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9.1/10 (6617 votes)
#1

The Measure of a Man

S2:E9

Stardate: 42523.7. When Data's rights as a sentient individual are placed under trial, Starfleet forces Riker into a position where he must prove that Data is only an Android.

8.9/10 (5380 votes)
#2

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.

8.1/10 (4642 votes)
#3

Elementary, Dear Data

S2:E3

Stardate: 42286.3. Data and Geordi become involved with a holodeck program about Sherlock Holmes and his investigations, when they create Sherlock's arch nemesis, Moriarty; however, modifications to the Moriarty character include the capability of out-smarting Data, which leads to some unexpected consequences.

8.0/10 (4235 votes)
#4

A Matter of Honor

S2:E8

Commander Riker participates in an officer's exchange program which lands him an assignment on a Klingon Bird-of-Prey. Meanwhile, a Bezite ensign has trouble assimilating to the routines of the Enterprise.

7.7/10 (3815 votes)
#5

Peak Performance

S2:E21

Stardate: 42923.4. Trouble begins when a Ferengi warship stumbles over a war simulation between Riker and Picard, each on different ships, and begins attacking them.

7.6/10 (3792 votes)
#6

Contagion

S2:E11

Stardate: 42609.1. A strange power source disables the Enterprise's computer systems, damages Data's programming and leaves the ship and crew vulnerable to a Romulan attack.

7.5/10 (3920 votes)
#7

Time Squared

S2:E13

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

7.5/10 (3899 votes)
#8

The Emissary

S2:E20

Stardate: 42901.3. Worf is re-united with his former lover, K'Ehleyr, while the Enterprise is ordered to intercept a Klingon ship whose crew has been in stasis for a century.

7.0/10 (3935 votes)
#9

Where Silence Has Lease

S2:E2

Stardate: 42193.6. A mysterious life form known as the 'Nagilum' threatens the life of the crew in his attempt to understand humanity.

6.9/10 (3790 votes)
#10

The Schizoid Man

S2:E6

Stardate: 42437.5. Data is possessed by the consciousness of a brilliant scientist. However, it has a disturbing impact on Data's personality.

6.8/10 (3703 votes)
#11

Pen Pals

S2:E15

Stardate: 42695.3. Wesley must investigate the causes of strange tectonic activity on the planet where Data's pen pal lives.

6.6/10 (4001 votes)
#12

The Royale

S2:E12

Stardate: 42625.4. An away team is trapped in an alien environment based around a novel entitled 'The Hotel Royale.'

6.5/10 (3779 votes)
#13

Loud as a Whisper

S2:E5

Stardate: 42477.2. A deaf-mute mediator meets with disaster while being escorted by the Enterprise.

6.5/10 (3618 votes)
#14

Unnatural Selection

S2:E7

Stardate: 42494.8. A mysterious hyper-ageing sickness kills the crew of a Federation cargo ship, and Dr. Pulaski must race against time to find a cure.

6.5/10 (3531 votes)
#15

Samaritan Snare

S2:E17

Stardate: 42779.1. A race known as the Pakleds kidnap Geordi La Forge. Picard must face surgery when he is left in a near-dead state.

6.2/10 (4008 votes)
#16

The Outrageous Okona

S2:E4

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.

6.2/10 (3818 votes)
#17

The Dauphin

S2:E10

Stardate: 42568.8. Wesley falls in love with a passenger the Enterprise is escorting, who has the secret ability to shape-shift.

6.2/10 (3455 votes)
#18

The Icarus Factor

S2:E14

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

6.2/10 (3764 votes)
#19

Up the Long Ladder

S2:E18

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.

6.1/10 (3527 votes)
#20

Manhunt

S2:E19

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.

5.8/10 (4192 votes)
#21

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.

3.3/10 (4258 votes)
#22

Shades of Gray

S2:E22

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.

3.3/10 (4258 votes)
#1

Shades of Gray

S2:E22

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.

5.8/10 (4192 votes)
#2

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.

6.1/10 (3527 votes)
#3

Manhunt

S2:E19

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.

6.2/10 (4008 votes)
#4

The Outrageous Okona

S2:E4

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.

6.2/10 (3818 votes)
#5

The Dauphin

S2:E10

Stardate: 42568.8. Wesley falls in love with a passenger the Enterprise is escorting, who has the secret ability to shape-shift.

6.2/10 (3455 votes)
#6

The Icarus Factor

S2:E14

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

6.2/10 (3764 votes)
#7

Up the Long Ladder

S2:E18

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.

6.5/10 (3779 votes)
#8

Loud as a Whisper

S2:E5

Stardate: 42477.2. A deaf-mute mediator meets with disaster while being escorted by the Enterprise.

6.5/10 (3618 votes)
#9

Unnatural Selection

S2:E7

Stardate: 42494.8. A mysterious hyper-ageing sickness kills the crew of a Federation cargo ship, and Dr. Pulaski must race against time to find a cure.

6.5/10 (3531 votes)
#10

Samaritan Snare

S2:E17

Stardate: 42779.1. A race known as the Pakleds kidnap Geordi La Forge. Picard must face surgery when he is left in a near-dead state.

6.6/10 (4001 votes)
#11

The Royale

S2:E12

Stardate: 42625.4. An away team is trapped in an alien environment based around a novel entitled 'The Hotel Royale.'

6.8/10 (3703 votes)
#12

Pen Pals

S2:E15

Stardate: 42695.3. Wesley must investigate the causes of strange tectonic activity on the planet where Data's pen pal lives.

6.9/10 (3790 votes)
#13

The Schizoid Man

S2:E6

Stardate: 42437.5. Data is possessed by the consciousness of a brilliant scientist. However, it has a disturbing impact on Data's personality.

7.0/10 (3935 votes)
#14

Where Silence Has Lease

S2:E2

Stardate: 42193.6. A mysterious life form known as the 'Nagilum' threatens the life of the crew in his attempt to understand humanity.

7.5/10 (3920 votes)
#15

Time Squared

S2:E13

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

7.5/10 (3899 votes)
#16

The Emissary

S2:E20

Stardate: 42901.3. Worf is re-united with his former lover, K'Ehleyr, while the Enterprise is ordered to intercept a Klingon ship whose crew has been in stasis for a century.

7.6/10 (3792 votes)
#17

Contagion

S2:E11

Stardate: 42609.1. A strange power source disables the Enterprise's computer systems, damages Data's programming and leaves the ship and crew vulnerable to a Romulan attack.

7.7/10 (3815 votes)
#18

Peak Performance

S2:E21

Stardate: 42923.4. Trouble begins when a Ferengi warship stumbles over a war simulation between Riker and Picard, each on different ships, and begins attacking them.

8.0/10 (4235 votes)
#19

A Matter of Honor

S2:E8

Commander Riker participates in an officer's exchange program which lands him an assignment on a Klingon Bird-of-Prey. Meanwhile, a Bezite ensign has trouble assimilating to the routines of the Enterprise.

8.1/10 (4642 votes)
#20

Elementary, Dear Data

S2:E3

Stardate: 42286.3. Data and Geordi become involved with a holodeck program about Sherlock Holmes and his investigations, when they create Sherlock's arch nemesis, Moriarty; however, modifications to the Moriarty character include the capability of out-smarting Data, which leads to some unexpected consequences.

8.9/10 (5380 votes)
#21

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.

9.1/10 (6617 votes)
#22

The Measure of a Man

S2:E9

Stardate: 42523.7. When Data's rights as a sentient individual are placed under trial, Starfleet forces Riker into a position where he must prove that Data is only an Android.

5.8/10 (4192 votes)

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.

7.0/10 (3935 votes)

Where Silence Has Lease

S2:E2

Stardate: 42193.6. A mysterious life form known as the 'Nagilum' threatens the life of the crew in his attempt to understand humanity.

8.1/10 (4642 votes)

Elementary, Dear Data

S2:E3

Stardate: 42286.3. Data and Geordi become involved with a holodeck program about Sherlock Holmes and his investigations, when they create Sherlock's arch nemesis, Moriarty; however, modifications to the Moriarty character include the capability of out-smarting Data, which leads to some unexpected consequences.

6.2/10 (4008 votes)

The Outrageous Okona

S2:E4

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.

6.5/10 (3779 votes)

Loud as a Whisper

S2:E5

Stardate: 42477.2. A deaf-mute mediator meets with disaster while being escorted by the Enterprise.

6.9/10 (3790 votes)

The Schizoid Man

S2:E6

Stardate: 42437.5. Data is possessed by the consciousness of a brilliant scientist. However, it has a disturbing impact on Data's personality.

6.5/10 (3618 votes)

Unnatural Selection

S2:E7

Stardate: 42494.8. A mysterious hyper-ageing sickness kills the crew of a Federation cargo ship, and Dr. Pulaski must race against time to find a cure.

8.0/10 (4235 votes)

A Matter of Honor

S2:E8

Commander Riker participates in an officer's exchange program which lands him an assignment on a Klingon Bird-of-Prey. Meanwhile, a Bezite ensign has trouble assimilating to the routines of the Enterprise.

9.1/10 (6617 votes)

The Measure of a Man

S2:E9

Stardate: 42523.7. When Data's rights as a sentient individual are placed under trial, Starfleet forces Riker into a position where he must prove that Data is only an Android.

6.2/10 (3818 votes)

The Dauphin

S2:E10

Stardate: 42568.8. Wesley falls in love with a passenger the Enterprise is escorting, who has the secret ability to shape-shift.

7.6/10 (3792 votes)

Contagion

S2:E11

Stardate: 42609.1. A strange power source disables the Enterprise's computer systems, damages Data's programming and leaves the ship and crew vulnerable to a Romulan attack.

6.6/10 (4001 votes)

The Royale

S2:E12

Stardate: 42625.4. An away team is trapped in an alien environment based around a novel entitled 'The Hotel Royale.'

7.5/10 (3920 votes)

Time Squared

S2:E13

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

6.2/10 (3455 votes)

The Icarus Factor

S2:E14

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

6.8/10 (3703 votes)

Pen Pals

S2:E15

Stardate: 42695.3. Wesley must investigate the causes of strange tectonic activity on the planet where Data's pen pal lives.

8.9/10 (5380 votes)

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.

6.5/10 (3531 votes)

Samaritan Snare

S2:E17

Stardate: 42779.1. A race known as the Pakleds kidnap Geordi La Forge. Picard must face surgery when he is left in a near-dead state.

6.2/10 (3764 votes)

Up the Long Ladder

S2:E18

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.

6.1/10 (3527 votes)

Manhunt

S2:E19

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.

7.5/10 (3899 votes)

The Emissary

S2:E20

Stardate: 42901.3. Worf is re-united with his former lover, K'Ehleyr, while the Enterprise is ordered to intercept a Klingon ship whose crew has been in stasis for a century.

7.7/10 (3815 votes)

Peak Performance

S2:E21

Stardate: 42923.4. Trouble begins when a Ferengi warship stumbles over a war simulation between Riker and Picard, each on different ships, and begins attacking them.

3.3/10 (4258 votes)

Shades of Gray

S2:E22

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.

Season Average Rating Episodes Best Episode Worst Episode
6 ★ 7.7 26
★ 8.9 Chain of Command (2)
★ 5.7 Man of the People
5 ★ 7.6 26
★ 9.4 The Inner Light
★ 6.0 Imaginary Friend
3 ★ 7.5 26
★ 9.3 The Best of Both Worlds (1)
★ 6.3 The Price
4 ★ 7.5 26
★ 9.2 The Best of Both Worlds (2)
★ 6.0 The Loss
7 ★ 7.2 25
★ 9.1 All Good Things...
★ 4.8 Sub Rosa
2 ★ 6.9 22
★ 9.1 The Measure of a Man
★ 3.3 Shades of Gray
1 ★ 6.7 25
★ 8.0 Conspiracy
★ 5.1 Code of Honor