boldly going where no one had gone before these are the episodes that
before these are the episodes that
before these are the episodes that refused to let history forget the name
refused to let history forget the name
refused to let history forget the name enterprise welcome to the enterprise
enterprise welcome to the enterprise
enterprise welcome to the enterprise commander riker welcome to watchmojo.com
commander riker welcome to watchmojo.com
commander riker welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re counting down our picks
and today we’re counting down our picks
and today we’re counting down our picks for the top ten Star Trek The Next
for the top ten Star Trek The Next
for the top ten Star Trek The Next Generation episodes welcome aboard
Generation episodes welcome aboard
Generation episodes welcome aboard for this list we’ll be looking at
for this list we’ll be looking at
for this list we’ll be looking at memorable episodes of the television
memorable episodes of the television
memorable episodes of the television series and not the later feature films
series and not the later feature films
series and not the later feature films and yes you can expect some spoilers
and yes you can expect some spoilers
and yes you can expect some spoilers ahead we’ve no fear what the true facts
ahead we’ve no fear what the true facts
ahead we’ve no fear what the true facts about his will reveal number 10
about his will reveal number 10
about his will reveal number 10 encounter at Farpoint and if you were
encounter at Farpoint and if you were
encounter at Farpoint and if you were truly civilized captain wouldn’t you be
truly civilized captain wouldn’t you be
truly civilized captain wouldn’t you be doing something about the casualties
doing something about the casualties
doing something about the casualties happening down there on the enterprise
happening down there on the enterprise
happening down there on the enterprise DS maiden voyage
DS maiden voyage
DS maiden voyage Captain Picard is sent to collect his
Captain Picard is sent to collect his
Captain Picard is sent to collect his senior officers including a baby-faced
senior officers including a baby-faced
senior officers including a baby-faced Will Riker at a new and mysterious
Will Riker at a new and mysterious
Will Riker at a new and mysterious outpost sounds simple enough until the
outpost sounds simple enough until the
outpost sounds simple enough until the captain and humanity at large is put on
captain and humanity at large is put on
captain and humanity at large is put on trial by the godlike queue you will now
trial by the godlike queue you will now
trial by the godlike queue you will now answer to the charge of being a
answer to the charge of being a
answer to the charge of being a grievously savage race grievously savage
grievously savage race grievously savage
grievously savage race grievously savage could mean anything
could mean anything
could mean anything with strong female roles a blind
with strong female roles a blind
with strong female roles a blind navigator and an Android third officer
navigator and an Android third officer
navigator and an Android third officer this feature-length episode proved that
this feature-length episode proved that
this feature-length episode proved that the next generation would truly be a
the next generation would truly be a
the next generation would truly be a brave new world
brave new world
brave new world let’s see what’s out there
let’s see what’s out there
let’s see what’s out there engage number nine the measure of a man
engage number nine the measure of a man
engage number nine the measure of a man the Betts will indicate the relative
the Betts will indicate the relative
the Betts will indicate the relative strength of each hand time to pluck a
strength of each hand time to pluck a
strength of each hand time to pluck a pigeon data’s rights and freedoms are
pigeon data’s rights and freedoms are
pigeon data’s rights and freedoms are threatened when a cyberneticist visits
threatened when a cyberneticist visits
threatened when a cyberneticist visits the ship and was the sole member of the
the ship and was the sole member of the
the ship and was the sole member of the committee to oppose my entrance on the
committee to oppose my entrance on the
committee to oppose my entrance on the grounds that I was not a sentient being
grounds that I was not a sentient being
grounds that I was not a sentient being viewing the Android as Starfleet
viewing the Android as Starfleet
viewing the Android as Starfleet property commander Maddox has orders not
property commander Maddox has orders not
property commander Maddox has orders not only to reassign data but also to
only to reassign data but also to
only to reassign data but also to disassemble him when he refuses the
disassemble him when he refuses the
disassemble him when he refuses the question of data sentience is put on
question of data sentience is put on
question of data sentience is put on trial with an unwilling Riker as
trial with an unwilling Riker as
trial with an unwilling Riker as prosecutor I see I have no choice but to
prosecutor I see I have no choice but to
prosecutor I see I have no choice but to agree good and I expect you to do your
agree good and I expect you to do your
agree good and I expect you to do your duty in that courtroom if I find for one
duty in that courtroom if I find for one
duty in that courtroom if I find for one minute that you are not doing your best
minute that you are not doing your best
minute that you are not doing your best I will end this then in there although
I will end this then in there although
I will end this then in there although the first officer successfully proves
the first officer successfully proves
the first officer successfully proves data is a machine the captain’s
data is a machine the captain’s
data is a machine the captain’s passionate defense proves he’s a living
passionate defense proves he’s a living
passionate defense proves he’s a living one Starfleet was founded to seek out
one Starfleet was founded to seek out
one Starfleet was founded to seek out new life well there it says waiting
new life well there it says waiting
new life well there it says waiting number eight chain of command you should
number eight chain of command you should
number eight chain of command you should prove an interesting challenge possibly
prove an interesting challenge possibly
prove an interesting challenge possibly the most interesting to come through
the most interesting to come through
the most interesting to come through that door in many years caught behind
that door in many years caught behind
that door in many years caught behind enemy lines on a failed reconnaissance
enemy lines on a failed reconnaissance
enemy lines on a failed reconnaissance mission Picard is detained and tortured
mission Picard is detained and tortured
mission Picard is detained and tortured by a sadistic Cardassian interrogator
by a sadistic Cardassian interrogator
by a sadistic Cardassian interrogator you would enjoy no privilege of rank the
you would enjoy no privilege of rank the
you would enjoy no privilege of rank the privileges of person
privileges of person
privileges of person from now on I will refer to you only as
from now on I will refer to you only as
from now on I will refer to you only as Shawn the resulting two-parter is a
Shawn the resulting two-parter is a
Shawn the resulting two-parter is a shear acting tour de force from Patrick
shear acting tour de force from Patrick
shear acting tour de force from Patrick Stewart my god stop it
Stewart my god stop it
Stewart my god stop it rather turn this on and leave you in
rather turn this on and leave you in
rather turn this on and leave you in agony all night haha who called me begod
agony all night haha who called me begod
agony all night haha who called me begod shackled starved and mostly naked
shackled starved and mostly naked
shackled starved and mostly naked the captain refuses to give in to his
the captain refuses to give in to his
the captain refuses to give in to his captor even for the promise of his
captor even for the promise of his
captor even for the promise of his survival a supporter of Amnesty
survival a supporter of Amnesty
survival a supporter of Amnesty International Stewart prepared for his
International Stewart prepared for his
International Stewart prepared for his scenes by watching film footage provided
scenes by watching film footage provided
scenes by watching film footage provided by the organisation must be rewarding
by the organisation must be rewarding
by the organisation must be rewarding tuned to repay others for all those
tuned to repay others for all those
tuned to repay others for all those years of misery
years of misery
years of misery what do you mean torture has never been
what do you mean torture has never been
what do you mean torture has never been a reliable means of extracting
a reliable means of extracting
a reliable means of extracting information number 7 Elementary dear
information number 7 Elementary dear
information number 7 Elementary dear data o most unusual to prove that he too
data o most unusual to prove that he too
data o most unusual to prove that he too can solve a homestyle whodunit Geordi
can solve a homestyle whodunit Geordi
can solve a homestyle whodunit Geordi asks the holodeck to create an adversary
asks the holodeck to create an adversary
asks the holodeck to create an adversary capable of defeating data
capable of defeating data
capable of defeating data all right data you solve the cases and
all right data you solve the cases and
all right data you solve the cases and get all the gifts what do I do primarily
get all the gifts what do I do primarily
get all the gifts what do I do primarily as dr. Watson
as dr. Watson
as dr. Watson you will keep a written record of
you will keep a written record of
you will keep a written record of everything I say and do but the Moriarty
everything I say and do but the Moriarty
everything I say and do but the Moriarty hologram becomes self-aware obtains
hologram becomes self-aware obtains
hologram becomes self-aware obtains flight control of the ship and demands
flight control of the ship and demands
flight control of the ship and demands to be freed from the program I am
to be freed from the program I am
to be freed from the program I am understanding more and more and I am
understanding more and more and I am
understanding more and more and I am able to use the power at my fingertips
despite the episodes popularity legal
despite the episodes popularity legal issues with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s
issues with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s
issues with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s estate ultimately kept this hollow
estate ultimately kept this hollow
estate ultimately kept this hollow sleuth at bay until he reappeared and
sleuth at bay until he reappeared and
sleuth at bay until he reappeared and ship-in-a-bottle four years later it’s
ship-in-a-bottle four years later it’s
ship-in-a-bottle four years later it’s gone beyond that little game mr. data
gone beyond that little game mr. data
gone beyond that little game mr. data and you’ll note I no longer call you
and you’ll note I no longer call you
and you’ll note I no longer call you Holmes number six all good things
Holmes number six all good things
Holmes number six all good things how long has it been nine years no no no
how long has it been nine years no no no
how long has it been nine years no no no since you last called me captain since
since you last called me captain since
since you last called me captain since we were all together on the enterprise
we were all together on the enterprise
we were all together on the enterprise in a clever book end to the series cue
in a clever book end to the series cue
in a clever book end to the series cue resumes the trial he began at Farpoint
Piccard sporadically jumps from his
Piccard sporadically jumps from his present to 25 years into his future to
present to 25 years into his future to
present to 25 years into his future to seven years into the past
seven years into the past
seven years into the past in an effort to solve a mystery that
in an effort to solve a mystery that
in an effort to solve a mystery that threatens humanity I’m moving back and
threatens humanity I’m moving back and
threatens humanity I’m moving back and forth through time by replicating and
forth through time by replicating and
forth through time by replicating and revisiting the show’s early days the
revisiting the show’s early days the
revisiting the show’s early days the episode has a natural sense of nostalgia
episode has a natural sense of nostalgia
episode has a natural sense of nostalgia that is the exploration that awaits you
that is the exploration that awaits you
that is the exploration that awaits you mop mapping stars study nebula but
mop mapping stars study nebula but
mop mapping stars study nebula but charting the unknown possibilities of
charting the unknown possibilities of
charting the unknown possibilities of existence and the captain’s trips to the
existence and the captain’s trips to the
existence and the captain’s trips to the future assured fans that the characters
future assured fans that the characters
future assured fans that the characters would live on after the credits rolled
would live on after the credits rolled
would live on after the credits rolled on this its final episode that’s so why
on this its final episode that’s so why
on this its final episode that’s so why do you look as if you just signed my
do you look as if you just signed my
do you look as if you just signed my death sentence number five the inner
death sentence number five the inner
death sentence number five the inner light increase speed dope captain it’s
light increase speed dope captain it’s
light increase speed dope captain it’s alright
and I’ve gotcha after being struck by an
and I’ve gotcha after being struck by an alien probe Picard awakens on an alien
alien probe Picard awakens on an alien
alien probe Picard awakens on an alien planet and proceeds to live an entire
planet and proceeds to live an entire
planet and proceeds to live an entire lifetime
lifetime
lifetime among its long dead civilization finds a
among its long dead civilization finds a
among its long dead civilization finds a sense of belonging learns the flute and
sense of belonging learns the flute and
sense of belonging learns the flute and even raises a family which includes
even raises a family which includes
even raises a family which includes Patrick Stewart’s own son Daniel thank
Patrick Stewart’s own son Daniel thank
Patrick Stewart’s own son Daniel thank you Father
you Father
you Father and these memories stay with the
and these memories stay with the
and these memories stay with the Starfleet captain long after he’s
Starfleet captain long after he’s
Starfleet captain long after he’s revived avoiding most of Trek
revived avoiding most of Trek
revived avoiding most of Trek science-fiction trappings this low-tech
science-fiction trappings this low-tech
science-fiction trappings this low-tech episode is notable for its lasting
episode is notable for its lasting
episode is notable for its lasting changes on Picard’s already multifaceted
changes on Picard’s already multifaceted
changes on Picard’s already multifaceted persona
number four tapestry the bio regulator
number four tapestry the bio regulator of his artificial heart has been fused
of his artificial heart has been fused
of his artificial heart has been fused he’s got liver and Spain damaged due to
he’s got liver and Spain damaged due to
he’s got liver and Spain damaged due to complications with his artificial heart
complications with his artificial heart
complications with his artificial heart Captain Picard is killed on an away
Captain Picard is killed on an away
Captain Picard is killed on an away mission welcome to the afterlife
mission welcome to the afterlife
mission welcome to the afterlife jean-luc you’re dead
in an afterlife run by Q Johnny has
in an afterlife run by Q Johnny has granted the chance to tame his
granted the chance to tame his
granted the chance to tame his surprisingly wild younger self and avoid
surprisingly wild younger self and avoid
surprisingly wild younger self and avoid the bar fight that cost him his real
the bar fight that cost him his real
the bar fight that cost him his real heart
finding himself alive but with nothing
finding himself alive but with nothing much to live for
much to live for
much to live for picard learns it was his willingness to
picard learns it was his willingness to
picard learns it was his willingness to take risks that made him who he was what
take risks that made him who he was what
take risks that made him who he was what did you say I said you are a coward so I
did you say I said you are a coward so I
did you say I said you are a coward so I thought you said number three
thought you said number three
thought you said number three yesterday’s enterprise civil right it’s
yesterday’s enterprise civil right it’s
yesterday’s enterprise civil right it’s changed when the enterprise-c
changed when the enterprise-c
changed when the enterprise-c emerges from a temporal rift history
emerges from a temporal rift history
emerges from a temporal rift history changes around it the enterprise-d with
changes around it the enterprise-d with
changes around it the enterprise-d with an alive Tasha Yar at tactical is now
an alive Tasha Yar at tactical is now
an alive Tasha Yar at tactical is now locked in a losing war with the Klingons
locked in a losing war with the Klingons
locked in a losing war with the Klingons you may not like the future it’s been a
you may not like the future it’s been a
you may not like the future it’s been a long war the Federation is lost more
long war the Federation is lost more
long war the Federation is lost more than half a star slayed to the Klingons
than half a star slayed to the Klingons
than half a star slayed to the Klingons based on guidance intuitions about the
based on guidance intuitions about the
based on guidance intuitions about the timeline a conflicted Picard chooses to
timeline a conflicted Picard chooses to
timeline a conflicted Picard chooses to send the misplaced ship back but he
send the misplaced ship back but he
send the misplaced ship back but he grants yarra transfer which allows her a
grants yarra transfer which allows her a
grants yarra transfer which allows her a more meaningful death and sets the stage
more meaningful death and sets the stage
more meaningful death and sets the stage for Denise Crosby’s return as the half
for Denise Crosby’s return as the half
for Denise Crosby’s return as the half Romulan body commander Sela Tasha
Romulan body commander Sela Tasha
Romulan body commander Sela Tasha no captain my name is commander Sela
no captain my name is commander Sela
no captain my name is commander Sela the woman you knew as Tasha Yar was my
the woman you knew as Tasha Yar was my
the woman you knew as Tasha Yar was my mother
mother
mother number two q who the Romulans the
number two q who the Romulans the
number two q who the Romulans the Klingons they’re nothing compared to
Klingons they’re nothing compared to
Klingons they’re nothing compared to what’s waiting usually content with some
what’s waiting usually content with some
what’s waiting usually content with some mischief and the occasional trial hue
mischief and the occasional trial hue
mischief and the occasional trial hue change Trek as we knew it his third time
change Trek as we knew it his third time
change Trek as we knew it his third time on the show with a trademark snap of his
on the show with a trademark snap of his
on the show with a trademark snap of his fingers we’ll just have to see how ready
fingers we’ll just have to see how ready
fingers we’ll just have to see how ready you are joke warning Picard that
you are joke warning Picard that
you are joke warning Picard that humanity wasn’t ready for the dangers of
humanity wasn’t ready for the dangers of
humanity wasn’t ready for the dangers of the universe our favorite demigod brings
the universe our favorite demigod brings
the universe our favorite demigod brings the enterprise face to face with the
the enterprise face to face with the
the enterprise face to face with the Borg why why to give you a taste of your
Borg why why to give you a taste of your
Borg why why to give you a taste of your future genuinely menacing unemotional
future genuinely menacing unemotional
future genuinely menacing unemotional and unstoppable the collective proves to
and unstoppable the collective proves to
and unstoppable the collective proves to be the deadly foe the Ferengi were not
the type of laser beam is slicing into
the type of laser beam is slicing into the saucer section carving us up like a
the saucer section carving us up like a
the saucer section carving us up like a roast before we unveil our number one
roast before we unveil our number one
roast before we unveil our number one pick here are a few honorable mentions
number one the best of both worlds we
number one the best of both worlds we have engaged the bold engaging with a
have engaged the bold engaging with a
have engaged the bold engaging with a lone Borg cube on course to earth
lone Borg cube on course to earth
lone Borg cube on course to earth Captain Picard is abducted and
Captain Picard is abducted and
Captain Picard is abducted and assimilated into Locutus
forced into command Riker rises to the
forced into command Riker rises to the occasion by fighting an unbeatable enemy
occasion by fighting an unbeatable enemy
occasion by fighting an unbeatable enemy armed with intimate Starfleet knowledge
armed with intimate Starfleet knowledge
armed with intimate Starfleet knowledge I am Locutus of Borg resistance is
I am Locutus of Borg resistance is
I am Locutus of Borg resistance is futile although much of the action
futile although much of the action
futile although much of the action occurs off screen the damage rippled
occurs off screen the damage rippled
occurs off screen the damage rippled throughout the series and set the
throughout the series and set the
throughout the series and set the foundation and tone for Star Trek first
foundation and tone for Star Trek first
foundation and tone for Star Trek first contact as well as the pilot episode of
contact as well as the pilot episode of
contact as well as the pilot episode of Deep Space nine how do you feel almost
Deep Space nine how do you feel almost
Deep Space nine how do you feel almost human do you agree with our list what’s
human do you agree with our list what’s
human do you agree with our list what’s your favorite episode of the next
your favorite episode of the next
your favorite episode of the next generation
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