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The second season of Star Trek: The Next Generation was produced and aired in 1988 and 1989 .

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After the success of the first season , TNG was renewed for another year of episodes in syndication to independent television stations, with a normal US television season running from fall to the beginning of summer in the following year. The debut of the season was delayed for several weeks by a writer's strike, which also led to the production of several scripts the studio had bought prior to the strike.

Because stations had allocated time slots to syndicated episodes beginning in the fall, several Star Trek specials were put on air to fill in for the missing episodes, incuding the first broadcast of a recently-restored color print of TOS episode : " The Cage ". Older scripts produced include TNG episode : " The Child ", which had originally been written for Star Trek: Phase II , and TNG episode : " The Royale ", which was extensively pared down from a script rejected as unfeasible.

With the writing staff undergoing a great deal of turnover, there were not a great many notable episodes during this season, with one exception being TNG episode : " Q Who ", which saw the third appearance of John de Lancie as Q , and introduced the Borg , beginning a long running story arc which ran through every series to follow TNG . Season 2 had Lwaxana Troi 's second appearance in TNG episode : " Manhunt " and also TNG episode : " Shades of Gray ", Star Trek 's only "clip-show", an episode partially produced using old episodes edited together.

The cast of TNG season 1 mostly returned to their roles, with a few exceptions. Gates McFadden as Beverly Crusher left the show and was replaced by Diana Muldaur, who played replacement Chief Medical Officer Katherine Pulaski as a regular guest star, while Beverly was at Starfleet Medical . After Denise Crosby left the show during season 1, with the death of Natasha Yar , Worf was moved to the post of security chief and tactical officer , wearing an operations division gold uniform. Geordi La Forge was moved from flight controller to chief engineer , replacing the rotating guest engineers of season 1. Wesley Crusher opted to stay with his position as acting ensign and became the flight controller.

Licensed publications [ ]

After the successful beginning of tie-in publications by Pocket Books and DC Comics , both novels and comic books were produced in conjunction with the production of this season. After the comic miniseries taking place during season 1 , DC had an ongoing TNG comic begin during season 2, with the first four issues taking place during season 2. Pocket Books TNG novels numbered from #5 to #9 took place during TNG season 2, as did Giant Novel #1, Metamorphosis . An early TNG video game , The Transinium Challenge , took place just before the season started, as it was produced with only certain finalized details of the season's costume and cast changes available during the release. The Transinium Challenger and TNG novel : The Captain's Honor are notable as having taken place between the season 1 finale and the season 2 premiere. After the actual production of TNG season 2, only a few licensed works visited the time period, including " Lifesigns " and " The Legacy of Elenor Dain ". Katherine Pulaski also appears only rarely, in Vendetta , a cameo in a single issue of The Star Lost and the early Marvel Comics DS9 series. Pulaski later appeared in leading roles in The Missing and Enigma Tales .

Episodes [ ]

  • " The Child "
  • " Where Silence Has Lease "
  • " Elementary, Dear Data "
  • " The Outrageous Okona "
  • " Loud as a Whisper "
  • " The Schizoid Man "
  • " Unnatural Selection "
  • " A Matter of Honor "
  • " The Measure of a Man "
  • " The Dauphin "
  • " Contagion "
  • " The Royale "
  • " Time Squared "
  • " The Icarus Factor "
  • " Pen Pals "
  • " Samaritan Snare "
  • " Up the Long Ladder "
  • " Manhunt "
  • " The Emissary "
  • " Peak Performance "
  • " Shades of Gray "

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"The Child" title card.

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Star Trek: The Next Generation - Episode Guide - Season 2

What happened to the cast and creative team of Star Trek: The Next Generation between seasons 1 and 2? Strictly pragmatically speaking, we can include the one-season substitution of Diana Muldaur’s Dr. Pulaski for Gates McFadden’s Dr. Crusher, the introduction of the Guinan character and the unleashing of Commander Riker’s facial hair.

Aesthetically speaking, however, season 2 of The Next Generation represents the proverbial Making The Jump for this cast and crew. After a few more wonky efforts (traditionally blamed on the writers’ strike of 1988 which also reduced the season’s output to 22 episodes rather than the traditional 26), ST:TNG as a production had worked all the kinks to become must-see TV, consistently the best weekly non-comedy program in the U.S.

If the switch these guys flipped for ’88 still exists somewhere, please direct any of us mere mortals in that direction…

1. The Child – Those early, wonky episodes of season 2 mentioned above? Well, “The Child” is Exhibit A. Some kind of space spermatozoa/disembodied alien impregnates Troi, grows really quickly, dies and is never mentioned again. *

2. Where Silence Has Lease – Showing once again that this Enterprise crew hasn’t quiiiiiite escaped the shadows of the originals, this episode has the shipped trapped and its passengers toyed with by … an Insane God! **

3. Elementary, Dear Data – Lt. Commander Data and Geordi LaForge play Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in the holodeck. However, in order to create a mystery that Data cannot solve instantaneously, the two create a villain capable of defeating Data but not Holmes. Unfortunately for them, the set parameters lead the computer to create a Moriarty with actual consciousness. Though this one threatens to become just another Malfunctioning Holodeck episode, the cat-and-mouse game is fantastic. And Picard lectures on existence. ****

4. The Outrageous Okona – While a Harry Mudd-like scammer runs amok on the Enterprise, Data asks the holodeck to teach him about comedy, but the stupid thing sends him Joe Piscopo instead. Minus points for not providing the punchline to the joke which begins “A monk, a clone, and a Ferengi decide to go bowling together…” ***

5. Loud as a Whisper – As the Enterprise brings a deaf mute ambassador, his interpreters are inconveniently wiped out. The rest Is rather predictable and yet simultaneously implausible. *

6. The Schizoid Man – How often do you get a maniacal bad guy named Ira? The “Schizoid Man” of the title is Data, who’s become an unwilling host for the perished Dr. Ira Graves’s brain patterns and memory. ***

7. Unnatural Selection – Dr. Pulaski contracts a Space Virus which ages its victims rapidly. She gets old quick, hogs screen time, doesn’t die. *

8. A Matter of Honor – So yeah, the combination of Star Trek VI and The Next Generation in general bring more depth to the Klingons, but this episode really shines the spotlight on most ST fans’ favorite aliens. On an exchange program, Riker must adapt quickly when serving as first officer on a Klingon ship while the Enterprise hosts an interesting blue Benzite dude. ****

9. The Measure of a Man – Come on, Picard acting in an attorney-like manner while arguing the case for Data’s sentience, free will and rights against a stuffy Federation type? You know this one is talky, philosophical and impressive. ****

10. The Dauphin – A textbook example of The Next Generation’s inability to utilize Wesley Crusher in any sort of bearable fashion. Prospective ruler of Daled IV, Salia travels with the Enterprise while ol’ Wes’s hormones go into milkshake mode. Naturally, Salia is not quite what she seems. Bonus points for Worf’s amazing description of Klingon dating. ***

11. Contagion – Saving the Enterprise from a computer virus doesn’t sound all that exciting, but mix in some Romulans and the super-advanced technology of a planet called Iconia and interesting things happen indeed. ***

12. The Royale – A frequently silly plotline involving Riker, Data and Worf trapped within a pulp fiction novel’s narrative is redeemed by some amazing bits. A particular highlight for the season is Data’s high-roller demonstration at the craps table. ***

13. Time Squared – One of the first great “head trip” episodes of The Next Generation combines with another favorite, the time paradox. Picard comes face-to-face with a time-looped iteration of himself, and must deduce when to avoid a fatal mistake. ***

14. The Icarus Factor – A character-heavy episode featuring Riker and Worf: The former hosts his father, while the latter is visited by friends (or perhaps “allies” might be more appropriate for friendly Klingons) who pressure him to take part in an upcoming ritual. ***

15. Pen Pals – It’s Data vs. The Prime Directive! Data has been speaking via radio signal with a girl named Sarjenka for a few weeks, keeping his true identity a secret. When Serjenka’s planet faces destruction, complications ensue. In a subplot, Wesley leads a science team in his first leadership assignment. ***.

16. Q Who – In perhaps not the best episode of season 2 but certainly its most seminal, Q returns to show the Enterprise crew “what’s waiting” in an area of space about to be encroached upon by the Federation: The Borg, who rapidly get to work in opening up the Enterprise as though it were a tin can. ****

17. The Samaritan Snare – Bizarre aliens calling themselves Pakleds are idiots with regard to science, math and technology, but are pretty damn good at crime – like kidnapping, which they do to LaForge, who is made to get their ship operational. ***

18. Up the Long Ladder – The Enterprise goes on two rescue missions at once – the first involving protection of an agricultural colony populated by sexy Irish folks, the other a group of clones dealing with genetic degeneration. Riker contributes a healthy share of flirtatiousness before the solution which viewers deduce in 10 minutes is reached. **

19. Manhunt – The outrageous Lwaxana Troi is back aboard the Enterprise on the way to a conference and is going through “The Phase” (kinda like Pon Farr for Betazoids, but with far less over-the-top rage). She first chases after Picard, then Riker, before the voyage ends and she stunningly and hilariously saves the day from a totally unsuspected threat. A scattershot episode with lots of seriously funny bits. ***

20. The Emissary – Who wants more Worf? Lots of folks! So in “The Emissary”, Worf’s former lovergirl K'Ehleyr comes aboard to help deal with a ship full of Klingons who have been in suspended animation since the days of James T. Kirk who are unaware that peace has been brokered in the meantime. ***

21. Peak Performance – An episode with a couple of neat twists. Boarding the Enterprise is Federation battle strategy master Sirna Kolrami, who oversees a war game pitting Riker, Worf, LaForge and Wesley (who turns out to be useful; no, really) against Picard before a surprising third party makes things quite interesting indeed. In a subplot, Data seeks to top Sima in a game of Strategema, which makes 3-D chess look like Parcheesi. And Michael Dorn confirms that no one says “guile” like Worf. ****

22. Shades of Gray – A clip show about which we will never speak again.

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Star trek: tng's real beginning was the start of season 2.

It was in its season 2 premiere that Star Trek: The Next Generation established the familiar status quo for the show moving forward.

  • TNG season 2 establishes the main characters' roles and sets up the new status quo for the rest of the series.
  • "The Child" episode borrows ideas from old Star Trek scripts, including a story about an alien pregnancy.
  • While the main storyline of the premiere may not be the best, it foreshadows the tone and direction of the show moving forward.

Star Trek: The Next Generation season 2 is when the show began to find its footing, as the characters and their positions aboard the USS Enterprise-D are solidified. TNG season 1 is considered the show's worst, but it had its moments and did a solid job of introducing audiences to Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and the crew of the USS Enterprise-D. Going into season 2, TNG's writers remained in flux and the 1988 WGA Strike certainly didn't help matters. Still, TNG season 2, episode 1, "The Child," goes a long way to set up the future of the show.

Star Trek: The Next Generation 's season 2 premiere, "The Child," may not be the best episode of Star Trek or the best season premiere, but it does at least one thing right. While the actors and characters of TNG had still been finding themselves in season 1, everyone feels more established and confident with the beginning of TNG season 2 . The main story of "The Child" focuses on Counselor Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis) and an unexplained pregnancy, with a subplot about dangerous plague strains the Enterprise must transport. Although neither of these plots are particularly memorable, they serve as a fine way to update the audience on everything that has changed between TNG seasons 1 and 2.

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Star trek: tng season 2's premiere sets up the show's status quo, the enterprise crew takes up the roles they would hold for the rest of the series..

Star Trek: The Next Generation's "The Child" puts almost all of the characters in the positions they will retain for the rest of the series and establishes the new status quo . Lt. Worf (Michael Dorn) officially takes his place as Chief of Security, after the TNG season 1 death of Lt. Tasha Yar (Denise Crosby). Worf will remain in this position, wearing the gold uniform with a metal baldric, until TNG ends and Worf transfers to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine following the Klingon's promotion to Lt. Commander in Star Trek Generations . Lt. Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton) has been promoted to Chief Engineer, giving the character more to do after TNG season 1 often didn't know what to do with him.

First Officer Commander William Riker (Jonathan Frakes) now has a beard, which he will keep for the rest of the series. Although Miles O'Brien (Colm Meany) is not yet named, he appears in what will become his usual position, as the transporter chief. TNG's season 2 premiere also introduces Ten Forward , the lounge space on the Enterprise-D, as well as Guinan (Whoopi Goldberg) as Ten Forward's bartender . Guinan offers advice to the young Ensign Wesley Crusher (Wil Wheaton), who decides to remain on the Enterprise even though his mother, Dr. Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden), left to head up Starfleet Medical.

The only significant change from TNG season 1 that won't stick is the character of Dr. Katherine Pulaski (Diana Muldaur), who will depart after season 2. Dr. Crusher returns as Chief Medical Officer for TNG season 3 and remains for the rest of the series.

Troi's TNG Season 2 Premiere Story Was Recycled From Star Trek: Phase II

When the WGA Strike of 1988 came to an end, the team behind Star Trek: The Next Generation wanted to begin filming season 2 quickly. To do this, they looked to old Star Trek scripts that had never been produced. In the late 1970s, there had been plans for the story of Star Trek: The Original Series to continue in Star Trek: Phase II , but this series was canceled before it began. Several of the ideas from Phase II were incorporated into Star Trek: The Motion Picture , and later into TNG . When TNG's writers were looking for ideas, they turned to the unproduced scripts from Phase II .

Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry had also pitched a story for TOS that featured one of the female crew members being impregnated by an alien, but it was never made.

The character of Counselor Deanna Troi had been partially inspired by one of the proposed characters for Phase II named Ilia, who later appeared in Star Trek: The Motion Picture played by Persis Khambatta. One of the scripts for Phase II featured a story in which Ilia was impregnated by an alien life form, and this story eventually became "The Child." Although the main storyline in "The Child" revolves around Troi, she has very little agency, mostly just reacting as things happen to her. With a lot of time devoted to an unconnected subplot, "The Child" also fails to address the full implications of Deanna's pregnancy and her lack of consent. While the main story of Star Trek: The Next Generation's season 2 premiere may not be the show's best, the episode sets the tone for the rest of the show moving forward.

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The Enterprise arrives at a hostile desert planet to pick up Salia, a sixteen-year-old girl who is destined to bring peace to Daled IV. As she's being led through the ship, she encounters Wesley, and the two fall in Love at First Sight . The rest of the crew encourage Wesley to pursue her, but Salia's overprotective governess Anya complicates the issue.

While Anya is away, Salia invites Wesley in her room, and the pair spend the day eating chocolate and touring the galaxy in the holodeck. Meanwhile, Anya alarms the crew with her all-consuming obsession with protecting Salia from any harm. She demands that Dr. Pulaski kill a patient to avoid the chance of him infecting Salia. When Pulaski refuses, Anya transforms into a monstrous shape and brawls with Worf before Picard arrives to deescalate the situation.

Salia experiences a crisis between her responsibility to save Daled IV from eternal war and her desire to live her own life. Wesley encourages her to pursue her own desires and remain on the ship with him. After sneaking away from Anya, she and Wesley share a kiss. However, Anya interrupts them and threatens Wesley in her monstrous shape. Salia transforms into a similar shape to protect Wesley, revealing that she is also a shapechanger. Picard orders that their passengers will spend the rest of the journey behind a forcefield to avoid any further incidents.

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  • A Form You Are Comfortable With : "So you took this form for our benefit? That's why you wanted to know what species we are."
  • Bilingual Dialogue : Between Salia and Anya when the latter is in her mutant-Ewok form.
  • The Chains of Commanding : Salia feels like she's being strangled by these.
  • A Child Shall Lead Them : Salia is the equivalent of a 16-year-old girl who will soon take command of an entire planet.
  • Cultural Posturing : Anya constantly complains that the Enterprise is so primitive. Which is odd, since everything else about the situation makes it pretty obvious that her race is massively less advanced; the whole plot is about the Enterprise stepping in because they don't have any of their own ships that can ferry passengers from their colony in a reasonable time frame.
  • Distracted by the Sexy : After seeing Salia for the first time , Wesley spends the next few scenes in a daze and unable to focus on his work. Geordi gives him the rest of the day off so he can get to know her.
  • Energy Being : Anya and Salia's Shapeshifter Default Form is a vaguely humanoid silhouette of shifting white and purple light.
  • Gratuitous French : The title of the episode should actually be "The Dauphine ", since "dauphin" is the masculine form of the word rather than the feminine. (The French dub is titled "La Dauphine" for exactly this reason.)
  • If You Won't, I Will : Anya orders Pulaski to kill a patient with the flu because he might pose a small chance of infecting Salia. When Pulaski (naturally) refuses, Anya says this just before shapeshifting into her mutant-Wookiee form.
  • Jerk with a Heart of Gold : Anya may seem overly protective of Salia, but she really cares for her.
  • Knight Templar Parent : Anya, although not Salia's real parent, looks after her like one. This includes trying to murder anything that could technically pose a threat to her or her mission, from a sick patient to a lovestruck teenage boy like Wesley.
  • Literal Metaphor : Data in the following lines: Data : What puzzles me, Captain, is how she is expected to bring peace to Daled Four. Its inhabitants have been fighting throughout their recorded history. Picard : What do we know about the cause of these wars? Data : Only that it is the difference between night and day. Riker : Data, you used a colloquialism . Data : Did I? What I meant, sir, is that Daled Four rotates only once per revolution . Therefore one side is constantly dark, and the other side constantly light. One might surmise that the two hemispheres have developed disparate cultures, which is a major cause of most wars.
  • Love Across Battlelines : Salia's parents were the leaders of the rival factions on her planet, which is why she is destined to be the one to unite them.
  • Mama Bear : Anya is very protective of Salia, and jumps to transforming into her mutant-Wookiee form whenever she thinks she might be in danger.
  • Matron Chaperone : Anya is Salia's chaperone, singlemindedly devoted to protecting Salia from anything (including romance) that could put her at risk, and in public Anya usually takes the form of a conservatively dressed older woman.
  • The Mind Is a Plaything of the Body : Salia assures Wesley that while she's in a human form, she experiences human emotions, including genuine attraction to him.
  • Oh, Crap! : Wesley when Anya shows up in his quarters in monster form. And again when Salia morphs.
  • Rebellious Princess : Salia has been raised from birth to be her world's leader, and has never been given any real choices in life; this isn't likely to change once she takes up her new position, as trying to serve as a uniting leader on a war-torn planet will almost certainly be a full-time job. For all this, though, she's still a teenage girl who gets her first taste of life outside her sheltered existence, which is so thrilling for her that she's sorely tempted to abandon her duties; falling in love with an outsider — Wesley — only makes this worse. Despite all this, she does ultimately decide that she has a responsibility to her people, and heads off to become Daled IV's leader.
  • The Reveal : Anya is a shapechanger! And so is Salia!
  • Second-Act Breakup : Wesley is repulsed by the late revelation that Salia is a shapechanger, believing that her whole identity thus far has been a lie. Salia insists that her feelings for Wesley are genuine and her current form is as real as any other. Wesley has changed his mind by the next scene.
  • Shapeshifter Default Form : Wesley goes to see Salia as she's about to beam off the Enterprise and she tells him that she has to assume her real form before transporting and asks him to leave because she'd prefer to him remember her as she was. He, however, chooses to remain behind and see her true form, which turns out to be a pillar of shimmering light in vaguely humanoid form.
  • Shapeshifter Showdown : Between Salia and Anya in Wesley's quarters.
  • Shapeshifting : Both Salia and Anya have this ability.
  • Shipper on Deck : Guinan supports Wesley's courtship of Salia.
  • Tidally Locked Planet : Daled IV. One distinct culture developed on the day side and a different one on the night side. Their differences led to a world war that the Enterprise is trying to put an end to. As a daughter of parents from both sides, Salia is expected to bridge the gap.
  • Violently Protective Girlfriend : Salia briefly prepares to protect Wesley from Anya by transforming into another ferocious monster.
  • Was It All a Lie? : Wesley, at the end, believing that Salia has just been playing at being humanoid and made him a part of that game. She firmly insists that, no, none of it was— shapeshifter or no, she is still a young woman with the same emotions as a humanoid, and her feelings for him were genuine.
  • Worthy Opponent : Worf and Anya acknowledge each other as this at the end, in contrast to earlier where each insists that the other wouldn't be a match for them.
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On Romulus, Picard finds Spock, as well as an underground peace movement, a double agent, a bold ulterior motive against the Federation, and a familiar adversary. On Romulus, Picard finds Spock, as well as an underground peace movement, a double agent, a bold ulterior motive against the Federation, and a familiar adversary. On Romulus, Picard finds Spock, as well as an underground peace movement, a double agent, a bold ulterior motive against the Federation, and a familiar adversary.

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  • Trivia This contains the first instance of Klingon opera in the series, as well as Worf's avid appreciation for it. There were further mentions of it in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) .
  • Goofs As Data, Spock and Picard head to the underground tunnels to make their escape, a film crewman's reflection can be seen in the green crystal on the table.

Ambassador Spock : I was involved with "cowboy diplomacy", as you described it, long before you were born.

Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Nevertheless, sir, I'm not prepared to leave until your affairs are complete.

Ambassador Spock : In your own way, you are as stubborn as another Captain of the Enterprise I once knew.

Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Then I'm in good company, sir.

  • Connections Edited into Star Trek: Discovery: Unification III (2020)
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  • Showrunner Michelle Paradise shares how season 5 of Star Trek: Discovery delves into the aftermath of the classic episode Star Trek: TNG episode "The Chase".
  • The focus on the origins of life in Discovery season 5 ties into the characters' quest for personal meaning and growth.
  • The story for season 5 was originally considered for season 4, but was saved to fully explore the ramifications of "The Chase."

Star Trek: Discovery showrunner Michelle Paradise reveals why season 5's epic treasure hunt mission is a direct sequel to the classic Star Trek: The Next Generation season 6 episode, "The Chase". In Discovery season 5's premiere, "Red Directive," which was written by Paradise and directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi, Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) learns that an ancient artifact she is ordered to recover leads to a missing technology created by ancient humanoids called the Progenitors. What Burnham seeks is the power to create life itself that Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) first learned about in TNG season 6 .

In an interview with Variety , Michelle Paradise reveals how Star Trek: Discovery season 5's story, which was originally considered for season 4, was saved to be fully developed as the focus of the fifth and final season. Paradise discusses how Star Trek: Discovery will answer questions about Star Trek: The Next Generation 's "The Chase" which she wondered about for 31 years. Read her quotes below:

“I remember watching that episode and at the end of it just being blown away that there was this huge idea where we all come from. And then they’re going to have another mission the next week. I found myself wondering, ‘Well, then what? What happened? What do we do with this information? What does it mean?'"
“Burnham and some of our other characters are on this quest for personal meaning... [Searching for the origins of life itself] feels like a big thematic idea that fits right in with what we’re exploring over the course of the season, and what our characters are going through.”
“We had a lot of fun talking about what might’ve happened when [Picard] called back to headquarters and had to say, ‘Here’s what happened today.' We just built the story out from there.”

TNG Season 6

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  • 3 Background information
  • 4.3.1 Production companies
  • 6 External links

Episodes [ ]

Summary [ ].

The season begins with the successful rescue of Data and the others from the 19th century , and we learn just how long Guinan has actually known Picard. ( TNG : " Time's Arrow, Part II ")

The crew also took part in a variety of shady operations, the first of what would be many departures from Gene Roddenberry 's more Utopian vision of the future. Picard is temporarily assigned away from the Enterprise for a dangerous espionage mission against the Cardassians , but is captured and subjected to torture , nearly succumbing before being released. ( TNG : " Chain Of Command, Part I ", " Chain Of Command, Part II ") Deanna Troi engaged in a similarly risky mission of espionage against the Romulans . ( TNG : " Face Of The Enemy ") The Enterprise also nearly became a victim of space pirates. ( TNG : " Rascals ")

Picard also underwent significant personal development during this season. He formed an intense and troubled romantic relationship with the Enterprise 's head of stellar cartography, Nella Daren . ( TNG : " Lessons ") After his artificial heart is nearly destroyed, Q helps Picard experience a vision of the unremarkable life he could have led, giving him a better understanding of his mortality and his reasons for living. ( TNG : " Tapestry ")

Riker also experiences a deeply personal conflict, making a gripping personal battle with his own sanity, ( TNG : " Frame of Mind ") and later discovers an accidental transporter-copy of himself that had been abandoned on a desolate planet for nearly a decade. ( TNG : " Second Chances ")

Several well-known recurring characters make appearances this season, the most famous among them being Montgomery Scott . The TOS Enterprise engineer is discovered alive, and after an awkward period adjusting to the 24th century, sets out to explore the galaxy on his own. ( TNG : " Relics ") The sentient hologram Professor Moriarty returns, holding the ship captive in a complex game that he hopes will grant him freedom to live outside the holodeck. ( TNG : " Ship In A Bottle ") Reginald Barclay continues to develop, overcoming his fear of transporters. ( TNG : " Realm Of Fear ") Q, in addition to his appearance in Picard's counterfactual vision, returns earlier in the season. ( TNG : " True Q ")

We are left with the rediscovery of Lore , leading a group of rogue Borg , who with the influence of an emotional stimulant for androids , successfully seduced Data to become a willing participant in his violent plans in the cliffhanger that ends the season. ( TNG : " Descent ")

Background information [ ]

  • This season was broadcast concurrent with Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 1 .
  • Brent Spiner and Ronald D. Moore both named this season as the best one. Moore further named " Tapestry " as one of his favorite episodes. ("Mission Overview Year Six", TNG Season 6 DVD special feature)
  • This is the only season of The Next Generation not to feature Lwaxana Troi played by Majel Barrett . Her (to this point) annual appearance was made this year instead on the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode " The Forsaken ". She does however still portray the voice of the Starfleet computer on both series.
  • This is the only season of The Next Generation in which Wil Wheaton does not appear as Wesley Crusher . The character is briefly referenced. This is also the only season of The Next Generation where Denise Crosby does not make an appearance at all (though her only appearances during Season 2 were part of stock footage sequences).
  • This is also the final season of The Next Generation in which Colm Meaney appears as his character, Miles O'Brien transfers to Deep Space 9 along with his family.
  • Between seasons 5 and 6, the turbolift closest to the " pool table " in main engineering was replaced by a Jefferies tube access shaft. The turbolift doors were last seen opening, revealing a turbolift in " The First Duty ", while the Jefferies tube was first seen behind the door in " Realm Of Fear ".
  • Several characters " cross over " from other Star Trek series in this season: Montgomery Scott in " Relics "; Julian Bashir and, briefly, Morn in " Birthright, Part I "; and, after a fashion, Kahless the Unforgettable in " Rightful Heir ". (The original appearance of Kahless in TOS : " The Savage Curtain " was a duplicate created by the Excalbians , while the version who appeared in " Rightful Heir " was a clone .)

Credits [ ]

  • Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard
  • Jonathan Frakes as Commander William T. Riker
  • LeVar Burton as Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge ("Time's Arrow, Part II” – “Suspicions", "Second Chances” – “Descent")
  • Michael Dorn as Lieutenant Worf
  • Gates McFadden as Doctor Beverly Crusher
  • Marina Sirtis as Counselor Deanna Troi ("Time's Arrow, Part II” – “Birthright, Part I", "Starship Mine” – “Suspicions", "Second Chances” – “Descent")
  • Brent Spiner as Lieutenant Commander Data
  • Gene Roddenberry

Executive Producers

  • Michael Piller
  • Rick Berman

Co-Executive Producer

  • Jeri Taylor

Co-Producers

  • Ronald D. Moore
  • Wendy Neuss
  • Peter Lauritson

Supervising Producers

  • David Livingston
  • Frank Abatemarco ("Time's Arrow, Part II" – "Aquiel")

Line Producer

  • Merri D. Howard

Story Editors

  • Brannon Braga
  • René Echevarria
  • Junie Lowry-Johnson , C.S.A.
  • Dennis McCarthy ("Time's Arrow, Part II", "Man of the People", "Schisms", "Rascals", "The Quality of Life", "Ship in a Bottle", "Tapestry", "Lessons", "Suspicions", "Second Chances” – “Timescape")
  • Jay Chattaway ("Realm of Fear", "Relics", "True Q", "A Fistful of Datas", "Chain of Command, Part I” – “Chain of Command, Part II", "Aquiel", "Birthright, Part I" – "Starship Mine", "The Chase” – “Frame of Mind", "Rightful Heir", "Descent")
  • Don Davis ("Face of the Enemy")

Main Title Theme By

  • Jerry Goldsmith
  • Alexander Courage

Director of Photography

  • Marvin Rush ("Time's Arrow, Part II” – “Realm of Fear")
  • Jonathan West ("Man of the People” – “Descent")

Production Designer

  • Richard D. James
  • J.P. Farrell ("Time's Arrow, Part II", "Relics", "Rascals", "Chain of Command, Part I", "Aquiel", "Birthright, Part I", "Lessons", "Suspicions", "Timescape")
  • Robert Lederman ("Realm of Fear")
  • Tom Benko , A.C.E. ("Man of the People", "True Q")
  • Steve Tucker ("Schisms", "A Fistful of Datas", "Chain of Command, Part II", "Face of the Enemy", "Birthright, Part II", "The Chase", "Rightful Heir", "Descent")
  • David Ramirez ("The Quality of Life", "Ship in a Bottle", "Tapestry", "Starship Mine", "Frame of Mind", "Second Chances")

Unit Production Manager

  • Brad Yacobian

First Assistant Directors

  • Jerry Fleck ("Time's Arrow, Part II", "Man of the People", "Schisms", "Rascals", "The Quality of Life", "Chain of Command, Part II", "Aquiel", "Tapestry", "Birthright, Part II", "Lessons", "Frame of Mind", "Rightful Heir", "Timescape")
  • Adele G. Simmons ("Realm of Fear", "Relics", "True Q", "A Fistful of Datas", "Chain of Command, Part I", "Ship in a Bottle", "Face of the Enemy", "Birthright, Part I", "Starship Mine", "The Chase", Suspicions", "Second Chances", "Descent")

Second Assistant Director

  • Arlene Fukai

Costume Designer

  • Robert Blackman

Set Designer

Visual Effects

Visual Effects Supervisors

  • Ron Moore ("Time's Arrow, Part II", "Man of the People", "Schisms", "Rascals", "The Quality of Life", "Chain of Command, Part II", "Aquiel", "Tapestry", "Birthright, Part II", "Lessons", "Frame of Mind", "Rightful Heir", "Timescape")
  • David Stipes ("Realm of Fear", "Relics", "True Q", "A Fistful of Datas", "Chain of Command, Part I", "Ship in a Bottle", "Face of the Enemy", "Birthright, Part I", "Starship Mine", "The Chase", "Suspicions", "Second Chances", "Descent")

Post-Production Supervisor

  • Wendy Rosenfeld (credited as Wendy Knoller in "Timescape" and "Descent")

Supervising Editor

  • John P. Farrell

Senior Illustrator/Technical Consultant

  • Rick Sternbach

Scenic Art Supervisor/Technical Consultant

  • Michael Okuda

Make-Up Designed and Supervised By

  • Michael Westmore

Art Director

  • Andy Neskoromny
  • Gary Speckman

Visual Effects Coordinators

  • Philip Barberio ("Time's Arrow, Part II", "Man of the People", "Schisms", "Rascals", "The Quality of Life", "Chain of Command, Part II", "Aquiel", "Tapestry", "Birthright, Part II", "Lessons", "Frame of Mind", "Rightful Heir", "Timescape")
  • David Takemura ("Realm of Fear", "Relics", "True Q", "A Fistful of Datas", "Chain of Command, Part I", "Ship in a Bottle", "Face of the Enemy", "Birthright, Part I", "Starship Mine", "The Chase", "Suspicions", "Second Chances", "Descent")

Original Set Design

  • Herman Zimmerman

Original Starfleet Uniforms

  • William Ware Theiss

Script Supervisor

  • Cosmo Genovese

Special Effects

  • Dick Brownfield

Property Masters

  • Joe Longo ("Time's Arrow, Part II")
  • Alan Sims ("Realm of Fear” – “Descent")

Construction Coordinator

Scenic Artists

  • Jim Magdaleno ("Time's Arrow, Part II", "Man of the People", "Schisms", "Rascals", "The Quality of Life", "Chain of Command, Part II", "Aquiel", "Tapestry", "Birthright, Part II", "Lessons", "Frame of Mind", "Rightful Heir", Timescape")
  • Alan Kobayashi ("Realm of Fear", "Relics", "True Q", "A Fistful of Datas", Chain of Command, Part I", "Ship in a Bottle", "Face of the Enemy", "Birthright, Part I", "Starship Mine", "The Chase", "Suspicions", "Second Chances", "Descent")

Hair Designer

Make-Up Artists

  • Gerald Quist
  • June Abston Haymore

Hair Stylists

  • Candace Neal ("Time's Arrow, Part II")
  • Patti Miller ("Realm of Fear” – “The Quality of Life", "Ship in a Bottle", "Face of the Enemy", "Birthright, Part I", "Starship Mine", "The Chase” – “Descent")
  • Josee Normand ("Chain of Command, Part I” – “Chain of Command, Part II", "Aquiel", "Tapestry", "Birthright, Part II", "Lessons” – “Descent")

Wardrobe Supervisor

Sound Mixer

  • Alan Bernard , C.A.S.

Camera Operator

  • Joe Chess , S.O.C. ("Time's Arrow, Part II” – “Realm of Fear")

Chief Lighting Technicians

  • William Peets ("Time's Arrow, Part II” – “Realm of Fear")
  • R.D. Knox ("Man of the People” – “Descent")

First Company Grip

  • Bob Sordal ("Time's Arrow, Part II” – “Realm of Fear")
  • Steve Gausche ("Man of the People” – “Descent")

Key Costumers

  • Kimberley Thompson ("Time's Arrow, Part II", "Man of the People", "Schisms", "Rascals", "The Quality of Life", "Chain of Command, Part II", "Aquiel", "Tapestry", "Birthright, Part II", "Lessons", "Frame of Mind", "Rightful Heir", "Timescape")
  • Amanda Chamberlin ("Time's Arrow, Part II")
  • David Powell ("Realm of Fear", "Relics", "True Q", "A Fistful of Datas", "Chain of Command, Part I", "Ship in a Bottle", "Face of the Enemy", "Birthright, Part I", "Starship Mine", "The Chase", "Suspicions", "Second Chances", "Descent")
  • Jerry Bono ("Realm of Fear")
  • Mary Ellen Bosché ("Man of the People", "Schisms", "Rascals", "The Quality of Life", "Chain of Command, Part II", "Aquiel", "Tapestry", "Birthright, Part II", "Lessons", "Frame of Mind", "Rightful Heir", "Timescape") (credited as Mary Ellen Boché on the first four episodes)
  • Matt Hoffman ("Relics", "True Q", "A Fistful of Datas", "Chain of Command, Part I", "Ship in a Bottle", "Face of the Enemy", "Birthright, Part I", "Starship Mine", "The Chase", "Suspicions", "Second Chances", "Descent")

Music Editor

  • Gerry Sackman

Supervising Sound Editors

  • Bill Wistrom ("Time's Arrow, Part II” – “Chain of Command, Part II")
  • Mace Matiosian ("Ship in a Bottle” – “Descent")

Sound Effects Supervisor

  • Jim Wolvington ("Time's Arrow, Part II")

Sound Editors

  • Miguel Rivera
  • Masanobu Tomita
  • Guy Tsujimoto
  • Dan Yale ("Time's Arrow, Part II” – “Birthright, Part II")
  • Wilson Dyer ("Starship Mine” – “Frame of Mind")
  • Ruth Adelman ("Suspicions” – “Descent")

Production Coordinator

  • Diane Overdiek

Post Production Coordinator

  • Dawn Hernandez

Visual Effects Associate

  • Edward L. Williams

Production Associate

  • Kim Fitzgerald

Based Upon Material By

  • Matthew Corey ("True Q")
  • LJ Scott ("The Quality of Life")

Science Consultant

  • Naren Shankar ("Time's Arrow, Part II” – “Aquiel", "Tapestry” – “Descent")

Casting Executive

  • Helen Mossler , C.S.A.

Pre-Production Associate

  • Lolita Fatjo

Stunt Coordinator

  • Dennis Madalone ("Time's Arrow, Part II", "Man of the People", "Schisms” – “Chain of Command, Part I", "Tapestry” – “Starship Mine", "Frame of Mind” – “Descent")

Post Production Sound By

  • Modern Sound

Monitors By

  • Sony Corp. of America ("Schisms", "Rascals", "The Chase")

Filmed with Panavision ® Lenses and Cameras

The Sherlock Holmes characters were created by A. Conan Doyle . This use by arrangement with Dame Jean Conan Doyle . ("Ship in a Bottle")

Special Visual Effects By

  • Industrial Light and Magic , A Division of Lucasfilm, Ltd.

Motion Control Photography By

Video Optical Effects By

  • Digital Magic

Special Video Compositing

  • CIS Hollywood

Editing Facilities

  • Unitel Video

Uncredited [ ]

  • Greg Agalsoff – Mike Operator ("Descent")
  • Dolores Arce – Assistant Accountant
  • Camille Argus – Costumer ("Descent")
  • Richard Balder – Special Effects Labor Artist ("Descent")
  • Christopher Bergschneider – Prop Fabricator: Kurlan naiskos ("The Chase")
  • David Bernard – Sound Cable Person ("Descent")
  • Rob Bloch – Animal Trainer: Critters of the Cinema ("Time's Arrow, Part II", "True Q", "A Fistful of Datas", "Aquiel", "Birthright, Part I")
  • Tom Bookout – Grip ("Tapestry” – “Descent")
  • Mary Ellen Bosché – Set Costumer ("Descent")
  • Brannon Braga – Lyrics: Klingon aria ("Birthright, Part II")
  • George Brozak – Storyline ("Birthright, Part I")
  • Lloyd A. Buswell – Construction Foreman
  • Kevin D. Carlson – Puppeteer: Exocomps ("The Quality of Life")
  • Richard Chronister – Special Effects Artist ("Descent")
  • Ray Clarke – DFX Paint FX Artist: The Post Group
  • Richmond G. Cogswell – Video Playback ("Descent")
  • Cogswell Video Services, Inc. – Video Playback ("Descent")
  • Laura Connolly – Hair Stylist ("Time's Arrow, Part II")
  • Brian Cooper – Assistant Chief Lighting Technician ("Descent")
  • Dick D'Angelo – Swing Gang ("Descent")
  • Doug Davey – Re-Recording Mixer ("A Fistful of Datas", "Descent")
  • Robert De La Garza – Assistant Property Master ("Descent")
  • Frank Detone, Jr. – Extra Grip ("Descent")
  • Alfred T. Ferrante – ADR Mixer ("Time's Arrow, Part II” – “Man of the People", "A Fistful of Datas” – “The Quality of Life", "Ship in a Bottle” – “Tapestry", "Starship Mine” – “Descent")
  • Larry Field – Final Colorist ("Time's Arrow, Part II” – “Descent")
  • Hala Gabriel – Accountant
  • William Jay Gahret – Extra Camera Operator ("Descent")
  • Mark Gehred-O'Connell – Storyline ("Timescape")
  • Jeff Gersh – Sound Editor ("Time's Arrow, Part II")
  • Cheryl Gluckstern – Production Associate
  • Jason Gold – Production Assistant
  • Peter Greenwood – Special Effects Artist: Creature Suit ("Time's Arrow, Part II")
  • Chris Haire – Re-Recording Mixer ("A Fistful of Datas", "Descent")
  • John Hanna – Animal Trainer: Critters of the Cinema ("Time's Arrow, Part II")
  • Paul Hill – Visual Effects Compositor: Digital Magic
  • Arthur Loy Holcomb – Storyline ("Birthright, Part I")
  • Michael Hood – Costume and Character Designer and Fabricator: Devidians ("Time's Arrow, Part II")
  • Adam Howard – Visual Effects Compositor ("Realm of Fear” – “A Fistful of Datas", "Chain of Command, Part I” – “Ship in a Bottle", "Face of the Enemy” – “Descent")
  • Carey Howe – Model Maker ("Realm of Fear")
  • Gregory Jein – Model Maker ("Time's Arrow, Part II” – “Descent")
  • Brian Johnson – Crab Dolly Grip ("Descent")
  • Ralph Johnson – Lamp Operator ("Descent")
  • Dean Jones – Makeup Artist ("Chain of Command, Part I” – “Chain of Command, Part II", "Birthright, Part I” – “Birthright, Part II")
  • Starr Jones – Makeup Artist ("Birthright, Part I” – “Birthright, Part II")
  • Hilarie Jutras – DGA Trainee ("Time's Arrow, Part II” – “Face of the Enemy")
  • Richard Kelley – Assistant Camera Operator ("Aquiel” – “Descent")
  • Alan Kobayashi – Graphic Designer ("Time's Arrow, Part II", "Man of the People", "Schisms", "Rascals", "The Quality of Life", "Chain of Command, Part II", "Aquiel", "Tapestry", "Birthright, Part II", "Lessons", "Frame of Mind", "Rightful Heir", "Timescape")
  • Jules Kovisars – DGA Trainee ("Descent")
  • Kris Krosskove – Camera Operator ("Descent")
  • Erwin H. Kupitz – Wig Maker ("Ship in a Bottle” – “Descent")
  • Don Lehman – Lamp Operator ("Descent")
  • Michael E. Little – Camera Operator ("Man of the People” – “Descent")
  • Jill MacKay – Jewelry Designer
  • Daryl F. Mallett – Storyline ("Birthright, Part I")
  • Margulies – Extra Camera Assistant ("Descent")
  • Daniel Cary McCrystal – Second Assistant Camera Operator ("Descent")
  • Scott McKnight – Lamp Operator ("Descent")
  • Ed Miarecki – Props ("Time's Arrow, Part II” – “Descent")
  • Patricia Miller – Hair Stylist ("Time's Arrow, Part II")
  • Ronald D. Moore – Co-Writer ("Chain of Command, Part II")
  • James Mooring – Storyline ("Tapestry")
  • Richard L. Morrison – Re-Recording Mixer ("A Fistful of Datas", "Descent")
  • Janet Muswell – Lead Compositor ("Realm of Fear” – “Relics", "True Q", "A Fistful of Datas", "Chain of Command, Part I", "Ship in a Bottle")
  • Danny Nero – Extras Casting: Central Casting
  • John Nesterowicz – Swing Gang ("Descent")
  • Josée Normand – Hair Stylist ("Time's Arrow, Part II")
  • Frank O'Hea – Painter ("Descent")
  • Daniel R. Purinton – Rigging Gaffer/Lot Best Boy
  • Tom Purser – Construction Worker
  • Robbie Robinson – Still Photographer ("Tapestry", "Descent")
  • Tim Roller – First Assistant Camera Operator ("Descent")
  • LuJean Rose – Animal Trainer: Critters of the Cinema ("True Q", "Aquiel")
  • John Frank Rosenblum – Writer ("Time's Arrow, Part II")
  • David Rossi – Production Associate
  • Rick Rowe – Craft Service ("Descent")
  • Charlie Russo – Property Person ("Descent")
  • Richard Sabre – Hair Stylist ("Time's Arrow, Part II")
  • Stu Satterfield – Transportation Coordinator ("Descent")
  • Suzie Shimizu – Production Accountant
  • Fernando Sepulveda – Property Lead Person ("Descent")
  • Joseph Smith – Orchestrator
  • Mark Stimson – Special Effects Artist ("Descent")
  • Jeri Taylor – Writer ("Chain of Command, Part II")
  • Karen Thomas-Kolakowski – Animal Trainer: Critters of the Cinema ("True Q", "A Fistful of Datas", "Birthright, Part I")
  • Kimberley Thompson – Costumer ("Descent")
  • Wil Thoms – Special Effects Artist ("Descent")
  • Rich Thorne – Creative Director: Digital Magic
  • Daryl Towles – Script Typist
  • Monte Thrasher – Graphic Designer: Romulan language ("Face of the Enemy")
  • Jerry Trent – Foley Artist ("Time's Arrow, Part II” – “Descent")
  • David G. Trotti – Second Assistant Director ("Descent")
  • Elaina M. Vescio – Set Security ("Descent")
  • Patrick J. Vitolla – Extra Grip ("Descent")
  • Julia L. Walker – Hair Stylist ("Time's Arrow, Part II")
  • Barbara Wallace – Storyline ("Birthright, Part I")
  • Jana Wallace – Script Typist
  • L.Z. Ward – Set Security ("Descent")
  • Jack White – Second Grip ("Descent")
  • Murphy Wiltz – Lamp Operator ("Descent")
  • Jim Wolvington – Sound Effects Supervisor ("Schisms")

Production companies [ ]

  • Central Casting – Extras Casting
  • Critters of the Cinema – Animal Casting and Training ("Time's Arrow, Part II", "True Q", "A Fistful of Datas", "Aquiel", "Birthright, Part I")

See also [ ]

  • TNG Season 6 performers
  • TNG Season 6 UK VHS
  • TNG Season 6 US VHS
  • TNG Season 6 DVD
  • TNG Season 6 Blu-ray

External links [ ]

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation season 6 at Memory Beta , the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
  • Star Trek: The Next Generation Season Six Credits at StarTrek.com
  • The Next Generation Season 6 episode reviews  at Ex Astris Scientia
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  • 3 Star Trek: The Next Generation

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  16. TNG Season 1

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  17. "Star Trek: The Next Generation" Unification II (TV Episode 1991)

    Unification II: Directed by Cliff Bole. With Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn. On Romulus, Picard finds Spock, as well as an underground peace movement, a double agent, a bold ulterior motive against the Federation, and a familiar adversary.

  18. Star Trek: Discovery's Huge Season 5 TNG Connection Explained By ...

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  19. TNG Season 6

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