The Hunted

While assessing the viability of a colony on Angosha III for Federation membership, a violent and cunning prisoner escapes from a maximum security facility. After eventually being captured by the Enterprise, the prisoner's dangerous nature soon becomes apparent which gives Picard some pause for thought.

Another action-orientated episode with McCarthy's super soldier proving to be a fantastic presence in the show. But instead of mindless phaser fire for the sake of it, the show makes some powerful points about the psychological effects of serving in the military and the mistreatment many veterans face when they return. It's full of drama, suspense, new areas of the ship we hadn't seen before and oh yes, lots of phasers! Great stuff!

I loved this episode... Kept us guessing and the resolution was true to Starfleet and Picard. Teaching a little lesson. Always good to get back to basics. Deanna Troi used as she should be without any special attraction added to her talents.

The Angosians are applying for membership in the Federation and so the Enterprise is approaching their planet. However, an escaped prisoner escapes and the Enterprise is asked to help capture him. The guy turns out to be EXTREMELY tricky and it's obvious he's not just some ordinary being. When captured by the Enterprise, they soon learn that he's undergone a lot of bio- engineering in order to make him the perfect soldier. Interestingly, they soon learn that the man hadn't actually committed crimes but was a soldier who has deliberately been made into this dangerous being. And, instead of trying to deprogram the man, the Angosians simply have banished him and their other soldiers to a penal colony!

Like many episodes of "Star Trek", this one is obviously intended as a parallel to today. It's obvious that it's intended as a lesson about PTSD and society's need to fix these broken warriors. It does have a great point to make and is very effective overall. One of the better season two episodes.

This was a Super Annoying Episode because of the inablity of the "Supposedly" Trained Enterprise security members to take down one man.

Also, the writers, AGAIN, made the Bridge Team Powerless and Inept. Unable to stop this lone guy or even catch him with all of their advance technology.

Just a plain dumb episode!

Through genetic engineering a planetary race, which is applying for a position in the Federation, has been producing soldiers to fight their battles. What has happened is that they have ignored the fact that these are sentient beings who have the same desires and hopes as their own. One of them escapes and through a series of circumstances finds himself on the Enterprise. Picard, taking the side of the oppressors because of ignorance has him captured and put in isolation. What they don't realize is the ingenuity of this battle ready being who is really formidable. Picard runs somewhat afoul of the people he is negotiating with as he realizes there are two sides to this story. The smug people are extremely comfortable letting these poor men fight for them and have no intention of giving them anything. Picard often uses the most solid form of action which is inaction. Another third season gem.