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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 2 Episode 16 - Q Who
    8.3/10(63 votes)

    #1 - Q Who

    S2:E16

    Stardate: 42761.3. Q hurls the Enterprise into the Delta Quadrant and introduces the Federation to a powerful new enemy that may destroy the Alpha Quadrant: The Borg.

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    Writer:Maurice Hurley

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 18 - 5:00 P.M.-6:00 P.M.
    8.1/10(25 votes)

    #2 - 5:00 P.M.-6:00 P.M.

    S1:E18

    Against his family's wishes, Senator Palmer decides to go public about the secret scandal surrounding his family. Even as Alexis' brother, Andre, sends another assassin to the Bauer residence in hopes of finding Teri and Kim, a confused and scared Teri meets Dr. Parslow, a man who says they are good friends. Unaware of the danger Teri is in, he offers to give her a ride home.

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    Writer:Maurice Hurley

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  3. undefined Season 2 Episode 17 - Inside Out
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Inside Out

    S2:E17

    Section falls into a trap when a mission to take out a Red Cell munitions base causes a virus to be spread throughout Section.

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    Writer:Maurice Hurley

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  4. undefined Season 2 Episode 16 - Old Habits
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Old Habits

    S2:E16

    Section is trying to stop a terrorist group from engaging in suicide bombings, and Nikita is assigned to recieve information from an agent known as Formits, who, unbeknownest to Nikita, is in fact a serial killer.

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    Writer:Maurice Hurley

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  5. undefined Season 3 Episode 20 - Three Eyed Turtle
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Three Eyed Turtle

    S3:E20

    During an operation, Hillinger's goofing off costs an operative his life, and Hillinger pleads with Birkoff to cover for him, which Birkoff inexplicably does. Hillinger doesn't return the favor, however, when Birkoff is sent out to direct a mission from the field, and Hillinger deliberately tries to get his rival Birkoff killed off once and for all. The jokes on Hillinger when Birkoff exposes what Hillinger did. Sure enough, Operations puts him in abeyance and Hillinger's days seem to be numbered. At the same time, Operations is acting more and more viciously toward Madeline. Operations' timing is terrible, as George from Oversight is turning up the pressure on Operations, just as he's acting out with Madeline. Will Madeline get even with Operations by betraying him to George?

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    Writer:Maurice Hurley

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - No Exit
    7.9/10(9 votes)

    #6 - No Exit

    S1:E7

    Crockett and Tubbs reluctantly help government agents in their pursuit of a dangerous arms dealer.

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    Writer:Maurice Hurley

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  7. undefined Season 2 Episode 13 - Day 2: 8:00 P.M.-9:00 P.M.
    7.8/10(20 votes)

    #7 - Day 2: 8:00 P.M.-9:00 P.M.

    S2:E13

    Jack and his men prepare for a confrontation with Stanton's renegade soldiers as they converge on the bomb. Kim becomes suspicious of her host, but is forced to stay because of her status with the police. Stanton finally breaks down and gives Palmer some unpleasant news.

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    Writer:Maurice Hurley

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  8. undefined Season 2 Episode 3 - Out Where the Buses Don't Run
    7.8/10(6 votes)

    #8 - Out Where the Buses Don't Run

    S2:E3

    Crockett and Tubbs question the sanity of a retired vice cop who wants them to chase after a coke dealer thought to be dead.

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    Writer:Maurice Hurley

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  9. undefined Season 2 Episode 13 - Time Squared
    7.3/10(54 votes)

    #9 - Time Squared

    S2:E13

    Stardate: 42679.2. Picard encounters his double from six hours in the future, whose Enterprise had been destroyed.

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    Writer:Maurice Hurley

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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 12 - Datalore
    7.3/10(62 votes)

    #10 - Datalore

    S1:E12

    Stardate: 41242.4. While exploring his homeworld, the crew of the Enterprise find android parts that are identical to Data's. When assembled, an 'evil' twin of Data named Lore is revived.

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    Writer:Maurice Hurley

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 14 - 11001001
    7.1/10(62 votes)

    #11 - 11001001

    S1:E14

    Stardate: 41365.9. While undergoing repairs, the Bynar Engineers steal the Enterprise to save their planet from destruction.

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    Writer:Maurice Hurley

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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 25 - The Neutral Zone
    7.1/10(63 votes)

    #12 - The Neutral Zone

    S1:E25

    Stardate: 41986.0. A derelict satellite is found with cryonically frozen humans aboard as the USS Enterprise is sent to investigate the destruction of outposts near Romulan space.

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    Writer:Maurice Hurley

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  13. undefined Season 1 Episode 17 - War
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #13 - War

    S1:E17

    The stolen Directory has ended up in the hands of Red Cell, and operatives are being hit around the world. Section is being forced to evacuate. In order to learn Red Cell's next move, Nikita and Michael attempt to capture Red Cell's next move, Nikita and Michael attempt to capture Red Cell's counterpart to Birkoff, but instead, they themselves are captured and tortured. Neither of them are willing to divulge Section's current location, but when Michael admits his love for Nikita, she breaks, because she can not stand to see Michael tortured any further. Far from destroying Section One, Nikita quickly discovers that this was the intended plan all along, and Section has a big surprise for Red Cell.

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    Writer:Maurice Hurley

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  14. undefined Season 1 Episode 19 - Voices
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #14 - Voices

    S1:E19

    While working undercover near a Central European Consulate, Nikita is confronted by a known serial rapist. Nikita easily subdues the man, leaving him battered and bruised. O'Brien, the police detective on the case, has been pursuing the man for years, and realizes that the rapist's victim was no ordinary woman. With the help of a witness he manages to break through Nikita's cover story and track her down. O'Brien now knows the truth about Nikita, he will have to be cancelled, unless Nikita can turn the situation around to her advantage.

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    Writer:Maurice Hurley

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  15. undefined Season 1 Episode 19 - Heart of Glory
    6.9/10(58 votes)

    #15 - Heart of Glory

    S1:E19

    Stardate: 41503.7. Two Klingons, rescued by the Enterprise, try to take over the ship.

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    Writer:Maurice Hurley

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  16. undefined Season 1 Episode 9 - Hide and Q
    6.8/10(58 votes)

    #16 - Hide and Q

    S1:E9

    Stardate: 41590.5. Q places the senior crew of the Enterprise in a war game that pits them against a boar-faced, Napoleonic enemy.

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    Writer:Maurice Hurley

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  17. undefined Season 5 Episode 15 - Power Play
    6.8/10(47 votes)

    #17 - Power Play

    S5:E15

    Stardate: 45571.2. While en route to the source of a subspace distress signal coming from a desolate moon, Data, Troi and O'Brien take over the bridge and force the ship to change course.

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    Writer:Maurice Hurley

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  18. undefined Season 1 Episode 20 - The Arsenal of Freedom
    6.8/10(61 votes)

    #18 - The Arsenal of Freedom

    S1:E20

    Stardate: 41798.2. The crew encounters bizarre phenomena while searching for the missing U.S.S. Drake.

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    Writer:Maurice Hurley

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  19. undefined Season 1 Episode 13 - Golden Triangle (1)
    6.7/10(6 votes)

    #19 - Golden Triangle (1)

    S1:E13

    Crockett and Tubbs work undercover in a hotel. They uncover criminals that are an old enemies of Lt. Castillo and have also kidnapped Castillo's long-lost wife.

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    Writer:Maurice Hurley

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  20. undefined Season 4 Episode 16 - Galaxy's Child
    6.5/10(45 votes)

    #20 - Galaxy's Child

    S4:E16

    Stardate: 44614.6. Geordi must work with the real Leah Brahms when she arrives on the Enterprise when a space-borne alien life form thinks the ship is its mother. Tensions rise when she learns that Geordi created a holographic version of her several months before in order to save the ship from danger.

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    Writer:Maurice Hurley

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  21. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - Whatever Works
    6.5/10(6 votes)

    #21 - Whatever Works

    S2:E2

    Crockett, Tubbs & Castillo contact a Santerian priestess to help find the link between ritualistic killings of officers and a group of drug traffickers. Crockett and Izzy try to get the Ferrari back after a city accountant re-possesses it.

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    Writer:Maurice Hurley

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  22. undefined Season 2 Episode 7 - Half-Life
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #22 - Half-Life

    S2:E7

    Michael's loyalties are divided when Nikita discovers his friend is a bomber and Operations tells him to betray his friend.

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    Writer:Maurice Hurley

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  23. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - The Child
    5.7/10(59 votes)

    #23 - The Child

    S2:E1

    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.

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    Writer:Maurice Hurley

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  24. undefined Season 9 Episode 17 - Baywatch Down Under (2)
    5.7/10(3 votes)

    #24 - Baywatch Down Under (2)

    S9:E17

    While Mitch, Alex, Cody, and April prepare for their race against the Australian lifeguards, Jake must choose between staying in Australia with Terry or returning home without him. But when Terry does not want to leave Australia, he goes missing which prompts Jake, Jessie, and Allie to look for him.

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    Writer:Maurice Hurley

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  25. undefined Season 10 Episode 2 - Mahalo, Hawaii
    5.7/10(3 votes)

    #25 - Mahalo, Hawaii

    S10:E2

    During the first week of training for the new lifeguard team of Baywatch Hawaii, competition between Jessie and Kekoa, as well as Jason and J.D. threaten to turn the tryouts into an all-out war. Jason, at Kekoa's advice, visits an old Hawaiian native to look into his true Hawaiian roots, and Allie takes a job as a helicopter tour pilot to make some extra money for herself.

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Maurice Hurley Ratings Summary

"Q Who" is the best rated episode written by Maurice Hurley. It scored 8.3/10 based on 63 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 5/8/1989 and is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "5:00 P.M.-6:00 P.M.".