Star Trek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| episodeNumberInSeason | 10 ⓘ |
| featuresCaptain | Jean-Luc Picard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Admiral Haden
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Alidar Jarok NERFINISHED ⓘ Beverly Crusher NERFINISHED ⓘ Data NERFINISHED ⓘ Deanna Troi NERFINISHED ⓘ Geordi La Forge NERFINISHED ⓘ Tomalak NERFINISHED ⓘ Wesley Crusher NERFINISHED ⓘ William T. Riker NERFINISHED ⓘ Worf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresPoliticalEntity |
Romulan Star Empire
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United Federation of Planets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresSpecies |
Humans
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Klingons NERFINISHED ⓘ Romulans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresStarship | USS Enterprise-D NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | uncertain reliability of intelligence ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | moral dilemma of a defector ⓘ |
| originalAirDate | 1990-01-01 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Syndication ⓘ |
| plotElement |
Federation–Romulan tensions near the Neutral Zone
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Romulan officer defects to the Federation ⓘ investigation of possible Romulan plot ⓘ use of deception to prevent war ⓘ warning of alleged Romulan invasion ⓘ |
| primarySetting | USS Enterprise-D NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCode | 40273-156 ⓘ |
| season | 3 ⓘ |
| secondarySetting | Romulan Neutral Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Star Trek: The Next Generation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingUniverse | Star Trek universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgenre | space opera ⓘ |
| theme |
brink of war
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deception ⓘ duty versus conscience ⓘ loyalty ⓘ |
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