episode "Ensign Ro" (Star Trek: The Next Generation)

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"Ensign Ro" is a Star Trek: The Next Generation episode that introduces the Bajoran character Ro Laren and explores the political tensions surrounding the Bajoran people and the Cardassian occupation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Star Trek: The Next Generation episode
television episode
characterPortrayed Guinan by Whoopi Goldberg
Ro Laren by Michelle Forbes
chronologicalSetting 24th century
composer Dennis McCarthy
countryOfOrigin United States
director Les Landau
episodeNumberInSeason 3
exploresTheme cultural identity
loyalty and duty
political oppression
refugees
terrorism and resistance
featuresPoliticalEntity Bajoran resistance
linked to: Occupation of Bajor

Cardassian Union
Federation
featuresSpecies Bajoran
Cardassian
featuresStarship USS Enterprise-D
franchise Star Trek
guestStar Frank Collison
Jeffrey Hayenga
Michelle Forbes
Richard Cox
Scott Marlowe
Whoopi Goldberg
hasGenre science fiction
space opera
introducesCharacter Ro Laren
mainCharacter Beverly Crusher
Data
Deanna Troi
Geordi La Forge
Jean-Luc Picard
William T. Riker
linked to: Will Riker

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originalAirDate 1991-10-07
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork Syndication
partOfSeries Star Trek: The Next Generation
portraysOccupation Cardassian occupation of Bajor
productionCode 40274-203
seasonNumber 5
seriesSeason Star Trek: The Next Generation season 5
setInFictionalUniverse Star Trek universe
spinOffElementFor Bajorans in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
linked to: Bajorans

Cardassian–Bajoran conflict arc in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
writer Michael Piller
Michael Wagner
Rick Berman

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Michael Piller notableWork episode "Ensign Ro" (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
Ro Laren firstAppearance TNG episode "Ensign Ro"
linked to: episode "Ensign Ro" (Star Trek: The Next Generation)