The Chase story
Picard tries to solve an ancient genetic mystery uncovered by his archaeological mentor, and faces stiff competition. Guest star: Norman Lloyd as Richard Galen.
18 total · 1 choice · 7 major · 10 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| alien origin of the human race | choice | the primordial humanoid revealed that all the major humanoid races were descended from his stock |
| archaeology occupation | major | The renowned archaeologist Professor Galen came to the Enterprise in an effort to tempt his former star pupil Picard into joining him on an important archaeological expedition. Among other things, Galen mentioned Heinrich Schliemann's discover of the City of Troy. |
| cooperation | major | all the humanoid races must cooperate to unravel the mystery of the primordial humanoid |
| hominid evolution | major | The primordial humanoid revealed that all the major humanoid races were descended from his stock. |
| manipulation of evolution on a planet | major | The Primordial Humanoid revealed that all the major humanoid races hailed from a space seeding project orchestrated by the Primordial Humanoids. |
| mysterious maker alien race | major | Primordial Humanoid :: humanoid seeders of life |
| the desire to be remembered | major | the primordial humanoid race left a message encoded in humanoid dna |
| the thirst for knowledge | major | about the quest for decoding the primordial humanoid dna encoded message |
| attack from outer space by a genocidal enemy | minor | Klingon :: Klingons killed all life on planet by burning up atmosphere |
| coping with the death of someone | minor | Captain Picard mourned the passing of his mentor Galen. |