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The Worst Episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation

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Every episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation!

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.
Episodes
176
Avg. Rating
7.3
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S4
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E2
E3
6.9
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7.0
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  1. #1

    Shades of Gray

    S2:E22
    3.3/10(4.3k)
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    Shades of Gray

    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

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  2. #2

    Sub Rosa

    S7:E14
    4.8/10(3.5k)
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    Sub Rosa

    Stardate: Unknown. Dr. Crusher attends her grandmother's funeral, to find that she had been in romantic encounters with a mysterious man who had been haunting the Howard family women for generations.

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  3. #3

    Code of Honor

    S1:E3
    5.1/10(5.0k)
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    Code of Honor

    Stardate: 41235.25. Tasha Yar must fight for her life and a vaccine to save a race of people when she is kidnapped and forced to battle with her abductor's wife.

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  4. #4

    Angel One

    S1:E13
    5.7/10(4.1k)
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    Angel One

    Stardate: 41636.9. The Enterprise discovers the male crew of a crashed Federation freighter are hiding as fugitives on the planet Angel One, which is dominated and ruled by women.

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  5. #5

    Man of the People

    S6:E3
    5.7/10(3.1k)
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    Man of the People

    Stardate: 46071.6. Deanna becomes attracted to an alien ambassador. Shortly thereafter, she starts ageing rapidly and starts becoming violent.

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  6. #6

    The Child

    S2:E1
    5.8/10(4.2k)
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    The Child

    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

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  8. #7

    Masks

    S7:E17
    5.8/10(3.3k)
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    Masks

    Stardate: 47615.2. The Enterprise is slowly transformed into an ancient alien temple when Data discovers an alien archive full of information about an ancient culture. Shortly after opening the archive, Data becomes possessed with several different personalities.

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  9. #8

    Justice

    S1:E7
    6.0/10(4.5k)
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    Justice

    Stardate: 41255.6. Picard is forced to choose between friendship and the Prime Directive when Wesley Crusher is sentenced to death for accidentally breaking the law on Rubicon III.

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  10. #9

    The Loss

    S4:E10
    6.0/10(3.4k)
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    The Loss

    Stardate: 44356.9. Troi loses her empathic abilities when the Enterprise is caught in the gravitational pull of a black hole.

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  11. #10

    Imaginary Friend

    S5:E22
    6.0/10(3.1k)
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    Imaginary Friend

    Stardate: 45832.1. While exploring a strange form of energy in a region of space, a little girl's imaginary friend becomes real and places the Enterprise in great danger.

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  12. #11

    Aquiel

    S6:E13
    6.0/10(3.1k)
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    Aquiel

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

    Director
    Cliff Bole

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  13. #12

    Too Short a Season

    S1:E15
    6.1/10(3.9k)
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    Too Short a Season

    Stardate: 41309.5. The aging and terminally ill Starfleet Admiral Mark Jameson, who is negotiating the release of hostages, suddenly begins growing younger through an unexplained phenomenon.

    Director
    Rob Bowman

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  14. #13

    Manhunt

    S2:E19
    6.1/10(3.6k)
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    Manhunt

    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

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  15. #14

    Cost of Living

    S5:E20
    6.1/10(3.1k)
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    Cost of Living

    Stardate: 45733.6. Deanna's mother pays a surprise visit to the Enterprise with even more surprising news: she plans to marry a man she has never met. After destroying an asteroid, the ship becomes infected with parasites that eat away at the ship's hull.

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  16. #15

    Haven

    S1:E10
    6.2/10(4.0k)
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    Haven

    Stardate: 41294.6. The mother of Deanna Troi, Lwaxana, pays a surprise visit to the Enterprise and announces the prearranged marriage of Deanna to the son of her mother's late husband's best friend.

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  17. #16

    The Outrageous Okona

    S2:E4
    6.2/10(4.1k)
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    The Outrageous Okona

    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.

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  18. #17

    The Dauphin

    S2:E10
    6.2/10(3.9k)
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    The Dauphin

    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

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  19. #18

    The Icarus Factor

    S2:E14
    6.2/10(3.5k)
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    The Icarus Factor

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

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  20. #19

    Up the Long Ladder

    S2:E18
    6.2/10(3.8k)
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    Up the Long Ladder

    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.

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  21. #20

    Violations

    S5:E12
    6.2/10(3.1k)
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    Violations

    Stardate: 45429.3. While escorting a group of telepaths, crew members on board the Enterprise suddenly start to slip into comas.

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  22. #21

    Interface

    S7:E3
    6.2/10(2.8k)
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    Interface

    Stardate: 47215.5. Geordi defies direct orders from Captain Picard in an attempt to rescue his mother who had recently been reported as missing.

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  23. #22

    Journey's End

    S7:E20
    6.2/10(3.1k)
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    Journey's End

    Stardate: 47751.2. Under the terms of the new Federation/Cardassian alliance, Picard is ordered to evacuate a colony of native Americans, but protests from Wesley hamper the process. Wesley's destiny is finally revealed to him when the Traveler returns.

    Director
    Corey Allen

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  24. #23

    The Last Outpost

    S1:E4
    6.3/10(4.5k)
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    The Last Outpost

    Stardate: 41386.4. A powerful entity disables the Enterprise and a Ferengi ship. Their only means of escape is if they can correctly answer the riddles he asks.

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  25. #24

    Lonely Among Us

    S1:E6
    6.3/10(4.1k)
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    Lonely Among Us

    Stardate: 41249.3. Picard's mind is taken over by an energy field that the Enterprise passes through.

    Director
    Cliff Bole

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  26. #25

    The Price

    S3:E8
    6.3/10(3.6k)
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    The Price

    Stardate: 43385.6. The Enterprise hosts the negotiations for the rights to a newly discovered, stable wormhole to the Delta Quadrant. One of the negotiators, Devinoni Ral, becomes attracted to Deanna Troi, but he holds a dubious secret.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Shades of Gray" is the worst rated episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation". It scored 3.3/10 based on 4300 votes. Directed by Rob Bowman and written by Richard Manning, Hans Beimler, it aired on 7/17/1989. This episode scored 1.5 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Sub Rosa".