Star Trek - The Next Generation - Season 2

Season 2
Star Trek: The Next Generation (season 2)

The series underwent significant changes during its second season. Beverly Crusher was replaced as Chief Medical Officer by Katherine Pulaski, played by Diana Muldaur, who had been a guest star in "Return to Tomorrow" and "Is There in Truth No Beauty?", two episodes from the original Star Trek. The ship's recreational area, Ten-Forward, and its mysterious bartender/advisor, Guinan, played by Whoopi Goldberg, appeared for the first time. Another change was in the opening theme, wherein at the end is a short fanfare. Owing to the 1988 Writers Guild of America strike, the number of episodes produced was cut from 26 to 22, and the start of the season was delayed. Because of the strike, the opening episode, "The Child", was based on a script originally written for Star Trek: Phase II, while the season finale, "Shades of Gray", was a clip show.

Nevertheless, season two as a whole was widely regarded as significantly better than season one.[27] Benefiting from Paramount's commitment to a multiyear run and free from network interference due to syndication, Roddenberry found writers who could work within his guidelines and create drama from the cast's interaction with the rest of the universe.[5] The plots became more sophisticated and began to mix drama with comic relief. Its focus on character development received special praise.[27] Co-executive producer Maurice Hurley has stated that his primary goal for the season was to plan and execute season-long story arcs and character arcs.[28] Hurley wrote the acclaimed episode "Q Who", which featured the first on-screen appearance of TNG's most popular villain, the Borg. Season two focused on developing the character Data, and two highly regarded episodes from the season, "Elementary, Dear Data" and "The Measure of a Man", featured him prominently.[29] Miles O'Brien also became a more prominent character during the second season, while Geordi La Forge took the position of Chief Engineer. Klingon issues continued to be explored in well-regarded episodes such as "A Matter of Honor" and "The Emissary", which introduced Worf's former lover K'Ehleyr.[30] Five second-season episodes were nominated for six Emmys, and "Q Who" won for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series and Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series.[1]

The Child 2x01
Where Silence Has Lease 2x02
Elementary, Dear Data 2x03
The Outrageous Okona 2x04
Loud As A Whisper 2x05
The Schizoid Man 2x06
Unnatural Selection 2x07
A Matter Of Honor 2x08
The Measure Of A Man 2x09
The Dauphin 2x10
Contagion 2x11
The Royale 2x12
Time Squared 2x13
The Icarus Factor 2x14
Pen Pals 2x15
Q Who 2x16
Samaritan Snare 2x17
Up The Long Ladder 2x18
Manhunt 2x19
The Emissary 2x20
Peak Performance 2x21
Shades of Gray 2x22