The Best Episodes Directed By Jonathan Frakes

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.2/10(37 votes)

   #1 - No Win Scenario

   S3:E43/9/2023

   With time running out, Picard, Riker and crew must confront the sins of their past and heal fresh wounds, while the Titan, dead in the water, drifts helplessly toward certain destruction within a mysterious space anomaly.

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   8.2/10(51 votes)

   #2 - Cause and Effect

   S5:E183/23/1992

   Stardate: 45652.1. While exploring the Typhon Expanse, the Enterprise is caught in a time warp in which they are repeatedly destroyed while colliding with another starship.

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   8.0/10(37 votes)

   #3 - Seventeen Seconds

   S3:E33/2/2023

   Picard grapples with an explosive, life-altering revelation, while the Titan and her crew try to outmaneuver a relentless Vadic in a lethal game of nautical cat and mouse. Meanwhile, Raffi and Worf uncover a nefarious plot from a vengeful enemy Starfleet has long since forgotten.

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   8.0/10(51 votes)

   #4 - The Drumhead

   S4:E214/29/1991

   Stardate: 44769.2. Picard is accused of treason when an explosion aboard the Enterprise is investigated by a ruthless and paranoid Starfleet Admiral.

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   7.7/10(51 votes)

   #5 - The Offspring

   S3:E163/12/1990

   Stardate: 43657.0. Data becomes a father when he creates a Soong-type android in the form of a daughter named Lal. Issues are complicated when Lal starts showing signs of a more evolved consciousness, including the ability to feel emotions, which attracts the attention of Starfleet scientists who want to take her away from Data and examine her advanced systems.

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   7.6/10(46 votes)

   #6 - Reunion

   S4:E711/5/1990

   Stardate: 44246.3. Picard is asked to choose between two candidates to succeed the current Chancellor of the Klingon High Council as the new ruler of the Empire. Worf is disturbed by unexpected news when he is paid a visit by his former lover.

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   7.4/10(46 votes)

   #7 - The Chase

   S6:E204/26/1993

   Stardate: 46731.5. Picard's old archaeology professor is found murdered, the crew try to complete his research. Soon, the crew must compete with Romulans and Klingons and Cardassians to uncover the truth behind his discoveries.

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8. 

   7.2/10(45 votes)

   #8 - The Quality of Life

   S6:E911/16/1992

   Stardate: 46315.2. Data discovers that the maintenance robots built by Dr. Farallon may have become sentient.

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   7.2/10(65 votes)

   #9 - Absolute Candor

   S1:E42/13/2020

   The crew's journey to Freecloud takes a detour when Picard orders a stop at the planet Vashti, where Picard and Raffi relocated Romulan refugees fourteen years earlier. Upon arrival, Picard reunites with Elnor, a young Romulan he befriended during the relocation. Meanwhile, Narek continues his attempts to learn more about Soji while Narissa's impatience with his lack of progress grows.

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10. 

    6.9/10(37 votes)

    #10 - Fly Me to the Moon

    S2:E53/31/2022

    Picard discovers an important person from his past may be integral to the divergence in the timeline. Q continues his manipulation of the timeline, taking an interest in Dr. Adam Soong. Seven and Raffi attempt a daring rescue of Rios, while Jurati faces the consequences of her deal with the Borg Queen.

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    6.9/10(42 votes)

    #11 - Attached

    S7:E811/8/1993

    Stardate: 47304.2. While on a a diplomatic mission, Dr. Crusher and Picard are captured and imprisoned. As a result, they are linked together via a telepathic device.

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12. 

    6.8/10(67 votes)

    #12 - Stardust City Rag

    S1:E52/20/2020

    The La Sirena crew begins an unpredictable and lively expedition on Freecloud to search for Bruce Maddox. When they learn that Maddox has found himself in a precarious situation, a familiar face offers her assistance.

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    6.4/10(37 votes)

    #13 - Two of One

    S2:E64/7/2022

    With the help of Tallinn, Picard and the crew infiltrate a gala on the eve of a joint space mission, to protect one of the astronauts they believe to be integral to the restoration of the timeline – Renee Picard. Kore makes a startling discovery about her father’s work.

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