The Perfect Mate story
Picard forces himself to resist the charms of a female empathic metamorph, who is sent to marry an alien leader as a peace offering. Guest star Famke Janssen as Kamala.
27 total · 3 choice · 13 major · 11 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| duty vs. love | choice | Picard :: Picard about saving Kamala from a life of slavery |
| forbidden love | choice | Picard/Kamala :: Picard and Kamala |
| women's rights | choice | Kamala had no rights in her society |
| alien point of view | major | Kriosian, Valtese :: arranged marriage normal for Kriosians and Valtese |
| arranged marriage | major | Kamala had been arranged to marry Alrik |
| coping with having a predetermined life | major | Kamala :: Kamala |
| desire vs. conscience | major | Picard :: Picard wrestling with himself about sleeping with Kamala |
| infatuation | major | Picard, Kamala :: Picard and Kamala |
| integrity | major | Picard :: Picard |
| interfering in the internal affairs of other powers for humanitarian reasons | major | Picard ultimately refused to break the Prime Directive in order to spare Kamala from an arranged marriage to a boring old guy that she objected to. |