Lower Decks (⭑⭑⭑⭑⭑)
I'm almost speechless over how good this episode is. I remembered it as fantastic, and I went into the re-watch prior to writing this review fully expecting to give it…
Thine Own Self (⭑⭑⭑⭑)
I have always really enjoyed this episode, despite some issues that I will fully acknowledge. To my surprise, however, I'm realizing that it is not very well-liked among fans of…
Eye of the Beholder (⭑⭑⭑)
This is a pretty down-the-middle, three-star episode: not bad, but not great either. It holds my interest while I'm watching it, but for the most part, it doesn't really...matter to…
Journey’s End (⭑⭑)
With "Journey's End," we enter what I think of as the final stretch of TNG; from here on, almost every remaining episode (with, I think, one exception) feels like a…
Firstborn (⭑⭑⭑)
"Firstborn" is not a standout episode by any stretch, but it's a reasonably enjoyable one. On one hand, it suffers from a lack of character depth and arrives at its…
Bloodlines (⭑⭑)
I think of "Bloodlines" as "the last bad episode of TNG." This is an episode that's ill-conceived, pointless, and dull, and with the show nearing its end, one dearly wishes…
Preemptive Strike (⭑⭑⭑⭑)
"Preemptive Strike" is a good episode, albeit one that has always struck me as a bit of an odd choice for the penultimate installment of TNG. I said in my…