Karen Montgomery, who died just last year (2015), was super-sexy in this episode, but as other people have noted, she didn't have the acting range to play the role of leader of a planet.
There are many interactions between her and Jonathon Frakes, who is a below average actor to be certain. It makes for the clunkiest moments in Next Generation's history.
Also, the audience anticipates this show's central message before we are even beaten over the head by it repeatedly. It's just an awkwardly bad episode.
As another person noted, Montgomery appeared in only a few TV shows during her brief career. In this episode, I wish that she had a better actor to play off so her performance wouldn't look nearly as horrible. RIP to her.
There are many interactions between her and Jonathon Frakes, who is a below average actor to be certain. It makes for the clunkiest moments in Next Generation's history.
Also, the audience anticipates this show's central message before we are even beaten over the head by it repeatedly. It's just an awkwardly bad episode.
As another person noted, Montgomery appeared in only a few TV shows during her brief career. In this episode, I wish that she had a better actor to play off so her performance wouldn't look nearly as horrible. RIP to her.