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Revision as of 20:46, 30 June 2006 by Jesster79 (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Beverly Crusher, a character in the Star Trek fictional universe, was the Chief Medical Officer onboard the USS Enterprise-D and its successor, the USS Enterprise-E and initially held the rank of Lieutenent Commander until promoted in 2362 to the rank of Commander. She was also head of Starfleet Medical from 2365 to 2366. This character first appeared in the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and later appeared in movies based upon this series. She was played by actress Gates McFadden.
Background
Beverly Howard was born in 2324 to Paul and Isabel Howard in Copernicus City, Luna. Her mother died while Beverly was young and she grew up with her grandmother on the Arvada III colony. She married Jack Crusher in 2348 and gave birth to his son Wesley Crusher the following year. Jack Crusher proposed to Beverly Howard by giving her a book called How to Advance Your Career Through Marriage as a gag gift.
Beverly's husband died on an away mission in 2354 and it took her a long time to recover. There has always been a hint of some kind of attraction between her and Jean-Luc Picard. It was first brought up in the episode "The Naked Now". The attraction is later shown in the episode "Allegiance" from Season 3. In it Jean-Luc, replaced by an alien double, seduced Beverly. The two did not openly bring it up until it was forced into the open by a device implanted in the two by an alien species that allowed them to read each other's thoughts in the episode "Attached". In one of Q's timelines in the final episode All Good Things..., she had married and divorced Picard and been promoted to Captain of the medical ship USS Pasteur. She kept his name, so both of them once answered "yes" to someone asking for "Captain Picard".
Key episodes
Episodes in which Beverly's character is expanded or plays a key role.
- Encounter at Farpoint - Introduction to her character.
- Symbiosis - Argues to violate Prime Directive to save a race from being exploited and manipulated.
- Remember Me - Trapped in a collapsing alternate universe. People in her life begin to go missing, until finally she is left alone to run the Enterprise.
- The Host - Falls in love with a Trill negotiator and must operate on him to save the negotiations.
- The High Ground - Kidnapped and held hostage by terrorists during an Away Mission.
- Cause and Effect - Helps save the ship and crew from an infinite time loop.
- Suspicions - Beverly becomes entangled in a murder-mystery and defies orders.
- True Q - Befriends and mentors a young girl who is developing omnipotent powers. She is turned into a dog in this episode.
- Descent - Assumes temporary command of the Enterprise.
- Attached - Relationship with Jean-Luc Picard as they are both kidnapped.
- Sub Rosa - Attends her grandmother's funeral and spends time in her haunted house, falling in love with a ghost.
- All Good Things... - Potential future with Jean-Luc Picard.
Beverly In Film
- Generations - Pushed into the sea by Data, who is attempting to be funny. Part of the away-team that finds Soren. Concludes that Guinan was on the same ship as Soren. The Klingon Doras sisters find her 'repulsive'. Must evacuate her patients when the Enterprise is destroyed.
- First Contact - Takes Lilly back to the ship. Sickbay is attacked by Borg and Beverly must use the EMH program as a decoy until she and her patients can escape. Acts as second in command while Riker is on the planet, giving her code to destroy the Enterprise.
- Insurrection - Part of the away team that help the planet.
- Nemesis - Not used much in this film.
Trivia
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- Crusher's hair is a wig, all the way through the series.
- Crusher was supposed to have a daughter, not a son, until the final draft of the first script.
- Crusher's look develops all the way through the series, until being thought of as the sexiest of the Star Trek women in the final series and the first STTNG movie, Generations. Troi, Uhura and Seven of Nine have also held this title on seperate occasions.
Quotes
- "If there's nothing wrong with me, maybe there's something wrong with the universe." (Remember Me)
- Crusher: "Am I qualified to run this ship alone?" Computer: "Negative." Crusher: "Then why am I the only one on board?" Computer: (after sounds indicating deep "thought") "That information is not available." Crusher waves her arm at computer, fed up. (Remember Me)
- Crusher: "My thoughts created this universe...can they get me out of it again?" Computer: "That information is not available." Crusher: "I wasn't talking to you."
- "A lot of things can happen." (All Good Things...)
Gates Mcfadden on character
- Mcfadden has always commented on the lack of screen time her character was given, especially in the movies.