Shows You Should Be Watching
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Summary 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…
Summary 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. Our…
Summary After discovering a unresponsive federation starship, Dr. Pulaski contracts a disease and starts to age. Our Take Solid, satisfying television. The season’s engine keeps turning and the character work pays.
Summary A brilliant, dying scientist who seeks immortality transfers his mind and knowledge into Data. Our Take Serviceable television, it advances the story without ever surprising you.
Summary A deaf mediator’s mission to a warring planet is jeopardized when his chorus of interpreters is killed. Our Take Very good, not the series’ peak, but an hour that reminds you why Star Trek: The Next Generation works.
Summary A roguish space captain charms all; Data consults a comic about humor. Our Take A transition episode that sets up more than it delivers. Necessary, not thrilling.
Summary Data dons a deerstalker to solve a Sherlock Homes mystery in a holodeck recreation of Victorian London. Our Take Solid, satisfying television. The season’s engine keeps turning and the character work pays.
Summary A being conducting an experiment traps the Enterprise in a region void of energy and matter. Our Take Very good, not the series’ peak, but an hour that reminds you why Star Trek: The Next Generation works.
Summary Counselor Deanna Troi announces she is pregnant; the crew sets out to bring a deadly plasma plague to a laboratory. Our Take Fine. Just fine. Star Trek: The Next Generation has better hours than this one.
Summary The Enterprise encounters an 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…