New Ground (Star Trek: The Next Generation)

"New Ground" is the 110th episode of the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. The tenth episode of the fifth season.

In two simultaneous story lines, the Enterprise helps test a potential new transportation technology and Worf has to quickly learn about parenting when his son Alexander Rozhenko arrives to join him on the Enterprise.

Plot

La Forge is excited about the first trial run of soliton wave transportation technology that the Enterprise will be assisting. La Forge notes that witnessing the Soliton wave transportation would be like witnessing Zefram Cochrane engage the first warp drive. His excitement is not met by Data and Worf. Worf receives a communication from his human mother who requests to visit with his son Alexander. On arrival, Alexander reveals that it was not intended for him to go back.

Worf's mother explains that Alexander is too much of a burden on them. After enrolling Alexander in school, Worf finds many new problems with the arrival of his son. Alexander soon lies and steals during a school field trip.

During the science experiment of the wave transportation, the Enterprise experiences a distortion and is damaged and the test ship explodes. The wave exponentially increases in power and speed, and is on a collision course with a colony at Lemma II.

Alexander continues to cause problems in school, and Worf reviews his parenting habits. He decides to send Alexander to a Klingon school, believing that it is best. However, Alexander feels he is being rejected by Worf.

The Enterprise dissipates the wave with photon torpedoes. Alexander is saved from a damaged area of the Enterprise by Riker and Worf. Afterwards, Worf lets Alexander stay on the Enterprise.

References

Star Trek The Next Generation DVD set, volume 5, disc 3, selection 2.

External links

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Seasons 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Season 1	"Encounter at Farpoint, Part I" "Encounter at Farpoint, Part II" "The Naked Now" "Code of Honor" "The Last Outpost" "Where No One Has Gone Before" "Lonely Among Us" "Justice" "The Battle" "Hide and Q" "Haven" "The Big Goodbye" "Datalore" "Angel One" "11001001" "Too Short a Season" "When the Bough Breaks" "Home Soil" "Coming of Age" "Heart of Glory" "The Arsenal of Freedom" "Symbiosis" "Skin of Evil" "We'll Always Have Paris" "Conspiracy" "The Neutral Zone"
Season 2	"The Child" "Where Silence Has Lease" "Elementary, Dear Data" "The Outrageous Okona" "Loud as a Whisper" "The Schizoid Man" "Unnatural Selection" "A Matter of Honor" "The Measure of a Man" "The Dauphin" "Contagion" "The Royale" "Time Squared" "The Icarus Factor" "Pen Pals" "Q Who" "Samaritan Snare" "Up the Long Ladder" "Manhunt" "The Emissary" "Peak Performance" "Shades of Gray"
Season 3	"Evolution" "The Ensigns of Command" "The Survivors" "Who Watches the Watchers" "The Bonding" "Booby Trap" "The Enemy" "The Price" "The Vengeance Factor" "The Defector" "The Hunted" "The High Ground" "Deja Q" "A Matter of Perspective" "Yesterday's Enterprise" "The Offspring" "Sins of the Father" "Allegiance" "Captain's Holiday" "Tin Man" "Hollow Pursuits" "The Most Toys" "Sarek" "Ménage à Troi" "Transfigurations" "The Best of Both Worlds, Part I"
Season 4	"The Best of Both Worlds, Part II" "Family" "Brothers" "Suddenly Human" "Remember Me" "Legacy" "Reunion" "Future Imperfect" "Final Mission" "The Loss" "Data's Day" "The Wounded" "Devil's Due" "Clues" "First Contact" "Galaxy's Child" "Night Terrors" "Identity Crisis" "The Nth Degree" "Qpid" "The Drumhead" "Half a Life" "The Host" "The Mind's Eye" "In Theory" "Redemption I"
Season 5	"Redemption II" "Darmok" "Ensign Ro" "Silicon Avatar" "Disaster" "The Game" "Unification, Part I" "Unification, Part II" "A Matter of Time" "New Ground" "Hero Worship" "Violations" "The Masterpiece Society" "Conundrum" "Power Play" "Ethics" "The Outcast" "Cause and Effect" "The First Duty" "Cost of Living" "The Perfect Mate" "Imaginary Friend" "I, Borg" "The Next Phase" "The Inner Light" "Time's Arrow, Part I"
Season 6	"Time's Arrow, Part II" "Realm of Fear" "Man of the People" "Relics" "Schisms" "True Q" "Rascals" "A Fistful of Datas" "The Quality of Life" "Chain of Command, Part I" "Chain of Command, Part II" "Ship in a Bottle" "Aquiel" "Face of the Enemy" "Tapestry" "Birthright, Part I" "Birthright, Part II" "Starship Mine" "Lessons" "The Chase" "Frame of Mind" "Suspicions" "Rightful Heir" "Second Chances" "Timescape" "Descent, Part I"
Season 7	"Descent, Part II" "Liaisons" "Interface" "Gambit, Part I" "Gambit, Part II" "Phantasms" "Dark Page" "Attached" "Force of Nature" "Inheritance" "Parallels" "The Pegasus" "Homeward" "Sub Rosa" "Lower Decks" "Thine Own Self" "Masks" "Eye of the Beholder" "Genesis" "Journey's End" "Firstborn" "Bloodlines" "Emergence" "Preemptive Strike" "All Good Things..., Part I" "All Good Things..., Part II"

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