Synopsis:  A mythical, Atlantis like people with amazing powers reveals itself to the Enterprise, then steals its children because they can no longer have children of their own.  They also steal Wesley, presumably because unlike the other children, he’s got sperm.

Memory Alpha Review:  Episode 1.17 is also #117 on the list?  Couldn’t not mention that.

Review:  Remember in Justice when Wesley was going to be executed and Crusher freaked out like most any mother would?  Well, I guess she got over it, because when Wesley is kidnapped here, she only seems moderately concerned.  At least she yells, “Don’t give into fear!” like they teach you in medical school to say.  And Picard does a wonderful job with empathy and keeping a level head throughout the whole ordeal.

Sadly, Wesley is given the perfect episode, having to protect some younger kids and he devises a plan sensible for any teenager, using passive resistance with his captors.  But Wheaton was absolutely not convincing in his role as a leader.

There is also a lot of too transparent technobabble (just like yesterday’s pick, we’re told it’s easier to beam down through a force field than up through it) which kills some of the dramatics at the end.

That said, I do like the plot and I wasn’t really bored.  Plus, I had to giggle at the ending.  Once Dr. Crusher cures everyone from their sickness (and sterility), I realized that Rashella, one of the planet’s few girls of child-bearing age, is going to have to start getting really busy.