The Worst Episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation

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   3.3/10(4712 votes)

   #1 - Shades of Gray

   S2:E227/17/1989

   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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   Director:Rob Bowman

   Writers:Richard Manning, Hans Beimler
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   4.8/10(3896 votes)

   #2 - Sub Rosa

   S7:E141/31/1994

   Stardate: Unknown. Dr. Crusher attends her grandmother's funeral, to find that she had been in romantic encounters with a mysterious man who had been haunting the Howard family women for generations.

   Director:Jonathan Frakes

   Writers:Brannon Braga, Jeri Taylor

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   Director:Jonathan Frakes

   Writers:Brannon Braga, Jeri Taylor
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   5.0/10(5488 votes)

   #3 - Code of Honor

   S1:E310/12/1987

   Stardate: 41235.25. Tasha Yar must fight for her life and a vaccine to save a race of people when she is kidnapped and forced to battle with her abductor's wife.

   Directors:Russ Mayberry, Les Landau

   Writers:Katharyn Powers, Michael Baron

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   Directors:Russ Mayberry, Les Landau

   Writers:Katharyn Powers, Michael Baron
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   5.7/10(4515 votes)

   #4 - Angel One

   S1:E131/25/1988

   Stardate: 41636.9. The Enterprise discovers the male crew of a crashed Federation freighter are hiding as fugitives on the planet Angel One, which is dominated and ruled by women.

   Director:Michael Ray Rhodes

   Writer:Patrick Barry

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   Director:Michael Ray Rhodes

   Writer:Patrick Barry
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   5.7/10(3427 votes)

   #5 - Man of the People

   S6:E310/5/1992

   Stardate: 46071.6. Deanna becomes attracted to an alien ambassador. Shortly thereafter, she starts ageing rapidly and starts becoming violent.

   Directors:Winrich Kolbe, Cliff Bole

   Writers:Brannon Braga, Frank Abatemarco

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   Directors:Winrich Kolbe, Cliff Bole

   Writers:Brannon Braga, Frank Abatemarco
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   5.7/10(3637 votes)

   #6 - Masks

   S7:E172/21/1994

   Stardate: 47615.2. The Enterprise is slowly transformed into an ancient alien temple when Data discovers an alien archive full of information about an ancient culture. Shortly after opening the archive, Data becomes possessed with several different personalities.

   Director:Robert Wiemer

   Writer:Joe Menosky

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   Director:Robert Wiemer

   Writer:Joe Menosky
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   5.8/10(4677 votes)

   #7 - The Child

   S2:E111/21/1988

   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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   Director:Rob Bowman

   Writers:Maurice Hurley, Jon Povill, Jaron Summers
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   6.0/10(4902 votes)

   #8 - Justice

   S1:E711/9/1987

   Stardate: 41255.6. Picard is forced to choose between friendship and the Prime Directive when Wesley Crusher is sentenced to death for accidentally breaking the law on Rubicon III.

   Director:James L. Conway

   Writer:Worley Thorne

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   Director:James L. Conway

   Writer:Worley Thorne
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   6.0/10(3736 votes)

   #9 - The Loss

   S4:E1012/31/1990

   Stardate: 44356.9. Troi loses her empathic abilities when the Enterprise is caught in the gravitational pull of a black hole.

   Director:Chip Chalmers

   Writer:Hilary Bader

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   Director:Chip Chalmers

   Writer:Hilary Bader
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    6.0/10(3425 votes)

    #10 - Imaginary Friend

    S5:E225/4/1992

    Stardate: 45852.1. While exploring a strange form of energy in a region of space, a little girl's imaginary friend becomes real and places the Enterprise in great danger.

    Director:Gabrielle Beaumont

    Writers:Brannon Braga, Edithe Swensen

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    Director:Gabrielle Beaumont

    Writers:Brannon Braga, Edithe Swensen
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    6.0/10(3391 votes)

    #11 - Aquiel

    S6:E132/1/1993

    Stardate: 46461.3. Geordie falls in love with a lieutenant who is the prime suspect in a murder case.

    Director:Cliff Bole

    Writers:Ronald D. Moore, Brannon Braga, Jeri Taylor

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    Director:Cliff Bole

    Writers:Ronald D. Moore, Brannon Braga, Jeri Taylor
12. 

    6.1/10(4326 votes)

    #12 - Too Short a Season

    S1:E152/8/1988

    Stardate: 41309.5. The aging and terminally ill Starfleet Admiral Mark Jameson, who is negotiating the release of hostages, suddenly begins growing younger through an unexplained phenomenon.

    Director:Rob Bowman

    Writers:D.C. Fontana, Michael Michaelian

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    Director:Rob Bowman

    Writers:D.C. Fontana, Michael Michaelian
13. 

    6.1/10(3934 votes)

    #13 - Manhunt

    S2:E196/19/1989

    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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    Director:Rob Bowman

    Writer:Tracy Tormé
14. 

    6.1/10(3448 votes)

    #14 - Cost of Living

    S5:E204/20/1992

    Stardate: 45733.6. Deanna's mother pays a surprise visit to the Enterprise with even more surprising news: she plans to marry a man she has never met. After destroying an asteroid, the ship becomes infected with parasites that eat away at the ship's hull.

    Director:Winrich Kolbe

    Writer:Peter Allan Fields

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    Director:Winrich Kolbe

    Writer:Peter Allan Fields
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    6.2/10(4431 votes)

    #15 - Haven

    S1:E1011/30/1987

    Stardate: 41294.5. The mother of Deanna Troi, Lwaxana, pays a surprise visit to the Enterprise and announces the prearranged marriage of Deanna to the son of her mother's late husband's best friend.

    Director:Richard Compton

    Writer:Tracy Tormé

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    Director:Richard Compton

    Writer:Tracy Tormé
16. 

    6.2/10(3858 votes)

    #16 - The Icarus Factor

    S2:E144/24/1989

    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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    Director:Robert Iscove

    Writers:Robert McCullough, David Assael
17. 

    6.2/10(4195 votes)

    #17 - Up the Long Ladder

    S2:E185/22/1989

    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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    Director:Winrich Kolbe

    Writer:Melinda M. Snodgrass
18. 

    6.2/10(3388 votes)

    #18 - Violations

    S5:E122/3/1992

    Stardate: 45429.3. While escorting a group of telepaths, crew members on board the Enterprise suddenly start to slip into comas.

    Director:Robert Wiemer

    Writers:Jeri Taylor, Pamela Gray

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    Director:Robert Wiemer

    Writers:Jeri Taylor, Pamela Gray
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    6.2/10(3151 votes)

    #19 - Interface

    S7:E310/4/1993

    Stardate: 47215.5. Geordi defies direct orders from Captain Picard in an attempt to rescue his mother who had recently been reported as missing.

    Director:Robert Wiemer

    Writer:Joe Menosky

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    Director:Robert Wiemer

    Writer:Joe Menosky
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    6.2/10(3432 votes)

    #20 - Journey's End

    S7:E203/28/1994

    Stardate: 47751.2. Under the terms of the new Federation/Cardassian alliance, Picard is ordered to evacuate a colony of native Americans, but protests from Wesley hamper the process. Wesley's destiny is finally revealed to him when the Traveler returns.

    Director:Corey Allen

    Writer:Ronald D. Moore

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    Director:Corey Allen

    Writer:Ronald D. Moore
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    6.3/10(4955 votes)

    #21 - The Last Outpost

    S1:E410/19/1987

    Stardate: 41386.4. A powerful entity disables the Enterprise and a Ferengi ship. Their only means of escape is if they can correctly answer the riddles he asks.

    Director:Richard A. Colla

    Writer:Herbert Wright

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    Director:Richard A. Colla

    Writer:Herbert Wright
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    6.3/10(4514 votes)

    #22 - Lonely Among Us

    S1:E611/2/1987

    Stardate: 41249.3. Picard's mind is taken over by an energy field that the Enterprise passes through.

    Director:Cliff Bole

    Writer:D.C. Fontana

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    Director:Cliff Bole

    Writer:D.C. Fontana
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    6.3/10(4479 votes)

    #23 - The Outrageous Okona

    S2:E412/12/1988

    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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    Director:Robert Becker

    Writer:Burton Armus
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    6.3/10(4249 votes)

    #24 - The Dauphin

    S2:E102/20/1989

    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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    Director:Rob Bowman

    Writers:Leonard Mlodinow, Scott Rubenstein
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    6.3/10(3962 votes)

    #25 - The Price

    S3:E811/13/1989

    Stardate: 43385.6. The Enterprise hosts the negotiations for the rights to a newly discovered, stable wormhole to the Delta Quadrant. One of the negotiators, Devinoni Ral, becomes attracted to Deanna Troi, but he holds a dubious secret.

    Director:Robert Scheerer

    Writer:Hannah Louise Shearer

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    Director:Robert Scheerer

    Writer:Hannah Louise Shearer