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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Like Ensign Gomez, Christy Henshaw disappears after her second appearance. At least this time Geordi actually gets to have a relationship with this love interest.

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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Like Ensign Gomez, Christy Henshaw disappears after her second appearance. At least this time Geordi actually gets to have a relationship with this love interest.
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In Ten-Forward, Geordi is still pining for Christy Henshaw. Worf tries to give him a pep talk, but when Christy approaches him, Geordi becomes tongue-tied and gives up. He's spared more embarrassment when he's called upon to beam down with an away team to examine a crashed escape pod on an unknown planet. On the surface, the team finds one sole survivor clinging on to life. When Crusher links Geordi's mind to the survivor, Geordi gets a jolt of something mysterious before they all beam to sick bay.

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In Ten-Forward, Geordi is still pining for Christy Henshaw. Worf tries to give him a pep talk, but when Christy approaches him, Geordi becomes tongue-tied and gives up. He's spared more embarrassment when he's called upon to beam down with an away team to examine a crashed escape pod on an unknown planet. On the surface, the team finds one a sole survivor clinging on to life. When Crusher links Geordi's mind brain waves to the survivor, Geordi gets a jolt of something mysterious before they all beam to sick bay.



Meanwhile, Geordi has a new spring in his step. He quickly puts the moves on Christy Henshaw and begins a romantic relationship with her. But Geordi isn't the only crew member to get help from John. When O'Brien visits sick bay with a dislocated shoulder, John [[HealingHands lays his hand]] on the afflicted arm and heals with with a burst of energy. He also begins to remember that he was on an important journey before his accident. However, as John gains strength, he becomes increasingly afflicted with flashes of pain related to his cellular regeneration. He also becomes increasingly agitated about the prospect of returning to wherever he came from.

Picard and Data make a guess at John's homeworld and head toward it. Soon, they identity that an unfamiliar ship is heading toward them on an intercept course at speeds even the ''Enterprise'' can't match. When John hears this, he freaks out and tries to escape on a shuttlecraft. When Worf tries to intervene, John unintentionally fires a burst of energy that knocks Worf over a rail, breaking his neck. However, John heals Worf back to perfect health. Picard demand to know why John doesn't want to return to his homeworld, but John still doesn't know.

The intercepting ship finally reaches the ''Enterprise'' and reveal themselves to be Zalkonians. The commander, Sunad, brusquely demands John's return as a fugitive sentenced to death and refuses to provide any further details. Picard balks at handing over their guest to be executed without knowing more. All the crew mull their options, Geordi finally admits that his newfound confidence must have something to do with what John did to him, but John says that whatever Geordi feels must have been inside of him all along.

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Meanwhile, Geordi has a new spring in his step. He quickly puts the moves on Christy Henshaw and begins a romantic relationship with her. But Geordi isn't the only crew member to get help from John. When O'Brien visits sick bay with a dislocated shoulder, John [[HealingHands lays his hand]] on the afflicted arm and heals with him with a burst of energy. He John also begins to remember that he was on an important journey before his accident. However, as John he gains strength, he becomes increasingly afflicted with flashes of pain related to his cellular regeneration. He also becomes increasingly agitated about the prospect of returning to wherever he came from.

Picard and Data make a guess at John's homeworld and head toward it. Soon, they identity that an unfamiliar ship is heading toward them on an intercept course at speeds even the ''Enterprise'' can't match. When John hears this, he freaks out and tries to escape on a shuttlecraft. When Worf tries to intervene, but John unintentionally fires a burst of energy that knocks Worf over a rail, breaking his neck. However, John heals Worf back to perfect health. Picard demand demands to know why John doesn't want to return to his homeworld, but John still doesn't know.

The intercepting ship finally reaches the ''Enterprise'' and reveal themselves to be Zalkonians. The commander, Sunad, brusquely demands John's return as a fugitive sentenced to death and refuses to provide any further details. Picard balks at handing over their guest to be executed without knowing more. All As the crew mull their options, Geordi finally admits that his newfound confidence must have something to do with what John did to him, but John says that whatever Geordi feels must have been was inside of him all along.



John teleports Sunad aboard the ''Enterprise'''s bridge and accuses him of trying to stop the next phase in their species evolution. John and his fellow fugitives are transforming into {{Energy Being}}s, but Sunad and his ilk have been killing everyone before they can transform to maintain their power. John completes the transformation and becomes a being a pure golden light. He lets Sunad go, but promises to return to Zalkon to help everyone who wishes to follow in his footsteps. Before leaving, he shares a tender moment of farewell with Crusher before flying away.

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John teleports Sunad aboard the ''Enterprise'''s bridge and accuses him of trying to stop the next phase in their species species' evolution. John and his fellow fugitives are transforming into {{Energy Being}}s, but Sunad and his ilk have been killing everyone before they can transform to maintain their power. John completes the transformation and becomes a being a pure golden light. He lets Sunad go, but promises to return to Zalkon to help everyone who wishes to follow in his footsteps. Before leaving, he shares a tender moment of farewell with Crusher before flying and then flies away.
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* CoolStarship: The Federation has never heard of the Zalkonians, but they're actually ''more'' advanced than the Federation. The Zalkonians' ship is faster than the ''Enterprise'' and has a loadout comparable to the Federation's flagship. It also has some sort of mysterious weapon that can asphyxiate an enemy ship's crew and sidesteps the need to even fight.
* CurbstompBattle: The Zalkonians' ship is said to be comparable to the ''Enterprise'', making Picard leery of a confrontation but not averse to rattling his saber if necessary. However, when the Zalkonians decide to attack, they simply asphyxiate every single person aboard the ship, defeating the Federation's flagship without firing a shot.

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The ''Enterprise'' finds a crashed escape pod while exploring an uncharted planet, and finds an alien who is barely clinging on to life. After resuscitating and stabilizing him, the man's body shows amazingly quick recuperative powers. Unfortunately, he doesn't remember who he is or where he came from...

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The In Ten-Forward, Geordi is still pining for Christy Henshaw. Worf tries to give him a pep talk, but when Christy approaches him, Geordi becomes tongue-tied and gives up. He's spared more embarrassment when he's called upon to beam down with an away team to examine a crashed escape pod on an unknown planet. On the surface, the team finds one sole survivor clinging on to life. When Crusher links Geordi's mind to the survivor, Geordi gets a jolt of something mysterious before they all beam to sick bay.

Crusher calls her new patient John Doe and works to stabilize him. Despite being on the verge of death, his body's amazing regenerative powers allow him to quickly recover and wake up, but he's got amnesia and cannot provide any details about his identity, species or homeworld. As Crusher nurses him back to health, he and the doctor form quite a close connection.

Meanwhile, Geordi has a new spring in his step. He quickly puts the moves on Christy Henshaw and begins a romantic relationship with her. But Geordi isn't the only crew member to get help from John. When O'Brien visits sick bay with a dislocated shoulder, John [[HealingHands lays his hand]] on the afflicted arm and heals with with a burst of energy. He also begins to remember that he was on an important journey before his accident. However, as John gains strength, he becomes increasingly afflicted with flashes of pain related to his cellular regeneration. He also becomes increasingly agitated about the prospect of returning to wherever he came from.

Picard and Data make a guess at John's homeworld and head toward it. Soon, they identity that an unfamiliar ship is heading toward them on an intercept course at speeds even the
''Enterprise'' finds a crashed can't match. When John hears this, he freaks out and tries to escape pod while exploring an uncharted planet, and finds an alien who is barely clinging on a shuttlecraft. When Worf tries to life. After resuscitating and stabilizing him, the man's body shows amazingly quick recuperative powers. Unfortunately, he intervene, John unintentionally fires a burst of energy that knocks Worf over a rail, breaking his neck. However, John heals Worf back to perfect health. Picard demand to know why John doesn't remember want to return to his homeworld, but John still doesn't know.

The intercepting ship finally reaches the ''Enterprise'' and reveal themselves to be Zalkonians. The commander, Sunad, brusquely demands John's return as a fugitive sentenced to death and refuses to provide any further details. Picard balks at handing over their guest to be executed without knowing more. All the crew mull their options, Geordi finally admits that his newfound confidence must have something to do with what John did to him, but John says that whatever Geordi feels must have been inside of him all along.

Picard politely requests more information from the Zalkonians before turning John over. Sunad reveals only that John is a disruptive influence on his homeworld, but that does little to quell Picard's misgivings. Sunad loses patience and activates a weapon that starts asphyxiating everyone on board the ''Enterprise''. John,
who is unaffected, heals the ship's entire crew and then goes to the bridge to confront Sunad.

John teleports Sunad aboard the ''Enterprise'''s bridge and accuses him of trying to stop the next phase in their species evolution. John and his fellow fugitives are transforming into {{Energy Being}}s, but Sunad and his ilk have been killing everyone before they can transform to maintain their power. John completes the transformation and becomes a being a pure golden light. He lets Sunad go, but promises to return to Zalkon to help everyone who wishes to follow in his footsteps. Before leaving,
he is or where he came from...shares a tender moment of farewell with Crusher before flying away.



* ArtisticLicenseMedicine: O'Brien's dislocated shoulder is healed with a touch, and the only thing we see happen is a brief glow of yellow light. But healing a dislocated shoulder would require physically moving bones back into alignment, so O'Brien's shoulder should have moved.



* CallBack: Geordi is still courting [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E6BoobyTrap Christy Henshaw]]. Or, at least, trying to.

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* CallBack: Geordi is still courting [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E6BoobyTrap Christy Henshaw]]. Or, at least, trying to. Curiously, this time his problem is being too shy, while in the previous episode he came on too strong. She also now seems to be practically begging for his attention, whereas in the previous episode she turned him down.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Like Ensign Gomez, Christy Henshaw disappears after her second appearance. At least this time Geordi actually gets to have a relationship with this love interest.
* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Worf coaches Geordi in romance Klingon-style, which is quite different from how humans interact.



* InnocentlyInsensitive: Worf tells Geordi that he must let Christy see "the fire in his eyes." He tells this to a man whose eyes are completely covered by a VISOR at all times.



* NoNameGiven[=/=]OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: John Doe never learns his true identity from before the crash.
** Presumably, he remembers at the end (at the same time he remembers the rest), but by then, that particular detail is largely inconsequential, so his real name is never stated.

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* NoNameGiven[=/=]OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: NoNameGiven: John Doe never learns his true identity from before the crash.
** Presumably, he remembers at the end (at the same time he remembers the rest), but by then, that particular detail is largely inconsequential, so his
Doe's real name is never stated.revealed. He only remembers who he is in the final act, and his name never comes up.


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* TheWorfEffect: Worf gets thrown over a rail by John's PowerIncontinence, showing just how powerful it is.
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* ButNowIMust: "John" has to leave Crusher and the ''Enterprise'' in order to spread the truth about the transmutation to other Zalkonians.

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* ButNowIMust: ButNowIMustGo: "John" has to leave Crusher and the ''Enterprise'' in order to spread the truth about the transmutation to other Zalkonians.
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* ButNowIMust: "John" has to leave Crusher and the ''Enterprise'' in order to spread the truth about the transmutation to other Zalkonians.


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* InterspeciesFriendship: "John" and Crusher start one over the month he spends in Sick Bay. There are hints that their feelings go further than that.


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* ResistTheBeast: As "John"'s transformation progresses, he has to force down the energy coursing through his body, lest he start blasting things. Worf briefly dies due to his control slipping.
* {{Teleportation}}: As an EnergyBeing "John" has the power to teleport Sunad back onto his ship.
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* PsychicStrangle: Sunad pulls the classic "[[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack Force-choke-someone-on-a-different-spaceship-from-your-spaceship]]" on the entire Enterprise.
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* WindmillCrusader: Sunad and the other Zalkonian authorities, who consider John Doe and his comrades a threat simply because they're evolving into EnergyBeings.
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* {{Headdesk}}: Geordi, after another failed attempt at flirting with Christy.
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* NoNameGiven/OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: John Doe never learns his true identity from before the crash.

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* NoNameGiven/OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: NoNameGiven[=/=]OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: John Doe never learns his true identity from before the crash.
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* IdentityAmnesia: 'John Doe' can't remember who he is, where he was going, or even what happened to cause his [[TraumaInducedAmnesia crash]]. His memory returns in bits and pieces over the next several weeks.
* NoNameGiven / OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: John Doe never learns his true identity from before the crash.

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* IdentityAmnesia: 'John Doe' can't remember who he is, where he was going, or even what happened to cause his [[TraumaInducedAmnesia crash]]. His memory returns in He recovers bits and pieces over the next several weeks.
weeks, but it's only in the last few minutes of the episode that he finally remembers who he is and what brought him to the crash site.
* NoNameGiven / OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: NoNameGiven/OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: John Doe never learns his true identity from before the crash.
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* AnArmAndALeg: When first discovered, John Doe's horrible injuries include the complete loss of his left arm, though it's hard to notice. Oddly, no mention is made of an artificial replacement; it's possible his arm was recovered and reattached.

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* AnArmAndALeg: When first discovered, John Doe's horrible injuries include the complete loss of his left arm, though it's hard to notice. Oddly, no mention is made of an artificial replacement; it's possible Though she never explicitly says so, Crusher presumably reattaches it after stabilizing him. (She does make a comment about keeping his arm was recovered and reattached.in stasis until he's stable enough for surgery.)
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** Presumably, he remembers at the end (at the same time he remembers the rest), but by then, that particular detail is largely inconsequential, so his real name is never stated.
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* PowerIncontinence: At points, John Doe's power goes beyond his control, including one burst of energy that critically wounds Worf. Thanks to Doe's HealingHands, though, Worf survives.

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* PowerIncontinence: At points, John Doe's power goes beyond his control, including one burst of energy that critically wounds Worf.[[TheWorfEffect Worf]]. Thanks to Doe's HealingHands, though, Worf survives.
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* NightmareFuel: John Doe's appearance when he's first found by the ''Enterprise'' away team. More immediately apparent than the loss of his left arm is that he's recieved extreme facial trauma, ''with his brain exposed and skin ripped away from his cheek, exposing his back teeth''. One wonders how that bit of makeup SFX made it past Paramount censors...
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* NightmareFuel: John Doe's appearance when he's first found by the ''Enterprise'' away team. More immediately apparent than the loss of his left arm is that he's recieved extreme facial trauma, ''with his brain exposed and skin ripped away from his cheek, exposing his back teeth''. One wonders how that bit of makeup SFX made it past Paramount censors...
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[[caption-width-right:350:"I see the light!"]]
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* NoNameGiven / OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: John Doe never learns his true identity from before the crash.
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* AmnesiacGod: {{Downplayed}}. John Doe isn't quite a god, but he ''is'' about to AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence and doesn't remember anything about it.

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!!Tropes:

* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: What everyone of John Doe's species is destined to do. He's just the first to do so successfully.
* CallBack: Geordi is still courting [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E6BoobyTrap Christy Henshaw.]] Or, at least, trying to.

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!!Tropes in this episode include:
* AnArmAndALeg: When first discovered, John Doe's horrible injuries include the complete loss of his left arm, though it's hard to notice. Oddly, no mention is made of an artificial replacement; it's possible his arm was recovered and reattached.
* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: What everyone of John Doe's species is destined to do. He's just the first to do so successfully.
successfully--because his species' authorities have been killing others showing signs of the metamorphosis, out of fear.
* CallBack: Geordi is still courting [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E6BoobyTrap Christy Henshaw.]] Henshaw]]. Or, at least, trying to.to.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Between Dr. Crusher's characterization of her relationship with John Doe as "almost spiritual," and Sunad's accusations against Doe of being a "disruptive influence" on Zalkonian society, Doe and his fellows are strongly suggestive of a persecuted religion. After becoming an EnergyBeing, John Doe even announces his intention to return to Zalkon to spread the Good News, now that Sunad and the other authorities can no longer kill him for speaking out.
* EnergyBeings: When John Doe [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence Ascends to a Higher Plane of Existence]], he first takes the form of a glowing orange humanoid, then transforms further into a ball of orange light.



* IdentityAmnesia: 'John Doe' can't remember who he is, where he was going, or even what happened to cause his [[TraumaInducedAmnesia crash]].

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* IdentityAmnesia: 'John Doe' can't remember who he is, where he was going, or even what happened to cause his [[TraumaInducedAmnesia crash]]. His memory returns in bits and pieces over the next several weeks.



* ThatCameOutWrong: While giving Geordi romantic advice, Worf tells him "You must let her see the fire in your eyes". [[BlindWithoutEm Um, forgetting something?]]
* TimeSkip: A month goes by in the middle of the episode while John Doe is recuperating and the romance between Geordi and Christy flourishes.

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* ThatCameOutWrong: While giving Geordi romantic advice, Worf tells him him, "You must let her see the fire in your eyes". eyes." [[BlindWithoutEm Um, forgetting something?]]
* TimeSkip: A month goes by in the middle of the episode while John Doe is recuperating and the romance between Geordi and Christy flourishes.flourishes.
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The ''Enterprise'' finds a crashed escape pod while exploring an uncharted planet, and finds an alien who is barely clinging on to life. After resuscitating and stabilizing him, the man's body shows amazingly quick recuperative powers. Unfortunately, he doesn't remember who he is or where he came from...



* ThatCameOutWrong: While giving Geordi romantic advice, Worf tells him "You must let her see the fire in your eyes". [[BlindWithoutEm Um, forgetting something?]]

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* ThatCameOutWrong: While giving Geordi romantic advice, Worf tells him "You must let her see the fire in your eyes". [[BlindWithoutEm Um, forgetting something?]]something?]]
* TimeSkip: A month goes by in the middle of the episode while John Doe is recuperating and the romance between Geordi and Christy flourishes.
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* ThatCameOutWrong: While giving Geordi romantic advice, Worf tells him "You must let her see the fire in your eyes". [[BlindWithoutEm Um, forgetting something?]]
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic: For some, this episode is oozing religious references. It helps this episode is called ''Transfigurations.''

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* ThatCameOutWrong: While giving Geordi romantic advice, Worf tells him "You must let her see the fire in your eyes". [[BlindWithoutEm Um, forgetting something?]]
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic: For some, this episode is oozing religious references. It helps this episode is called ''Transfigurations.''
something?]]

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* HealingHands

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* HealingHandsHealingHands: John Doe has the power to heal grievous injuries, even those which would otherwise be fatal.


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* PowerIncontinence: At points, John Doe's power goes beyond his control, including one burst of energy that critically wounds Worf. Thanks to Doe's HealingHands, though, Worf survives.
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* ThatCameOutWrong: While giving Geordi romantic advice, Worf tells him "You must let her see the fire in your eyes". [[BlindWithoutEm Um, forgetting something?]]

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* ThatCameOutWrong: While giving Geordi romantic advice, Worf tells him "You must let her see the fire in your eyes". [[BlindWithoutEm Um, forgetting something?]]something?]]
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic: For some, this episode is oozing religious references. It helps this episode is called ''Transfigurations.''

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* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence

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* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistenceAscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: What everyone of John Doe's species is destined to do. He's just the first to do so successfully.
* CallBack: Geordi is still courting [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E6BoobyTrap Christy Henshaw.]] Or, at least, trying to.
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* FlorenceNightingaleEffect: Wesley hints that it might be happening between Dr. Crusher and John Doe.


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* HoldingYourShoulderMeansInjury: The [[RunningGag first instance]] of O'Brien dislocating his shoulder while holo-kayaking.
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* IdentityAmnesia: 'John Doe' can't remember who he is, where he was going, or even what happened to cause his [[TraumaInducedAmnesia crash].

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* IdentityAmnesia: 'John Doe' can't remember who he is, where he was going, or even what happened to cause his [[TraumaInducedAmnesia crash].crash]].
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* HealingFactor: John Doe's recovery is very fast, but there is a reason for that, namely having something to do with the episode title.


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* IdentityAmnesia: 'John Doe' can't remember who he is, where he was going, or even what happened to cause his [[TraumaInducedAmnesia crash].
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* HealingHands

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* ThatCameOutWrong: While giving Geordi romantic advice, Worf tells him "You must let her see the fire in your eyes". [[BlindWithoutEm Um, forgetting something?]]

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