Booby Trap (Star Trek: The Next Generation)

"Booby Trap"
Star Trek: The Next Generation episode
Episode no.Season 3
Episode 6
Directed byGabrielle Beaumont
Story by
Teleplay by
Featured music
Cinematography byMarvin V. Rush
Production code154
Original air dateOctober 30, 1989 (1989-10-30)
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"Booby Trap" is the sixth episode of the third season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, the 54th episode overall, first broadcast on October 30, 1989. It is the first episode of any Star Trek series to be directed by a woman.[1]

Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet crew of the Federation starship Enterprise-D. In this episode, the Enterprise discovers a derelict centuries-old alien battlecruiser.

Actress Susan Gibney guest stars as the spacecraft engineer Leah Brahms.

  1. ^ "Gabrielle Beaumont, the First Woman to Direct a Star Trek Episode, Dies". Daily Star Trek News. December 16, 2022. Retrieved September 29, 2024.