Star Trek: The Next Generation
Summary
Screenwriter and manufacturer Ronald D. Moore contributed to some ofStar Trek : The Next Generation’sbest episodes . As the creator of the 2004Battlestar Galacticaseries , Moore has become an icon in the world of science fiction idiot box , but he induce his start onTNG.Moore remained a fixture of theStar Trekfranchise during the franchise ’s golden 1990s geological era . WhenTNGended , Moore and fellow author / manufacturer Brannon Braga atomic number 27 - wroteStar Trek GenerationsandStar Trek : First Contact . Moore also joined the writing staff ofStar Trek : Deep Space Nineas a supervising manufacturer and contributed to two episodes ofStar Trek : Voyager .
Ronald D. Moore ’s first - everStar TrekscriptbecameStar Trek : The Next Generationseason 3 , episode 5 , " The Bonding , " and he joinedTNG ’s permanent written material staff before long after . " The Bonding " is a square episode in its own rightfulness , offering insight into Lt . Worf ( Michael Dorn ) and Klingon acculturation . Over the class ofTNG , Moore wrote several Klingon - centrical episode , establishing elements that remain a part of Klingon culture even in modernTrek . Overall , Moore cobalt - write 27 episodes ofStar Trek : The Next Generationfrom season 3 through season 7 , and here are the 10 good .
Star Trek : The Next Generation produced some of the best and most beloved science fable television of all clock time . Here is TNG ’s best of the well .
10"The Defector"
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 3, Episode 10
When the USS Enterprise - D find a Romulan distress signal , they deliver a conjecture Romulan deserter named Jarok ( James Sloyan).Jarok claim that the Romulans are building a hidden base along the Neutral Zone that could be a prelude to all - out warfare . Immediately wary , Captain Jean - Luc Picard ( Patrick Stewart ) and his gang doubt Jarok , trying to determine whether or not he is leading the Enterprise into a maw .
With an incredibly compelling performance from James Sloyan and the always magnificent Patrick Stewart,“The Defector " is a brilliantStar Trek episode . In the end , Jarok was sincere , but he had been lie to by the Romulans , and his terminal deed is to take his own biography . It ’s a black ending forTNG , which hit sentience considering Moore ’s later workplace , and it marks a bit of a turning point for the show as it begin exploring more serious topics .
9"Redemption”
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 4, Episode 29 & Season 5, Episode 1
In one ofStar Trek : The Next Generation’sbest two - parters , the USS Enterprise - D journey to the Klingon homeworld of Qo’noS to attend the installation of Gowron ( Robert O’Reilly ) as the Chancellor of the Klingon High Council . Worf and Picard help ascertain Gowron becomes Chancellor , angering the Duras sisters , Lursa ( Barbara March ) and B’Etor ( Gwynyth Walsh ) .
In the aftermath , Picard works to prevent a Klingon civil war , while Sela ( Denise Crosby ) , the half - Romulan girl of Lt . Tasha Yar , test to undermine his efforts . “Redemption " dives deeper into Klingon politics than any previous floor , and has standout moments for Picard , Worf , and Lt . Commander Data(Brent Spiner ) , who require his own starship for the first time .
Ronald D. Moore sent many great - name Star Trek character to their final frontier during his time on The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine …
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8"Disaster”
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 5, Episode 5
When all the major organisation on the Starship Enterprise on the spur of the moment halt work , the crew members have to promptly adapt . Captain Picard finds himself with a wiped out ankle , trapped in a turbolift with three frightened children , whileCounselor Deanna Troi ( Marina Sirtis)winds up in program line on the span . Troi admirably go up to the occasion , while Worf struggles with the delivery of Keiko O’Brien ’s ( Rosalind Chao ) infant in Ten Forward .
With an original tarradiddle by Ron Jarvis and Philip A. Scorza , and a teleplay by Ronald D. Moore,“Disaster " is a funStar Trek : The Next Generationepisode that gives the characters a chance to try out a different role . Most of the storyline play well , and the episode proves thatTNGcan successfully employ different formats and experimentation with storytelling . Captain Picard ’s storyline in " Disaster " is especially charming and Worf gain a screaming midwife .
7"Relics”
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 6, Episode 4
Star Trek : The Next Generation’s"Relics " attend thereturn of Captain Montgomery Scott ( James Doohan ) , who had been trapped in a conveyor buffer for 75 years . When Lt . Commander Geordi La Forge ( LeVar Burton ) restores Scotty ’s blueprint , the former Enterprise Chief Engineer feel himself out of his deepness regarding 24th - 100 technology . As Scotty reminisces about his past , he laments that he is little more than a relic of a bygone geological era .
In the close , Soctty ’s extensive knowledge of twenty-third - hundred technology helps salvage the USS Enterprise - D.With a square script from Ronald D. Moore , " Relics " beautifully explores the fear of outlive one ’s usefulness . It ’s always a delight to see a character fromStar Trek : The Original Seriespop up onTNGand James Doohan delivers a wonderful performance as a gentleman out of time .
6"Chain of Command"
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 6, Episodes 10 & 11
In one ofStar Trek : The Next Generation’smost barbarous storylines , Captain Picard is taken captive and relentlessly interrogate by the Cardassians . In " Chain of Command , Part I,“Picard , Worf , and Dr. Beverly Crusher ( Gates McFadden ) embark on a covert foreign mission to bump and destroy a Cardassian biological weapon system . While Picard , Worf , and Crusher pass through the Cardassian base , Commander William Riker ( Jonathan Frakes ) butts heads with the temporary air force officer of the Enterprise - D , Captain Edward Jellico ( Ronny Cox ) .
Captain Jean - Luc Picard defiantly shouting that " there are four Christ Within " remains one of Star Trek : The Next Generation ’s most herculean moments .
The mission turn out to have been a cakehole , and Picard is captured and make for toGul Madred ( David Warner).With powerhouse performances from Patrick Stewart and David Warner , Picard and Madred go head - to - head in a battle of volition . Picard die hard the Cardassian ’s brutal torture , but he later on bring out to Counselor Troi that he was on the verge of breaking when he was rescued .
Writer / Producer Frank Abatemarco consider the story for " Chain of Command , Part I " and is the sole penning credit for Part 2 . Ronald D. Moore write the teleplay for Part 1 and served as a manufacturer on Part 2 .
5"Tapestry”
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 6, Episode 15
When Captain Picard suffer a atrocious injury while on a missionary post , he encountersQ ( John de Lancie)in the supposed afterlife . Q offer Jean - Luc the chance to give back to his past tense and redo an event from his time at Starfleet Academy . After Picard changes his past tense , preventing the battle that in the beginning injured his core , he riposte to a different future tense . In this alternative futurity , Picard serve on the USS Enterprise - five hundred as a third-year science ship’s officer , who never took any risks and thus never climbed the ranks .
Picard realizes that while the fight from his youth may have been foolish , it allowed him to face his own mortality . Q sends Jean - Luc back to correct his mistake , and he reserve events to play out as they antecedently had . Captain Picard then wakes up in sick berth , unsure if the effect he just experienced were material or only occurred inside his own judgement . As always , Patrick Stewart and John de Lancie are a pleasure and every shot with the two of them sizzles . Plus , it ’s fun to get a coup d’oeil of Picard ’s reckless youth and research one of the result that shaped his liveliness .
4"Data’s Day"
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 4, Episode 11
With a history by Harold Apter , " Data ’s Day " is one of the most charmingStar Trek ; The Next Generationepisodes Ronald D. Moore had a hand in writing . The sequence follow Data throughout a sidereal day on the Enterprise , as the android narrates his thoughtsin a letter toDr . Bruce Maddox ( Brian Brophy ) . As the wedding of Chief Miles O’Brien ( Colm Meaney ) and Keiko quickly approaches , Data take a dance lesson from Dr. Crusher and ponders the idiosyncracies of human deportment .
data point also expend his daylight investigating the supposed last of a Vulcan Ambassador who turns out to be a Romulan spy . While this day may have been somewhat more consequential than an average day on the Enterprise , it ’s fun seeing the day ’s events from Data ’s point of view . As always , Brent Spiner is wonderful as Data , perfectly canalize the android ’s childly oddity .
3"Family"
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 4, Episode 2
One of the fewStar Trek : The NextGenerationepisodes to watch over up on a previous story,“Family " explores the aftereffects of the Borg ’s assimilation of Captain Picard in " The Best of Both Worlds . “Before the USS Enterprise - D crew rescue their Captain , Picard served as Locutus , the mouthpiece of the Borg during thedevastating Battle of Wolf 359 . During the trial by ordeal , Picard was powerless to stop the Borg , but he still feels guilt about his part in the conflict .
After his traumatizing experience , Jean - Luc travels to his family ’s vineyard in Le Barre , France , where he stays with his brother , Robert ( Jeremy Kemp).The two have a cathartic scrap , during which Jean - Luc breaks down and in the end admits how much his absorption affected him . This is one of the few times Picard allows his emotions to fall freely , making the moment all the more potent .
" Family " also checks in with Lt . Worf , as his human parents visit the Enterprise , and Ensign Wesley Crusher ( Wil Wheaton ) , as he receives a recording subject matter from his belated father .
2"Yesterday’s Enterprise”
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 3, Episode 15
When the USS Enterprise - D encounter a rift in spacetime , the heavily damaged USS Enterprise - C emerges from the wormhole . The endeavor - D on the spur of the moment becomes a combat ship on the frontlines of the Federation ’s warfare with the Klingon Empire , with Lt . Tasha Yar ( Denise Crosby ) as the tactical officeholder . Only Ten Forward bartender Guinan ( Whoopi Goldberg ) senses anything amiss , but she convinces Picard that the Enterprise - C must return to its own timeline .
Although it will sure as shooting be a suicide mission , Captain Rachel Garrett ( Tricia O’Neil)agrees to travel back in meter to write the future . Having learned of her destiny in the original timeline , Tasha Yar joins the Enterprise - C as it jaunt back through the wormhole , restoring the Enterprise - D to its original land . With its compelling one - off character and dark alternate future , " Yesterday ’s Enterprise " stay on one of the most memorable episodes of anyStar Trekseries .
The account for " Yesterday ’s endeavor " was believe by Trent Christopher Ganino and Eric A. Stillwell , and Ronald D. Moore forge on the teleplay , which also had input from Ira Steven Behr , Richard Manning , and Hans Beimler .
1"All Good Things…”
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 7, Episodes 25 & 26
InStar Trek : The Next Generation’spitch - perfect series finale , Captain Picard receive himself jump between the past , present , and hereafter . In each of the timelines , Picard must shape with his Enterprise - five hundred bunch member to inquire a powerful anomaly . Q appears to reveal that humanity ’s trial that began in theTNGseries premiere never ended . Picard eventually fix the whodunit in all three timelines before generate to the present , where he finally joins his gang members and friends for a poker game .
Not only does " All Good Things … " offer a glimpse of a potential hereafter for the initiative - D crew , but it also beautifully brings the tale ofTNGfull circle . Ronald D. Moore put to work with Brannon Braga to craft theTNGfinale , which throw every character a moment to gleam . Their work onStar Trek : The Next Generation’sfinale cement Moore and Braga as one ofStar Trek’sbest writing duos , and served as the perfect closing for one of science fiction ’s gravid shows .
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