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Summary While the Enterprise explores a nebula with unusual properties, Data becomes involved with a crew member. Our Take A solidly built episode with more hits than misses. Worth your time.

Summary The Romulans brainwash Geordi as part of a plot to drive a wedge between the Federation and the Klingon Empire. Our Take Solid, satisfying television. The season’s engine keeps turning and the character work pays.

Summary 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…

Summary 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…

Summary 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. Our Take Very good, not the…

Summary 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. Our…

Summary An alien probe threatens the Enterprise when it emits an energy surge that turns an innocuous crew member into a superhuman. Our Take This one earns its reputation: tight writing, real stakes, and a payoff that lands. Peak Star…

Summary Geordi begins to exhibit signs of mutating into another life form as a result of a parasite picked up on an Away Team mission. Our Take Very good, not the series’ peak, but an hour that reminds you why…

Summary 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. Our…

Summary 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. Our Take Very good, not the series’…