“The Vengeance Factor” (3×09)
Riker has a reputation for being a womanizer among TNG fans, and this episode both embraces and complicates that narrative with a plot that feels...
“Bloodlines” (7×22)
This is a lovely little story that takes full advantage of its close proximity to the series finale. If we’d gotten this story earlier in...
“Remember Me” (4×05)
Some episodes I barely remember from when they originally aired in syndication, but this one I remember viscerally. The idea that everybody I know and...
“Chain of Command” (6×10 & 6×11)
I don’t think I’ve ever actually watched this two-parter before, though I’ve encountered plenty of fans shitting on Jellico over the years. It’s the kind...
“Yesterday’s Enterprise” (3×15)
This is episode is one of my all-time favorites. I love how: With the explosion of new Trek content in the Paramount+ era, the show...
“Frame of Mind” (6×21)
On paper, this feels like a mishmash of two fourth season episodes: “First Contact”, in which Riker’s undercover mission goes south on an alien world),...
“The Dauphin” (2×10)
I’d been forewarned that this was one of TNG’s all-time stinkers, but I found myself enjoying it far more than most Wesley-centric episodes. I think...
“The Price” (3×08)
An interesting episode, to be sure. It didn’t entirely work for me, but there was certainly a lot to chew on. It basically laid the...
“The Enemy” (3×07)
This was just a straight-up excellent episode. All three storylines were firing on all cylinders, and two of the storylines were genuinely surprising. This episode...
“The Quality of Life” (6×09)
While evaluating an innovative new mining technology, Data begins to suspect that the repair drones in the facility, which have the ability to learn from...