Season Guide
Star Trek: The Next Generation — Season 1
Season 1 Review
Season 1 of Star Trek: The Next Generation premiered 1987-09-28 and ran 26 episodes through 1988-05-16.
Episodes
1
SummaryCaptain 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…
2
SummaryAt 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…
3
SummaryThe 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.Our TakeA miss.…
4
SummaryWhile 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…
5
SummaryFerengi and Enterprise teams beam down to an unknown world to discover who or what has sapped power from both vessels.Our TakeMiddle-of-the-road. Watchable, but you'll forget the details by next…
6
SummaryTeenager Wesley Crusher and a dying alien are the crew's only hope for escape from a bizarre galaxy where thoughts become real.Our TakeA well-built episode with more hits than misses.…
7
SummaryPassing 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…
8
SummaryTo learn the origin of a mysterious ship, Picard must get help from a planet where Wesley faces a death sentence.Our TakeMiddle-of-the-road. Watchable, but you'll forget the details by next…
9
SummaryA vengeful Ferengi captain returns Picard's long-lost ship, the Stargazer, after installing a mind-altering device.Our TakeSolid, satisfying television. The season's engine keeps turning and the character work pays.
10
SummaryQ 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.Our TakeVery good —…
11
SummaryCounselor 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.Our…
12
SummaryCaptain 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…
13
SummaryThe Enterprise explores Data's home planet, Omicron Theta. They find his brother, and the dark secret he carries.Our TakeA well-built episode with more hits than misses. Worth your time.
14
SummaryAn Enterprise away team beams down to a planet with a matriarchal society to search for survivors of a crashed Federation freighter.Our TakeA miss. The writing strains, the pacing drags,…
15
SummaryAt 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…
16
SummaryA 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…
17
SummaryInhabitants of an advanced planet, who can no longer reproduce, plan to kidnap children from the Enterprise to rebuild their race.Our TakeConfident and engaging. The plot moves, the stakes feel…
18
SummaryOn Velara III, Data and Geordi discover a microscopic creature responsible for the death of an engineer.Our TakeServiceable television — it advances the story without ever surprising you.
19
SummaryWesley 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…
20
SummaryThe 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.Our TakeA well-built episode…
21
SummaryWhile 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.…
22
SummaryWhen 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…
23
SummaryDeanna 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.Our TakeFine. Just fine.…
24
SummaryCaptain 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…
25
SummarySpurred by reports of misdeeds in Starfleet's top echelon, Captain Picard heads for Earth to uncover the truth.Our TakeConfident and engaging. The plot moves, the stakes feel real, and the…
26
SummaryThe 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…