TNG produced some of the best sci-fi TV ever.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Throughout its seven seasons, Star Trek: The Next Generation delivered some of the greatest science fiction stories of all time, and narrowing the list down to a top twenty-five is no easy feat. Following the adventures of Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the USS Enterprise-D, TNG picked up about a century after the end of Star Trek: The Original Series.
In the end, the Enterprise returns to rescue Data, but not before he apparently fires a phaser at Fajo, which the android's programming should prevent. With his obsession with hoarding priceless artifacts and disregard for humanoid life, Fajo is one of TNG's most despicable one-off characters, played to slimy perfection by Saul Rubinek. "The Most Toys" offers insight into Data, as another step on the androids's journey to become human.
23 "Frame of Mind" Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 6, Episode 21 Close In one of TNG's most unsettling episodes, Commander William Riker finds himself questioning his own reality when he wakes up in a mental institution. Riker goes from portraying a mental patient in a play on the Enterprise to actually being a mental patient himself. As strange aliens try to convince Riker that he dreamt up the Enterprise, Riker struggles to claw his way back to reality.
Captain Picard assembles ships to create a blockade between the Klingon and Romulan border to prevent the Romulans from aiding the Duras sisters. Commander Sela , the half-Romulan daughter of Tasha Yar, tries to find a way around the blockade, but Data thwarts her plan from his position in command of the USS Sutherland. The Duras sisters back off from their attack and escape before Worf can apprehend them.
Meanwhile, Captain Picard works with K'Ehleyr to investigate a Klingon political matter that ends up getting her killed. Worf then avenges her by killing her murderer, the Klingon Duras . Despite only appearing in two episodes, K'Ehleyr was one of TNG's best guest stars, thanks in large part to the energy Suzie Plakson brought to the character, making her death all the more tragic.
18 "Brothers" Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 4, Episode 3 Close When Data suddenly takes over the Starship Enterprise single-handedly, he flies the ship to the home of his creator, Dr. Noonien Soong. Soong reveals that he is dying, so he triggered a homing device implanted within Data's positronic brain so that he could give the android an emotion chip. Unbeknownst to Dr. Soong, Lore was also summoned and he soon arrives, tricking Soong into giving him the emotion chip.
Related Star Trek’s Tech That Brought Scotty To TNG Just Got A Discovery Upgrade Star Trek: Discovery just upgraded the transporter pattern buffer technology that was once used to bring Scotty into the 24th century. "Family" also includes subplots following Worf, as his adoptive human parents visit him on the Enterprise, and Dr. Crusher, as she receives a recording left by her late husband.
12 "I, Borg" Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 5, Episode 23 Close After "The Best of Both Worlds" established the Borg as one of Star Trek's most frightening villains, "I, Borg" sought to humanize the mindless drones. When the USS Enterprise-D discovers a crashed Borg ship and a single surviving drone, Dr. Crusher insists on saving him.
After the Borg kill eighteen Enterprise crew members, Picard admits he needs Q's help. Q sends the Enterprise back to its original location, with a warning to be better prepared next time. With the introduction of the Borg, "Q Who" changed the trajectory of the Star Trek franchise. John de Lancie is always a delight as Q and, as usual, his sparing with Picard is a highlight.
9 "Chain of Command" Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 6, Episodes 10 & 11 Close In one of Star Trek: The Next Generation's most brutal storylines, Captain Picard is captured by Cardassians while on a covert mission. As the Cardassian Gul Madred subjects Picard to various forms of torture, Jean-Luc refuses to break. In temporary command of the Enterprise, Captain Edward Jellico clashes with Commander Riker, who wants to mount a rescue mission.
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