Episode #72: Menage a Troi
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Episode #72: Menage a Troi
MENAGE A TROI episode #24 of 3rd season / Air Date: 6/10/90
written by Fred Bronson, Susan Sackett; Directed by Robert Legato
Lwaxana Troi (Majel Barrett), counselor Troi's mom, returns for a 3rd go-around and this time there's genuine amusement to be found. During one of those receptions on the Enterprise, with several ambassadors, a Ferengi becomes fixated on the older Troi. He's interested in her telepathic abilities for profit but also finds her very attractive - unusual for a Ferengi. Lwaxana, who usually hunts for men, finds Ferengi too repulsive even for her, but matters are soon taken out of her hands: the Ferengi kidnaps her, Deanna and Riker off of Betazed.
There is a lighthearted tone to most of this one... Ferengi, by this time, are nothing more than comic relief in the Trek universe. Riker & Deanna quickly turn the tables on the rather dimwitted Ferengi and even Lwaxana herself proves to be more capable than these somewhat gullible fools. There's more hilarity towards the end, when Picard also becomes involved in pulling the wool over the Ferengi's ears, er, eyes. I think he overdid it (actor Stewart probably saw an opportunity to act out some Shakespearean lines), but his bogus threats were a laugh.
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TNG Trivia: the Ferengi medical officer is played by Ethan Phillips, who would get the regular role of Neelix on Voyager.
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