What is the best episode of Star Trek The Next Generation?

[Hector]

Didn't read the whole title of the thread...Really can't stand Next Generation. So my answer would be none of the episodes. Now if you were talking Voyager...That's a whole other story. Loved that show.

You must be the only one on Earth who feels that way.

You hate Next Generation but love Voyager...lol.

But hey...at least that makes you an original.

[Hector]

I get a kick out of you guys when you say you don't know or remember the name of an episode.

...and I get a kick when guys know and remember the names of episodes...lol.

Reminds me of that classic Shatner sketch in Saturday Night Live...

...what's the title of that sketch?

Mmm...let me try and remember...

...oh...I got it!

GET A LIFE!!!

[pmwasson]

The one where everybody is disappearing one at a time - except Dr Crusher.

This is my favorite. I have a running joke with my wife where I say, "We never needed a crew before."

[ctc]

Hmmmm....

I never really cared for the show; but I DID like the episode where the Enterprise gets hit with a random space plot-device and Troi has to take over. It was the only episode where characters showed any real difference in opinion. 'Course, that was mostly from Ro, and nobody really dwelled on the idea that she was right.... I also liked the resulting subplot of Troi trying for her fuill commission, 'cos it was the only time on the show any of the characters had to work at anything, and showed any development. (Them folks were too perfect right from the get go.)

Don C.

[wyldpny]

...and I get a kick when guys know and remember the names of episodes...lol.

Reminds me of that classic Shatner sketch in Saturday Night Live...

Thanks for taking what I said out of context
I am in no way someone who can even begin to remember every name of every episode, which is why I love Google so much

[Hector]

[Mikey]

I always hated the pilot episode.

I'm still shocked the series sold with Encounter at Farpoint as the pilot.

The ending is so sickly sweet it's embarrassing to watch.

[toiletmonkey]

the outrageous okona

[StrangeVisitor]

My faves too...

The Inner Light (where Picard lives a lifetime of a lost civilization in a few minutes) That was a great ep. And I felt so sad when Picard lost his family at the end. And I love his flute piece.

One of my favorites was "Darmok".
"Darmok, and Jalad... at Tanagra!" - "Shaka, when the walls fell." - "That's how you communicate, isn't it? By citing example... by metaphor! Uzani's army... with fists open..." "Sokath, his eyes uncovered!"

Don't forget the great performance by Paul Winfield as Captain Dathan in Darmok.

Oh and..
Yeah, I could google the info I can't recall but isn't more fun to involve others? "I know the name of THAT episode! It's _____, wasn't it cool when the ...blah, blah etc"

[HardyGirl]

How could I forget Darmok? I love that ep! When Picard finally gets it and can talk to his crew. Too bad the alien had to die.

[NewForce]

I think someone else mentioned, but I think Yesterday's Enterprise was the best, closely followed by the 2 parter Best of Both Worlds... I liked All Good Things too...

[bizzaro megomauler]

Inner light

And the one where Picard is captured and tortured by the Cardassians

mine too!
but other notables are :
the western holodeck one with the outlaw datas
the sherlock holmes one where they are stuck on the holodeck,
the one where Q is booted from the continum
I, LOCUTUS!! I remember having to wait for the season to start to see the damned conclusion.

[Thor]

I like the Redemption two parter. I love the drama of the Klingon civil war.

[Shabo451]

Top five in order for me are:

"All Good Things"
"Yesterday's Enterprise"
"Best of Both Worlds I & II"
"Inner Light"
"Relics"

"Sarek" was also a favorite, but "Unification I & II" (Spock's appearance) was just disappointing-glad he came back for the last movie.

I also agree that the first season was more painful to watch.

[johnmiic]

I had some free time so I looked up some of these on IMDB.com. Look at the Original air dates. Many of these are nearly-if not over-20 years ago now.

The one where...

Data plays Sherlock Holmes and they get trapped in the holodeck - Elementary, Dear Data, Season 2, Episode 3: Original Air Date—3 December 1988

Riker was put onboard a Klingon ship. Some kind of exchange program thing - A Matter of Honor, Season 2, Episode 8: Original Air Date—4 February 1989

Picard tells Q they don't need him and Q sticks the Enterprise in the middle of Borg infested space, Q Who?, Season 2, Episode 16: Original Air Date—6 May 1989

everybody is disappearing one at a time - except Dr Crusher, Remember Me, Season 4, Episode 5: Original Air Date—20 October 1990, Dr. Crusher enters a temporary alternate universe because of an experiment of
Wesley's.

The Troi bad dreams one ..... One moon circles - Night Terrors, Season 4, Episode 17: Original Air Date—16 March 1991

They all lose their memory and try to figure out who they are, Conundrum - Season 5, Episode 14: Original Air Date—15 February 1992

the Enterprise gets destroyed over and over and over and over and over again ..., Season 5, Cause and Effect, Episode 18: Original Air Date—21 March 1992. They called it a Causality Loop and it was used in Doctor Who episode once as well, ( Meglos).

Worf, his son Troi and Data are in a western, and trapped in a holodeck - A Fistful of Datas',Season 6, Episode 8:Original Air Date—7 November 1992.

where they were tracking down ancient civilizations to piece together some puzzle. Something about info in the DNA strands or something like that. The Chase, Season 6, Episode 20: Original Air Date—24 April 1993

Riker is in conflict with Picard and his former Captain- who went batty and made a cloaking device. The Pegasus, Season 7, Episode 12: Original Air Date—8 January 1994

Tasha's Romulan Daughter appeared in several episodes after the set-up in Yesterday's Wnterprise:

The Mind's Eye - Season 4, Episode 24: Original Air Date—25 May 1991. (voice) (uncredited) Tasha's daughter appears in silouette, preserving the end of season cliff-hanger.
Redemption - Season 4, Episode 26: Original Air Date—15 June 1991
Redemption II - Season 5, Episode 1: Original Air Date—21 September 1991
Unification II - Season 5, Episode 8: Original Air Date—9 November 1991 - Last appearance of Sela, Tasha's Daughter.