Star Trek: The Next Generation: Shades of Gray

Stardate: 42976.1 On an away mission, Cmdr. Riker is struck by a deadly thorn. As the crew fights to cure the virus or infection he has received, Riker must be subjected to very emotional flashbacks in order for the medical team to find the right medical path to take.

Episode Info

Episode number: 2x22
Production Number: 148
Airdate: Monday July 17th, 1989

Director: Rob Bowman
Writer: Hans Beimler
Story: Maurice Hurley

Alternate Airdates:

CA (Télé-Québec)	Jul 17, 1989
UK (BBC TWO)	Oct 02, 1991
FR (BBC TWO)	Oct 02, 1991
IE (BBC TWO)	Oct 02, 1991

Currently 5.6/10

5.6/10 (5 Votes cast)

Guest Stars

Colm Meaney
As Miles O'Brien

Recurring

Main Cast

Patrick Stewart As Captain Jean-Luc Picard	Jonathan Frakes As Commander William T. Riker
LeVar Burton As Lieutenant/Lt. Commander Geordi LaForge	Michael Dorn As Lieutenant Worf
Marina Sirtis As Counselor Deanna Troi	Brent Spiner As Lt. Commander Data
Wil Wheaton As Acting Ensign/Ensign Wesley Crusher

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Episode Notes

Log Entries:
*Captain's Log, Stardate 42976.1. During a geological survey on Surata IV, Commander Riker has become infected by an unidentified microbe.

Beside the archive footage taken from previous episodes, Michael Dorn (Worf) does not appear in this episode.

This episode marks the final appearance of Diana Muldaur (Dr. Katharine Pulaski) on the series.