List of Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes

"Complete Series" DVD Set (Region 1)

This is an episode list for the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, which aired in syndication from September 1987 through May 1994. This is the third television program in the Star Trek franchise, and comprises a total of 178 episodes over the show's seven seasons. Both the series premiere ("Encounter at Farpoint") and finale ("All Good Things...") originally aired as single two-hour presentations, but have since aired as two one-hour episodes.

The episodes are listed here in chronological order by original air date, which match the episode order in each season's DVD set. This list also includes the stardate on which the events of each episode took place within the fictional Star Trek universe.

Seasons

Season		Episodes	Originally aired	DVD release
				Region 1		Region 2
	1	26	1987–1988	September 26, 2002	Complete Series October 2, 2007	April 1, 2002
	2	22	1988–1989	November 7, 2004		June 10, 2002
	3	26	1989–1990	July 2, 2005		July 22, 2002
	4	26	1990–1991	November 6, 2005		October 7, 2002
	5	26	1991–1992	November 5, 2006		November 18, 2002
	6	26	1992–1993	November 4, 2007		December 2, 2002
	7	26	1993–1994	December 2, 2008		December 23, 2002

Episodes

Season 1 (1987–1988)

#	#	Title	Stardate	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1 & 2	1 & 2	"Encounter at Farpoint"	41153.7	Corey Allen	D. C. Fontana and Gene Roddenberry	September 28, 1987 (1987-09-28)
The new starship Enterprise begins her maiden voyage by uncovering the mysteries of an advanced space station. The crew's mission is threatened by an omnipotent being named Q, who puts them (and specifically, Captain Jean-Luc Picard) on trial for the crimes of all humanity.
3	3	"The Naked Now"	41209.2	Paul Lynch	Teleplay: J. Michael Bingham Story: John D. F. Black and J. Michael Bingham	October 5, 1987 (1987-10-05)
A mysterious, communicable contaminant causes the crew to experience symptoms similar to alcohol intoxication.
4	4	"Code of Honor"	41235.25	Russ Mayberry	Katharyn Powers & Michael Baron	October 12, 1987 (1987-10-12)
Lt. Yar is abducted by the leader of a people who abide by a strict code of honor, which requires her participation in a fight to the death.
5	5	"The Last Outpost"	41386.4	Richard Colla	Teleplay: Herbert Wright Story: Richard Krzmeien	October 19, 1987 (1987-10-19)
An unknown force immobilizes the Enterprise during the Federation's first encounter with a new alien threat—the Ferengi.
6	6	"Where No One Has Gone Before"	41263.1	Rob Bowman	Diane Duane & Michael Reaves	October 26, 1987 (1987-10-26)
Warp efficiency tests send the Enterprise traveling far beyond known space, where the crew's imagination takes on real form. First appearance of Eric Menyuk as The Traveler.
7	7	"Lonely Among Us"	41249.3	Cliff Bole	Teleplay: D. C. Fontana Story: Michael Halperin	November 2, 1987 (1987-11-02)
An alien entity possesses Dr. Crusher, Worf, and Picard while the Enterprise is transporting delegates from two feuding planets.
8	8	"Justice"	41255.6	James L. Conway	Teleplay: Worley Thorne Story: John D. F. Black and Worley Thorne	November 9, 1987 (1987-11-09)
Wesley breaks an idyllic world's trivial law by accidentally stepping on flowers and faces the death sentence.
9	9	"The Battle"	41723.9	Rob Bowman	Teleplay: Herbert Wright Story: Larry Forrester	November 16, 1987 (1987-11-16)
A Ferengi captain returns the abandoned Stargazer to its former captain, Jean-Luc Picard. Picard, who experiences severe headaches, begins to relive the "Battle of Maxia" in which he lost the ship. Guest star Frank Corsentino as DaiMon Bok.
10	10	"Hide and Q"	41590.5	Cliff Bole	Teleplay: C. J. Holland and Gene Roddenberry Story: C. J. Holland	November 23, 1987 (1987-11-23)
Q returns to the Enterprise to tempt Commander Riker into joining the Q Continuum with the lure of Q's powers.
11	11	"Haven"	41294.5	Richard Compton	Teleplay: Tracy Tormé Story: Tracy Tormé and Lan O'Kun	November 30, 1987 (1987-11-30)
Lwaxana Troi visits her daughter, Counselor Troi, and prepares her for an arranged marriage.
12	12	"The Big Goodbye"	41997.7	Joseph L. Scanlan	Tracy Tormé	January 11, 1988 (1988-01-11)
A computer malfunction traps Picard, Data, and Beverly in a Dixon Hill holodeck program set in early 20th-century Earth.
13	13	"Datalore"	41242.4	Rob Bowman	Teleplay: Robert Lewin and Gene Roddenberry Story: Robert Lewin and Maurice Hurley	January 18, 1988 (1988-01-18)
The Enterprise crew finds a disassembled android identical to Data at the site of the Omicron Theta colony—where Data was found—which was destroyed by a life form dubbed "the Crystalline Entity." The reassembled android, Lore, brings the Crystalline Entity to the Enterprise.
14	14	"Angel One"	41636.9	Michael Rhoades	Patrick Barry	January 25, 1988 (1988-01-25)
The Enterprise visits a world dominated by women to rescue survivors of a downed freighter.
15	15	"11001001"	41365.9	Paul Lynch	Maurice Hurley & Robert Lewin	February 1, 1988 (1988-02-01)
Bynars upgrade the Enterprise's computers in spacedock. Riker and Picard become distracted by a surprisingly realistic holodeck character.
16	16	"Too Short a Season"	41309.5	Rob Bowman	Teleplay: Michael Michaelian and D. C. Fontana Story: Michael Michaelian	February 8, 1988 (1988-02-08)
The Enterprise transports a legendary geriatric admiral who must once again negotiate a hostage situation involving a man from decades earlier in his career. The admiral is mysteriously growing younger; by the time the Enterprise arrives he is a young man.
17	17	"When the Bough Breaks"	41509.1	Kim Manners	Hannah Louise Shearer	February 15, 1988 (1988-02-15)
A planet formerly existing only in legend uncloaks and requests help from the Enterprise. Planet's inhabitants are sterile and want to adopt children from the Enterprise—by force, if necessary.
18	18	"Home Soil"	41463.9	Corey Allen	Teleplay: Robert Sabaroff Story: Karl Geurs & Ralph Sanchez and Robert Sabaroff	February 22, 1988 (1988-02-22)
The crew of the Enterprise discovers a crystalline lifeform with murderous intelligence that has been killing the scientists on a terraforming project.
19	19	"Coming of Age"	41416.2	Mike Vejar	Sandy Fries	March 14, 1988 (1988-03-14)
While Wesley takes a Starfleet Academy entrance exam, the senior staff of the Enterprise are placed under investigation by Starfleet.
20	20	"Heart of Glory"	41503.7	Rob Bowman	Teleplay: Maurice Hurley Story: Maurice Hurley & Herbert Wright and D. C. Fontana	March 21, 1988 (1988-03-21)
Fugitive Klingons seeking battle attempt to hijack the Enterprise, and ask Worf to join them.
21	21	"The Arsenal of Freedom"	41798.2	Les Landau	Teleplay: Richard Manning and Hans Beimler Story: Maurice Hurley and Robert Lewin	April 11, 1988 (1988-04-11)
Trapped on the surface of an abandoned planet, an away team becomes unwitting participants in the demonstration of an advanced weapons system.
22	22	"Symbiosis"	Unknown	Win Phelps	Teleplay: Robert Lewin and Richard Manning & Hans Beimler Story: Robert Lewin	April 18, 1988 (1988-04-18)
Picard tries to mediate a trade dispute between two neighboring planets, one of which is the sole supplier of a drug to treat the other's apparently fatal disease.
23	23	"Skin of Evil"	41601.3	Joseph L. Scanlan	Teleplay: Joseph Stefano and Hannah Louise Shearer Story: Joseph Stefano	April 25, 1988 (1988-04-25)
An evil, tar-like creature holds Troi hostage on an alien world. During the rescue mission, one of the Enterprise crew is killed.
24	24	"We'll Always Have Paris"	41697.9	Robert Becker	Deborah Dean Davis & Hannah Louise Shearer	May 2, 1988 (1988-05-02)
Picard meets an old flame, whose husband has been affected by a dimensional experiment accident.
25	25	"Conspiracy"	41775.5	Cliff Bole	Teleplay: Tracy Tormé Story: Robert Sabaroff	May 9, 1988 (1988-05-09)
The strange behavior of high-ranking officers—which earlier prompted the investigation of the crew (in "Coming of Age")—leads Picard to uncover a conspiracy within Starfleet.
26	26	"The Neutral Zone"	41986.0	James L. Conway	Television Story and Teleplay: Maurice Hurley Story: Deborah McIntyre and Mona Clee	May 16, 1988 (1988-05-16)
A derelict satellite is found containing cryonically frozen humans from the 21st century as the Enterprise is sent to investigate the destruction of outposts near Romulan space.

Season 2 (1988–1989)

#	#	Title	Stardate	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
27	1	"The Child"	42073.1	Rob Bowman	Jaron Summers & Jon Povill and Maurice Hurley	November 21, 1988 (1988-11-21)
Dr. Pulaski joins the Enterprise while La Forge prepares the Enterprise to transport dangerous plague specimens; Deanna spontaneously becomes pregnant and gives birth to a mysterious child.
28	2	"Where Silence Has Lease"	42193.6	Winrich Kolbe	Jack B. Sowards	November 28, 1988 (1988-11-28)
The Enterprise becomes trapped in a "hole in space", where the crew encounter strange spatial phenomena and crewless ships materialising in and out of existence. The crew suspect they are akin to lab rats.
29	3	"Elementary, Dear Data"	42286.3	Rob Bowman	Brian Alan Lane	December 5, 1988 (1988-12-05)
After Data easily solves an ordinary Sherlock Holmes holodeck mystery, Geordi asks the computer to make a Holmes villain capable of defeating Data. The resultant Professor Moriarty soon becomes far more powerful than expected.
30	4	"The Outrageous Okona"	42402.7	Robert Becker	Teleplay: Burton Armus Story: Les Menchen & Lance Dickson and David Landsberg	December 12, 1988 (1988-12-12)
The Enterprise is caught up in the schemes of a flamboyant space rogue on the run, while Data explores humor with the help of a holodeck comedian (played by Joe Piscopo).
31	5	"Loud as a Whisper"	42477.2	Larry Shaw	Jacqueline Zambrano	January 9, 1989 (1989-01-09)
The Enterprise hosts a deaf, telepathic ambassador who mediates difficult peace negotiations with the assistance of his trio of telepathic interpreters.
32	6	"The Schizoid Man"	42437.5	Les Landau	Teleplay: Tracy Tormé Story: Richard Manning & Hans Beimler	January 23, 1989 (1989-01-23)
A brilliant scientist and former mentor of Data's creator, Dr. Ira Graves, cheats death by uploading his memories and personality into the android Data.
33	7	"Unnatural Selection"	42494.8	Paul Lynch	John Mason and Mike Gray	January 30, 1989 (1989-01-30)
The Enterprise receives a distress call from the USS Lantree where the crew find all hands dead from, apparently, old age. The cause of the accelerated aging must be found before scientists on a research colony suffer the same fate.
34	8	"A Matter of Honor"	42506.5	Rob Bowman	Teleplay: Burton Armus Story: Wanda M. Haight & Gregory Amos and Burton Armus	February 6, 1989 (1989-02-06)
Riker is assigned to a Klingon vessel via an officer exchange program between the Federation and the Klingon Empire.
35	9	"The Measure of a Man"	42523.7	Robert Scheerer	Melinda M. Snodgrass	February 13, 1989 (1989-02-13)
When Data refuses orders to be dismantled for research purposes, a hearing is convened to determine if he is a legal citizen or property of the Federation. Guest stars Amanda McBroom as JAG Philippa Louvois.
36	10	"The Dauphin"	42568.8	Rob Bowman	Scott Rubenstein and Leonard Mlodinow	February 20, 1989 (1989-02-20)
The Enterprise hosts a young world leader and her mysterious chaperone. Wesley soon falls in love with the young leader. Guest stars Paddi Edwards as Anya.
37	11	"Contagion"	42609.1	Joseph L. Scanlan	Steve Gerber and Beth Woods	March 20, 1989 (1989-03-20)
A dangerous alien computer virus runs rampant through the Enterprise after causing the destruction of her sister ship, the USS Yamato.
38	12	"The Royale"	42625.4	Cliff Bole	Tracy Tormé	March 27, 1989 (1989-03-27)
Riker, Worf, and Data investigate a structure on an icy gas giant. Inside, they find a casino reconstructed from a bad Earth novel.
39	13	"Time Squared"	42679.2	Joseph L. Scanlan	Teleplay: Maurice Hurley Story: Kurt Michael Bensmiller	April 3, 1989 (1989-04-03)
Picard encounters his future self, when the Enterprise becomes caught in a time loop.
40	14	"The Icarus Factor"	42686.4	Robert Iscove	Teleplay: Davis Assael and Robert L. McCullough Story: David Assael	April 24, 1989 (1989-04-24)
Riker's estranged father visits to brief him on the command he has been offered, and Worf's friends discover he is about to miss an important Klingon rite of passage.
41	15	"Pen Pals"	42695.3	Winrich Kolbe	Teleplay: Melinda M. Snodgrass Story: Hannah Louise Shearer	May 1, 1989 (1989-05-01)
Data befriends a child from a doomed planet, breaking the Prime Directive.
42	16	"Q Who"	42761.3	Rob Bowman	Maurice Hurley	May 8, 1989 (1989-05-08)
Q flings the Enterprise 7,000 light years beyond Federation space and introduces the ship and its crew to the deadly Borg.
43	17	"Samaritan Snare"	42779.1	Les Landau	Robert L. McCullough	May 15, 1989 (1989-05-15)
A group of seemingly dimwitted aliens, the Pakleds, kidnap Geordi to make their ship go.
44	18	"Up the Long Ladder"	42823.2	Winrich Kolbe	Melinda M. Snodgrass	May 22, 1989 (1989-05-22)
Picard must find a way to bring two radically incompatible cultures together, lest both of them face extinction.
45	19	"Manhunt"	42859.2	Rob Bowman	Tracy Tormé	June 19, 1989 (1989-06-19)
Deanna's mother seeks a new husband, and she has her eyes on Picard.
46	20	"The Emissary"	42901.3	Cliff Bole	Television Story & Teleplay: Richard Manning & Hans Beimler Story: Thomas H. Calder	June 26, 1989 (1989-06-26)
Worf's former lover comes aboard Enterprise to help deal with a Klingon sleeper ship.
47	21	"Peak Performance"	42923.4	Robert Scheerer	David Kemper	July 10, 1989 (1989-07-10)
The Enterprise and USS Hathaway face off in simulated combat maneuvers. Data fails to beat a humanoid at a game of Strategema and experiences feelings of self-doubt.
48	22	"Shades of Gray"	42976.1	Rob Bowman	Teleplay: Maurice Hurley & Richard Manning and Hans Beimler Story: Maurice Hurley	July 17, 1989 (1989-07-17)
Riker is poisoned by an alien plant and, as he lies comatose, he relives various memories of his life serving the Enterprise. (Clip show as a result of the 1988 Writers Guild of America strike.)

Season 3 (1989–1990)

#	#	Title	Stardate	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
49	1	"Evolution"	43125.8	Winrich Kolbe	Teleplay: Michael Piller Story: Michael Piller and Michael Wagner	September 25, 1989 (1989-09-25)
Nanites escape Wesley's lab and form a collective intelligence, threatening an astrophysicist's only chance at performing a stellar experiment. Guest star Ken Jenkins as Dr. Paul Stubbs.
50	2	"The Ensigns of Command"	43133.3	Cliff Bole	Melinda M. Snodgrass	October 2, 1989 (1989-10-02)
Data must persuade a stubborn colony to evacuate their homeland under threat of a powerful and mysterious race.
51	3	"The Survivors"	43152.4	Les Landau	Michael Wagner	October 9, 1989 (1989-10-09)
The Enterprise investigates the last two survivors of an annihilated world, as the entire surface has been transformed to dust except their one little garden and house. Guest stars John Anderson and Anne Haney as Kevin and Rishon Uxbridge.
52	4	"Who Watches the Watchers"	43173.5	Robert Wiemer	Richard Manning and Hans Beimler	October 16, 1989 (1989-10-16)
Deanna and Riker must rectify the damage done when two primitives from Mintaka III catch glimpse of a Federation observation team and eventually conclude that Captain Picard is a god.
53	5	"The Bonding"	43198.7	Winrich Kolbe	Ronald D. Moore	October 23, 1989 (1989-10-23)
A mysterious entity seeks to comfort a boy who has lost his mother in an accident on its planet. Guest star Gabriel Damon as Jeremy Aster.
54	6	"Booby Trap"	43205.6	Gabrielle Beaumont	Teleplay: Ron Roman & Michael Piller and Richard Danus Story: Michael Wagner & Ron Roman	October 30, 1989 (1989-10-30)
The Enterprise falls victim to an ancient booby trap set to snare starships; while in an effort to find an escape, Geordi finds himself falling for the holodeck's representation of a famous Federation engineer. Guest star Susan Gibney as Dr. Leah Brahms.
55	7	"The Enemy"	43349.2	David Carson	David Kemper and Michael Piller	November 6, 1989 (1989-11-06)
Geordi is trapped on a harsh planet with a hostile Romulan, and the two must work together to survive.
56	8	"The Price"	43385.6	Robert Scheerer	Hannah Louise Shearer	November 13, 1989 (1989-11-13)
Troi falls in love with a charismatic negotiator who vies for rights to a wormhole. But several different groups, including the Ferengi, are after the wormhole as it may be the only known stable wormhole in existence. Guest star Dan Shor as Dr. Arridor.
57	9	"The Vengeance Factor"	43421.9	Timothy Bond	Sam Rolfe	November 20, 1989 (1989-11-20)
Riker exposes an assassin in the midst of critical peace talks.
58	10	"The Defector"	43462.5	Robert Scheerer	Ronald D. Moore	January 1, 1990 (1990-01-01)
Determined to avert a war, a Romulan officer defects to warn Picard of his Empire's invasion plans.
59	11	"The Hunted"	43489.2	Cliff Bole	Robin Bernheim	January 8, 1990 (1990-01-08)
A genetically modified soldier reveals the social problems of a world hoping to join the Federation. Guest star James Cromwell as Prime Minister Nayrok.
60	12	"The High Ground"	43510.7	Gabrielle Beaumont	Melinda M. Snodgrass	January 29, 1990 (1990-01-29)
Dr. Crusher is kidnapped by terrorists who need medical assistance as the technology employed in their attacks is detrimental to their own health.
61	13	"Déjà Q"	43539.1	Les Landau	Richard Danus	February 5, 1990 (1990-02-05)
The Q Continuum strips Q of his powers, and dumps him aboard the Enterprise.
62	14	"A Matter of Perspective"	43610.4	Cliff Bole	Ed Zuckerman	February 12, 1990 (1990-02-12)
Riker is accused of murder, and the holodeck is used to reconstruct the events from different perspectives.
63	15	"Yesterday's Enterprise"	43625.2	David Carson	Teleplay: Ira Steven Behr & Richard Manning & Hans Beimler & Ronald D. Moore Story: Trent Christopher Ganino & Eric A. Stillwell	February 19, 1990 (1990-02-19)
The Enterprise-C arrives from the past, causing a shift in reality—and the return of the deceased Tasha Yar.
64	16	"The Offspring"	43657.0	Jonathan Frakes	René Echevarria	March 12, 1990 (1990-03-12)
Data creates a young gynoid, which he considers his daughter, "Lal". But a Starfleet admiral arrives demanding she be removed from the Enterprise. Guest star Hallie Todd as Lal.
65	17	"Sins of the Father"	43685.2	Les Landau	Teleplay: Ronald D. Moore and W. Reed Moran Original Screenplay: Drew Deighan	March 19, 1990 (1990-03-19)
Worf goes on trial to prove his father's innocence after the Klingon High Council declares that Worf's father is a traitor, and worked with the Romulans all along.
66	18	"Allegiance"	43714.1	Winrich Kolbe	Richard Manning and Hans Beimler	March 26, 1990 (1990-03-26)
Aliens kidnap Picard and replace him with a duplicate, who sends the Enterprise to a pulsar. Meanwhile, the real Picard and three other captives try to escape from their prison.
67	19	"Captain's Holiday"	43745.2	Chip Chalmers	Ira Steven Behr	April 2, 1990 (1990-04-02)
Picard is convinced to take some much needed shore leave, but gets wrapped up in a woman's treasure hunt. Guest star Max Grodenchik as Sovak.
68	20	"Tin Man"	43779.3	Robert Scheerer	Dennis Putman Bailey and David Bischoff	April 23, 1990 (1990-04-23)
A gifted telepath whom Deanna Troi once treated as a patient comes aboard to establish first contact with an unknown vessel near an unstable star before the Romulans do.
69	21	"Hollow Pursuits"	43807.4	Cliff Bole	Sally Caves	April 30, 1990 (1990-04-30)
Lt. Barclay's use of the holodeck as an escape interferes with his duties. Meanwhile, the Enterprise suffers from mysterious and random malfunctions.
70	22	"The Most Toys"	43872.2	Timothy Bond	Shari Goodhartz	May 7, 1990 (1990-05-07)
An obsessed collector is determined to add Data to his private collection of unique items. Guest star Saul Rubinek as Kivas Fajo.
71	23	"Sarek"	43917.4	Les Landau	Television Story & Teleplay: Peter S. Beagle Story: Marc Cushman & Jake Jacobs	May 14, 1990 (1990-05-14)
The Enterprise hosts Ambassador Sarek, but his deteriorating mental health causes unforeseen problems.
72	24	"Ménage à Troi"	43930.7	Robert Legato	Fred Bronson and Susan Sackett	May 28, 1990 (1990-05-28)
The Ferengi kidnap Deanna, her mother and Riker.
73	25	"Transfigurations"	43957.2	Tom Benko	René Echevarria	June 4, 1990 (1990-06-04)
The Enterprise rescues a humanoid with amnesia and incredible healing powers.
74	26	"The Best of Both Worlds"	43989.1	Cliff Bole	Michael Piller	June 18, 1990 (1990-06-18)
Picard is kidnapped by the Borg, who begin their invasion of Federation space.

Season 4 (1990–1991)

#	#	Title	Stardate	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
75	1	"The Best of Both Worlds: Part II"	44001.4	Cliff Bole	Michael Piller	September 24, 1990 (1990-09-24)
Picard is rescued from the Borg as the Enterprise races to save Earth. A great number of Starfleet ships are destroyed by the lone Borg ship, although an away team finally rescues Picard. Data interfaces with the half-Borg Picard and finds a way to shut down the Borg ship. Guest star Elizabeth Dennehy as Starfleet Commander Shelby.
76	2	"Family"	44012.3	Les Landau	Ronald D. Moore Idea: Susanne Lambdin & Bryan Stewart	October 1, 1990 (1990-10-01)
Picard visits his family in France and Worf's human parents come aboard the Enterprise.
77	3	"Brothers"	44085.7	Rob Bowman	Rick Berman	October 8, 1990 (1990-10-08)
Data is summoned by his creator Noonien Soong who is still alive, and they are joined by Lore.
78	4	"Suddenly Human"	44143.7	Gabrielle Beaumont	Teleplay: John Whelpley & Jeri Taylor Story: Ralph Phillips	October 15, 1990 (1990-10-15)
Picard must help a human boy, raised by aliens, to decide his fate.
79	5	"Remember Me"	44161.2	Cliff Bole	Lee Sheldon	October 22, 1990 (1990-10-22)
After an apparent failure of a warp-field experiment, people begin to disappear from the Enterprise with only Dr. Crusher remembering that they ever existed.
80	6	"Legacy"	44215.2	Robert Scheerer	Joe Menosky	October 29, 1990 (1990-10-29)
Tasha Yar's sister Ishara seeks to restore order on their conflict-ridden colony world.
81	7	"Reunion"	44246.3	Jonathan Frakes	Teleplay: Thomas Perry & Jo Perry and Ronald D. Moore & Brannon Braga Story: Drew Deighan and Thomas Perry & Jo Perry	November 5, 1990 (1990-11-05)
Worf's ex-girlfriend returns, and along with Picard, the two mediate a Klingon power dispute and Worf discovers more family.
82	8	"Future Imperfect"	44286.5	Les Landau	J. Larry Carroll & David Bennett Carren	November 12, 1990 (1990-11-12)
Riker finds himself sixteen years in the future, his memory of the interim erased by a dormant virus.
83	9	"Final Mission"	44307.3	Corey Allen	Teleplay: Kacey Arnold-Ince & Jeri Taylor Story: Kacey Arnold-Ince	November 19, 1990 (1990-11-19)
Wesley sets off on his final mission with the Enterprise accompanied by Picard, but they become stranded on a desert planet.
84	10	"The Loss"	44356.9	Chip Chalmers	Teleplay: Hilary J. Bader & Alan J. Adler and Vanessa Greene Story: Hilary J. Bader	December 31, 1990 (1990-12-31)
An unknown force captures the Enterprise and causes Deanna to lose her empathic powers.
85	11	"Data's Day"	44390.1	Robert Wiemer	Teleplay: Harold Apter and Ronald D. Moore Story: Harold Apter	January 7, 1991 (1991-01-07)
Data gets dancing lessons from Dr. Crusher in preparation of Chief O'Brien's wedding as the Enterprise brings Ambassador T'Pel to the Romulans for negotiations.
86	12	"The Wounded"	44429.6	Chip Chalmers	Teleplay: Jeri Taylor Story: Stuart Charno & Sara Charno and Cy Chermak	January 28, 1991 (1991-01-28)
A rogue Starfleet Captain jeopardizes the Cardassian peace treaty.
87	13	"Devil's Due"	44474.5	Tom Benko	Teleplay: Phillip LaZebnik Story by: Phillip LaZebnik and William Douglas Lansford	February 4, 1991 (1991-02-04)
A powerful mythic figure from a millennium ago returns to enslave a planet in accordance with a contract. However Picard is convinced she is an opportunistic charlatan. Guest star Marta DuBois as Ardra.
88	14	"Clues"	44502.7	Les Landau	Teleplay: Bruce D. Arthurs and Joe Menosky Story: Bruce D. Arthurs	February 11, 1991 (1991-02-11)
The crew, with the exception of Data, is rendered unconscious for 30 seconds after going through a localized wormhole. However, various clues suggest they were unconscious for an entire day.
89	15	"First Contact"	44575.2	Cliff Bole	Teleplay: Dennis Bailey & David Bischoff and Joe Menosky & Ronald D. Moore and Michael Piller Story: Marc Scott Zicree	February 18, 1991 (1991-02-18)
Riker is hospitalized during a botched pre-first contact mission. Xenophobia results in increasing hostility toward his presence.
90	16	"Galaxy's Child"	44614.6	Rick Kolbe	Teleplay: Maurice Hurley Story: Thomas Kartozian	March 11, 1991 (1991-03-11)
The Enterprise accidentally kills a space creature, and the crew rush to save its unborn offspring. Meanwhile, Geordi meets the engineer he fell in love with and finds to his shock, she's nothing like the woman he encountered on the holodeck. Guest star Susan Gibney as Dr. Leah Brahms.
91	17	"Night Terrors"	44631.2	Les Landau	Teleplay: Pamela Douglas and Jeri Taylor Story: Shari Goodhartz	March 18, 1991 (1991-03-18)
The Enterprise is trapped in a rift. The crew succumbs to REM sleep deprivation, while Deanna has a recurring nightmare.
92	18	"Identity Crisis"	44664.5	Rick Kolbe	Teleplay: Brannon Braga Story: Timothy De Haas	March 25, 1991 (1991-03-25)
Geordi transforms into an alien creature with strong instinct to return to its planet of origin.
93	19	"The Nth Degree"	44704.2	Robert Legato	Joe Menosky	April 1, 1991 (1991-04-01)
After an encounter with an alien probe Barclay experiences great leaps in confidence and intelligence.
94	20	"Qpid"	44741.9	Cliff Bole	Teleplay: Ira Steven Behr Story: Randee Russell and Ira Steven Behr	April 22, 1991 (1991-04-22)
Q returns to test Picard's love for an old flame.
95	21	"The Drumhead"	44769.2	Jonathan Frakes	Jeri Taylor	April 29, 1991 (1991-04-29)
A witchhunt ensues for suspected Romulan spies aboard the Enterprise. Guest star Jean Simmons as Rear Admiral Norah Satie.
96	22	"Half a Life"	44805.3	Les Landau	Teleplay: Peter Allan Fields Story: Ted Roberts and Peter Allan Fields	May 6, 1991 (1991-05-06)
Lwaxana Troi finally finds love, but discovers her man must undergo a ritualistic suicide. Guest star David Ogden Stiers as Timicin.
97	23	"The Host"	44821.3	Marvin Rush	Michel Horvat	May 13, 1991 (1991-05-13)
Dr. Crusher falls in love with Odan, only to discover that Odan is a symbiote, which is implanted into Riker after his original host dies. Odan continues peace negotiations using Riker as a temporary host.
98	24	"The Mind's Eye"	44885.5	David Livingston	Teleplay: René Echevarria Story: Ken Schafer and René Echevarria	May 27, 1991 (1991-05-27)
The Romulans brainwash Geordi to carry out a covert mission.
99	25	"In Theory"	44932.3	Patrick Stewart	Joe Menosky & Ronald D. Moore	June 3, 1991 (1991-06-03)
Data participates in a romantic relationship with a fellow crew member.
100	26	"Redemption"	44995.3	Cliff Bole	Ronald D. Moore	June 17, 1991 (1991-06-17)
Worf leaves the Enterprise to fight on behalf of Gowron in a Klingon civil war.

Season 5 (1991–1992)

#	#	Title	Stardate	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
101	1	"Redemption II"	45021.3	David Carson	Ronald D. Moore	September 23, 1991 (1991-09-23)
A fleet of 23 Federation ships blockades Romulan support to the Duras family, resulting in Gowron's installation as Chancellor.
102	2	"Darmok"	45047.2	Winrich Kolbe	Teleplay: Joe Menosky Story: Phillip LaZebnik & Joe Menosky	September 30, 1991 (1991-09-30)
Picard must learn to communicate with an alien captain who speaks in metaphors before a dangerous beast kills them both. Guest star Paul Winfield as Dathan.
103	3	"Ensign Ro"	45076.3	Les Landau	Teleplay: Michael Piller Story: Rick Berman & Michael Piller	October 7, 1991 (1991-10-07)
After an attack on a Federation outpost, Picard is sent to locate a Bajoran terrorist, with the help of Ensign Ro Laren.
104	4	"Silicon Avatar"	45122.3	Cliff Bole	Teleplay: Jeri Taylor Story: Lawrence V. Conley	October 14, 1991 (1991-10-14)
The crew, with the help of a scientist whose son lived on Data's home world, attempt to communicate with the Crystalline Entity.
105	5	"Disaster"	45156.1	Gabrielle Beaumont	Teleplay: Ronald D. Moore Story: Ron Jarvis & Philip A. Scorza	October 21, 1991 (1991-10-21)
The Enterprise is without power, trapping Picard in a turbolift with three children and trapping others in various locations. Command of the bridge falls to Counselor Troi, who feels ill-prepared.
106	6	"The Game"	45208.2	Corey Allen	Teleplay: Brannon Braga Story: Susan Sackett and Fred Bronson & Brannon Braga	October 28, 1991 (1991-10-28)
Wesley visits the Enterprise, but finds the crew addicted to a mind-altering computer game. Guest star Ashley Judd as Robin Lefler.
107	7	"Unification I"	45233.1	Les Landau	Teleplay: Jeri Taylor Story: Rick Berman & Michael Piller	November 4, 1991 (1991-11-04)
Spock is reported to have defected to the Romulans. Picard and Data travel to Romulus on a cloaked Klingon vessel to investigate.
108	8	"Unification II"	45245.8	Cliff Bole	Teleplay: Michael Piller Story: Rick Berman & Michael Piller	November 11, 1991 (1991-11-11)
Spock attempts to unify the Vulcans and Romulans in peace, but falls into a Romulan trap.
109	9	"A Matter of Time"	45349.1	Paul Lynch	Rick Berman	November 18, 1991 (1991-11-18)
A historian from the 26th century visits the Enterprise, while they help a planet prevent a nuclear winter. Guest star Matt Frewer as Berlinghoff Rasmussen.
110	10	"New Ground"	45376.3	Robert Scheerer	Teleplay: Grant Rosenberg Story: Sara Charno & Stuart Charno	January 6, 1992 (1992-01-06)
Worf tries to be a father to his son, Alexander, while the Enterprise helps to test a new propulsion technology.
111	11	"Hero Worship"	45397.3	Patrick Stewart	Teleplay: Joe Menosky Story: Hilary J. Bader	January 27, 1992 (1992-01-27)
Data saves the life of an orphaned boy, who begins to emulate him.
112	12	"Violations"	45429.3	Robert Wiemer	Teleplay: Pamela Gray & Jeri Taylor Story: Shari Goodhartz and T. Michael & Pamela Gray	February 3, 1992 (1992-02-03)
An alien traveling aboard the Enterprise telepathically molests Troi and invades the minds of Beverly Crusher and William Riker.
113	13	"The Masterpiece Society"	45470.1	Winrich Kolbe	Teleplay: Adam Belanoff & Michael Piller Story: James Kahn and Adam Belanoff	February 10, 1992 (1992-02-10)
The Enterprise helps a far-flung eugenic human colony avoid destruction, but upsets its delicate balance by ending 200 years of isolation.
114	14	"Conundrum"	45494.2	Les Landau	Teleplay: Barry Schkolnick Story: Paul Schiffer	February 17, 1992 (1992-02-17)
The crew's memory is erased, and they discover they are being manipulated into being the key part of a war.
115	15	"Power Play"	45571.2	David Livingston	Teleplay: René Balcer & Herbert J. Wright and Brannon Braga Story: Paul Ruben and Maurice Hurley	February 24, 1992 (1992-02-24)
Troi, O'Brien, and Data are possessed by entities who want control of the ship.
116	16	"Ethics"	45587.3	Chip Chalmers	Teleplay: Ronald D. Moore Story: Sara Charno & Stuart Charno	March 2, 1992 (1992-03-02)
Worf becomes paralyzed—and suicidal—and Dr. Crusher consults a risk-taking researcher to save his life.
117	17	"The Outcast"	45614.6	Robert Scheerer	Jeri Taylor	March 16, 1992 (1992-03-16)
Riker falls in love with an androgynous person after rescuing some others trapped in "null space."
118	18	"Cause and Effect"	45652.1	Jonathan Frakes	Brannon Braga	March 23, 1992 (1992-03-23)
The Enterprise becomes stuck in a causality loop, but the crew retain some memory of previous instances. Guest star Kelsey Grammer as Morgan Bateson.
119	19	"The First Duty"	45703.9	Paul Lynch	Ronald D. Moore & Naren Shankar	March 30, 1992 (1992-03-30)
Wesley is questioned over a Starfleet Academy flight-training accident. Guest star Ray Walston as Boothby.
120	20	"Cost of Living"	45733.6	Winrich Kolbe	Peter Allan Fields	April 20, 1992 (1992-04-20)
Deanna's mother, Lwaxana, arrives to marry a man she has never met. Worf has difficulty rearing Alexander, which is exacerbated when Lwaxana takes the boy under her wing.
121	21	"The Perfect Mate"	45761.3	Cliff Bole	Teleplay: Gary Perconte & Michael Piller Story: René Echevarria and Gary Perconte	April 27, 1992 (1992-04-27)
Picard forces himself to resist the charms of a female empathic metamorph, who is sent to marry an alien leader as a peace offering. Guest star Famke Janssen as Kamala.
122	22	"Imaginary Friend"	45852.1	Gabrielle Beaumont	Teleplay: Edith Swensen & Brannon Braga Story: Jean Louise Matthias and Ronald Wilkerson & Richard Fliegel	May 4, 1992 (1992-05-04)
A child's imaginary playmate takes on real form and threatens the well-being of the Enterprise.
123	23	"I Borg"	45854.2	Robert Lederman	René Echevarria	May 11, 1992 (1992-05-11)
The Enterprise rescues a Borg survivor, and Picard plans to use him as a weapon against his nemesis by exposing him to a computer virus.
124	24	"The Next Phase"	45892.4	David Carson	Ronald D. Moore	May 18, 1992 (1992-05-18)
A transporter accident traps Geordi and Ensign Ro out of phase; while the others plan their funeral they must find a way to reverse the process and save the Enterprise from destruction.
125	25	"The Inner Light"	45944.1	Peter Lauritson	Teleplay: Morgan Gendel & Peter Allan Fields Story: Morgan Gendel	June 1, 1992 (1992-06-01)
A space probe creates a telepathic tether and causes Picard to experience, in twenty-five minutes, a lifetime as a married man on a world that was destroyed a millennium ago.
126	26	"Time's Arrow"	45959.1	Les Landau	Teleplay: Joe Menosky & Michael Piller Story: Joe Menosky	June 15, 1992 (1992-06-15)
A 500-year-old artifact is uncovered on Earth: Data's severed head. The Enterprise investigates alien involvement in Earth's past and Data fulfills his destiny.

Season 6 (1992–1993)

#	#	Title	Stardate	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
127	1	"Time's Arrow, Part II"	46001.3	Les Landau	Teleplay: Jeri Taylor Story: Joe Menosky	September 21, 1992 (1992-09-21)
The Enterprise crew follow Data to San Francisco of the 1890s. The crew deals with Samuel Clemens (and run into Jack London), while trying to find a way to prevent aliens from interfering with 19th-century Earth. Guest star: Jerry Hardin as Samuel Clemens.
128	2	"Realm of Fear"	46041.1	Cliff Bole	Brannon Braga	September 28, 1992 (1992-09-28)
Barclay must overcome his fear of the transporter to solve a mystery.
129	3	"Man of the People"	46071.6	Winrich Kolbe	Frank Abatemarco	October 5, 1992 (1992-10-05)
A psychic ambassador uses Deanna's mind to influence the outcome of his mission.
130	4	"Relics"	46125.3	Alexander Singer	Ronald D. Moore	October 12, 1992 (1992-10-12)
The Enterprise investigates a vessel that crashed on the surface of a Dyson sphere 75 years ago. An undegraded pattern is found in the transporter buffer, that of Mr. Scott. Feeling out of place and obsolete, Scotty agrees to return to his vessel with Geordi to help restore the logs, and they become the only hope when the Enterprise is accidentally pulled inside the sphere.
131	5	"Schisms"	46154.2	Robert Wiemer	Teleplay: Brannon Braga Story: Jean Louise Matthias & Ron Wilkerson	October 19, 1992 (1992-10-19)
Several members of the crew are abducted and experimented on while they sleep.
132	6	"True Q"	46192.3	Robert Scheerer	René Echevarria Idea: Matthew Corey	October 26, 1992 (1992-10-26)
Q reveals a secret about a young woman from Kansas who is visiting the Enterprise. Guest star: Olivia D'Abo as Amanda Rogers.
133	7	"Rascals"	46235.7	Adam Nimoy	Teleplay: Allison Hock Story: Ward Botsford and Diana Dru Botsford & Michael Piller	November 2, 1992 (1992-11-02)
A transporter malfunction turns Picard, Keiko, Ro and Guinan into children, who become the ship's only hope when they are left aboard while the adult crew are forced to perform dangerous labor by Ferengi pirates.
134	8	"A Fistful of Datas"	46271.5	Patrick Stewart	Teleplay: Robert Hewitt Wolfe and Brannon Braga Story: Robert Hewitt Wolfe	November 9, 1992 (1992-11-09)
Data's mind is connected to the ship's computer, which creates unforeseen effects on the holodeck.
135	9	"The Quality of Life"	46307.2	Jonathan Frakes	Teleplay and Story: Naren Shankar Idea: L.J. Scott	November 16, 1992 (1992-11-16)
Data observes self-guided "tools" used at a mining station display signs of sentience, and fights for their preservation, even risking Captain Picard's life on the ground that it is unacceptable to kill one sentient being to save another.
136	10	"Chain of Command, Part I"	46357.4	Robert Scheerer	Teleplay: Ronald D. Moore Story by: Frank Abatemarco	December 14, 1992 (1992-12-14)
Captain Jellico is assigned command of the Enterprise, while Picard is sent on a covert mission into Cardassian territory. Guest star: Ronny Cox as Edward Jellico.
137	11	"Chain of Command, Part II"	46360.8	Les Landau	Frank Abatemarco	December 21, 1992 (1992-12-21)
Picard, having been captured, is tortured by a sadistic Cardassian interrogator (played by David Warner).
138	12	"Ship in a Bottle"	46424.1	Alexander Singer	René Echevarria	January 25, 1993 (1993-01-25)
Barclay accidentally awakens Prof. Moriarty on the holodeck, who uses the powers at his disposal to coerce the crew into finding a way to allow him to leave the holodeck. Guest star: Daniel Davis as Professor Moriarty.
139	13	"Aquiel"	46461.3	Cliff Bole	Teleplay: Brannon Braga & Ronald D. Moore Story: Jeri Taylor	February 1, 1993 (1993-02-01)
Geordi falls for an alien Starfleet officer who is suspected of murder. Guest star Renee Jones as Aquiel Uhnari.
140	14	"Face of the Enemy"	46519.1	Gabrielle Beaumont	Teleplay: Naren Shankar Story: René Echevarria	February 8, 1993 (1993-02-08)
Deanna is involuntarily recruited to assist in the transport of Romulan defectors across the border.
141	15	"Tapestry"	Unknown	Les Landau	Ronald D. Moore	February 15, 1993 (1993-02-15)
An accident kills Picard, and he finds an afterlife with Q analyzing his past choices.
142	16	"Birthright, Part I"	46578.4	Winrich Kolbe	Brannon Braga	February 22, 1993 (1993-02-22)
Worf is told on Deep Space Nine his father is alive, and being held prisoner by the Romulans. Meanwhile an engineering experiment accidentally results in Data's first dream. Guest star: James Cromwell as Jaglom Shrek.
143	17	"Birthright, Part II"	46579.2	Dan Curry	René Echevarria	March 1, 1993 (1993-03-01)
Worf, now a prisoner, tries to teach the Klingon refugees the ways of the warrior.
144	18	"Starship Mine"	46682.4	Cliff Bole	Morgan Gendel	March 29, 1993 (1993-03-29)
Thieves attempt to steal trilithium from Enterprise during a Baryon sweep at the Remmler Array, and Picard alone must thwart them.
145	19	"Lessons"	46693.1	Robert Wiemer	Ronald Wilkerson & Jean Louise Matthias	April 5, 1993 (1993-04-05)
Picard becomes involved with a woman who is serving on the Enterprise, but he must send her into a dangerous mission.
146	20	"The Chase"	46731.5	Jonathan Frakes	Teleplay: Joe Menosky Story: Joe Menosky & Ronald D. Moore	April 26, 1993 (1993-04-26)
Picard tries to solve an ancient genetic mystery uncovered by his archaeological mentor, and faces stiff competition. Guest star: Norman Lloyd as Richard Galen.
147	21	"Frame of Mind"	46778.1	James L. Conway	Brannon Braga	May 3, 1993 (1993-05-03)
Riker finds himself prisoner in an alien mental institution, which resembles scenes from Beverly's play.
148	22	"Suspicions"	46830.1	Cliff Bole	Joe Menosky & Naren Shankar	May 10, 1993 (1993-05-10)
Dr. Crusher risks her career to solve the murder of Ferengi scientist Dr. Reyga and vindicate his research.
149	23	"Rightful Heir"	46852.2	Winrich Kolbe	Teleplay: Ronald D. Moore Story: James E. Brooks	May 17, 1993 (1993-05-17)
Worf experiences a crisis of faith, and travels to a Klingon holy site where the mythic figure Kahless returns to lead the Klingon people.
150	24	"Second Chances"	46915.2	LeVar Burton	Teleplay: René Echevarria Story: Michael A. Medlock	May 24, 1993 (1993-05-24)
Riker encounters a duplicate of himself created by a transporter malfunction stranded on a planet. "Thomas" vies for Deanna's affections.
151	25	"Timescape"	46944.2	Adam Nimoy	Brannon Braga	June 14, 1993 (1993-06-14)
The Enterprise is caught in temporal stasis, and on the brink of destruction by a Romulan ship.
152	26	"Descent"	46982.1	Alexander Singer	Teleplay: Ronald D. Moore Story: Jeri Taylor	June 21, 1993 (1993-06-21)
The crew encounter a group of Borg acting individually, and Data briefly experiences emotions.

Season 7 (1993–1994)

#	#	Title	Stardate	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
153	1	"Descent, Part II"	47025.4	Alexander Singer	René Echevarria	September 20, 1993 (1993-09-20)
The Borg are being led by Lore. Data falls under his control by being fed negative emotions.
154	2	"Liaisons"	Unknown	Cliff Bole	Teleplay: Jeanne Carrigan Fauci & Lisa Rich Story: Roger Eschbacher & Jaq Greenspon	September 27, 1993 (1993-09-27)
Worf and Troi reluctantly play host to two Lyraan ambassadors, while Picard crashes in a shuttle with another Lyraan. He is rescued by a human female who exhibits strange behavior.
155	3	"Interface"	47215.5	Robert Wiemer	Joe Menosky	October 4, 1993 (1993-10-04)
Geordi tries to rescue his mother's starship via a remotely controlled probe.
156	4	"Gambit, Part I"	47135.2	Peter Lauritson	Teleplay: Naren Shankar Story: Christopher Hatton & Naren Shankar	October 11, 1993 (1993-10-11)
The Enterprise crew investigate the apparent murder of Captain Picard during an archaeological trip. Riker is kidnapped by mercenaries and finds Picard working as part of their crew.
157	5	"Gambit, Part II"	47160.1	Alexander Singer	Teleplay: Ronald D. Moore Story: Naren Shankar	October 18, 1993 (1993-10-18)
Picard and Riker help mercenaries collect archaeological artifacts to prevent an ancient Vulcan weapon falling into the wrong hands.
158	6	"Phantasms"	47225.7	Patrick Stewart	Brannon Braga	October 25, 1993 (1993-10-25)
Data experiences strange dreams, while the Enterprise has issues with its new Warp-core. But all is not as it seems.
159	7	"Dark Page"	47254.1	Les Landau	Hilary J. Bader	November 1, 1993 (1993-11-01)
A psychic breakdown puts Lwaxana Troi in a coma, and Deanna works to save her life. Features a young Kirsten Dunst, playing the little girl Hedril.
160	8	"Attached"	47304.2	Jonathan Frakes	Nick Sagan	November 8, 1993 (1993-11-08)
Reclusive aliens imprison Picard and Dr. Crusher on charges of espionage, and experimental implants linking their minds telepathically cause them to face their latent feelings for each other.
161	9	"Force of Nature"	47310.2	Robert Lederman	Naren Shankar	November 15, 1993 (1993-11-15)
A pair of scientists show that warp drives are harming the fabric of space.
162	10	"Inheritance"	47410.2	Robert Scheerer	Teleplay: Dan Koeppel & René Echevarria Story: Dan Koeppel	November 22, 1993 (1993-11-22)
Data encounters a woman claiming to be his "mother".
163	11	"Parallels"	47391.2	Robert Wiemer	Brannon Braga	November 29, 1993 (1993-11-29)
Worf finds himself randomly shifting between alternate realities.
164	12	"The Pegasus"	47457.1	LeVar Burton	Ronald D. Moore	January 10, 1994 (1994-01-10)
Riker's former Captain boards the Enterprise to retrieve the USS Pegasus. Picard investigates the circumstances of its loss and finds that there has been a cover-up. Features Terry O'Quinn as Admiral Eric Pressman.
165	13	"Homeward"	47423.9	Alexander Singer	Teleplay: Naren Shankar Television Story: Spike Steingasser Idea: William N. Stape	January 17, 1994 (1994-01-17)
Worf's human foster brother violates the Prime Directive to save a doomed primitive race.
166	14	"Sub Rosa"	Unknown	Jonathan Frakes	Teleplay: Brannon Braga Television Story: Jeri Taylor Idea: Jeanna F. Gallo	January 31, 1994 (1994-01-31)
Dr. Crusher attends her grandmother's funeral, and takes on an unusual family tradition.
167	15	"Lower Decks"	47566.7	Gabrielle Beaumont	Teleplay: René Echevarria Story: Ronald Wilkerson & Jean Louise Matthias	February 7, 1994 (1994-02-07)
Junior officers buck for promotion as one of them is assigned the dangerous task of helping a Cardassian spy.
168	16	"Thine Own Self"	47611.2	Winrich Kolbe	Teleplay: Ronald D. Moore Story: Christopher Hatton	February 14, 1994 (1994-02-14)
Data loses his memory after retrieving radioactive fragments on a planet's surface and endangers the humanoid settlement he encounters, while Deanna studies to become a bridge officer.
169	17	"Masks"	47615.2	Robert Wiemer	Joe Menosky	February 21, 1994 (1994-02-21)
The Enterprise finds an ancient library that recreates its civilization by taking possession of Data and transforming the ship.
170	18	"Eye of the Beholder"	47622.1	Cliff Bole	Teleplay: René Echevarria Story: Brannon Braga	February 28, 1994 (1994-02-28)
Deanna investigates the suicide of a crewman and uncovers a murder that took place during construction of the Enterprise.
171	19	"Genesis"	47653.2	Gates McFadden	Brannon Braga	March 21, 1994 (1994-03-21)
A routine medical treatment inadvertently creates a virus that begins to de-evolve the Enterprise crew while Picard and Data are on an away mission. This is the first and only episode to be directed by Gates McFadden, who plays Dr. Crusher.
172	20	"Journey's End"	47751.2	Corey Allen	Teleplay and Story: Ronald D. Moore Idea: Shawn Piller & Antonia Napoli	March 28, 1994 (1994-03-28)
Wesley considers his future, as the Enterprise is ordered to remove Native American colonists from a planet that is about to fall under Cardassian jurisdiction. Guest star Richard Poe as Gul Evek. Final appearance of Eric Menyuk as The Traveler.
173	21	"Firstborn"	47779.4	Jonathan West	Teleplay: René Echevarria Story: Mark Kalbfeld	April 25, 1994 (1994-04-25)
Worf attempts to convince his son Alexander to embrace his warrior heritage. Guest star James Sloyan as K'mtar.
174	22	"Bloodlines"	47829.1	Les Landau	Nick Sagan	May 2, 1994 (1994-05-02)
DaiMon Bok returns to exact revenge on Picard, by trying to kill the son Picard never knew he had. Guest star Lee Arenberg as DaiMon Bok.
175	23	"Emergence"	47869.2	Cliff Bole	Teleplay: Joe Menosky Story: Brannon Braga	May 9, 1994 (1994-05-09)
The Enterprise becomes an emergent intelligence.
176	24	"Preemptive Strike"	47941.7	Patrick Stewart	Teleplay: René Echevarria Story: Naren Shankar	May 16, 1994 (1994-05-16)
Ensign Ro graduates from advanced tactical training, and is sent by Picard to lure Maquis terrorists into a trap. Guest star Richard Poe as Gul Evek.
177/178	25/26	"All Good Things..."	47988.1	Winrich Kolbe	Ronald D. Moore & Brannon Braga	May 23, 1994 (1994-05-23)
Picard finds himself alternating between three time periods thanks to Q, with a spacetime distortion that threatens to destroy reality growing larger in the past, and smaller in the future.

See also

• List of Star Trek characters
• List of Star Trek: The Original Series episodes
• List of Star Trek: The Animated Series episodes
• List of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes
• List of Star Trek: Voyager episodes
• List of Star Trek: Enterprise episodes

External links

• Memory Alpha – a Star Trek wiki containing detailed episode guides
• Episode Guide at startrek.com
• Epguides.com
• Calculating Stardates and Calendar Dates
• List of Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes at the Internet Movie Database