Written by Rene Echevarria and Naren ShankarDirected by Patrick Stewart It was somewhat surprising that the second to last episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation focused not on a series regular, […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Emergence – The Intelligent Enterprise
Written by Joe Menosky, Brannon Braga, Rene Echevarria, and Naren ShankarDirected by Cliff Bole After a series of episodes that were somewhat disappointing during the seventh and final season of Star Trek: […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Bloodlines – Captain Picard’s Emotional Journey
Written by Nicholas Sagan, Rene Echevarria, and Naren ShankarDirected by Les Landau Family came out of the woodwork (is there woodwork on a starship?) during the seventh and final season of Star […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Firstborn – Strained Father-Son Relationship and Klingon Traditions
Written by Rene Echevarria, Mark Kalbfeld, Rene Echevarria, and Naren ShankarDirected by Jonathan West The previous episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation gave some closure for Dr. Crusher’s son Wesley. Firstborn […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Journey’s End – Wesley Crusher’s Pivotal Moment
Written by Ronald D. Moore, Shawn Piller, Antonia King, Rene Echevarria, and Naren ShankarDirected by Corey Allen In an excellent piece of writing that proves to be a jumping-off point for much […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Genesis – Makeup, Special Effects, and Performances
Written by Brannon Braga, Rene Echevarria, and Naren ShankarDirected by Gates McFadden This is just one of those episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation that sticks in my head. When I’ve […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Eye of the Beholder – Discovering Empathic Echoes
Written by Rene Echevarria, Brannon Braga, and Naren ShankarDirected by Cliff Bole For most of the run of Star Trek: The Next Generation, it seemed like the writers didn’t know what to […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Masks – Transformations and Beliefs
Written by Joe Menosky, Rene Echevarria, and Naren ShankarDirected by Robert Wiemer This is one of those episodes that produces two reactions in me. The first is “What were they thinking?” The […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Thine Own Self – Weak Script and Strong Performances
Written by Ronald D. Moore, Christopher Hatton, Rene Echevarria, and Naren ShankarDirected by Winrich Kolbe For a while, the writers of Star Trek: The Next Generation seemed immune from the sort of […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Lower Decks – Fresh Perspective of Junior Officers
Written by Rene Echevarria, Ronald Wilkerson, Jean Louis Matthias, and Naren ShankarDirected by Gabrielle Beaumont Now that the seventh season seems to have had a character-driven episode based around every single regular […]
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