Top 10 Star Trek The Next Generation Episodes
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- Back to the Star Trek Universe, we look at The Top 10 Star Trek The Next Generation Episodes.
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Deja Q is one of my personal favorites. "What do I have to do to prove to you I'm human??!!" "Die . . ." "Oh, very good, Worf! Eat any good books, lately???"
_"Oh, perspicacity incarnate!_ Please don't feel _compelled_ to tell me the story of the boy who cried Worf."
Brilliant. What about Tapestry? Loved that episode.
"Red Alert!"
Who but Q could have made such a comedic moment out of his own humiliation?
That line from Worf was where I totally lost it 😂
Frank Clarady Hands down one of the best TNG episodes ever!
Inner light is probably one of the greatest television episodes of all time.
Agreed. The Epitome of Exploration.
It's a great example of Single Episode Romance 😜
For sure. I would put it up there with “Two Cathedrals” front The West Wing for the best episode ever
I think it's only great because of the nuanced performance by Patrick Stuart.
@@timeandspace_3.142 I appreciate your take. He’s a great actor. I love it for that reason as well. As well as a bunch of different reasons.
"Who Watches the Watchers" The one episode that is the sum of all of Trek.
If I had been there,.. I would have insisted upon leaving some games behind,... Go, Shogi,.. or even a deck of cards with a Hoyle's rule book! What would a race of proto-vulcans do with Poker, I wonder.
I think "I, Borg" deserves a nod, solely for the dialogue between Picard and Hugh. Haunting scene.
"The drumhead" was an excellent episode imo. Patrick Stewart at his best.
I've brought down bigger men than you, Picard!!!
Yes! Great episode!!!
I came here expecting that episode, and was disappointed it wasn't on this list. Michael Dorn has stated that it his favorite episode.
When Star Trek: TNG first came on, I watched a couple of episodes--I think they were the famously awful "Code Of Honor", and "Lonely Among Us"--and understandably concluded that the show sucked and didn't watch it for a few years. What brought me back was seeing "The Drumhead". I was shocked--this show had somehow turned into something worth watching! Had no idea what these "Borg" mentioned in the episode were, but was interested in finding out. Syndicated reruns filled me in before too long.
Phenominal
While not one of the best characters of the franchise, one of Troi’s few shining episodes happens to be one of my favorites. “The Face of the Enemy”, not only does Deanna take a level of badass but you see how feared the Tal Shiar is by their own people.
C'mon. Chain of Command. Just tell me how many lights you see? Plus the Jellico story. Clearly top 3 ever.
mgelliott1 "THERE ARE FOUR LIGHTS" is a foolproof way to celebrate any victory.
Oh yes. Chain of Commanding definitely a high point.
I'd also add Sarek and Re-unification to the list.
mgelliott1 There are 4 LIGHTS!!!!
ua-cam.com/video/09TySF0FN6Y/v-deo.html. An in depth explanation as to why Jellico is actually awesome.
I'd pay to see a version where he said "Bitch" after...
LET'S MAKE SURE
HISTORY
NEVER FORGETS THE NAME
ENTERPRISE
“That’ll be the day” I love that line, and the whole episode. If they could bottle what was great about next generation, they should give it to the Picard show now.
The Inner Light is an episode that has stuck with me to this day, for me Star Trek has had it's moments of emotional roller coaster rides, but non came close to this episode in my opinion.
Darmok and The Inner Light are true masterpieces!
VideosdeDomingo same 2 for me
I was surprised Darmok wasn’t in the list tbh.
@@Gazzlewazzle what do you mean? It is Number 8 on the list.
@@ghauan I must of missed it, my brain went on fart trek probably.
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I'm supprised Drumhead, Messure of a Man and Chain of Command isn't on the list, as a kid growing up, them 3 episodes had a impact on me and changed me into a better person as I got older, it's what I like about Star Trek, so many life teaching things that make us think about things and in some ways can make us a better person for it and not just TNG but all of Star Trek.
Picard is my space dad
Good megamind reference
I always felt 'I, Borg' was one of the greatest TNG episodes, possibly above BoBW and Inner Light. Certainly it's the most underrated. Seeing Geordi and Crusher essentially raise this child-like character and teach him lessons in humanity that were overrun by the Borg programming was as engaging character work as we've ever seen in Trek, and Hugh's initial despair at not being able to hear the voices of the rest of the collective was surprisingly moving.
Add to that Picard's moral dilemma at having an opportunity to wipe out the Borg, but having to essentially turn a fledgling human into a suicide bomber to do so - a weapon of mass destruction that would be committing genocide. His scenes with Guinan were incredibly powerful, with her using his compassion against him in their fencing match to demonstrate how human feelings could be an exploitable weakness, and urging him to eradicate the Borg without pondering the wider philosophical and moral quandaries.
To then see Guinan change her tune after meeting and talking to Hugh was one of the most compelling about-faces a character ever made in Trek, which underlined the moral lines most Trekkian characters are simply unwilling to cross when faced with the potential consequences of their actions.
And all this led to the wonderfully unexpected and gripping scene where Picard finally talks to Hugh. To see him channel Locutus in an attempt to expose any latent Borg programming was simply riveting, and when Hugh refused to obey I was literally cheering. One of the best scenes in any episode of Trek, which Patrick Stewart and Jonathan del Arco really sold.
We all know how the Borg progressed after TNG, from First Contact through to Voyager's later seasons - in fact, I saw all of those before working my way through the entirety of TNG. But when 'I, Borg' reached its final scenes and the characters pondered the idea of Hugh's reclaimed humanity itself acting as a virus that could bring down the collective from within, I was in absolute awe. It didn't matter that I knew it would come to nothing - the very notion had me on the edge of my seat during the final scene when the drones appear to collect Hugh, and the little look he gave Geordi before they transported away had me shedding a tear.
Truly great sci-fi, one of Trek's finest hours.
Oh yeah, good list by the way.
Did you seriously write an entire essay for a UA-cam comment.
@@cadenceframe2141 First day on the internet?
Also, 400 words might have been an essay at middle school xD
Insaneway would´ve straped an armed torpedo to poor hugh and wrapped the hole thing in Fancy Paper
If I was a teacher of any kind, I would find any way possible to validate me showing “The Inner Light” to my class. That episode has some life lesson I can’t articulate that even tops “Tapestry.”
I love both episodes you mentioned. Inner Light is my favorite, yet I have referenced Tapestry countless times because of our own regrets, but how much we learn and grow from them.
Some of my favorite episodes are: Measure of a Man, Best of Best Worlds, Q Who, Tapestry, Encounter at FarPoint, Journey's End, Ensign Ro, Cause and Effect, Redemption (1&2), All Good Things and others I cant remember.
Robert Henry Scott I cry like a baby everytime I watch “Measure of a Man”!! It’s my favorite one by far!!
@@liviabezerra9613 How many other pieces of equipment on board Enterprise _volunteered_ to join starfleet? Sounds like something only a fully sentient entity could choose to do.
Reunion is another great episode, a hell of an emotional roller-coaster ride for Worf.
You know a series is good when you can't remember all your favorite episodes.
The Survivors is an under-rated episode. "I killed them all. All Husnock. Everywhere." Chilling.
I love that ep!
The Survivors is a bit *yawn*... but it has some of the best acting in the series, and a well written script. I would put it in the top 20, and I enjoy it every time. Top 10? Probably not.
Its an interesting mystery, but what makes it is that ending. The idea of a creature so powerful that a single moment of anguish is all that is necessary to accidentally commit an act of genocide. The idea of a creature so ashamed of its actions that it would psychically tear a person's mind apart to keep them from learning the truth. The Dowd was an interesting and terrifying creature that made us look less than insects.
The Survivors is definitely one of my favorites
Completely agree. I get awe striken everytime i watch it. In my top5
Some good choices here, I approve!
Face of the Enemy doesn't get much love, it's one of my favourite episodes because you see Troi kicking ass for once, undercover as a member of the Tal Shiar. I also really enjoy Gambit Part 1 and 2, again another undercover episode. Thine Own Self (Data loses his memory and is stranded on a pre-industrial planet) and lastly I'll mention Lower Decks as my wild card episode because I find it an interesting perspective.
The awkward moment when you know the exact episode by just looking at a single screenshot of Picard!!
The Offspring makes me cry like a baby, every time.
i was not ready for that episode. that one hit me like a ton of bricks.
The Measure of a Man and The Drumhead I feel both deserve to be in the top ten. Star Trek is a vision of a future imperfect, but one where humanity is so much more evolved, and grown up. Both of these episodes perfectly characterize issues that we will hit int the future (what constitutes as life), and those we have in our past, currently, and will continue to struggle with in our future (how far will we allow someone to distort truth I the guise of a white knight). For me, these are two prime examples of Trek at its best. I fully understand how difficult it is to narrow TNG down to a top 10, but still, dude, Measure of a Man, and The Drumhead!
I found The Drumhead boring when I was a teenager watching it for the first time. I'd now agree its one of the best and is a great example of history continually repeating itself and, as Picard said, there is always someone like her waiting for the right climate in which to flourish.
Like SJWs
yes I think Measure of a Man and The Drumhead are the two best. They both have Picard being an intellectual woke as fuck, bad ass.
watching The Drumhead now. need to see picard woke as fuck.
Exactly, your points are spot on for what Roddenberry's concept was for Star Trek and those 2 episodes explored it very well. One he passed away and TNG ended, the quality of Trek dropped immediately. DS9 was a good show but explored areas that were the complete antithesis of Roddenberry's vision. Modern Trek is much worse - instead of quality storytelling and themes we get mindless action and terrible dialogue.
You forgot:
•The Game
•Time’s Arrow
•Journey’s End
•Unification
Loved Time's Arrow and The Game!
The game is pretty underrated. Very relevant today
I like your choices better. I would also include Fistful of Datas - humor is essential to the Star Trek success.
Inner Light and Darmok are tied for my favorite of ALL time... I cried for days over the Inner Light... and Darmok, while not as overtly tragic, was still just an amazing ep. MAJOR props to Paul Winfield.
Same here! My two favorites
Honorable Mention: The episode where Worf comes back from a Batliff Tournament and he is MARRIED to Troi. They discover that Worf has a different quantum signature, and thus belongs in another universe. The solution is to send Worf back through an anomaly, but not before he kisses his wife Troi goodbye. Moving, with some interesting moments.
Parallels
Loved that one
A very good that one too.
It's spelled "bat'leth."
This is the very episode that got me hooked on Star Trek in general.
"Cause and Effect" was the first time my childhood self realized, "Oh my gosh, Riker is directing!"
The episode the Inner Light. Had me bawling like a baby. Seriously think about it Captain Picard lived a lifetime in less than 25 minutes. That just blew my mind to smithereens. The whole premise of the story was very insightful and hopeful. My absolute most favorite Star Trek the Next Generation episode when Picard comes to the realization that it is him who is that person and he's an old man that's when I cried...
Favorite episodes:(1) Q Who(2) The Best of Both Worlds(3) The Offspring(4) All Good Things(5) The Measure of Man(6) Sarek(7) Cause and Effect(8) Ensign Ro(9) The Inner Light(10) Family
I'm glad someone else likes Family too. That was a fantastic follow-up to The Best of Both Worlds and a much needed episode. I love it.
'Clues', 'Time squared' and 'Times' arrow' were also pretty good.
timeless is great too
Along with Inner Light and Best of Both Worlds, I would have picked: Chain of Command, Redemption, Unification, Gambit, Measure of a Man, Who Watches the Watchers, First Contact (the episode not the movie), and Drumhead. But these are some good picks you've got too.
It speaks volumes about the quality of a show when it's so hard to actually determin which episodes make that top 10 cut and which are runners up.
inner light is num 1. period.
Jesterakaozman that's how I feel also. It was just on a level that can't be touched.
My favorite episodes are the space anomaly ones, like Cause and Effect. I love how creepy TNG can be sometimes. And of course, the night terrors episode. I didn't watch TNG for years as a kid after seeing all of those corpses in the morgue suddenly sitting upright still covered by the white sheets lmao.
Corpses suddenly sitting upright? You sure you're not thinking of Doctor Who's "The Empty Child"?
That was probably the single creepiest moment in the entire series. Dr. Crusher sold that scene so perfectly, too.
Hearing the flute music from inner light brings a tear to my eye.
"Where No One Has Gone Before" just for that seen with picard and his mother.
Also that one where a strong betazoid comes on the enterprise and they find some organic ship that communicates telepathically with the betazoid
and the one where they find a planet where time passes super quick and they eventually send data down for like 5 minutes but hes down there for like 50 years
Tyler Corey Every time my mother watches that, she thinks of getting to see her father one last time.
@Tyler Corey I believe that episode you're thinking of is 'Tin Man'. A great ep, btw.
I think "all good things" is one of the best series finales for any television show.
I think "Best of Both Worlds" is one of the best season finales of any televison show, especially since it ends on Riker saying "Fire."
yes i agree
Many say Best of both worlds really popularised the term ‘cliff hanger’
@@adamdownes4725 I remember waiting for the new season to start thinking that Picard must be a dead man. Putting the Borg to sleep was a hacker's trick right up there with using an apple laptop to upload a virus to the invading mothership in the first _Independence Day_ movie.
@@davidhunt7427 There are other Independence Day movies? I reject this idea.
I think 'Night Terrors' is actually the creepiest episode. The eerie ambient music, cinematography, and script definitely make your hair stand up.
Watched the defector recently and it’s very underrated. The ending is perfect. Also ensigns of command as well.
"The Measure of a Man" --- is one of those soon-to-be societal questions we might face. "The Survivors" is one of my favs --- the ending hit me at different levels and has the best Worf one-liner!
"The Measure of a Man" should be on any top 10 list. It's one of Picard's finest moments. Having said that, I agree that all of your picks are great episodes.
Re-watching Measure of a Man recently, I noticed that Riker didn't actually do much to condemn Data. He made one short dramatic speech, but the entire rest of the episode was Picard defending Data. So it didn't feel like a balanced "fight".
The best episode ever was about LAL, Data's daughter, "The Offspring".
I agree 100% very moving episode.
This episode made me cry buckets. I still cry every time I see it on tv
He finally matched his maker.
If only he'd stopped the cascade failure...
Only for canon.
I was sure it would be bad but damn, it was sweet and really well done. Very bittersweet ending.
I know it's subject but how is Measure of a Man not on here - easily my all time favorite and easy to argue the "best" for its depth and social commentary.
I'm not a Star trek fun, but I'll never forget the Inner Light.
Personally, I LOVE "Star Trek: The Next Generation" just like the other "Trek" shows. There was a two-part episode not mentioned in this video, "Unification," with guest star Leonard Nimoy as "Spock."
Couldn't pick one single favourite ep but here are my top 10 (At this point)
1. Yesterday's Enteprise
2. The Best Of Both Worlds
3. The Inner Light
4. Cause And Effect
5. The Offspring
6. The Arsenal Of Freedom
7. Relics
8. Unification
9. The Measure Of A Man
10. All Good Things (Great series finale though, I absolutely hated to see the series end.)
Got to have Arsenal of Freedom in there. Not because anything else about it was so great, but just because it had Julia Nickson in it.
" ACCESSING REGISTRY
NCC ... 1701 ... C ...
USS ... ENTERPRISE "
always sends a
CHILL right through me
.
My personal favorite is "Who Watches the Watchers". Glad to see from the rest of the comments that I'm not alone in this. Picard's rant against religion is just epic.
I would have put the episode, "First Contact", (not the movie by the same name) in the mix. It's a well-written "role reversal" story where humans (an advance surveillance team from the Enterprise) are the extra-terrestrials on an earth-like planet. Then, of course, something goes wrong. It asks the question, "How do you say hello to someone from another world?" Thank you for including "Darmok". I wrote a paper for a grad class on ELL's (English Language Learners) as a high school teacher. I wrote a whole section on "Darmok" where they speak in metaphors.
Nowadays the way people communicate just by sending each other memes, it's almost like our own languages are evolving into Children of Tama metaphor language...
"wibbly-wobbly, swirly space thing..." sounds like Matt Smith's Dr Who!
Haha it's actually a line from Red Dwarf :)
"Cause and Effect" had the best opener. Nothing keeps a fan glued to their seat than seeing their favorite ship explode before a commercial break.
that flute hits right in the feels every time
Relics
COMPUTER: Please enter program.
SCOTTY: The android at the bar said you could show me my old ship. Let me see it.
COMPUTER: Insufficient data. Please specify parameters.
SCOTTY: The Enterprise! Show me the bridge of the Enterprise, you chattering piece of--!
COMPUTER: There have been five Federation ships with that name. Please specify by registry number.
SCOTTY: NCC-1701. No bloody A, B, C or D!
COMPUTER: Program complete. Enter when ready.
A Trek crossover episode done really well.
The Defector, Tin Man.
It really teed me off that _Tin Man_ never made a reappearance again.
I can watch this over and over again. Such a good list.
Rowan, you are the best! I predict much success for you on UA-cam and in science fiction writing!
3 of my favourites were Offspring, Drumhead and The measure of a man
The most underrated TNG episode, the best one to never make it in these top 10 lists for some reason: Lower Decks.
Of course, "Relics", "Measure of a man", "The Drumhead" are breathtaking. However, I am amazed "Pen Pals" didn't make the list. The perfect, stellar, and flawless description of the functions of the prime directive made my jaw drop. Yes, Wesley's acting was lackluster, but feeling the full gravity of a moral precept, while watching millions die is just chilling. Also, I would suggest "Symbiosis" should have made the list.
I fully agree on Inner light and Tapestry, not forgetting other Q episodes!
Favorite episode hands down: I, Borg
littletubs Fucking finally! Why hasnt anyone else mentioned it?
Personally,my top 3
1.The inner light
2.I,Borg
3:The one where Q get´s turned human,mainly due to his "gift" to Data
What an amazing episode! One of Lavar Burton’s best, which says a lot imho.
Chain of Command, and The Pegasus are really good , too
I’d replace darmok with the ep that they devolve. Was scary and well done
The Wounded is one of my favorites...shows Picard as a Captain at his best and really sets up the Cardassians for DS9
I cannot speak to a better series finale, but an equally good one: "Sleeping in light", last episode of Babylon 5.
It did the exact opposite of what TNG did. TNG went out with a bang (and I lllllllove "all good things", don't get me wrong), while B5 went the way of quiet reflection and letting the fire go out with a last glimmer of the embers (thought there was a rather large bang at the very end, wink wink).
Again, I would hold the two of them side by side in quality but at opposite ends of the spectrum.
The first time I watched Sleeping in Light I was disappointed because I had poor expectations. I was expecting some kind of "final revelation", last mystery to solve. When there wasn't, I was like, WTF. So, when I watched it again a year later with correct expectation, I appreciated it more.
I love Babylon 5's *other* finale: "The Deconstruction Of Falling Stars", the replacement season 4 finale made when they discovered the show had been renewed and they weren't going to show "Sleeping In Light" in that slot. To me it serves as a fine alternate finale for the whole series. There's a nice nod to Walter Miller's "A Canticle for Leibowitz" in it, among many other things.
When I did my first binge watch of the series, I purposely skipped that episode and saved it for last. Both were good last episodes, but considering how S5 was a bit of an oddball, DoFS feels like a better finale when taken with the four seasons that preceded it.
I also have some negative associations with "Sleeping In Light" because when it aired, I set our VCR to record it and accidentally recorded over one of my girlfriend's (now wife's) MST3K tapes, which had not good repercussions. (It was the episode that included the short "Mr. B Natural", probably one of the funniest bits of the Joel era, and one with particular significance to Sam because the original short was actually an ad for the company that made her French horn. Not a good one to tape over.)
The only thing I can say about The best of Both Worlds is that you should watch it in its broadcast format and not the single episode format created for DVD release. The HD update of TNG only includes the single episode format and that robs you of one of the single best cliff hangers ever broadcast on TV with one of the best accompanying musical bits, so good in fact that it was referenced by Family Guy in a particular episode.
Mr. Worf......... *dunah nuh nah nuh nah nuh nah* fire. *DUN DUN DUN DUH DUH DUH DUN*
And you need to wait 4 months between the episodes, and use that time looking everywhere on the pre-internet for what might happen.
You nailed most of them. I really like Conundrum, and I think the best individual performance outside of Stewart in The Inner Light, would be Stewart in Chain of Command, and I really think any top 10 list of episodes has to include Chain of Command.
Agree wholeheartedly with your list. Great picks.
Honorable mention for the Drumhead, Parallels and the Measure of a Man
I agree for the most part but sadly I found Darmok unwatchable. It only goes to show that you can't win them all. I shed more than one tear watching Inner light.
i was never a fan of that episode either.
Stephen Mills Same here.
Omg I thought it was just me!
Darmok is my absolute favorite TNG episode ever! As an English major, I love the exploration of language and metaphor and understanding. It is brilliant.
You know, I'm going to subscribe. Just because I'm itching to see the DS9 list, if there will be one. I am sad that there was no shout out to Q Who, but to each his own.
There will be a DS9 list. My next video is "Why Farscape is Awesome" and then after that I'll diving back into the Star Trek well.
Some of my favorite episodes
1)In the Pale Moonlight
The Die is Cast
Sacrifice of Angels
Favor the Bold
Defiant
The Jem'hadar
Call to Arms
Doctor Bashir, I presume?
The Siege of AR-566
In Purgatory's Shadow
His way
The Quickening
Night Terrors! That's one that definitely belongs in the top 10. Unique premise with a newer soundtrack presented to accompany the suspenseful scenes. A real winner!
Can we have some appreciation for the arc of Ensign Ro? Most extraordinarily, the last episode, in which she defects to the Maquis and there is just a little acknowledgement of what she and Picard have come to mean to each other. Tremendous.
There are 4 lights ?
I don't see how you can be so wrong...
One episode I liked that wasn't mentioned here is "Schisms", where the members of the crew are being taken by subspace aliens to another universe for experimentation, I also liked "Relics" which featured Scotty from the Original Star Trek. Those both are good episodes in my opinion.
Totally agree about "Schisms.' That scene on the Holodeck where they recreate the room is just so damm creepy.
Kieran Sampson I found the clicking sounds very creepy, especially when they got faster and louder.
I've been in this room before!'
'We all have'
Shiver!
I LOVE "Schisms"! I get creeped out by the holodeck scene every time. Echoes of The Fourth Kind. I love all the creepy ep's, even Night Terrors.
Eric Rowland I love night terrors too. You're not alone. 😊
"The Nth Degree" is sorely underappreciated.
Well spotted. Great reference to 2001 A Space Odyssey in that episode, and even the old space hippy at the end who was behind it all was endearing.
ALL GOOD THINGS & THE INNER LIGHT
Man teats..... mans tears everywhere
You missed my favorite: "Loud as a Whisper"
A deaf mediator's mission to a warring planet is jeopardized when his chorus of interpreters is killed.
I related to this, because at the time I was going through therapy and had difficulty expressing myself. I thought that I need a chorus to express my thoughts and feelings (especially my feelings).
Very good list. personally I would have swapped Where silence has lease for Measure of a man. And of the 5 series finales, only 2 are incredible IMHO(yes for me All good things is the best).
Aye Measure of a Man is fantastic. If this were a top 11 it would be in there.
Rowan J Coleman Oh ok. 🙂
I thought the DS9 finale was great. Maybe a touch anti-climatic, and the faceoff between Sisko and Dukat was weird and even cringey...but the sendoff to the characters was beautiful and bittersweet, just like the series itself.
Inner Light has my vote for the best. Great story telling.
I feel an often underrated episode of TNG is the one that comes right before Measure of a Man, Matter of Honor. It's a fun exploration of how Klingon starships work and is one of my favorite Ryker episodes, he's so badass in that.
I like season 1 and 2.
TROLL :P
@@fordprefect4728 They're not bad seasons, just far more uneven. Also, the series hadn't yet found it's own unique voice by that point.
Darmok.... i could live without that.
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Pretty much agree, I hated where silence has lease though, thought it was terrible. Dark page was one of the most powerful drama's in star trek, majel barrett really shined!
gotta love Booby Trap
Daniel Allen That episode doesn't seem to get enough love from fans.
Booby Trap is awesome. I love that episode. I love how that bring history and archeology into the episode.
You ever notice how it has its own theme that they don't use any other time in the whole series?
the soundtrack was the highlight of that episode.
one of my top 10.
I love the episodes where they're messing with timeline
I guess you must love Voyager.
"Clues" That's a good episode.
I thought the "Chain of Command" was pretty great. Too bad it didn't make your list. Thanks again. :)
god that flute, just hearing it brings back so many memories and emotions.
Frame of mind to me was my favorite but I felt more disappointed with the episode like if it were set in an actual mental asylum on earth while enterprise and the crew were from a TV show.
I could see that, but I think it would be far too Meta. I think DS9's Far Beyond the Stars did that kind of idea much better.
Where silence has lease and Conspiracy really? I did not like these episodes.
Darmok was awesome very well quoted episode. It was one with a technical fx issue. They call for a spread of photon torpedoes but phasers shoot out of the launcher lol.
I admit I disagree on a few of your choices like Conspiracy and Frame of mind... But finding someone who agrees with me about Where Silence has Lease and Darmok more than makes up for any disagreement. You have GREAT taste. I also largely agree with the rest of the list.
Great video 😀
The Measure of a Man is my favorite episode of all of Trek
Definitely top 10. But I'm a Brent fanboi, and also a fan of anything that explores our obligations to AI.
I can't watch it. It makes me SO angry I can't even watch it lol
For some reason I love The Naked Now in season 1.
Aye that's a fun one
Rowan J Coleman My friend asked me if you need to watch the show(s) to understand films 1-6, 7-10, and 11-13. I said no, what do you think?
Darth Maitland For most of the movies no need. However it helps to have watched Space Seed before Wrath of Khan and Best of Both Worlds before First Contact.I think the others are fine to just jump into though.
Rowan, I disagree about First Contact. As movie critics Siskel and Ebert pointed out, it works as a science fiction adventure that is accessible to the uninitiated as well as the long time Trek fans. Frakes handled the necessary exposition a non fan needs without boring the fans of the series who already knew the backstory. Personally, I think it's the best made Trek film. Wrath of Khan will always be my favorite, hands down.
That episode is so annoying.
I'm so glad you included Conspiracy. That one blew my young mind back in the 80s.
Also have to promote Inner Light. I was depressed at the sense of loss the first time I saw this. I love his alternate family. So special in every way!
I will never get the love for "Frame Of Mind." It's one of my least favorite TNG episodes. Frakes's performance was just... annoying. As was the alien who kept popping up. And "Where Silence Has Lease"? Decent episode, but I wouldn't put it on any top ten list.
I always found it convenient that the one time Wesley Crusher wasn't in his usual station, the alien red-shirts the helmsman. "Where Silence Has Lease" is certainly better than "The Child," and it's written by the screenwriter of Wrath of Khan.
I liked Frame of Mind on first viewing, but don't think it holds up well when you know the outcome. I thought Frakes performance was good though and the only standout from the episode was that it gave him a rare chance to get some dramatic material to play with (which was usually split between Stewart and Spiner)
Future Imperfect is better, I'll agree and I have to admit I'd never made the connection as to how similar those episodes were for Riker.
I also like your point about "The Next Phase." I remember saying the same thing to my dad when first watching it and he said, "never mind phasing through the floor, the artificial gravity should be having no effect on them and they should be floating off backwards as the ship moves off! No reason for them to stay in the same place as the Enterprise as it moves around!"
Possibly thousands of miles away, unless you live in the UK (and probably a few years apart too, considering how slow they were are showing TNG over here!)
Turns out, Riker is still in the 'Frame of Mind' simulation and everything afterwards didn't happen. This is why most of the TNG movies and Enterprise (a simulation in a simulation) were shitty.
I really enjoy Masks. Think it's under rated as an episode. After all the Enterprise has been through at that point it's almost farcical that they come so close to being destroyed by a library.
I thought I was the only one who liked Masks. But i'm a Brent fanboi.
YES. I LOVE THIS EPISODE TOO!
The only episode worse than this garbage was where they became kids.
the one with the non-senoir officers have the main plot. It was really intersting to see how dissposible they really are and how their perspective.
Honorable mention, The Drumhead.
Conspiracy?! While it's an unusual episode in TNG's catalogue in that it's dark with a sense of looming dread, it's also one of the worst episodes... I can only think that it's on your top 10 list that it's so bad it's good It's plot and tone being completely different to the rest of TNG, the special effects being corny and generally, the absurdity overall lends this to be a rather unbelievable episode.
If I were to replace any of your selections, it would be 3 episodes
Firstly, I'd replace "Conspiracy" with "Timescape" - Timescape is an epsiode that leaves you feeling crious, you want to see how the character interact with a seemingly frozen moment in time, slowly unravelling the mystery.
Second, I'd replace "Where Silence has Lease" with "Sarek" - This episode highlights the truth of Vulcans, that they are powerfully emotional. Often we see how they are reserved, cold and logical yet as Sarek grows older, he's losing his control, and that loss, spills out on the crew of the enterprise - with this revelation we then see the merging of Sarek and Picard and more so, Sir Patrick Stewart's impeccable acting then expressing the power, volatility and conflict that goes on within the Vulcan mind.
Finally, "All Good Things" it certainly was a swan song but I'd rather have had this as an honourable mention, it's replacement I would have to say it goes to "Chain of Command" Chain of Command gives the viewer a kick up the backside, it reminds ourselves and the crew of the enterprise how complacent they and we became with the characters. We see radical changes made by Jellico and how it alters the Status-quo. The viewer initially would think that Jellico is an antagonist and we dislike him but as the episode progresses, we actually learn that he was doing his job in the best interests for everyone, and that's exactly what he did. And finally, we get to see even more fantastic acting by Patrick Stewart. "Human! How many light do you see?"
Conspiracy is the worst episode of the entire series to me. I can't believe anyone liked it.
I think its 1 of the only watchable episodes of the 1st season but i can also c how ppl wouldnt like it either.
Seriously. When I saw "Where Silence Has Lease" followed by "Conspiracy" I was certain I was getting punk'd and that this was actually a worst-of list. Measure of a Man? Elementary My Dear Data? Chain of Command? Timescape? Nah, let's skip all those and put this trash on the list....
@@BirdOPrey5 It's not truly bad in essence; the problem with it is that it functions extremely well as a traditional "Monster of the Week" episode, but fails badly in terms of world building and general series continuity (when Paramount unofficially retconned the nameless "ear scorpions" out of existence, they made an excellent decision, given what an extreme antagonist civilization they made; the Borg did a much better job of fulfilling this role). This episode's writing quality also leaves some things to be desired ("the infectees are too stupid to tell the difference between themselves and the non-infectees!??"). It's still interesting to see body horror and head explosions in an ST episode, though! :D
@@MateDrinker33 I'm not one usually to criticize special effects because the story means so much more to me than the visuals, but this episode lacked both. For all practical purposes the entirety of the Federation leadership was wiped out and Picard beamed up and left it to everyone else to figure out? The event is never mentioned again and there seem to be zero repercussions. Plus the special effects for the head explosion were BEYOND cheesey. Why wouldn't they just vaporize the guy? Data uses a hand phaser to vaporize an entire city's aqueduct system but we're really to believe these little things could increase the strength of human skin by so much phasers can't penetrate until the skin melts off and the head explodes? Absurd even by Trek standards. I think I'm going to do a video just on how terrible this episode is! You've awakened the warrior spirit!
I would remove silence has lease and darmok from your list and replace them with Conundrum and the BEST OVERALL TNG episode of them all "Clues".
Both great episodes indeed. Maybe I should have made a Top 15 list instead haha
Rowan J Coleman I can think of about 12 that totally stand out from the rest clearly so yeah
The War Unit Perhaps "Another Top 10 TNG Episodes" is in the future
yup for sure
I always liked Conundrum at the time, but the more I think about it now, the less impressive it seems. First off, why didn't the alien insert himself as the Captain? It was ok to usurp Riker, but not Picard, even though that would have accomplished his mission much easier. Also, they offer no explanation as to how he pulled this off. They just brush it aside by saying, "he seemed pretty powerful considering he overwhelmed us, so why did he need us to being with?" "Nah, apparently his race can be defeated by one photon torpedo, too, so that's why he needed us." Didn't really explain how he pulled off overpowering the Enterprise, though, did they?
To be honest, I still have a soft spot for it, despite the obvious flaws. But if that had been a Voyager episode, I'd have ripped it to pieces. Its only the TNG cast that help to carry it and the effective mystery works when you don't know the outcome.
Clues was a smart episode though. They handled the mystery just as well, but the payoff was so much better as everything made sense once you knew the whole picture.
I like the lessons episode with Wendy Hughes guest starring as lieutenant commander Nella Darren because she really had quite a talent with a piano !
From one to ten:
1 Yesterday's Enterprise,
2 Inner Light,
3 tapestry,
4 Q who,
5 sins of the father,
6 Reunion,
7 heart of glory,
8 the defector,
9 cause and effect,
10 family