What "Star Trek: The Next Generation" 5-th episode about
Stardate: 43198.7 When on an away mission, crewman Marla Aster is huged by an ancient device. Then a non-corporeal life form indigenous to the planet, that can take human form, decides it must care for Aster's son Jeremy, who is now an orphan, as it was their ancient weapon that huged his mother. The entity takes the form of the boy's mother, Marla, and intends to take the boy down to the planet and raise him as his mother. However, the Enterprise crew intervenes, and tries to convince the entity that Jeremy's interests would be better served by the boy staying with his own kind.
Episode number: 5
Episode name: "The Bonding"
Episode release date: 24 october 1989 at 00:00
Status: aired
Rating: 6.7
