THE NEXT GENERATION
SEASON FOUR
1990-1991

THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS, PART 2
EPISODE NUMBER -
401
AIR DATE -
09.24.90
GATEWORLD RATING -
* * * *
Captain Riker and Commander Shelby attempt a daring plan to rescue Captain Picard, who has
been turned into a mouthpiece by the Borg -- who continue their relentless march toward
Earth.
FAMILY
EPISODE NUMBER -
402
AIR DATE -
10.01.90
GATEWORLD RATING -
* * *
Picard returns to his family home in France, and receives a less-than-friendly welcome from
his estranged brother. Worf deals with the surprise visit of his adopted
parents.
BROTHERS
EPISODE NUMBER -
403
AIR DATE -
10.08.90
GATEWORLD RATING -
* * * 1/2
A homing beacon draws Data to a remote world, where he discovers that his creator, Dr.
Noonian Soong, is still alive. But the signal also calls the android's evil brother,
Lore.
SUDDENLY HUMAN
EPISODE NUMBER -
404
AIR DATE -
10.15.90
GATEWORLD RATING -
* *
Picard must decide whether to bring a young man home to Earth, or return him to the hostile
alien race that raised him from childhood.
REMEMBER ME
EPISODE NUMBER -
405
AIR DATE -
10.22.90
GATEWORLD RATING -
* * 1/2
Dr. Crusher realizes that her friends, family and coworkers are slowly disappearing, leaving
no trace of their ever having existed.
LEGACY
EPISODE NUMBER -
406
AIR DATE -
10.29.90
GATEWORLD RATING -
unrated
The sister of the late Tasha Yar helps the crew of the Enterprise in an attempt to locate
and rescue the crew of a downed Federation freighter on her homeworld.
REUNION
EPISODE NUMBER -
407
AIR DATE -
11.05.90
GATEWORLD RATING -
* * *
Worf's Klingon lover returns to the Enterprise with a surprise -- Worf's son. Picard is
selected to arbitrate a dispute between two warriors vying for leadership of the Klingon
High Council.
FUTURE IMPERFECT
EPISODE NUMBER -
408
AIR DATE -
11.12.90
GATEWORLD RATING -
* * *
Riker awakens to a future he does not remember, in which he is captain of the Enterprise and
the Federation is at peace with the Romulans. But all is not as it seems.
FINAL MISSION
EPISODE NUMBER -
409
AIR DATE -
11.19.90
GATEWORLD RATING -
* *
Wesley joins Captain Picard on one last mission before leaving for Starfleet Academy -- a
mission that leaves them stranded on a desert moon without water.
THE LOSS
EPISODE NUMBER -
410
AIR DATE -
12.31.90
GATEWORLD RATING -
* *
Deanna Troi struggles with the sudden and inexplicable loss of her empathic abilities, as
the Enterprise is pulled toward destruction by an unseen anamoly.
DATA'S DAY
EPISODE NUMBER -
411
AIR DATE -
01.07.91
GATEWORLD RATING -
* * *
Commander Data prepares for the wedding of Keiko and Chief O'Brien, as the Enterprise
ferries a Vulcan ambassador to a secret meeting with the Romulans.
THE WOUNDED
EPISODE NUMBER -
412
AIR DATE -
01.28.91
GATEWORLD RATING -
unrated
Picard and his crew confront a Federation captain who has been attacking Cardassian ships,
in violation of a peace treaty -- but learn unsettling news about the Cardassians in the
process.
DEVIL'S DUE
EPISODE NUMBER -
413
AIR DATE -
02.04.91
GATEWORLD RATING -
* * 1/2
The Enterprise finds a planet terrorized by an alien who claims to be the Devil, and Picard
fights to expose her for the con artist she really is.
CLUES
EPISODE NUMBER -
414
AIR DATE -
02.11.91
GATEWORLD RATING -
* * *
The crew begins to suspect that Data is deceiving them after a wormhole briefly renders them
unconscious.
FIRST CONTACT
EPISODE NUMBER -
415
AIR DATE -
02.18.91
GATEWORLD RATING -
* * * 1/2
The Enterprise prepares to make first contact with a developing civilization, but Riker is
injured during a covert observation mission -- and stranded on the planet.
GALAXY'S CHILD
EPISODE NUMBER -
416
AIR DATE -
03.11.91
GATEWORLD RATING -
* * 1/2
A giant space organism latches itself on to the Enterprise hull, and LaForge must seek the
help of the cold and critical Dr. Leah Brahms to save the ship and the creature. But matters
are complicated when Brahms discovers Geordi's holographic recreation of
her.
NIGHT TERRORS
EPISODE NUMBER -
417
AIR DATE -
03.18.91
GATEWORLD RATING -
unrated
A rift in space traps the Enterprise when the ship investigates a science vessel that is
adrift, and the crew begin to suffer from intense hallucinations.
IDENTITY CRISIS
EPISODE NUMBER -
418
AIR DATE -
03.25.91
GATEWORLD RATING -
* * *
LaForge teams with an old friend to locate missing officers they once served with, but the
two begin to fall victim to a previously dormant parasite that threatens to transform them
into another species.
THE NTH DEGREE
EPISODE NUMBER -
419
AIR DATE -
04.01.91
GATEWORLD RATING -
* * 1/2
An alien probe makes Lieutenant Barclay the most intelligent human who has ever lived, but
his transformation threatens to destroy the Enterprise.
QPID
EPISODE NUMBER -
420
AIR DATE -
04.22.91
GATEWORLD RATING -
* 1/2
Q puts the Enterprise crew into the fabled story of Robin Hood, forcing Picard to fight to
rescue an old flame.
THE DRUMHEAD
EPISODE NUMBER -
421
AIR DATE -
04.29.91
GATEWORLD RATING -
* * 1/2
An explosion on board the Enterprise causes a renowned Starfleet admiral to investigate the
possibility of a saboteur on the ship, leading to an all-out witch hunt.
HALF A LIFE
EPISODE NUMBER -
422
AIR DATE -
05.06.91
GATEWORLD RATING -
* * *
While visiting the Enterprise, Lwaxana Troi falls in love with a brilliant alien scientist
-- but learns that he will soon participate in the ritual suicide that his society requires
of their elderly.
THE HOST
EPISODE NUMBER -
423
AIR DATE -
05.13.91
GATEWORLD RATING -
* * 1/2
Beverly falls in love with a Trill -- a symbiotic species that lives within a humanoid. But
when Odan's host body is killed, Riker volunteers to serve as a temporary host --
complicating Crusher's relationship with him.
THE MIND'S EYE
EPISODE NUMBER -
424
AIR DATE -
05.27.91
GATEWORLD RATING -
* * *
LaForge is kidnapped by the Romulans and turned into a programmed killer, intended to launch
the Federation into war with the Klingons.
IN THEORY
EPISODE NUMBER -
425
AIR DATE -
06.03.91
GATEWORLD RATING -
* * 1/2
Data experiments with a romantic relationship when a fellow crew member begins to display
feelings for him.
REDEMPTION, PART 1
EPISODE NUMBER -
426
AIR DATE -
06.17.91
GATEWORLD RATING -
* * 1/2
Picard must act quickly to try and prevent a Klingon civil war when the Duras family
challenges the installation of Gowron. Worf and Kurn move to reclaim their family
honor.