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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 5 Episode 18 - Cause and Effect
    8.3/10(59 votes)

    #1 - Cause and Effect

    S5:E18

    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.

    Director:Jonathan Frakes
    Writer:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 3 Episode 4 - No Win Scenario
    8.3/10(42 votes)

    #2 - No Win Scenario

    S3:E4

    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.

    Director:Jonathan Frakes
    Writer:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 5 Episode 6 - The Final Frontier
    8.1/10(19 votes)

    #3 - The Final Frontier

    S5:E6

    When a body is found at a sci-fi convention, Castle and Beckett are warped into the heart of fandom -- a world of egotistic celebrities, diehard costumed fans and enough drama for two galaxies.

    Director:Jonathan Frakes
    Writer:N/A

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  4. undefined Season 3 Episode 3 - Seventeen Seconds
    8.0/10(42 votes)

    #4 - Seventeen Seconds

    S3:E3

    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.

    Director:Jonathan Frakes
    Writer:N/A

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  5. undefined Season 4 Episode 21 - The Drumhead
    8.0/10(57 votes)

    #5 - The Drumhead

    S4:E21

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

    Director:Jonathan Frakes
    Writer:N/A

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  6. undefined Season 3 Episode 16 - The Offspring
    7.8/10(59 votes)

    #6 - The Offspring

    S3:E16

    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.

    Director:Jonathan Frakes
    Writer:N/A

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  7. undefined Season 4 Episode 7 - Reunion
    7.7/10(53 votes)

    #7 - Reunion

    S4:E7

    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.

    Director:Jonathan Frakes
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  8. undefined Season 6 Episode 20 - The Chase
    7.5/10(52 votes)

    #8 - The Chase

    S6:E20

    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.

    Director:Jonathan Frakes
    Writer:N/A

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  9. undefined Season 2 Episode 8 - Kill the Messenger
    7.5/10(26 votes)

    #9 - Kill the Messenger

    S2:E8

    After a bike messenger, carrying a package with content that is able to free a wrongly convicted man from prison, is brutally murdered, Castle and Beckett need to investigate the case. But they are surprised to find out that the tragic death is linked to another murder case previously investigated by Captain Montgomery. Now, in order to solve the new murder, Castle and Beckett must dig deep and discover all the secrets of a prominent New York family.

    Director:Jonathan Frakes
    Writer:N/A

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  10. undefined Season 5 Episode 20 - The Fast and the Furriest
    7.4/10(18 votes)

    #10 - The Fast and the Furriest

    S5:E20

    When Castle and Beckett find giant footprints at the site of a vicious murder, the team is forced to confront the unlikely theory that Bigfoot is the killer. But as they trek into the world of primate research, big game hunting and mythological creatures, they realize that finding the man (or beast) responsible may put them on the endangered species list.

    Director:Jonathan Frakes
    Writer:N/A

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - The Well
    7.3/10(73 votes)

    #11 - The Well

    S1:E8

    In the aftermath of the events chronicled in the feature film Marvel's Thor: The Dark World, Coulson and the agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. pick up the pieces–one of which threatens to destroy a member of the team.

    Director:Jonathan Frakes
    Writer:N/A

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  12. undefined Season 6 Episode 9 - The Quality of Life
    7.2/10(51 votes)

    #12 - The Quality of Life

    S6:E9

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

    Director:Jonathan Frakes
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  13. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - Absolute Candor
    7.0/10(71 votes)

    #13 - Absolute Candor

    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:Jonathan Frakes
    Writer:N/A

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  14. undefined Season 7 Episode 8 - Attached
    7.0/10(47 votes)

    #14 - Attached

    S7:E8

    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.

    Director:Jonathan Frakes
    Writer:N/A

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  15. undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - Despite Yourself
    7.0/10(74 votes)

    #15 - Despite Yourself

    S1:E10

    While in unfamiliar territory, the U.S.S. Discovery crew is forced to get creative in their next efforts to survive opposing and unprecedented forces and return home.

    Director:Jonathan Frakes
    Writer:N/A

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  16. undefined Season 2 Episode 9 - Project Daedalus
    7.0/10(59 votes)

    #16 - Project Daedalus

    S2:E9

    When the Discovery crew infiltrates Section 31's headquarters, suspicions arise that the crew may have a traitor in their midst. Burnham tries to help Spock but her efforts don't go as planned.

    Director:Jonathan Frakes
    Writer:N/A

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  17. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - Stardust City Rag
    6.8/10(74 votes)

    #17 - Stardust City Rag

    S1:E5

    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.

    Director:Jonathan Frakes
    Writer:N/A

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  18. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - New Eden
    6.8/10(69 votes)

    #18 - New Eden

    S2:E2

    A new signal appears, prompting Stamets' emotional return to the mycelial network and leading Burnham, Pike and Owosekun to a pre-warp planet, where they face a complex ethical dilemma. Tilly's overeagerness lands her in trouble but when the planet - and Discovery's landing party - are threatened, her curiosity may be the one thing that can save them.

    Director:Jonathan Frakes
    Writer:N/A

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  19. undefined Season 2 Episode 5 - Fly Me to the Moon
    6.8/10(42 votes)

    #19 - Fly Me to the Moon

    S2:E5

    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.

    Director:Jonathan Frakes
    Writer:N/A

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  20. undefined Season 2 Episode 6 - Two of One
    6.4/10(41 votes)

    #20 - Two of One

    S2:E6

    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.

    Director:Jonathan Frakes
    Writer:N/A

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  21. undefined Season 3 Episode 3 - People of Earth
    6.3/10(50 votes)

    #21 - People of Earth

    S3:E3

    Reunited with Burnham, Discovery heads to Earth to find out what has happened to the Federation in the last thousand years.

    Director:Jonathan Frakes
    Writer:N/A

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  22. undefined Season 3 Episode 12 - There is a Tide…
    5.9/10(47 votes)

    #22 - There is a Tide…

    S3:E12

    After capturing the U.S.S. Discovery, Osyraa seeks a meeting with Admiral Vance while Burnham and the crew must overcome unimaginable odds as they attempt to regain command of their ship.

    Director:Jonathan Frakes
    Writer:N/A

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  23. undefined Season 3 Episode 8 - The Sanctuary
    5.7/10(42 votes)

    #23 - The Sanctuary

    S3:E8

    Osyraa attacks Book's home planet and the Discovery travels there to help. Stamets and Adira investigate The Burn.

    Director:Jonathan Frakes
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  24. undefined Season 7 Episode 14 - Sub Rosa
    4.8/10(44 votes)

    #24 - Sub Rosa

    S7:E14

    Stardate: Unknown. Dr. Crusher attends her grandmother's funeral, to find that she had been in romantic encounters with a mysterious man who had been haunting the Howard family women for generations.

    Director:Jonathan Frakes
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  25. undefined Season 5 Episode 9 - Lagrange Point
    4.8/10(34 votes)

    #25 - Lagrange Point

    S5:E9

    After Moll and the Breen capture a mysterious structure that contains the Progenitors' power, Captain Burnham must lead a covert mission to retrieve it before the Breen figure out how to use it.

    Director:Jonathan Frakes
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Jonathan Frakes Ratings Summary

"Cause and Effect" is the best rated episode directed by Jonathan Frakes. It scored 8.297/10 based on 59 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 3/23/1992 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "No Win Scenario".