Star Trek: The Next Generation – Bloodlines [7.22]

Picard’s old enemy, the Ferengi DaiMon Bok, returns, threatening to kill a son that Picard never knew he had.  Picard connects with the young man, Jason Vigo, and the two begin an uneasy relationship. 

Star Trek: The Next Generation – Force of Nature [7.9]

Attempting to find a missing medical ship, the Enterprise encounter two scientists who claim their world is being threatened by the continued use of warp drive. 

Star Trek: The Next Generation – Suspicions [6.22]

Dr. Crusher tells Guinan the story of how she found herself involved in the murder of a Ferengi scientist who is attempting to develop a new form of shielding, which led her to disobey orders and get herself relieved of duty. 

Star Trek: The Next Generation – Rascals [6.7]

A transporter accident causes Picard, Guinan, Ro and Keiko O’Brien to materialize on board the Enterprise transformed into 12 year old children, though still with their adult intellects. 

Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season Three Summary

Some argue that Season 3 is the best season of Next Generation.  I am withholding such judgments until I finish reviewing the whole series, but it is certainly miles ahead of what went on before.  Where Season 2 definitely displayed an overall upswing of quality, it’s with Season 3 that the show truly hits its stride, producing more than just a handful of truly “great” episodes.

Star Trek: The Next Generation – Ménage à Troi [3.24]

After spurning his advances, Lwaxana Troi is kidnapped by Ferengi DaiMon Tog, along with Riker and Deanna.  Tog is both smitten with her as well as interested in making use of her telepathic abilities to gain profit. 

Star Trek: The Next Generation – Captain’s Holiday [3.19]

After a particularly grueling diplomatic mission, Picard takes a reluctant holiday at Risa, a noted vacation planet.  His efforts to have some quiet time reading a book are interrupted by Vash, a beautiful criminal pretending to be an archeologist in search of a legendary priceless artifact.

Star Trek: The Next Generation – The Price [3.8]

Troi falls quickly in love with negotiator Devinoni Ral, who is competing against the Federation for control of a newly discovered stable wormhole.  Troi discovers that Ral is secretly empathic, and uses his ability to gain him advantages in his work.

Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season Two Summary

So here we are, at the end of the second season of Star Trek:  The Next Generation.  22 episodes, a smaller compliment than any other season, because of a writer’s strike.  The result is a show that has improved a lot in terms of direction, pacing, tone and overall production value, and yet is wildly inconsistent in terms of writing and storytelling.

Star Trek: The Next Generation – Peak Performance [2.21]

The Enterprise takes part in some war games, with Riker and a skeleton crew having to engage in mock combat against her in an out-of-date ship.  These games are interrupted by the sudden arrival of some greedy Ferengi