The BEST episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation season 4

Every episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation season 4, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation season 4!

A century after Captain Kirk's five year mission, the next generation of Starfleet officers begins their journey aboard the new flagship of the Federation. Commanded by Captain Jean-Luc Picard the Galaxy class starship Enterprise NCC-1701-D will seek out new life and new civilizations - to boldly go where no one has gone before.

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The Best of Both Worlds (2)
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8.26
2464 votes

#1 - The Best of Both Worlds (2)

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/1990

Riker must pull out all the stops in order to save Earth from a Borg invasion being lead by none other than Locutus - otherwise known as Captain Jean-Luc Picard.

Directors: Cliff Bole
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Redemption (1)
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7.62
2039 votes

#2 - Redemption (1)

Season 4 - Episode 26 - Aired 6/17/1991

Worf must choose between his people and the Federation when a civil war threatens to destroy the Klingon Empire.

Directors: Cliff Bole
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The Drumhead
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7.58
1851 votes

#3 - The Drumhead

Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/29/1991

Picard is accused of treason when an explosion aboard the Enterprise is investigated by a ruthless and paranoid Starfleet Admiral.

Directors: Jonathan Taylor
Writer: Jeri Taylor
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First Contact
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7.57
1850 votes

#4 - First Contact

Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/18/1991

Riker is abducted by a xenophobic race of aliens during a first contact mission. They believe the Enterprise is a scout for an invasion.

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The Wounded
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7.53
2229 votes

#5 - The Wounded

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/28/1991

When the Cardassians start re-arming themselves, a Federation Captain takes it upon himself to remove a potential threat before it escalated. Now, Picard must fight for the Cardassians and stop the renegade from slaughtering innocents.

Directors: Chip Chalmers
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Data's Day
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7.44
1902 votes

#6 - Data's Day

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/7/1991

A Vulcan Ambassador being escorted by the Enterprise starts exhibiting suspicious behavior. Miles O'Brien marries his fiancée, Keiko Ishikawa in Ten-Forward.

Directors: Robert Wiemer
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Family
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7.43
2197 votes

#7 - Family

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/1990

Picard meets with his older brother in France, and contemplates resigning his Starfleet commission after his ordeal with the Borg. Worf's adoptive parents spend time with their son on the Enterprise, and succeed in embarrassing him in front of his crewmates.

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Reunion
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7.42
2069 votes

#8 - Reunion

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/1990

Picard is asked to choose between two candidates to succeed the current Chancellor of the Klingon High Council as the new ruler of the Empire. Worf is disturbed by unexpected news when he is paid a visit by his former lover.

Directors: Jonathan Frakes
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The Nth Degree
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7.38
2013 votes

#9 - The Nth Degree

Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/1/1991

An alien probe transforms Barclay from a shy, awkward character into an arrogant super-genius who is able to interface with the Enterprise's computer through the holodeck.

Directors: Robert Legato
Writer: Joe Menosky
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Remember Me
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7.33
2175 votes

#10 - Remember Me

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/22/1990

Dr. Crusher begins to question her sanity when members of the crew start disappearing one by one, and all evidence of their existence is erased.

Directors: Cliff Bole
Writer: Lee Sheldon
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Clues
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7.28
2211 votes

#11 - Clues

Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/11/1991

Picard orders a secret investigation when the crew suspects Data of lying about the discovery of a wormhole.

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Future Imperfect
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7.20
2027 votes

#12 - Future Imperfect

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/12/1990

Riker awakens one morning to discover he is suddenly 16 years in the future as the captain of the Enterprise, and negotiating a peace treaty with the Romulans with no recollection of how he arrived at that point in time, or of any recent events.

Directors: Les Landau
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The Mind's Eye
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7.19
1629 votes

#13 - The Mind's Eye

Season 4 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/27/1991

While en route to Risa for shore leave, Geordi is abducted by the Romulans and brainwashed into becoming an assassin.

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In Theory
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7.17
1637 votes

#14 - In Theory

Season 4 - Episode 25 - Aired 6/3/1991

Data experiences the complexities of love when a fellow crewmate becomes attracted to him.

Directors: Patrick Stewart
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Brothers
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7.14
2096 votes

#15 - Brothers

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/1990

While escorting a seriously ill boy to the closest Federation Starbase for treatment, Data mysteriously takes control of the Enterprise and takes it to a distant planet. He learns that his creator has summoned him for an important meeting that could change his life. However, Dr. Soong unknowingly summoned Data's twin brother Lore, into the bargain.

Directors: Rob Bowman
Writer: Rick Berman
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Devil's Due
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7.06
1966 votes

#16 - Devil's Due

Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/4/1991

The crew of the Enterprise must defend the planet Ventax from a mythological Devil who re-appears when a 1000 year long era of peace comes to an end.

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Final Mission
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6.99
1923 votes

#17 - Final Mission

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/1990

Wesley must keep Captain Picard alive on the eve of his entrance exam to Starfleet Academy when their shuttle crashes on a barren moon.

Directors: Corey Allen
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Night Terrors
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6.93
1710 votes

#18 - Night Terrors

Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/18/1991

Troi faces a recurring nightmare when the Enterprise is caught in a rift in space. Soon, the crew begins to slip into insanity through dream deprivation.

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Half a Life
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6.92
1751 votes

#19 - Half a Life

Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/6/1991

Lwaxana Troi falls in love with a man who must return home to commit suicide, as is customary for their race when they reach a certain age.

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Qpid
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6.91
1811 votes

#20 - Qpid

Season 4 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/22/1991

Q places Vash and the senior Enterprise crew in a recreation of Robin Hood and his merry men.

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Legacy
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6.87
1691 votes

#21 - Legacy

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/29/1990

The Enterprise is caught in the middle of a civil war when they encounter Tasha Yar's long-lost younger sister, Ishara.

Directors: Robert Scheerer
Writer: Joe Menosky
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Galaxy's Child
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6.86
1768 votes

#22 - Galaxy's Child

Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/11/1991

Geordi must work with the real Leah Brahms when she arrives on the Enterprise when a space-borne alien life form thinks the ship is its mother. Tensions rise when she learns that Geordi created a holographic version of her several months before in order to save the ship from danger.

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Identity Crisis
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6.83
1808 votes

#23 - Identity Crisis

Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/25/1991

Geordi and a former crew mate begin evolving into bizarre creatures when they return to a planet both of them were on during an Away Mission five years earlier.

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Suddenly Human
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6.81
1697 votes

#24 - Suddenly Human

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/1990

A custody battle between Picard and a child's adoptive father arises when a boy showing evidence of abuse is discovered.

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The Host
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6.79
1490 votes

#25 - The Host

Season 4 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/13/1991

Dr. Crusher falls in love with a Trill Ambassador, until she discovers the Trill's symbiotic relationship.

Directors: Marvin Rush
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