S7.E14

Sub Rosa

Episode aired Jan 29, 1994
TV-PG
46m

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Gates McFadden in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Dr. Crusher meets the man in her dead grandmother's life when she tries to put her affairs in order, whom one of the local people warn her to stay away from by not lighting a candle that has... Read allDr. Crusher meets the man in her dead grandmother's life when she tries to put her affairs in order, whom one of the local people warn her to stay away from by not lighting a candle that has been lit for generations.Dr. Crusher meets the man in her dead grandmother's life when she tries to put her affairs in order, whom one of the local people warn her to stay away from by not lighting a candle that has been lit for generations.

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Trivia
Names on the tombstones include "Vader" and "McFly."

Goofs
The premise of the story revolves around the "women of the Howard family," from mother to daughter. However, patrilineal traditions of Scottish history would dictate that the women, when married, would no longer be "Howard" women and neither would their descendants. Yet oddly, 800 years later, Beverly's grandmother is still a "Howard". This is not explained.

Quotes
[Crusher describes to Troi a very sensual dream she had after reading a rather erotic chapter in her grandmother's journal]
Doctor Beverly Crusher: I wonder if I'll have another dream tonight.
Counselor Deanna Troi: I'd read two chapters.

Connections
Referenced in Inglorious Treksperts: Brannon's Quarantine Playlist w/ Brannon Braga (2020)

Soundtracks
Star Trek: The Next Generation Main Title
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage

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1/10

Literally Awful in Every Way

In any television series that runs for seven years, there are bound to be some bad episodes, but Sub Rosa is an exceptional stinker. I think the other reviewers did an excellent job picking apart the ridiculous plot and pointing out Gates McFaddin's poorer than usual acting. However it takes an exceptional piece of garbage for the person who wrote the episode to provide their own review. The author was attempting to justify why the episode was not a blatant rip off of a vampire pulp novel and how pleased they were at creating the proper Scotland in space atmosphere. Perhaps if we added the author's disclaimer to the start of this episode, it would somehow make this disaster any better to watch.