The Borg are being led by Lore. Data falls under his control by being fed negative emotions. Picard tries to free Data from Lore's control. The Enterprise, under the command of Dr. Crusher, battles the Borg ship.

As alien dignitaries visit the ship, Picard's shuttle crashes on a desolate planet where he meets a woman who has been stranded there for seven years.

Geordi is distracted by the news of the possible loss of his mother while he uses a new remote probe technology to search for a downed spacecraft.

While investigating the apparent death of Capt. Picard, Riker is abducted by a group of intergalactic archaeological thieves, only to find Picard has apparently joined their ranks.

Riker and Picard must find out why this intergalactic gang is looting archaeological sites.

Data experiences strange dreams as the Enterprise deals with the installation of a new warp core that won't work as expected.

While establishing diplomatic relations with an alien race called the Cairn, Lwaxana Troi experiences a mental breakdown and falls into a coma. Deanna works to save her life, even if her mother doesn't want her help.

Reclusive aliens imprison Picard and Dr. Crusher on charges of espionage. After escaping, they discover that their thoughts are connected by brain implants.

While searching for a missing Federation medical transport, the Enterprise is accosted by two scientists from a nearby planet who claim that cumulative exposure to warp energy is weakening the fabric of space.

On Federation planet Atrea IV, Data encounters the former wife of his creator Noonian Soong who claims to be his "mother".

After returning from a bat'leth tournament, Worf finds himself shifting realities where events and details are in a constant state of flux and only he is aware of the changes.

When Riker's first commanding officer comes aboard to aid in the search for the vessel they served on, he is forced to rethink the actions he took at that time.

Worf's foster brother violates the Prime Directive by saving a group of villagers from a doomed planet.

Beverly Crusher attends her grandmother's funeral, but a mysterious entity that inhabited her grandmother is now focusing on her.

Junior officers speculate on the reasons for recent unusual actions taken by the command crew near the Cardassian border.

Data suffers amnesia in a primitive society while Deanna studies to become a bridge officer.

While investigating a rogue comet, the cultural archive concealed inside begins taking over both the Enterprise and Data.

Counselor Troi's investigation into the suicide of a crewman suggests a murder was committed aboard the Enterprise while it was being built, at Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards and that the murderer is still aboard.

Enterprise crew members de-evolve into prehistoric creatures after a routine medical treatment inadvertently goes wrong.

As a result of a londisputed treaty with the Cardassians, the Federation has agreed to return several planets to Cardassian control. One such planet, Dorvan V, is inhabited by the descendants of Native Americans. They do not wish to leave their new home, which they had spent many years searching for.

In an effort to help him accept his Klingon heritage, Worf and his son, Alexander, attend an ancient Klingon ceremony. They meet a mysterious family advisor, who forcefully encourages Alexander to become a warrior.

DaiMon Bok returns to exact revenge on Picard by trying to kill the son Picard never knew he had.

A series of puzzling events on and off the holodeck lead the crew of the Enterprise to a surprising conclusion: The ship is creating its own offspring. The crew has to assist with this arduous process to ensure the survival of the emerging lifeform and their own.

Lieutenant Ro Laren is sent to infiltrate the Maquis and finds herself torn between her loyalty to Picard and her sympathy with the Maquis fighting "the good fight".

Picard finds himself being transported by Q between the past, future and present, to deal with a phenomenon that threatens to erase humanity from history.