Star Trek: The Next Generation Episode 87: Devil's Due (Full Frame)

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Responding to an emergency transmission from a science team on the planet Ventax, the Enterprise encounters a population in a state of panic. According to legend, a mythic figure named Ardra promised the Ventaxians a thousand years of peace and prosperity in exchange for their own enslavement at the end of that period. Their time is now up, and they desperately fear her impending arrival. When Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) goes to the planet to meet with the Ventaxian leader, Jared (Marcelo Tubert), Ardra (Marta Dubois) suddenly appears, demanding to collect on the bargain. Ardra demonstrates her god-like powers by causing tremors, transforming herself into frightening creatures and disappearing at will. The Ventaxians, who have little advanced technology, are easily persuaded by her theatrics, so it is up to Picard to stop her before she enslaves the entire planet - and the Enterprise crew as well.