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Star Trek: The Next Generation S5E25 — The Inner Light
9.4
Star Trek: The Next Generation•Season 5•Episode 25

The Inner Light

9.4/10 · 9,656 votesJun 1, 199246 min

Ranked #1 of 26 in Season 5•+1.8 vs season avg

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Stardate: 45944.1. Picard awakes to find himself living in a small village where he is a well-known member of the community who is suffering from a delusion of being a starship captain.

Directed byPeter Lauritson
Written byMorgan Gendel, Peter Allan Fields
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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

Worf

Marina Sirtis

Marina Sirtis

Deanna Troi

Gates McFadden

Gates McFadden

Beverly Crusher

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Morgan Gendel

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Peter Allan Fields

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Peter Lauritson

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Episode Summary

"The Inner Light" is episode 25 of Star Trek: The Next Generation season 5. It scored 9.4/10 from 9,656 votes, ranking #1 of 26 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by Peter Lauritson and written by Morgan Gendel, Peter Allan Fields, it aired on June 1, 1992.

Next: E26 · Time's Arrow (1)Best of Season 5