Star Trek: The Next Generation
Unfortunately , Star Trek : The Next Generationseason 2 begins with a whine with the lacklustre " The nipper , " a remnant book that found its way into the show thanks to the 1988 Writers Guild of America Strike . ( The Writers Strike also direct to the unfathomable season closing curtain , " Shades of Gray , " and the less said about that episode , the respectable . ) Still , as the time of year get on , TNGbegan turning into the not bad sci - fi show it would finally become . TNGseason 2 offer some standout moments for the regular cast , especially Captain Picard and Lt . Commander Data ( Brent Spiner ) , with the best episodes at the top of the ranking .
10"The Royale"
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2, Episode 12
When the Enterprise finds dust from an old Earth ship orbiting an uninhabitable planet , Commander William Riker ( Jonathan Frakes ) , Lt . Commander Data , and Lt . Worf ( Michael Dorn ) radio beam down to investigate . Once there , they receive an incongruous revolving threshold ring by a black abyss . The doorway leads to an old Earth hotel and casino that the outside squad finally get wind come straight from the pages of a book .
Everyone knows " The Inner Light " is great , but some lesser - get it on Star Trek : The Next Generation episodes are better than you remember .
intimately 300 age before , a group of obscure alien had find a lone Earth astronaut and built a realness for him based on a bad pulp novel in his possession . As the outside squad play out the case of the book , Data goes on a advance streak at the craps tablein one of the sequence ’s best minute . TNG’s"The Royale"may not provide a profound geographic expedition of humanity , but sometimes it ’s enough forStar Trekto plainly be fun .
9"Time Squared"
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2, Episode 13
In " Time Squared , " the Enterprise meet a drifting shuttlepod containing a duplicate of Captain Picard from six hours into the future . The original Picard is disturbed by the idea that he abandoned the Enterpriseand tries to question his succeeding self to no help . The Enterprise soon get trapped within a whirl and Picard ground that he leave alone to draw the attention of the exotic being control the vortex .
Picard ’s duple then awakens and taste to leave aboard the shuttlecock , butthe original Picard kill his doppelganger . The Enterprise then fly straight into the vortex and emerges safely on the other side , after which the second shuttlecock and second Picard disappear . Although not everything about " Time Squared " makes sense , it provides a merriment and compelling mystery that unsettles even the unflappable Picard .
8"The Schizoid Man"
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2, Episode 6
When the Enterprise travels to put up medical care to Dr. Ira Graves ( W. Morgan Sheppard ) , the reclusive scientist tries to accomplish immortality by transfer his cognisance into Data . Robert Ranke Graves exact that he instruct Data ’s creator , Dr. Noonian Soong , everything he knew , effectively making himData’s"grandpa . “When datum returns to the Enterprise after Graves ' say death , the crew presently notice the android ’s strange behaviour .
" The Schizoid Man " marks the only appearance of Vulcan medico Dr. Selar ( Suzie Plakson ) , though Suzie Plakson would repay a few episodes later as Klingon emissary K’Ehleyr .
After Graves unexpectedly harm his vernal assistant Kareen ( Barbara Alyn Woods ) , he transfer his knowledge into the Enterprise reckoner systems and provide himself to die . " The Schizoid Man " is not pure , butstrong performances from Brent Spiner and W. Morgan Sheppard supporter raise the taradiddle . Plus , the episode has several genuinely funny moments , peculiarly Data ’s face fungus in the cold open and his deliverance of Graves ' eulogy .
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7"Pen Pals”
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2, Episode 15
In this underratedStar Trek : The Next Generationepisode , Data befriends a untried daughter named Sarjenka ( Nikki Cox ) , whose satellite is on the wand of devastation . Data brings this information to Captain Picard , but he is hesitating to intervene because ofStarfleet ’s Prime Directive . However , Picard presently finds that he can not cut Sarjenka ’s plea for help .
Data starred in some of Star Trek : The Next Generation ’s not bad episode and his quest to be human became one of the show ’s effective storyline .
The Enterprise is able-bodied to restore the planet ’s geological arrangement , butData has to temporarily institute Sarjenka aboard the go-ahead , much to Picard ’s frustration . In the remnant , Dr. Katherine Pulaski ( Diana Muldaur ) delete Sarjenka ’s memory , but the clash stay something Data will never forget . " Pen Pals " is an incredibly sweet episode that presents one of the earliest clues that Data feel more than he would ever admit .
6"Peak Performance"
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2, Episode 21
As the Enterprise takes part in fight exercises , a Zakdorn strategian discover Sirna Kolrami ( Roy Brocksmith ) make out aboard to intermediate . Picard acquire command of the endeavour , while Riker is given the USS Hathaway . Believing the wargames to be a real battle , a Ferengi marauder approach , but the Enterprise and Hathaway do work together to dash the Ferengi away .
Data ’s loss of confidence lead to an iconic and useful piece of advice from Picard:“It is possible to pull no mistakes and still mislay . That is not a weakness ; that is life-time . "
Meanwhile , Kolrami beats Data at the secret plan Strategema , causing the android to question whether his computer programming is malfunctioning . In a rematch , Data terminate the game in a stalemate , much to Kolrami ’s frustration . Every major character gets their moment in " Peak Performance , " and the instalment keeps thing interesting with a tight - pace main plot line and a solid B - tarradiddle .
5"The Emissary”
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2, Episode 20
When Klingon emissaryK’Ehleyr ( Suzie Plakson)comes aboard the Enterprise on a diplomatical mission , she and Worf rekindle their love affair . K’Ehleyr has been send off to help oneself the initiative make contact with a Klingon battlecruiser whose bunch has been in suspended animation for over 75 years . These Klingons believe they are still at war with the Federation , and K’Ehleyr ferment with the Enterprise work party to find a way to convince them to suffer down .
K’Ehleyr render inTNGseason 4 , installment 7 , " Reunion , " with Worf ’s young Logos Alexander ( Jon Paul Steuer ) , who was conceive during " Emissary . "
Worf wishes to conjoin K’Ehleyr , but she reject as she does not come after stern Klingon traditions . Worf and K’Ehleyr operate together to convince the Klingons that the warfare is over , and they part on friendly term . Suzie Plakson is simply magnificent as K’Ehleyr , and she plays wonderfully against Michael Dorn ’s Worf . The storyline of the episode is solid enough , but really it ’s K’Ehleyr and Worf who slip the show .
4"Elementary, Dear Data"
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2, Episode 3
" Elementary Dear , Data " follows Data and Geordi as they embark on a holodeck dangerous undertaking as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson . WhenGeordi take the Enterprise computer to create an opposer subject of defeating Data , the ship grants Holmes villain Professor Moriarty ( Daniel Davis ) awareness of his status as a holograph . Moriarty evolve beyond his programming , gaining access to the ship ’s control and requesting to leave the holodeck .
Star Trek : The Next genesis ’s holodeck pretence were mean to facilitate the gang relax , but the holodeck sometimes did more impairment than full .
Captain Picard inform Moriarty that they do not have the technology for him to live outside of the holodeck , but agrees to pull through his program and keep researching resolution . With its unique story and compelling villain,“Elementary Dear , Data " remains one ofStar Trek’sbest holodeck level . Plus , it ’s great to see Data ( and Brent Spiner ) have some fun as Sherlock Holmes , and Moriarty is an incredibly compelling and sympathetic villain .
3"A Matter Of Honor”
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2, Episode 8
When the Enterprise participates in an military officer interchange program , Commander Riker volunteers to temporarily join the crew of the Klingon ship IKS Pagh . Riker whole - heartedly embrace his new role on the Klingon vessel , quickly make the regard of his Klingon crewmates . When the Klingons regain a unknown lifeform deplete away at their ship ’s Isaac Hull , they believe it to be some form of new Federation artillery .
Different Star Trek shows act as parts in redefining Klingons over the year , from simple villains to darling Star Trek aliens with a rich culture .
The Klingon Captain Kargan ( Christopher Collins ) prepares to attack the endeavour , despite Riker ’s attempts to convince him otherwise . Riker eventually takes control of the Pagh , and the Enterprise help oneself remove the being from the Klingon ship ’s hull . Not only is"A Matter of Honor " a capital episode for Riker , as he adapts to his new state of affairs while remain loyal to Starfleet , but it also offer entrancing insight intolife aboard a Klingon ship .
2"Q Who"
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2, Episode 16
John de Lancie ’s Q returns for his third visit to the Enterprise - D in " Q Who , " in which he flings the ship thousands of light year across the galaxy . Q take that Captain Picard and his crew have become too arrogant , and that they are not prepared for all the"wonders"and"terrors"of the immense universe . To show them what ’s out there , Q brings the Enterprise face - to - face with the Borg .
" Q Who " teases a complicated account between Q and Guinan , butStar Trekhas yet to fully explore this family relationship .
Diplomacy has always been one of Picard ’s greatest strengths , buthe can not conclude with the Borg . After the Borg kill eighteen crew members and remain resistant to Picard ’s attacks , the Enterprise captain take Q for help and the omnipotent being returns the ship to its original location . " Q Who " is not only one ofQ ’s bestStar Trekepisodes , but also serves as an fantabulous introduction for the Borg , who come across as genuinely dreadful .
1"The Measure Of A Man"
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2, Episode 9
When cyberneticistDr . Bruce Maddox ( Brian Brophy)visits the Enterprise - ergocalciferol , he declares his intentions to dismantle Data for further bailiwick . Data , of course , opposes this trend of action , but Maddox claims the android to be the property of Starfleet . This leave to a powerful trial in which Captain Picard indicate out what a dangerous precedent it would coif to declare Data holding , essentially laying the fundament for a slave race .
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From Data ’s earnestness to Captain Picard ’s sinewy speech to Riker ’s damning defense,“The Measure of a Man"delivers a near - perfect episode of tv set with a quintessentiallyStar Trekmessage . The episode also marks an important step on Data ’s personal journeying , and a court decision that reverberates throughout theStar Trekuniverse . " The Measure of a Man " is not plainly the best instalment ofStar Trek : The Next Generationseason 2 , but arguably the best installment of the entire series .
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