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5# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS1E1EncounterAtFarpoint Encounter at Farpoint]]: The maiden voyage of the USS ''Enterprise''-D under Captain Jean-Luc Picard runs into difficulty when he and his crew run afoul of Q, an omnipotent alien entity who holds humanity in contempt. September 28, 1987
6# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS1E2TheNakedNow The Naked Now]]: A strange illness is spreading among the crew of the ''Enterprise'', releasing everyone's inhibitions. October 5, 1987
7# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS1E3CodeOfHonor Code of Honor]]: A humanitarian mission to deliver a vaccine to people in need is endangered when the ruler of one planet demands to marry Yar. October 12, 1987
8# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS1E4TheLastOutpost The Last Outpost]]: The ''Enterprise'' and a ship carrying Ferengi marauders become stranded around a planet that is draining their ships' power. October 19, 1987
9# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS1E5WhereNoOneHasGoneBefore Where No One Has Gone Before]]: An experiment with a new warp drive modification goes awry when the ''Enterprise'' finds itself hurtled across the known universe. October 26, 1987
10# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS1E6LonelyAmongUs Lonely Among Us]]: An energy being is endangering the lives of the ''Enterprise'' crew as it takes over their bodies. November 2, 1987
11# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS1E7Justice Justice]]: What at first appears to be an idyllic planet turns out to be anything but when Wesley is sentenced to death for what should be a minor infraction of the law. November 10, 1987
12# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS1E8TheBattle The Battle]]: Picard is haunted by visions of a past battle as an old Ferengi enemy plots to dispose of him. November 16, 1987
13# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS1E9HideAndQ Hide and Q]]: Q returns to the ''Enterprise'' with a most enticing offer for Riker; the power to alter reality, the same as any Q! November 23, 1987
14# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS1E10Haven Haven]]: Lwaxana Troi arranges a marriage for her daughter Deanna, leading to mounting tensions on the ship as they investigate a plague ravaging a planet. November 30, 1987
15# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS1E11TheBigGoodbye The Big Goodbye]]: Picard and Data find themselves trapped on the holodeck while playing out a detective story. January 12, 1988
16# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS1E12Datalore Datalore]]: The ''Enterprise'' returns to the Omicron Theta colony, where they discover Data's android "brother", Lore. January 18, 1988
17# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS1E13AngelOne Angel One]]: Riker travels to a planet where women rule over a male underclass in order to save the crew of a crashed freighter. January 25, 1988
18# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS1E1411001001 11001001]]: A group of technologically enhanced aliens upgrade the holodecks on the ''Enterprise'', but their modifications may be further reaching than they should be. February 1, 1988
19# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS1E15TooShortASeason Too Short a Season]]: While attempting to defuse a hostage situation, an elderly Starfleet admiral starts taking medicine that reverses his aging, but at great cost. February 8, 1988
20# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS1E16WhenTheBoughBreaks When the Bough Breaks]]: Several children onboard the ''Enterprise'' are kidnapped, and Wesley must look after them while finding a way to escape back to the ship. February 15, 1988
21# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS1E17HomeSoil Home Soil]]: A mission to terraform a seemingly dead planet hits a snag when the crew of the ''Enterprise'' discovers a new in-organic lifeform. February 22, 1988
22# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS1E18ComingOfAge Coming of Age]]: An inquisition is made into Picard's command of the ''Enterprise'' as Wesley takes the entrance exam for Starfleet Academy. March 14, 1988
23# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS1E19HeartOfGlory Heart of Glory]]: A trio of Klingon fugitives come onboard the ''Enterprise'', and Worf will need to decide for whom his loyalties lie. March 22, 1988
24# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS1E20TheArsenalOfFreedom The Arsenal of Freedom]]: Picard and an away team find themselves in the crosshairs of an automated weapon system on an otherwise uninhabited planet. April 11, 1988
25# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS1E21Symbiosis Symbiosis]]: The ''Enterprise'' takes onboard a pair of refugees suffering from what seems to be illness, but in truth, is withdrawal from narcotics. April 18, 1988
26# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS1E22SkinOfEvil Skin of Evil]]: A rescue party on a deserted planet find themselves face-to-face with an entity of pure evil on an away mission where someone will pay the ultimate price. April 25, 1988
27# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS1E23WellAlwaysHaveParis We'll Always Have Paris]]: Picard meets an old friend while investigating a science experiment that is playing havoc on the fabric of time. May 2, 1988
28# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS1E24Conspiracy Conspiracy]]: Picard and Riker must investigate a wicked plot that threatens to destroy the Federation from within. May 9, 1988
29# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS1E25TheNeutralZone The Neutral Zone]]: In the neutral zone bordering Federation and Romulan space, the ''Enterprise'' discovers a group of humans from the 20th century who were kept alive in cryogenic preservation. May 16, 1988
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33# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E1TheChild The Child]]: Counselor Troi is pregnant, but how? And why is the child maturing at such a rapid rate? November 21, 1988
34# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E2WhereSilenceHasLease Where Silence Has Lease]]: The ''Enterprise'' is trapped in the void and at the mercy of a sadistic entity that kills off members of Picard's crew out of morbid curiosity. November 28, 1988
35# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E3ElementaryDearData Elementary, Dear Data]]: To create a Sherlock Holmes mystery that can give even Data a challenge, La Forge instructs the computer to make an opponent that can outwit even his android friend, and they both end up getting ''exactly'' what they ask for. December 5, 1988
36# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E4TheOutrageousOkona The Outrageous Okona]]: A puckish rogue is brought onboard the ''Enterprise'' after being stranded in space. It turns out that he is in trouble with two sovereigns, stealing a precious gem from one while impregnating the other's daughter. December 12, 1988
37# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E5LoudAsAWhisper Loud As a Whisper]]: To end a civil war, the ''Enterprise'' enlists the aid of a negotiator who is deaf and can only communicate through psychic interpreters and sign language. January 9, 1989
38# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E6TheSchizoidMan The Schizoid Man]]: The ''Enterprise'' crew meet an old colleague of Data's creator who is dying of old age and illness...but not if he has something to say about it. January 23, 1989
39# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E7UnnaturalSelection Unnatural Selection]]: The crew of another ship has fallen prey to a disease that is accelerating their aging. January 30, 1989
40# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E8AMatterOfHonor A Matter of Honor]]: As part of an officer exchange program, Riker takes up post on a Klingon warship, learning more about Klingon culture than he could have ever anticipated. February 6, 1989
41# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E9TheMeasureOfAMan The Measure of a Man]]: Data's sentience and humanity are put on trial when a Starfleet scientist argues that he is Starfleet property and not subject to the same rights as a "living" officer. February 13, 1989
42# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E10TheDauphin The Dauphin]]: The young ruler of a war-torn planet is brought onboard the ''Enterprise'', but trouble brews when Wesley falls head-over-heels for her. February 20, 1989
43# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E11Contagion Contagion]]: The ''Enterprise'' and a Romulan ship fall under siege by a deadly computer virus. March 20, 1989
44# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E12TheRoyale The Royale]]: The crew of the ''Enterprise'' discover that the interior of a crashed ship contains a casino, where the events of an old, very poorly written novel are playing out. March 27, 1989
45# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E13TimeSquared Time Squared]]: The ''Enterprise'' comes across a shuttlecraft carrying another Captain Picard from six hours in the future, who carries grave tidings. April 3, 1989
46# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E14TheIcarusFactor The Icarus Factor]]: Riker meets with his estranged father, and long-lingering resentments between parent and child are brought to the surface. April 24, 1989
47# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E15PenPals Pen Pals]]: Data makes friends with a young girl on a dying world. Is it worth violating the Prime Directive just to save her? May 1, 1989
48# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E16QWho Q Who]]: Q returns to force the ''Enterprise'' to make first contact with one of the most dangerous and destructive races in the entire galaxy: ''the Borg''. May 8, 1989
49# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E17SamaritanSnare Samaritan Snare]]: Picard must take medical leave to replace his prosthetic heart while the ''Enterprise'' contends with the crew of an alien ship who wants to steal technology. May 15, 1989
50# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E18UpTheLongLadder Up the Long Ladder]]: The ''Enterprise'' must convince a technologically advanced yet genetically stagnant people to cooperate with colonists living the lifestyle of Irish migrants. May 22, 1989
51# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E19Manhunt Manhunt]]: Lwaxana Troi returns, and she's on the hunt for a new man. June 19, 1989
52# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E20TheEmissary The Emissary]]: To defuse a situation with Klingons who don't realize the war with the Federation had ended, the ''Enterprise'' brings on an emissary, who also happens to be Worf's old flame. June 26, 1989
53# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E21PeakPerformance Peak Performance]]: A combat training exercise between the ''Enterprise'' and an old Federation ship is interrupted by Ferengi privateers. July 10, 1989
54# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E22ShadesOfGray Shades of Gray]]: An alien parasite has infected Riker's nervous system, requiring risky treatment that forces him to relive key moments through his time aboard the ''Enterprise''. July 17, 1989
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58# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E1Evolution Evolution]]: A once-in-a-lifetime experiment goes awry when a cluster of nanites form a collective consciousness. September 25, 1989
59# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E2TheEnsignsOfCommand The Ensigns of Command]]: The owners of a planet are coming to forcibly remove its settlers, and Data must convince them to leave before then. October 2, 1989
60# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E3TheSurvivors The Survivors]]: The ''Enterprise'' discover a planet that is desolate, save for one idyllic patch of land and the two elderly survivors living on it. October 9, 1989
61# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E4WhoWatchesTheWatchers Who Watches the Watchers]]: An away mission gone wrong on a pre-space flight planet leads one tribe living on it to mistake Picard for a god. October 16, 1989
62# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E5TheBonding The Bonding]]: Worf takes a young boy whose mother died in the line of duty under his wing. However, the boy's mother suddenly appears on the ship again, alive and well. October 23, 1989
63# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E6BoobyTrap Booby Trap]]: An investigation of a derelict ship causes the ''Enterprise'' to be trapped, and La Forge must work with a hologram of one of the engineers who built the ''Enterprise'' to escape. October 30, 1989
64# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E7TheEnemy The Enemy]]: La Forge is forced to cooperate with a Romulan to survive on a desolate planet, while an injured Romulan on board is doomed to die unless Worf donates his blood. November 6, 1989
65# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E8ThePrice The Price]]: A wormhole has appeared, and the ''Enterprise'' serves as the negotiating table for ownership of the wormhole. November 13, 1989
66# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E9TheVengeanceFactor The Vengeance Factor]]: Peace negotiations are jeopardized in the wake of a spate of mysterious deaths. November 20, 1989
67# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E10TheDefector The Defector]]: A Romulan turncoat seeks asylum on the ''Enterprise'', offering vital intelligence in exchange for his safety. January 1, 1990
68# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E11TheHunted The Hunted]]: The crew of the ''Enterprise'' seek to admit a new world into the Federation, but difficulties arise when escaped convicts run amok on the ship. January 8, 1990
69# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E12TheHighGround The High Ground]]: Doctor Crusher is kidnapped by terrorists using an experimental teleportation device. January 29, 1990
70# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E13DejaQ Déjà Q]]: Q returns, but something is different: he has no powers, and is just as mortal as Picard. Worse still, an alien race that Q had terrorized in the past has come for revenge. February 5, 1990
71# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E14AMatterOfPerspective A Matter of Perspective]]: Riker is accused of murder, and a trial is arranged, using testimony from Riker and the victim's wife to get to the bottom of his death. February 12, 1990
72# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E15YesterdaysEnterprise Yesterday's Enterprise]]: History has been altered by the appearance of another ''Enterprise'', and Guinan is the only one to realize something is amiss. February 19, 1990
73# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E16TheOffspring The Offspring]]: Data builds an android "daughter" who quickly outpaces her father in her ability to relate with humans. March 12, 1990
74# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E17SinsOfTheFather Sins of the Father]]: Worf's late father is accused of betraying the Klingon Empire, and Worf must bear the consequences of this grievous dishonor. March 19, 1990
75# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E18Allegiance Allegiance]]: Picard is trapped in a strange room with three other captives while a body double causes havoc on the ship. March 26, 1990
76# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E19CaptainsHoliday Captain's Holiday]]: Picard takes a vacation to Risa, where he becomes involved in a high-stakes game of intrigue with an adventurous young woman named Vash. April 2, 1990
77# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E20TinMan Tin Man]]: The ''Enterprise'' enlists the aid of a Betazoid with exceptionally strong telepathy to make first contact with a mysterious and powerful entity. April 23, 1990
78# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E21HollowPursuits Hollow Pursuits]]: Barclay, a shy and introverted engineer, copes with his struggles to socialize with holodeck fantasies. April 30, 1990
79# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E22TheMostToys The Most Toys]]: Data is abducted by a collector who wants him to be the crowning jewel of his collection. May 7, 1990
80# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E23Sarek Sarek]]: Sarek, the father of Spock, joins the ''Enterprise'' on a diplomatic mission. The mission falls into jeopardy when an illness causes Sarek to lose control over his emotions. May 14, 1990
81# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E24MenageATroi Ménage à Troi]]: Lwaxana Troi, Deanna, and Riker are abducted by Ferengis, with the leader of the kidnappers taking a shine to Lwaxana. May 28, 1990
82# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E25Transfigurations Transfigurations]]: The ''Enterprise'' rescues an alien who has lost his memories and is undergoing a strange transformation. June 4, 1990
83# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E26S4E1TheBestOfBothWorlds The Best of Both Worlds]] (Part 1): The Borg have set their sights on the Federation, and abduct Picard as part of their plot. June 18, 1990
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87# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E26S4E1TheBestOfBothWorlds The Best of Both Worlds]] (Part 2): Picard has been assimilated into the Borg, and is forced to use his knowledge and expertise against the Federation. Riker, now the acting captain of the ''Enterprise'', is faced with a hard decision; protect the Federation by killing Picard, or attempt the impossible and rescue him. September 24, 1990
88# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E2Family Family]]: Picard returns to France to reconnect with his family and come to terms with the trauma he suffered while assimilated in the Borg. October 1, 1990
89# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E3Brothers Brothers]]: Data receives a distress signal that reunites him with Dr. Noonien Soong, his creator. Unfortunately for them, Lore is not far behind. October 8, 1990
90# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E4SuddenlyHuman Suddenly Human]]: The ''Enterprise'' discovers a young human boy who had been raised among alien soldiers, and must decide whether to reunite him with his human family or let him remain with his adoptive father. October 15, 1990
91# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E5RememberMe Remember Me]]: Dr. Crusher realizes that people on the ship are disappearing, but no one else seems to notice. October 22, 1990
92# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E6Legacy Legacy]]: The ''Enterprise'' mounts a rescue mission to a colony, where they meet the younger sister of the late Lt. Yar. October 29, 1990
93# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E7Reunion Reunion]]: As Picard is asked to investigate the death of the Klingon chancellor, Worf learns that he and K'Ehleyr have a son. November 5, 1990
94# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E8FutureImperfect Future Imperfect]]: Riker awakens after a long coma to find that a whole lot has changed on the ''Enterprise''. November 12, 1990
95# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E9FinalMission Final Mission]]: A trip to Starfleet Academy is halted when Wesley and Picard find themselves stranded on a desert planet. November 19, 1990
96# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E10TheLoss The Loss]]: As the ''Enterprise'' is threatened by a two-dimensional alien entity, Troi loses her empathic abilities. December 31, 1990
97# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E11DatasDay Data's Day]]: Data makes a record of the typical goings on in a day of his life as the ''Enterprise'' investigates a mysterious death while two crew members get married. January 7, 1991
98# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E12TheWounded The Wounded]]: A Starfleet captain has gone rogue and is seeking to instigate a war with Cardassia. January 28, 1991
99# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E13DevilsDue Devil's Due]]: A planet is falling into chaos as a "devil" seeks to collect on a contract that would give her total dominion. February 4, 1991
100# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E14Clues Clues]]: The crew of the ''Enterprise'' awakens after falling unconscious with no memories as to what happened just before, save for Data, who is being unhelpful. February 11, 1991
101# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E15FirstContact First Contact]] (''[[Film/StarTrekFirstContact no relation]]''): Riker goes undercover to investigate a pre-space flight civilization, but an injury causes his identity to be called into question and endangers his life. February 18, 1991
102# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E16GalaxysChild Galaxy's Child]]: A large alien lifeform is draining power from the ''Enterprise'', and La Forge must figure out how to chase it away without killing it. March 11, 1991
103# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E17NightTerrors Night Terrors]]: The ''Enterprise'' crew becomes unable to sleep, save for Troi, who is troubled by confusing dreams. March 18, 1991
104# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E18IdentityCrisis Identity Crisis]]: La Forge must figure out why members of an away team he was a member years ago are trying to return to a planet they visited. March 25, 1991
105# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E19TheNthDegree The Nth Degree]]: The discovery of an alien artifact results in Barclay's intelligence increasing severalfold. April 1, 1991
106# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E20Qpid Qpid]]: Just as Vash reunites with Picard, Q rears his head and decides to see just how far Picard is willing to go to save a woman he fancies. April 22, 1991
107# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E21TheDrumhead The Drumhead]]: An investigation into possible sabotage on the ''Enterprise'' leads to a witch hunt, and Picard finds himself in the crosshairs. April 29, 1991
108# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E22HalfALife Half a Life]]: Lwaxana Troi becomes engaged to a man who is mere days away from committing suicide as part of his people's culture. May 6, 1991
109# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E23TheHost The Host]]: Doctor Crusher becomes involved with a trill ambassador. When the trill is killed, the symbiont is transplanted into Riker, causing difficulties in their relationship. May 13, 1991
110# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E24TheMindsEye The Mind's Eye]]: La Forge is kidnapped by the Romulans and forced to undergo a mind control experiment. May 27, 1991
111# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E25InTheory In Theory]]: Data enters into a relationship with a fellow officer in order to experience human intimacy. June 3, 1991
112# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E26S5E1Redemption Redemption]] (Part 1): The Klingon homeworld is on the verge of civil war, which Picard must avert. This is also the chance for Worf to reclaim his family's honor. June 17, 1991
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116# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E26S5E1Redemption Redemption]] (Part 2): Worf must stop the Duras Sisters' scheme to take the Klingon throne while Picard fights to keep the Romulans from interfering. September 23, 1991
117# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS5E2Darmok Darmok]]: The ''Enterprise'' makes first contact with a race that speaks exclusively in metaphors, leading to a breakdown in communication. September 30, 1991
118# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS5E3EnsignRo Ensign Ro]]: To find a group of Bajoran terrorists threatening the peace, the ''Enterprise'' enlists the aid of Ro Laren, a hot-headed Bajoran patriot. October 7, 1991
119# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS5E4SiliconAvatar Silicon Avatar]]: The Crystaline Entity responsible for the destruction of Data's homeworld is on the attack, and the ''Enterprise'' seeks to stop it peacefully. But someone else has other ideas. October 14, 1991
120# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS5E5Disaster Disaster]]: After a quantum filament cripples the ''Enterprise'', Troi finds herself thrust into a command position as Crusher and La Forge contend with a plasma fire, Picard looks after a group of scared children, and Worf delivers a baby. October 21, 1991
121# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS5E6TheGame The Game]]: Riker brings a new head-mounted game onto the ''Enterprise'', but it causes the crew to begin to act strangely. Wesley must find a way to reverse its effects. October 28, 1991
122# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS5E7Unification1 Unification, Part 1]]: Ambassador Spock has traveled to Romulus. Worried that Spock may have defected, Picard and Data are sent undercover to investigate. November 4, 1991
123# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS5E8Unification2 Unification, Part 2]]: Spock is seeking to pave the way for peace between Vulcan and Romulus, but not if those within the Romulan government have anything to say about it. November 11, 1991
124# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS5E9AMatterOfTime A Matter of Time]]: A time traveler arrives on the ''Enterprise'' to pay witness to an attempt to save a planet. November 18, 1991
125# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS5E10NewGround New Ground]]: Worf's son, Alexander, returns to the ''Enterprise'' to live with his father while the crew is conducting an experiment into new propulsion systems. December 30, 1991
126# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS5E11HeroWorship Hero Worship]]: A young boy befriends Data after being saved following the death of his family, and copes with his loss by emulating his android idol. January 6, 1992
127# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS5E12Violations Violations]]: Members of the ''Enterprise'' crew are falling into comas when a member of a telepathically-gifted race psychically assaults them. January 28, 1992
128# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS5E13TheMasterpieceSociety The Masterpiece Society]]: The crew of the ''Enterprise'' tries to save a colony where the inhabitants are genetically engineered and their futures are predetermined. February 3, 1992
129# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS5E14Conundrum Conundrum]]: Every member of the ''Enterprise'' crew comes down with a sudden case of amnesia as they find themselves thrust into a new war. February 10, 1992
130# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS5E15PowerPlay Power Play]]: Data, O'Brien, and Troi fall under the thrall of alien entities who hold many members of the crew hostage. February 17, 1992
131# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS5E16Ethics Ethics]]: Worf has been paralyzed in an accident, and his only hope at regaining his mobility, and his will to live, is a risky new medical procedure. February 24, 1992
132# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS5E17TheOutcast The Outcast]]: The ''Enterprise'' make contact with a race of aliens that eschew the concept of gender, where anyone who identifies on the gender binary are deemed deviants. March 16, 1992
133# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS5E18CauseAndEffect Cause and Effect]]: The ''Enterprise'' is caught in a time loop within which the ship is repeatedly destroyed. March 23, 1992
134# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS5E19TheFirstDuty The First Duty]]: One of Wesley's classmates at Starfleet Academy dies in an accident, and Wesley knows why, but is reluctant to divulge under a misguided sense of loyalty to another classmate. March 30, 1992
135# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS5E20CostOfLiving Cost of Living]]: Lwaxana Troi and Worf butt heads over how best to raise Alexander when the Betazoid ambassador comes onto the ''Enterprise'' with her fiance. April 20, 1992
136# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS5E21ThePerfectMate The Perfect Mate]]: The ''Enterprise'' takes on a passenger who can help broker peace between two races through marriage, but her telepathic qualities makes her irresistible to the men aboard. April 27, 1992
137# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS5E22ImaginaryFriend Imaginary Friend]]: An alien entity takes the form of a young girl's imaginary friend, and becomes fiercely jealous of anyone or anything that tries to separate them. May 4, 1992
138# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS5E23IBorg I Borg]]: The ''Enterprise'' takes on the sole survivor of a crashed Borg ship, who is troubled at the prospect of being an individual separated from the collective as the crew decides whether to weaponize their new passenger against the Borg. May 11, 1992
139# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS5E24TheNextPhase The Next Phase]]: La Forge and Ro are believed to be dead when, in truth, they still live, albeit unable to interact with the crew around them. May 18, 1992
140# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS5E25TheInnerLight The Inner Light]]: An alien probe renders Picard unconscious as it psychically places him in the body of a member of a dying race. June 1, 1992
141# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS5E26S6E1TimesArrow Time's Arrow]] (Part 1): The discovery of Data's head in a cave on Earth dated hundreds of years leads to members of the ''Enterprise'' crew being thrown back in time. June 15, 1992
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145# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS5E26S6E1TimesArrow Time's Arrow]] (Part 2): Picard, Data, and the past version of Guinan must work together to stop time-travelling aliens from killing people while finding a way to get the ''Enterprise'' crew back in their proper time. September 21, 1992
146# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E2RealmOfFear Realm of Fear]]: Barclay's attempts to overcome his fear of the transporter leads to an encounter with aliens in the matter stream. September 28, 1992
147# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E3ManOfThePeople Man of the People]]: Troi falls in love with an alien ambassador who is trying to broker peace, but begins to age rapidly and grows fiercely jealous towards him. October 5, 1992
148# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E4Relics Relics]]: The crew of the ''Enterprise'' enlist the aid of the engineer of their ship's predecessor, Montgomery "Scotty" Scott, to investigate a Dyson sphere. October 12, 1992
149# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E5Schisms Schisms]]: As the crew contends with fatigue, a hole in subspace opens in the cargo bay. October 19, 1992
150# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E6TrueQ True Q]]: A young woman hoping to enter Starfleet exhibits the ability to manipulate reality, attracting the attention of Q. October 26, 1992
151# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E7Rascals Rascals]]: A transporter accident causes Picard and others to regress in age back to pre-adolescence as Ferengi pirates target the ''Enterprise''. November 2, 1992
152# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E8AFistfulOfDatas A Fistful of Datas]]: What began as a fun Wild West holodeck program in which Worf and Alexander bond takes a turn for the deadly when a glitch causes Data to take the place of characters in the program while Data, himself, begins to act like an old west bandit. November 9, 1992
153# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E9TheQualityOfLife The Quality of Life]]: A group of robotic drones begin to exhibit signs of intelligence and sentience. November 16, 1992
154# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E10ChainOfCommand Chain of Command]]: Picard, Worf, and Crusher are sent to investigate a Cardassian secret weapon, with a militaristic new captain taking command of the ''Enterprise''. December 21, 1992
155# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E11ShipInABottle Ship in a Bottle]]: Moriarty returns, and traps Picard in an elaborate holodeck program in a bid to escape into the real world. January 25, 1993
156# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E12Aquiel Aquiel]]: La Forge falls in love with a woman suspected of murder. February 1, 1993
157# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E13FaceOfTheEnemy Face of the Enemy]]: Troi is abducted by Romulans and surgically altered to appear as one to aid to oust a traitor in their ranks. February 8, 1993
158# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E14Tapestry Tapestry]]: After dying, Picard is given a chance by Q to correct the mistakes he made in his youth...but the changes he makes in his life and history could have far-reaching consequences. February 15, 1993
159# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E15Birthright Birthright]]: Worf learns that his father may yet still live and goes to investigate while Data has visions of his own "father", Dr. Soong. March 1, 1993
160# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E16StarshipMine Starship Mine]]: A group of terrorists attempt to commandeer the ''Enterprise'' during a routine, but lethal, beam sweep, and Picard is the only one who can stop them. March 29, 1993
161# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E17Lessons Lessons]]: Picard falls in love with a scientist under his command but finds it difficult to have a love life when his own life is wrought with danger. April 5, 1993
162# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E18TheChase The Chase]]: Picard sets himself to the task of solving an ancient puzzle that can unveil the common origins of humans, Romulans, Klingons, and Cardassians. April 26, 1993
163# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E19FrameOfMind Frame of Mind]]: Riker finds himself trapped in an alien asylum, with the doctors trying to convince him that he is mentally ill. May 3, 1993
164# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E20Suspicions Suspicions]]: Crusher finds herself in hot water, and her career in jeopardy, after violating one of her ethics as a physician. May 10, 1993
165# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E21RightfulHeir Rightful Heir]]: Kahless, the mythological warrior of Klingon legend, has returned, and his appearance can change the course of his people's history. May 17, 1993
166# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E22SecondChances Second Chances]]: Riker discovers a doppleganger created by a transporter accident trapped on an old science station. Both Rikers are alike in appearance and DNA, but what about their personalities? May 24, 1993
167# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E23Timescape Timescape]]: Picard and other officers find the ''Enterprise'' and a Romulan warbird frozen in time. June 14, 1993
168# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E24S7E1Descent Descent]] (Part 1): The Borg are on the attack again, and Data begins to experience sudden and intense bursts of emotion. June 21, 1993
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171[[folder:Season 7 (September 20, 1993 - May 23, 1994)]]
172# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E24S7E1Descent Descent]] (Part 2): Lore has taken over as leader of a group of violent Borg and intends to lead them into war against biological lifeforms. September 20, 1993
173# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS7E2Liaisons Liaisons]]: Picard crashlands on a planet, and is nursed back to health by a woman who had been trapped there for years. September 27, 1993
174# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS7E3Interface Interface]]: While using a probe to explore a derelict ship, La Forge sees visions of his long-lost mother. October 4, 1993
175# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS7E4Gambit Gambit]]: Picard is mistaken for dead while the ''Enterprise'' contends with pirates. October 18, 1993
176# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS7E5Phantasms Phantasms]]: Data has started experimenting with sleep and dreams, but the dreams he has are nightmarish and making him a danger to others. October 25, 1993
177# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS7E6DarkPage Dark Page]]: Lwaxana Troi falls into a coma, and her daughter Deanna must enter her mind to discover the dark secret that is killing her. November 1, 1993
178# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS7E7Attached Attached]]: Picard and Crusher are trapped on an alien world with their minds linked together. They must find a way to return to the ''Enterprise'' while contending with the deep-seated feelings they hold towards each other. November 8, 1993
179# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS7E8ForceOfNature Force of Nature]]: Several ships have gone missing, and two scientists believe they are related to the potentially destructive nature of warp drives. November 15, 1993
180# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS7E9Inheritance Inheritance]]: Data meets a scientist who was once married to Dr. Soong, making her the android's "mother". November 22, 1993
181# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS7E10Parallels Parallels]]: Worf finds himself being thrown across multiple parallel timelines and must find a way back to his original timeline. November 29, 1993
182# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS7E11ThePegasus The Pegasus]]: Riker's old commander enlists his aid in finding a ship that is carrying a dangerous secret. January 10, 1994
183# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS7E12Homeward Homeward]]: Worf's human brother asks for his help, but what he asks would be a direct violation of the Prime Directive. January 18, 1994
184# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS7E13SubRosa Sub Rosa]]: A strange spirit that had been romantically involved with Crusher's grandmother now sets its sights on her. January 31, 1994
185# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS7E14LowerDecks Lower Decks]] (''[[WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks no relation]]''): A group of officers speculate as to the strange decisions the senior staff makes. February 7, 1994
186# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS7E15ThineOwnSelf Thine Own Self]]: Data crash-lands on a pre-space flight planet, losing his memory as he is taken in by a primitive community. Troi decides to take the Bridge Commanders Test. February 14, 1994
187# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS7E16Masks Masks]]: A strange mask the crew brings onto the ship causes Data to act out the personalities of several people from a long-gone civilization. February 21, 1994
188# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS7E17EyeOfTheBeholder Eye of the Beholder]]: An investigation into a bizarre suicide indicates that there may have been a murder on the ''Enterprise''. February 28, 1994
189# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS7E18Genesis Genesis]]: The crew of the ''Enterprise'' become infected with a disease that causes them to devolve into primitive creatures. March 21, 1994
190# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS7E19JourneysEnd Journey's End]]: Wesley must decide where he stands when the Federation tries to relocate colonists living on a planet that belongs to Cardassia. March 28, 1994
191# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS7E20Firstborn Firstborn]]: A member of Worf's house comes to the ''Enterprise'' to teach Alexander how to become a warrior. April 25, 1994
192# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS7E21Bloodlines Bloodlines]]: An old Ferengi enemy of Picard threatens to kill the son he never knew he had. May 3, 1994
193# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS7E22Emergence Emergence]]: The ''Enterprise'' begins to develop its own sentience, and the crew must find a way to protect both this new lifeform and themselves. May 10, 1994
194# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS7E23PreemptiveStrike Preemptive Strike]]: Ro Laren returns to carry out a mission to investigate the Maquis, an insurgent group in the DMZ. May 17, 1994
195# [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS7E24AllGoodThings All Good Things...]]: An incursion of anti-time threatens the entire human race, and Picard must find a way to stop it in the past, present, and future as Q's test of humanity reaches its conclusion. May 23, 1994
196# "Journey's End: The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation": A documentary retrospective filmed at the same time as "All Good Things..." was being produced. May 15, 1994
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199[[folder:Films (1994 - 2002)]]
200[numlist:7]
201# [[Film/StarTrekGenerations Generations]] November 18, 1994
202# [[Film/StarTrekFirstContact First Contact]] November 22, 1996
203# [[Film/StarTrekInsurrection Insurrection]] December 11, 1998
204# [[Film/StarTrekNemesis Nemesis]] December 13, 2002
205[/numlist]
206[[/index]]
207* Other films found on [[Recap/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries The Original Series recap page]]
208* For the sequel series ''Picard'', go [[Recap/StarTrekPicard here]].
209[[/folder]]
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