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Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Season 2

November 21, 1988 22 episodes

In season two, the Enterprise continues on its journey across the galaxy with the birth of a new member. Picard once again leads the team as unknown civilizations take notice of the ship and wishes to know more about the crew and their operations. Riker struggles with his loyalty to the Enterprise as his life is threatened and Data tries to become more human to understand his role upon the Enterprise. This season looks closer into the relationship of man vs. machine as Q once again tries to test Picard against a new enemy. The Ferengi threatens the Enterprise and the mystery of the holodeck pits the crew against the clock as lives hang in the balance.

All Episodes

The Child
E1
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E1. The Child

46m Nov 21, 1988

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.

Where Silence Has Lease
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E2. Where Silence Has Lease

46m Nov 28, 1988

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

Elementary, Dear Data
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E3. Elementary, Dear Data

46m Dec 5, 1988

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.

The Outrageous Okona
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E4. The Outrageous Okona

46m Dec 12, 1988

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.

Loud as a Whisper
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E5. Loud as a Whisper

46m Jan 9, 1989

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

The Schizoid Man
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E6. The Schizoid Man

46m Jan 23, 1989

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

Unnatural Selection
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E7. Unnatural Selection

45m Jan 30, 1989

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.

A Matter of Honor
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E8. A Matter of Honor

46m Feb 6, 1989

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.

The Measure of a Man
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E9. The Measure of a Man

46m Feb 13, 1989

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.

The Dauphin
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E10. The Dauphin

46m Feb 20, 1989

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

Contagion
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E11. Contagion

46m Mar 20, 1989

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.

The Royale
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E12. The Royale

46m Mar 27, 1989

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

Time Squared
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E13. Time Squared

46m Apr 3, 1989

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

The Icarus Factor
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E14. The Icarus Factor

46m Apr 24, 1989

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

Pen Pals
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E15. Pen Pals

46m May 1, 1989

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

Q Who
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E16. Q Who

46m May 8, 1989

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.

Samaritan Snare
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E17. Samaritan Snare

46m May 15, 1989

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.

Up the Long Ladder
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E18. Up the Long Ladder

46m May 22, 1989

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.

Manhunt
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E19. Manhunt

46m Jun 19, 1989

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.

The Emissary
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E20. The Emissary

46m Jun 29, 1989

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.

Peak Performance
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E21. Peak Performance

46m Jul 10, 1989

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.

Shades of Gray
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E22. Shades of Gray

46m Jul 17, 1989

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.

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