Season Guide
Star Trek: The Next Generation — Season 5
Season 5 Review
Season 5 of Star Trek: The Next Generation premiered 1991-09-23 and ran 26 episodes through 1992-06-15.
Episodes
1
SummaryPart 2 of 2: Suspecting Romulan interference, Picard gets involved in the Klingon civil war.Our TakeConfident and engaging. The plot moves, the stakes feel real, and the hour flies by.
2
SummaryPicard encounters the leader of a civilization which communicates only in metaphor.Our TakeConfident and engaging. The plot moves, the stakes feel real, and the hour flies by.
3
SummaryA Starfleet admiral, unwittingly being used by outside forces, involves the Enterprise crew in a deadly conspiracy.Our TakeSolid, satisfying television. The season's engine keeps turning and the character work pays.
4
SummaryWhen the Crystalline Entitiy reappears, Picard and Data try to establish communication with it before it is destroyed by a vengeful scientist.Our TakeA well-built episode with more hits than misses.…
5
SummaryA natural force damages the Enterprise, trapping Picard and forcing Troi to act as captain.Our TakeVery good — not the series' peak, but an hour that reminds you why Star…
6
SummaryThe Enterprise gets a surprise visit from Starfleet Academy Cadet Wesley Crusher, who discovers something alien and sinister controlling the crew.Our TakeA well-built episode with more hits than misses. Worth…
7
SummaryPicard and Data follow Spock on an unauthorized mission to Romulus.Our TakeThis one earns its reputation: tight writing, real stakes, and a payoff that lands. Peak Star Trek: The Next…
8
SummarySpock proceeds with his quest for the reunification of Vulcan and Romulans even though he and Picard are suspicious of Romulan motives.Our TakeA masterclass episode — confident, surprising, and completely…
9
SummaryAs the Enterprise crew struggles to save Penthara IV following an asteroid collision, a historian from the 26th century arrives on board.Our TakeA well-built episode with more hits than misses.…
10
SummaryWhen 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.Our TakeMiddle-of-the-road. Watchable, but you'll…
11
SummaryWhen a Starfleet ship crashes inside a thick, black cloud, Data attempts to coax the traumatised young sole survivor into revealing what exactly happened.Our TakeA mixed bag: some good moves,…
12
SummarySeveral crew members suffer violent hallucinations and comas as alien researchers visit the ship.Our TakeA mixed bag: some good moves, some filler. Star Trek: The Next Generation running at cruising…
13
SummaryThe Enterprise tries to save a "perfect" colony from destruction, but the assistance causes damage of its own.Our TakeFine. Just fine. Star Trek: The Next Generation has better hours than…
14
SummaryWhen an alien ship crosses the Enterprise's path, its strong scanners cause all of the crew members to completely lose their memoriesOur TakeA well-built episode with more hits than misses.…
15
SummaryThe Enterprise crew discovers a Federation starship missing for 200 years. However, Troi, O'Brien and Data find themselves haunted by demons on board.Our TakeVery good — not the series' peak,…
16
SummaryWhen 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.Our TakeServiceable television —…
17
SummaryRiker finds himself falling for a Gennai when the two races collaborate on a mission to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a shuttle.Our TakeServiceable television — it advances the story…
18
SummaryThe future of the Enterprise looks bleak when the ship gets trapped in a time warp, causing the crew members to continually repeat their experience.Our TakeConfident and engaging. The plot…
19
SummaryWhen Wesley Crusher's team suffers an accident at Starfleet Academy, Picard helps investigate its cause, and believes a cover-up is taking place.Our TakeA strong episode with a couple of wobbles,…
20
SummaryAs the ship encounters mechanical problems, Lwaxana Troi takes Worf's son under her wing while she prepares for her wedding.Our TakeA mixed bag: some good moves, some filler. Star Trek:…
21
SummaryPicard finds himself attracted to a beautiful woman being given as a gift to promote reconciliation between two warring systems.Our TakeFine. Just fine. Star Trek: The Next Generation has better…
22
SummaryWhile exploring a rare nebula around a neutron star, the Enterprise's safety is threatened by a little girl's imaginary playmate.Our TakeMiddle-of-the-road. Watchable, but you'll forget the details by next episode.
23
SummaryAn encounter with a injured adolescent Borg gives Picard the opportunity to remove the Borg threat forever.Our TakeA masterclass episode — confident, surprising, and completely earned.
24
SummaryGeordi and Ro disappear and are presumed dead after a transporting maneuver from a disabled Romulan science ship goes awry.Our TakeVery good — not the series' peak, but an hour…
25
SummaryPicard 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.Our TakeVery…
26
SummaryData 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…