Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2

Synopsis

In season two, the Enterprise continues on its journey across the galaxy with the birth of a new member. Picard once again leads the team as unknown civilizations take notice of the ship and wishes to know more about the crew and their operations. Riker struggles with his loyalty to the Enterprise as his life is threatened and Data tries to become more human to understand his role upon the Enterprise. This season looks closer into the relationship of man vs. machine as Q once again tries to test Picard against a new enemy. The Ferengi threatens the Enterprise and the mystery of the holodeck pits the crew against the clock as lives hang in the balance.

Main Cast

Patrick Stewart

Jean-Luc Picard

Age : N/A | Popularity : 9%

Jonathan Frakes

William T. Riker

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Brent Spiner

Data

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

LeVar Burton

Geordi La Forge

Age : N/A | Popularity : 2%

Michael Dorn

Worf

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Marina Sirtis

Deanna Troi

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Diana Muldaur

Katherine Pulaski

Age : N/A | Popularity : 48%

Wil Wheaton

Wesley Crusher

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Episodes

Episode 1

21 November 1988 - The Child

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.

Episode 2

28 November 1988 - Where Silence Has Lease

Stardate: 42193.6. A mysterious life form known as the 'Nagilum' threatens the life of the crew in his attempt to understand humanity.

Episode 3

05 December 1988 - Elementary, Dear Data

Stardate: 42286.3. Data and Geordi become involved with a holodeck program about Sherlock Holmes and his investigations, when they create Sherlock's arch nemesis, Moriarty; however, modifications to the Moriarty character include the capability of out-smarting Data, which leads to some unexpected consequences.

Episode 4

12 December 1988 - The Outrageous Okona

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.

Episode 5

09 January 1989 - Loud as a Whisper

Stardate: 42477.2. A deaf-mute mediator meets with disaster while being escorted by the Enterprise.

Episode 6

23 January 1989 - The Schizoid Man

Stardate: 42437.5. Data is possessed by the consciousness of a brilliant scientist. However, it has a disturbing impact on Data's personality.

Episode 7

30 January 1989 - Unnatural Selection

Stardate: 42494.8. A mysterious hyper-ageing sickness kills the crew of a Federation cargo ship, and Dr. Pulaski must race against time to find a cure.

Episode 8

06 February 1989 - A Matter of Honor

Commander Riker participates in an officer's exchange program which lands him an assignment on a Klingon Bird-of-Prey. Meanwhile, a Bezite ensign has trouble assimilating to the routines of the Enterprise.

Episode 9

13 February 1989 - The Measure of a Man

Stardate: 42523.7. When Data's rights as a sentient individual are placed under trial, Starfleet forces Riker into a position where he must prove that Data is only an Android.

Episode 10

20 February 1989 - The Dauphin

Stardate: 42568.8. Wesley falls in love with a passenger the Enterprise is escorting, who has the secret ability to shape-shift.

Episode 11

20 March 1989 - Contagion

Stardate: 42609.1. A strange power source disables the Enterprise's computer systems, damages Data's programming and leaves the ship and crew vulnerable to a Romulan attack.

Episode 12

27 March 1989 - The Royale

Stardate: 42625.4. An away team is trapped in an alien environment based around a novel entitled 'The Hotel Royale.'

Episode 13

03 April 1989 - Time Squared

Stardate: 42679.2. Picard encounters his double from six hours in the future, whose Enterprise had been destroyed.

Episode 14

24 April 1989 - The Icarus Factor

Stardate: 42686.4. Riker is promoted to Captain of another Federation ship. Worf must confront his past and his Klingon heritage.

Episode 15

01 May 1989 - Pen Pals

Stardate: 42695.3. Wesley must investigate the causes of strange tectonic activity on the planet where Data's pen pal lives.

Episode 16

08 May 1989 - Q Who

Stardate: 42761.3. Q hurls the Enterprise into the Delta Quadrant and introduces the Federation to a powerful new enemy that may destroy the Alpha Quadrant: The Borg.

Episode 17

15 May 1989 - Samaritan Snare

Stardate: 42779.1. A race known as the Pakleds kidnap Geordi La Forge. Picard must face surgery when he is left in a near-dead state.

Episode 18

22 May 1989 - Up the Long Ladder

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.

Episode 19

19 June 1989 - Manhunt

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.

Episode 20

29 June 1989 - The Emissary

Stardate: 42901.3. Worf is re-united with his former lover, K'Ehleyr, while the Enterprise is ordered to intercept a Klingon ship whose crew has been in stasis for a century.

Episode 21

10 July 1989 - Peak Performance

Stardate: 42923.4. Trouble begins when a Ferengi warship stumbles over a war simulation between Riker and Picard, each on different ships, and begins attacking them.

Episode 22

17 July 1989 - Shades of Gray

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.

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Co-Executive Producer	Maurice Hurley
	Producer	Brannon Braga Merri D. Howard Robert H. Justman Wendy Neuss Peter Lauritson Joe Menosky Ronald D. Moore Gene Roddenberry David Livingston D.C. Fontana Robert Lewin
	Executive Producer	Rick Berman Jeri Taylor Michael Piller
Sound	Music	Alexander Courage
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