“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...
“Allegiance” (3×18)
This episode feels oddly low stakes for a story with apparently life and death stakes in both storylines. The threat in the locked room was...
“Power Play” (5×15)
This episode is centered around a creepy premise that feels more like a “Doctor Who” story than a TNG story. But it gives Marina Sirtis...
“Up The Long Ladder” (2×18)
This is a pretty trashy episode that doesn’t hold together particularly well, but I had a good time with it. I love stories about long...
“Who Watches The Watchers” (3×04)
When a Federation “duck blind” suffers a catastrophic power failure, an egregious violation of the Prime Directive occurs, and the primitive locals begin to worship...
“Attached” (7×08)
While Kirk was out there banging every species of female he came into contact with, Picard has generally lived a more monastic existence: For him,...