Star Trek: The Next Generation

Tapestry

Episode 157

Friday 13 June 2025

Picard is sleeping in a sunlit bedroom, lying on his side facing us, smiling post-coitally as he gently wakes up. A hand appears from behind him and strokes his ear. (It's Q.)

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Series 6, Episode 15

Stardate: Unknown (2369)

First broadcast on Monday 15 February 1993

When Q first turned up on the Enterprise bridge in 1987, he came to teach all of humanity a lesson about its terrible past. But this week his mission is more personal: to teach Picard how much he owes his young, undisciplined self, and to remind us that youth is silly and difficult, and that the people living through it deserve our respect.

(On that topic, if you wish to see the inspiration for Joe’s preferred 1990s hairstyle, you should check out the cover of Star Trek: The Next Generation — Boogeymen (1991) by Mel Gilden.)

Recorded on Tuesday 10 June 2025 · Download (60.9 MB)

Star Trek: The Next Generation

The Best of Both Worlds
The Best of Both Worlds, Part II

Episode 174

Friday 5 December 2025

In the laboratory, Beverly and Deanna look on as Picard, still covered in Borg implants, reaches out a human hand to grab Data's forearm. The two men look directly at each other.

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Series 3, Episode 26 / Series 4, Episode 1

Stardate: 43989.1

First broadcast on Invalid DateTime

This week, a seminal moment in the history of television appears to be taking place at 0.5× speed.

Recorded on Tuesday 2 December 2025 · Download (116.4 MB)

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Devil’s Due

Episode 181

Friday 13 February 2026

It's Ardra, a glamorous alien woman with dark hair piled on top of her head. She's wearing a dark futuristic dress and long dangling earrings. She's standing in front of a decorative window, flanked by guards. She smiles triumphantly.

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Series 4, Episode 13

Stardate: 44474.5

First broadcast on Monday 4 February 1991

Many years ago, Joe and Nathan were offered a contract by a shadowy devilish figure, who promised them 180 episodes of peace and prosperity until her return, when she would demand their eternal servitude, mostly consisting of admiring her smile and the fabulosity of her hair. Honestly, they can both see the upside.

Recorded on Sunday 9 February 2025 · Download (82.8 MB)

Star Trek: The Next Generation