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Star Trek: The Next Generation - Episode Guide

Season 1

Encounter at Farpoint (1)

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Sep 28, 1987

Encounter at Farpoint (1)

Captain Picard takes command of the Galaxy Class Federation starship, the ‘Enterprise. Picard not only takes over the ‘Enterprise' but has his first encounter with a extremely powerful life form known as ‘Q' who proceeds to put humanity on trial for their crimes. Q makes their first mission to the Farpoint station on Daneb IV a extreme test for the existence of humanity.

Encounter at Farpoint (2)

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Sep 28, 1987

Encounter at Farpoint (2)

At the end of the trial, Q gives Captain Picard 24 hours to solve the mystery of Farpoint station and save the human race. Picard and his team come to a unusual conclusion about the problems encountered at the way station in space.

The Naked Now

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Oct 5, 1987

The Naked Now

The Enterprise away team is investigating mysterious deaths and Geordi becomes infected with a illness that is mind-altering and starts spreading throughout the rest of the ships crew.

Code of Honor

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Oct 12, 1987

Code of Honor

While involved in a treaty discussion with the inhabitants of Ligon II, Tasha is abducted and Picard is forced to abide by the inhabitants Code of Honor to obtain her release.

The Last Outpost

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Oct 19, 1987

The Last Outpost

Ferengi and Enterprise teams beam down to an unknown world to discover who or what has sapped power from both vessels.

Where No One Has Gone Before

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Oct 26, 1987

Where No One Has Gone Before

Teenager Wesley Crusher and a dying alien are the crew's only hope for escape from a bizarre galaxy where thoughts become real.

Lonely Among Us

Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Nov 2, 1987

Lonely Among Us

Passing through a series of complex energy patterns, the Enterprise crew find themselves trying to solve the mystery surrounding the death of Assistant Chief Engineer Singh and the altered personalities of Lt. Worf, Dr. Crusher and the Captain.

Justice

Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Nov 9, 1987

Justice

To learn the origin of a mysterious ship, Picard must get help from a planet where Wesley faces a death sentence.

The Battle

Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Nov 16, 1987

The Battle

A vengeful Ferengi captain returns Picard's long-lost ship, the Stargazer, after installing a mind-altering device.

Hide and Q

Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Nov 23, 1987

Hide and Q

Q gives the powers of the Q to Riker and tells him his shipmates wishes will be granted if he joins with those of the Q Continuum.

Haven

Episode: 1x11 | Airdate: Nov 30, 1987

Haven

Counselor Troi faces an arranged marriage when the Enterprise arrives at a planet, her future husband to be has had dreams of a unknown woman for years before meeting her.

The Big Goodbye

Episode: 1x12 | Airdate: Jan 11, 1988

The Big Goodbye

Captain Picard, Data and Dr. Crusher are trapped in a holodeck program as 1940's detectives during a holdeck malfunction that interferes with a meeting with a alien species that requires the captain only.

Datalore

Episode: 1x13 | Airdate: Jan 18, 1988

Datalore

The Enterprise explores Data's home planet, Omicron Theta. They find his brother, and the dark secret he carries.

Angel One

Episode: 1x14 | Airdate: Jan 25, 1988

Angel One

An Enterprise away team beams down to a planet with a matriarchal society to search for survivors of a crashed Federation freighter.

11001001

Episode: 1x15 | Airdate: Feb 1, 1988

11001001

At a Federation space station aliens known as the Binars come aboard to upgrade the Enterprises computer and Holographic systems. During this process, the Enterprise is hijacked while Captain Picard and Riker are in the Holodeck.

Too Short a Season

Episode: 1x16 | Airdate: Feb 8, 1988

Too Short a Season

A diplomat is requested to mediate a hostage situation and the leader of the world wants the same diplomat that negotiated more than 40 years before. The Admiral who did the negotiations in the past comes on board and starts acting more strangely as time passes.

When the Bough Breaks

Episode: 1x17 | Airdate: Feb 15, 1988

When the Bough Breaks

Inhabitants of an advanced planet, who can no longer reproduce, plan to kidnap children from the Enterprise to rebuild their race.

Home Soil

Episode: 1x18 | Airdate: Feb 22, 1988

Home Soil

On Velara III, Data and Geordi discover a microscopic creature responsible for the death of an engineer.

Coming of Age

Episode: 1x19 | Airdate: Mar 14, 1988

Coming of Age

Wesley is put to the test as he competes with the other top candidates to get into Starfleet Academy. Meanwhile the Enterprise is put under the scrutiny of a Starfleet officer that seems to be looking for trouble.

Heart of Glory

Episode: 1x20 | Airdate: Mar 21, 1988

Heart of Glory

The Enterprise rescues the crew of a damaged vessel in the Neutral zone, discovering several renegade Klingons who decide that they want Lt. Worf to join them.

The Arsenal of Freedom

Episode: 1x21 | Airdate: Apr 11, 1988

The Arsenal of Freedom

While investigating the disappearance of the star ship Drake, an away team beams down to a strange planet where they received a message about arms sales upon arriving in orbit. Captain Picard and Dr. Crusher vanish during the mission and the Enterprise comes under attack.

Symbiosis

Episode: 1x22 | Airdate: Apr 18, 1988

Symbiosis

When the Enterprise rescues a freighter with engine problems and is being drawn into a planets gravitational field, Picard gets more than he bargained for when it is discovered that the one planets inhabitants may be carrying a disease. The disease causes Picard to consider the Federation's Prime Directive and why it is necessary.

Skin of Evil

Episode: 1x23 | Airdate: Apr 25, 1988

Skin of Evil

Deanna is held hostage by a black oil-like alien creature capable of infinite sadism… and infinite power. To save her, one of the Enterprise crew will die.

We'll Always Have Paris

Episode: 1x24 | Airdate: May 2, 1988

We'll Always Have Paris

Captain Picard reflects on a missed liason at a Paris cafe years in his past when the Enterprise gets a distress call from a scientist who is experimenting with Time rifts and is married to the lady he was supposed to meet in Paris all those years ago.

Conspiracy

Episode: 1x25 | Airdate: May 9, 1988

Conspiracy

Spurred by reports of misdeeds in Starfleet's top echelon, Captain Picard heads for Earth to uncover the truth.

The Neutral Zone

Episode: 1x26 | Airdate: May 16, 1988

The Neutral Zone

The Enterprise encounters a ancient capsule containing cryogenically frozen people from 20th Century Earth. Data then brings them on board while the Enterprise is on its way to investigate a series of destroyed Federation outposts at the edge of the Romulan/Federation Neutral zone. The Enterprise soon encounters a Romulan Warbird after the Romulans presence being long absent.

Season 2

The Child

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Nov 21, 1988

The Child

Counselor Deanna Troi announces she is pregnant; the crew sets out to bring a deadly plasma plague to a laboratory.

Where Silence Has Lease

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Nov 28, 1988

Where Silence Has Lease

A being conducting an experiment traps the Enterprise in a region void of energy and matter.

Elementary, Dear Data

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Dec 5, 1988

Elementary, Dear Data

Data dons a deerstalker to solve a Sherlock Homes mystery in a holodeck recreation of Victorian London.

The Outrageous Okona

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Dec 12, 1988

The Outrageous Okona

A roguish space captain charms all; Data consults a comic about humor.

Loud as a Whisper

Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Jan 9, 1989

Loud as a Whisper

A deaf mediator's mission to a warring planet is jeopardized when his chorus of interpreters is killed.

The Schizoid Man

Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Jan 23, 1989

The Schizoid Man

A brilliant, dying scientist who seeks immortality transfers his mind and knowledge into Data.

Unnatural Selection

Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Jan 30, 1989

Unnatural Selection

After discovering a unresponsive federation starship, Dr. Pulaski contracts a disease and starts to age.

A Matter of Honor

Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Feb 6, 1989

A Matter of Honor

Commander Riker swaps positions and becomes a temporary first officer on the Klingon ship the Pah. A new crew member of the Enterprise scans the Pagh and discovers a micro lifeform growing on the hull of the ship.

The Measure of a Man

Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Feb 13, 1989

The Measure of a Man

Commander Maddox, a scientist who opposed Data's entrance to Stafleet, now wants to dismantle Data in order to study him and create more androids. Data is forced to resign from Starfleet  to avoid a dangerous test.  Captain Picard ends up in a court battle to decide if Data is a lifeform or owned property.

The Dauphin

Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Feb 20, 1989

The Dauphin

When the Enterprise transports a future leader to another world, a guardian stands between Wesley and a potential love interest.

Contagion

Episode: 2x11 | Airdate: Mar 20, 1989

Contagion

When coming to the aid of another Federation ship that is having problems in the Romulan neutral zone, the Enterprise starts having computer problems that leave the ship helpless. Picard believes that the problems may have something to do with a extinct alien race called the Iconians.

The Royale

Episode: 2x12 | Airdate: Mar 27, 1989

The Royale

Riker, Worf and Data are trapped in the Hotel Royale and are unable to find their way out.

Time Squared

Episode: 2x13 | Airdate: Apr 3, 1989

Time Squared

The Enterprise picks up a Star Fleet shuttle floating in space and much to the crew's surprise, another Captain Picard is on board the shuttle. They then learn that the Enterprise is destroyed in a upcoming disaster.

The Icarus Factor

Episode: 2x14 | Airdate: Apr 24, 1989

The Icarus Factor

Riker is offered a possible command of his own and in the process encounters his estranged father who brings him the news. Lt. Worf starts having emotional issues and Wesley digs into Klingon traditions to discover the cause.

Pen Pals

Episode: 2x15 | Airdate: May 1, 1989

Pen Pals

Data makes contact with a alien girl and pen pals with her. He then discovers that her planet is in danger fand she could be killed.

Q Who?

Episode: 2x16 | Airdate: May 8, 1989

Q Who?

After Picard refuses to let Q join the crew, Q hurls the Enterprise into a far quadrant of space where they have a encounter with a unknown cybernetic race. A little bit of Guinan's past is revealed when she senses something is wrong on board Enterprise.

Samaritan Snare

Episode: 2x17 | Airdate: May 15, 1989

Samaritan Snare

Geordi's life is jeopardized when an alien race kidnaps him; Picard is near death with heart complications.

Up the Long Ladder

Episode: 2x18 | Airdate: May 22, 1989

Up the Long Ladder

The Enterprise crew encounters a SOS from a lost colony ship and encounters a group of primitive colonists and after assisting them, they encounter the remaining colonists that traveled with them on another world with a unique problem of their own.

Manhunt

Episode: 2x19 | Airdate: Jun 19, 1989

Manhunt

On her way to a conference, Troi's mother boards the Enterprise and flirts with Picard.

The Emissary

Episode: 2x20 | Airdate: Jun 29, 1989

The Emissary

Worf's old love, a human-Klingon hybrid, arrives to deal with a shipload of Klingons in cryogenic sleep.

Peak Performance

Episode: 2x21 | Airdate: Jul 10, 1989

Peak Performance

The Ferengi ambush the Enterprise and another vessel during a battle simulation.

Shades of Gray

Episode: 2x22 | Airdate: Jul 17, 1989

Shades of Gray

Stardate: 42976.1 - Riker being infected by an alien is used as the basis for a clip show.

Season 3

Evolution

Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Sep 25, 1989

Evolution

The Enterprise brings eminent scientist Dr. Paul Stubbs to the site of a binary star system, expecting a massive stellar explosion to occur in a few hours. He has waited many years for this event and has devoted his entire life to its study. The Enterprise, however, begins to suffer a series of malfunctions, some minor but others far more serious. 

The Ensigns of Command

Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Oct 2, 1989

The Ensigns of Command

When a alien race demands that a lost human colony is to be evacuated, Data is sent to deal with the issue and has problems convincing the leader of the colony to abandon their homes.

The Survivors

Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Oct 9, 1989

The Survivors

Captain Picard and the crew visit a isolate planet that is the home to two people who lived through a devastating attack. Picard then begins to suspect that all is not as it seems when the Enterprise is repeatedly attacked by a unknown ship.

Who Watches the Watchers

Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Oct 16, 1989

Who Watches the Watchers

When a secret Federation observation post is accidentally revealed, a primitive culture ends up worshiping Picard as a god and prepares to sacrifice Troi to appease him.

The Bonding

Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Oct 23, 1989

The Bonding

Worf takes responsibility for a boy when his mother, the ships archaeologist is killed on a away mission.

Booby Trap

Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Oct 30, 1989

Booby Trap

The Enterprise experiences a rapid energy drain that leaves the crew vulnerable to radiation exposure while exploring in a area of space where a alien race once lived.

The Enemy

Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Nov 6, 1989

The Enemy

A Romulan warship thwarts attempts to rescue Geordi, stranded on a planet swept by electrical storms.

The Price

Episode: 3x08 | Airdate: Nov 13, 1989

The Price

Troi falls for a handsome delegate who uses underhanded tactics in negotiations.

The Vengeance Factor

Episode: 3x09 | Airdate: Nov 20, 1989

The Vengeance Factor

Picard offers to mediate a dispute between a peaceful society and a renegade clan that steals to live.

The Defector

Episode: 3x10 | Airdate: Jan 1, 1990

The Defector

A Romulan defector leads the Enterprise into a confrontation that could erupt into war.

The Hunted

Episode: 3x11 | Airdate: Jan 8, 1990

The Hunted

A prison escapee claims he is a soldier brainwashed by his goverment to kill.

The High Ground

Episode: 3x12 | Airdate: Jan 29, 1990

The High Ground

A radical takes Dr. Crusher hostage to treat his injured Comrades.

Déjà Q

Episode: 3x13 | Airdate: Feb 5, 1990

Déjà Q

Picard's nemesis Q, claiming to have lost his powers, appears on the Enterprise.

A Matter of Perspective

Episode: 3x14 | Airdate: Feb 12, 1990

A Matter of Perspective

A widow accuses Riker of seducing her and killing her husband, a respected scientist.

Yesterday's Enterprise

Episode: 3x15 | Airdate: Feb 19, 1990

Yesterday's Enterprise

An Enterprise from the past breaks through a time rift, altering the course of history.

The Offspring

Episode: 3x16 | Airdate: Mar 12, 1990

The Offspring

An admiral (Nicolas Coster) wants to remove Data's creation, a female android, from the Enterprise.

Sins of the Father

Episode: 3x17 | Airdate: Mar 19, 1990

Sins of the Father

Lt. Worf and his brother Kurn defend their family honor when the Klingon high council accuses their late father of treason.

Allegiance

Episode: 3x18 | Airdate: Mar 26, 1990

Allegiance

Stardate: 43714.1 Picard is secretly abducted and switched with an alien double. The crews' suspicions are raised when he starts exhibiting unusual behaviour, and is relieved of command.

Captain's Holiday

Episode: 3x19 | Airdate: Apr 2, 1990

Captain's Holiday

Stardate: 43745.2 While on vacation on Risa, Captain Picard encounters two Vorgons from the 27th Century who claim they are searching for a powerful weapon hidden somewhere on the planet.

Tin Man

Episode: 3x20 | Airdate: Apr 23, 1990

Tin Man

Stardate: 43779.3 The Enterprise encounters a 'living' ship in the Neutral Zone, and risks breaking the Romulan Federation alliance in order to bring it into contact with a Betazoid emissary.

Hollow Pursuits

Episode: 3x21 | Airdate: Apr 30, 1990

Hollow Pursuits

Stardate: 43807.4 A nervous and insecure officer, Lt. Reginald Barclay, places the Enterprise in great danger when he neglects his duties in Engineering, and instead spends his time acting out his fantasies on the holodeck.

The Most Toys

Episode: 3x22 | Airdate: May 7, 1990

The Most Toys

Stardate: 43872.2 The crew are shattered by the apparent death of Data in a shuttle explosion, and are prevented from carrying out a detailed investigation when Starfleet gives them orders for a new mission elsewhere. However, the crew don't realize that he was actually abducted and placed on display as part of a collection of rare and valuable items held by a disreputable character.

Sarek

Episode: 3x23 | Airdate: May 14, 1990

Sarek

Vulcan ambassador Sarek becomes temperamental while on the Enterprise with his wife.

Ménage à Troi

Episode: 3x24 | Airdate: May 28, 1990

Ménage à Troi

The Ferengi kidnap Riker, Troi and her visiting mother.

Transfigurations

Episode: 3x25 | Airdate: Jun 4, 1990

Transfigurations

The Enterprise crew saves a badly injured humanoid who possesses remarkable powers.

The Best of Both Worlds

Episode: 3x26 | Airdate: Jun 18, 1990

The Best of Both Worlds

The Borg advance their plans to assimilate the human race by kidnapping Picard and making him into their spokesman.

Season 4

The Best of Both Worlds Part II

Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Sep 24, 1990

The Best of Both Worlds Part II

Riker is torn between saving Picard or humanity when the Borg plan to use the abducted captain in their scheme to destroy Earth and turn him into Locutus.

Family

Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Oct 1, 1990

Family

Picard meets with his older brother in France, and contemplates resigning his Starfleet commission after his ordeal with the Borg. Worf's adoptive parents spend time with their son on the Enterprise, and succeed in embarrassing him in front of his crewmates.

Brothers

Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Oct 8, 1990

Brothers

While escorting a seriously ill boy to the closest Federation Starbase for treatment, Data mysteriously takes control of the Enterprise and takes it to a distant planet. He learns that his creator has summoned him for an important meeting that could change his life. However, Dr. Soong unknowingly summoned Data's twin brother Lore, into the bargain.

Suddenly Human

Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Oct 15, 1990

Suddenly Human

Picard faces a child-custody dilemma after the Enterprise rescues an orphaned human child.

Remember Me

Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: Oct 22, 1990

Remember Me

When Doctor Crusher leaps into another dimension of reality, Enterprise crew members mysteriously disappear.

Legacy

Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: Oct 29, 1990

Legacy

Tasha Yar's sister helps the Enterprise rescue Federation members held hostage on her planet.

Reunion

Episode: 4x07 | Airdate: Nov 5, 1990

Reunion

Worf deals with a personal dilemma, Picard mediates a power struggle between successors to the Klingon Empire.

Future Imperfect

Episode: 4x08 | Airdate: Nov 12, 1990

Future Imperfect

After an aborted mission to an uninhabited planet, Riker awakens in the future with no memory of the past 16 years.

Final Mission

Episode: 4x09 | Airdate: Nov 19, 1990

Final Mission

Wesley goes on one last mission with Captain Picard that jeopardizes the Captains life before going to Starfleet academy.

The Loss

Episode: 4x10 | Airdate: Dec 31, 1990

The Loss

Troi loses her empathic sense at the same time the Enterprise encounters a mysterious life form that appears to be heading toward self-destruction.

Data's Day

Episode: 4x11 | Airdate: Jan 7, 1991

Data's Day

While the USS Enterprise heads towards a secret rendezvous, a friend's upcoming wedding compounds Data's confusion about the nuances of human feelings.

The Wounded

Episode: 4x12 | Airdate: Jan 28, 1991

The Wounded

Picard and the crew attempt to apprehend a renegade Federation starship that has attacked a Cardassian space station without provocation.

Devil's Due

Episode: 4x13 | Airdate: Feb 4, 1991

Devil's Due

Picard tries to save a terrorized planet and the Enterprise from a woman claiming to be the devil who has returned after 1,000 years to claim the planet as she was promised.

Clues

Episode: 4x14 | Airdate: Feb 11, 1991

Clues

Upon investigating a newly discovered Class M planet, the crew are knocked unconscious. Data claims that they had only lost 30 seconds, but the crew begin to discover clues that Data may be lying about more than just that small detail.

First Contact

Episode: 4x15 | Airdate: Feb 18, 1991

First Contact

A first-contact mission puts Riker in an alien hospital, leaving Picard to convince the planet's leaders that the Enterprise poses no threat.

Galaxy's Child

Episode: 4x16 | Airdate: Mar 11, 1991

Galaxy's Child

After killing an attacking life form, the Enterprise discovers a "baby" within its womb; Geordi meets the object of his admiration, but his overly familiar attitude toward her makes their interactions uncomfortable.

Night Terrors

Episode: 4x17 | Airdate: Mar 18, 1991

Night Terrors

When the Enterprise becomes stuck in an energy-draining rupture in space known as a Tyken's Rift, the crew begins experiencing severe sleep deprivation, but one crew member's recurring dream may provide the solution that saves them all.

Identity Crisis

Episode: 4x18 | Airdate: Mar 25, 1991

Identity Crisis

Geordi begins to exhibit signs of mutating into another life form as a result of a parasite picked up on an Away Team mission.

The Nth Degree

Episode: 4x19 | Airdate: Apr 1, 1991

The Nth Degree

An alien probe threatens the Enterprise when it emits an energy surge that turns an innocuous crew member into a superhuman.

Qpid

Episode: 4x20 | Airdate: Apr 22, 1991

Qpid

Q questions the dispassionate Captain Picard about his relationship with a beautiful archaeologist, but when Picard refuses to give him any satisfactory answers, he transports the crew to Sherwood Forest for a reenactment of the Robin Hood legend.

The Drumhead

Episode: 4x21 | Airdate: Apr 29, 1991

The Drumhead

When an explosion damages the Enterprise's warp engine, a retired Starfleet admiral boards the ship and begins an investigation that ultimately leads her to suspect Captain Picard of participating in a treasonous conspiracy.

Half a Life

Episode: 4x22 | Airdate: May 6, 1991

Half a Life

Lwaxana Troi pays another visit to the Enterprise, where she falls in love with a scientist from Kaelon II, but she is shocked to learn that he must soon return home to participate in a suicide ritual their culture has practiced for generations.

The Host

Episode: 4x23 | Airdate: May 13, 1991

The Host

While on a peacekeeping mission to the Peliar system, a Trill ambassador begins a relationship with Dr. Crusher, but when he is injured in a surprise attack, he must confess to the doctor that his body is merely a host for a parasite.

The Mind's Eye

Episode: 4x24 | Airdate: May 27, 1991

The Mind's Eye

The Romulans brainwash Geordi as part of a plot to drive a wedge between the Federation and the Klingon Empire.

In Theory

Episode: 4x25 | Airdate: Jun 3, 1991

In Theory

While the Enterprise explores a nebula with unusual properties, Data becomes involved with a crew member.

Redemption

Episode: 4x26 | Airdate: Jun 17, 1991

Redemption

Part 1 of 2. Picard tries to keep the Federation neutral when the Klingon Empire faces civil war; Lt. Worf struggles with divided loyalties.

Season 5

Redemption II

Episode: 5x01 | Airdate: Sep 23, 1991

Redemption II

Part 2 of 2: Suspecting Romulan interference, Picard gets involved in the Klingon civil war.

Darmok

Episode: 5x02 | Airdate: Sep 30, 1991

Darmok

Picard encounters the leader of a civilization which communicates only in metaphor.

Ensign Ro

Episode: 5x03 | Airdate: Oct 7, 1991

Ensign Ro

A Starfleet admiral, unwittingly being used by outside forces, involves the Enterprise crew in a deadly conspiracy.

Silicon Avatar

Episode: 5x04 | Airdate: Oct 14, 1991

Silicon Avatar

When the Crystalline Entitiy reappears, Picard and Data try to establish communication with it before it is destroyed by a vengeful scientist.

Disaster

Episode: 5x05 | Airdate: Oct 21, 1991

Disaster

A natural force damages the Enterprise, trapping Picard and forcing Troi to act as captain.

The Game

Episode: 5x06 | Airdate: Oct 28, 1991

The Game

The Enterprise gets a surprise visit from Starfleet Academy Cadet Wesley Crusher, who discovers something alien and sinister controlling the crew.

Unification I

Episode: 5x07 | Airdate: Nov 4, 1991

Unification I

Picard and Data follow Spock on an unauthorized mission to Romulus.

Unification II

Episode: 5x08 | Airdate: Nov 11, 1991

Unification II

Spock proceeds with his quest for the reunification of Vulcan and Romulans even though he and Picard are suspicious of Romulan motives.

A Matter of Time

Episode: 5x09 | Airdate: Nov 18, 1991

A Matter of Time

As the Enterprise crew struggles to save Penthara IV following an asteroid collision, a historian from the 26th century arrives on board.

New Ground

Episode: 5x10 | Airdate: Jan 6, 1992

New Ground

When Worf's mother tells him that his son's Earth parents can no longer care for him, Worf tries to be a father to his child, Alexander.

Hero Worship

Episode: 5x11 | Airdate: Jan 27, 1992

Hero Worship

When a Starfleet ship crashes inside a thick, black cloud, Data attempts to coax the traumatised young sole survivor into revealing what exactly happened.

Violations

Episode: 5x12 | Airdate: Feb 3, 1992

Violations

Several crew members suffer violent hallucinations and comas as alien researchers visit the ship.

The Masterpiece Society

Episode: 5x13 | Airdate: Feb 10, 1992

The Masterpiece Society

The Enterprise tries to save a "perfect" colony from destruction, but the assistance causes damage of its own.

Conundrum

Episode: 5x14 | Airdate: Feb 17, 1992

Conundrum

When an alien ship crosses the Enterprise's path, its strong scanners cause all of the crew members to completely lose their memories

Power Play

Episode: 5x15 | Airdate: Feb 24, 1992

Power Play

The Enterprise crew discovers a Federation starship missing for 200 years. However, Troi, O'Brien and Data find themselves haunted by demons on board.

Ethics

Episode: 5x16 | Airdate: Mar 2, 1992

Ethics

When he loses the ability to walk after an accident in the Cargo bay, a traumatised Worf asks Riker to assist him in a Klingon suicide ritual.

The Outcast

Episode: 5x17 | Airdate: Mar 16, 1992

The Outcast

Riker finds himself falling for a Gennai when the two races collaborate on a mission to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a shuttle.

Cause and Effect

Episode: 5x18 | Airdate: Mar 23, 1992

Cause and Effect

The future of the Enterprise looks bleak when the ship gets trapped in a time warp, causing the crew members to continually repeat their experience.

The First Duty

Episode: 5x19 | Airdate: Mar 30, 1992

The First Duty

When Wesley Crusher's team suffers an accident at Starfleet Academy, Picard helps investigate its cause, and believes a cover-up is taking place.

Cost of Living

Episode: 5x20 | Airdate: Apr 20, 1992

Cost of Living

As the ship encounters mechanical problems, Lwaxana Troi takes Worf's son under her wing while she prepares for her wedding.

The Perfect Mate

Episode: 5x21 | Airdate: Apr 27, 1992

The Perfect Mate

Picard finds himself attracted to a beautiful woman being given as a gift to promote reconciliation between two warring systems.

Imaginary Friend

Episode: 5x22 | Airdate: May 4, 1992

Imaginary Friend

While exploring a rare nebula around a neutron star, the Enterprise's safety is threatened by a little girl's imaginary playmate.

I, Borg

Episode: 5x23 | Airdate: May 11, 1992

I, Borg

An encounter with a injured adolescent Borg gives Picard the opportunity to remove the Borg threat forever.

The Next Phase

Episode: 5x24 | Airdate: May 18, 1992

The Next Phase

Geordi and Ro disappear and are presumed dead after a transporting maneuver from a disabled Romulan science ship goes awry.

The Inner Light

Episode: 5x25 | Airdate: Jun 1, 1992

The Inner Light

Picard awakens after being hit by a mysterious particle stream from a type of probe/satellite the ship discovered, to find he is living another life on a strange planet.

Time's Arrow

Episode: 5x26 | Airdate: Jun 15, 1992

Time's Arrow

Data is transported back in time to 19th century San Francisco, where he hopes to solve the mystery of his death after a Enterprise away team finds Data's head buried in a cave.

Season 6

Time's Arrow, Part II

Episode: 6x01 | Airdate: Sep 21, 1992

Time's Arrow, Part II

The away team after encountering Mark Twain and Guinan in the 19th century, try to solve the mystery of who and what alien is killing people in 19th century San Francisco.

Realm of Fear

Episode: 6x02 | Airdate: Sep 28, 1992

Realm of Fear

A skittish member of Geordi's engineering staff encounters a bizarre creature while in the process of transporting from another ship.

Man of the People

Episode: 6x03 | Airdate: Oct 5, 1992

Man of the People

A visiting ambassador conceals the deadly secret to his successful negotiations as he attempts to use Troi to further is reputation.

Relics

Episode: 6x04 | Airdate: Oct 12, 1992

Relics

The Enterprise discovers a Dyson Sphere, in the process they discover a disabled ship that still has a crew member on board. When beaming over to the ship, Jordi discovers Montgomery "Scottie" Scott in the transporter system of the ship.

Schisms

Episode: 6x05 | Airdate: Oct 19, 1992

Schisms

Adjustments to the subspace sensor array inadvertently establish a link to aliens who begin kidnapping crew members for experiments.

True Q

Episode: 6x06 | Airdate: Oct 26, 1992

True Q

A young honor student serving aboard the Enterprise is torn between remaining a part of the crew or accepting an offer made by Q.

Rascals

Episode: 6x07 | Airdate: Nov 2, 1992

Rascals

Picard, Guinan, Ro and Keiko experience trouble aboard their shuttlecraft and transport back to the Enterprise...as 12 year old children.

A Fistful of Datas

Episode: 6x08 | Airdate: Nov 9, 1992

A Fistful of Datas

After a computer malfunction,Worf, his son Alexander Rozhenko, and Counselor Deanna Troi are trapped in an Old West holodeck program wherein the interactive characters physically resemble and have the same enhanced abilities as Data.

The Quality of Life

Episode: 6x09 | Airdate: Nov 16, 1992

The Quality of Life

Data discovers a group of robots that he believes qualify as lifeforms.

Chain of Command, Part I

Episode: 6x10 | Airdate: Dec 14, 1992

Chain of Command, Part I

Picard, Worf, and Dr. Crusher are reassigned from the Enterprise to a secret mission. Meanwhile, the Enterprise is under the command of Captain Edward Jellico, who immediately starts making changes, much to the dismay of the crew.

Chain of Command, Part II

Episode: 6x11 | Airdate: Dec 21, 1992

Chain of Command, Part II

Captain Picard's secret mission fails, leading to him being captured by Cardassians. As he is tortured by his captors, Captain Jellico and theEnterpriseattempt to prevent war with the Cardassian Union.

Ship in a Bottle

Episode: 6x12 | Airdate: Jan 25, 1993

Ship in a Bottle

Data is playing Sherlock Holmes on the Holodeck, a glitch appears and Lt. Barclay is called to investigate and he discovers protected Holodeck files. Professor Moriarty is then released and demands to see Captain Picard. Against the laws of physics, Moriarty is able to leave the Holodeck and takes control of the Enterprise.

Aquiel

Episode: 6x13 | Airdate: Feb 1, 1993

Aquiel

A Starfleet Lieutenant and a Klingon officer is implicated in the murder of the missing starfleet officer on a remote relay station. One of the shuttlecraft's is missing as well. Aquiel Uhnari is befriended by Geordi after he reads her personal logs during the investigation.

Face of the Enemy

Episode: 6x14 | Airdate: Feb 8, 1993

Face of the Enemy

Troi wakes up as a Romulan intelligence officer much to her surprise. She then finds out that it is part of a elaborate scheme for Romulan dissident's to defect.

Tapestry

Episode: 6x15 | Airdate: Feb 15, 1993

Tapestry

Picard is near death and Q makes him relive a tragedy from his Starfleet Academy days.

Birthright, Part I

Episode: 6x16 | Airdate: Feb 22, 1993

Birthright, Part I

Data is zapped by a energy stream and has strange memories from during the time he was out. Worf hears a story that his father may not have died on Khitomer but may still be alive on a planet near the Romulan neutral zone.

Birthright, Part II

Episode: 6x17 | Airdate: Mar 1, 1993

Birthright, Part II

Data explores the experience he had while zapped, Worf is held prisoner by Romulans with the Khitomer survivors.

Starship Mine

Episode: 6x18 | Airdate: Mar 29, 1993

Starship Mine

Captain Picard and a desperate gang of thieves are trapped on board the Enterprise while the ship is being swept with deadly baryon rays to remove radiation the ship has absorbed over time.

Lessons

Episode: 6x19 | Airdate: Apr 5, 1993

Lessons

Picard becomes intrigued and then involved with a brilliant new crew member, creating complications when a potentially deadly mission arises.

The Chase

Episode: 6x20 | Airdate: Apr 26, 1993

The Chase

The death of Picards archaeology professor results in a tantalizing mystery involving Klingons, Cardassians and Romulans.

Frame of Mind

Episode: 6x21 | Airdate: May 3, 1993

Frame of Mind

On a secret mission to a troubled planet, Riker questions his mental stability after experiencing a series of confusing vignettes.

Suspicions

Episode: 6x22 | Airdate: May 10, 1993

Suspicions

The death of a pioneering Ferengi scientist ebroils Dr. Crusher in a mystery that may end her Starfleet career.

Rightful Heir

Episode: 6x23 | Airdate: May 17, 1993

Rightful Heir

Warrior Kahless returns from death to reclaim the Klingon empire.

Second Chances

Episode: 6x24 | Airdate: May 24, 1993

Second Chances

Riker returns to the site of a 8-year old mission, to retrieve important research data and is unnerved to encounter his identical twin.

Timescape

Episode: 6x25 | Airdate: Jun 14, 1993

Timescape

When returning to the Enterprise, Picard, Data, Troi and Geordi find that the Enterpise is frozen in time with a Romulan ship and in the middle of a core breach.

Descent

Episode: 6x26 | Airdate: Jun 21, 1993

Descent

Data experiences anger for the first time during a Borg attack that differs from previous encounters.  Picard and the crew try to track the Borg down while Data attempts to recreate the emotion.

Season 7

Descent, Part II

Episode: 7x01 | Airdate: Sep 20, 1993

Descent, Part II

Imprisoned by the Borg and cut off from his ship, Picard, Troi and LaForge attempt to break Lore's hold on Data. Meanwhile, Dr. Crusher tries to beam up all the search parties on the planet while eluding a Borg ship.

Liaisons

Episode: 7x02 | Airdate: Sep 27, 1993

Liaisons

A cultural exchange teams Worf with an obnoxious ambassador and strands Picard with a woman who seems to be obsessed with him.

Interface

Episode: 7x03 | Airdate: Oct 4, 1993

Interface

In defiance of Picard's orders, Geordi uses a risky procedure in an effort to find and save his missing mother.

Gambit, Part I

Episode: 7x04 | Airdate: Oct 11, 1993

Gambit, Part I

Captain Picard infiltrates a smuggling ring that is searching for Romulan artifacts.

Gambit, Part II

Episode: 7x05 | Airdate: Oct 18, 1993

Gambit, Part II

Captain Picard and commander Riker pose as enemies in order to retrieve a deadly artifact.

Phantasms

Episode: 7x06 | Airdate: Oct 25, 1993

Phantasms

The crew helps Data investigate when his dream program begins suddenly generating nightmares. Meanwhile, Picard attempts to avoid attending a boring Starfleet banquet.

Dark Page

Episode: 7x07 | Airdate: Nov 1, 1993

Dark Page

Lwaxana Troi visits the Enterprise, but she's preoccupied by a dark secret she has carried for years.

Attached

Episode: 7x08 | Airdate: Nov 8, 1993

Attached

After escaping imprisonment on an alien world, Picard and Beverly find that their thoughts are connected by brain implants.

Force of Nature

Episode: 7x09 | Airdate: Nov 15, 1993

Force of Nature

The crew is shocked when an alien brother and sister sneak on board and claim their planet is being destroyed by the Enterprise's warp drive.

Inheritance

Episode: 7x10 | Airdate: Nov 22, 1993

Inheritance

During a mission to save an endangered planet, Data is stunned when he meets a native scientist who claims to be his estranged mother.

Parallels

Episode: 7x11 | Airdate: Nov 29, 1993

Parallels

After Worf returns from a bat'leth tournament, he is the only person who notices subtle changes on theEnterprise.

The Pegasus

Episode: 7x12 | Airdate: Jan 10, 1994

The Pegasus

Riker's loyalties are tested when he is reunited with his former captain, Pressman, now Admiral, of the missing ship Pegasus.

Homeward

Episode: 7x13 | Airdate: Jan 17, 1994

Homeward

Worf's brother violates the Prime Directive in order to save an alien race whose existence is threatened when violent storms bombard their planet.

Sub Rosa

Episode: 7x14 | Airdate: Jan 31, 1994

Sub Rosa

Dr Crusher is shocked to come across a family secret when she attends her grandmothers funeral.

Lower Decks

Episode: 7x15 | Airdate: Feb 7, 1994

Lower Decks

Four young officers become embroiled in a secret - and potentially dangerous - mission as they vie for promotion.

Thine Own Self

Episode: 7x16 | Airdate: Feb 14, 1994

Thine Own Self

Data trails a probe which has crashed on to a primitive planet. But when he crashes too, he finds himself unable to remember anything prior to the event.

Masks

Episode: 7x17 | Airdate: Feb 21, 1994

Masks

Picard discovers that an 87-million-years-old comet has been housing alien beings, which attack both Data and the Enterprise' computer systems.

Eye of the Beholder

Episode: 7x18 | Airdate: Feb 28, 1994

Eye of the Beholder

A suicide on the Enterprise leaves the crew stunned by the loss. Meanwhile, Deanna and Worf begin to form a relationship.

Genesis

Episode: 7x19 | Airdate: Mar 21, 1994

Genesis

Picard and Data brave going into an asteroid field when a new torpedo's guidance system malfunctions. Meanwhile, the crew begin to act strangely.

Journey's End

Episode: 7x20 | Airdate: Mar 28, 1994

Journey's End

When the Federation gives the Cardassians access to a planet inhabited by Native American Indians, Picard has the unenviable task of trying to relocate them.

Firstborn

Episode: 7x21 | Airdate: Apr 25, 1994

Firstborn

Alexander must face his first rite of ascension initiation, during which a Klingon warrior named K'Mtar has a disturbing request for him.

Bloodlines

Episode: 7x22 | Airdate: May 2, 1994

Bloodlines

Captain Picard battles to rescue his son from a vengeful Ferengi whose own son was killed by Picard during the Battle of Maxia.

Emergence

Episode: 7x23 | Airdate: May 9, 1994

Emergence

The computer systems on board the Enterprise begin experiencing repeated malfunctions, leading the crew to suspect that the ship itself may be evolving.

Preemptive Strike

Episode: 7x24 | Airdate: May 16, 1994

Preemptive Strike

When Ro is assigned to infiltrate the Maquis, she finds herself sympathising with their plight, forcing her to choose between her divided loyalties.

All Good Things... (1)

Episode: 7x25 | Airdate: May 23, 1994

All Good Things... (1)

Captain Picard finds himself travelling between the past, present and future, but discovers he may be responsible for the end of mankind.

All Good Things... (2)

Episode: 7x26 | Airdate: May 23, 1994

All Good Things... (2)

In the second of the two-part series finale, Picard continues his race against time to try and end the threat to the future of mankind.

Specials

Journey's End: The Saga of Star Trek The Next Generation

Episode: S07 Special | Airdate: May 23, 1994

Journey's End: The Saga of Star Trek The Next Generation

A behind the scenes look at TNG during its final days. Included are discussions of the history of TNG, some of what to expect in All Good Things, and the movie Generations, and a few words about Voyager, which kicked off a year later.

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