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Season 2 – Star Trek: The Next Generation

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Featuring a bigger and better USS Enterprise, this series is set 78 years after the original series -- in the 24th century. Instead of Capt. James Kirk, a less volatile and more mature Capt. Jean-Luc Picard heads the crew of various humans and alien creatures in their adventures in space -- the final frontier.

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Star Trek: The Next Generation — Season 2

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Zack Handlen AV Club 10/02/2017
B
Solid from beginning to end, and, for once, living up to the series' tag line by boldly going where no Trek had gone before. Go to Full Review Peter Canavese Groucho Reviews 07/27/2022
3.5/4
Season Two still has some clunkers -- including the series low "Shades of Gray," an embarrassing clip show to end the season -- but certainly more high points, including the crackerjack Holodeck story "Elementary, Dear Data." Go to Full Review Charlie Jane Anders io9.com 05/12/2018
It's really hard to imagine that a show could get this bad in its second season and still come back for a third. Go to Full Review Jeremy Conrad IGN Movies 10/02/2017
7/10
Despite all the season has going for it, the season finale is simply the worst Star Trek episode ever filmed. Go to Full Review James Hunt Den of Geek 10/02/2017
Where were YOU the first time you felt so much contempt towards Shades of Gray that you switched your TV off in disgust and went to do something else with your life instead? Go to Full Review Rob Vaux Collider 10/02/2017
Things were never the same after Season Two, when TNG grew up, and the Enterprise-D truly entered uncharted territory. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Marco L @decatur555 Jan 7 Star Trek: The Next Generation isn’t just science fiction—it’s a deeply human series built on ethical questions rather than spectacle. Instead of relying on action or shock, it trusts dialogue, doubt, and moral complexity. Decisions matter here, and every choice carries consequences. Jean-Luc Picard leads through empathy and reason, not force, making the show feel quietly radical even today. Themes often labeled "modern" were already present: racism, authoritarianism, identity, and individual rights—handled with intelligence instead of slogans. Through characters like Data, the series explores dignity and humanity with rare depth. The Federation itself is imperfect, constantly questioning its own values, which keeps the show honest and relevant. TNG hasn’t aged poorly because it never chased trends. It focused on ideas that still challenge us—and still ask whether we’re willing to live up to them. See more Sergen B. @KSS1521 Aug 23 Measure of a man Measure of a man Measure of a man See more John L @RT12793822 03/11/2025 Season 2 is an improvement over 1 with production, character development and FX. A great next step to season 3 where the show really takes off! Measure of a Man is one of the best in the series. See more David K @RT03452373 10/10/2024 One of the best science fiction shows in the history of TV! My favorite heroes, my favorite series and my favorite franchise! See more Julian L @Kubrickians 06/09/2024 The worst season finale of the series. It's not terrible but the last episode of this series was the only episode I've seen in the series that was both very terrible, screwed up, and lazy because it had no script writers and screwed up the series. I also criticize the replacement of Dr. Crusher for being too similar to Dr. McCoy. But the series is still good with it's "The Child" and "Elementary, dear Data." See more George T @RT99527408 03/17/2024 It's pretty rough at times, but it's hard not to love it for what it grew up to be. Early TNG is the awkward teenager who you know will become something truly great. Something you will love dearly and look towards for hope. I watch it back, cringing from the crummy dialogue and sets but also seeing the wonderful sincerity this show had to offer Now, we get violence and sarcasm. Just what Gene Roddenberry envisioned..... See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Patrick Stewart

Capt. Jean-Luc Picard

Jonathan Frakes

Cmdr. William Riker

LeVar Burton

Lt. Geordi La Forge

Michael Dorn

Lt. Worf

Marina Sirtis

Counselor Deanna Troi

Brent Spiner

Lt. Cmdr. Data

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Nov 21, 1988 The Child Counselor Deanna Troi announces she is pregnant; the crew sets out to bring a deadly plasma plague to a laboratory. Details Episode 2 Aired Nov 28, 1988 Where Silence Has Lease A being conducting an experiment traps the Enterprise in a region void of energy and matter. Details Episode 3 Aired Dec 5, 1988 Elementary, Dear Data Data dons a deerstalker to solve a Sherlock Holmes mystery in a holodeck recreation of Victorian London. Details Episode 4 Aired Dec 12, 1988 The Outrageous Okona A roguish space captain charms all aboard the Enterprise, but multiple aliens accuse him of theft; Data consults a comic about humor. Details Episode 5 Aired Jan 9, 1989 Loud as a Whisper A deaf mediator's mission to a warring planet is jeopardized when his chorus of interpreters is killed. Details Episode 6 Aired Jan 23, 1989 The Schizoid Man A brilliant, dying scientist who seeks immortality transfers his mind and knowledge into Data. Details Episode 7 Aired Jan 30, 1989 Unnatural Selection Pulaski contracts a disease which has rapidly aged and killed a ship's crew and now threatens a research station. Details Episode 8 Aired Feb 6, 1989 A Matter of Honor An exchange program makes Riker an officer on a Klingon ship, which later threatens the Enterprise. Details Episode 9 Aired Feb 13, 1989 The Measure of a Man When Starfleet orders his disassembly for research purposes, Data is thrust into a legal battle to determine if he is entitled to the rights enjoyed by sentient beings; Cmdr. Riker is ordered to advocate against Data. Details Episode 10 Aired Feb 20, 1989 The Dauphin Wesley falls for a young planetary ruler whose humanoid form conceals a secret. Details Episode 11 Aired Mar 20, 1989 Contagion Probes from an ancient world destroy the computers of one Starfleet vessel, then turn on the Enterprise. Details Episode 12 Aired Mar 27, 1989 The Royale A metal scrap from an Air Force craft leads the away team to a lavish hotel/casino on an unmapped world. Details Episode 13 Aired Apr 3, 1989 Time Squared The crew is caught in a time warp when they find Picard's double on a Federation shuttle that is six hours ahead of the Enterprise. Details Episode 14 Aired Apr 24, 1989 The Icarus Factor Riker's estranged father briefs him for command of a ship; a cultural observance troubles Worf; Riker and his father face off in an anbo-jyutsu match, which is considered to be the ultimate evolution of the martial arts. Details Episode 15 Aired May 1, 1989 Pen Pals Battling the the clock and against the orders of the Prime Directive, Data tries to save an alien child stranded on a planet destined for destruction. Details Episode 16 Aired May 8, 1989 Q Who After Picard refuses to let him join the crew, Q hurls the Enterprise into battle with powerful cyborgs. Details Episode 17 Aired May 15, 1989 Samaritan Snare Geordi's life is jeopardized when an alien race kidnaps him; Picard is near death with heart complications. Details Episode 18 Aired May 22, 1989 Up the Long Ladder The Enterprise crew attempts to save the entire society of a planet that is facing certain destruction. Details Episode 19 Aired Jun 19, 1989 Manhunt On her way to a conference, Troi's mother boards the Enterprise and flirts with Picard; guest Mick Fleetwood. Details Episode 20 Aired Jun 29, 1989 The Emissary Worf's old love, a human-Klingon hybrid, arrives to deal with a shipload of Klingons in cryogenic sleep. Details Episode 21 Aired Jul 10, 1989 Peak Performance The Ferengi ambush the Enterprise and another vessel during a battle simulation; Data faces his first crisis of confidence when he fails to beat a visiting alien at a game of strategy. Details Episode 22 Aired Jul 17, 1989 Shades of Gray Pulaski probes Riker's memory to save him from an organism in his nervous system. Details

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Season Info

Director
Rob Bowman, Winrich Kolbe, Robert Scheerer, Les Landau, Robert Becker, Joseph L. Scanlon, Cliff Bole, Robert Iscove
Executive Producer
Gene Roddenberry
Screenwriter
Maurice Hurley, Burton Armus, Tracy Torme, Melinda Snodgrass, Richard Manning, Jacqueline Zambrano, Jack Sowards, Scott Rubenstein, Hans Beimler, Leonard Mlodinow, Robert L. McCullough
Network
Syndicated
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Adventure, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Nov 21, 1988