Q; How could the assimilators have been placed in the debris if the debris existed as a planet until it was destroyed in the final battle between the Menthars and the Promellians, which history records as having destroyed them both?
A; We might assume that they were 'seeded' by the spiteful Menthars, the idea being that, should Iralius 9 be destroyed, then any victorious Promellians in the vicinity would find themselves irrevocably trapped. Presumably, if that was the case, the Menthars had some kind of neutraliser for the assimilators, or were themselves not vulnerable to the radiation, or, er, something.
Some good and imaginative use of the Holodeck in this show.
Evolution The Ensigns of Command The Survivors Who Watches the
Watchers? The Bonding Booby
Trap The Enemy The Price The Vengeance Factor The Defector The Hunted
The High Ground Deja Q A
Matter of Perspective Yesterday's Enterprise
The Offspring
Sins of the Father Allegiance Captain's Holiday
Tin Man Hollow Pursuits The Most Toys Sarek
Menage á Troi
Transfigurations The Best of Both Worlds
Part One