Season Guide
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 3
Season 3 Review
⚠ Spoiler alert Season notes below reveal how the story develops.
Season 3 of Star Trek: The Next Generation premiered 1989-09-25 and ran 26 episodes through 1990-06-18.
Episodes
1
Summary 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…
2
SummaryWhen 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…
3
Summary 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…
4
Summary 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. Our Take…
5
Summary Worf takes responsibility for a boy when his mother, the ships archaeologist is killed on a away mission. Our Take A quiet grief episode that mostly works because it…
6
Summary 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. Our…
7
Summary A Romulan warship thwarts attempts to rescue Geordi, stranded on a planet swept by electrical storms. Our Take A solid mid-season outing that leans on Geordi's resourcefulness once the…
8
Summary Troi falls for a handsome delegate who uses underhanded tactics in negotiations. Our Take A middling episode that leans hard on Troi's romance, and the chemistry with Ral never…
9
Summary Picard offers to mediate a dispute between a peaceful society and a renegade clan that steals to live. Our Take A middling episode that coasts on atmosphere more than…
10
Summary A Romulan defector leads the Enterprise into a confrontation that could erupt into war. Our Take A tense, well-built hour that trades space battles for psychological chess, and mostly…
11
Summary A prison escapee claims he is a soldier brainwashed by his goverment to kill. Our Take A solid mid-tier episode carried almost entirely by guest star Jeff McCarthy, who…
12
Summary A radical takes Dr. Crusher hostage to treat his injured Comrades. Our Take A solid hostage hour that's braver than most TNG episodes about politics, mostly because it lets…
13
Summary Picard’s nemesis Q, claiming to have lost his powers, appears on the Enterprise. Our Take A genuinely funny hour that also lands some real emotional weight. John de Lancie…
14
Summary A widow accuses Riker of seducing her and killing her husband, a respected scientist. Our Take The holodeck courtroom gimmick is the whole show here, and honestly it works…
15
Summary An Enterprise from the past breaks through a time rift, altering the course of history. Our Take A rare hour where the show goes full war movie and actually…
16
SummaryAn admiral (Nicolas Coster) wants to remove Data's creation, a female android, from the Enterprise.Our TakeSolid, satisfying television. The season's engine keeps turning and the character work pays.
17
SummaryLt. Worf and his brother Kurn defend their family honor when the Klingon high council accuses their late father of treason.Our TakeVery good, not the series' peak, but an hour…
18
SummaryStardate: 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.Our TakeSolid, satisfying…
19
Summary 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…
20
SummaryStardate: 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.Our…
21
SummaryStardate: 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…
22
SummaryStardate: 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…
23
SummaryVulcan ambassador Sarek becomes temperamental while on the Enterprise with his wife.Our TakeSolid, satisfying television. The season's engine keeps turning and the character work pays.
24
SummaryThe Ferengi kidnap Riker, Troi and her visiting mother.Our TakeA solidly built episode with more hits than misses. Worth your time.
25
SummaryThe Enterprise crew saves a badly injured humanoid who possesses remarkable powers.Our TakeSolid, satisfying television. The season's engine keeps turning and the character work pays.
26
Summary The Borg advance their plans to assimilate the human race by kidnapping Picard and making him into their spokesman. Our Take The cliffhanger to end all cliffhangers, and it…