Loud as a Whisper

Episode aired Jan 7, 1989
TV-PG
45m

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6.5/10

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Leo Damian, Marnie Mosiman, Randy Oglesby, and Howie Seago in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Action Adventure Drama Sci-Fi

The crew ferries a deaf mediator to Solais V to negotiate an end to a civil war.The crew ferries a deaf mediator to Solais V to negotiate an end to a civil war.The crew ferries a deaf mediator to Solais V to negotiate an end to a civil war.

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IMDb RATING

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4.2K

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Trivia
Guest star Howie Seago, who plays Riva, is deaf and had in fact petitioned the producers to create an episode involving deaf people.

Goofs
When Data is interpreting for Riva, he speaks the words before Riva signs the words . He also signs words to Riva before Captain Picard speaks them.

Quotes
Riva: [after Riva's Chorus were slain and they beamed back, Riva is ranting in sign language] Stupid false egoistical...
[rambles on with back turned to camera]
Riva: ... tired of everything... three dead! What will we do now?
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: How did this happen?
Commander William T. Riker: A total surprise. Apparently a member of one of the factions didn't like the idea of peace.
Riva: ...any time think
[Rubs hands through hair in frustration]
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: I don't understand what you're trying to say.
[Pleading gesture to Troi]
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Counselor.
Riva: I'm not talking to you. I'm talking to myself!
Counselor Deanna Troi: Riva, go slowly.
Riva: What!
Counselor Deanna Troi: Slowly.
Riva: I'm not talking to him anyway.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Can you write it out?
Riva: No! Leave me alone!
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: I am so sorry that your friends were killed.
Riva: I don't need your pity!
Riva: [Riva and Picard are talking simultaneously] ... tired of all of you hearing people not understanding me! I'm not talking to you anyway.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: I'm sorry, I-I don't know what you are trying to tell me. We have to find some way to communicate with him.
Riva: I'm tired of you hearing people, arg!
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Data, he knows some kind of gestural language. Find out which one and learn it.
Lt. Commander Data: Aye, sir.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Counselor, take him to Sick Bay. Maybe Pulaski can help.
Riva: I - my friends are dead! I-
[Picard grabs Riva's head]
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Listen to me! You are not alone! Do you understand? We are all in this together... now.