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The Best Episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2

Every episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2 Episode 9 - The Measure of a Man
    9.2/10(7322 votes)

    S2:E9

    Stardate: 42523.7. When Data's rights as a sentient individual are placed under trial, Starfleet forces Riker into a position where he must prove that Data is only an Android.

    Director:Robert Scheerer
    Writer:Melinda M. Snodgrass

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  2. Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2 Episode 16 - Q Who
    8.9/10(5952 votes)

    S2:E16

    Stardate: 42761.3. Q hurls the Enterprise into the Delta Quadrant and introduces the Federation to a powerful new enemy that may destroy the Alpha Quadrant: The Borg.

    Director:Rob Bowman
    Writer:Maurice Hurley

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  3. Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2 Episode 3 - Elementary, Dear Data
    8.1/10(5197 votes)

    S2:E3

    Stardate: 42286.3. Data and Geordi become involved with a holodeck program about Sherlock Holmes and his investigations, when they create Sherlock's arch nemesis, Moriarty; however, modifications to the Moriarty character include the capability of out-smarting Data, which leads to some unexpected consequences.

    Director:Rob Bowman
    Writer:Brian Alan Lane

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  4. Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2 Episode 8 - A Matter of Honor
    8.1/10(4731 votes)

    S2:E8

    Commander Riker participates in an officer's exchange program which lands him an assignment on a Klingon Bird-of-Prey. Meanwhile, a Bezite ensign has trouble assimilating to the routines of the Enterprise.

    Director:Rob Bowman
    Writers:Gregory W. Amos, Burton Armus

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  5. Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2 Episode 21 - Peak Performance
    7.7/10(4265 votes)

    S2:E21

    Stardate: 42923.4. Trouble begins when a Ferengi warship stumbles over a war simulation between Riker and Picard, each on different ships, and begins attacking them.

    Director:Robert Scheerer
    Writer:David Kemper

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  6. Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2 Episode 11 - Contagion
    7.6/10(4229 votes)

    S2:E11

    Stardate: 42609.1. A strange power source disables the Enterprise's computer systems, damages Data's programming and leaves the ship and crew vulnerable to a Romulan attack.

    Director:Joseph L. Scanlan
    Writers:Steve Gerber, Beth Woods

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  7. Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2 Episode 13 - Time Squared
    7.5/10(4378 votes)

    S2:E13

    Stardate: 42679.2. Picard encounters his double from six hours in the future, whose Enterprise had been destroyed.

    Director:Joseph L. Scanlan
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2 Episode 20 - The Emissary
    7.5/10(4371 votes)

    S2:E20

    Stardate: 42901.3. Worf is re-united with his former lover, K'Ehleyr, while the Enterprise is ordered to intercept a Klingon ship whose crew has been in stasis for a century.

    Director:Cliff Bole
    Writer:Richard Manning

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  9. Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2 Episode 2 - Where Silence Has Lease
    7.0/10(4407 votes)

    S2:E2

    Stardate: 42193.6. A mysterious life form known as the 'Nagilum' threatens the life of the crew in his attempt to understand humanity.

    Director:Winrich Kolbe
    Writer:Jack B. Sowards

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  10. Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2 Episode 6 - The Schizoid Man
    6.9/10(4215 votes)

    S2:E6

    Stardate: 42437.5. Data is possessed by the consciousness of a brilliant scientist. However, it has a disturbing impact on Data's personality.

    Director:Les Landau
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2 Episode 15 - Pen Pals
    6.8/10(4143 votes)

    S2:E15

    Stardate: 42695.3. Wesley must investigate the causes of strange tectonic activity on the planet where Data's pen pal lives.

    Director:Winrich Kolbe
    Writer:Melinda M. Snodgrass

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  12. Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2 Episode 12 - The Royale
    6.6/10(4463 votes)

    S2:E12

    Stardate: 42625.4. An away team is trapped in an alien environment based around a novel entitled 'The Hotel Royale.'

    Director:Cliff Bole
    Writer:Tracy Tormé

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  13. Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2 Episode 5 - Loud as a Whisper
    6.5/10(4243 votes)

    S2:E5

    Stardate: 42477.2. A deaf-mute mediator meets with disaster while being escorted by the Enterprise.

    Director:Larry Shaw
    Writer:Jacqueline Zambrano

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  14. Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2 Episode 7 - Unnatural Selection
    6.5/10(4052 votes)

    S2:E7

    Stardate: 42494.8. A mysterious hyper-ageing sickness kills the crew of a Federation cargo ship, and Dr. Pulaski must race against time to find a cure.

    Director:Paul Lynch
    Writers:Mike Gray, John Mason

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  15. Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2 Episode 17 - Samaritan Snare
    6.5/10(3950 votes)

    S2:E17

    Stardate: 42779.1. A race known as the Pakleds kidnap Geordi La Forge. Picard must face surgery when he is left in a near-dead state.

    Director:Les Landau
    Writer:Robert McCullough

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  16. Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2 Episode 4 - The Outrageous Okona
    6.3/10(4479 votes)

    S2:E4

    Stardate: 42402.7. The Enterprise is placed in a compromising situation when the captain of a disabled starship places the crew in the middle of a love triangle.

    Director:Robert Becker
    Writer:Burton Armus

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  17. Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2 Episode 10 - The Dauphin
    6.3/10(4249 votes)

    S2:E10

    Stardate: 42568.8. Wesley falls in love with a passenger the Enterprise is escorting, who has the secret ability to shape-shift.

    Director:Rob Bowman
    Writers:Leonard Mlodinow, Scott Rubenstein

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  18. Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2 Episode 14 - The Icarus Factor
    6.2/10(3858 votes)

    S2:E14

    Stardate: 42686.4. Riker is promoted to Captain of another Federation ship. Worf must confront his past and his Klingon heritage.

    Director:Robert Iscove
    Writers:Robert McCullough, David Assael

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  19. Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2 Episode 18 - Up the Long Ladder
    6.2/10(4195 votes)

    S2:E18

    Stardate: 42823.2. Picard must convince two dying civilizations that they must co-exist on the same planet to survive, however, they have other plans to ensure their survival: in the form of clones of the Enterprise crew.

    Director:Winrich Kolbe
    Writer:Melinda M. Snodgrass

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  20. Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2 Episode 19 - Manhunt
    6.1/10(3934 votes)

    S2:E19

    Stardate: 42859.2. While being escorted to a Federation conference by the Enterprise, Lwaxana hunts for a man to satisfy her needs when her sex-drive is quadrupled during a natural mid-life cycle.

    Director:Rob Bowman
    Writer:Tracy Tormé

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  21. Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2 Episode 1 - The Child
    5.8/10(4677 votes)

    S2:E1

    Stardate: 42073.1. Troi undergoes a mysterious pregnancy when the Enterprise tries to escape from a system that has recently fallen victim to a deadly plague.

    Director:Rob Bowman
    Writers:Maurice Hurley, Jon Povill, Jaron Summers

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  22. Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2 Episode 22 - Shades of Gray
    3.3/10(4712 votes)

    S2:E22

    Stardate: 42976.1. Riker is infected with an alien organism that takes over his mind. Dr. Pulaski must force Riker's mind back to a state where it can access primitive survival skills.

    Director:Rob Bowman
    Writers:Richard Manning, Hans Beimler

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"The Measure of a Man" is the best rated episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" season 2. It scored 9.2/10 based on 7322 votes. Directed by Robert Scheerer and written by Melinda M. Snodgrass, it aired on 2/13/1989. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Q Who".