Media Archives:  Synopsis: While rushing to aid the survivors on a planet rocked by a lethal explosion, the U.S.S. Enterprise is stopped by the dangerous “Q” entity who had interfered with their Farpoint mission several months earlier. The powerful Q demands they abandon their rescue mission and partake in a deadly game which, according to Q, could result in either “the greatest possible future” for the crew… or death! The game involves surviving a confrontation with fanged, animal soldiers created by Q. Strangely, the major player in the game turns out to be Commander Riker, who is given Q’s power and offered full membership in his continuum. After using his new-found power to save Wesley and Lt. Worf from the hostile creatures, Riker meets with the crew to discuss Q’s proposal. After the meeting,Q tempts Riker by telling him that if he joins the continuum, the Commander can use his powers to give his friends anything they want. Picard, having faith in his crew’s resistance to temptation and their common sense, urges Riker to accept Q’s offer. Riker obliges by turning Wesley into a 25-year-old Starfleet officer, restoring Geordi’s vision, creating a female Klingon companion for Lt. Worf and offering Data the chance to be human. However, to Q’s disbelief and Picard’s pleasure, the crew members decline the gifts because of their disreputable origin. Thwarted again by the integrity and ingenuity of humans, Q disappears, thereby returning Riker to his normal condition.
Related Links: Where to Watch – Local channels and airtimes. Cast: Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard™ Guest Cast: John de Lancie as Q Creative staff: Director: Cliff Bole |
Category Archives: Episodes
Star Trek Television Episodes
TNG117: Home Soil
Media Archives:  Synopsis: At the Federation’s request, a U.S.S. Enterprise away team visits Velara III where a group of terraformers are working to transform the seemingly desolate planet into one capable of supporting life. Tragically, a terraformer engineer is killed during their visit in a bizarre hydraulic room accident. While investigating the mishap, Data is inexplicably attacked by the laser drilling system. He escapes injury, but upon further exploration, Data and Geordi find a microscopic inorganic life form that seems to be trying to communicate with them. They take the life form, or Soon, the crew learns from the microbrain that some of its members were killed during the terraformer’s drilling on the planet’s surface, and that its attempts to contact the humans were ignored. As a result, they murdered the engineer in the hydraulic room and have declared war on the human race. To save the U.S.S. Enterprise, Picard attempts to beam the life form back to Velara III. But the microbrain’s power is too strong. Just when its energy projections threaten to destroy the ship, the crew discovers that the microbrain feeds off light. By shutting off the lights in the lab, they force the microbrain to surrender and are able to beam it back home.
Related Links: Where to Watch – Local channels and airtimes. Cast: Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard™ Guest Cast: Walter Cotell as Kurt Mandl Creative staff: Director: Corey Allen |
TNG109: Justice
Media Archives:  Synopsis: After delivering a party of Earth colonists to the Strnad Solar System, the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise anxiously awaits a pending shore leave on the pastoral planet of Rubicam III. The civilization, whose inhabitants are known as the Edo, is less advanced than those on Earth but is brimming with love, health and sensual pleasure. Vacation plans are suddenly thwarted when Wesley, playing with the Edo children, innocently violates a planet law and is sentenced to death. At the same time, the crew is confronted by a mysterious vessel that appears to be existing in two dimensions simultaneously. The vessel, protesting the installation of Earth colonists in the Strnad Solar System, startles the crew by sending a powerful light object that enters Data’s mind and renders him unconscious. In order to determine the origins of the vessel, the Captain beams down to Edo and negotiates to save Wesley’s life for a few more hours and asks for Edo assistance in determining the origins of the mysterious vessel. Beaming aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise with a knowledgeable Edo woman, the Captain soon learns the Edo consider the vessel as “God.” To make matters worse, it is learned that the inhabitants of this powerful object are observing the crew’s morals and preparing to pass judgment. Picard returns to Rubicam III and despite Edo objections and the Federation’s prime directive, beams Wesley and the crew back to the U.S.S. Enterprise. Preparing to face the wrath of the mysterious vessel for violating Edo customs, Picard and crew are pleasantly surprised that the judgment passed on the starship is favorable. The alien vessel fades away.
Related Links: Where to Watch – Local channels and airtimes. Cast: Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard™ Guest Cast: Brenda Bakke as Rivan Creative staff: Director: James L. Conway |
TNG108: Lonely Among Us
Media Archives:  Synopsis: While transporting two adversary civilizations to the conference planet of Parliament, the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise pass through a mysterious “cloud” containing combinations of complex energy patterns. Immediately, strange things begin to happen on the ship. It seems that both Lt. Worf and Dr. Crusher have become afflicted with confusing behavior, while the ship malfunctions and repairs itself with no available explanation. Soon after entering the strange “cloud,” Assistant Chief Engineer Singh is killed while investigating the ship’s mechanical malfunctions. At once the Starfleet crew begins investigating the circumstances surrounding Singh’s death. Tasha questions the visitors aboard the Enterprise and Troi puts Lt. Worf and Dr. Crusher under hypnosis to determine their thoughts during their spells of strange behavior. Both Dr. Crusher and Lt. Worf reveal that “it felt as if someone or something had invaded their minds and bodies.” After coming into contact with this strange being, the Captain shocks the crew with his bizarre actions. He commands the U.S.S. Enterprise back into the “cloud,” thwarting the original mission to deliver the aliens to Parliament. The Captain, still under the being’s influence, announces that in its struggle to return home, the entity accidentally disabled the ship, killing Singh and invading Lt. Worf, Dr. Crusher and himself. The being, now in full control of Captain Picard’s behavior, announces Picard’s resignation. Despite the crew’s objections and their determination to fight the force that seems to be taking over Picard’s mind, their efforts are in vain. The Captain is gone. Riker takes command of the U.S.S. Enterprise and orders the ship to proceed towards Parliament. By this time, the real Captain (in the form of energy) manages to move into the transporter relays and materialize back aboard the starship.
Related Links: Where to Watch – Local channels and airtimes. Cast: Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard™ Guest Cast: John Durbin as Ssestar Creative staff: Director: Cliff Bole |
TNG123: Symbiosis
Media Archives:  Synopsis: While studying magnetic changes in the Delos system’s sun, the U.S.S. Enterprise receives a distress signal from a disabled freighter ship. The starship beams four of the passengers on board, along with the ship’s cargo. Two of the guests are from the technically advanced planet of Ornara, and the other two are from its neighboring planet of Brekka. The crew is puzzled when the two groups immediately begin to argue over the cargo. Picard learns that the precious cargo is in fact a remedy for a plague which has gripped Ornara for two centuries. The “cure” is manufactured exclusively on Pleading that their civilization will be wiped out without the medication, the Ornarans convince Picard to mediate. However, Picard is able only to convince the Brekkians to give doses to the two Ornarans on the Starship Enterprise. But as the Ornarans take the remedy, Dr. Crusher realizes that the alleged cure is nothing more than a narcotic…and that the Ornarans are a race of drug addicts! Apparently, the Brekkians have neglected to inform the Ornarans that the plague is not fatal and have instead allowed the Ornarans to become addicted to a bogus cure. Picard, citing the Prime Directive, refuses to inform the Ornarans that the Brekkians have been deceiving them for 200 years. Instead, he cleverly turns the tables on the Brekkians by withdrawing an earlier offer to repair the Ornaran freighter ship. In this way, the Ornarans will be unable to honor their trade agreement and will consequently escape their addiction.
Related Links: Where to Watch – Local channels and airtimes. Cast: Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard™ Guest Cast: Merritt Butrick as T’Jon Creative staff: Director: Win Phelps |
TNG122: Skin of Evil
Media Archives:  Synopsis: While the U.S.S. Enterprise is en route to rendezvous with Troi’s shuttlecraft, a bizarre malfunction causes the transport vehicle to crash on Vagra II. The only life form on the planet is Armus, a sinister entity that derives pleasure from the suffering of others. Picard orders Commander Riker, Dr. Crusher, Lieutenant Commander Data and Lieutenant Yar to the planet to rescue Troi. Upon arrival, they discover that a strange entity has surrounded the crash site with a forcefield, preventing the away team from helping her. Suddenly, for no conceivable reason, Armus kills Yar. Captain Picard beams down with the rest of the away team in an attempt to negotiate for the crash victims’ release. However, Armus responds by ridiculing the crew and tormenting them with vicious and childish pranks. While Picard tries to reason with Armus, Lt. Worf and Wesley discover that when Armus is provoked, the forcefield around the shuttlecraft weakens. Picard then taunts Picard orders the starship to destroy the shuttlecraft with the ship’s phasers and declares the planet off limits to future Federation travelers, thus leaving Armus quarantined on a barren, lonely planet forever. Returning to the U.S.S. Enterprise, the crew is touched by the living will of Lieutenant Yar. As her holographic image appears before them, she gives a moving farewell to each of her fellow crew members.
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Cast: Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard™ Guest Cast: Mart McChesney as Armus Creative staff: Director: Joseph L. Scanlan |
TNG121: The Arsenal of Freedom
Media Archives:  Synopsis: While investigating the disappearance of the U.S.S. Drake on the planet Minos, the crew battles aggressive energy spheres, swallowing sinkholes and invisible attackers. Arriving at Minos, the crew is met by a prerecorded sales pitch for highly-advanced weaponry. This is not surprising, however, since the Minos people were renowned arms dealers during the Erselrope wars. While exploring the planet Riker, Data and Yar are attacked by an energy sphere. Lieutenant Yar destroys the sphere, but not before it traps Riker in a transparent cube. Then, after Picard and Dr. Crusher beam down to investigate the crisis, the ground swallows them into a subterranean cavern, seriously injuring Dr. Crusher. Although Data is able to free Riker, the away team is unable to locate Picard and Crusher. Meanwhile, the U.S.S. Enterprise comes under serious attack by an invisible enemy, which La Forge desperately fights to contain. Until the ship can adequately defend itself from the attacker, La Forge cannot beam up the crew members on Back on the planet, Data finally locates Picard and Crusher. The team discovers that the attacks are coming from a computer-generated weaponry system which has gone out of control and has destroyed the civilization that created it. Fortunately, the team is able to turn the system off in time to save the planet… and themselves. On board the U.S.S. Enterprise, La Forge is able to destroy the invisible enemy and beam Picard, Crusher, Riker, Data and Yar aboard.
Related Links: Where to Watch – Local channels and airtimes. Cast: Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard™ Guest Cast: Vincent Schiavelli as The Peddler Creative staff: Director: Les Landau |
TNG110: The Battle
Media Archives:  Synopsis: The crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise discovers an old style starship heading towards them shortly after a conference with a Ferengi vessel. Much to Captain Picard’s amazement, it is soon learned that the old ship, the U.S.S. Stargazer, is the vessel he abandoned nine years earlier in the famous battle of Maxia. The Ferengi Captain, Bok, having since taken control of the U.S.S. Stargazer, informs Captain Picard that he is returning the vessel to Starfleet. Unknown to the Captain, a mind-altering device is also aboard the ship in his old belongings. As it turns out, Bok is seeking revenge for the death of his son during the baffle of Maxia, and the mysterious device he holds is used to inflict great pain on Picard. The Captain, his mind altered in terrifying ways, is forced to think about the horror of the Maxia battle. In an attempt to tarnish Picard’s reputation, Bok also tampers with the Stargazer‘s records to make it appear as if the Captain fired on an innocent Ferengi vessel in the Maxia skirmish. While Data, Riker and La Forge try to absolve the Captain, Wesley discovers patterns in Captain Picard’s brain scan that match the low intensity transmissions being picked up by the Ferengi ship. Although Commander Riker soon discovers the illegal, mind-altering device, the Captain has already beamed over to the U.S.S. Stargazer to relive the battle. This time, however, Picard thinks the enemy is the Enterprise. He ultimately tries to perform his famous “Picard Maneuver” with which he had won the battle of Maxia. Before tragedy strikes, Data devises a strategy to seize the Stargazer with the Enterprise‘s tractor beam, thereby thwarting the supposedly unbeatable maneuver. In the meantime, the Captain, fighting the effects of the device, is convinced by Riker to use his phaser to destroy the mind-altering mechanism. By this time Bok has been taken into custody by his first officer, since the use of a mind-altering device violates Ferengi law.
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Cast: Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard™ Guest Cast: Frank Corsentino as Daimon Bok Creative staff: Director: Robert Bowman |
TNG113: The Big Goodbye
Media Archives:  Synopsis: The U.S.S. Enterprise must pass through the quadrant Korona IV, which is inhabited by the Jarada, an insect-like race that demands a precise greeting from the Captain of any ship wishing to enter their territory. Taking a break from the difficult greeting preparations, Captain Picard visits 1941 San Francisco in the fabricated environment of the holodeck. He is soon joined by Data, Dr. Crusher and Whalen, the ship’s historian. But when the holodeck malfunctions, the four crew members are trapped in a 20th century murder adventure in which Whalen is killed and Picard, Data and Crusher are held at gunpoint by gangsters. While Wesley struggles to repair the holodeck and get the kidnapped crew back to the ship, the Jarada threaten to prevent the U.S.S. Enterprise from traveling through their quadrant unless they are greeted by the Captain… in one hour! As Wesley’s repairs near completion, the passageway back to the starship begins to materialize. Picard tricks two of the three criminals into entering the passageway, where their fabricated images instantly dematerialize in a real environment. After a brief skirmish with Picard, the third criminal is felled by Data. Upon returning safely to the ship, Picard successfully executes the Jaradan greeting, allowing the U.S.S. Enterprise to pass through without incident.
Related Links: Where to Watch – Local channels and airtimes. Cast: Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard™ Guest Cast: Lawrence Tierney as Cyrus Redblock Creative staff: Director: Joseph L. Scanlan |
TNG126: The Neutral Zone
Media Archives:  Synopsis: Waiting for Captain Picard’s return from a Federation conference, the U.S.S. Enterprise crew discovers a disabled 20th century Earth satellite containing three perfectly preserved bodies, frozen for over 300 years by cryogenics. Upon his return to the Enterprise, Picard informs the crew that they are being sent to the outskirts of the Neutral Zone, where two Federation outposts have been destroyed. The ship has been chosen to investigate the potentially volatile incident, which may or may not have been executed by hostile Romulans as a prelude to war. After Data beams back aboard with the three bodies, Dr. Crusher revives them. They are a housewife, businessman and entertainer from the 20th century, who must each struggle to cope with their new surroundings. Picard, preoccupied with the situation in the Neutral Zone, tolerates the visitors, but warns Riker to keep them at bay until a decision can be made about their future. Arriving at the edge of the Neutral Zone, the crew discovers that the Federation stations have simply vanished. Just then, the captain and first officer of a Romulan vessel in the area hail the U.S.S. Enterprise and request visual contact with Picard. In a tension-packed exchange, the Enterprise officers are warned that there will likely be war between the Romulans and the Federation. Furthermore, the Romulans reveal that they did not destroy the Federation outposts, but are in fact investigating the loss of some of their own outposts as well. Convinced neither party is liable for the missing space stations, Picard negotiates a pact whereby each party will inform the other if they learn who is responsible. With the threat of war temporarily averted, the U.S.S. Enterprise heads for a rendezvous with the U.S.S. Charleston, which will transport the 20th century survivors back to Earth.
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Cast: Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard™ Guest Cast: Marc Alaimo as Commander T-Bok Creative staff: Director: James L. Conway |
