When the Bough Breaks (Star Trek: The Next Generation) Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) attempts to negotiate for their release, Wesley Crusher (Wil Wheaton) organizes a passive resistance among the children. The episode features Jerry Hardin in his first "Star Trek" role, and Brenda Strong. Mackenzie Westmore, the daughter of make-up supervisor Michael Westmore, along with Jeremy and Amy Wheaton, the younger brother and sister of Wil Wheaton, appear as uncredited children. 10.2 million viewers watched the episode, which was higher than the number of viewers watching the following episode. "When the Bough Breaks" received a mixed reception from critics who praised the performances of Stewart and Wheaton, but
Unification (Star Trek: The Next Generation) previously requested $1 million to cameo in the series, but he took minimum SAG pay to reprise the role of Spock to publicize "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country", on which he was executive producer. This episode is one of four times that an original series character reprised his role in "The Next Generation"; the other three being "Encounter at Farpoint" (DeForest Kelley), "" (Mark Lenard), and "" (James Doohan). The episode was dedicated to the late Gene Roddenberry, who had died shortly prior to its broadcast. Unification (Star Trek: The Next Generation) "Unification" is a two-part episode of the