The Best Episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   5.6/10(61 votes)

   #1 - The Child

   S2:E111/21/1988

   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.

   Director:Rob Bowman

   Writers:Jon Povill, Maurice Hurley, Jaron Summers

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   Director:Rob Bowman

   Writers:Jon Povill, Maurice Hurley, Jaron Summers
2. 

   6.9/10(58 votes)

   #2 - Where Silence Has Lease

   S2:E211/28/1988

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

   Director:Winrich Kolbe

   Writer:Jack B. Sowards

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   Director:Winrich Kolbe

   Writer:Jack B. Sowards
3. 

   7.9/10(62 votes)

   #3 - Elementary, Dear Data

   S2:E312/5/1988

   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.

   Director:Rob Bowman

   Writer:Brian Alan Lane

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   Director:Rob Bowman

   Writer:Brian Alan Lane
4. 

   6.1/10(57 votes)

   #4 - The Outrageous Okona

   S2:E412/12/1988

   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.

   Director:Robert Becker

   Writer:Burton Armus

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   Director:Robert Becker

   Writer:Burton Armus
5. 

   6.3/10(55 votes)

   #5 - Loud as a Whisper

   S2:E51/9/1989

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

   Director:Larry Shaw

   Writer:Jacqueline Zambrano

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   Director:Larry Shaw

   Writer:Jacqueline Zambrano
6. 

   7.0/10(59 votes)

   #6 - The Schizoid Man

   S2:E61/23/1989

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

   Director:Les Landau

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Les Landau

   Writer:Unknown
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7. 

   6.3/10(52 votes)

   #7 - Unnatural Selection

   S2:E71/30/1989

   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.

   Director:Paul Lynch

   Writers:John Mason, Mike Gray

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   Director:Paul Lynch

   Writers:John Mason, Mike Gray
8. 

   7.5/10(58 votes)

   #8 - A Matter of Honor

   S2:E82/6/1989

   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.

   Director:Rob Bowman

   Writers:Gregory W. Amos, Burton Armus

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   Director:Rob Bowman

   Writers:Gregory W. Amos, Burton Armus
9. 

   8.6/10(71 votes)

   #9 - The Measure of a Man

   S2:E92/13/1989

   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.

   Director:Robert Scheerer

   Writer:Melinda M. Snodgrass

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   Director:Robert Scheerer

   Writer:Melinda M. Snodgrass
10. 

    6.0/10(52 votes)

    #10 - The Dauphin

    S2:E102/20/1989

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

    Director:Rob Bowman

    Writers:Leonard Mlodinow, Scott Rubenstein

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    Director:Rob Bowman

    Writers:Leonard Mlodinow, Scott Rubenstein
11. 

    7.2/10(54 votes)

    #11 - Contagion

    S2:E113/20/1989

    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.

    Director:Joseph L. Scanlan

    Writers:Steve Gerber, Beth Woods

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    Director:Joseph L. Scanlan

    Writers:Steve Gerber, Beth Woods
12. 

    6.4/10(58 votes)

    #12 - The Royale

    S2:E123/27/1989

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

    Director:Cliff Bole

    Writer:Tracy Tormé

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    Director:Cliff Bole

    Writer:Tracy Tormé
13. 

    7.3/10(55 votes)

    #13 - Time Squared

    S2:E134/3/1989

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

    Director:Joseph L. Scanlan

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Joseph L. Scanlan

    Writer:Unknown
14. 

    5.8/10(51 votes)

    #14 - The Icarus Factor

    S2:E144/24/1989

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

    Director:Robert Iscove

    Writers:David Assael, Robert McCullough

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    Director:Robert Iscove

    Writers:David Assael, Robert McCullough
15. 

    6.4/10(55 votes)

    #15 - Pen Pals

    S2:E155/1/1989

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

    Director:Winrich Kolbe

    Writer:Melinda M. Snodgrass

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    Director:Winrich Kolbe

    Writer:Melinda M. Snodgrass
16. 

    8.3/10(64 votes)

    #16 - Q Who

    S2:E165/8/1989

    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.

    Director:Rob Bowman

    Writer:Maurice Hurley

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    Director:Rob Bowman

    Writer:Maurice Hurley
17. 

    6.5/10(53 votes)

    #17 - Samaritan Snare

    S2:E175/15/1989

    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.

    Director:Les Landau

    Writer:Robert McCullough

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    Director:Les Landau

    Writer:Robert McCullough
18. 

    6.1/10(51 votes)

    #18 - Up the Long Ladder

    S2:E185/22/1989

    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.

    Director:Winrich Kolbe

    Writer:Melinda M. Snodgrass

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    Director:Winrich Kolbe

    Writer:Melinda M. Snodgrass
19. 

    5.7/10(51 votes)

    #19 - Manhunt

    S2:E196/19/1989

    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.

    Director:Rob Bowman

    Writer:Tracy Tormé

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    Director:Rob Bowman

    Writer:Tracy Tormé
20. 

    6.9/10(54 votes)

    #20 - The Emissary

    S2:E206/29/1989

    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.

    Director:Cliff Bole

    Writer:Richard Manning

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    Director:Cliff Bole

    Writer:Richard Manning
21. 

    7.3/10(53 votes)

    #21 - Peak Performance

    S2:E217/10/1989

    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.

    Director:Robert Scheerer

    Writer:David Kemper

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    Director:Robert Scheerer

    Writer:David Kemper
22. 

    3.6/10(54 votes)

    #22 - Shades of Gray

    S2:E227/17/1989

    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.

    Director:Rob Bowman

    Writers:Richard Manning, Hans Beimler

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    Director:Rob Bowman

    Writers:Richard Manning, Hans Beimler