Star Trek: The Next Generation backdrop
Star Trek: The Next Generation S2E1 — The Child
5.8
Star Trek: The Next Generation•Season 2•Episode 1

The Child

5.8/10 · 4,677 votesNov 21, 198846 min

Ranked #21 of 22 in Season 2•−1.1 vs season avg

Discussion

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.

Directed byRob Bowman
Written byMaurice Hurley, Jon Povill, Jaron Summers
Previous seasonSeason 1Next episodeE2 · Where Silence Has Lease
BestEpisodes
WorstEpisodes
BestSeasons
AllEpisodes

Seasons7

All1234567

Season 2 Episodes22

The Child stillE1 5.8Now viewing

The Child

Where Silence Has Lease stillE2 7.0

Where Silence Has Lease

Elementary, Dear Data stillE3 8.1

Elementary, Dear Data

The Outrageous Okona stillE4 6.3

The Outrageous Okona

Loud as a Whisper stillE5 6.5

Loud as a Whisper

The Schizoid Man stillE6 6.9

The Schizoid Man

Unnatural Selection stillE7 6.5

Unnatural Selection

A Matter of Honor stillE8 8.1

A Matter of Honor

The Measure of a Man stillE9 9.2

The Measure of a Man

The Dauphin stillE10 6.3

The Dauphin

Contagion stillE11 7.6

Contagion

The Royale stillE12 6.6

The Royale

Time Squared stillE13 7.5

Time Squared

The Icarus Factor stillE14 6.2

The Icarus Factor

Pen Pals stillE15 6.8

Pen Pals

Q Who stillE16 8.9

Q Who

Samaritan Snare stillE17 6.5

Samaritan Snare

Up the Long Ladder stillE18 6.2

Up the Long Ladder

Manhunt stillE19 6.1

Manhunt

The Emissary stillE20 7.5

The Emissary

Peak Performance stillE21 7.7

Peak Performance

Shades of Gray stillE22 3.3

Shades of Gray

Cast8

Patrick Stewart

Patrick Stewart

Jean-Luc Picard

Jonathan Frakes

Jonathan Frakes

William T. Riker

Brent Spiner

Brent Spiner

Data

LeVar Burton

LeVar Burton

Geordi La Forge

Michael Dorn

Michael Dorn

Worf

Marina Sirtis

Marina Sirtis

Deanna Troi

Diana Muldaur

Diana Muldaur

Katherine Pulaski

Wil Wheaton

Wil Wheaton

Wesley Crusher

Crew7

Maurice Hurley

Maurice Hurley

Writer

Rob Bowman

Rob Bowman

Director

J

Jon Povill

Writer

Jaron Summers

Jaron Summers

Writer

E

Edward R. Brown

Director of Photography

D

Dan Koko

Stunt Double

T

Tom Benko

Editor

Discussion

0 comments

Join the conversation

Share your take and reply to other fans.

No comments yet

Be the first to share your thoughts on this episode.

Episode Summary

"The Child" is episode 1 of Star Trek: The Next Generation season 2. It scored 5.8/10 from 4,677 votes, ranking #21 of 22 episodes this season (season average 6.9). Directed by Rob Bowman and written by Maurice Hurley, Jon Povill, Jaron Summers, it aired on November 21, 1988.

Next: E2 · Where Silence Has LeaseBest of Season 2