Star Trek: The Next Generation
Reviews of The Next Generation were written retrospectively from 2005-2013. Initially envisioned as a short project, the review format was shorter in the early seasons, but got somewhat longer as the project went on. Note: All reviews contain spoilers.
Season 4 (1990-1991)
- 9/24/1990. The Best of Both Worlds, Part II
— With Picard in their clutches, the Borg proceed on their course to Earth, where they threaten to bring about unimaginable devastation.
- 10/1/1990. Family
— With the Enterprise docked for repairs at Earth, the crew has the rare opportunity to take shore leave and address family matters.
- 10/8/1990. Brothers
— Data hijacks the Enterprise and takes it to a planet where he comes face-to-face with his creator, previously believed to be long dead.
- 10/15/1990. Suddenly Human
— The Enterprise comes to the aid of an alien ship crewed by teenagers, and among them they find a human boy who was thought to have been killed 10 years earlier in an attack.
- 10/22/1990. Remember Me
— An experiment conducted by Wesley has unanticipated side effects for Doctor Crusher, who finds her world suddenly shrinking around her.
- 10/29/1990. Legacy
— The Enterprise crew attempts to negotiate the release of Federation hostages on the late Tasha Yar's violent homeworld, where they find themselves allied with Tasha's sister, Ishara.
- 11/5/1990. Reunion
— Ambassador K'Ehleyr, who reveals to Worf that they have a young son, reports the need for the Enterprise to intervene in the affairs of a Klingon Empire headed for possible civil war.
- 11/12/1990. Future Imperfect
— Riker wakes up 16 years from the last thing he remembers, where he learns he has a son and is about to negotiate a treaty with the Romulans.
- 11/19/1990. Final Mission
— On Wesley Crusher's final mission with the Enterprise before leaving for Starfleet Academy, he and Picard find themselves stranded on a desert moon when their shuttle crashes.
- 12/31/1990. The Loss
— The Enterprise's encounter with two-dimensional life forms causes Counselor Troi to lose her empathic abilities.
- 1/7/1991. Data's Day
— Data recounts a day in his life in a letter to Earth, which includes his role in an upcoming wedding and a mysterious incident involving the Romulans and a Vulcan ambassador.
- 1/28/1991. The Wounded
— A rogue Starfleet captain begins attacking Cardassian targets in defiance of the peace treaty that recently ended the war between the Cardassians and the Federation.
- 2/4/1991. Devil's Due
— An alien world begins tearing itself apart when an ancient legend foretelling the return of the devil appears to be coming true.
- 2/11/1991. Clues
— The entire crew is rendered unconscious for what Data says was for only 30 seconds, but clues hint that it actually might have been much longer.
- 2/18/1991. First Contact
— When Riker goes missing on an alien world on the verge of warp travel, Picard initiates first contact with their society.
- 3/11/1991. Galaxy's Child
— Dr. Leah Brahms, designer of the Enterprise's warp engines, comes aboard the ship, prompting Geordi's optimism that they can become friends.
- 3/18/1991. Night Terrors
— The Enterprise finds a missing Starfleet vessel whose entire crew is dead, and after the Enterprise becomes stranded they risk facing a similar fate.
- 3/25/1991. Identity Crisis
— Geordi and an old friend discover they are the last survivors of an away mission from several years earlier whose other members recently went missing or dead.
- 4/1/1991. The Nth Degree
— An alien probe turns Barclay into a super-genius, who subsequently connects his mind to the ship's computer and takes over the Enterprise.
- 4/22/1991. Qpid
— Q teleports the senior crew to a fantasy depiction of Sherwood Forest, where Picard must take up swordplay as Robin Hood to save his fair lady Vash.
- 4/29/1991. The Drumhead
— After a security breach and suspected sabotage on the Enterprise, a famous Starfleet legal investigator opens an inquiry that slowly turns into a witch hunt.
- 5/6/1991. Half a Life
— Lwaxana Troi has a relationship with a man whose world's custom is to commit suicide on their 60th birthdays.
- 5/13/1991. The Host
— Crusher falls in love with a Trill ambassador whose host body dies and whose symbiotic existence is passed to another host: Commander Riker.
- 5/27/1991. The Mind's Eye
— Geordi is kidnapped by the Romulans and brainwashed into becoming a sleeper assassin in their attempt to undermine the alliance between the Klingons and Federation.
- 6/3/1991. In Theory
— Data attempts to gain a better understanding of the human condition by entering into a dating relationship with another member of the crew.
- 6/17/1991. Redemption, Part I
— Worf attempts to regain his family honor while saving the Klingon Empire when the fractured Klingon High Council faces the prospect of civil war.