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The Best Episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 6

Every episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 6 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 6!

The Best Episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 6

Follow the intergalactic adventures of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and his loyal crew aboard the all-new USS Enterprise NCC-1701D, as they explore new worlds.

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  1. 8.9/10(4.3k votes)

    #1 - Chain of Command (2)

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    S6:E11

    Stardate: 46360.8. Picard is captured and tortured by the Cardassians, while Riker tries to prevent a Federation attack on Cardassia.

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  2. 8.8/10(4.6k votes)

    #2 - Tapestry

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    S6:E15

    Stardate: Unknown. A mortally wounded Picard is forced into re-living a time of his life when he was back in Starfleet Academy, with the intervention of Q.

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  3. 8.5/10(4.3k votes)

    #3 - Relics

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    S6:E4

    Stardate: 46125.3. Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott is discovered suspended in a transporter beam 75 years after he disappeared. After the Enterprise crew re-materialise him, he has a hard time adjusting to the new society.

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  4. 8.5/10(4.0k votes)

    #4 - Ship in a Bottle

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    S6:E12

    Stardate: 46424.1. While performing holodeck maintenance, Barclay accesses the stored hologram of Professor Moriarty, who wreaks havoc on board the Enterprise.

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  5. 8.5/10(3.7k votes)

    #5 - Timescape

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    S6:E25

    Stardate: 46944.2. Picard, Geordi, Troi and Data return from a Federation conference to find the Enterprise frozen in time and under attack from a frozen Romulan Warbird.

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    Director:Adam Nimoy
  6. 8.3/10(4.0k votes)

    #6 - Chain of Command (1)

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    S6:E10

    Stardate: 46357.4. Picard resigns as Captain of the Enterprise to lead a top-secret espionage mission into Cardassia with Worf and Dr. Crusher.

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  8. 8.2/10(3.9k votes)

    #7 - Time's Arrow (2)

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    S6:E1

    Stardate: 46001.3. The away team's investigations are hampered by a nosy Samuel Clemens. Picard discovers that he originally met Guinan in the 1890s on Earth.

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    Director:Les Landau
  9. 8.1/10(3.7k votes)

    #8 - Frame of Mind

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    S6:E21

    Stardate: 46778.1. Riker questions his sanity when his reality seems to shift between an alien psychiatric hospital and a play he is performing with other members of the crew.

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  10. 8.0/10(3.7k votes)

    #9 - The Chase

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    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.

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  11. 8.0/10(3.3k votes)

    #10 - Descent (1)

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    S6:E26

    Stardate: 46982.1. The Borg return to threaten the Federation under the new leadership of Lore. Data experiences a disturbing facet of human emotions - he feels pleasure after killing a Borg drone.

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  12. 7.9/10(3.5k votes)

    #11 - Face of the Enemy

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    S6:E14

    Stardate: 46519.1. Troi is abducted and surgically altered by the Romulans as part of a ploy to smuggle intelligence operatives into the Federation.

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  13. 7.9/10(3.5k votes)

    #12 - Starship Mine

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    S6:E18

    Stardate: 46682.4. The crew evacuates the Enterprise when the ship needs to be cleaned of particles that have built up over the ship's hull. However, Picard accidentally stumbles over a terrorist group who plan on destroying the ship. He only has a short time to stop their attempts before the ship is swept by a beam of radiation to remove the particles that is lethal to all forms of life.

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    Director:Cliff Bole
  14. 7.5/10(3.4k votes)

    #13 - Schisms

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    S6:E5

    Stardate: 46154.2. Members of the crew are secretly abducted from the Enterprise to be used in bizarre experiments where they are dismembered and re-assembled without anyone's knowledge - including their own. The only signs that anything is wrong is a strange form of tiredness and no recollection of having slept well the night before.

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  15. 7.5/10(3.2k votes)

    #14 - Birthright (1)

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    S6:E16

    Stardate: 46578.4. While visiting Deep Space Nine, Worf learns that his father is still alive and being held captive in a secret Romulan prison camp.

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  16. 7.5/10(3.5k votes)

    #15 - Lessons

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    S6:E19

    Stardate: 46693.1. Picard must choose between love and command when he must make a decision that could place the woman he loves in a potentially deadly and high-risk mission.

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  17. 7.5/10(3.2k votes)

    #16 - Second Chances

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    S6:E24

    Stardate: 46915.2. Riker discovers that eight years ago, an exact clone of him was created when he beamed through a planet's surface while returning to his starship. This clone, named Thomas Riker, has secretly remained on the planet for the past eight years, and still has romantic feelings for Troi.

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  18. 7.4/10(3.4k votes)

    #17 - True Q

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    S6:E6

    Stardate: 46192.3. A young intern visiting the Enterprise captures the interest of Q when she starts displaying Q-like powers.

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  19. 7.4/10(3.5k votes)

    #18 - A Fistful of Datas

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    S6:E8

    Stardate: 46271.5. Worf and his son, Alexander, become trapped in the holodeck when their Wild West program malfunctions. However, they must find a way to defeat the holographic bandits who have Data's appearance and abilities.

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  20. 7.4/10(3.2k votes)

    #19 - The Quality of Life

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    S6:E9

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

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  21. 7.3/10(3.2k votes)

    #20 - Realm of Fear

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    S6:E2

    Stardate: 46041.1. Lt. Barclay's fear of using transporters is eerily justified when he sees bizarre aliens within the transporter beam.

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    Director:Cliff Bole
  22. 7.3/10(3.6k votes)

    #21 - Rascals

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    S6:E7

    Stardate: 46235.7. A transporter accident transforms Picard, Ro Laren, Guinan and Keiko O'Brien into small children who appear to be about 12 years old. Matters are complicated when the Ferengi seize the Enterprise.

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    Director:Adam Nimoy
  23. 7.3/10(3.2k votes)

    #22 - Birthright (2)

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    S6:E17

    Stardate: 46759.2. Worf is captured by the Romulans where he learns why the other captives did not attempt an escape years before.

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    Director:N/A
  24. 7.1/10(2.9k votes)

    #23 - Rightful Heir

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    S6:E23

    Stardate: 46852.2. While on a quest to summon a vision of Kahless, Worf questions his faith when the real Kahless rises from the dead to lead the Empire.

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  25. 7.0/10(3.0k votes)

    #24 - Suspicions

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    S6:E22

    Stardate: 46830.1. Dr. Crusher puts her career on the line when she tries to clear the name of a murdered scientist whose invention could allow starships to pass through a sun's corona.

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  26. 6.0/10(3.1k votes)

    #25 - Aquiel

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    S6:E13

    Stardate: 46461.3. Geordie falls in love with a lieutenant who is the prime suspect in a murder case.

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Season 6 Ratings Summary

"Chain of Command (2)" is the best rated episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" season 6. It scored 8.9/10 based on 4342 votes. Directed by Les Landau and written by Frank Abatemarco, it aired on 12/21/1992. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Tapestry".