Liaisons (Star Trek: The Next Generation)

"Liaisons"
Star Trek: The Next Generation episode
Episode no.Season 7
Episode 2
Directed byCliff Bole
Story byRoger Eschbacher
Jaq Greenspon
Teleplay byJeanne Carrigan Fauci
Lisa Rich
Featured musicDennis McCarthy
Production code254
Original air dateSeptember 27, 1993 (1993-09-27)
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"Liaisons" is the 154th episode of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, and the second episode of the seventh season.

The episode first aired on September 27, 1993 and was directed by Cliff Bole.[1] The teleplay was written by Jeanne Carrigan Fauci and Lisa Rich based on a story written by Roger Eschbacher and Jaq Greenspon.[2]

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-D crew takes on ambassadors as part of a cultural exchange, with Picard departing to spend time with the aliens.[3] When Picard's shuttlecraft crash lands on a forbidding planet, and the crew struggles to understand their guests, the stage is set for mystery.[4]