Dark Page

"Dark Page" is the 159th episode of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, the seventh episode of the seventh season. It features a guest appearance by a young Kirsten Dunst as a young alien. It was also Lwaxana Troi's last appearance in an episode of Star Trek: Next Generation. This episode was written by Hilary J. Bader; Bader began as TNG season 3 writing intern, and would also write for "The Loss" and "Hero Worship" (3 total for TNG). Bader went on to write for many children's cartoon shows and comic books.

The episode received a rating of 6 out of 10 from Tor. com. Zack Handlen of The A. V. Club gave the episode a B−, writing, "Dark Page is a not too terrible episode which nonetheless points to something of a theme for the seventh season: a show that’s working so hard to make an impact that the care and attention it used to put into characterization is in danger of being lost." A SyFy review praised the episode's portrayal of Lwaxana and Deanna Troi's relationship, saying, "I will defend 'Dark Page' forever because there aren't a lot of times Star Trek boldly tries to deal with a mother losing a child Lwaxana loses a daughter. She loses a husband. And then she becomes sort of transient and finds that she's the only one who even knows this other young girl ever existed. No wonder she tried to bury it. No wonder she can't." TV Guide and Variety noted the young Kirsten Dunst's appearance in the episode. She gained widespread acclaim one year later in her breakout role in Interview with the Vampire and later starred in the blockbuster Spider Man film series in the 2000s.

"Dark Page" was released as part of TNG Season 7 collections on DVD and Blu Ray formats. Season seven of TNG, which contains "Dark Page" was released on Blu ray disc in January 2015.