What "Star Trek: The Next Generation" 2-th episode about
Stardate: 43133.3 When the Sheliak race, which abhors human kind, finds a large human colony on one of their planets, they demand their removal before they exterminate them. The crew learns that the people in question are from a ship that crashed there years ago.
Now Picard and Deanna must negotiate with the Sheliak to try to get more time to evacuate this colony. Meanwhile, Data must try to convince the colonists to evacuate. However, he is impeded by a very proud and stubborn leader that is willing to stay and die defending the colony. Can Data convince the rest of the colonist to go against their leader, and leave the planet? And is there even enough time to evacuate the settlers before the Sheliak begin their eradication process?
Episode number: 2
Episode name: "The Ensigns of Command"
Episode release date: 3 october 1989 at 00:00
Status: aired
Rating: 7.4
