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Star Trek: The Next Generation S4E18 — Identity Crisis
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Star Trek: The Next Generation•Season 4•Episode 18

Identity Crisis

6.7/10 · 3,655 votesMar 25, 199146 min

Ranked #23 of 26 in Season 4•−0.8 vs season avg

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Stardate: 44664.5. Geordi and a former crew mate begin evolving into bizarre creatures when they return to a planet both of them were on during an Away Mission five years earlier.

Directed byWinrich Kolbe
Written byBrannon Braga
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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

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Marina Sirtis

Marina Sirtis

Deanna Troi

Gates McFadden

Gates McFadden

Beverly Crusher

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Winrich Kolbe

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Brannon Braga

Brannon Braga

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Timothy De Haas

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Episode Summary

"Identity Crisis" is episode 18 of Star Trek: The Next Generation season 4. It scored 6.7/10 from 3,655 votes, ranking #23 of 26 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Winrich Kolbe and written by Brannon Braga, it aired on March 25, 1991.

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