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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 5 Episode 6 - Trials and Tribble-ations
    8.4/10(35 votes)

    #1 - Trials and Tribble-ations

    S5:E6

    Stardate: 4523.7. In this celebration of the 30th anniversary of The Original Series, the disgraced Klingon spy Darvin travels back in time to undo his century-old defeat by James Kirk. The DS9 crew must track him down and stop him, while blending in with the crew of the original Enterprise NCC-1701.

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    Writer:René Echevarria

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  2. undefined Season 5 Episode 23 - I, Borg
    8.4/10(54 votes)

    #2 - I, Borg

    S5:E23

    Stardate: 45854.2. An injured Borg is discovered and brought back to the Enterprise where he is 'repaired' by Dr. Crusher and befriended by Geordi, who names him 'Hugh.' Soon, Hugh starts showing signs of individuality while Picard must choose between destroying him or returning him to the collective.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:René Echevarria

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  3. undefined Season 3 Episode 20 - Improbable Cause (1)
    8.1/10(30 votes)

    #3 - Improbable Cause (1)

    S3:E20

    Stardate: Unknown. After an attempt is made on Garak's life, Odo conducts the investigation on who tried to murder the Cardassian tailor - and why.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:René Echevarria

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  4. undefined Season 7 Episode 15 - Lower Decks
    8.0/10(44 votes)

    #4 - Lower Decks

    S7:E15

    Stardate: 47566.7. Four young ensigns compete for a promotion that only one of them will receive. However, they are soon placed on a top secret mission that places some of their lives in danger.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:René Echevarria

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  5. undefined Season 6 Episode 12 - Ship in a Bottle
    7.9/10(52 votes)

    #5 - Ship in a Bottle

    S6:E12

    Stardate: 46424.1. While performing holodeck maintenance, Barclay accesses the stored hologram of Professor Moriarty, who wreaks havoc on board the Enterprise.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:René Echevarria

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  6. undefined Season 5 Episode 22 - Children of Time
    7.8/10(26 votes)

    #6 - Children of Time

    S5:E22

    Stardate: 50814.2. The DS9 crew discovers a colony that, due to a time travel accident, turns out to be inhabited by the crew's own descendants.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:René Echevarria

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  7. undefined Season 6 Episode 26 - Descent (1)
    7.7/10(44 votes)

    #7 - Descent (1)

    S6:E26

    Stardate: 46982.1. The Borg return to threaten the Federation under the new leadership of Lore. Data experiences a disturbing facet of human emotions - he feels pleasure after killing a Borg drone.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:René Echevarria

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  8. undefined Season 3 Episode 16 - The Offspring
    7.7/10(53 votes)

    #8 - The Offspring

    S3:E16

    Stardate: 43657.0. Data becomes a father when he creates a Soong-type android in the form of a daughter named Lal. Issues are complicated when Lal starts showing signs of a more evolved consciousness, including the ability to feel emotions, which attracts the attention of Starfleet scientists who want to take her away from Data and examine her advanced systems.

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    Writer:René Echevarria

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  9. undefined Season 7 Episode 24 - The Dogs of War
    7.6/10(25 votes)

    #9 - The Dogs of War

    S7:E24

    Stardate: 52861.3. With the Cardassian resistance movement crushed, Kira, Damar, and Garak find themselves trapped behind enemy lines. Meanwhile, Grand Nagus Zek announces his retirement and plans to name Quark his successor.

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    Writer:René Echevarria

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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - The World to Come
    7.5/10(40 votes)

    #10 - The World to Come

    S1:E7

    Because he withheld evidence from his fellow detectives, Philo is accused of being the man behind the string of murders and is thrown in jail. There, he finds some unexpected help from Vignette. Elsewhere, Ezra takes exception to Imogen’s relationship with Agreus. Sophie offers Jonah a deal.

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    Writer:René Echevarria

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  11. undefined Season 7 Episode 3 - Afterimage
    7.5/10(26 votes)

    #11 - Afterimage

    S7:E3

    Stardate: Unknown. Ezri Dax finds difficulty in trying to settle into a new life, as Jadzia's memories and relationships provide her with one emotional challenge after another.

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    Writer:René Echevarria

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  12. undefined Season 3 Episode 12 - Past Tense (2)
    7.5/10(31 votes)

    #12 - Past Tense (2)

    S3:E12

    Stardate: 48481.2. Sisko is forced to take the place of a key historical figure on Earth in 2024 in order to preserve the timeline.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:René Echevarria

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  13. undefined Season 7 Episode 21 - When It Rains...
    7.4/10(25 votes)

    #13 - When It Rains...

    S7:E21

    Stardate: Unknown. As Kira leads a mission to help organize Damar's resistance forces, Bashir learns that Odo has been infected with the disease sweeping through the Great Link.

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    Writer:René Echevarria

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  14. undefined Season 6 Episode 9 - Statistical Probabilities
    7.4/10(23 votes)

    #14 - Statistical Probabilities

    S6:E9

    Stardate: Unknown. Bashir agrees to counsel a group of eccentric, genetically enhanced humans ... and finds himself reevaluating his own enhanced nature when they calculate a disastrous prediction for the outcome of the Dominion War.

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    Writer:René Echevarria

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  15. undefined Season 6 Episode 4 - Behind the Lines
    7.4/10(26 votes)

    #15 - Behind the Lines

    S6:E4

    Stardate: 51145.3. Odo finds his priorities at odds with Kira's resistance efforts when the Female Changeling comes to him and offers to guide him in learning about the Great Link.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:René Echevarria

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  16. undefined Season 2 Episode 5 - When the Bough Breaks
    7.4/10(24 votes)

    #16 - When the Bough Breaks

    S2:E5

    Castle has a new book agent, Paula Haas, but she talks with him when he has gotten an opportunity that may change his career. The downside is that taking the opportunity would mean the end of his relationship with Beckett. Meanwhile, an unidentified woman is found dead in a manhole.

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    Writer:René Echevarria

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  17. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Some Dark God Wakes
    7.4/10(53 votes)

    #17 - Some Dark God Wakes

    S1:E1

    Rycroft “Philo” Philostrate investigates “Unseelie Jack”, a mysterious assailant with a grudge against the fae. Vignette Stonemoss barely escapes Tirnanoc with her life and arrives in The Burgue looking for a fresh start. Imogen Spurnrose meets her new neighbor. In Parliament, the fight over the critch heats up.

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    Writer:René Echevarria

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  18. undefined Season 5 Episode 12 - The Begotten
    7.3/10(26 votes)

    #18 - The Begotten

    S5:E12

    Stardate: Unknown. The discovery of an infant Changeling gives Odo a chance to put right the trauma of his own upbringing, while his “father” Dr. Mora insists on a more clinical approach.

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    Writer:René Echevarria

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  19. undefined Season 7 Episode 1 - Descent (2)
    7.3/10(45 votes)

    #19 - Descent (2)

    S7:E1

    Stardate: 47025.4. Data abducts Picard, Troi and Geordi and holds them prisoners of the Borg, while he derives pleasure from being evil. Dr. Crusher is left in command of the Enterprise as it comes under attack from a Borg vessel.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:René Echevarria

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  20. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Aisling
    7.3/10(48 votes)

    #20 - Aisling

    S1:E2

    Philo investigates the murder of a mysterious fae. Tourmaline introduces Vignette to a new group of faeries. Imogen tries to have Agreus removed from the neighborhood. Jonah disappears.

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    Writer:René Echevarria

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  21. undefined Season 4 Episode 24 - The Mind's Eye
    7.2/10(45 votes)

    #21 - The Mind's Eye

    S4:E24

    Stardate: 44885.5. While en route to Risa for shore leave, Geordi is abducted by the Romulans and brainwashed into becoming an assassin.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:René Echevarria

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  22. undefined Season 6 Episode 14 - Face of the Enemy
    7.2/10(46 votes)

    #22 - Face of the Enemy

    S6:E14

    Stardate: 46519.1. Troi is abducted and surgically altered by the Romulans as part of a ploy to smuggle intelligence operatives into the Federation.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:René Echevarria

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  23. undefined Season 5 Episode 4 - Nor the Battle to the Strong
    7.1/10(26 votes)

    #23 - Nor the Battle to the Strong

    S5:E4

    Stardate: Unknown. Jake, reporting from the front lines, sees what war truly is.

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    Writer:René Echevarria

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  24. undefined Season 2 Episode 23 - Overkill
    7.1/10(23 votes)

    #24 - Overkill

    S2:E23

    A robbery-homicide prompts Beckett to invite Demming to assist on a case, giving Castle a ringside seat to their budding romance. When it becomes clear that the two men have very different ideas about how to proceed, the investigation becomes an unspoken competition for Beckett's attention, one in which each man races to solve the case, as Beckett referees between her two admirers.

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    Writer:René Echevarria

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  25. undefined Season 6 Episode 6 - True Q
    7.1/10(43 votes)

    #25 - True Q

    S6:E6

    Stardate: 46192.3. A young intern visiting the Enterprise captures the interest of Q when she starts displaying Q-like powers.

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    Writer:René Echevarria

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René Echevarria Ratings Summary

"Trials and Tribble-ations" is the best rated episode written by René Echevarria. It scored 8.4/10 based on 35 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 11/4/1996 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "I, Borg".