The Next Generation season 5The fifth season on DVD? check here: The fifth season episode guideRedemption (2) / season 5 - episode 1
Producer: David Livingston
Writer: Ronald D. Moore
Director: David Carson
The premiere of the fifth season was the second part of the previous season's cliffhanger episode. The war between Duras' family and Gowron's heats up and Duras appears to be winning. They have had the help of the Romulans commanded by Sela. The Federation wishes to stay out of the fight since it is an internal civil war but Picard convinces the Fleet Admiral that the Romulans may be involved and therefore the Federation should be as well. Picard sets up a blockade to prevent Romulan ships from sending supplies to Duras' forces and eventually, Duras' forces are defeated by Gowrons.
Darmok / season 5 - episode 2
Producer: David Livingston
Teleplay: Joe Menosky
Story: Philip Lazebnik, Joe Menosky
Director: Winrich Kolbe
The Enterprise encounters the Tamarians, a race with whom they have never been able to communicate. The Enterprise's mission is to open negotiations with the Tamarians - a mission that seems doomed to failure when the Tamarians kidnap Picard and strand him on a planet with their own captain to face a nameless beast.
Ensign Ro / season 5 - episode 3
Producer: David Livingston
Teleplay: Michael Piller
Story: Rick Berman, Michael Piller
Director: Les Landau
A terrorist attack by the Bajorans on a Federation outpost prompts Admiral Kennelly to send the Enterprise to aid the Cardassians from stopping the terrorist attacks. The Bajorans lost their homeworld to the Cardassians and the terrorist attacks, led by Orta, until now had been confined to Cardassian locales. Solarian 4, a Federation outpost in a nearby star system was attacked by a ship claiming to be a Bajoran ship shortly after the Federation and the Cardassians signed a treaty. Admiral Kennely asks Picard to locate the terrorist's base and to bring their leader to the Cardassian system so that peace between the two people's may be arranged.
Silicon Avatar / season 5 - episode 4
Producer: David Livingston
Teleplay: Jeri Taylor
Story: Lawrence V. Conley
Director: Cliff Bole
The crystalline entity which destroyed the colonists at Omicron Theta III attacks the new colony at Milona IV. Riker and Data help the colonists survive the attack by leading them into caves with a chemistry that the entity apparently can't penetrate. This is the first time that there have been survivors of an attack and Dr. Marr is dispatched to the area to study the planet and interview the survivors. Dr. Marr has made it her life's work to study the entity ever since her son was killed by the entity on Omicron Theta III.
Disaster / season 5 - episode 5
Producer: David Livingston
Teleplay: Ronald D. Moore
Story: Ron Jarvix, Philip A. Scorza
Director: Gabrielle Beaumont
The Enterprise encounters a cosmic filament which disrupts all major systems on the ship. Most of the senior officers are trapped in different places on the ship leaving Troi in command on the bridge. Picard is trapped in a turbolift with three children - winners of a science program. Riker, Data, Worf and Keiko are trapped in ten-forward and Geordi and Dr. Crusher are trapped in a cargo hold.
The Game / season 5 - episode 6
Producer: David Livingston
Teleplay: Brannon Braga
Story: Susan Sackett, Fred Bronson, Brannon Braga
Director: Corey Allen
Riker brings a highly addictive game back from vacation and everyone on board the Enterprise becomes hooked by it, except for Data who suffers from a mysterious malfunction. The game apparently stimulates the pleasure centers of the brain while also attacking the reasoning centers. Only Wesley, on leave from the Academy, and his new friend, Robin Lefler remain unaddicted and it is up to them to save the crew.
Unification (1) / season 5 - episode 7
Producer: David Livingston
Teleplay: Jeri Taylor
Story: Rick Berman, Michael Piller
Director: Les Landau
Admiral Shanti advises Captain Picard that a Vulcan ambassador has gone to Romulus on an unauthorized mission. Picard sees a video picture of the Vulcan, Spock, and his Romulan contact. Picard travels to Vulcan to visit Sarek to find out why Spock went to Romulan and what he hopes to accomplish there. Despite Sarek's illness, Picard is able to see him and discovers that Spock has been in touch with a Romulan senator, Pardek. Sarek asks Picard to convey his love to Spock.
Unification (2) / season 5 - episode 8
Producer: David Livingston
Teleplay: Michael Piller
Story: Rick Berman, Michael Piller
Director: Cliff Bole
Picard and Spock talk and Spock is initially uncooperative with Picard but soon accepts that Picard is representing the Federation. Picard informs Spock that his father, Sarek, has died and conveys his love to Spock. This helps Spock accept Picard as an ally and tells him that his mission to Romulus involves a plan to reunify its people with the Vulcans. Picard naturally does not trust the Romulans and Spock does not seem tom fully trust either the Romulans or Picard. Picard sends Data back to the Klingon ship to attempt and access the Romulans' computer network.
A Matter of Time / season 5 - episode 9
Producer: David Livingston
Writer: Rick Berman
Director: Paul Lynch
The Enterprise is sent to Penthara IV which is undergoing an environmental crisis. On the way, the Enterprise encounters a disturbance in time and spot a ship which materialized in the area of the disturbance. On board the ship is Rasmussen who claims to be a scientist from the future who has returned to this exact day and time to watch Picard and the Enterprise perform their current mission.
New Ground / season 5 - episode 10
Producer: David Livingston
Teleplay: Grant Rosenberg
Story: Sara Charno, Stuart Charno
Director: Robert Scheerer
The Enterprise heads to Bilana Three to help with historic tests of a new propulsion method, a Soliton Wave, which would impart warp drive to a ship without the bulky warp drive engines. While in the sector, Worf's mother visits the ship with Worf's son, Alexander who has been having difficulties living on Earth.
Hero Worship / season 5 - episode 11
Producer: David Livingston
Teleplay: Joe Menosky
Story: Hilary J. Bader
Director: Patrick Stewart
The Federation loses communication with a science vessel sent to explore a strange star cluster and the Enterprise is sent to investigate. When they get there, they find the ship has been destroyed and the only survivor is a young boy who tells them that the ship was destroyed by an unknown enemy.
Violations / season 5 - episode 12
Producer: David Livingston
Teleplay: Pamela Gray
Story: Shari Goodhartz, T Michael, Pamela Gray
Director: Robert Wiemer
A group of aliens who possess the ability to read minds are being transported by the Enterprise. They become the prime suspects when several crew members fall into an unexplained coma.
The Masterpiece Society / season 5 - episode 13
Producers: David Livingston, Herbert J. Wright
Teleplay: Adam Belanoff, Michael Piller
Story: James Kahn, Adam Belanoff
Director: Winrich Kolbe
In this episode, the Enterprise encounters a group of colonists who have constructed a genetically engineered society. Unfortunately, a large stellar mass is about to pass through that region of space and the gravitational forces would destroy the colony. The Enterprise must help the colony to find a way to destroy the mass without destroying the carefully controlled society that has been built.
Conundrum / season 5 - episode 14
Producers: David Livingston, Herbert J. Wright
Teleplay: Barry Schkolnick
Story: Paul Schiffer
Director: Les Landau
A mysterious force causes the crew of the Enterprise to lose their memories of who they are, where they are and what their mission is. They soon come to believe that they have been ordered to penetrate into the heart of the Lysian system and to destroy them. As they struggle to regain their lost memories, they struggle against the moral conflict of totally destroying a race that clearly is not their technological equal.
Power Play / season 5 - episode 15
Producers: David Livingston, Herbert J. Wright
Teleplay: Rene Balcer, Herbert J. Wright, Brannon Braga
Story: Paul Ruben, Maurice Hurley
Director: David Livingston
The Enterprise encounters the emergency signal of a Daedalus class ship which disappeared in the area 200 years earlier. Although the signal leads to an uninhabited moon, Troi is convinced that there is someone still alive. Due to a magnetic storm on the moon, the Enterprise is unable to use the transporters so Riker, Troi and Data attempt to use a shuttlecraft to land on the moon on a rescue mission but, the craft is destroyed by the storm.
Ethics / season 5 - episode 16
Producers: David Livingston, Herbert J. Wright
Teleplay: Ronald J. Moore
Story: Sara Charno, Stuart Charno
Director: Chip Chalmers
This aptly named episode begins with Worf becoming seriously injured by a falling cannister in a cargo hold - seven of his vertebrae are broken. Even in Dr. Crusher's time, this is one injury that cannot be easily mended and Worf must face the ethical choice between an experimental procedure proposed by Dr. Russell, a Klingon ritual suicide or living life as a cripple.
The Outcast / season 5 - episode 17
Producers: David Livingston, Herbert J. Wright
Writer: Jeri Taylor
Director: Robert Scheerer
Commander Riker falls in love with a member of the J'Naii, an androgynous society where male-female relationships are prohibited.
Cause and Effect / season 5 - episode 18
Producers: David Livingston, Herbert J. Wright
Writer: Brannon Braga
Director: Jonathan Frakes
This episode begins with the Enterprise blowing up with all hands on board. This scene, and the events leading up to it, are repeated several times with minor variations, as the crew of the Enterprise come to realize that they are caught in a time loop. Kelsey Grammer appears as the captain of another ship that has been caught in the same area of space for over 100 years.
The First Duty / season 5 - episode 19
Producer: David Livingston
Writer: Ronald D. Moore, Naren Shankar
Director: Paul Lynch
Wesley's flight squadron at StarFleet Academy is involved in an accident which cost the life of one of the squadron members. Wesley and the other members of the squadron are involved in a hearing to determine the cause of the accident. Picard, visiting the Academy for commencement exercises gets involved in determing the cause of the accident.
Cost of Living / season 5 - episode 20
Producer: David Livingston
Writer: Peter Allan Fields
Director: Winrich Kolbe
Lwaxana Troi has decided to get married again and has decided to use the Enterprise for her wedding ceremony. While the Enterprise conveys her to meet her beau, she takes Alexander under her wing and attempts to undermine the teachings of his father and her daughter. Meanwhile, the rest of the crew tries to determine the reason for several critical components disintegrating mysteriously.
The Perfect Mate / season 5 - episode 21
Producer: David Livingston
Writer: Gary Perconte, Michael Piller
Story: Rene Echevarria, Gary Perconte
Director: Cliff Bole
A beautiful metamorph is being delivered by Ambassador Briam as a peace offering to end a centuries-long war. Unfortunately, she falls in love with Picard before she can be delivered to Chancellor Alrik. Meanwhile, two Ferengi are on board the ship attempting to gain control of the metamorph, a highly desirable and rare prize since she can shape herself to the needs and desires of any male.
Imaginary Friend / season 5 - episode 22
Producer: David Livingston
Writers: Edithe Swensen, Brannon Braga
Story: Jean Louise Matthias, Ronald Wilkerson, Richard Fliegel
Director: Gabrielle Beaumont
A young girl's imaginary friend takes on new life as the Enterprise investigates a newly formed nebula around a neuton star.
I, Borg / season 5 - episode 23
Producer: David Livingston
Writer: Rene Echevarria
Director: Robert Lederman
The Enterprise encounters a crashed Borg scout ship and rescues a Borg from the wreckage. Picard plans to use the Borg to destroy the rest of his race by infecting the Borg with a computer virus and returning him to the Borg. However, as the crew works with the Borg to discover his programming so they can write the virus, they begin to have doubts about using him to destroy the rest of his race.
The Next Phase / season 5 - episode 24
Producer: David Livingston
Writer: Ronald D. Moore
Director: David Carson
The Enterprise assists a damaged Romulan vessel but, when Geordi and Ro attempt to beam back to the Enterprise with some damaged equipment that needs replacing, they fail to rematerialize and cannot be found by the sensors.
The Inner Light / season 5 - episode 25
Producer: David Livingston
Teleplay: Morgan Gendel, Peter Allen Fields
Story: Morgan Gendel
Director: Peter Lauritson
The Enterprise encounters a mysterious probe which seems to attack Picard knocking him unconscious. However, as he lays on the bridge in an apparent coma for only a few minutes, Picard imagines that he is a scientest named Kamin living a doomed planet a long time ago.
Time's Arrow (1) / season 5 - episode 26
Producer: David Livingston
Teleplay: Joe Menosky, Michael Piller
Story: Joe Menosky
Director: Les Landau
This season-ending cliffhanger finds the Enterprise called back to Earth because of artifacts discovered in a cavern. Most of the artifacts are from 19th century Earth except for one - the remains of Data's head apparently left there sometime in the past where Data was destroyed. The crew finds traces of Triallic Waves in the cavern and traces them back to Devidia Two where they find yet another cave - this one inhabited by beings who are slightly out of phase with our universe. Data assists
Geordi in building a Sub-Space distorter to align the synchronic
distortion.
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