Star Trek The Next Generation - Lt. Barclay's Spider Transformation - After departing the Enterprise to recover a misfired photon torpedo, Picard and Data return to find the ship in disarray as the crew de-evolves into primal forms. Amid the unfolding chaos, they encounter Lt. Barclay, startlingly transformed into a spider-humanoid. From the full episode, "Genesis."
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00:00 I can repair the damaged plasma vent from here.
00:07 I'm going to check the status of the warp core.
00:09 [beeping]
00:12 [beeping]
00:41 [yells]
00:43 Data!
00:47 What was that?
00:51 I believe it was Lieutenant Barkley.
00:56 He appeared to be partially transformed into an arachnid.
01:00 A spider?
01:03 Yes, sir.
01:04 Are you all right, Captain?
01:08 I have these intense feelings of fear and panic.
01:15 I feel as if I were being watched. I can't explain it.
01:21 You may be experiencing the initial stages of your transformation.
01:25 Early primates were often prey to large carnivores.
01:28 As a result, their instincts probably included a heightened sense of awareness.
01:32 In that case, my instincts tell me that we'd better hurry.
01:37 [music]
01:40 [music]
01:43 [music]
01:46 [music]
01:49 [music]
01:52 [music]
01:55 [silence]
01:58 [BLANK_AUDIO]