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Star Trek: The Next Generation

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I’m a fan of Star Trek: The Next Generation, mainly because the awesome English actor Patrick Stewart plays the lead role of Captain Jean-Luc Picard.  There are quite a few episodes of the show (176 in total!), so to help me remember which episodes I like and dislike (and also to provide recommendations for others interested in watching the show), I’m preparing this list of ratings.  Please note: I enjoy watching the show only; I never dress up in costumes, attend conventions, or engage in passionate debates about the finer details of the show

Of course, these are my personal ratings, affected by my personal bias, and I may sometimes disagree with the general opinions about which are the best and worst episodes.  In my opinion, this show reaches its full potential when it deals with deep, thought-provoking issues such as morality, the purpose of life and existence, the nature of reality, and the advancement of knowledge and understanding by facing the unknown.

My favourite characters are Picard, Data, Q, Guinan and Barclay.  Like many other viewers, I have an intense dislike of Lwaxana, the most irritating character in the whole show.

Recently, I’ve joined Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki), and begun making various minor corrections to articles there.  Visit my user page for more info.

If you like Star Trek, then check out my humorous generator – Star Trek: The Name Generator   Picard fans should also check out the excellent Picard Song by DarkMateria, and the music video by Jux.  The Star Trek vs Star Wars mashup video is also well worth watching.


The best episodes

I have reserved the full 10/10 rating for the following episodes, which to me represent the show at its very best.

Number Title Comment
1x06 Where No One Has Gone Before Unknown regions of the universe, the power of the mind and thought, and the nature of reality.
2x09 The Measure of a Man Sentience, intelligence, self-awareness, consciousness, freedom from slavery, and the definition of “life”.
4x05 Remember Me A surreal mystery develops onboard the Enterprise, which Beverly must solve.
4x21 The Drumhead Conspiracy, espionage, treason, sabotage, interrogation, and freedom of speech and thought.
5x19 The First Duty Loyalty, duty, truth, lies, honesty, trust, betrayal, morality and friendship.
5x25 The Inner Light When the Enterprise encounters an alien probe, Picard experiences something extraordinary.  Possibly my #1 episode!
6x12 Ship in a Bottle A clever holodeck episode with two great plot twists.  You’ll want to watch this episode twice!


Episode sorting

The lists below are sorted by episode number.  Click here to sort by rating.


Season 1

Average episode rating:  5.48 out of 10.

Number Title My rating Central characters Recurring guests
1x01
1x02
Encounter at Farpoint 6 out of 10   Q
Miles
1x03 The Naked Now 4 out of 10    
1x04 Code of Honor 6 out of 10 Yar  
1x05 The Last Outpost 5 out of 10   Ferengi
1x06 Where No One Has Gone Before 10 out of 10   The Traveler
1x07 Lonely Among Us 5 out of 10 Picard Miles
1x08 Justice 7 out of 10 Wesley  
1x09 The Battle 3 out of 10 Picard Ferengi
1x10 Hide and Q 6 out of 10 Riker Q
1x11 Haven 2 out of 10 Deanna Lwaxana & Homn
1x12 The Big Goodbye 5 out of 10 Picard Madeline
1x13 Datalore 4 out of 10 Data Lore
Crystalline Entity
1x14 Angel One 4 out of 10    
1x15 11001001 6 out of 10 Picard
Riker
Minuet
1x16 Too Short a Season 8 out of 10    
1x17 When the Bough Breaks 7 out of 10 Wesley  
1x18 Home Soil 6 out of 10    
1x19 Coming of Age 7 out of 10 Wesley
Picard
Quinn
Remmick
1x20 Heart of Glory 4 out of 10 Worf Klingons
1x21 The Arsenal of Freedom 5 out of 10    
1x22 Symbiosis 8 out of 10    
1x23 Skin of Evil 2 out of 10 Yar  
1x24 We'll Always Have Paris 5 out of 10 Picard  
1x25 Conspiracy 7 out of 10 Picard Quinn
Remmick
1x26 The Neutral Zone 5 out of 10   Romulans


Season 2

Average episode rating:  5.55 out of 10.

Number Title My rating Central characters Recurring guests
2x01 The Child 5 out of 10 Deanna Guinan
Miles
2x02 Where Silence Has Lease 9 out of 10   Miles
2x03 Elementary, Dear Data 7 out of 10 Data Moriarty
2x04 The Outrageous Okona 4 out of 10   Guinan
2x05 Loud as a Whisper 7 out of 10   Miles
2x06 The Schizoid Man 6 out of 10 Data Selar
2x07 Unnatural Selection 5 out of 10 Pulaski Miles
2x08 A Matter of Honor 4 out of 10 Riker Klingons
Miles
2x09 The Measure of a Man 10 out of 10 Data Nakamura
Guinan
Miles
2x10 The Dauphin 5 out of 10 Wesley Guinan
Miles
2x11 Contagion 6 out of 10   Romulans
Miles
2x12 The Royale 4 out of 10   Miles
2x13 Time Squared 9 out of 10 Picard Miles
2x14 The Icarus Factor 4 out of 10 Riker
Worf
Miles
2x15 Pen Pals 6 out of 10 Data Miles
2x16 Q Who? 8 out of 10   Borg
Q
Guinan
Gomez
Miles
2x17 Samaritan Snare 3 out of 10 Picard Pakleds
Gomez
2x18 Up the Long Ladder 5 out of 10   Miles
2x19 Manhunt 2 out of 10   Lwaxana & Homn
Miles
Madeline
2x20 The Emissary 6 out of 10 Worf Klingons
K’Ehleyr
Miles
2x21 Peak Performance 6 out of 10    
2x22 Shades of Gray 1 out of 10 Riker Miles


Season 3

Average episode rating:  6.35 out of 10.

Number Title My rating Central characters Recurring guests
3x01 Evolution 5 out of 10 Wesley Guinan
3x02 The Ensigns of Command 6 out of 10 Data Miles
3x03 The Survivors 8 out of 10    
3x04 Who Watches the Watchers 8 out of 10    
3x05 The Bonding 7 out of 10 Worf Miles
3x06 Booby Trap 4 out of 10 Geordi Brahms
Henshaw
Guinan
Miles
3x07 The Enemy 7 out of 10 Geordi Romulans
Tomalak
Miles
3x08 The Price 4 out of 10 Deanna Ferengi
3x09 The Vengeance Factor 3 out of 10    
3x10 The Defector 9 out of 10   Romulans
Tomalak
Haden
3x11 The Hunted 6 out of 10   Miles
3x12 The High Ground 7 out of 10 Picard
Beverly
 
3x13 Déjà Q 7 out of 10   Q
Guinan
3x14 A Matter of Perspective 5 out of 10 Riker Miles
3x15 Yesterday’s Enterprise 9 out of 10   Yar
Guinan
3x16 The Offspring 8 out of 10 Data Guinan
3x17 Sins of the Father 6 out of 10 Worf
Picard
Klingons
K’mpec
Kurn
Duras
3x18 Allegiance 7 out of 10 Picard  
3x19 Captain’s Holiday 5 out of 10 Picard Vash
3x20 Tin Man 6 out of 10   Romulans
Miles
3x21 Hollow Pursuits 7 out of 10   Barclay
Miles
3x22 The Most Toys 6 out of 10 Data Miles
3x23 Sarek 7 out of 10   Vulcans
Sarek & Perrin
Miles
3x24 Ménage à Troi 2 out of 10 Deanna
Riker
Ferengi
Lwaxana & Homn
3x25 Transfigurations 7 out of 10 Beverly Henshaw
Miles
3x26 The Best of Both Worlds – Part 1 9 out of 10 Picard Borg
Shelby
Hanson
Guinan
Miles


Season 4

Average episode rating:  6.31 out of 10.

Number Title My rating Central characters Recurring guests
4x01 The Best of Both Worlds – Part 2 8 out of 10 Picard Borg
Shelby
Hanson
Guinan
Miles
4x02 Family 6 out of 10 Picard
Worf
Helena
Jack Crusher
Guinan
Miles
4x03 Brothers 6 out of 10 Data Soong
Lore
Miles
4x04 Suddenly Human 6 out of 10 Picard  
4x05 Remember Me 10 out of 10 Beverly The Traveler
Miles
4x06 Legacy 5 out of 10   Miles
4x07 Reunion 4 out of 10 Worf Klingons
K’Ehleyr
Gowron
Duras
K’mpec
Alexander
4x08 Future Imperfect 6 out of 10 Riker Tomalak
Ogawa
Minuet
4x09 Final Mission 5 out of 10 Picard
Wesley
 
4x10 The Loss 4 out of 10 Deanna Guinan
4x11 Data’s Day 6 out of 10 Data Romulans
Miles & Keiko
4x12 The Wounded 8 out of 10 Miles Cardassians
Keiko
Haden
4x13 Devil’s Due 6 out of 10    
4x14 Clues 8 out of 10 Data Guinan
Miles
Madeline
Ogawa
4x15 First Contact 7 out of 10 Riker  
4x16 Galaxy’s Child 4 out of 10 Geordi Brahms
Guinan
4x17 Night Terrors 4 out of 10 Deanna Guinan
Miles & Keiko
4x18 Identity Crisis 6 out of 10 Geordi Ogawa
4x19 The Nth Degree 8 out of 10 Barclay Einstein
4x20 Qpid 7 out of 10 Picard Vash
Q
4x21 The Drumhead 10 out of 10    
4x22 Half a Life 8 out of 10 Lwaxana Homn
Miles
4x23 The Host 3 out of 10 Beverly
Riker
Ogawa
4x24 The Mind’s Eye 6 out of 10 Geordi Klingons
Romulans
Miles
Sela
4x25 In Theory 6 out of 10 Data Guinan
Miles & Keiko
4x26 Redemption – Part 1 7 out of 10 Worf Klingons
Romulans
Gowron
Kurn
Lursa & B’Etor
K’Tal
Movar
Toral