The Live Long and Podcast crew revisits Season 3, Episode 9 of Star Trek: The Next Generation, "The Vengeance Factor" (1989), as part of their ongoing rewatch series. As the Enterprise attempts to broker peace between the Acamarians and their exiled Gatherers, a hidden assassin threatens to unravel the fragile truce. With centuries of vengeance encoded in her DNA, Yuta forces Commander Riker to confront the line between compassion and command.
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Star Trek: The Next Generation S3 E9 - "The Vengeance Factor" (1989) | Episode Review
First Aired: November 20, 1989
In-universe year: 2366
Date of Podcast: November 11, 2025
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch Review Series
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0:00 Intro Credit Sequence
1:15 Beginning of Podcast
20:11 Screenshots and Plot Breakdown
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1:25:26 Ratings
1:31:25 Outro