Crusher and Captain Picard discuss the surprisingly racy contents of Felisa Howard’s journal. LaForge notes a power fluctuation in one of the weather control stations, which is remarkable as it’s the first the systems have experienced in twenty-two years.ĭr. Aboard the Enterprise, the colony governor, Maturin, asks Data and LaForge to investigate the colony’s weather systems as they’ve been experiencing tremors for the last several months. Rattled, Crusher asks him to leave, and Quint washes his hands of the matter. Ned Quint lets himself into the house, frightening Crusher, and when she confronts him, he informs Crusher that the candle has been a curse on her family for generations. Crusher notices her grandmother’s journal and takes it with her upstairs. Troi comments on the beauty of an antique candle before leaving to afford Crusher some moments alone. Crusher to Caldos, one of the first terraforming projects in the Federation, and after delivering the eulogy at Felisa Howard’s funeral, Crusher and Deanna Troi retire to Howard’s erstwhile residence. “Sub Rosa” deals with sexually explicit themes and material, including problematic consent, in as much as cable television in the nineties would allow, so if that’s not of interest to you, you might wish to skip this article. I will include a content warning here for those who might need it. Season seven suffers from incredibly uneven writing, and “Sub Rosa,” while not the worst of the episodes, certainly belongs at the bottom of the list. “ Sub Rosa” is one of TNG’s most infamously terrible offerings, and this episode earns every bit of hate that has ever been directed its way and then some.
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