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Booby Trap (Star Trek: The Next Generation)

The Enterprise is caught in an ancient energy trap.

The 54th episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and the sixth in its third season, aired on October 30, 1989.[1] Gabrielle Beaumont directed "Booby Trap", making it the first Star Trek episode across any series to have a female director.[1][2]

Quick Facts

Series
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season
3
Episode
6
Production
154
Air date
30 October 1989
Teleplay
  • Ron Roman
  • Michael Piller
  • Richard Danus
Story
Michael Wagner; Ron Roman
Director
Gabrielle Beaumont

Facts from the source article.

Making and release

Gabrielle Beaumont directed this episode, becoming the first woman to direct a Star Trek episode.[2] In the United States, the season three DVD box set—which included this episode—came out on July 2, 2002.[3] Japan saw a LaserDisc release of the episode on July 5, 1996, as part of a half-season collection called Log.[4] NTSC format was used for the video, with audio tracks provided in both English and Japanese.[4]

What the cited sources add

The A.V. Club's 2010 review gave the episode a "B" grade, calling Picard's piloting of the Enterprise out of the debris field the best part.[5][6] ScreenRant in 2020 described the episode as frightening, noting it ends in "nail-biting, spectacular fashion" with one of Picard's best moments.[7][8] For Tor.com, Keith DeCandido scored the episode 4 out of 10, pointing out the unsettling nature of LaForge developing romantic feelings for a computer simulation.[9] In a 2014 ranking by io9, "Booby Trap" was listed as the 90th best Star Trek episode among more than 700 episodes from all series.[10][11]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Booby Trap (Star Trek: The Next Generation)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Gabrielle Beaumont, the First Woman to Direct a Star Trek Episode, Dies", Daily Star Trek News, 2022-12-16 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  2. "Gabrielle Beaumont, the First Woman to Direct a Star Trek Episode, Dies", Daily Star Trek News, 2022-12-16. facts only, no text reused. dailystartreknews.com
  3. Wikipedia, "Booby Trap (Star Trek: The Next Generation)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Beierle, "Star Trek the Next Generation – Season 3", DVD Talk, July 2, 2002; Beierle, "Star Trek the Next Generation – Season 3", DVD Talk, July 2, 2002; Miller III, "Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season Three (Blu-ray)", DVD Talk, April 30, 2013 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Booby Trap (Star Trek: The Next Generation)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Star Trek Next Generation: Log. 5: Third Season Part.1 (1989) [PILF-2009]", LaserDisc Database; "Star Trek Next Generation: Log. 5: Third Season Part.1 (1989) [PILF-2009]", LaserDisc Database; "Star Trek Next Generation: Log. 5: Third Season Part.1 (1989) [PILF-2009]", LaserDisc Database (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Handlen, "Star Trek: The Next Generation: "The Bonding"/"Booby Trap", The A.V. Club, 2010-08-12. facts only, no text reused. avclub.com
  6. Wikipedia, "Booby Trap (Star Trek: The Next Generation)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Handlen, "Star Trek: The Next Generation: "The Bonding"/"Booby Trap", The A.V. Club, 2010-08-12 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  7. "Star Trek TNG: The 10 Most Frightening Episodes Of The Entire Show", ScreenRant, 2020-12-23. facts only, no text reused. screenrant.com
  8. Wikipedia, "Booby Trap (Star Trek: The Next Generation)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Star Trek TNG: The 10 Most Frightening Episodes Of The Entire Show", ScreenRant, 2020-12-23 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Booby Trap (Star Trek: The Next Generation)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: DeCandido, "Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: "Booby Trap"", Tor.com, 2011-11-21 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  10. Wikipedia, "Booby Trap (Star Trek: The Next Generation)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Anders, "The Top 100 Star Trek Episodes Of All Time!", io9, October 2, 2014; "Star Trek: Ranking the 20 Best Holodeck Episodes", Comic Book Resources, 2019-01-04 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  11. Anders, "The Top 100 Star Trek Episodes Of All Time!", io9, October 2, 2014. facts only, no text reused. io9.gizmodo.com

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Booby Trap (Star Trek: The Next Generation) (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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