Emissary

Commander Benjamin Sisko reluctantly takes command of a Cardassian orbital mining facility above the Bajoran home world, three years after surviving the Battle at Wolf 359. With his son in tow, he must navigate the politics of a deeply religious and fiercely independent people recovering from a decades long occupation while grappling with a discovery […]

The Quality of Life

Something is going on with the exocomps used aboard the particle fountain orbiting Tyrus VIIA to affect repairs in dangerous parts of the device. Data investigates. Air Date 14 November 1992 Production Number 40274-235 Stardate 46307.2 Gregorian Calendar Date Thursday, 05 December 2368 03:14:33 GMT Primary Arc First Contact Secondary Arc Final Frontier Tertiary Arc […]

The Inner Light

Kamin makes a startling discovery about the star around which his home world, Kataan. He takes on a life-long quest to save the memory of his dying civilization, in what is easily one of the best episodes of the series (if not, the franchise). This outing of Star Trek: The Next Generation won the 1993 […]

The Nth Degree

The Enterprise encounters an alien probe while investigating a computer failure at the Argus Array, a gigantic subspace telescope. In an attempt to move the probe away from the telescope, Lieutenant Reg Barclay is knocked unconscious. Afterwards, he begins to display a rapidly increasing level of intelligence. Air Date 01 April 1991 Production Number 40274-193 […]

First Contact

Commander Riker is hospitalized on an alien planet populated by a pre-warp civilization. The doctors suspect something is amiss when they discover his anatomy is a bit abnormal. The ensuing investigation forces Picard and Troi to initiate First Contact procedures. Air Date 18 February 1991 Production Number 40274-189 Stardate Unknown Gregorian Calendar Date 2367 Primary […]

The Expanse

Earth is attacked by an alien probe of unknown origin resulting in the Enterprise is recalled to Earth. Meanwhile, Duras petitions the Klingon High Council to take action against Archer after his multiple escapes from custody. Air Date 21 May 2003 Production Number 052 Stardate n/a Gregorian Calendar Date 24 April 2153 Primary Arc The […]

Regeneration

A science team goes missing in Earth’s Arctic when a nearly 100-year-old shipwreck is discovered. Later, the Enterprise is enlisted to track down a high-jacked ship with the missing team onboard. Air Date 07 May 2003 Production Number 049 Stardate n/a Gregorian Calendar Date 01 March 2153 Primary Arc First Contact Secondary Arc The Borg […]

Cogenitor

Trip gets into hot water (again) during a first contact mission (again) with a species who require a third gender to conceive and who treat this gender as second-class citizens. Air Date 30 April 2003 Production Number 048 Stardate n/a Gregorian Calendar Date Unknown Primary Arc First Contact Secondary Arc n/a Tertiary Arc n/a See […]

Canamar

The Enterprise finds Shuttlepod 1 adrift in space with Captain Archer and Commander Tucker missing. T’Pol contacts the Enolians only to learn that the Captain and Chief Engineer have been arrested and sent to the infamous penal colony Canamar. Air Date 26 February 2003 Production Number 043 Stardate n/a Gregorian Calendar Date Unknown Primary Arc […]

Dawn

Commander Tucker loses his shirt after crash landing on an arid moon and is captured by his attacker, an Arminian (who doesn’t appear to get along with anyone.) Air Date 08 January 2003 Production Number 039 Stardate n/a Gregorian Calendar Date Unknown Primary Arc First Contact Secondary Arc n/a Tertiary Arc n/a See It or […]

The Catwalk

The crew take refuge inside a warp nacelle maintenance shaft to shelter from a neutronic storm, with some guest from Takret, for eight days. Air Date 18 December 2002 Production Number 038 Stardate n/a Gregorian Calendar Date 18 September 2152 Primary Arc First Contact Secondary Arc n/a Tertiary Arc n/a See It or Skip It […]

Precious Cargo

Trip Tucker is, yet again, in hot water when he accidentally wakes up a beautiful woman in a Retellian cargo hold while making emergency repairs to their ship. Air Date 11 December 2002 Production Number 037 Stardate n/a Gregorian Calendar Date 12 September 2152 Primary Arc First Contact Secondary Arc n/a Tertiary Arc n/a See […]

The Communicator

Lieutenant Reed really messes up when observing a pre-warp society when he leaves his communicator behind on the planet. He and the captain are captured when they attempt to retrieve the device. Air Date 13 November 2002 Production Number 034 Stardate n/a Gregorian Calendar Date Unknown Primary Arc First Contact Secondary Arc n/a Tertiary Arc […]

Carbon Creek

While some believe First Contact with the Vulcans happened just after the Third World War, others know better. T’Pol regales the captain with a tale of one of her ancestors visit to the planet Earth in the late 1950s shortly after the launch of Sputnik. Air Date 25 September 2002 Production Number 027 Stardate n/a […]

Vox Sola

After a disasterous First Contact mission with the Kreetassans, the Enterprise encounters a symbiotic organism that captures Trip and several other officers. Hoshi’s communications skills are put to the test. Air Date 01 May 2002 Production Number 022 Stardate n/a Gregorian Calendar Date 2152 Primary Arc Final Frontier Secondary Arc First Contact Tertiary Arc n/a […]

The Andorian Incident

Against T’Pol’s advice, Captain Archer decides to visit the Vulcan monastery of P’Jem only to discover that it is being held hostage by a blue-skinned species called Andorians. Air Date 31 October 2001 Production Number 007 Stardate n/a Gregorian Calendar Date 19 June 2151 Primary Arc The Andorians Secondary Arc The Vulcan Way Tertiary Arc […]

Broken Bow

A farmer in Broken Bow, Oklahoma near kills a Klingon who is being chased by a species called the Suliban. Captain Jonathan Archer is ordered to take Earth’s first warp five capable starship, the experimental Enterprise NX-01, to the Klingon’s home world and initiate First Contact. Air Date 26 September 2001 Production Number 001 and […]