Timothy Lynch's Star Trek: The Next Generation Episode Reviews

Season 5

9/21/91 201 45020.4 Redemption II

Picard risks all-out war with the Romulans when he involves Starfleet in a Klingon civil war.

9/28/91 202 45047.2 Darmok

The crew is rendered helpless when Picard is kidnapped and forced to go to war with an alien captain.

10/05/91 203 45076.3 Ensign Ro

Picard suspects a high-level Federation conspiracy when the crew is ordered to locate the terrorist leader of a renegade race.

10/12/91 204 45122.3 Silicon Avatar

Picard struggles to communicate with a mysterious, destructive force before a visiting scientist can destroy it.

10/19/91 205 45156.1 Disaster

The lives of the crew are in Troi's hands when a natural disaster forces her to take over as captain of the seriously damaged Enterprise.

10/26/91 206 45208.2 The Game

The fate of the Federation is in Wesley Crusher's hands when he returns to find the crew of the Enterprise addicted to a dangerous new game.

11/02/91 208 45233.1 Unification: Part I

Picard and Data travel to Romulus to investigate an unauthorized mission undertaken by the Federation's legendary Mr. Spock

11/09/91 207 45245.8 Unification: Part II

Picard and Mr. Spock clash over over a proposed reunification of the Romulans and the Vulcans.

11/16/91 209 45349.1 A Matter of Time

Picard's quest to save an endangered planet leads him to violate a Prime Directive when he seeks advice from a visitor from the future.

1/04/92 210 45376.3 New Ground

Worf learns some painful lessons about parenting when his son Alexander arrives to join his father on the Enterprise.

1/25/92 211 45397.3 Hero Worship

A Young boy who is the sole survivor of a devastated ship becomes obsessed with simulating Data.

2/01/92 212 45429.3 Violations

Troi, Riker and Dr. Crusher fall into unexplained comas while the Enterprise plays host to an alien race.

2/08/92 213 45470.1 The Masterpiece Society

Picard's efforts to save a genetically engineered society from a natural disaster threatens to destroy it.

2/15/92 214 45494.2 Conundrum

While suffering an unexplained case of amnesia, the crew finds themselves fighting a war they do not remember or understand.

2/22/92 215 45571.2 Power Play

Inhabited by alien spirits, Data and Troi overthrow the Bridge of the Enterprise.

2/29/92 216 45587.3 Ethics

Loyalty and ethics clash when a paralyzed Worf asks Riker to help him commit suicide.

3/14/92 217 45614.6 The Outcast

A rescue mission leads to a dangerous romance between Riker and a rebellious member of an androgynous race.

3/21/92 218 45652.1 Cause And Effect

The Enterprise is trapped in a time warp that forces the crew to endlessly repeat the same experiences.

3/28/92 219 45703.9 The First Duty

Caught between loyalty to his friends and the need to tell the truth, Wesley becomes involved in a cover-up when his Starfleet Acadamy squadron suffers a deadly collision.

4/18/92 220 45733.6 Cost Of Living

Preparing for her wedding aboard the Enterprise, Troi's free-thinking mother causes trouble btween Worf and his son.

4/25/92 221 45761.3 The Perfect Mate

A beautiful woman, chosen by her people to serve as a peace offering to end a centuries-long war, falls in love with Picard.

5/02/92 222 45852.1 Imaginary Friend

A little girl's imaginary friend becomes a frightening reality for the crew when she threatens to destroy the Enterprise.

5/09/92 223 45854.2 I Borg

Picard and the crew suffer from conflicting emotions when the Enterprise rescues a critically-injured Borg.

5/16/92 224 45892.4 The Next Phase

Geordi and Ro are pronounced dead after a transporting maneuver from a distressed Romulan ship goes awry.

5/30/92 225 45944.1 Inner Light

After a mysterious accident, Picard awakes up living the life of another person on a faraway planet

6/13/92 226 45959.1 Time's Arrow

After Data learns of his own death in late-19th-century San Francisco, a freak accident transports him back to that period.

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